by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 31, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
London: Britain’s AstraZeneca said on Thursday that good data was coming in so far on its vaccine for COVID-19, already in large-scale human trials and widely seen as the front-runner in the race for a shot against the novel coronavirus. The drugmaker,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 31, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
NEW DELHI: Nobel laureate and founder of the Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus, on Friday said the coronavirus pandemic has given the world a chance to reflect and take "outrageously" bold decisions to create a new order where there is no global warming,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 31, 2020 | Indian News, Non-Life, Regulation
SINGAPORE: After the Oriental Insurance Company(OIC), international rating agency AB Best has withdrawn its ratings for the state owned United India Insurance Company(UIIC), AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to C+ (Marginal)...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 31, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
LONDON: Insurers in the European Union are confronted with risks on several fronts that are intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic, and could face lengthy legal battles from claims relating to lockdowns, the bloc’s insurance watchdog said on Thursday. Insurers and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 31, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic, Policy
New Delhi: Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka and Tripura are yet to follow directives on timely payment of salaries to healthcare workers engaged in COVID-19, the Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court, which said it cannot be "helpless" in implementing...
