by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 13, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life
Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies are set to conclude talks on Sunday and sign what could become the world’s largest free trade agreement, covering nearly a third of the global population and about 30% of its global gross domestic product.The Regional Comprehensive...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 13, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
MANILA: Philippine police and soldiers joined a search on Friday for missing people after Typhoon Vamco killed at least 42 people, as residents returned to devastated homes following the worst flooding in years in Manila and nearby provinces. Vamco, the 21st...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 13, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
LONDON/GENEVA: A facility set up by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the GAVI vaccine group has exceeded an interim target of raising more than $2 billion to buy and distribute COVID-19 shots for poorer countries, but said it still needs more. The GAVI alliance...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 13, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic, Risk Management
WASHINGTON: Hackers working for the Russian and North Korean governments have targeted more than half a dozen organizations involved in COVID-19 treatment and vaccine research around the globe, Microsoft said on Friday. The software company said a Russian hacking...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 13, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Lausanne: Encouraged by progress this week in finding a COVID-19 vaccine and staging sports events in Japan, the IOC is getting more and more confident that next year's Tokyo Olympics can have fans in the venues. After the 2020 Summer Games were postponed...
