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Bayer ordered to pay $2.25 billion in latest Roundup trial
Bayer was ordered on Friday to pay $2.25 billion to a Pennsylvania man who said he developed cancer from exposure to the company's Roundup weedkiller, the man's attorneys said. A jury in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas found that John McKivision's non-Hodgkins...
Italy fines first city for privacy breaches in use of AI
The authority - one of the EU's most proactive in assessing AI platform compliance with the bloc's data privacy regime - last year briefly banned popular chatbot ChatGPT in Italy ROME: Italy's privacy watchdog has fined the northern city of Trento for breaking data...
FPIs sold equities worth Rs 24,734 crore in January
The rising bond yields in the US is a matter of concern and this has triggered the recent bout of selling in the cash market. The rally in global stock markets was triggered by the Fed pivot which saw the 10-year bond yield falling from 5% to around 3.8%. Now the...
Oil tanker on fire in Gulf of Aden after missile attack by Houthis
THe US Central Command said its forces had conducted a strike at 3:45 local time on Saturday "against a Houthi anti-ship missile aimed into the Red Sea and which was prepared to launch". They "destroyed the missile in self-defence," CentCom said London: An oil tanker...
US to propose ‘know your customer’ requirements for cloud computing companies
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo The proposed "know your customer" regulation is set to be released as soon as next week. Top cloud providers include Amazon.com's AWS , Alphabet's Google Cloud and Microsoft's Azure unit. "We can't have non-state actors or China...
Microsoft Teams suffers mega outage, company says fixing
There were reports of Teams users not being able to log into at all, while others saw missing messages, missing attachments, delays and more. New Delhi: Microsoft Teams experienced a mega outage in several parts of the world, and the company saw “significant...
FAA restrictions on Boeing 737 MAX manufacturing expansion cast uncertainty for Indian carriers
In a statement, the FAA said: "We will not agree to any request from Boeing for an expansion in production or approve additional production lines for the 737 MAX until we are satisfied that the quality control issues uncovered during this process are resolved." New...
Aviation sector sees no fast tech solution to GPS interference problem
GPS interference "can pose significant challenges to aviation safety," and requires that airlines increase data-sharing on jamming and spoofing events, European Union Aviation Safety Agency(EASA) and International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in a joint...
NRT, behavioural therapy lead to 5-fold higher quit rates of smoking, tobacco use: Study
''Combined NRT and behavioural therapy resulted in nearly 5-fold higher quit rates compared to counselling alone. The clinical trial demonstrated the efficacy of NRT for both smokers and smokeless tobacco users,'' said Dr Utkal Mohanty, associate professor, Department...
China doubles down on moves to mend its economy and fend off a financial crisis
As China's rapid rise as an economic superpower loses momentum, foreign investors and consumers are watching for signs that Beijing has a clear game plan for navigating the economy through an era of slower growth. The moves to put more money into the economy and...
Children born preterm linked with higher risks of mental disorders: BMJ Study
While previous studies have shown that children born early have higher risks of neurodevelopmental and behavioural disabilities throughout childhood and adolescence compared with children born at full term, few population-based studies have investigated the long term...
US: Indian-American former Pfizer employee found guilty of insider trading on Covid medicine trial
US Attorney Damian Williams highlighted that proof has been found that Dagar stole information about Paxlovid from his employer, Pfizer, and used that illegal edge to profit in the stock market Indian-American former Pfizer Inc. employee, Amit Dagar, who was charged...
COVID and beyond: labs unite to boost genomic surveillance globally
In genomic surveillance, scientists first get data about the genetic material of a virus or organism in a process called sequencing. Then they analyse the data from several samples to look for similarities and differences between them, for example to track how the...
Italy, EU’s oldest country, to spend more on the elderly
Among several measures, the package envisages a so-called monthly "universal benefit" of 1,380 euros to support poor people over 80 with "very severe welfare needs", a government document showed Rome: Italy's government said on Thursday it would introduce a new...
Govt reaching saturation on social sector schemes for providing basic necessities to poor: FM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Nearly 50 per cent of the population were devoid of fundamental things 50 or 60 years post independence New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the government is close to reaching saturation in implementing...
New UN database to help countries tap climate ‘loss and damage’ fund
Given the limitations of current databases, UNDRR is collaborating with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Development Programme to create a new global "disaster losses and damages" tracking system. It will replace the existing UNDRR...
Sunil Sharma takes over as CEO of RGA’s India operations
Sunil Sharma,CEO, RGA, India Sunil Sharma, a qualified actuary, holds more than 30 years of experience in insurance and reinsurance markets globally and was the president, chief actuary, and chief risk officer at Kotak Life most recently Hong Kong: Reinsurance Group...
ANALYSIS-Too hot to party? Extreme temperatures threaten live music shows
Crowd safety experts and outdoor event organizers are exploring ways to protect performers and fans from the growing threat of extreme weather, after global warming neared an internationally agreed limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius last year By Diana Baptista MEXICO CITY:...