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The unprecedented speed with which safe and effective vaccines have been developed and rolled out across the world have enabled many economies to reopen, paving the way for a recovery from the worst pandemic in a century. Still, uncontrolled spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus risks spawning new variants that may undermine the potency of these immunizations.
More than 300 held for crimes exploiting Covid-19 crisis, says Delhi Police
Police have blocked around 300 bank accounts and more than 900 phone numbers. The cheated amount recovered during this period would be in crores, they said.
A total of 3,152 items, including 557 Remdesivir injections, 808 oxygen concentrators, 537 fire extinguisher cylinders, 683 pulse oximeters and 288 oxygen cylinders have been seized, they said.
AstraZeneca vaccine 80% effective against B1.617.2 variant: UK study
‘Yass’ will intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm on May 26: IMD
Ship owner says Suez Canal was at fault over Ever Given grounding: Lawyer
The Ever Given, one of the world’s largest container ships, became jammed across the canal in high winds on March 23, and remained grounded for six days, blocking traffic in both directions and disrupting global trade.
The vessel has since been held in a lake between two stretches of the canal as the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) pursues a $916.5 million claim against Japanese owner Shoei Kisen.
CNA Paid $40 Million in Ransom After March Cyber Attack
Ransomware attacks — and particularly payments — are rarely disclosed so it’s difficult to know what the biggest ransoms have been. The average payment in 2020 was $312,493, according to Palo Alto Networks, a 171% increase over the previous year. The $40 million payment is bigger than any previously disclosed payments to hackers, according to three people familiar with ransomware negotiations.
Flying taxis to take to Europe’s skies by 2024, regulator says
“I believe that commercial use of (air) taxis can start to take place in 2024 or 2025,” Patrick Ky, executive director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said.EASA cited figures suggesting a 4.2-billion-euro UAM market in Europe by 2030, creating 90,000 jobs. Some 31% of the global market for the new technology would be based in Europe.
Exide Life doubles its PBT at Rs 61 cr in 2020-21, expects 30 % growth in FY2021
He said following the COVID-19 outbreak, there have been a rise for protection policies that the company is selling.
In terms of total sum assured as of March 31, 2021, the company said it has settled about Rs 40 crore towards COVID-19 claims.
”And overall, we have settled claims worth over Rs 322 crore,” it added.
”In the past, we were doing 8-10 per cent of our business in protection policies. But, following the COVID-19 issue last year, we are now doing close to 18 per cent of our business in protection… It’s almost doubling,” Jain said.
Wuhan lab staff sought hospital care before COVID-19 outbreak disclosed – WSJ
Biden directs US federal agencies to mitigate financial risk from climate
An executive order Biden issued Thursday calls for concrete steps to mitigate climate risks, while protecting workers’ life savings, spurring job creation and helping the United States lower greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.
New regulations could be issued on the banking, housing and agriculture sectors, among others.
Canada unprepared for facing climate change induced mega-hurricane-risk:Swiss-re-
But as ocean surfaces warm, the frequency, duration and intensity of storms increase. That’s extending their range and making Canada, where just one or two tropical cyclones make landfall each year, more vulnerable, according to the Zurich-based company, which provides reinsurance to 15% of the country’s insurance industry.
Italy probes Allianz Direct, Zurich for alleged cartel among automobile insurers
In a statement, the Italian Competition Authority said the companies involved were able to charge consumers higher premiums for automobile insurance policies as a result of the insurers and price comparison companies regularly sharing reports, prepared by the price comparers, of “sensitive information” on the market for auto policies.The probe involves, among others, Allianz Direct, Admiral Intermediary Services, Linear, Genertel, Zurich and price comparison websites such as facile.it.
Hackers offer decrypt key to Irish Health Service with a catch
While seeming to offer an olive branch — sharing a link to download the decryption key — the group reiterated its threats to disclose patient data unless Irish authorities paid the $20 million ransom demand.
“We are providing the decryption tool for your network for free,” the hackers said in the message posted on Thursday, which was reviewed by Bloomberg News. “But you should understand that we will sell or publish a lot of private data if you will not connect us and try to resolve the situation.”
No reported case of COVID-19 transmission from animals to humans: PETA
“COVID-19 has been detected in various wild animals, specifically big cats across Indian zoos. The samples have been sent to the Indian Biological Sciences and Research Institute (IBRI) for diagnosis,” Ram Jatan told ANI. He urged people to vaccinate their pet dogs and complete the booster doses and suggested that the people who are COVID-19 positive should separate themselves from their pets.