by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 10, 2021 | International News, Risk Management
Prince Andrew was sued in New York by a woman who claims she was recruited by Jeffrey Epstein as a teenager and “lent out” to powerful men, including the second son of Queen Elizabeth II, for sexual purposes. Virginia Giuffre claimed in suit filed...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 10, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: A staggering 65 per cent of the tuberculosis cases in India are in the 15-45 age group, which is the most economically productive population segment, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday. This, coupled with the fact that 58 per cent...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 10, 2021 | International News, Risk Management, Technology
SHANGHAI: China’s biggest online commerce firm, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, on Monday said it had fired a manager accused of sexual assault, and promised policies to prevent sexual harassment, but was blasted by state media for not acting until the accuser...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 10, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Reinsurance, Technology
London: Lloyd’s has announced the next eleven InsurTech start-ups joining the seventh cohort of the Lloyd’s Lab innovation accelerator programme. The new cohort will focus on creating simpler products for customers, including building solutions...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 10, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: With 28,204 new COVID-19 infections reported in the last 24 hours, India on Tuesday recorded the lowest daily cases in 147 days, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. India has been witnessing a continuous fall in the active caseload....
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 10, 2021 | Facts, Health
One person in the U.S. state of Georgia died following a multi-state outbreak of melioidosis infection likely linked to imported products, health officials said on Monday. A total of four people were infected, one each in Georgia, Kansas, Texas and Minnesota,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 10, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
DUBAI: One person is now dying from Covid-19 every two minutes in Iran, state TV said on Monday, as the Middle East's worst-hit nation reported a new record daily toll of 588 fatalities. With authorities complaining of poor social distancing, state media...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 10, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea seeking directions for disclosure of data regarding clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines. A bench of justices L Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose issued notice on the plea, and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 9, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
Berlin: : The first generation vaccine developed by BioNTech-Pfizer works against coronavirus variants such as the Delta strain and does not need to be modified for the moment, the chief executive of German company BioNTech said Monday. "It is quite possible that...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 9, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Mumbai: Uncertainty on the personal and financial health of the public arising from the pandemic and its ripple effects on general insurance industry will stay longer because the loss of livelihoods and the widening income disparity have radically altered consumption...
