by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 2, 2021 | Facts, Policy
People sexually abused as adults would have a chance to sue the perpetrators even if the usual deadline to bring a lawsuit had expired under a bill gaining momentum in New York’s legislature. The bill, called the Adult Survivors Act, would give abuse...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Life
China's decision to allow families to have up to three children was met with skepticism on Tuesday, with doubts expressed on social media whether it would make much difference, and calls for details on what promised "supportive measures" will...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 2, 2021 | Disaster & Management, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
A cargo ship carrying tonnes of chemicals is sinking off Sri Lanka's west coast, the country's government and navy said on Wednesday, in one of Sri Lanka's worst-ever marine disasters. The Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl, carrying 1,486 containers,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 2, 2021 | International News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Technology
Two key groups that offer automobile safety ratings are yanking their top endorsements from some Tesla vehicles because the company has stopped using radar on its safety systems. Consumer Reports pulled its “Top Pick” status for Tesla’s Model 3 and Y...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Technology, Workplace/Employee Benefits
Alphabet Inc.’s Google failed to persuade a judge to block class-action status for a gender-pay disparity lawsuit brought on behalf of almost 11,000 women. A San Francisco state judge certified the class action Thursday, allowing the four lead plaintiffs...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 2, 2021 | Health, International News, Non-Life
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear Johnson & Johnson’s bid to overturn a $2.12 billion damages award to women who blamed their ovarian cancer on asbestos in the company’s baby powder and other talc products. The justices turned...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
Beijing: A 41-year-old man in China's eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with the H10N3 strain of bird flu, China's National Health Commission (NHC) said on Tuesday. The man, a resident of the city of Zhenjiang,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 1, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Vaccination boosts the natural immunity in people infected with the novel coronavirus so much that they are likely protected even from the emerging variants, according to a study. Researchers at the Rockefeller University in the US analysed antibodies present...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 1, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Amsterdam: The Netherlands on Tuesday lifted the ban on passenger flights from India. The ban was imposed on April 26 in view of rising COVID-19 cases in India. "As per the Dutch Government ban on passenger flights from India that had come into force on April 26,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 1, 2021 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography
Mihir S Sharma: Half a century ago, in March 1971, Bangladesh’s founders declared their independence from richer and more powerful Pakistan. The country was born amid famine and war; millions fled to India or were killed by Pakistani soldiers. To the...
