by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 7, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
WASHINGTON: Nearly 300,000 Americans could be dead from COVID-19 by Dec. 1, University of Washington health experts forecast on Thursday, although they said 70,000 lives could be saved if people were scrupulous about wearing masks. The latest predictions from the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 7, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
MOSCOW: The chemicals that went up in flames in Beirut’s deadliest peace-time explosion arrived in the Lebanese capital seven years ago on a leaky Russian-leased cargo ship that, according to its captain, should never have stopped there. “They were...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 7, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi India, the country hardest hit in Asia by the coronavirus pandemic, reported on Friday a record daily jump in infections, taking its total number of cases over two million. It is the third nation to pass that unwanted milestone, lagging behind only the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
MEXICO CITY: When the coronavirus epidemic began to intensify in Mexico at the end of March, Doctor Jose Garcia said his bosses at a public trauma hospital in Mexico City denied his request for masks, gloves and disinfectant. They argued such protective equipment was...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 6, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
NEW YORK: Morgan Stanley announced that it has teamed up with industry-leading insurance brokers HUB International, Marsh Private Client Services, and Willis Towers Watson to offer Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance. P&C insurance will be available...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 6, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Technology
Industrial robots are now being used to assemble everything from airplanes to smartphones, using human-like arms to mechanically repeat the same processes over and over, thousands of times a day with nanometric precision. But according to a new report entitled...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 6, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
London: Leading container lines are diverting ships to Lebanon’s smaller terminal of Tripoli after the devastating explosion at Beirut’s port that killed 145 people also paralyzed vital trade. Lebanon, which imports almost all it uses, relies on container...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 6, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Munich Re,the largest global reinsurer, posted a 42% decline in second-quarter net profit, with around 700 million euros ($832 million) in losses related to the coronavirus pandemic in the period. The company,which had already announced preliminary...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 6, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
ADDIS ABABA: Ten countries account for 80% of the new coronavirus testing taking place across Africa, a regional body said on Thursday, indicating that little testing is taking place in many countries around the vast continent. COVID-19 confirmed cases across Africa...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 6, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
BRUSSELS/LONDON The frenetic race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine has intensified safety concerns about an inoculation, prompting governments and drugmakers to raise awareness to ensure their efforts to beat the coronavirus aren’t derailed by public...
