by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 22, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
Hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug which US President Donald Trump called a "game changer" against COVID-19, is not effective against the disease, according to a study which raises concerns about the drug's widespread usage by many...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 22, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
New Delhi: Over 154 crore students are severely impacted by closure of educational institutions across the world amid the COVID-19 outbreak due to which girls will be the worst hit as it will lead to increased drop-out rates and further entrench gender gaps in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 22, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: The total number of coronavirus-positive cases in India rose to 20,178 by Wednesday, with 645 of them dead. In addition to keeping a track of all citizens with the Arogya Setu app, the Indian government has now decided it will call up...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 22, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Intermediaries, Technology
Mumbai: Facebook will spend $5.7 billion for 10% of Reliance Industries’s digital business, as the social media firm looks to leverage its popular WhatsApp messenger to offer digital payment services to small grocers in India. Facebook said that...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 21, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that all available evidence suggests the novel coronavirus originated in animals in China late last year and was not manipulated or produced in a laboratory. U.S. President Donald Trump said last week...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Risk Management, Technology, Workplace/Employee Benefits
The coronavirus crisis has seen millions locked in their homes turn to videoconferencing apps, bringing with it question marks over security and privacy and a new verb – Zoombombing – the practice of uninvited users crashing into conversations....
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 21, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Technology
Workers at Ferrari are signing up en masse for voluntary coronavirus screening so they can return to work as soon as possible in an ambitious scheme that could serve as a blueprint for manufacturers desperate to resume production. Under its “Back on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 21, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
GENEVA: The number of people facing acute food insecurity could nearly double this year to 265 million due to the economic fallout of COVID-19, the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.The impact of lost tourism revenues, falling...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 21, 2020 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
London: AXA XL today announced a new global leadership team and proposed changes to the operating model of its insurance business following a strategic review. Key proposed changes to the existing operating model include the creation of a single global...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 21, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Intermediaries
New Delhi: Amid the growing concern over COVID-19, 57% of organisations in India expect a moderate to large negative impact on their business in the next six months, while 46% expect this to last over a 12-month period. Signalling the long-term business...
