The War on Wildfires Is Going High-Tech December 27, 2024 By William Ralston Last December, a farmer was burning dry grapevines in his vineyard in Deir Mar Moussa, a hill town a dozen...
Young Drivers Warned That Policy ‘Fronting” Is Fraud December 27, 2024 One in six (17%) young drivers admit to being on a ‘fronted’ policy, which is illegal, according to research by...
Global Disease Resurgence in 2024 Shows Rising Health Threat December 27, 2024 By Karoline Kan Some infectious diseases saw a huge surge in 2024, with the spread attributed in part to climate change, declining vaccination...
Ex-Citigroup Trader Wins Unfair Dismissal Case in Hong Kong December 27, 2024 By Kiuyan Wong An Asia equity sales trader who was fired from Citigroup Inc. in 2019 won an employment suit against the US...
Hockey Player Involved in Deadly Collision Seeks Donations for Legal Costs December 26, 2024 By Ken Maguire Matt PetgHockey player Matt Petgrave has called the death of Adam Johnson “a tragic accident” in a public appeal for...
Japan Plane Crash Probe Points to Coast Guard Crew Confusion December 26, 2024 By Danny Lee Cockpit voice recordings released Wednesday indicate Japanese coast guard pilots wrongly thought they could enter an active runway minutes before...
Rescuers Retrieve 38 Bodies and Recorders From Azeri Plane Crash December 26, 2024 Kazakh authorities said that a rescue team has recovered 38 bodies at the crash site of Azerbaijan Airlines’ Embraer SA...
INSIGHT-Airline Pilots, Crews Voice Concerns About Middle East Routes December 26, 2024 By Joanna Plucinska and Lisa Barrington In late September, an experienced pilot at low-cost European airline Wizz Air felt anxious after learning his plane would fly...
Catastrophe-Bond Issuance Pushes Overall Market to Almost $50 Billion December 26, 2024 By Gautam Naik Catastrophe-bond issuance rose to a record this year, increasing the overall market to almost $50 billion, as insurers transferred more...
Losses From Crypto Hacks Jump to $2.2 Billion in 2024, Report Says December 26, 2024 By Medha Singh Funds stolen by hacking cryptocurrency platforms surged 21% from a year ago to $2.2 billion in 2024, a report from...