Meta’s WhatsApp Fined 5.5M Euro by Lead EU Privacy Regulator January 19, 2023 By Padraic Halpin Meta’s WhatsApp subsidiary was fined 5.5 million euros ($5.95 million) on Thursday by Ireland’s Data Privacy Commissioner (DPC), its lead...
Ransomware Attack Closes 300 Yum Brands Eateries in UK for a Day January 19, 2023 Yum! Brands, Inc. on Wednesday announced that a ransomware attack affected certain information technology systems. Almost 300 of its restaurants...
Major Aviation Insurer AXA Pulls Back on War Coverage After Ukraine Losses: Reuters January 19, 2023 By Carolyn Cohn, Jonathan Saul and Noor Zainab Hussain The commercial arm of French insurer AXA is reducing cover offered to aviation companies as it seeks to protect the...
5 Killed, 8 Missing in China Chemical Plant Explosion January 19, 2023 BEIJING (AP) — A massive explosion at a chemical plant in northeastern China killed at least five people and left...
Davos 2023: UBS Chairman Says Regulators’ ‘Eyes Off the Ball’ on Non-Banks January 19, 2023 UBS Chairman Colm Kelleher said traditional finance firms were “systemically safe” after years of increased regulation, but guardians of global...
Airbus Withdraws From U.S. FAA Boeing Safety Culture Panel January 19, 2023 By David Shepardson European planemaker Airbus said it had withdrawn from a U.S. government-named panel reviewing Boeing’s safety processes and how they influence...
Dutch Senate Expands Constitutional Ban on Discrimination January 19, 2023 By Mike Corder THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch Senate on Tuesday approved an amendment to the country’s constitution, expanding its first...
Castlelake Launches Bermuda Reinsurer, Itasca Re, for Aircraft Assets January 19, 2023 U.S.-based alternative investment manager Castlelake, L.P. announced the creation of a Bermuda-licensed reinsurance company, Itasca Re Limited, to offer insurance...
Nepal Plane Crash Data Box Sent to France for Analysis January 18, 2023 By Krutika Pathi and ANISH BHATTARAI POKHARA, Nepal (AP) — Nepalese authorities on Tuesday began returning to families the bodies of plane crash victims and were...
Germany to Drop Mask Mandate in Long-Distance Transport Next Month January 18, 2023 Germany will soon drop a mask mandate on long-distance trains and buses, one of the country’s last remaining COVID-19 restrictions,...