Venice Floods to Cost St. Mark’s Cathedral at Least $5.5 Million in Damage December 30, 2019 By Colleen Barry “Every stone is a treasure,” says the technical director of St. Mark’s Basilica’s vestry board, indicating the prized gold-leaf mosaics...
Typhoon Phanfone Kills at Least 41 in Philippines, Destroys Homes, Crops December 30, 2019 By Clarissa Batino Typhoon Phanfone killed at least 41 people when it slammed into the central Philippines on Christmas Eve, with dozens still...
Thousands of Tourists Evacuated as Wildfires Sweep Through Southeast Australia December 30, 2019 By Edward Johnson Thousands of holiday-makers have evacuated a popular tourist spot in southeast Australia as a heatwave and strong winds fuel wildfires...
Financial Services Industry Must Act Faster on Climate Change: Bank of England Chief December 30, 2019 Financial services have been too slow to cut investment in fossil fuels, a delay that could lead to a sharp...
China Will Begin in Earnest in 2020 to Open Its Great Financial Wall December 30, 2019 By Bloomberg News China’s big bang opening of its $45 trillion financial industry begins in earnest next year — a step-by-step affair that’s...
Danske Bank Sued by International Investors over Money Laundering Scandal December 27, 2019 By Nick Rigillo A group of international investors who manage trillions of dollars in assets has filed what it says is the first...
Piracy Surges Along Southeast Asia’s Straits of Malacca and Singapore December 27, 2019 By Ann Koh Piracy has surged this year along Southeast Asia’s straits of Malacca and Singapore, one of the world’s busiest trade routes,...
Plane Operated by Bek Air Crashes in Kazakhstan, Killing 12, Injuring Dozens December 27, 2019 By Pavel Mikheyev A passenger plane carrying nearly 100 people crashed near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday after take off,...
Insured Property Losses for December 2018 Sydney Hailstorms Rise to A$798M: PERILS December 27, 2019 The fourth and final insured property loss estimate for the hailstorms that hit the greater Sydney region in December 2018...
Japan Post’s Insurance Sales Suspended by Regulator; Top Executives Resign December 27, 2019 By Takashi Umekawa The heads of Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd and two affiliates said on Friday they will resign over the improper...