Pro-Palestinian Activists Target UK Offices of Germany’s Allianz October 8, 2024 Pro-Palestinian activists targeted the British offices of German financial services firm Allianz on Tuesday, daubing the outside with red paint...
What Is Marburg Virus, and How Worrying Is It? October 8, 2024 By Jennifer Rigby Rwanda is battling its first-ever outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus, with 36 cases reported so far and 11 deaths....
Australia Set for More Severe Cyclones This Season on Warm Seas October 8, 2024 By Mary Hui Australia is likely to see an above average number of severe tropical cyclones this season, according to the nation’s weather...
UK Business Group Says Tax Clarity Needed at Budget to Support Investment October 8, 2024 By David Milliken British finance minister Rachel Reeves needs to strike a positive tone at her first budget on Oct. 30 in order...
Ukraine Says Russian Missile Hits Second Grain Ship October 8, 2024 By Kateryna Chursina, Olesia Safronova and Aliaksandr Kudrytski Russia targeted a ship loaded with Ukrainian grain with a ballistic missile Monday — the second in two days —...
People Moves: Coalition Appoints AIG’s Simonsen as European Head of Insurance October 7, 2024 Coalition, the San Francisco-based cyber managing general agent and cyber-security firm, has appointed Tine Simonsen as the company’s head of...
MNK Group Launches Labuan, Malaysia-Based Reinsurance Unit October 7, 2024 MNK Group has launched a specialty reinsurance subsidiary in Labuan, Malaysia, called Pt Mekong Re. The business will offer flexible...
Italian Prosecutors Accuse 7 People, 2 Firms Over Flawed Boeing Plane Parts October 7, 2024 By Francesca Landini Italian prosecutors on Saturday accused seven people and two sub-contractors of crimes including fraud and breaching airplane safety rules following...
Mpox Spreads to Ghana as Cases Surge in Megacity Kinshasa October 7, 2024 By Antony Sguazzin The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said mpox is spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital...
River Level at Amazon Rainforest Port Hits 122-Year Low Amid Drought October 7, 2024 By Bruno Kelly and Jake Spring The river port in the Amazon rainforest’s largest city of Manaus on Friday hit its lowest level since 1902, as...