Romanian Government Plans Drought Insurance Scheme for Farmers August 29, 2024 The Romanian government plans to approve an insurance system for agricultural land as part of a series of measures to...
EU Mission in Red Sea Says no Oil Spill From Tanker Damaged in Houthi Attack August 29, 2024 By Jana Choukeir The European Union’s mission in the Red Sea said on Wednesday there was no oil spill in the waters near...
Houthis Say Tugs Can Tow Away Stricken Oil Tanker Attacked in Red Sea August 29, 2024 By Mohammed Hatem Yemen’s Houthi militants said they’ll let tugboats tow away an oil tanker that they attacked last week in the Red...
Millions Evacuated as Typhoon Slams Southwest Japan, Halting Flights and Factories August 29, 2024 By Satoshi Sugiyama Millions of people were told to evacuate from their homes as Typhoon Shanshan lashed southwest Japan with strong winds and...
Red Sea Insurance Nearly Doubles After Attacked Oil Tanker Appears to Be Leaking Oil August 28, 2024 By Jonathan Saul and Mohammed Ghobari The cost of insurance for ships sailing through the Red Sea has nearly doubled after Yemen’s Houthis attacked a tanker...
Cybercrime and Sabotage Cost German Firms $300 Billion in Past Year August 28, 2024 Cybercrime and other acts of sabotage have cost German companies around 267 billion euros ($298 billion) in the past year,...
Insured Losses From Canada’s Jasper Wildfire Surpass C$880 Million August 28, 2024 This summer’s devastating wildfire in Jasper, Canada resulted in more than C$880 million (US$653.4 million) in insured damage, according to...
UK Tones Down Worker ‘Right to Switch Off’ Demands on Firms August 28, 2024 By Irina Anghel, Ailbhe Rea and Bashirat Oladele Britain’s Labour government is watering down ambitions to give employees a legal right to ignore work demands outside office hours,...
Update: Japan Issues Emergency Warning as Powerful Typhoon Shanshan Approaches August 28, 2024 By Kaori Kaneko Southwestern Japan braced on Wednesday for what officials say could be one of the strongest storms to ever hit the...
Update: US Warns Leaking Oil Tanker Poses Growing Red Sea Pollution Risk August 28, 2024 By Weilun Soon An abandoned oil tanker attacked in the Red Sea by Iran-backed Houthi rebels a week ago appears to be burning...