Shanghai Slammed by Strongest Typhoon to Hit City Since 1949 September 16, 2024 By Bloomberg News The strongest typhoon in more than seven decades has struck China’s financial hub, leading to widespread flight cancellations and disrupting...
Update: Flood Death Toll Rises as Europe Counts Cost of Storm Boris September 16, 2024 By Eamon Akil Farhat, Marton Eder, Piotr Skolimowski and Krystof Chamonikolas Floods ripped through central Europe killing at least 17 people, as governments across the region took emergency measures and prepared...
Swiss Insurer Baloise Eyes Changes in Board of Directors, Chairman Says September 13, 2024 By Oliver Hirt Swiss insurer Baloise is considering changes in its board of directors, Chairman Thomas von Planta said on Thursday after the...
Burning Houthi-Hit Oil Tanker Set for Fresh Rescue Effort September 13, 2024 By Alex Longley Specialist salvage teams are set to renew efforts to remove a blazing oil tanker that’s been stuck in the Red...
PwC’s China Unit Suspended for 6 Months, Hit With Record Fine for Evergrande Audit September 13, 2024 By Julie Zhu and Xie Yu Chinese regulators on Friday hit PwC’s auditing unit in mainland China with a six-month business suspension and a record fine...
Tokio Marine Kiln Launches Specialty Reinsurance Division September 13, 2024 Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), the international specialist insurer, announced the formation of a new Specialty Reinsurance division to support the...
UK Retailer Tesco Loses Legal Battle Over ‘Fire and Rehire’ of Staff September 13, 2024 By Sam Tobin Tesco was not entitled to terminate some employees’ contracts and offer to rehire them on less favorable terms, the United...
A Continent Ablaze: South America Surpasses Record for Fires September 13, 2024 By Jake Spring and Stefanie Eschenbacher South America is being ravaged by fire from Brazil’s Amazon rainforest through the world’s largest wetlands to dry forests in...
As Storm Bebinca Approaches, Taiwan Uses AI to Predict Typhoon Paths September 13, 2024 By Yimou Lee As tropical storm Bebinca barrels towards waters off northern Taiwan gathering strength into a possible typhoon, weather forecasters in Taipei...
Top EU Privacy Regulator Opens Probe Into Google’s AI Compliance September 12, 2024 By Padraic Halpin The top EU privacy regulator opened an inquiry on Thursday into whether search engine giant Google adequately protected European Union...