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...
Hurricane Kirk’s Remnants Forecast to Hit Europe Later This Week October 7, 2024 By Eva Brendel The remnants of Hurricane Kirk are forecast to hit northwest France on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain and gale-force winds. Hurricane...
Optio to Acquire Luxembourg-Based Film and Events MGA, Circles Group October 4, 2024 Optio Group, the London-based specialty managing general agent, announced it has acquired the Luxembourg-based MGA, Circles Group for an undisclosed...
Africa Specialty Risks Begins Operating as Lloyd’s Service Company October 4, 2024 Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African and Middle East-focused reinsurance group, announced that has begun operating as a Lloyd’s service...
Shipping Containers Are Regularly Lost at Sea. What Happens When They Burst Open? October 4, 2024 By Christina Larson, Helen Wieffering and Manuel Valdes Russ Lewis has picked up some strange things along the coast of Long Beach Peninsula in Washington state over the...
Antarctica Had Less Winter Sea Ice in 2024 Than Any Year Except 2023 October 4, 2024 By Danielle Bochove Antarctic sea ice at its annual peak this year covered the second-lowest area on record. It was just shy of...
Taiwan Reopens, Clearing Up Damage After Typhoon Krathon October 4, 2024 By Yimou Lee, Fabian Hamacher and Ann Wang Southern Taiwan worked on Friday to clear up damage from flooding and high winds after Typhoon Krathon slammed into a...
Softbank Says Credit Suisse to Blame For Fund’s $440 Million Greensill Loss October 4, 2024 By Jonathan Browning Softbank Group Corp., facing a $440 million lawsuit from Credit Suisse, said the bank was to blame for some of...
Lloyd’s Focuses on Delegated Authority Arrangements as Looming Market Risk October 3, 2024 By L.S. Howard While the Lloyd’s market reported its best first-half profit in 17 years, it isn’t resting on its laurels. It is...