Athens Wildfires Burn Part of Forest in Mount Parnitha After Destroying Homes August 24, 2023 By Sotiris Nikas and Paul Tugwell A wildfire near the Greek capital burned part of the forest in mount Parnitha, after destroying homes and cars, while...
AstraZeneca Faces 2 London Lawsuits Over COVID-19 Vaccines August 24, 2023 By Sam Tobin AstraZeneca is facing two London lawsuits, including one from the husband of a woman who died after receiving the Anglo-Swedish...
Lapsus$ Hacker Targeted Uber, Revolut, Grand Theft Auto Maker, London Jury Finds August 24, 2023 By Sam Tobin A teenage member of the Lapsus$ hacking group was on Wednesday found by a London jury to have hacked Uber...
AXA’s Asset Management Unit to Cut as Many as 90 Roles in Revamp August 23, 2023 AXA Investment Managers is eliminating as many as 90 roles as the French firm aims to streamline part of the...
China Fines US Firm Mintz $1.5M for ‘Unapproved’ Work, After Raiding its Beijing Office August 23, 2023 By Yew Lun Tian China fined U.S. firm Mintz Group about $1.5 million for doing “unapproved statistical work,” said a Beijing Municipal Bureau of...
Cryptoassets Increase Financial Risks in Developing Economies, Study Says August 23, 2023 Cryptoassets, peddled as the future of finance, have not only failed to deliver on their promise but are themselves adding...
Munich Re Again Tops List of 50 Largest Reinsurers With Swiss Re at No. 2: AM Best August 23, 2023 By L.S. Howard Munich Re holds onto the top spot in AM Best’s annual ranking of the top 50 global reinsurance groups for...
Climate Change Doubled Odds of Eastern Canada’s Extreme Wildfire Weather: Research August 23, 2023 By Kendra Pierre-Louis This summer’s wildfires in eastern Canada have raged so intensely that smoke from them darkened skies as far away as...
More Than One-Third of Desks Globally Sit Empty All Week Long: Report August 23, 2023 By Matthew Boyle More than one-third of desks in offices around the globe are unoccupied all week, according to a new report, raising...
Insurers Raise Premiums for Black Sea Oil Tankers as Tensions Mount: Traders August 23, 2023 Insurance companies have notified charterers of ships operating in Russia’s Black Sea ports of an increase in additional payments known...