20% of Meat Plant Workers Infected with Covid in Large Exporter Brazil, Union Says August 19, 2020 By Tatiana Freitas One in five workers at Brazil’s meat plants have been infected with coronavirus, according to union estimates. That would make...
UK Working With Heathrow on COVID Testing as Alternative to Quarantine August 19, 2020 Britain is working with London’s Heathrow Airport on a plan to use COVID-19 testing to help shorten quarantine times, in...
North Carolina Lt. Gov Abandons Lawsuit Challenging Virus Orders on Businesses August 19, 2020 By Bryan Anderson North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest ended a testy legal battle with campaign rival and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper...
Washington Reporting 576 New Coronavirus Cases August 18, 2020 The Washington State Department of Health is reporting 576 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 15 deaths. King County continues...
Business, Insurers Face Survival Showdowns Over Pandemic Coverage August 18, 2020 By Emma Rumney and Noor Zainab Hussain PILANESBERG NATIONAL PARK, South Africa— Wynand du Toit’s safari camp in South Africa’s Pilanesberg National Park lies abandoned, its tents...
Judge Questions Authority Issue in Lawsuit on Closed Las Vegas Bars August 17, 2020 By Ken Ritter A Nevada judge has said she wants proof she would have the authority to order the governor to rescind a...
Federal Judge Advances Business Interruption Dispute Between Law Firm, Travelers August 17, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal judge in California disappointed a law firm suing Travelers Insurance over coronavirus lockdown related business interruption claims in...
Arizona Reports 933 Additional Virus Cases, 69 More Deaths August 17, 2020 Arizona has reported 933 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases with 69 more deaths, increasing the state’s totals to 192,654 cases and...
Global Insurance M&A Surges in 1st Half but Lull Likely in H2 on COVID Uncertainties August 17, 2020 Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the global insurance industry rose in the first half of 2020 with 201 completed deals...
OSHA Defends Inspector Calling Ahead to Pennsylvania Meat Plant Before Visiting August 17, 2020 A federal safety inspector tipped off a coronavirus-tainted Pennsylvania meatpacking plant before visiting the next day — then failed to...