August 28, 2024
Cybercrime and other acts of sabotage have cost German companies around 267 billion euros ($298 billion) in the past year, up 29% on the year before, according to a survey published on Wednesday. Industry association Bitkom surveyed around 1,000 companies …
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 the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), quoting data provided by Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ). The sudden and intense …
August 28, 2024
Britain’s Labour government is watering down ambitions to give employees a legal right to ignore work demands outside office hours, favoring softer rules that had limited impact for workers in Ireland. Rather than seeking legislation for the “right to switch …
August 28, 2024
Southwestern Japan braced on Wednesday for what officials say could be one of the strongest storms to ever hit the region, as some residents in the path of Typhoon Shanshan were ordered to evacuate and major firms like Toyota closed …
August 28, 2024
An abandoned oil tanker attacked in the Red Sea by Iran-backed Houthi rebels a week ago appears to be burning and leaking, raising the specter of an environmental disaster, a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday. The comments are the latest …
August 27, 2024
Environmental campaigners have taken the European Commission to court, seeking to force Brussels to upgrade its emissions rules for 2030 and, in a second case, scrap rules that label some planes as climate-friendly investments. In a case before the Court …
August 27, 2024
Clear Group, the London-based independent insurance broker, announced it has acquired the share capital of UK-based R T Waters Ltd. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. This latest deal adds to Clear’s presence in South East England as …
August 27, 2024
Thunderstorm alerts are in place for a swath of Europe from the south of France to the Balkans. There are orange warnings for Lombardy, Piedmont, Tuscany and Umbria in Italy, as the summer heat gives way to violent storms. Serbia …
August 27, 2024
South Korea’s government and ruling party have agreed to move up an electric vehicle battery certification program, the party said on Sunday, as authorities seek to alleviate public safety concerns after a series of fires involving EVs. The government will …
August 27, 2024
Aviation officials from Asia are making a case for global action to reduce injuries from turbulence, with recent high-profile incidents driving calls to improve forecasting across borders at a Montreal gathering of regulators starting Monday. While turbulence does not frequently …