Article 0 Comments Hong Kong’s central business district and outer airport were hit by violent gusts and a deluge of heavy rain on Thursday, with the city again issuing its highest rain warning as...
Article 0 Comments Typhoon Podul hit Taiwan’s sparsely populated southeast coast on Wednesday packing winds of up to 191 kph (118 mph), as a large swathe of southern and eastern parts of the island...
Article 0 Comments Swiss Re AG issued guidance for underwriters on how to assess life insurance applications of people who show signs of using medications for longevity purposes. Metformin, traditionally used to manage type...
Article 0 Comments British retailer Marks & Spencer has resumed taking click and collect orders for clothing after a nearly four-month hiatus following a cyber hack and data theft. The 141-year-old M&S stopped taking...
Article 0 Comments Hackers have stolen login credentials from thousands of people working with the UK’s National Health Service, putting the organization at risk of further cyberattacks, according to researchers. The data theft is...
Article 0 Comments Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced the acquisition of Australia-based MACK Insurance Services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. MACK Insurance Services is a commercial...
Article 0 Comments A group of lenders won a major reprieve in a pivotal UK car finance case, after the country’s top judges agreed that banks should only pay compensation in the most serious...
Article 0 Comments Four months after Donald Trump shocked the world and roiled markets by unveiling a placard full of tariff rates at the White House Rose Garden, his revisions unveiled Thursday generated a...
Article 0 Comments During a pivotal push by Ukraine to retake territory from Russia in late September 2022, Elon Musk gave an order that disrupted the counteroffensive and dented Kyiv’s trust in Starlink, the...
Article 0 Comments How hot can a heat wave really get? Before June 2021, scientists thought they knew. That’s when one of the most extreme heat spikes ever observed hit western North America, leaving...
