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11 01, 2021

Russian Spy Tools Linked to SolarWinds Hack, Says Cyber Security Firm Kaspersky

By | January 11th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Russian Spy Tools Linked to SolarWinds Hack, Says Cyber Security Firm Kaspersky

The group behind a global cyber-espionage campaign discovered last month deployed malicious computer code with links to spying tools previously used by suspected Russian hackers, researchers said on Monday. Investigators at Moscow-based cyber security firm Kaspersky said the “backdoor” used …

8 01, 2021

Blast at Chinese Battery Recycler Draws Attention to Industry’s Supply Chain Risks

By | January 8th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Blast at Chinese Battery Recycler Draws Attention to Industry’s Supply Chain Risks

China’s biggest battery manufacturer has urged a focus on safety issues after an explosion at a recycling affiliate, which has drawn attention to the risks in the industry’s supply chain. The blast at a Hunan Brunp Recycling Technology Co. factory …

8 01, 2021

Earth Draws Closer to Climate Change Tipping Points After Another Year of Record Heat

By | January 8th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Earth Draws Closer to Climate Change Tipping Points After Another Year of Record Heat

Another year of record-high heat punctuated a decade-long increase in global temperatures that has placed the Earth’s economies dangerously close to climate tipping points. Those are the conclusions published Friday by European Union scientists. Despite pandemic-induced lockdowns of the global …

8 01, 2021

UK Fines MT Global $32 Million for Money Laundering Breaches

By | January 8th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on UK Fines MT Global $32 Million for Money Laundering Breaches

Britain’s tax authority has slapped a record 23.8 million pound ($32.4 million) fine on MT Global Ltd, a private money services business, for significant breaches of anti money laundering regulations. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said on Thursday it …

8 01, 2021

European Companies to Seek Chinese Assets in Sectors Such as Insurance, Healthcare

By | January 8th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on European Companies to Seek Chinese Assets in Sectors Such as Insurance, Healthcare

European companies are expected to hunt for assets in China, mainly in insurance, healthcare and automobile sectors, after the world’s second-largest economy and the European Union agreed to an investment deal last month, lawyers and bankers say. The agreement, which …

8 01, 2021

UK Must Avoid Being a ‘Mere Taker’ of EU Financial Services Rules in Return for Access

By | January 8th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on UK Must Avoid Being a ‘Mere Taker’ of EU Financial Services Rules in Return for Access

Britain should not submit to the European Union’s financial services rules just to get better access to the bloc’s market after Brexit, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Wednesday. European daily share trading worth 6 billion euros ($7.36 …

7 01, 2021

COVID-19 Pressures Threaten About 4,000 Small UK Financial Firms

By | January 7th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on COVID-19 Pressures Threaten About 4,000 Small UK Financial Firms

Britain’s market watchdog warned about 4,000 small financial firms are at greater risk of failure from the coronavirus as the country endures a third lockdown. The Financial Conduct Authority said Thursday that the pandemic is pushing the firms to the …

7 01, 2021

Global Natural Catastrophes Cost $210 Billion in 2020: Munich Re

By | January 7th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Global Natural Catastrophes Cost $210 Billion in 2020: Munich Re

Natural catastrophes around the world resulted in $210 billion in damage in 2020, with the United States especially hard hit by hurricanes and wildfires, a top insurer said on Thursday. The damage, tallied by the German reinsurer Munich Re , …

5 01, 2021

S. Africa Medical Insurers, Business Groups, Government to Fund Vaccines for Uninsured

By | January 5th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on S. Africa Medical Insurers, Business Groups, Government to Fund Vaccines for Uninsured

South African medical-insurance companies, business organizations and the government are developing a program in which the private sector will help fund COVID-19 vaccines for people not covered by insurance. Legislation has been amended to allow the companies to fund shots …

4 01, 2021

Fatal Accident Halts Production at Hyundai’s S. Korean Factory After Refit for New EV

By | January 4th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Fatal Accident Halts Production at Hyundai’s S. Korean Factory After Refit for New EV

SEOUL – Production at Hyundai Motor’s factory in Ulsan, South Korea, was halted on Monday after a worker died in an accident, shortly after the plant was refitted to manufacture a new electric vehicle, a labor ministry official and union …