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28 08, 2020

New Zealand’s Stock Exchange Resumes Trading After Cyber Attacks

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New Zealand’s stock exchange resumed trading on Friday, after facing disruptions for four consecutive days in the wake of cyber attacks this week, while the government said national security systems had been activated to support the bourse. There is no …

28 08, 2020

Why Damage from Hurricanes Keeps Rising

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A destructive storm rising from warm waters. Again. America and the world are getting more frequent and bigger multibillion dollar tropical catastrophes like Hurricane Laura, which menaced the U.S. Gulf Coast, because of a combination of increased coastal development, natural …

28 08, 2020

UCLA Suing Under Armour, Seeking Damages in Excess Of $200 Million

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UCLA filed a lawsuit against Under Armour this week in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles for breach of contract, seeking damages in excess of $200 million.. Under Armour announced in late June that it was ending its deal with …

28 08, 2020

Worker Offered $1M to Sew Malware in Nevada

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A Russian citizen has been arrested and charged with offering an employee of a Nevada company $1 million to sew malware for an attack to harvest company data for ransom, U.S. authorities said. Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov, 27, was arrested Saturday …

28 08, 2020

Honolulu Flooding Control Plan Updated

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The Army Corps of Engineers released a revised flood protection plan for Honolulu neighborhoods that includes fewer impacts on natural streams and residential properties within the watershed. The updated Ala Wai Flood Control Pro¡ject remains contentious because of a canal …

28 08, 2020

Germany’s Merkel Urges Stronger Global Effort on Climate Change

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that global efforts to combat climate change were insufficient, and that she would accelerate the fight to combat it in coming years. At a news conference, she said the European Union needed to …

28 08, 2020

Fire Burns at Hurricane-Hit Louisiana Chemical Plant

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Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards on Thursday asked residents in three southwestern communities to stay indoors with windows and doors shut as a plume rose from a chemical fire at a Biolab plant in an area hit by Hurricane Laura. …

28 08, 2020

China’s Ping An Reports Steady Results for First Half

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Ping An Insurance Company of China announced its 2020 interim results for the six month period ended June 30, 2020. The integrated financial services company said it maintained steady business performance in the period by continuing the transformation of the …

28 08, 2020

Update: Hurricane Laura Kills 6 in Louisiana, but Damage Is Less than Expected

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Hurricane Laura tore through Louisiana on Thursday, killing six people and flattening buildings across a wide swatch of the state before moving into Arkansas with heavy rains. Laura’s powerful gusts uprooted trees – and four people were crushed to death …

28 08, 2020

California Department of Insurance Issues Cease And Desist for Illegal Extended Warranties

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The California Department of Insurance issued a cease and desist order on Elite Integrity LLC, doing business as Auto Protection Plus, in Garden Grove, and its controlling manager, Kamisha Daniel, of Irvine, for allegedly selling illegal vehicle service contracts to …