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Drone Near-Misses With Planes in UK to Prompt Tighter Rules
British officials announced plans Saturday to further regulate drone use in a bid to prevent accidents and threats to commercial aviation. The new rules will require drones that weigh eight ounces ...
Automakers Risk Fresh Liabilities With Latest Takata Air Bag Recalls
Takata Corp's bankruptcy filing last month was meant to draw a line under the auto industry's biggest safety recall, but last week's announcement of more air bag inflator recalls suggests automakers ...
AXA Will Offer Uber Drivers Accident Cover in France
Uber and insurance group AXA have joined forces in France to offer accident cover for drivers who work for the ride hailing service after it faced criticism over their treatment. In France, as in ...
Climate Shift Leaves UK Bracing for Record Wet Winters, Flooding
Britain faces a future of record-breaking wet winters, potentially leading to more of the widespread flooding seen in recent years, according to new modeling that incorporates changing climate ...
Regulators Reportedly Reviewing Wells Fargo After Unauthorized Release of Sensitive Client Data
Wells Fargo & Co., already in the regulatory spotlight because of last year's fake-account scandal, is drawing renewed scrutiny after a lawyer's unauthorized release of sensitive client details ...
U.S. Insurance Results Will Largely be Shaped by Hail, Pummeled Cars
A hailstorm that pounded down on a Subaru dealership in Plano, Texas, barely lasted 30 minutes, but left behind a trail of smashed windows, dented hoods and millions of dollars' worth of claims for ...
Historic Drought Devastates South Europe Crops
Italian durum wheat and dairy farmer Attilio Tocchi saw warning signs during the winter of the dramatic drought to come at his holding a mile away from the Tuscan coast. "When it still hadn't rained ...
Judge Dismisses $18B UK Mastercard Class Action Suit
A London judge rejected an application by a group representing 46 million consumers to pursue a lawsuit against Mastercard Inc. that would have been the largest of its kind since U.S.-style class ...