International
Q1 Global Insured Natural Disaster Losses Driven by Severe Convective Storms: Aon
Global natural catastrophes cost insurers $17 billion during the first quarter of 2024, with economic losses rising above $45 billion, according to Aon's Q1 Global Catastrophe Recap – April 2024. ...
Report: Europe Is the Fastest-Warming Continent, at Nearly Twice the Average Global Rate
Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average, two top climate monitoring organizations reported Monday, warning of the consequences for ...
30% of Global Business Leaders Say Political Risk Is Their Biggest Threat
Sixty-five percent of North American business leaders fear this election year will impact their ability to trade internationally, with 32 percent of U.S. leaders saying political risk is their No. 1 ...
Labor Organization Says Majority of Workers Around Globe at Risk Due to Climate Change
More than 70 percent of the global workforce is exposed to risks linked to climate change that cause hundreds of thousands of deaths each year, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on ...
Biggest Gold Theft in Canada’s History Leads to 9 Arrests
Police said nine people are facing charges in what authorities are calling the biggest gold theft in Canadian history from Toronto's Pearson International airport a year ago. Peel Regional Police ...
Climate Change to Cause $38 Trillion a Year in Damages by 2049
Climate change will inflict losses to the global economy worth an annual $38 trillion by 2049, as extreme weather ravages agricultural yields, harms labor productivity and destroys infrastructure, ...
Car Shipper Estimates $10M Loss From Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Norwegian car shipping firm Wallenius Wilhelmsen estimates a $5 million to $10 million hit to core earnings from last week's U.S. Baltimore bridge collapse and expects the key ship channel to be ...
Worst Taiwan Quake in 25 Years Kills at Least 7 With Dozens Injured
Taiwan's strongest earthquake in a quarter century leveled dozens of buildings on the eastern side of the island, killing at least seven people and disrupting semiconductor production at some of the ...