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New UN Weather Agency Chief Says Rate of Global Warming Is Speeding Up
The new chief of the World Meteorological Organization said it looks to her that the rate of human-caused climate change is accelerating and that warming has triggered more Arctic cold outbreaks in ...
Employers Want to Fire Workers Without Getting Shamed on TikTok
Videos of disastrous layoffs accumulating on TikTok are prompting companies to seek help in delivering the bad news. More people are sharing intimate details and recordings from workplace ...
AXA’s CEO Buberl Wants to ‘Scale Up’ Corporate Business
AXA SA's Chief Executive Officer Thomas Buberl says he intends to "scale up" the firm's business insuring corporate risks in the next phase of the firm's growth. "In a highly volatile and highly ...
January Was World’s Hottest on Record: EU Scientists
The world just experienced its hottest January on record, continuing a run of exceptional heat fueled by climate change, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on ...Ransomware Hackers Stole More Than $1 Billion in 2023
Ransomware gangs stole more than $1 billion in 2023, the largest amount ever recorded, according to a report published Wednesday by blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis Inc. With ransomware hacks, ...
Though Deaths Fell Slightly, Road Safety Remains Major Global Issue
The annual number of road-related deaths fell slightly to 1.19 million per year, according to a recent World Health Organization (WHO) report. That still translates to more than two deaths occurring ...
Global Standards Board Says Corporate Auditors Play Larger Role in Identifying Fraud
Accountants must play a role in spotting fraud when they check the books of companies, a global standard setting body for corporate auditing said in robust proposals on Tuesday. The International ...
Flash Flood Alerts Still in Effect in Los Angeles Where Record-Setting Storm Killed 3
A storm of historic proportions dumped a record amount of rain over parts of Los Angeles on Monday, sending mud and boulders down hillsides dotted with multimillion-dollar homes while people living ...