BALTIMORE, Maryland: An initial list of 101 generic drugs available to those enrolled in the government's Medicare program for no more than $2 for a month's supply was released this week by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The list includes common prescriptions such as penicillin, metformin, lithium, and albuterol asthma inhalers, as well as drugs for high cholesterol, high blood pressure, an

US releases initial list of $2 generic drugs for Medicare recipients

US Medicare recipients receive preliminary list of $2 generic drugs

First list of $2 generic drugs for US Medicare recipients released

RALEIGH, North Carolina: As western North Carolina continues recovering from Hurricane Helene, a hearing began on the insurance industry's request for a significant increase in homeowner premium rates statewide.  The proposed hike, averaging more than 42 percent, has drawn attention due to the wide variations in the requested increases, with some coastal areas seeing potential jumps as high as 99 percent. <p

Home insurers argue for 42% average rate hike in North Carolina

North Carolina home insurers demand higher interest after hurricane

Insurance industry seeks 42% average rate hike in North Carolina

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 15 (ANI): Women's World Banking (WWB) has released a report emphasizing the vital role that Jan Suraksha schemes play in strengthening financial resilience for rural women, providing essential protection for them and their families.
The study draws on data from 912 Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) customers in the states of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, and Tamil Nadu.
88 per c

88% rural women adopting Jan Suraksha Insurance scheme: Women World Banking

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Jake Allen stopped all 20 shots he faced for the host New Jersey Devils, who became the first NHL team to reach four wins this season by blanking the Utah Hockey Club 3-0 on Monday afternoon in Newark, N.J.

The shutout is the first for Allen since Feb. 14, 2023, when he recorded 22 saves for the Montreal Canadiens in a 4-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.

Seamus Casey and Stefa

Devils hand Utah HC first loss via shutout

New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Union Minister of Labour and Employment Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday launched the e-Migrate portal and mobile app.
Jaishankar said that the launch of the e-migrate portal is a testament to the government's continuing efforts to create a safer, more transparent and inclusive mobility for Indian labour and marks a significant milestone in our e

EAM Jaishankar, Union Minister Mandaviya launch e-Migrate portal and mobile app

New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Indian private life insurers experienced robust growth in July and August 2024, but the new high surrender value rule, set to be implemented in October will put pressure on their margins by increasing higher exit payouts to policyholders, a report by Nirmal Bang highlighted.
The IRDAI is set to implement new rules from October 2024, mandating higher surrender pay-outs for policyholders

Despite continued growth, high surrender value rule will negatively impact life insurers Oct onwards: Report

CORTEZ, Florida - Floridians recovering from Hurricane Milton, many of whom were journeying home after fleeing hundreds of miles to escape the storm, spent much of Saturday searching for gas as a fuel shortage gripped the state.In St. Petersburg, scores of people lined up at a station that had no gas, hoping it would arrive soon. Among them was Daniel Thornton and his 9-year-old daughter Magnolia, who arrived at

Widespread fuel shortage hampers Florida&#039;s Hurricane Milton cleanup

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Cole Caufield scored twice, and Sam Montembeault made 24 saves in a second straight solid performance to open the season as the Montreal Canadiens won 4-1 to snap a nine-game skid against the visiting Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.

Caufield scored in the first and third periods, giving him four goals this season. According to Sportsnet, Caufield is the first Canadien to scor

Cole Caufield (2 goals) helps Canadiens end skid vs. Senators

BRANDON, FLORIDA - Florida residents who fled hundreds of miles to escape Hurricane Milton made slow trips home on crowded highways, weary from their long journeys and the cleanup work awaiting them but also grateful to be coming back alive."I love my house, but I'm not dying in it," Fred Neuman said Friday while walking his dog outside a rest stop off Interstate 75 north of Tampa.Neuman and his wife live

Floridians evacuated for Hurricane Milton make their way back home

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The New York Giants are signing veteran punter Matt Haack as an insurance policy ahead of their Sunday night game against the Cincinnati Bengals, ESPN reported Saturday.

Punter Jamie Gillan is listed as questionable for the Giants (2-3) against the Bengals (1-4) with a left hamstring injury.

Haack, 30, was among a handful of punters to work out for the Giants on 

Report: Giants to sign P Matt Haack as injury sub

New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Domestic investors, both institutional and retail, have been showing their growing influence in the Indian stock markets for quite some time, even as their foreign counterparts have been selling shares in huge quantities over the last few trading sessions.
According to data by NSDL, in just 12 days of October, it became the highest-selling month by foreign investors in the equity marke

FPIs sold highest ever equities, worth Rs 58,711 cr in first 12 days of Oct

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Billy Andrade used a late string of birdies to shoot a 7-under-par 65 and secure the first-round lead at the SAS Championship on Friday in Cary, N.C.

Andrade's bogey-free card stood as the best round by afternoon's end. Ireland's Padraig Harrington checked in at 6-under 66, and Jerry Kelly birdied his last four holes to tie Matt Gogel 

Billy Andrade shoots 65 to lead SAS Championship

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Anze Kopitar recorded a third-period hat trick and the Los Angeles Kings rallied for a 3-1 road victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.

With Los Angeles trailing 1-0, the 37-year-old Kopitar scored 13 seconds into the third period. Then, in the waning seconds of the Kings' five-on-three power play, Kopitar scored from the low point with 1:38 left in regulation. Th

NHL roundup: Anze Kopitar's 3rd-period hat trick lifts Kings

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The Boston Bruins turned around a 2-1 deficit with four consecutive goals and held on to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 6-4 on Thursday for their ninth consecutive home-opening victory.

Mark Kastelic scored his first pair as a Bruin, including a key insurance marker with 4:00 remaining that halted a two-goal Montreal rally.

Cole Koepke and Elias Lindholm each had a goal and two a

Scoring burst lifts Bruins past Canadiens

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DETROIT -- David Fry blasted a two-run homer in the seventh inning and added a run-scoring sacrifice bunt in the ninth Thursday to help the Cleveland Guardians keep their season alive with a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers in Game 4 of the American League Division Series.

Relievers Hunter Gaddis (1-0), Tim Herrin and Emmanuel Clase held the Tigers to one run over the last 3 2

Guardians eke out win over Tigers, force Game 5

DUBAI, 8th October, 2024 (WAM) -- The Gulf Insurance Federation will host the 19th Annual Gulf Insurance Forum from 15th - 16th October in Dubai with the participation of over 250 officials and insurance experts from 36 Arab and international countries, alongside Arab insurance federations, the Federation of Afro-Asian Insurers and Reinsurers, and regulatory bodies.The forum will be held under the theme "Recent 

Gulf Insurance Forum to kick off on October 15

ABU DHABI, 2nd October, 2024 (WAM) -- The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has announced that the total profits of the country's insurance sector amounted to AED2.5 billion in 2023, compared to AED1.96 billion in 2022. This increase was mainly driven by increase in net investment income of the insurance sector in 2023.In its Annual Statistical Report for the Insurance Sector of the UAE 2023, the Central Bank adde

Total profits of UAE insurance sector amount to AED2.5 billion in 2023: CBUAE

ABU DHABI, 2nd October, 2024 (WAM) -- The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) prohibited a takaful insurer operating in the UAE, from issuing or concluding new motor and health insurance contracts (including renewals), pursuant to article 33 of Federal Decree Law No (48) of 2023 Regarding the Regulation of Insurance Activities (the Insurance Law).The insurer remains liable for all rights and obligations arising from

CBUAE prohibits takaful insurer from issuing new insurance contracts

ABU DHABI,26th September, 2024 (WAM) -- The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship, Customs and Ports Security (ICP) has affirmed that the decision by the Department of Health - Abu Dhabi to waive health insurance fines for violators of the law regarding the entry and residence of foreigners, whose status has been approved for amendment, embodies the highest levels of integration within the UAE's government wor

Decision to waive health insurance fines reflects integration in government work: ICP

ABU DHABI, 25th September, 2024 (WAM) -- The UAE insurance sector continued to grow in Q2 2024 in terms of gross written premiums, according to the Quarterly Economic Review issued by the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) on Wednesday.During the first six months of 2024, the gross written premiums increased by 31.2 percent Y-o-Y in H1 2024 to AED 35.7 billion, mostly due to an increase in property and liability in

Gross written premiums increased by 31.2% Y-o-Y in H1 2024 to AED 35.7 billion: CBUAE

DEER PARK, Texas: At least two workers were killed, and nearly three dozen others were injured following a hydrogen sulfide leak at an oil refinery in Deer Park, a suburb of Houston, Texas.  The leak triggered an urgent shelter-in-place order for nearby residents, although officials later determined there was no public danger. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez reported that the injured individuals were ei

At least 2 killed and dozens injured after leak at Texas oil refinery

Texas oil refinery leak kills 2 workers, injured dozens others

Leak at Texas oil refinery kills at least 2 and injures dozens

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The first team to clinch bowl eligibility now goes to work on seeing if they can fulfill their coach's initial bold prediction.

No. 16 Indiana comes off its bye week with a Big Ten Conference game against Nebraska on Saturday afternoon in Bloomington, Ind. The Hoosiers (6-0, 3-0) have won every game by at least 14 points.

When Curt Cignetti accepted the head coaching job, one of 

Fresh off a bye, No. 16 Indiana faces stern test in Nebraska

ABU DHABI, 15th October, 2024 (WAM) -- Space42, the UAE's first AI-powered SpaceTech company with a global reach, and UAE technological leaders nybl, the science-based artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer, today revealed the first-of-its-kind satellite-enabled AI solution for oil and gas (O&amp;G) companies that will optimise oil wells' efficiency and productivity.The new solution, the first outcome of the partn

Space42, nybl unveil AI solution to boost efficiency, productivity in oil, gas industry

New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached immovable and movable properties worth Rs 23.54 crore in connection with the misuse of funds in the Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) Siemens project.
The ED's Hyderabad Zonal Office attached these properties under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
According to the ED, the proje

ED attaches Rs23.54 crore assets in Andhra Pradesh Skill Development scam

The billionaire distributed the money to ?fascists? through opposition figure Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan leader has claimedVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accused tech tycoon Elon Musk of "investing" at least $1 billion in inciting violence in the South American country after the presidential election earlier this year.Maduro was declared the winner of the July 28 poll b

Musk spent $1bn on coup attempt Maduro

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Etihad Airways, the UAE's national airline, has announced strong traffic figures for September 2024, marking a successful end to the summer holiday season. The airline welcomed 1.6 million passengers during the month, achieving an impressive average passenger load factor of 88 percent. Antonoaldo Neves, CEO of Etihad Airways, highlighted the company's upward trajectory. "Our pas

13.6m passengers have flown with Etihad so far this year

UAE airline running at 87 percent passenger capacity in 2024

Significant passenger growth for Etihad last month

ATLANTA, Georgia: Delta Air Lines' third-quarter profit dropped to US$971 million, a 26 percent decline compared to last year, as the airline grappled with a global technology outage that caused widespread flight cancellations and signaled a potential slowdown in air travel demand.  The technology failure in July, which grounded 7,000 flights, cost the airline approximately $500 million in losses. Despite

Delta's Q3 profits fell below $1 billion after global tech outage

Due to global tech outage, Delta's Q3 profit suffered a 26% decline

Cancellations after global tech outage send Delta's Q3 profit down

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The National Transportation Safety Board said that a near collision between two aircraft was narrowly averted at Nashville airport last month after air traffic controllers cleared an Alaska Airlines jet to take off after telling pilots of a Southwest Airlines jet to cross the same runway. Pilots of the Alaska Airlines plane aborted their September 12 take-off at Nashville International Airport,

Close call at Nashville airport as 2 planes crossed on same runway

Nashville ATC asked 2 planes to cross each other on same runway: NTSB

Probe finds Nashville ATC sent 2 planes to cross on same runway

NEW YORK CITY, New York: The death of the pilot aboard a Turkish Airlines jetliner headed from Seattle to Istanbul this week forced the copilot to make an emergency landing in New York, an airline official said. Turkish Airlines spokesperson Yahya Ustun said in a statement that at some point after flight 204 took off from Seattle on October 8 night, Pilot Ilcehin Pehlivan, 59, lost consciousness.  Ustun s

Pilot dies on Turkish Airlines flight; aircraft lands in New York

Turkish Airlines bound for Istanbul lands in New York after pilot dies

Turkish Airlines flight lands in New York after pilot dies aboard

OWENTON, Kentucky: A medical helicopter heading to pick up a patient hit a wire and crashed in Kentucky, killing its three crew members, authorities said. Kentucky State Police said in a news release that the crash was reported on October 7 evening in Owenton near state Highway 22. Police identified the victims as Gale Alleman, Bethany Aicken, and James Welsh. A preliminary report from the Federal Aviatio

3 killed when helicopter headed to pick up patient crashes in Kentucky

Three crew members killed when medical helicopter crashed in Kentucky

Medical helicopter picking up patient crashes in Kentucky, killing three

Lufthansa barred more than 120 Orthodox Jewish men from boarding their connecting flight in May 2022The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced a $4 million penalty against German national airline Lufthansa for allegedly discriminating against a group of Jewish passengers.According to a DOT <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/dot-penalizes-lufthansa-4-million

German airline penalized for discriminating against Jewish passengers

(241015) -- DULLES (U.S.), Oct. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An airplane transporting giant pandas arrives at the Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C., the United States, on Oct. 15, 2024. A pair of giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, arrived at Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, after an approximately 19-hour trans-Pacific trip from Sichuan Provin

U.S.-DULLES-DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-GIANT PANDAS-ARRIVAL

New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation has called a high-level meeting on Wednesday following 10 bomb threats received on Monday and Tuesday.
According to the sources, Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu on Monday held a meeting with the Bureau of Civil Aviation, CISF, and other senior officials in airport security over the bomb threats.
Sources in CISF have confirmed that more than 10 

MoCA convenes high-level meeting after over 10 bomb threats target airplanes

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran's foreign ministry summoned Hungary's ambassador on Tuesday to protest against new European Union sanctions on Tehran, and denied Western allegations that it has transferred ballistic missiles to Russia, Iranian state media reported.The EU agreed on Monday to impose sanctions on seven people and seven organizations, including airline Iran Air, for alleged links to Iranian trans

Iran summons Hungarian ambassador, condemns EU and UK sanctions

DUBAI, 15th October, 2024 (WAM) -- The inaugural Aviation Future Week (AFW), organised by Emirates Airline and the Museum of the Future, commenced today, bringing together global aviation leaders, industry experts, and innovators to discuss the future of the industry.Running from 15th-17th October, the event provides a high-powered platform to explore how the future of aviation is being shaped around the passeng

Global aviation leaders gather in Dubai to discuss future of air travel at inaugural Aviation Future Week

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Seventh-seeded Anna Kalinskaya of Russia rallied for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win against Australia's Priscilla Hon on Tuesday in the opening round of the Ningbo Open in China.

Kalinskaya overcame seven double faults and converted seven of 13 break chances to advance in 2 hours and 18 minutes in the only three-set match of the day.

England's Katie Boulter defeated Italy's Sara Errani 6-3, 6

WTA roundup: Anna Kalinskaya rallies at Ningbo Open

New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation has called a high-level meeting on Wednesday after a series of bomb threats received on Monday and Tuesday.
According to the sources, Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu on Monday held a meeting with the Bureau of Civil Aviation, CISF, and other senior officials in airport security over the bomb threats.
Sources in CISF have confirmed that more tha

MoCA calls high-level meeting after series of bomb threats in airplanes

New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): An Air India aircraft from Delhi to Chicago was diverted to an airport in Canada on Tuesday following a bomb threat, according to an airline official.
"Flight AI127 operating from Delhi to Chicago on October 15, 2024, was the subject of a security threat posted online and, as a precautionary measure, has landed at Iqaluit Airport in Canada. The aircraft and passengers are being re-scre

Air India flight from Delhi to Chicago diverted to Canada following bomb threat

The airline has been forced to make costly adjustments to its fleet due to delivery delays, its president has saidThe president of Emirates, one of the world's largest international airlines, has said the carrier will have "serious conversations" with Boeing after the US manufacturing giant announced that its 777X model will be further delayed.Boeing confirmed last week that the first del

Emirates flags &#039;serious talks with Boeing

Banaskantha (Gujarat) [India], October 15 (ANI): Gujarat has thrived in agriculture and allied sectors, largely due to improved irrigation and innovative farming practices.
At the heart of this transformation lies the Sujalam Sufalam Yojana, a visionary initiative launched by Narendra Modi in 2003 during his tenure as Chief Minister.
This ground-breaking scheme was designed to combat water scarcity and revolutionize water

From drought to abundance: Sujalam Sufalam Yojana's success story in Gujarat

New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has removed Spicejet, the budget airline from enhanced surveillance on Tuesday.
A senior DGCA official informed that Spicejet was placed under enhanced surveillance by DGCA on 13th September 2024 in view of the financial constraints being faced by the operator which could potentially affect the discharge of mandatory obligations of aircr

DGCA lifts enhanced SpiceJet surveillance

New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): India and Canada have been dealing with an unprecedented diplomatic crisis after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged that Indian government agents were involved in the killing of Nijjar in Canada. India has rejected Canada's allegations, terming it "absurd" and "politically motivated."On Monday, Canada expelled six Indian diplomats and consular officials in connection with a

India-Canada ties hit new low after expulsion of diplomats: Timeline of events on how relations turned sour

New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): Noida International Airport (NIA) has successfully completed the calibration of the Instrument Landing System (ILS) and Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) on Monday.
In a statement, the airport informed that a Beech King Air 360ER from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) began the calibration process on October 10, with the process concluding on Monday.
The calibration, carried

Noida airport successfully completes calibration flight to test navigation system

Mongolia declared itself a "people's republic" 100 years ago on November 26, 1924. But despite the name of its capital city remaining Ulan Bator (Red Hero), the country's Soviet-linked past has been widely described as "forgotten."Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev (center left) marks 50 years of the Mongolian People's Republic alongside Mongolia's communist leader Yumjaagiin Tsedenb

Mongolia, The Forgotten Soviet Satellite

New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre and others on a plea against unauthorised constructions and encroachments on the riverbeds, floodplains and catchments of all rivers.
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra sought a response from the Environment Ministry, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Centr

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