Discovery says its target market in South Africa was hit much harder by the second wave of Covid-19 infections.The company has bulked up Covid-19 provisions for its life business.The group has also modelled the potential of the third wave, which shows that expected deaths could climb to 92 500 if there are super spreader events before people are vaccin

Discovery forecasts possibility of deadlier third wave

New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): Despite pandemic challenges, India saw the second-best year for fintech funding and attracted 2.7 billion dollars in investment last year, the second highest amount ever next to 2019's peak of 3.5 billion dollars, professional services firm KPMG said on Thursday.
Payments remained the hottest area of investment followed by insurtech and wealthtech, it said in a report titled 'Pulse of

India sees second-best year for fintech funding: KPMG

Kyrgyzstan appears to be gearing up for a fresh assault on its largest private investor - the operator of the gargantuan Kumtor gold mine.The prospects for this campaign look uncertain.Earlier this month parliament announced it was forming a 12-member commission to take one more look at whether Canada-headquartered Centerra Gold's is living up to prior government-mandated commitments on how it runs the mi

Kyrgyzstan: Kumtor&#039;s fate uncertain once more

New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has approved the acquisition of up to 12 per cent stake in Max Life Insurance Company by Axis Bank and its subsidiaries Axis Capital and Axis Securities.
The IRDAI approval was an integral step in this long-awaited joint venture transaction which was first announced in April 2020.
As per the proposed transaction, Axis enti

IRDAI approves Axis entities' stake acquisition in Max Life

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], February 25 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday assured that every family will get an insurance benefit of Rs 5 lakhs under the Universal Healthcare scheme in the state.
"Every family will get an insurance benefit of Rs 5 lakhs under Universal Healthcare scheme. Those covered under Ayushman Bharat Mahatma Gandhi Rajasthan Swasthya Bima Yojana along with contract workers an

Insurance benefit of Rs 5 lakhs under UHS in state: Gehlot

Anton Khudobin recorded 43 saves as the visiting Dallas Stars snapped a six-game losing skid with a 3-0 victory over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday in Sunrise, Fla.

John Klingberg scored early in the first period and fellow defenseman Esa Lindell and Joel Kiviranta also tallied as Dallas halted an 0-3-3 stretch.

However, it was Khudobin who shined brightest with another strong effort after stopping 49 of 51 shots in 

Anton Khudobin makes 43 saves as Stars stun Panthers

Puerto Rico, February 24 (ANI): India's veteran star Arjun Atwal, who has been preoccupied with his father's health issues, will see action for the first time in nearly four months when he tees up at the Puerto Rico Open starting on Thursday.
He will be joined by Anirban Lahiri, who last featured on the PGA Tour three weeks ago at the Farmers Insurance Open. The two last played at the same event in Bermuda, a holiday isle

Golfer Arjun Atwal will play for Dad and Tiger Woods

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): BSE and NSE listed, Share India Securities Ltd., a tech-based financial conglomerate which specializes in latency based trading platform, has approved dividend distribution policy from FY21 onwards.
As per policy SISL will make regular payment of at least 12 per cent of lower standalone/consolidated profit after tax (PAT).
Share India also acknowledges the role of 

Share India Securities Ltd. approves dividend distribution

STA. ROSA, Nueva Ecija, Pebrero 24 (PIA) -- Tututukan ng Department of Agrarian Reform o DAR ang implementasyon ng Support for Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling o SPLIT Project.Ipinahayag mismo ni DAR Secretary John Castriciones sa kamakailang pagbisita sa lalawigan na isa ang SPLIT Project sa mga kasalukuyang isinusulong ng kagawaran na ang layunin ay paghiwa-hiwalayin o magkaroon ng kani-kaniyang t

Tagalog News: DAR, tututukan ang implementasyon ng SPLIT Project

In his Budget speech on Wednesday, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said while the government would continue with job support programmes, the country's lacklustre growth is expected to persist for some time. Half of the workers who lost jobs in April 2020 due to lockdown restrictions remained unemployed by October. The Competition Commission is working on

It&#039;s as bad as they say: Mboweni&#039;s budget acknowledges jobs crisis

Minister Mboweni told Members of Parliament that there were improvements in the fiscal outlook but said now was not the time for complacency. According to the Budget Review, debt-service costs were higher than the 2020 Budget estimates by R3.6 billion in the 2020-21 financial year. The Budget Review expects debt-service costs to continue their increase

We are not made of money, Mboweni warns MPs on debt

Government will prioritise the rolling out of Covid-19 vaccines to save lives and support the reopening of the economy, Treasury says.Government estimates total funding for vaccines could come to R19.3 billion - this will be funded through budget allocations, and possible withdrawals from the contingency reserve and emergency allocations.Vaccines will 

Treasury to spend R19.3bn buying Covid-19 vaccines

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 23 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday slammed BJP-led central government and LDF government in Kerala and said the party will come up with the "people's manifesto" for the forthcoming assembly which will reflect the voice of the residents of the state.
Addressing an event on the conclusion of 'Aishwarya Kerala Yatra', the Congress leader indicated that the manifest

Rahul Gandhi promises 'people's manifesto' for Kerala polls

Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): Young novice drivers who talk on hand-held smartphones while driving are also likely to drive while under the influence of drink or drugs, according to researchers at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software.
The study "Smartphone Use While Driving: An Investigation of Young Novice Driver (YND) Behaviour," also found that speaking on a hand-held phone is strongl

Study on novice drivers who talk on hand held smartphones

LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS, Pebrero 22 (PIA) -- Pinababa ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas o BSP ang policy rate sa bansa sa dalawang porsyento upang matiyak na makautang nang mura ang mga micro, small and medium enterprises o MSMEs, mga nasa pagsasaka at mga industriya.Ayon kay BSP Cabanatuan Branch Bank Officer II Rodora Teresa Openiano, ito na ang pinakamababang policy rate sa kasaysayan.Mahihikayat aniya nito an

Tagalog News: Murang pautang, tiniyak ng BSP

Craig Kelly, one of the proudest and most vocal climate change deniers in Federal Parliament, has left the Liberal Party to become an independent MP.The move comes a few weeks after he received a <a href="https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/scott-morrison-on-the-fence-over-craig-kellys-covi

Climate denier Craig Kelly resigns from the Liberal Party

Darin Gantt CHARLOTTE - With one of their regular pass-catchers heading into the free agent market next month, the Panthers held onto some of their depth at the position.The Panthers signed wide receivers Brandon Zylstra and Keith Kirkwood to one-year deals Monday. They were both scheduled to be restricted free agents.Zylstra, 27, played in every game and caught three passes for 35 yards last seaso

Panthers bring back two wide receivers

 The Packers like having multiple options in their backfield Wes Hodkiewicz Steve from Whitby, Ontario, CanadaWes, did you know J.J. Watt is a free agent? Welcome back and hope you enjoyed your holiday!!On second thought, is it too late to extend my PTO for another week, Duke?Benjamin from Bear, DEI like AJ Dillon and what he brings to the Packers' run game, but with 

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FRANKFURT, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- German stocks rose on Wednesday, with the benchmark DAX index up 111.19 points, or 0.80 percent, to close at 13,976.00 points. Aircraft engine manufacturer MTU Aero won the most among the blue chips, with its shares up 5.96 percent. Multinational building materials company HeidelbergCement and multinational chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer gained 3.40 percent and 3.32 perc

German shares close 0.80 pct higher

OTTAWA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Canada's corporations reported a rise of 7.9 percent before taxes in net income to 82.5 billion Canadian dollars in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to Statistics Canada on Wednesday. Operating revenues rose 1.8 percent to 1,080.4 billion Canadian dollars in the fourth quarter. The net income before taxes in the non-financial sector jumped 12.8 percent to 53.2 billion Cana

Net income of Canadian corporations rises in Q4 2020

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Shares of state-owned oil company Petrobras fell 22 percent on Monday, wiping out $13 billion in market value.In response, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro complained about the company's pricing policies, as he replaced the company's market-friendly CEO, Roberto Castello Branco, with retired army general Joaquim Silva e Luna.After a series of analyst downgrades, the selloff acce

Brazil's Petrobras shares fall 22%, losses placed at $13 billion

As stocks fall, Brazil's Bolsonaro calls for more government intervent

As Brazil's Petrobras oil drops, stocks, bonds also tumble

Oil prices climbed again on Tuesday after a jump in the morning session, holding near a 13-month high, due to the slow return of U.S. crude output impacted by freezing winter conditions in Texas that forced the shutdown of crude production last week. Shale oil producers in the southern United States are expected to need at least a fortnight to fully restart the more than 2 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude 

Oil prices spiral upwards as U.S. output scrambles to restart

Halt to Texas oil causes Brent to jump 28 cents

Texas recovering from freezing winter, looks to begin pumping oil

By Shailesh YadavDibrugarh (Assam) [India], February 24 (ANI): Petroleum, Natural Gas and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday explained why the North-eastern Region (NER) which includes Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim are important for oil and gas sector of the country.
He also explained why the Modi government is spending Rs 1.30 lakh crore in NER, under the 

Minister explains why NER are important for petrol

Moscow [Russia], February 24 (ANI): Amid the fast-changing geopolitics, India is pushing to bolster its economic presence in the Russian Far East to counterbalance Beijing's influence, reported Nikkei Asia.
Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla spent two days last week in Moscow, where he met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and other senior officials.
As he later told an audience of students at the elite Russian 

India to expand its economic presence in Russia's Far East

Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): The US and Canada will align policies and goals to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, said US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) during his first bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
At the virtual meet, President Biden said, "We're launching a high-level climate ambition ministerial and to align our policies and our goals and to achieve net-zero emis

US, Canada aim to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050

CHICAGO, Illinois - After engine parts fell onto a residential neighborhood in Denver, USA this weekend, Boeing Co. has recommended that airlines temporarily ground 777 aircraft using that engine.The protective outer covering on a Pratt and Whitney PW4000 engine fell to the ground from the United Airlines 777 on Saturday.Boeing officials noted that 69 777 jets are currently in service, while 59 are in sto

Boeing urges grounding some 777s after engine burns during USA flight

Pratt & Whitney engine parts fall from United 777 during US flight

Engine parts from 777 fall over Denver, bringing more woes for United

New Delhi (India), February 25 (ANI): Delhi Jal Board chairman Raghav Chadha on Thursday said that the national capital will face a water crisis if the Central government stops the water flow by closing the Nangal Hydel channel.
"In summer the water consumption in Delhi has increased, but the Central government is going to stop the water of Beas river for a month by closing the Nangal Hydel Channel. This will reduce 232 m

Delhi Jal Board asks Centre to not stop water release

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 25 (ANI): LT Technology Services (LTTS) said on Thursday it has been selected by Airbus to provide technology and digital engineering solutions for its Skywise platform.
With more than 130 airlines around the world already connected to Skywise, the platform is playing an important part in enabling and accelerating digital transformation of the aviation sector as a whole.
LTTS will s

LTTS selected by Airbus for Skywise Partner Programme

New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): In the wake of a sudden rise of coronavirus cases, Air India Express on Thursday rolled out new guidelines for the passengers travelling to India making it mandatory for them to submit a valid negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test report on the website prior to their departure.
It has also stated that the travellers are required to take coronavirus screening test "not more than 72 hours befor

COVID-19 negative report mandatory for passengers

Geneva [Switzerland], February 25 (ANI): Global airlines could lose as much as 95 billion dollars this year, according to a new analysis by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
The estimates for cash burn by airline industry may range between 75 billion dollars to 95 billion dollars from a previously anticipated 48 billion dollars, it said.
Previous forecasts from the industry body showed that airlines coul

Airlines to lose up to $95 billion this year: IATA

Alathur (Kerala) [India], February 25 (ANI): Kerala Congress MP Ramya Haridas on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to conduct an RT-PCR test of all international air travellers arriving at the airports in India free of cost.
"The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare gives directions that all the passengers arriving at the airports in India should do the RT-PCR test compulsorily. This will a

COVID: Cong MP writes to PM Modi on international travel

Washington [US], February 25 (ANI): Only days before a dramatic engine failure on a United Airlines flight, federal regulators had met about requiring more frequent inspections of the same type of engine, CNN reported citing the source.
On Saturday (local time), United Airlines Flight 328 made an emergency landing in Denver when its right Pratt and Whitney PW4000 series engine failed with a loud bang only minutes after ta

FAA discuss engine inspections before Denver incident

The DA says the ANC government has gone too far with regard to name changes.The party says the ANC sidelined submissions from the public, rejecting 139 objections.The DA says the government is simply engaging in a box-ticking exercise under the guise of 'transformation'. After Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa ga

Eastern Cape name changes: &#039;The ANC has gone too far&#039;, says DA

New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Noting that the government focus should on people's welfare and development schemes and it has "no business to be in business", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the government is going ahead with the mantra of "monetise and modernise" and decisions related to asset monetisation and privatisation will help in empowering citizens.
Addressing a webinar on the implementation

Decisions on asset monetisation will help citizens: PM

 WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Tuesday it was ordering immediate inspections of Boeing 777-200 planes with Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines before further flights after an engine failed on a United flight on Saturday.Operators must conduct a thermal acoustic image inspection of the large titanium fan blades located at the front of each engine, the FAA said.The National Trans

FAA Orders Immediate Inspections of Some Boeing 777 Engines

The FAA ordered more detailed inspection of the Pratt & Whitney engines on Boeing 777 aeroplanes.Metal fatigue was identified as the reason the engine failed in an incident over Denver.Metal debris was scattered over a Denver suburb.US regulators on Tuesday ordered inspections of certain Pratt & Whitney airplane motors after a

US orders deeper inspections of some plane engines

On Monday the fight departed from Dubai to Los Angeles with a fully vaccinated crew.To date, 26 000 employees have received both doses of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Sinopharm vaccines.The airline group has vaccination centres that have been running 12 hours a day, every day of the week. On Monday Emirates became one of the 

Emirates first flight with fully vaccinated crew takes off

European stock markets slumped Tuesday after a positive start.After stock market gains across most of Asia, European indices proceeded to tumble, with Frankfurt's DAX 30 index leading the way.Eurozone inflation was confirmed at 0.9% in January compared with a reading of minus 0.3% in December, adding to concerns that price increases are picking up spee

European stocks extend losses, bitcoin tumbles

JOB FAIR. Job applicants wait for their turn to be called before proceeding to the participating locators of the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority in today's job fair. (Photo courtesy of CEZA) SANTA ANA, Cagayan, Feb. 23 (PIA) - - -Around 200 job seekers from nearby municipalities and local residents of Santa Ana trooped to the Municipal Gymnasium here for the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) An

Local jobs up for grabs at CEZA job fair

British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says Boeing 777 aircraft with engines like the one that caught fire on a U.S. jet over the weekend will be temporarily banned from Britain.The announcement Monday comes two days after United Airlines Flight 328 suffered the engine failure shortly after leaving Denver International Airport, in Colorado, en route to Honolulu, Hawaii. Large chunks of debris rained onto the n

Britain Bans Boeing Aircraft Model that Caught Fire in US

A Turkish court has convicted an executive and two pilots of a small airline on charges of 'migrant smuggling' for their roles in businessman Carlos Ghosn's spectacular evacuation from Japan, where the former Renault-Nissan chair faced charges of financial misdeeds, to his mansion in Lebanon.On Wednesday, the Istanbul court sentenced the executive and two pilots of Turkish airline MNG on them to four years and t

Turkish court jails three for helping Carlos Ghosn escape from Japan

France will apply a localised lockdown over the next two weekends in coastal areas of its southeastern Alpes-Maritimes department, Prefect Bernard Gonzalez announced on Monday. He said monitoring at airports and at the Italian border would also be stepped up and the Covid-19 vaccination campaign accelerated in the department, hard-hit by a surge of infections.The department, which includes the French Riviera cit

Weekend lockdown imposed along French Riviera to stem Covid-19 surge

NATO recently commissioned a report on the future of NATO from ten experts appointed by the Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg. It opens with congratulations to themselves, as according to the authors, NATO is the 'most successful alliance in history'. I guess it depends on how you define 'success'. Provoking conflict by expansion? Not short on arrogance, the report claims that it is 'indispensable' with its 'peace en

NATO 2030 United for a New Era

There are weather warnings for strong winds and heavy rain tomorrow. Travel delays, power cuts, spray and large waves in costal areas, flooding, and fallen trees are a possibility. It might be useful to take note of the Flooding Incident Line number - 0300 2000 100.Weather warningThe Met Office has sent out weather warnings for strong

Strong winds and heavy rain warnings - information and advice

WASHINGTON -- International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Wednesday urged governments to take strong policy actions to prevent the dangerous divergence between and within countries when climbing out of the COVID-19 pandemic. "Most of the world is facing a slow rollout of vaccines even as new virus mutations are spreading -- and the prospects for recovery are diverging dangerously across

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