As insurers face hefty pandemic losses, newcomers see chance to step in

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[caption id="attachment_4737" align="alignnone" width="880"] The Lloyd's of London building in the City of London financial district in London, Britain, Feb 1, 2018. [/caption] LONDON: Commercial...

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China opens Hong Kong security agency headquarters; city’s leader hails ‘historic moment’

July 7, 2020July 8, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4632" align="alignnone" width="884"] Guests drive past barriers near the Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong after its...

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North Korea’s Kim ordered to pay damages to Seoul prisoners of war

July 7, 2020July 8, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4622" align="alignnone" width="891"] FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks as he takes part in a meeting of the Political Bureau of...

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Scientists warn of potential wave of COVID-linked brain damage

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4562" align="alignnone" width="902"] FILE PHOTO: Medical workers treat a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient at the United Memorial Medical Center's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) intensive care...

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US COVID-19 cases hit 3 million, stoking fears of overwhelmed hospitals

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4565" align="alignnone" width="891"] FILE PHOTO: A United States Postal Service (USPS) worker works in the rain in New York City on Apr 13, 2020....

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WHO acknowledges ‘evidence emerging’ of airborne spread of COVID-19

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4559" align="alignnone" width="843"] Workers wearing face-masks walk past an information board on social distancing as they travel through the Waterloo Station during the morning...

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Japanese rafters paddle against the floods amid torrential Kyushu rains

July 6, 2020July 7, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4462" align="alignnone" width="923"] Raft was often the only way to reach stranded people. [/caption] TOKYO: When torrential rain flooded his scenic neighbourhood in western...

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US says foreign students whose classes move online cannot stay

July 6, 2020July 7, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4422" align="alignnone" width="947"] File photo of students walking on campus at Princeton University on Feb 4, 2020 in Princeton, New Jersey. [/caption] WASHINGTON, DC:...

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WHO reviewing report on airborne spread of coronavirus

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4400" align="alignnone" width="967"] The World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland. [/caption] GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) is reviewing a report urging it...

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US health official Fauci says COVID-19 outbreak is ‘serious situation’

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4405" align="alignnone" width="840"] FILE PHOTO: Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases. [/caption] NEW YORK: US health official...