Department of Meteorology and Hydrology: Flood Warning, Issued at 13:00 hrs M.S.T on 11-7-2020
According to the (12:30) hrs M.S.T observation today, the water level of Ayeyarwady River at Shwegu is observed as about (2½) feet below its danger level. It may exceed its danger level during the next (2) days. It is especially advised to the people who settle near the river banks and low lying areas at […]
Aviation Week Network’s MRO Series Goes Virtual this Fall With MRO Asia-Pacific and MRO TransAtlantic
NEW YORK, July 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aviation Week Network today announced the move to virtual platforms for MRO Americas, MRO Asia-Pacific and MRO Europe, making the difficult decision not to hold these as in person events in 2020. Originally scheduled to take place in Dallas, Texas, September 1-3; Singapore, September 22-24; and Barcelona, […]
Woman Allegedly Assaulted by Myanmar Soldiers in Rakhine Files Complaint With Police
A grandmother from a village in Myanmar’s volatile Rakhine state has filed a rape complaint against three Myanmar Army soldiers she accused of assaulting her last month, people assisting her with the charges said. The 36-year-old mother of four children woman told police that she was repeatedly raped at gunpoint by the soldiers during an […]
Myanmar Team Probing Jade Mine Disaster Disappoints Local Villagers
A Myanmar government team sent to the jade-rich Hpakant area of Kachin state to investigate a deadly mine landslide barely sought local input during a brief tour of the disaster zone, disappointed residents said Monday. Heavy rains caused piles of loose dirt and rubble to collapse on July 2, killing at least 200 scavengers looking […]
US Small Businesses Reinvent Themselves to Survive
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA – Small business owners in the United States are wondering how to preserve their companies as the coronavirus pandemic tightens its grip. Reinvention may hold the key. The U.S. Congress passed a measure to provide billions of dollars in relief packages to help small businesses stay afloat. But even with that assistance, “Many […]
Asian Markets Begin Week on Upswing
Asian markets were rising Monday thanks to investors’ continued optimism over a post-pandemic recovery. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei index closed 2.2 percent higher. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was trading 0.5 percent higher in late afternoon trading, and the Shanghai Composite was up 1.7 percent. In Australia, the S&P/ASX index was trading 0.8 percent higher. The […]
Women, Children Suffer as Health Care Resources Go to Fight COVID
WASHINGTON – The coronavirus pandemic has caused more than half a million deaths so far in its sweep around the world. What isn’t included in this figure is the impact on the health of mothers and children who don’t have the virus but are suffering. For a real-life example of this situation, go to Nairobi […]
Subways Sparkle, But Does Cleaning Decrease COVID-19 Risk?
NEW YORK – Mass transit systems around the world have taken unprecedented — and expensive — steps to curb the spread of the coronavirus, including New York shutting down its subways overnight and testing powerful ultraviolet lamps to disinfect seats, poles and floors. The cleaning measures produced something commuters have not seen in a […]
CNA Transitions to AIR Worldwide as its Primary Catastrophe Risk Management Platform
Boston, July 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide announced that CNA has transitioned to AIR’s Touchstone solution as its primary catastrophe risk modeling platform. AIR Worldwide is a Verisk (Nasdaq:VRSK) business. “We are excited to leverage AIR’s powerful catastrophe modeling solution to support our multiple lines of business during the underwriting […]