Chinese Company That Sparked Fears of Financial Contagion Falls Into Bankruptcy

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 5, 2024 7:12 am ET China’s Zhongzhi Enterprise Group has declared bankruptcy, following a calamitous year in which it sparked fears that the world’s second-largest economy was…

Cancer spread could be sparked by ‘forever chemicals’, study finds

[ad_1] Multiple studies have already associated PFAS with higher rates of cancers, including kidney, prostate and breast cancer. ADVERTISEMENT ‘Forever chemicals’ present in UK tap water and hundreds of other…

Saola-related rainstorm sparked Hong Kong’s second-highest insurance claims

[ad_1] The September rainstorm, which Hong Kong officials described as a “once-in-500-years” event, left one person dead and 117 injured, with many cars, shopping centres and properties damaged by flooding.…

Planned EU laws on child sexual abuse have sparked a privacy row. Why?

[ad_1] Some have argued the proposed EU law could usher in mass surveillance in the bloc through the scanning of all communications, including encrypted messages. ADVERTISEMENT Rhiannon was just thirteen…

Instacart’s IPO filing sparked an online spat between cloud rivals Snowflake and Databricks

[ad_1] A banner for Snowflake Inc. is displayed at the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate the company’s initial public offering, Sept. 16, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Buried on…

U.K. air traffic control says it has fixed a technical problem that sparked delays and cancellations

[ad_1] Published Aug. 28, 2023 9:08 a.m. ET Updated Aug. 28, 2023 11:18 a.m. ET Passengers arrive at the Heathrow Airport, in London Saturday, May 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)…

A heinous rape in Italy sparked calls to introduce chemical castration

[ad_1] The treatment is already allowed on a voluntary basis in several EU countries, but only in Poland is it currently compulsory for rapists and child sex abusers. Following a…

Officials: Wood products close to heat sparked Sable Street fire

[ad_1] News Photo by Steve Schulwitz Firefighters from the Alpena Fire Department prepare to enter a burning building on Sable Street on Thursday. The fire was reported…

France suffers fifth night of rioting sparked by killing of teenager

[ad_1] Receive free France updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest France news every morning. The French government said rioting and looting had calmed…

‘UK’s youngest self-made billionaire’ shares how food poisoning sparked business

[ad_1] Johnny Boufarhat’s start-up business is now worth a whopping £1.7billion – and was launched from his girlfriend’s flat while the 29-year-old recovered from a bad bout of food poisoning…