Olympic Builders Fed Porridge to Stop Worksite Accidents Porridge. Breakfast of champions? Olympic organizers gave construction workers working on the Olympic village discounted porridge breakfasts to keep their... Read More
31 Dead, Dozens Missing in Bangladesh Ferry Crash A ferry packed with about 200 people collided with a cargo boat and capsized in a Bangladeshi river Tuesday, killing... Read More
UK Homeowners Warned of Drought Risks The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is urging homeowners not to worry unnecessarily, but to be aware of the ongoing... Read More
Older Nuclear Plants Pose Safety Challenge: U.N. Report Eighty percent of the world’s nuclear power plants are more than 20 years old, which could impact safety, a draft... Read More
Australia Insurers Designate Flood Catastrophe Zone The Insurance Council of Australia has declared widespread areas of New South Wales and Victoria a formal catastrophe zone. The... Read More
14 Construction Workers Killed in Fire in Turkey An official in Istanbul says 14 construction workers have died in a fire in the Turkish city. Necmi Kadioglu, the... Read More
Van Bakel Appointed COO of Crawford’s Canadian Operations Pat Van Bakel has been appointed to the position of chief operating officer, Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc., the organization... Read More
Peru Fire Destroys $100M in School Materials A fire at Peru’s main state educational materials warehouse destroyed a half million textbooks, 61,000 laptop computers and 6,000 solar... Read More
Canada’s Nik Zoricic Dies After Skicross Cash A Canadian racer died in a World Cup skicross event Saturday, tumbling through safety nets in what ski authorities called... Read More
Fire at Bangkok High-Rise Hotel Kills 1 Foreigner A fire at a high-rise hotel in Bangkok’s main tourist district sent smoke billowing through the upper floors, killing at... Read More