By Supantha Mukherjee and Martin Coulter STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) – Top artificial intelligence (AI) executives including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday joined experts and professors in raising the “risk of extinction from AI”, which they urged policymakers to equate at par with risks posed by pandemics and nuclear war. “Mitigating the risk of extinction from…
By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) -Three more insurance companies including Tokio Marine have left a United Nations-backed net-zero climate alliance, leaving the group with about half the number of members it counted two months ago as insurers take fright at U.S. political pressure. Some Republican politicians have mounted a campaign against financial institutions collaborating to…
By Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) – State Farm said it would stop selling new insurance policies to homeowners in California, exacerbating troubles for thousands in the wildfire-prone state, who are already feeling the heat with coverage getting costlier or harder to come by. State Farm General Insurance Company – State Farm’s provider of homeowners insurance…
By Steve Scherer and Nia Williams (Reuters) -Alberta’s election of conservative leader Danielle Smith puts her on a collision course with Canada’s Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over climate policies that she claims will undermine the province’s massive fossil fuel industry. Smith, leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP), defeated left-leaning New Democratic Rachel Notley…
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating a California unit of oil refiner PBF Energy Inc over a November emissions release, the company said. PBF Energy’s Martinez refinery emitted a “powdery substance” later determined to be spent catalysts used in the refining process last Nov. 24 and 25 and had…
By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) -Lloyd’s of London became the sixth organisation to quit a net-zero alliance for insurers within 36 hours on Friday, as a U.N.-backed coalition of financial groups warned about the fallout of “political attacks” on insurers in the United States. Lloyd’s joined Australia’s QBE Insurance in withdrawing from the Net-Zero Insurance…
By Eric Martyn and Kanishka Singh HALIFAX (Reuters) – A wildfire in the eastern Canadian city of Halifax led to mandatory evacuation orders for thousands of homes, and officials said residents will not be not allowed to return until advised by municipal authorities. Halifax Mayor Mike Savage said the evacuations impacted about 18,000 people. The…
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Search and rescue teams working throughout the night rescued an eighth victim from an apartment building that collapsed in Davenport, Iowa, officials said on Monday. The city’s mayor and fire chief told reporters they believe the incident will end without any fatalities. A center section of the six-story building with…
(Reuters) – The eastern Canadian city of Halifax declared a state of local emergency late on Sunday after a wildfire caused evacuations and power outages, with authorities shutting several schools in the affected area. The Halifax Regional Municipality has set up temporary accommodation for people fleeing the fire, and reminded residents in early on Monday…
By Valentyn Ogirenko and Gleb Garanich KYIV (Reuters) -Russia unleashed waves of air strikes on Kyiv overnight in what officials said was the largest drone attack of the city but crowds poured into the streets later on Sunday to celebrate the anniversary of the Ukrainian capital’s founding. Ukrainian military said it had downed 58 of…
