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A backlash is brewing in France’s culinary world over the Duplomb law, which reauthorises a banned pesticide. Michelin-starred chefs, school canteen cooks, bistro owners and farmer-restaurateur collectives have spoken out, accusing lawmakers of endangering health, biodiversity and food quality. Source link
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will press Donald Trump on ending “the unspeakable suffering” in Gaza, and also talk trade, when they meet July 28 at the US president’s golf resort in Scotland, Downing Street said. The talks will come a day after the US and the European Union reached a landmark deal to end … Read more
Perils, a Zurich-based organisation providing industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, has raised its estimate for the insurance market loss from windstorm Éowyn to €747m (£650.27m), from €696m previously. Windstorm Éowyn mainly affected the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the Central Belt of Scotland from 24–25 January 2025, with a record-breaking wind gust of 185 km/h … Read more
MS Amlin has named Christiern Dart, previously group chief underwriting officer at Brit, as CEO to succeed Andrew Carrier. Carrier, who is retiring from the role after three years as CEO, will stay with MS Amlin until the end of the year and then within the wider Mitsui Sumitomo group as an executive officer. Dart, … Read more
The UAE has leapfrogged the UK in the fintech market rankings, following a $2bn investment by Abu Dhabi’s MGX in cryptocurrency exchange Binance. This is the first time the UK has lost second spot, and comes at a time when global investment in fintech grew 6% to $24bn during the first six months of … Read more