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As German Gas Rationing Looms, Industry Begs Exemptions
Date: August 9, 2022
By Tom Käckenhoff, Vera Eckert and Christoph Steitz DUESSELDORF/FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) -Germany’s network regulator, which would be in charge of gas rationing in the event of a supply emergency, has received scores of exemption requests from across industry, reflecting fears of potential production cuts and subsequent losses. Germany is at phase two of a three-stage...
Ukraine’s Nuclear Chief Calls for Military-Free Zone at Zaporizhzhia Plant
Date: August 8, 2022
By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) -The head of Ukraine’s state nuclear power company Energoatom called on Monday for the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to be made a military-free zone, warning of the risk of a Chernobyl-style nuclear disaster after the site was hit by shelling. He called for a team of peacekeepers to be deployed...
Moscow, Kyiv Exchange Accusations After Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Shelled
Date: August 5, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry on Friday accused Ukrainian forces of shelling the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the biggest in Europe, saying a leak of radiation had been avoided only by luck. It said that as a result, the generating capacity of one unit had been reduced and power supply to another had been...
Firefighters Battle Out-Of-Control Blaze at Berlin Ammunitions Dump
Date: August 4, 2022
BERLIN (Reuters) – More than 100 firefighters battled on Thursday to contain a fire that triggered explosions and burned out of control after it broke out at an ammunitions dump in western Berlin, officials said. The fire service set up a perimeter zone 1,000 metres (0.6 miles) from the centre of the blaze, which it...
Solving the Scope 3 Emissions Conundrum
Date: August 3, 2022
By Sudalaimuthu Gurusamy, Domain Consultant with the Risk Management practice of the Banking and Financial Services (BFS) business unit at Tata Consultancy Services Executive Summary Given that climate change is one of the biggest risks facing the real economy as well as the financial industry, there is an urgent need to measure and manage this...
Ransomware Attackers: How Can the Finance Sector Mitigate the Risks Ransomware Poses?
Date: August 3, 2022
By Paul Prudhomme, Head of Threat Intelligence Advisory at Rapid7 Ransomware poses a significant challenge for security teams in the financial sector. Rapid7 has been keeping a close eye on the trending escalation in this threat. It is well-known that ransomware gangs do not target sectors on a whim, but that their attacks are highly...