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Interpol issues notices over Lebanon s massive port blast
Interpol has issued a wanted notice for two Russians and a Portuguese man over explosive material that had been shipped to Beirut and stored at the cityâs port for six years until it exploded in August
ByThe Associated Press
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The Associated Press
FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2020 file photo, smoke rises after an explosion the day before at the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon. The Court of Cassation in Lebanon ruled Monday Jan. 11, 2021, that the prosecutor investigating last yearâs massive explosion at the Beirut port that killed dozens and injured thousands can resume his work. The ruling Monday comes after a three-week pause following legal challenges to Judge Fadi Sawwan s authority. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
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Hurricane Electric Expands Globally With Digital Realty to Help Customers Overcome Data Gravity Barriers With PlatformDIGITAL®
January 12, 2021 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 12, 2021
Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv4 and IPv6-native Internet backbone, today announced that it will provide new high-speed IP transit for Digital Realty’s data centers in nine major global metros. The collaboration expands the global reach of PlatformDIGITAL®, Digital Realty’s global data center platform which is purpose-designed to enable customers to scale digital business.
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Hurricane Electric has established points of presence (PoPs) at Digital Realty facilities in key global metros: Amsterdam, Ashburn, Dallas, Frankfurt, London, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and Zagreb, Croatia. According to Digital Realty’s Data Gravity Index DGx™ report, which uncovers the i
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Flow Insurance Launches Flood Comparative Rater with ClarionDoor
ClarionDoor, LLCJanuary 12, 2021 GMT
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Jan. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Flooding has arguably become one of the most devastating natural disasters, impacting millions of homes and businesses every year. Changing climate and extending flood zones have potentially placed more homes at risk without the knowledge of insurers or policyholders. To meet the increased need for accurate flood coverages, Flow Insurance Services (Flow), a California-based, Lloyds coverholder and program manager, has launched both a private residential and a commercial flood comparative rater, FlowRater, on ClarionDoor.
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RCMP Launches Criminal Investigation into COVID-19 Death at Cargill
January 12, 2021 GMT
BURNABY, British Columbia (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 12, 2021
The United Steelworkers (USW) commends the RCMP for launching a criminal investigation into the workplace-related COVID-19 death at the Cargill meat processing plant in High River, Alta.
In April 2020, the USW called for a criminal investigation into the death and the reported infection of nearly 1,000 workers at the Cargill plant.
“The events leading up to the death of a worker at the Cargill meat processing plant are inexcusable and must be investigated through a criminal lens,” said USW Western Canada Director Stephen Hunt.