ZURICH, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization on Monday called for an end to attacks on hospitals in Gaza after Israel struck one and raided another in the past few days. Hospitals in Gaza have once again become battlegrounds and the health system is under severe threat, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a...

LONDON (Reuters) - Global property catastrophe reinsurance rates will fall 5% to 15% on Jan. 1 for books of businesses which have not suffered losses, reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter said on Monday, as the market becomes more competitive after years of rate rises. Reinsurers insure the insurers, and have raised prices and excluded some business in recent years following increased...

Dec 30 (Reuters) - Ukraine's leading mobile operator Kyivstar has signed an agreement with Starlink to introduce direct-to-cell satellite connectivity in the country, Kyivstar's parent company VEON said on Monday. Direct-to-cell services are connected to satellites that can beam phone signals from space directly to smartphones. Ukraine will be one of the first countries in the world where Starlink will...

03:15 AM EST, 12/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with Skechers' response in the fourth paragraph.) Skechers U.S.A (SKX) and LL Bean agreed to a settlement in which LL Bean agreed to stop selling shoes which allegedly infringed on Skechers' designs, Reuters reported late Thursday, citing court documents. Skechers accused the privately held outdoor clothing and gear company in a lawsuit...