Bayern, Mbappé and Liverpool shine as new UCL 'league phase' kicks off

European football’s most coveted competition debuted its new format on Tuesday, foregoing its classic ‘group stage’ games for a giant league compromised of all 36 teams. Bayern Munich scored a record-breaking nine goals against Dinamo Zagreb and Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé registered his first for the reigning champions, while both Liverpool and newcomers Aston Villa … Read more

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria projected to kill 39 million by 2050, report says

Bacterial illnesses resistant to available antibiotic medicines will cause more than 39 million deaths worldwide over the next 25 years and indirectly contribute to an additional 169 million deaths, according to a forecast published on Monday. FRANCE24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks to Ben Cooper, Professor of Epidemiology at the Centre for Global Health Research at Oxford … Read more

IS2 promises supercharged commercial schemes distribution

IS2 has launched an API enabled hosted pricing solution, staking a claim for a commercial lines schemes first. The software specialists set out the offering enables commercial insurers and managing general agents to boost schemes distribution and maximise efficiency. It argued that while similar approaches have been in place for a while in the personal … Read more