Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Justice Dept requests Jan 6 committee transcripts -panel chair
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice asked the House of Representatives committee investigating last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol to turn over some transcrip...
May 17, 2022
Pollution killing 9 million people a year, Africa hardest hit – study
By Gloria Dickie (Reuters) - Worsening outdoor air pollution and toxic lead poisoning have kept global deaths from environmental contamination at an estimated 9 million per year since 2015 - counterin...
May 17, 2022
Glass Lewis backs McDonald’s directors in boardroom fight with Carl Icahn
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis on Tuesday recommended McDonald's Corp investors vote for the company's directors, dealing a setback to billionaire investor C...
May 17, 2022
Australian banks enter tech arms race as rising rates squeeze profit
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - The 10-minute home loan - at the tap of a smartphone screen - is emerging as the next frontier in Australian banking as rising interest rates quash a pandemic-fuelled ...
May 17, 2022
Architect of Allianz fraud made $60 million as he lied to investors, U.S. says
By Tom Sims, Alexander Hbner and John O'Donnell FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The star portfolio manager at the centre of a fraud at the U.S. funds unit of Allianz SE relied on the German insurer's good name ...
May 17, 2022
Canadian transport minister denies seeking flight cuts
(Reuters) - Canada's transport minister on Tuesday moved to quash rumors the government had asked airlines to cut back flights, but said authorities were working to address the long lines travelers we...
May 17, 2022
Golf-Easygoing Smith taking pressure in his stride in bid for maiden major
TULSA, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Australian Cameron Smith said consistency will be his key at the PGA Championship in Tulsa this week as he renews his bid for a maiden major title at Southern Hills Country...
May 17, 2022
N.Korea reports 232,880 more people with fever symptoms amid COVID-19 outbreak -KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea reported 232,880 more people with fever symptoms, and six more deaths amid the country's first confirmed outbreak of COVID-19, KCNA said on Wednesday. It did not report h...
May 17, 2022
Cannes Film Festival opens with Zelenskiy appeal to world cinema
By Mimosa Spencer CANNES, France (Reuters) - The Cannes Film Festival opened up Tuesday with crowded red carpet arrivals, a star-studded ceremony and a call from Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ...
May 17, 2022
Baseball-Milwaukee pitcher Mejia handed 80-day suspension
(Reuters) - Milwaukee Brewers pitcher J.C. Mejia has received an 80-day suspension after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance, Major League Baseball (MLB) said on Tuesday. The commis...
May 17, 2022
