Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Corteva says CEO James Collins Jr to retire
(Reuters) - Pesticide and seed maker Corteva Inc said on Wednesday Chief Executive Officer James Collins Jr will retire, months after activist investor Starboard Value LP had sought his ouster. Starbo...
Jun 23, 2021
SEC considers disclosure mandate for range of climate metrics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has asked staff to consider a public company disclosure mandate to include range of specific climate metrics based on im...
Jun 23, 2021
EU to grant UK ‘grace period’ extension in N.Ireland sausage spat – RTE
DUBLIN (Reuters) - European Union member states have informally agreed to grant Britain a three-month extension to one of the contentious aspects of the post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol, Irish na...
Jun 23, 2021
Mediaset investors agree to move company legal base to the Netherlands
MILAN (Reuters) - Mediaset's shareholders on Wednesday backed a plan to make the Netherlands the legal base of Italy's top commercial broadcaster, potentially paving the way for cross-border deals nee...
Jun 23, 2021
EU considers 3.5 billion euro migrant funding for Turkey, diplomats say
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union is considering 3.5 billion euros ($4.18 billion) for Turkey to continue hosting Syrian refugees until 2024, two diplomats said on Wednesday, part...
Jun 23, 2021
Swiss accelerate reopening, allow large events with ‘COVID certificates’
(Corrects third paragraph to outdoors, not indoors) ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland will allow large concerts or sporting events topping 10,000 people starting on Saturday, provided attendees can produ...
Jun 23, 2021
Moscow mayor says Delta variant accounts for 90% of new COVID-19 cases
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ninety percent of newly-detected COVID-19 cases in Moscow are being registered as the more contagious Delta variant of the virus, the Russian capital's mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on...
Jun 23, 2021
Ryanair CEO sees travel ‘mushrooming’ despite COVID-19 restrictions
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - As the summer holiday season kicks off, the number of passengers hopping on Ryanair planes is "mushrooming" despite travel restrictions in place to control the sp...
Jun 23, 2021
U.S. embassy in Thailand rejects citizens’ appeal for vaccines
BANGKOK (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Thailand on Wednesday turned down a direct appeal to fly in coronavirus vaccines for its citizens but said the U.S. government was taking actions to boost vacci...
Jun 23, 2021
Ethiopia conducted election in a ‘credible’ manner, AU observers say
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's parliamentary polls, held on Monday, were conducted in a "credible" manner, the African Union's election observer mission said on Wednesday. "Overall the election an...
Jun 23, 2021
