Author Archives: Syndicated Content
J&J shareholders approve CEO Gorsky’s near $30 million pay plan
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shareholders at Johnson & Johnson approved Chief Executive Alex Gorsky's $29.6 million pay plan for 2020 at the healthcare company's annual general meeting on ...
Apr 22, 2021
Spain’s hotel owners not ready to check out as investors circle
By Clara-Laeila Laudette and Beln Carreo MADRID (Reuters) - International real estate investors are flocking to Spain where they spy a chance to snap up hotel bargains in pandemic-hit resorts - but th...
Apr 22, 2021
Australia’s Scott opts out of Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Former world number one Adam Scott has decided to skip the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics this year to spend time with his family, the Australian's manager told Golf Channel on Thursday. Scott...
Apr 22, 2021
Pelosi says she will allow Republican input on proposed Jan. 6 commission
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representative Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that she will allow Republican involvement in approving subpoenas on a proposed commission to investigate the ...
Apr 22, 2021
Natural sounds from across seven continents celebrate Earth Day
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - From Antarctica to Australia, a British composer has captured sounds of nature around the world and put them together in a seven-hour body of work released to mark Ea...
Apr 22, 2021
Over 33.2 million Britons have received first COVID vaccine dose
LONDON (Reuters) - A total of 33.26 million Britons have received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine with 11.20 million people having been given both doses, according to official figures released on...
Apr 22, 2021
Manhattan subway bomber sentenced to life plus 30 years in prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Bangladeshi man convicted of setting off a pipe bomb during rush hour in New York City's busiest subway station, Times Square, was sentenced on Thursday to life plus 30 years in...
Apr 22, 2021
COVAX in talks for other COVID-19 shots amid AstraZeneca supply problems
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - The COVAX vaccine-sharing plan said on Thursday it is seeking to bolster its supplies of COVID-19 vaccines for poor countries from new manufacturers as it aims to mi...
Apr 22, 2021
German business favours Greens candidate to succeed Merkel – poll
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's business elite favours Greens candidate Annalena Baerbock to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel after a federal election in September, an opinion poll published on Thursday ...
Apr 22, 2021
UBS rolls out bonus for young bankers facing pandemic pressures
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) - UBS has introduced a new promotion bonus for junior investment bankers as part of measures it hopes will keep young staff working through the COVID-19 pand...
Apr 22, 2021
