Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Mastercard links executive bonuses to environmental, social and governance goals
(Reuters) - Mastercard will link bonuses for its senior executives to environmental, social and corporate-governance initiatives, Chief Executive Officer Michael Miebach said in a note on the payment ...
Mar 24, 2021
U.S. Senate panel confirms Mallory to lead White House CEQ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday confirmed Brenda Mallory to head up the White House Council on Environmental Quality, a key role that will coordinate President Joe Biden's clim...
Mar 24, 2021
U.S. factory activity picks up in March; cost pressures building – IHS Markit
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. factory activity picked up in early March amid strong growth in new orders, but supply chain disruptions because of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to exe...
Mar 24, 2021
France may extend COVID restrictions to three other regions, including Lyon
PARIS (Reuters) - France may widen its COVID-19 restrictions to three other regions, including the Rhone region which houses the major city of Lyon, the government said on Wednesday, lengthening a lis...
Mar 24, 2021
Chinese regulator punishes Haitong Securities over risk control measures
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's securities regulator said on Wednesday it had suspended Haitong Securities Co Ltd from conducting bond investment advisory work for institutional investors due to what it...
Mar 24, 2021
White House to add AAPI liaison after ultimatum from Senators Hirono, Duckworth
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Democratic senators dropped their threat to block President Joe Biden's nominees after the White House agreed to add a senior-level Asian-American Pacific I...
Mar 24, 2021
Crisis zones disadvantaged by weak COVID-19 response, Red Cross says
(Reuters) - Countries hit hard by humanitarian crises have also been disadvantaged by a far weaker response to COVID-19 than wealthier states, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement sai...
Mar 24, 2021
Turkish women say their safety ‘hanging in the balance’ after treaty exit
By Ece Toksabay and Mert Ozkan ANKARA (Reuters) - Beaten by her former boyfriend, Yagmur Denli found healing in her work treating animals and safety in the protection offered by an international treat...
Mar 24, 2021
U.S.’s Blinken warned Germany’s Maas about Nord Stream 2 sanctions
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday he had told his German counterpart that sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline were a re...
Mar 24, 2021
Romania parliament disbands special unit investigating magistrates
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's parliament on Wednesday voted to disband a unit of prosecutors that investigates magistrates, a step towards restarting judicial reforms slowed by successive Social Dem...
Mar 24, 2021
