Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Goldman Sachs ups diversity targets as demographic data improves
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc on Thursday raised the number of diverse directors it wants on portfolio company boards, citing rising shareholder expectations and more demographic ...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2021
Britain records 53,945 COVID-19 cases, highest since July
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - Britain recorded 53,945 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest daily figure since July 17, government figures showed, as the dominant Delta variant spreads an...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2021
Top ally of incoming Honduran president casts doubt on initiating China ties
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - A high-ranking ally of incoming Honduran president Xiomara Castro on Thursday said the Central American country does not need to establish diplomatic ties with China as long as...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2021
UN building on lockdown, man with gun outside
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.N. headquarters buiding in Manhattan was on lockdown on Wednesday as New York City police officers responded to a situation outside the entrance to the compound, a spokesperson...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2021
Vote in London outskirts poses test for UK PM Johnson
By Victor Jack OLD BEXLEY AND SIDCUP, England (Reuters) - Voters went to the polls in a district on the outskirts of London on Thursday to elect a new member of parliament, in a test of British Prime ...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2021
German fireworks-makers say ban due to COVID is catastrophic for industry
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's decision to ban fireworks on New Year's Eve for the second year in a row to avoid crowds in the pandemic is "catastrophic" for manufacturers and means the loss of 3,000 jo...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2021
Daimler supervisory board signs off 60 billion euro investment plan for Mercedes-Benz
BERLIN (Reuters) - Daimler's supervisory board signed off an investment plan worth over 60 billion euros ($67.88 billion) for Mercedes-Benz Cars & Vans between 2022 and 2026, the company said on Thurs...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2021
Attacker dressed like ninja wounds two French policewomen with sword -police
PARIS (Reuters) - A man dressed like a ninja attacked and wounded two policewomen with a sword in Cherbourg in northwestern France on Thursday before being shot and captured, a police spokeswoman said...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2021
Austrian Chancellor Schallenberg says he will step down
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said on Thursday he will step down once his conservative People's Party agrees on its next leader after Sebastian Kurz announced he was qu...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2021
Factbox-U.S. Omicron plan: boosters, free at-home tests, tighter travel rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is seeking to ramp up its pandemic response amid the official arrival of the Omicron coronavirus variant, laying out a plan on Thursday to make at-home ...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2021
