Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Motor racing-Hamilton's F1 lead confirmed as Aston Martin drop appeal
LONDON (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton's eight-point lead in the Formula One championship was confirmed on Thursday as Aston Martin dropped an appeal against Sebastian Vettel's Hungarian Grand Prix disqual...
Thomson Reuters Aug 12, 2021
UK's Vectura bows to sweetened 1.1 billion stg Philip Morris offer
By Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) -Cigarette maker Philip Morris won the support of Vectura for its 1.1 billion pound ($1.5 billion) takeover offer for the inhaled treatments maker after outbidding privat...
Thomson Reuters Aug 12, 2021
Alibaba to set up committee to probe sexual harassment complaints
(Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Thursday it will set up a committee, initially comprising five female senior executives, to investigate sexual harassment complai...
Thomson Reuters Aug 12, 2021
McDonald's franchise settles workers' COVID-19 lawsuit as U.S. cases surge
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A McDonald's Corp franchise in Oakland, California, has agreed to take steps to protect workers from COVID-19 to settle a lawsuit claiming managers gave employees dog di...
Thomson Reuters Aug 12, 2021
Republican senator presses FBI over female staff photos used in sex-trafficking probes
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Joni Ernst on Thursday pressed the FBI for details after the Justice Department's internal watchdog revealed https://www.reuters.com/world/u...
Thomson Reuters Aug 12, 2021
Former DEA agent sent to prison for more than 13 years for corruption
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent was sentenced on Thursday to more than 13 years in prison after being convicted of nine crimes including perjury, obstructio...
Thomson Reuters Aug 12, 2021
Global M&A volumes hit new record in 2021, overtaking last year's haul
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) - Global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity has breached new highs, building on the record-breaking dealmaking streak from the beginning of th...
Thomson Reuters Aug 12, 2021
Banks in EU "window dress" to escape higher capital charges, says BIS paper
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Some of the European Union's biggest banks are holding less capital than they should by using transactions to temporarily compress their balance sheets, a research pape...
Thomson Reuters Aug 12, 2021
Israel, Morocco to upgrade ties and open embassies, Israeli FM says
RABAT (Reuters) - Israel and Morocco plan to upgrade their restored diplomatic relations and open embassies within several months, Israel's foreign minister said during a visit to the North African ki...
Thomson Reuters Aug 12, 2021
Russian investigators conduct search at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian investigators are conducting searches at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) after Saturday's oil spill near the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk, the regional branch of the...
Thomson Reuters Aug 12, 2021
