In the past, AstraZeneca's investors have hit out at the company for executive compensation they deemed over-the-top. And they may have something to say about CEO Pascal Soriot's £11.36 million ($14.93 million) in total pay last year, a 9% jump from 2017.
Here are excerpts from recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers: Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. March 5, 2019. Is the sufficiency of a ballot title and description, the kind Arkansans have placed before … Click to Continue »
As of this writing, the petition opposing Article 13 -- the part of the EU's new Copyright Directive that mandates copyright filters for online communities, services and platforms -- has 4,920,535 signatories, making it the largest petition in the history of our species (edging out this one from 2017).
Читать дальше...LANSING, Mich. — Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called Tuesday for nearly tripling Michigan’s per-gallon gasoline tax — and making the state home to the country’s highest fuel taxes — in order to improve aging roads that she warned would only get worse without a major influx of new spending. The $2.5 billion plan would increase
It’s rare when the fate of a single person matters to a president’s record, but it can teach us something about the moment we live in.
SANTINI is a major doubt for the Cheltenham Festival, trainer Nicky Henderson has revealed. The seven-year-old lost a shoe at Newbury on Sunday and may not recover in time for the RSA Chase next week. Henderson said in a statement on Twitter: “Unfortunately Santini is still rather sore on his near fore foot as a […]
By Binoy Kampmark They could not hold on. A small – and in the scheme of...
BELGRADE (Sputnik) - Families of people who went missing during the Kosovo war are still waiting for answers — 20 years after the military conflict ended — and hoping that an international court and special prosecutors can help find out the truth about the fate of their loved ones.
It has become abundantly clear that geolocation and remote sensing is fundamental to knowing what happens in conflict areas where it is often too dangerous for journalists, observers and analysts to be present on the ground. This is a satellite-based case study on vetting a three-dimensional view of an area via Google Earth, featuring examples...
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The lowered growth rate from the 2018 target of 6.5 per cent was proposed by Premier Li
(Telecompaper) Ukrainian regional ISP Tenet, working in the Odessa and Mikolayiv regions, has introduced new VoIP packages to customers in Odessa...
(Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom said it has received a TUV 'Verified Customer Satisfaction' seal, following a survey with 2,550 customers on the service of the...
The fine arts are routinely on the chopping block in K-12 schools despite evidence that they help students excel in other subjects as well as improve discipline, creative thinking, and better workforce opportunities and civic engagement later in life.
Bamba out for the season, as Cardiff's survival hopes have just taken a huge hit.
Since music is free, it's your duty as a music fan to buy merch. Here are some good options.
Andi Graham, 44, of Middlesbrough, piled on the pounds while regularly dining on takeaways and eating a Full English for breakfast every day. He has now lost 12st.
In years past, Trump gave money to Joe Biden, Kirsten Gillibrand, Cory Booker and Kamala Harris. Should we care?
Captain Hook wrote:
I thought Catalan won, what's all the bleating about?
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Parents and students gather at Lee-Scott Academy for prayer service for Taylor Thornton, 10, who was among the 23 people killed in tornado.
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Plastic pollution is becoming a major problem for ocean wildlife. Organisms that ingest plastics are subject to hormone disruption and issues with reproduction that affect their overall health, a new study finds. Wildlife around the world is exposed to plastic pollutants called endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Not much is known about how these chemicals affect marine environments, though scientists have been studying them for years. According to The Guardian, killer whales, for instance,...
The evolution of East Asian cuisines in Peru hints at important divergences between Chinese and Japanese subcultures in Latin America.
Travis Scott deleted his Instagram because… – TMZ Riverdale stars are mourning the loss of Luke Perry – Just Jared Jr See the star-studded list of Chris Martin‘s birthday party guests – Lainey Gossip We finally have a Game of Thrones trailer – TooFab Pharrell‘s music festival has an amazing lineup – MTV Colton Underwood [...]
With live games underway, and a brand new roster full of new faces and acquisitions, you would think the main talking point of the 2019 New York Mets [...]