Strelka/Flickr Five-year plans and punishing morning routines are often perceived as being integral parts of the path to success. But the obsession over a perfect life can distract us from appreciating our days as they really are. A variety of experts and writers suggest appreciating the present as it is. Essayist Charles Chu’s former idea of […]
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840,000 retirements: The powerhouse of Europe’s biggest economy faces a 5-year succession crisis
Sean Gallup/Getty Images Germany’s class of small or medium businesses — known as the Mittelstand — faces a looming succession crisis, according to an FT report. Over the next five years, the heads of 840,000 businesses are set to retire, and need to find successors. “The Mittelstand is going to be hit by a wave of […]
Generic drug industry agrees to cut prices up to 40% in 5-year deal with provinces
Canada’s generic drug industry agrees to cut prices 25 per cent to 40 per cent for provincial/public drug plans, in exchange for suspending open tenders.
BoJo to Moscow? After 5-year absence, UK rumored to be sending Foreign Secretary.
Published time: 1 Dec, 2017 13:59 Boris Johnson may visit Moscow in three weeks’ time, which would be the first such occasion for a UK Foreign Secretary in 5 years. Johnson’s previous plan to come to Russia in March was ultimately cancelled amid a crisis in Syria. Johnson may come to the Russian capital and […]
China’s communist party is set to discuss new 5-year leadership line-up
REUTERS/Jason Lee China’s ruling Communist Party will convene its key five-yearly congress in Beijing on October 18 – about the same time in the year as the mid-term meeting 10 years ago. The announcement of the meeting date suggests the party has largely reached consensus over changes to key positions in China’s leadership line-up for […]
Samsung chief Jay Y. Lee given 5-year jail sentence for bribery
(Reuters) — The billionaire head of South Korea’s Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee, was jailed for five years for bribery on Friday after a six-month trial over a scandal that brought down the president. Lee had paid bribes in anticipation of favors from then president Park Geun-hye, according to a landmark ruling by a Seoul […]
Alexander Radulov bolts Montreal for 5-year deal with Stars
The Dallas Stars landed one of the top names in this year’s free-agent class Monday by signing forward Alexander Radulov to a $ 31.25-million US, five-year contract. He had 54 points (18 goals, 36 assists) in 76 regular season games with the Montreal Canadiens last season. “Alexander is a dynamic playmaker with top-end speed and […]