April 18 (Reuters) - A leading shareholder advisory firm recommended on Thursday that Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK/A ) shareholders withhold votes to reelect five directors at Warren Buffett's conglomerate, citing concerns about climate change and governance. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) said lead independent director and audit committee chair Susan Decker deserved a withhold vote at Berkshire's May 4 annual meeting....

Thursday, Benitec Biopharma Inc ( BNTC ) released interim clinical data from the 90-day timepoint following the administration of BB-301 to the study’s first subject (Subject 1) treated in the BB-301 Phase 1b/2a study in Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy (OPMD). “To date, no clinical studies have systematically demonstrated a clinical improvement in OPMD patients across both objective and subjective measures of swallowing. We are, therefore,...

HAVANA, April 18 (Reuters) - Cuba is famous for its rum cocktails and on Wednesday evening below Havana's iconic Morro Castle, guarding its bay, 400 people gathered to toast its best-known rum, Havana Club, but not with Cuba libres, mojitos and daiquiris in hand. The festivities marked the culmination of an international competition sponsored by the brand, a joint venture...

01:01 PM EDT, 04/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with Microsoft ( MSFT ) declines to comment in the fourth paragraph.) Microsoft's ( MSFT ) $13 billion investment in OpenAI could face an antitrust investigation as regulators in the EU are building a case for such scrutiny, Reuters reported Thursday, citing unnamed sources. The EU antitrust regulator had decided not to...