June2016
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Timely use of Novartis’ Entresto could prevent or postpone over 28,000 US deaths per year among HFrEF patients
Jun 24, 2016News Hour: A new analysis published in JAMA Cardiology has found that timely and broad adoption of Entresto® (sacubitril/valsartan) by all eligible heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) could prevent or postpone more than... -
ADB $275 million loan to help Dhaka continue water supply upgrades
Jun 24, 2016News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a new $275 million loan for water efficiency improvements in Dhaka that will build on ongoing ADB projects to expand water supply in the fast-growing city. “Dhaka,... -
Britain votes to break out of the European Union
Jun 24, 2016News Hour: Britain has voted to break out of the European Union, national media declared on Friday, striking a thunderous blow against the bloc and spreading alarm through markets as sterling plummeted to a 31-year low... -
World Bank supports kosovo’s digital economy program
Jun 24, 2016News Hour: The World Bank and the Ministry of Economic Development of Kosovo organized a joint two-day event National Conference on Kosovo Digital Economy (KODE) Program on June 21-22, 2016. It convened several ministries, telecommunications and... -
Seven Indonesian sailors kidnapped at sea in the southern Philippines
Jun 24, 2016News Hour: Seven Indonesian sailors have been kidnapped at sea in the southern Philippines, the government in Jakarta said on Friday, the latest in a spree of abductions by armed gangs in the strife-torn region, reports BSS.... -
Tornado in China rose to people 98 dead
Jun 24, 2016News Hour: Emergency personnel mounted rescue efforts amid scenes of carnage on Friday as the toll from hurricane-force winds and a tornado in China rose to at least 98 dead, with hundreds more injured, reports BSS.... -
$500 million ADB loan to help India build its longest river bridge
Jun 24, 2016News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a $500 million loan to build a bridge across India’s Ganges River. The 9.8 kilometer (km) road bridge in the northeastern state of Bihar will be India’s... -
Soft global economy continues to weigh on emerging East Asian bond yields
Jun 24, 2016News Hour: Bond yields in most emerging East Asian markets continued to track lower from 1 March to 15 May 2016 as investors factored in forecasts of continued slow growth for the global economy, Asian Development... -
Twilio lists IPO on the NYSE
Jun 24, 2016News Hour: San Francisco-based Twilio Inc., a leading cloud communications platform, began trading today on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “TWLO” after its initial public offering, which raised $150 million in... -
USAID commits more than $28 milion to global entrepreneurship
Jun 24, 2016News Hour: Today at the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Summit, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced four new investments totaling more than $38 million that will help mobilize the power of global entrepreneurs and...