June2016
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Saudi Arabia elected as ICC’s 39th Associate Member
Jun 30, 2016News Hour: Saudi Arabia was today unanimously elected as the International Cricket Council’s 39th Associate Member during its Full Council* meeting in Edinburgh on Thursday. Saudi Cricket Centre (SCC) has been an Affiliate Member of the... -
Lionsgate to acquire Starz for 4.4 Billion Dollar
Jun 30, 2016News Hour: Lions Gate Entertainment Corp, the film studio behind the Hunger Games movie franchise, said it would buy premium television network Starz for $4.4 billion in cash and stock, in a deal that would unite... -
3.6 million children now at risk from increasing violence in Iraq
Jun 30, 2016News Hour: 3.6 million children in Iraq – one in five in the country are at serious risk of death, injury, sexual violence, abduction and recruitment into armed groups, according to a new UNICEF report. A... -
Unprecedented level of food insecurity in South Sudan
Jun 30, 2016News Hour: Up to 4.8 million people in South Sudan well over one-third of the population – will be facing severe food shortages over the coming months, and the risk of a hunger catastrophe continues to... -
Experience sharing workshop on community disaster reduction and relief
Jun 30, 2016News Hour: On 28 June 2016, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in China, as part of the Sharing and Learning on Community Based Disaster Management in Asia Project (CBDM Asia Phase II), co-hosted an Experience... -
GSK announces start of phase I oncology study with ICOS agonist antibody
Jun 30, 2016News Hour: GSK today announced the start of a phase I clinical trial with GSK3359609, an investigational inducibile T-cell costimulator (ICOS) agonist antibody. ICOS is a co-stimulatory receptor that enhances T-cell responses and results in an... -
Police must be held accountable for death in custody in Malaysia
Jun 30, 2016News Hour: The Malaysian authorities’ failure to hold anyone accountable for the death in custody of N. Dharmendran raises serious questions about their commitment to ending serious human rights violations, Amnesty International said today. The statement... -
World Bank and India sign deal to boost solar globally
Jun 30, 2016News Hour: The World Bank Group today signed an agreement with the International Solar Alliance (ISA), consisting of 121 countries led by India, to collaborate on increasing solar energy use around the world, with the goal... -
Siemens founds next47 as separate unit for startups
Jun 30, 2016News Hour: To be effective from October 1, 2016, Siemens will set up a separate unit to foster disruptive ideas more vigorously and to accelerate the development of new technologies. The unit’s name, “next47,” plays on... -
Nokia demonstrates world’s first 5G-ready network
Jun 30, 2016News Hour: Nokia is to make the first ever demonstration of a 5G network running on commercial platforms as part of its showcase at 5G World that will underline the momentum of bringing 5G to commercial...
