August2016
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Volvo Cars strengthens focus on the Swedish market
Aug 16, 2016News Hour: Volvo Car Corporation acquired the Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund shares in Volvofinans Bank AB. Volvo Car Corporation and the sixth AP Fund signed an agreement on December 28th 2015 to acquire the Fund’s 40% stake... -
Volvo’s first million seller celebrates 50 years
Aug 16, 2016News Hour: On 17 August 1966, the Volvo 144 was presented in the midst of an ongoing manhunt. With this new model series, Volvo could develop into a considerably bigger car maker. In eight years, no... -
“The search for extra terrestrial life in the universe” published
Aug 16, 2016News Hour: One of the most enthralling questions that we often find ourselves asking is that whether there is life beyond Earth or are we just alone in this ever-expanding massive Universe? Often times, it is... -
Former coach happy Tiger Woods has not returned to golf
Aug 16, 2016News Hour: Tiger Woods Former coach Sean Foley, who failed to lead Woods to a major victory, said he’s glad his former employer decided to take the year off and rest his back after undergoing two... -
7 killed and 30 thousands evacuated in Louisiana flood
Aug 16, 2016News Hour: Louisiana faced epic flooding on Monday, with seven people killed and thousands evacuated to emergency shelters after waterways in the southern part of the state overflowed their banks, reports BSS. Some areas have received... -
Safari park employee in Japan died due to bear attack
Aug 16, 2016News Hour: A safari park employee in Japan died on Tuesday after being attacked by a bear which had somehow climbed into her car, local officials and police said, reports BSS. An Asian black bear was... -
German mentally ill man wounded two passengers in a knife attack on Austrian train
Aug 16, 2016News Hour: A mentally ill man from Germany seriously wounded two passengers in a knife attack on a regional train in western Austria on Tuesday, police said, ruling out a terrorist act, reports BSS. The 60-year-old... -
Russia to announce first Syria strikes from Iran airstrip
Aug 16, 2016News Hour: Russian warplanes on Tuesday flew a bombing run from an Iranian airstrip against jihadist groups in war-torn Syria, the defence ministry said — the first time Moscow has reported using an Iranian air base,... -
25 Palestinians wounded in clashes with Israeli soldiers
Aug 16, 2016News Hour: Twenty-five Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli soldiers conducting searches in a refugee camp in the southern West Bank on Tuesday, Red Crescent medics said. Some of the wounded had been hit by... -
SADC officials meet to discuss region’s mixed and irregular migration challenges
Aug 16, 2016News Hour: IOM’s regional office for Southern Africa is this week hosting a three-day Migration Dialogue for Southern Africa (MIDSA) conference in Gaborone, Botswana. The conference, which started today (16/8), is in partnership with the Government...
