August2016
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Baby simulator programme may make teenage girls more, not less, likely to become pregnant
Aug 28, 2016News Hour: A teenage pregnancy prevention programme involving a baby simulator does not appear to have any long-term effect on reducing the risk of teenage pregnancy, according to the first randomised controlled trial to test the... -
Positive phase III results showing efficacy of BAF312 in patients with secondary progressive MS
Aug 28, 2016News Hour: The EXPAND study is a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled Phase III study, comparing the efficacy and safety of BAF312 versus placebo in people with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS). The EXPAND study is the largest... -
Gender gap costs sub-Saharan Africa $US95 billion a year
Aug 28, 2016News Hour: Gender inequality is costing sub-Saharan Africa on average $US95 billion a year, peaking at US$105 billion in 2014– or six percent of the region’s GDP – jeopardizing the continent’s efforts for inclusive human development... -
The heatwave in Middle East shows no signs of ending
Aug 28, 2016News Hour: The heatwave in Iraq is showing no signs of ending as suffering continues for the residents. Kuwait, and Iran but its greatest impact is being felt in Iraq, reports Aljazeera. The ongoing turmoil in the... -
French players suspended over behavior at Olympics
Aug 28, 2016News Hour: The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has provisionally suspended Benoit Paire, Kristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia for “damaging” the organization’s image by their behavior at this month’s Rio Olympics, reports Reuters. “Following the Rio Olympics,... -
Turkish shelling and air strikes killed at least 40 Syrians
Aug 28, 2016News Hour: Turkish shelling and air strikes killed at least 40 Syrians on Sunday, a monitor said, in the first significant civilian casualties in Turkey’s intensifying campaign in northern Syria, reports BSS. Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news... -
IOM, Poly-Glu social business showcase public-private aid partnership in Somalia
Aug 28, 2016News Hour: IOM Somalia, together with Poly-Glu Social Business from Osaka, Japan held a public-private partnership event entitled: Saving Lives through Poly-Glu Water: A Seminar to Share Lessons Learned from Africa and Asia. During the half... -
Nadal aims to carry Olympic boost into US Open
Aug 28, 2016News Hour: Rafa Nadal was exhausted yet exhilarated following his emotional return to action at this month’s Rio Olympics after an injury-absence and is looking forward to gearing back up for the U.S. Open starting on... -
Tamim Iqbal sustains left-hand finger fracture
Aug 28, 2016News Hour: Southpaw opener Tamim Iqbal sustained a fracture finger of his left hand while fielding at team practice in Mirpur on Saturday, Reuters BSS. An X-ray on Sunday confirmed the nature of the injury, source... -
Singapore confirms 41 cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus
Aug 28, 2016News Hour: Singapore authorities have confirmed 41 cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus, which in Brazil has been linked to a rare birth defect, and said more cases were expected to be identified. Those infected include 36...
