August2016
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Tokyo stocks opened sharply higher following another record on Wall Street
Aug 8, 2016News Hour: Tokyo stocks opened sharply higher on Monday following another record on Wall Street after traders welcomed strong US jobs data, reports BSS. In the US, the broad-based S&P 500 and the tech-rich Nasdaq ended... -
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Oil price increased to near $42 a barrel in Asia
Aug 8, 2016News Hour: Oil edged higher to near $42 a barrel in Asia on Monday but analysts said the increase was unlikely to last as the commodity remains under pressure by a supply glut and a strong... -
Adlyxintm for treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes
Aug 8, 2016News Hour: Sanofi announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved AdlyxinTM (lixisenatide), a once-daily mealtime GLP-1 receptor agonist injection indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise for the treatment of adults with... -
Locked door policy in mental health hospitals is no better than open doors at preventing patient suicide or unauthorised absence
Aug 8, 2016News Hour: Treating people with mental ill health in hospitals with locked wards, as opposed to hospitals without locked wards, does not reduce their risk of suicide attempts or of unauthorised absence from hospital, also known... -
At least 5 killed in Pakistan due to bomb blast in hospital
Aug 8, 2016News Hour: At least five people were killed and 30 were wounded when a bomb went off at a major hospital in the southwest Pakistani city of Quetta, a senior official said, adding the death toll... -
Family of six feared trapped in building collapsed in Mumbai
Aug 8, 2016News Hour: Rescuers were searching on Sunday for a family of six feared trapped in a building that collapsed and killed two people on the outskirts of the Indian city of Mumbai, police said, reports BSS.... -
Landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Earl killed 38 people in Mexico
Aug 8, 2016News Hour: Landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Earl’s remnants have killed at least 38 people in Mexico, officials said on Sunday, as a new storm threatened the country’s Pacific coast, reports BSS. A total of 28... -
Golden start for Australia on day of records
Aug 7, 2016News Hour: Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu ended her long wait for Olympic victory and Australia captured two gold medals in an exhilarating first day of swimming competition that saw three world records smashed in Rio on Saturday.... -
Iran Khodro to start new production line in Azerbaijan
Aug 7, 2016News Hour: A project to establish a new production line of Iran Khodro in Azerbaijan has officially started in a ceremony attended by Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade and his Azeri counterpart as well...