September2016
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USAID partners with Monterey Bay Aquarium
Sep 19, 2016News Hour: The U.S. Agency for International Development Oceans and Fisheries Partnership (USAID Oceans) and California-based Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch® launched a partnership to improve the traceability of seafood products entering the North American market.... -
UNHCR welcomes ‘unprecedented force and resonance’ of New York Declaration
Sep 19, 2016News Hour: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has welcomed the historic adoption of the New York Declaration by 193 governments at today’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, during the first-ever UN Summit on... -
WFP lauds establishment of first provincial logistics cluster in Indonesia
Sep 19, 2016News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme welcomed the official establishment of the first-ever provincial logistics cluster in Indonesia by the Governor of Yogyakarta. “The Governor of Yogyakarta and head of the provincial disaster management... -
UK supports WFP cash and voucher programme for vulnerable people in Sudan
Sep 19, 2016News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a contribution of GBP 3 million from the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) for its cash and voucher assistance programme supporting conflict-affected communities... -
India to offer land to Elon Musk for testing Hyperloop in Pune
Sep 19, 2016News Hour: People can travel a distance of 800 KM in under 35 minutes. Futuristic transport systems such as Elon Musk’s Hyperloop, with a speed of 1,120kmph, can make such impossibilities a reality. India’s Union Transport Minister,... -
Unilever to acquire Seventh Generation Inc
Sep 19, 2016News Hour: Unilever announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Seventh Generation, Inc., the North American home, and personal care products company. Based in Vermont, Seventh Generation is a pioneer in corporate responsibility... -
Iran reduced the number of airplanes it plans to buy from Airbus
Sep 19, 2016News Hour: Iran has reduced the number of airplanes it plans to buy from Airbus by six amid delays in U.S. regulatory approvals, and may knock one plane off a similar deal for more than 100... -
China to provide additional $100 million to help deal with the global refugee crisis
Sep 19, 2016News Hour: China plans to provide an additional $100 million in assistance to help deal with the global refugee and migrant crisis and is also considering setting aside a $1 billion fund for the purpose, Chinese... -
Oil prices rose by 2 percent on Monday
Sep 19, 2016News Hour: Oil prices rose by 2 percent on Monday after Venezuela hinted that OPEC and other major oil producers could agree to a market support deal and as clashes in Libya disrupted attempts to boost... -
Japan’s Prodrone releases world’s first dual robot arm large-format drone
Sep 19, 2016News Hour: Japanese company Prodrone has released what it calls “the world’s first dual robot arm large-format drone”, with the ability to carry heavy objects and perform detailed tasks. The PD6B-AW-ARM drone weighs 20 kilograms and...
