December2016
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2017 Nissan GT-R roars into India
Dec 6, 2016News Hour: Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd. has launched the 2017 Nissan GT-R in India. Nissan’s flagship sports car goes on sale for the first time in the country priced at INR 1.99 Crore, ex-showroom, New... -
Microsoft won EU antitrust approval for its $26 billion bid for LinkedIn
Dec 6, 2016News Hour: Microsoft won EU antitrust approval on Tuesday for its $26 billion bid for professional social network LinkedIn, its largest ever acquisition, after agreeing to a series of modest concessions. The deal, which has already... -
GoDaddy Inc to buy peer Host Europe Group for $1.82 billion
Dec 6, 2016News Hour: GoDaddy Inc, a U.S.-based website domain name provider, said on Tuesday it would buy peer Host Europe Group (HEG) for 1.69 billion euros ($1.82 billion), including debt, as it seeks to expand beyond the... -
Roper Technologies Inc to buy business Deltek from Thoma Bravo in a deal valued at $2.8 billion
Dec 6, 2016News Hour: IT services provider Roper Technologies Inc said it would buy business software company Deltek from private equity firm Thoma Bravo in a cash deal valued at $2.8 billion. Roper said it expected Deltek to... -
ADB to upgrade highways, improve road safety in Kashkadarya
Dec 6, 2016News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $198 million loan to help upgrade and widen 77 kilometers (km) of the existing Karshi-Shakhrisabz-Kitab highway in Kashkadarya province, southeast of Uzbekistan, to improve tourism, mobility,... -
Torrential rain and flooding have killed at least 14 people in southern Thailand
Dec 6, 2016News Hour: Days of torrential rain and flooding have killed at least 14 people in southern Thailand, with authorities declaring much of the region a disaster zone, the government said on Tuesday. Heavy rains have lashed... -
Shelter repair project to assist 250 Syrian families in time for winter
Dec 6, 2016News Hour: IOM Turkey is on course to rehabilitate the accommodation of 250 Syrian families by 31 December 2016, under a pilot scheme in Sanliurfa province. The project, funded by the Norwegian government began in October... -
Mexican police killed 14 suspected criminals in a shootout
Dec 6, 2016News Hour: Mexican police working with military troops killed 14 suspected criminals in a shootout in the crime-plagued state of Veracruz on Monday, officials said. Authorities have stepped up antidrug patrols in the Gulf coast state,... -
11 workers trapped in a coal mine after a gas outburst in China
Dec 6, 2016News Hour: Eleven workers are trapped in a coal mine after a gas outburst in central China’s Hubei Province, according to a local government source on Tuesday. The accident occurred at around 11:20 p.m. on Monday... -
Real won’t relax in battle for top spot, says Zidane
Dec 6, 2016News Hour: Real Madrid will not conserve energy against Borussia Dortmund despite having already qualified for the Champions League last 16 and are intent on taking top spot in Group F, coach Zinedine Zidane said on...