January2017
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33 inmates killed in new Brazil prison riot
Jan 6, 2017News Hour: At least 33 inmates were killed in a prison riot in Brazil on Friday, officials said, possibly in retaliation after members of a powerful drug gang were targeted in the worst prison massacre in... -
Job growth slows, but wages rebound strongly
Jan 6, 2017News Hour: U.S. employment increased less than expected in December but a rebound in wages pointed to sustained labor market momentum that sets up the economy for stronger growth and further interest rate increases from the... -
Vivendi looks to Israeli businessman to fuel convergence push
Jan 6, 2017News Hour: Israeli businessman Amos Genish was vital to Vivendi SA’s successful foray in Brazil a few years ago. Now the French media company has turned to him to create a single platform for digital, content... -
Six dead, transport disrupted, Thai PM visits flood-battered south
Jan 6, 2017News Hour: Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha visited flooded parts of the south of the country on Friday where unseasonable downpours have killed six people, cut road and rail links and forced an airport to close.... -
Russia has begun reducing forces in Syria
Jan 6, 2017News Hour: Russia said on Friday it had begun reducing its military forces in Syria under the terms of a fragile ceasefire deal brokered between opposition groups and the Syrian government. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced... -
Sanofi and Regeneron to appeal U.S. District Court Rulings in ongoing patent litigation regarding Praluent® injection
Jan 6, 2017News Hour: Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that they will appeal the injunction granted today by the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware preventing the marketing, selling or manufacturing of Praluent® in the... -
Sanofi announces Soliqua(TM) 100/33 now available in the U.S.
Jan 6, 2017News Hour: Sanofi announced that Soliqua(TM) 100/33 (insulin glargine 100 Units/mL & lixisenatide 33 mcg/mL injection) is now available by prescription in U.S. pharmacies. Soliqua 100/33 is indicated for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes... -
Sanofi Pasteur and MSD end joint vaccines business in Europe
Jan 6, 2017News Hour: Sanofi and its vaccines global business unit Sanofi Pasteur confirmed the end of their vaccine joint-venture with MSD (known as Merck & Co. Inc., in the United States and Canada), Sanofi Pasteur MSD (SPMSD).... -
Sanofi and Boehringer Ingelheim confirm closing of business swap on January 1st 2017
Jan 6, 2017News Hour: Sanofi and Boehringer Ingelheim confirmed that the strategic transaction signed in June 2016, which consists of an exchange of Sanofi’s animal health business (Merial) and Boehringer Ingelheim’s consumer healthcare (CHC) business, has been successfully... -
Living close to major roads linked to small increase in dementia risk
Jan 6, 2017News Hour: Dementia is more common in people who live within 50 metres of a major road than those who live further away, according to a study looking at 6.6 million people published in The Lancet....
