January2017
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30 feared dead after a huge avalanche swallowed up hotel in Italy
Jan 19, 2017News Hour: A huge avalanche swallowed up a luxury mountain hotel in central Italy after a series of strong earthquakes rocked the area, burying up to 30 people under tonnes of snow and debris, officials said... -
Starwood to buy Canada’s Milestone Apartments Real Estate Investment Trust in a deal valued at about $2.85 billion
Jan 19, 2017News Hour: A unit of private investment firm Starwood Capital Group said it would buy Canada’s Milestone Apartments Real Estate Investment Trust in a deal valued at about $2.85 billion. Starwood Capital will pay $16.15 in... -
Panasonic Corp aims to extend its partnership with Tesla Motors Inc beyond batteries
Jan 19, 2017News Hour: Panasonic Corp aims to extend its partnership with electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc beyond batteries and into self-driving technology, as the Japanese conglomerate continues to shift its focus to the automotive business. The... -
Facebook to build a new data center in Odense, Denmark
Jan 19, 2017News Hour: Facebook will build a new data center in the Danish city of Odense, the California-based tech company said at a press conference with local authorities, only the third such facility outside of the United... -
Treatment of high blood pressure is improving in the United States
Jan 19, 2017News Hour: Treatment of high blood pressure is improving in the United States, but a new study suggests white people are seeing more improvements than black or Hispanic people. Blacks and Hispanics were less likely to... -
Women born with high-risk heart defects can have successful pregnancies
Jan 19, 2017News Hour: Women who are born with high-risk heart defects can have successful pregnancies if they get the right medical support, according to new U.S. guidelines. The guidelines are the first from the American Heart Association... -
Regular visits to the sauna can help lower the risk of developing dementia
Jan 19, 2017News Hour: Regular visits to the sauna can help lower the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease as well as dying of heart ailments, a Finnish study suggests. Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland... -
Google to acquire Twitter’s mobile application developer platform Fabric
Jan 19, 2017News Hour: Google is acquiring Twitter’s mobile application developer platform Fabric, a move which could give some breathing room for the social network after charting an independent path without a suitor. Terms of the deal were... -
Netflix added record 7 million subscribers over the past quarter as part of its global expansion drive
Jan 19, 2017News Hour: Netflix added a record seven million subscribers over the past quarter as part of its global expansion drive, fueling a surge in revenue and profit for the streaming television giant. California-based Netflix said in... -
Toshiba shares fell over 10 percent on the Tokyo market on nuclear power business
Jan 19, 2017News Hour: Toshiba shares fell over 10 percent on the Tokyo market on Thursday following media reports of expanding losses at its US nuclear power business. Toshiba dived 10.74 percent to 257.4 yen in early trade...
