January2017
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Uber announced a partnership with Daimler AG
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: Uber Technologies Inc has signed another deal with a major automaker as the popular ride service accelerates efforts to build out one of the world’s first fleets of autonomous vehicles. Uber on Tuesday announced... -
Novo Nordisk enters collaboration with University of Oxford on type 2 diabetes
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: University of Oxford and Novo Nordisk today announced a landmark research collaboration focused on type 2 diabetes. The partnership will enable scientists from Novo Nordisk and University of Oxford to collaborate to discover innovative... -
Sanofi appoints Kathleen Tregoning as new member of Executive Committee
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: Sanofi announced the appointment of Kathleen Tregoning as a new member of the Executive Committee, effective February 27, 2017. Ms. Tregoning joins Sanofi from Biogen where she served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs.... -
Tonic touches over 2 million lives in Bangladesh
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: Tonic, Grameenphone and Telenor Health’s digital health service, has recently surpassed the mark of two million subscribers. This is a remarkable feat given that Tonic has started its journey less than a year ago... -
2017 Nissan GT-R debuts in the Middle East
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: Nissan has launched the new 2017 GT-R across the Middle East, the latest iteration of Nissan’s flagship performance vehicle, boasting a revised look both inside and out as well as major driving performance enhancements... -
UNICEF seeks $3.3 billion in emergency assistance for 48 million children caught up in conflict and other crises
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: 48 million children living through some of the world’s worst conflicts and other humanitarian emergencies will benefit from UNICEF’s 2017 appeal, which was launched today. From Syria to Yemen and Iraq, from South Sudan... -
70,000 ‘displaced Nigerians got non-food aid support
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: IOM has provided mattresses, blankets, water purification tablets, mosquito nets and other essential items to 12,500 displaced families (70,073 individuals) and others affected by Boko Haram violence in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states, north-eastern... -
Caterpillar Inc to move its global headquarters to Chicago from Peoria, Illinois
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: Caterpillar Inc said on Tuesday it would move its global headquarters to the Chicago area from Peoria, Illinois later this year to move closer to a global transportation hub and make it easier to... -
European Union provides critical support to WFP
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of €9.8 million (US$10.8 million) from the European Union to support its humanitarian operations in Mozambique. The contribution comes as the country is responding... -
McDonald’s plans to open more than 50 restaurants in Russia in 2017
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: McDonald’s plans to open more than 50 restaurants in Russia this year and hopes to sign more franchising deals to expand in existing and new regions, the local unit’s chief executive said on Tuesday. The...
