February2017

News Hour: Romanians have protested in huge numbers this week against government decrees that many fear will undermine the long battle against a scourge that has long plagued the EU country: corruption. The biggest demonstrations since...

News Hour: German utility EnBW on Friday said it would cooperate with car supplier Bosch on the development of batteries for the energy market, highlighting the importance of storage technology across industries. In a first step,...

News Hour: Snapchat owner Snap Inc shot the opening salvo in its $3 billion initial public offering on Thursday, outlining aggressive expansion plans but offering new investors no say on how the company is run and...

News Hour: Amgen Inc said its potent cholesterol fighter Repatha significantly reduced the risk of heart attacks, strokes and death in patients with heart disease, according to initial results of a large, eagerly-anticipated trial released on...

News Hour: Pfizer’s breast cancer drug Ibrance, or palbociclib, is too expensive to justify its use on Britain’s state-run health service, the country’s healthcare cost-effectiveness watchdog said on Friday. The National Institute for Health and Care...

News Hour: Late diagnosis of cancer leads to millions of people enduring needless suffering and premature death, and efforts to catch the disease earlier must be stepped up, the World Health Organization said on Friday. In...

News Hour: With a view to empowering women through technology, Microsoft Bangladesh has announced 18 female volunteers across the nation from the National Youth Assembly as Microsoft Brand Ambassadors. Sonia Bashir Kabir, Managing Director of Microsoft...

News Hour: Rookie Jordan Thompson upset Czech number one Jiri Vesely in straight sets to give Australia a winning start to their Davis Cup World Group tie in Melbourne on Friday. Thompson, 22 and ranked 65,...

News Hour: Radiation levels inside a stricken reactor at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant have hit a record high capable of shutting down robots, in the latest challenge to efforts aimed at dismantling the disaster-hit facility. Radiation...

News Hour: Myanmar’s four-month military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims has likely killed hundreds of people, the UN said on Friday in a report detailing horrific abuses allegedly committed against civilians in Rakhine state. “The ‘area clearance...