February2017
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Brazil senate confirms Temer’s choice for Supreme Court vacancy
Feb 22, 2017News Hour: Brazil’s Senate on Wednesday approved President Michel Temer’s justice minister to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court, a controversial appointment due to the number of cabinet ministers and ruling party leaders facing corruption... -
Swiss police stage raids in probe of Islamist groups
Feb 22, 2017News Hour: Swiss police raided several houses and searched a mosque in the southern canton of Ticino on Wednesday as part of an investigation into suspected Islamist activity, federal prosecutors said. More than 100 officers took... -
Post-deployment screening with tailored advice does not help reduce mental health disorders in UK Armed Forces
Feb 22, 2017News Hour: Few Armed Forces personnel seek help for mental health disorders and novel approaches will be needed to encourage personnel at risk of PTSD, anxiety and alcohol abuse to seek treatment. A trial testing a... -
6,000 displaced people relocated to ease overcrowding in Wau, South Sudan
Feb 22, 2017News Hour: IOM is improving living conditions for internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the crowded Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Wau, South Sudan. Hosting more than 30,000 IDPs, the Wau PoC site adjacent to the... -
Swiss engineering group ABB revealed the discovery of sophisticated criminal schemein its South Korean subsidiary
Feb 22, 2017News Hour: Swiss engineering group ABB revealed the discovery of what it called a “sophisticated criminal scheme” in its South Korean subsidiary on Wednesday, which it expects will result in a $100 million pre-tax charge. ABB... -
Toshiba Corp wants to raise at least 1 trillion yen by selling most of its flash memory chip business
Feb 22, 2017News Hour: Japan’s Toshiba Corp wants to raise at least 1 trillion yen ($8.8 billion) by selling most of its flash memory chip business, seeking to create a buffer for any fresh financial problems, a source... -
ADB, New Zealand to help improve maritime safety in Vanuatu
Feb 22, 2017News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the New Zealand government will help establish an independent regulator for Vanuatu’s maritime sector, to be known as the Office of the Maritime Regulator (OMR). The announcement follows... -
Airbus called for new talks with European governments to ease heavy penalties for delays to its A400M military aircraft
Feb 22, 2017News Hour: Airbus called for new talks with European governments to ease “heavy penalties” for delays to its A400M military aircraft, after taking a fresh 1.2 billion euro ($1.3 billion) charge for Europe’s largest defense project. Chief... -
CVS Health Corp removed artificial trans fats linked to rising rates of heart diseases
Feb 22, 2017News Hour: CVS Health Corp said its pharmacy chain had removed artificial trans fats, which have been linked to rising rates of heart diseases, from its store-branded food products well ahead of a June 2018 federal... -
Iran ready to give U.S. ‘slap in the face’
Feb 22, 2017News Hour: The United States should expect a “strong slap in the face” if it underestimates Iran’s defensive capabilities, a commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday, as Tehran concluded war games. Since taking...
