March2017
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Air India claimed to have set a new record with the first round-the-world flight staffed entirely by women
Mar 6, 2017News Hour: India’s national airline claimed on Monday to have set a new record with the first round-the-world flight staffed entirely by women. Air India said its Boeing 777 traveled from Delhi to San Francisco and... -
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea
Mar 6, 2017News Hour: A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Monday, officials said, but no Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued. The tremor hit at a depth of 28 kilometres (17 miles) near sparsely populated New... -
INFINITI and Renault Sport Formula One join forces to create Project Black S
Mar 6, 2017News Hour: INFINITI’s Project Black S explores the potential for a new INFINITI performance grade, featuring unique-for-the-road technology inspired by Formula One. Suggesting a radical reinterpretation of the INFINITI Q60 coupe, the Project Black S features... -
Maruti Suzuki forays into high performance segment with Baleno RS
Mar 6, 2017News Hour: India’s automobile market leader Maruti Suzuki India Limited marked its entry into a high-performance segment with the Baleno RS here. The Baleno RS brings to India Suzuki’s latest innovation – 1.0 litre Boosterjet Direct... -
General Motors to layoff 1,100 workers in May
Mar 6, 2017News Hour: General Motors Co said Monday it will layoff 1,100 workers in May at its Lansing Delta Township assembly plant in Michigan as it shifts production of a vehicle to Tennessee. The largest U.S. automaker... -
Israel’s BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics named Ralph Kern as COO
Mar 6, 2017News Hour: Israel’s BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics, which is developing an adult stem cell treatment for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), on Monday named Ralph Kern as chief operating officer. Kern, who has also been named... -
A quarter of all global deaths of children under 5 are due to unhealthy or polluted environments, WHO reported
Mar 6, 2017News Hour: A quarter of all global deaths of children under five are due to unhealthy or polluted environments including dirty water and air, second-hand smoke and a lack or adequate hygiene, the World Health Organization... -
Tokyo stocks fell as the yen jumped in response to North Korea firing 4 ballistic missiles
Mar 6, 2017News Hour: Tokyo stocks fell on Monday morning as the yen jumped in response to North Korea firing four ballistic missiles, three of which landed in Japanese-controlled waters. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the missiles... -
Former U.S. intelligence chief rejects Trump wiretap accusation
Mar 6, 2017News Hour: The former top U.S. intelligence official rejected President Donald Trump’s accusation that his predecessor, Barack Obama, wiretapped him even as the White House on Sunday urged Congress to investigate Trump’s allegation. The New York... -
North Korea fires four ballistic missiles into sea near Japan
Mar 6, 2017News Hour: North Korea fired four ballistic missiles into the sea off Japan’s northwest coast early on Monday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, days after the reclusive state promised retaliation over U.S.-South Korea military drills...
