March2017
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Grave violations against children in Syria were the highest on record in 2016
Mar 14, 2017News Hour: Grave violations against children in Syria were the highest on record in 2016, said UNICEF in a grim assessment of the conflict’s impact on children, as the war reaches six years. Verified instances of... -
Ford Motor Co’s luxury unit Lincoln plans to produce luxury SUVs in China by late 2019
Mar 13, 2017News Hour: Ford Motor Co’s luxury unit Lincoln plans to produce luxury SUVs in China by late 2019, as it steps up its move into the world’s largest auto market and aims to catch up with... -
Japan plans to send largest warship to South China Sea
Mar 13, 2017News Hour: Japan plans to dispatch its largest warship on a three-month tour through the South China Sea beginning in May, three sources said, in its biggest show of naval force in the region since World... -
Intel agreed to buy Israeli driverless car-technology firm Mobileye for $15.3 billion
Mar 13, 2017News Hour: U.S. chipmaker Intel agreed to buy Israeli driverless car-technology firm Mobileye for $15.3 billion on Monday, positioning itself for a dominant role in the fast-moving autonomous-driving sector. The $63.54-per-share cash deal marks the largest... -
Nepal reported outbreak of severe H5N8 bird flu on a poultry farm
Mar 13, 2017News Hour: Nepal has reported firmed an outbreak of severe H5N8 bird flu on a poultry farm in the Koshi region, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday, citing a report from the... -
Carlos the Jackal stands trial over 1974 Paris shop attack
Mar 13, 2017News Hour: Carlos the Jackal, once one of the world’s most wanted criminals, was back in a French court on Monday, charged with a grenade attack on a Paris shop more than 40 years ago that... -
Electric light railway tracks soar over Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa
Mar 13, 2017News Hour: Electric light railway tracks soar over Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, a rare example of mass transit infrastructure on a continent ruled by ramshackle, diesel-spewing buses. But despite government promises, the roads below are still... -
California allows testing of autonomous vehicles
Mar 13, 2017News Hour: The US state of California is easing its rules for autonomous car testing, by allowing testing of vehicles in which there is no human driver. The new rules have yet to be submitted for... -
Intel to buy Israeli driverless car-tech firm Mobileye for $15 billion
Mar 13, 2017News Hour: U.S. chipmaker Intel agreed to buy Israeli driverless car-technology firm Mobileye for $15.3 billion on Monday, positioning itself for a dominant role in the fast-moving autonomous-driving sector. The $63.54-per-share cash deal marks the largest... -
Report on sexual abuse paves way for meaningful reform
Mar 13, 2017News Hour: In response to UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ annual report on special measures for protection from sexual exploitation and abuse, issued today, Amnesty International’s Senior Crisis Response Adviser Joanne Mariner said: “UN Secretary-General António Guterres...
