May2017
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Experimental biotech drug for severe asthma from AstraZeneca failed
May 10, 2017News Hour: An experimental biotech drug for severe asthma from AstraZeneca failed to meet its goal of significantly reducing attacks in a late-stage study, dealing a blow to an approach that had already run into problems... -
Kina Bank, ADB sign first trade finance deal in Papua New Guinea
May 10, 2017News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Kina Bank Limited (Kina) have signed a trade finance agreement enabling ADB’s Trade Finance Program (TFP) to provide a credit guarantee facility that can support up to $4... -
Children bullied in fifth grade are more likely to become depressed and experiment with drugs and alcohol
May 10, 2017News Hour: Children who are bullied in fifth grade are more likely to become depressed and experiment with drugs and alcohol during their teen years than their peers who weren’t victimized by other kids, a U.S.... -
The toll from severe flooding in eastern Canada worsened with thousands of people affected
May 10, 2017News Hour: The toll from severe flooding in eastern Canada worsened on Monday with thousands of people affected and schools closed, but authorities were optimistic that rising water levels would soon crest. Several rivers and lakes... -
Malaysia appeal against North Korea match in Pyongyang
May 10, 2017News Hour: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is considering Malaysia’s appeal against having to play an Asian Cup qualifier against North Korea in Pyongyang next month, the governing body said on Wednesday. Diplomatic relations between the... -
Grammy Awards leaves Los Angeles for New York in 2018
May 10, 2017News Hour: Music’s biggest night is heading to New York next year after more than a decade in Los Angeles, the organizers of the annual Grammy Awards said on Tuesday. The 60th Grammy Awards will take... -
China overcomes the United States to become Vietnam’s biggest importer of tra fish
May 10, 2017News Hour: China has overcome the United States to become Vietnam’s biggest importer of tra fish, a common kind of catfish, a local association said on Tuesday. Vietnam exported 69.7 million U.S. dollars worth of tra... -
The first high-speed railway in north China’s Inner Mongolia started test runs
May 10, 2017News Hour: The first high-speed railway in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region started test runs on Sunday to prepare for the beginning of regular use by the end of July. The high-speed train ran at... -
Justin Bieber fever grips India ahead of first concert
May 10, 2017News Hour: Justin Bieber mania swept Mumbai on Wednesday as the Canadian pop star hit town to give his first concert in India in front of 45,000 fans. “Beliebers” from across the nation have flocked to... -
FIFA’s chief ethics investigator and ethics judge replaced
May 10, 2017News Hour: The ruling council of world football’s governing body ousted chief ethics investigator Cornel Borbely and ethics judge Hans-Joachim Eckert on Tuesday in a move the pair labelled as “de facto the end of FIFA’s...
