June2017
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218,248 units of Toyota vehicles sold in USA in May
Jun 2, 2017News Hour: Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) Inc., reported its U.S. May 2017 sales of 218,248 units, a decrease of 0.5 percent from May 2016 on a volume basis. With one more selling day in May... -
UNICEF reaches children fleeing to Angola from violence in Congo
Jun 2, 2017News Hour: More than 9,000 children who have arrived at two temporary reception centers in Dundo, northern Angola, from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) need urgent support, UNICEF said today. To date, more than 25,000... -
Over 1,000 children seek treatment for watery diarrhoea daily in Yemen
Jun 2, 2017News Hour: The number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen has risen by 10,000 to a total of 65,300. Over 1,000 children suffering from acute watery diarrhoea have been reporting to health facilities every day. In... -
UN migration agency deploys rapid assessment teams to flood-hit southern and central Sri Lanka
Jun 2, 2017News Hour: The UN Migration Agency (IOM) today (30/05) deployed three rapid assessment teams to Ratnapura, Galle, Matara and Kalutara – four of the districts worst hit by devastating floods and mudslides in southern and central... -
1.3 million children urgently need humanitarian assistance after storms batter Bay of Bengal
Jun 2, 2017News Hour: At least 1.3 million children are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance across the Bay of Bengal region following severe weather over the past six days, UNICEF has warned. The devastation wrought by Cyclone... -
Closing gender gaps for a more inclusive Asia
Jun 2, 2017Gender inequality is slowing the transition toward more inclusive growth in Asia and the Pacific, says a new report by the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Independent Evaluation Department, which reveals a striking picture of the state... -
Streaming music service Spotify could be floated within a year
Jun 2, 2017News Hour: Streaming music service Spotify could be floated within a year, a source familiar with the matter told reporters on Friday, after co-founder Martin Lorentzon told Swedish radio a listing was not in the pipeline.... -
Incredible Nadal smashes Georgian to smithereens
Jun 2, 2017News Hour: Clearly Nikoloz Basilashvili had come to face Rafa Nadal with a plan but, like Mike Tyson said, everybody has a plan until they’re punched in the face. And that’s what happened in tennis terms... -
Ebola epidemic in Congo brought under control, minister says
Jun 2, 2017News Hour: The Democratic Republic of Congo has not recorded a new case of Ebola in the past 21 days – the maximum incubation period for the disease – and has now begun a period of... -
Pride and prejudice as India, Pakistan clash
Jun 2, 2017News Hour: India have far more at stake in Sunday’s Champions Trophy match against arch-rivals Pakistan than launching their title defence even if skipper Virat Kohli insists it is “just another game”. The cricket-mad neighbouring countries...
