June2017
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15 new cases of polio confirmed in Syria, including a child from Raqqa
Jun 20, 2017News Hour: Fifteen new cases of polio have been confirmed in Syria, including a child who may have caught the disease in Raqqa, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. Aid workers are unable to vaccinate... -
Parexel International Corp to be taken private by Pamplona Capital Management LLP in a $4.5 billion deal
Jun 20, 2017News Hour: U.S. pharmaceutical research services provider Parexel International Corp said on Tuesday it would be taken private by Pamplona Capital Management LLP in a $4.5 billion deal. Activist investors, including Starboard Value LP, have put... -
Oil prices fell to seven-month lows
Jun 20, 2017News Hour: Oil prices fell to seven-month lows on Tuesday after news of increases in supply by several key producers, a trend that has undermined attempts by OPEC and others to support the market through reduced... -
Ford to export the next-generation Focus from China to North America in 2019
Jun 20, 2017News Hour: Ford Motor Co will export the next-generation Focus compact car from China to North America in 2019, rather than from Mexico as earlier planned, saving the company $500 million, a top executive said on... -
Spanish prosecutors accuse Mourinho of 3.3 million euro tax fraud
Jun 20, 2017News Hour: Spanish prosecutors said on Tuesday they had filed a claim against Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho on two counts of tax fraud dating back to when he coached Real Madrid. The Portuguese manager owes... -
Daimler began construction of a new Mercedes-Benz plant near Moscow
Jun 20, 2017News Hour: Germany’s Daimler began construction of a new Mercedes-Benz plant near Moscow on Tuesday, following through on the first new investment by a major foreign automaker in Russia since Western sanctions were imposed three years... -
American Express Co invested in Next Insurance
Jun 20, 2017News Hour: American Express Co has invested in Next Insurance, a Palo Alto-based technology startup that sells customized insurance for small businesses online, as Silicon Valley companies look to shake up the insurance sector. Next Insurance,... -
UNHCR special envoy Angelina Jolie in Kenya, visits refugee girls
Jun 20, 2017News Hour: U.N. Refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie marked World Refugee Day on Tuesday at a Kenyan home housing refugee girls who fled unaccompanied or split from their parents while fleeing conflict, reports Reuters. The... -
Continental to join a self-driving platform developed by BMW, Intel and Mobileye
Jun 20, 2017News Hour: Continental said on Tuesday it would join a self-driving platform developed by BMW, Intel and Mobileye with the German auto parts and tire maker handling integration of components and software. The costs to integrate... -
Former Indian minister Shashi Tharoor hails Mashrafe as philosopher captain
Jun 20, 2017News Hour: Shashi Tharoor, former Indian state minister and author, has termed Bangladesh cricket captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza a philosopher captain. A brilliantly sane perspective on cricket from Bangladesh’s philosopher-captain Mashrafe Mortaza. Applaud the real heroes,...
