July2017
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Lean season relief gives hope to thousands of families in Mauritania
Jul 11, 2017News Hour: The World Food Programme (WFP) in Mauritania welcomes vital contributions worth US$5 million from the governments of Germany, Japan, the European Union (ECHO), France, Spain, and Monaco, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The... -
Electric version of London’s classic black cabs to be exported to Amsterdam
Jul 11, 2017News Hour: A new electric version of London’s classic black cabs will be exported to Amsterdam next year, its first overseas market, and the firm could source the batteries in Britain, the head of the Chinese-owned... -
Daihatsu announces a complete redesign of the Altis passenger car
Jul 11, 2017News Hour: Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. launched the new, fully redesigned Altis passenger car nationwide on July 10. After making an OEM deal with Toyota Motor Corporation, the Altis was released in May 2012 as Daihatsu’s... -
UN migration agency rehabilitates water wells in southern Libya
Jul 11, 2017News Hour: The UN Migration Agency (IOM) has completed the rehabilitation of 18 water wells in 12 out of 14 neighbourhoods of the Libyan city of Sabha. Those neighborhoods are: Manshiya, Mashroo’, Hajara, Aljadeed, Almahdiya, Abdelkafi,... -
French fashion house Lanvin names Olivier Lapidus as new artistic director
Jul 11, 2017News Hour: Lanvin, France’s oldest fashion brand, named on Tuesday Olivier Lapidus as its new artistic director, following the departure of Bouchra Jarrar. Founded in 1889, Lanvin is one of France’s last major independent fashion labels... -
First vaccine to show protection against gonorrhea suggests new avenue for vaccine development
Jul 11, 2017News Hour: Some strains of gonorrhea are now resistant to all available drugs, making vaccine development an urgent global health priority Exposure to the meningococcal group B vaccine during a New Zealand mass vaccination campaign was... -
Nutrition International and UNFPA partner to improve women and adolescent girls’ health
Jul 11, 2017News Hour: Nutrition International and UNFPA, the United Nations Populations Fund, announced today at the Family Planning Summit 2020 in London, a partnership to provide services integrating family planning and nutrition to improve women and adolescent... -
Actor Tom Hanks to receive award for work reflecting U.S. history
Jul 11, 2017News Hour: For his work in films reflecting U.S. history such as “Saving Private Ryan,” “Apollo 13” and “Bridge of Spies,” actor Tom Hanks has won this year’s Records of Achievement Award, the National Archives Foundation... -
Huawei P10 and P10 Plus wins the inaugural TIPA award for best photo smartphone
Jul 11, 2017News Hour: Huawei Consumer Business Group has announced that the HUAWEI P10 and P10 Plus have won the inaugural Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) Award for Best Photo Smartphone. Following the technical and commercial success of... -
Sanofi to acquire Protein Sciences
Jul 11, 2017News Hour: Sanofi announced today it will acquire Protein Sciences, a privately held vaccines biotechnology company based in Meriden, Connecticut in the United States. Under the terms of the agreement, Sanofi will make an upfront payment...
