August2017
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Screening reduces mortality for those with detectable type 2 diabetes
Aug 26, 2017News Hour: Three large trials published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) show that screening for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors may not reduce mortality and cardiovascular disease in the... -
Uber to resume operations in the Philippines soon after regulators agreed to lift a ban
Aug 26, 2017News Hour: Uber said on Saturday it expects to resume operations in the Philippines “soon” after regulators agreed to lift a ban slapped against the American ride-sharing giant in exchange for a fine. The government meted... -
Cavani outshines Neymar as PSG win again
Aug 26, 2017News Hour Neymar for once played a more restricted role as Edinson Cavani scored twice and Thiago Motta once in Paris Saint- Germain’s comfortable 3-0 home win over Saint-Etienne in Ligue 1 on Friday. The world’s... -
Mayweather, McGregor poised for history-making fight
Aug 26, 2017News Hour After months of hype and profanity Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor take their war of words into the ring on Saturday for a boxing mismatch that is poised to become the richest fight in... -
French singer Charles Aznavour gets Hollywood star at age 93
Aug 26, 2017News Hour French singer Charles Aznavour finally got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, capping a more than 70-year career as one of his country’s most popular entertainers. Aznavour, 93, who was... -
Leonard Bernstein project celebrates musician with call for memories
Aug 26, 2017News Hour For some, Leonard Bernstein was the person who opened up the world of classical music for the first time. Others played in his orchestras. One man remembers hearing of Bernstein’s death as a 9-year-old.... -
Disney taps augmented reality for ‘Star Wars’ toy event
Aug 26, 2017News Hour Walt Disney Co will send “Star Wars” characters into the realm of augmented reality next week to draw fans into stores as they release new merchandise tied to upcoming movie the “The Last Jedi,”... -
Fiat Chrysler to evaluate any inquiries about potential transactions
Aug 25, 2017News Hour: Fiat Chrysler said on Friday it would evaluate any inquiries about potential transactions, but did not have anything to add to its previous comments on reported interest from China’s Great Wall Motor in its... -
Britain to begin trials of semi-automated truck convoys on public roads by the end of 2018
Aug 25, 2017News Hour: Britain will begin trials of semi-automated, wirelessly connected truck convoys on public roads by the end of 2018, in a bid to find more fuel-efficient ways to transport goods. Development of the technology has... -
Samsung unveiled a new model of its Galaxy Note
Aug 25, 2017News Hour: Samsung on Wednesday unveiled a new model of its Galaxy Note as it seeks to leave behind the debacle over exploding batteries in the previous generation of the device, and mount a renewed challenge...