November2017

News Hour: Bitcoin climbed to a new all-time high of $6,450 on Wednesday, boosted by bets the cryptocurrency could enter the financial mainstream after the world’s largest derivatives exchange operator said on Tuesday it would launch...

News Hour: When Toyota launched its North American headquarters in a Hollywood, California, dealership on October 31, 1957, it was, no doubt, a frightening affair. Halloween notwithstanding, a Japanese car company making a foray into the...

News Hour: Saudi Arabia plans to start issuing tourist visas “soon”, authorities said on Tuesday, as the ultra-conservative kingdom seeks to attract international visitors in a radical overhaul of its oil-dependent economy. Tourism is seen as...

News Hour: Nissan’s passenger car sales plummeted more than 55 percent in Japan last month, data showed on Wednesday, after the company suspended all domestic production due to an inspection scandal. In October, sales of Nissan-brand...

News Hour: British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB) has been awarded ‘Dream Company to Work for’ at ‘South Asian Business Excellence Award 2017’. BATB has been also awarded Bangladesh Best Corporate Social Responsibility Practice, Best Recruiting Evaluation...

News Hour: Few of the more than 90 million Americans with obesity are seeking and receiving long-term obesity care, according to new data from the Awareness, Care and Treatment In Obesity Management (ACTION) Study published in...

News Hour: Bangladesh has made impressive progress in reducing infant mortality and improving maternal health in the last two decades. However, 42% of deliveries are attended by skilled birth attendants and 38% deliveries occurring at facilities,...

News Hour A driver in a rented pickup truck mowed down pedestrians and cyclists on a bike path alongside the Hudson River in New York City on Tuesday, killing eight people and injuring about a dozen...

News Hour As part of global efforts to end AIDS as a public health threat, UNAIDS, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and partners have launched a new road map to reduce new HIV infections. The...

News Hour On 9 November, young filmmakers from around the world will be honored at the 2017 PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival and Awards. The ceremony will be hosted at the United Nations Headquarters in New York...