March2018
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Toyota Motor North America sold 182,195 vehicles in February 2018
Mar 1, 2018With the same amount of selling days in February 2018 compared to February 2017, sales were up 4.5 percent on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. Toyota Division posted February sales of 162,930 units, up 4.4 percent... -
Asian markets saw in March with sharp losses on Thursday
Mar 1, 2018After a couple of weeks of calm, the volatility that kicked off February has returned on worries that the strong US economy and Donald Trump’s tax cuts will lead the Federal Reserve to tighten borrowing costs... -
The moon to have its first 4G cell phone network in 2019
Mar 1, 2018The network is to support a private lunar rover mission by PTScientists, a private space company based in Berlin, which plans to launch a lander and two small rovers to the moon on a SpaceX Falcon... -
Penny Mordaunt represents UK Prime Minister at Sahel Conference
Mar 1, 2018The Sahel area of Africa (Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso) is beset by trafficking, violence, instability, and extremism – which present a significant future risk to the UK. The Sahel also has the fastest growing... -
Choosing between low-fat and low-carbohydrate diets for weight loss isn’t helped by taking patients’ genetics or insulin-secretion patterns into account
Mar 1, 2018DIETFITS trial investigators randomized some 600 adults (BMI, 28–40) to 12 months of either low-fat or low-carbohydrate dieting. Researchers assessed the subjects’ genomes for the presence of three single-nucleotide polymorphisms associated with fat and carbohydrate metabolism;... -
Younger age at diabetes diagnosis is linked to higher risk of death from heart disease and stroke
Mar 1, 2018New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes ) shows that the earlier a person is diagnosed with T2D, the higher their risk of death from heart disease... -
Corruption Perceptions Index 2017 shows high corruption burden in more than two-thirds of countries
Mar 1, 2018While stemming the tide against corruption takes time, in the last six years many countries have still made little to no progress. An index released by Transparency International, which marks its 25th anniversary this year, reveals some... -
ADB provides $360 million for rolling stock to boost Bangladesh Railway
Mar 1, 2018Railways in Bangladesh potentially offer a cheaper, safer, and more fuel-efficient means of transport of goods and passengers than roads, but have been held back by lack of investment and aging and unreliable rolling stock. The... -
Cyber attack on German government sought more sensitive data than 2015 hack
Mar 1, 2018The latest hack of German government networks involved complex malicious software and targeted more sensitive data than a 2015 breach of the German parliament, a leading member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives said on Thursday. Patrick... -
Syria aid convoy heads for Afrin
Mar 1, 2018An aid convoy is heading for Afrin in Syria to bring humanitarian supplies to 50,000 displaced people, Iolanda Jaquemet, a spokeswoman for the International Committee of the Red Cross, said on Thursday. Jaquemet said it was...