January2019
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Toyota aims to raise vehicle sales in China by 8 percent
Jan 25, 2019Toyota Motor Corp aims to raise vehicle sales in China by 8 percent to 1.6 million this year, the Japanese automaker said on Friday. Toyota sold 1.47 million vehicles in China last year, up 14.3 percent... -
Cancer can be upsetting enough to increase a patient’s risk of suicide
Jan 25, 2019Although cancer survival rates have greatly improved in recent decades, a diagnosis with certain types of cancer can still be upsetting enough to increase a patient’s risk of suicide, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined data... -
Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads southwards into an area with high security risks
Jan 25, 2019Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has spread southwards into an area with high-security risks, the World Health Organization said. The outbreak, the country’s worst, has killed 439 of the 713 people believed to have caught... -
More than 145,000 Rohingya refugee children return to school in Bangladesh refugee camps
Jan 25, 2019More than 145,000 Rohingya refugee children living in camps in south-east Bangladesh are now attending UNICEF-supported learning centers, as a new school year begins. Following a huge effort from the humanitarian community to construct a network... -
Microsoft’s search engine Bing restored in China after an outage
Jan 25, 2019Microsoft has confirmed that access to its Bing search engine in China has been restored after an outage. The firm did not offer any explanation for why the search engine had been inaccessible, reports BBC. The... -
Embraer signed an agreement for the sale of its commercial divison to Boeing
Jan 25, 2019Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer on Thursday signed an agreement for the sale of its commercial divison to Boeing — and set the date for a shareholders meeting to approve the tie-up on February 26. Despite initial...
