– Fiat Chrysler is recalling between 1.4 and 1.9 million cars over a computer issue that might keep air bags from deploying and seat belts restraining passengers in a crash. The computer glitch has been linked to three deaths. The automaker said the”occupant restraint control module” is the problem. The ... Read More »
A senior army officer said terrorists may have set tents on fire in the Uri army Base, and as soldiers ran out, shot them. He also hinted that they are combing through the base carefully, with the presumption that at least two more terrorists are holed up inside the station. ... Read More »
U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc’s breast cancer drug, Ibrance, should be given marketing approval, an advisory committee at the European Medicines Agency recommended. The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) gave a positive opinion for Ibrance to be used in combination with two existing therapies in women who have ... Read More »
Home Minister Rajnath Singh, on Sunday, postponed his visit to Russia and the U.S in the wake of the terror attack on an Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri district. Mr. Singh was to leave for Russia on Sunday for a four-day visit. After Russia, he was to leave ... Read More »
Seventeen soldiers were killed in a militant attack in Uri area of Baramulla district on Sunday morning. Police sources said that fidayeen militants stormed an Army camp in Uri near the Line of Control (LoC) around 4 a.m. Four militants were killed in the encounter. “A group of heavily armed ... Read More »
– Three new oil developments in the Fort McMurray area could add up to 95,000 barrels of oil per day to current output, Alberta’s government said. The provincial government approved three oil sands developments, two of which involved the use of steam stimulation. Collectively, the government said the projects represent ... Read More »
U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden on Friday announced new measures to help cancer patients navigate the clinical trials process as part of the administration’s “Cancer Moonshot” initiative to speed new treatments to market. In a statement released ahead of a planned speech at Rice University in Houston, Biden said clinical ... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Justice asked Deutsche Bank, Germany’s biggest lender, to pay $14 billion to settle an investigation into the sale of residential mortgage-backed securities. The company said it has “no intent” to pay the huge sum tied to the bank’s sale of mortgages between 2005 and 2007 and ... Read More »
Michigan automaker General Motors said it set a goal of getting all of its power across its entire global sector of operations from renewable energy by 2050. “This pursuit of renewable energy benefits our customers and communities through cleaner air while strengthening our business through lower and more stable energy ... Read More »
– Finding more oil and natural gas in mature areas of the North Sea confirm the staying power of operations in Norwegian waters, an explorer said. The exploration and production subsidiary of French energy company ENGIE said itmade a discovery near the existing Gjoa field in the Norwegian waters of ... Read More »
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc said its discount and rebates program for two high-priced heart drugs would cover over 90 percent U.S. hospitals once it had finalized the last of the 14 group purchasing organizations. Valeant’s statement comes after Bloomberg reported that some medical centers had yet to see a cent ... Read More »
A natural gas pipeline in Morocco, interrupted by seismic activity, has been completed and related production has resumed, a company said Friday. Circle Oil said in a statement it was “pleased to announce the completion of gas pipeline repairs in Morocco.” The company, which has its headquarters in Ireland, temporarily ... Read More »
