HIV Research Breakthroughs 2016: How Close We've Come To A Cure, And Better Treatments. Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV, is a sexually transmitted virus that has infected millions around the globe.

South Africa's nuclear regulatory framework is robust, but improvements are needed in the country's regulation of the use of radiation sources, an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) review mission has found.

Wall Street Closes Lower, How Did This Stock End The Week: Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF). Wall Street gave back advances posted earlier in the session and the three benchmarks ended in the red on Friday as retailers and financial stocks marked some of the biggest declines.

Regions Center Owners File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Owners of the 30-story Regions Center in downtown Little Rock filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Dec.

Coface Updates Sector Risk. For this year, the global credit insurer Coface has issued 23 downgrades and 10 upgrades across the 12 sectors it follows in six regions of the world.

Google brings its upgraded keyboard app Gboard to Android. Tech giant Google today has officially announced that it's rebranding its Google Keyboard application for Android users to "Gboard," the name sported by its newer keyboard app that sports a fully integrated Google Search engine, emoji and GIF search, and more.

New Samsung Galaxy S8 Rumors Roundup: Bluetooth 5.0, Iris Scanner, Galaxy Note 7 Y-OCTA Display Technology And More.

What Google, Microsoft, and Amazon did this week in the race to be everyone’s favorite virtual assistant

Germany could fine Facebook €500,000 for each fake news post. The country of Germany isn't confident Facebook can self-regulate its fake news problem.

China Agrees to Return Seized Drone, Ending Standoff, Pentagon Says Saturday, Pentagon said that Beijing had agreed to return an underwater drone seized by China in international waters, an indication that the two countries were moving to resolve an unusual incident that risked sharpening tensions in the run-up to the inauguration of President-elect Donald J.

Russia and Japan agree to set up $1 billion investment fund. The countries of Japan and Russia will create a $1 billion fund to invest in joint energy and infrastructure projects over the next five years, the leaders of the two countries said in Tokyo Friday at the end of meetings that looked cozy but fell well short of Japanese expectations.

Bill Gates, Others Launch Clean Energy Fund. Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp. co-founder said Monday that he and other business leaders are launching a $1 billion clean-technology fund that will start investing next year in companies developing low-cost, low-carbon technologies.

Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts offers $240K in grants. The Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts, which works to empower women and girls through partnerships with area programs, has announced the availability of $240,000 in multi-year grant money for organizations that collaborately serve that population in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties.

Verizon is said to have threatened to go to court to get out of the deal if it is not repriced. Yahoo YHOO -6. 11% came under renewed scrutiny by federal investigators and lawmakers on Thursday after disclosing the largest known data breach in history, prompting Verizon Communications VZ 0.

Ukraine commends EU step to secure association deal Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine President on Friday praised a European Union decision which paves the way for final agreement on a cooperation accord between Ukraine and the bloc.

Many of them are overcrowded, dirty and appear to be falling apart. But America's airports are getting record high marks from travelers.

Global Revenue for IoT Devices in the Residential and Commercial Sectors is Expected to Total $732 Billion from 2016 to 2026, According to Navigant Research.

Prince Harry and Girlfriend Meghan Markle Photographed Together for the First Time in London Royalty Prince Harry and Meghan Markle aren't hiding their relationship any longer! The pair was spotted in public together on Wednesday evening while on a date to see a play on London's West End, as seen in a photo obtained by The Sun.

Miller/Howard High Income Equity Fund (HIE) Announces Changes to Investment Policies. The Board of Trustees of the Miller/Howard High Income Equity Fund (HIE) (CUSIP-600379 101) (the "Fund") has agreed to make the following changes to the Fund's Investment Policies.

Brexit trade deal could take 10 years, says UK's ambassador The post-Brexit UK-EU trade deal might take 10 years to finalise and still fail, Britain's ambassador to the EU has privately told the government.

First Ascent Position Paper Explores Robo Advice Regulatory Issues The core question in a new position paper released today by First Ascent Asset Management.

Dieselgate: EU Research Suggests Defeat Device In Brand-New Audi A3 Evaluations and tests have conducted by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission "suggest that Audi has manipulated the diesel engine of its best-seller A3," Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung wrote today in an exclusive report.

Hundreds of Scientists and Supporters Gather to Rally Against Attacks on Science. Wearing their lab coats, scientists hoist signs saying "Ice has no agenda, it just melts" have rallied in San Francisco to defend climate-change research ahead of a skeptical Trump administration.

5 life lessons from Alan Thicke Hollywood actor Alan Thicke, who died Tuesday at 69, offered plenty of parental advice during his career, first as a beloved TV dad on the 1980s sitcom Growing Pains, and later in his own (tongue-in-cheek) books on parenting.

Rodrigo Duterte: I Murdered Drug Suspects Myself! Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has announced he personally killed suspected criminals when he was mayor of his home city of Davao in the Philippines, cruising the streets on a motorcycle and "looking for trouble".

Rex Tillerson, Trump’s Secretary of State Nominee, Is a Flexible Pragmatist. Rex W. Tillerson, the chief executive of Exxon Mobil and now President-elect Donald J.

After transitioning its curved screen from an experiment to a standard feature at the top end, Samsung is reportedly working on foldable phones. Two foldable phones are said to be in the works at Samsung, with one model scheduled for launch in 2017.

Microsoft brands new MacBook Pro 'disappointment,' touts boost in trade-ins for Surface. Microsoft today boasted that more customers than ever before had traded in an Apple laptop for one of its own Surface-branded devices.

Google Signs Internet Deal with Cuba. Tech giant Google signed an agreement with the Cuban government granting internet users on quicker and expanded access to its branded content.

The real winners of the OPEC output deal: US shale drillers The United States crude futures soared Monday, rallying 3. 2 percent at midday to $53. 17 per barrel, and energy stocks also jumped.