July2016
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See you later alligator
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: British Airways customers flying from Gatwick this week had to do a double-take at what appeared to be an alligator, more at home in the fresh water of Florida rather than a UK airport,... -
ICC Annual Conference concludes in Edinburgh
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: The 2016 ICC Annual Conference concluded on Saturday in Edinburgh with the ICC, IDI and IBC Board meetings, which were held under the chairmanship of Mr Shashank Manohar. Among the discussions held, decisions made... -
A peek into the World of Sultan
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: Set to release on July 6th, Sultan starring Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma has been making waves since it was first announced. The trailer has in fact hit over 100 million views and counting!... -
Tom Hanks stars in the Clint Eastwood new film “Sully”
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: From Academy award winning director Clint Eastwood comes Warner Bros. Pictures’ drama “Sully,” starring Oscar winner Tom Hanks as Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger. “Sully” also stars actor Aaron Eckhart as Sully’s co-pilot, Jeff Skiles,... -
World Bank provides funds to help Ethiopia mitigate the impact of drought
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: The World Bank Groups’ Board of Executive Directors today approved US$ 100 million in additional financing from the International Development Association (IDA) Crisis Response Window (CRW) to the Productive Safety Net Project 4 (PSNP... -
World Bank helps Bangladesh modernize state owned banks for better performance
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: The World Bank today approved $150 million in financing to modernize and increase the transparency and efficiency of Bangladesh’s 10 state-owned banks, including the two development banks. Through improving the corporate governance, Information Technology... -
Porsche unveiled 2017 Panamera
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: On Tuesday, June 28th, Porsche celebrated the world premiere of the new 2017 Panamera in Berlin accompanied by a spectacular display of lights, music and choreography. Over 300 international media representatives – as well... -
Assisted voluntary returns peaked at 70,000 in 2015
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: IOM assisted 69,540 migrants from 97 host and/or transit countries and 156 countries of origin in 2015, as part of its Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) programmes, according to the newly-released AVRR 2015... -
World Bank supports Bangladesh to improve housing for the urban poor and health services
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: The Government of Bangladesh today signed two financing agreements totaling to $200 million with the World Bank to improve health systems and delivery of health services, and, the living conditions of the urban poor... -
Detained Ethiopian migrants return home from Zambia
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: IOM has helped 39 Ethiopian migrants stranded in Zambia en route to South Africa to return home. The migrants included 24 adults and 15 unaccompanied minors, who were intercepted by the Zambian authorities and...
