July2016
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Rihanna cancels Nice concert after attack
Jul 16, 2016News Hour: Pop star Rihanna has canceled a concert scheduled for Friday in Nice after a gunman in a truck plowed into crowds marking Bastille Day in the southern coastal French city, killing at least 84... -
IOM receives 2,400 solar lanterns for El Niño affected families in Ethiopia
Jul 16, 2016News Hour: IOM has received 2,400 solar lanterns from Panasonic Corporation, a Japanese multinational electronics company. They will be distributed to internally displaced families in Ethiopia, notably in communities affected by El Niño drought. The in-kind... -
Majority of men and women oppose Female Genital Mutilation in countries where practice persists
Jul 16, 2016News Hour: Approximately two-thirds of men, women, boys and girls in countries where female genital mutilation is common say they want the practice to end – according to UNICEF data. In countries with available data, 67... -
Erdogan returns, Turkey foils coup
Jul 16, 2016News Hour: Turkish forces loyal to President Tayyip Erdogan largely crushed an attempted military coup on Saturday after crowds answered his call to take to the streets in support of the government and dozens of rebels... -
Omni hotels & resorts says “goodnight to hunger”
Jul 16, 2016News Hour: Just as Omni Hotels & Resorts says ‘goodnight’ to millions of guests every year, the luxury hotel brand will now Say Goodnight to Hunger! Beginning last month, for every stay booked directly on the... -
Whitbread plc announces the sale and leaseback of its 389 room hub by premier inn hotel in kings cross, London
Jul 16, 2016News Hour: As announced in April, Whitbread is planning to carry out sale and leaseback transactions this year with proceeds of £100 to £150 million. As part of this, Whitbread announces today it has exchanged agreements... -
Senegalese police and customs officials receive border management training
Jul 16, 2016News Hour: IOM Senegal and its partners, this week, launched a border management training course for police and customs officers in Senegal. The programme will run from 11-22 July. During the training at the Police School... -
Omni hotels & resorts appoints ken barnes as chief information officer
Jul 16, 2016News Hour: Omni Hotels & Resorts announced today the appointment of Ken Barnes as the new chief information officer for the luxury hotel brand. In this role, he will be responsible for the strategic direction and... -
Whitbread scoops the asda environmental leadership award at the business in the community’s responsible business awards 2016
Jul 16, 2016News Hour: Whitbread was named winner of the ASDA Environmental Leadership Award at Business in the Community’s 2016 Annual Responsible Business Gala in London last week. The event at the O2 arena was the culmination of... -
IOM voluntarily repatriates 150 vulnerable migrants from Yemen back to Ethiopia
Jul 16, 2016News Hour: IOM evacuation operations out of Yemen resumed this week with the voluntary return of 150 Ethiopian vulnerable migrants from Hodeidah, western Yemen, back to Ethiopia via Obock port, Djibouti. The group, which was comprised...
