August2016
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Golden start for Australia on day of records
Aug 7, 2016News Hour: Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu ended her long wait for Olympic victory and Australia captured two gold medals in an exhilarating first day of swimming competition that saw three world records smashed in Rio on Saturday.... -
Iran Khodro to start new production line in Azerbaijan
Aug 7, 2016News Hour: A project to establish a new production line of Iran Khodro in Azerbaijan has officially started in a ceremony attended by Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade and his Azeri counterpart as well... -
Virginia Thrasher wins first gold of Rio 2016 Olympic
Aug 7, 2016News Hour: Unflappable American teenager Virginia Thrasher won the first gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Saturday, holding her nerve against two Chinese Olympic champions to clinch the women’s 10m air rifle event,... -
Nissan unveils world’s first solid-oxide fuel cell vehicle
Aug 7, 2016News Hour: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. revealed the world’s first Solid Oxide Fuel-Cell (SOFC)-powered prototype vehicle in Brazil that runs on bio-ethanol electric power. Nissan president and CEO Carlos Ghosn said: “The e-Bio Fuel-Cell offers eco-friendly... -
People of Turkey gathered in Istanbul summoned by Tayyip Erdogan to denounce failed coup
Aug 7, 2016News Hour: Hundreds of thousands of Turks gathered in Istanbul on Sunday summoned by President Tayyip Erdogan to denounce a failed coup – a show of strength staged in the face of Western criticism of widespread... -
Iran executes nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri for spying for US
Aug 7, 2016News Hour: Iran has executed an Iranian nuclear scientist detained in 2010 when he returned home from the United States after a court convicted him of spying for Washington, a spokesman for the judiciary said on... -
10 killed due to air strike on hospital in Syria’s Idlib province
Aug 7, 2016News Hour: An airstrike on a hospital in northwestern Syria on Saturday killed 10 people, including children, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The hospital, in the town of Meles, is about 15 km from... -
Grocery items can be bought from sindabad.com as well as Chaldal.com, deal signed between two portals
Aug 7, 2016News Hour: Apart from regular needs of office supplies, grocery items can be bought from sindabad.com as well from now on. Chaldal.com signs up a contract with sindabad.com for this support. The contract was signed at... -
Thailand began voting on junta-crafted constitution
Aug 7, 2016News Hour: Thailand began voting on a junta-crafted constitution on Sunday in a referendum where independent campaigning and open debate has been banned, as opponents warn the document will perpetuate military power, reports BSS. Polls opened... -
Hillary Clinton widened lead over Donald Trump to eight points
Aug 7, 2016News Hour: Democrat Hillary Clinton has widened her lead over White House rival Donald Trump to eight points after both parties’ nominating conventions, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll out Sunday, reports BSS. Clinton led...
