August2016
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Adult literacy in Central African Republic promoted by EU
Aug 12, 2016News Hour: On Wednesday (12 august), IOM in the Central African Republic (CAR) joined national and local authorities in Ndele, in the country’s remote northeast, to present some 450 graduation certificates to adult students who successfully... -
Public health emergency plan for Ghana’s Kotoka Airport got funded
Aug 12, 2016News Hour: IOM Ghana’s Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) programme is helping Kotoka International Airport (KIA) to develop a Public Health Emergency Contingency Plan (PHECP) tailored for the operations and capacity of the airport. The formulation... -
RealVU offers descriptive electronic program guide services in Bangladesh
Aug 12, 2016News Hour: RealVU, the first “Direct-to-Home” (DTH) service provider in Bangladesh, has launched electronic program guide (EPG) in partnership with Gracenote, a provider of the World’s Largest Entertainment Metadata, powering billions of devices and entertainment products,... -
Women Deliver and Bayer support young leaders on contraception access projects
Aug 12, 2016Women Deliver, a global advocacy organization, awarded seed grants of US$5,000 each to 10 Young Leaders to support digital storytelling projects raising awareness and supporting positive communications in communities about access to contraception and young people’s... -
Retail sales in China rose 10.2% on-year in July
Aug 12, 2016News Hour: China’s retail sales rose 10.2 percent year- on-year in July, Chinese government statistics showed on Friday, missing expectations in a disappointing sign for growth in the Asian giant, reports BSS. The figure was a... -
More than 70 Republicans signed letter urging the party to de-fund on Donald Trump
Aug 12, 2016News Hour: More than 70 influential Republicans have signed a letter urging the party to stop spending money on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and direct it instead to November’s congressional races, a news report said on... -
Japan restarted a nuclear reactor in a boost for Tokyo’s faltering post-Fukushima
Aug 12, 2016News Hour: Japan restarted a nuclear reactor on Friday despite a court challenge by local residents, in a boost for Tokyo’s faltering post-Fukushima push to bring back atomic power, reports BSS. Operator Shikoku Electric Power said... -
Brazil police took two people into custody on suspicion of terrorism offences
Aug 12, 2016News Hour: Brazilian police said on Thursday they took two people into custody on suspicion of terrorism offences as part of an operation to ensure security during the Olympic Games in Rio, reports BSS. Five other... -
7.2-magnitude earthquake hits off the coast of New Caledonia
Aug 12, 2016News Hour: A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hits off the coast of New Caledonia on Friday in the tectonically active Pacific region, but there was no tsunami threat, seismologists said, reports BSS. The quake struck at a depth... -
A string of bomb attacks in Thailand killed 4 people
Aug 12, 2016News Hour: A string of bomb attacks targeting Thailand’s crucial tourism industry have killed four people, officials said on Friday, sending authorities scrambling to identify a motive and find the perpetrators, reports BSS. Twin bombs exploded...
