August2016
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Nokia expands virtual reality leadership globally with OZO launch in China
Aug 18, 2016News Hour: Nokia has extended its leadership position in the global virtual reality (VR) production marketplace with a China launch for OZO, the world’s first VR camera for professional content creators. OZO and its robust software... -
Japan’s exports suffered sharpest monthly fall in July in seven years
Aug 18, 2016News Hour: Japan’s exports in July suffered their sharpest monthly fall in seven years, data showed on Thursday, as a surging yen clouds the country’s trade picture, with shipments of cars, ships and steel all tumbling,... -
What Mexico fears of after the son of “El Chapo” abducted?
Aug 18, 2016News Hour: The brazen kidnapping of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s son has unleashed fears of a new war between rival cartels in the violence-weary country, reports BSS. Police have confirmed that Jesus Alfredo... -
Australian zoo celebrates birth of one of world’s rarest monkeys
Aug 18, 2016News Hour: Peeping out from her mother’s arms, Embe, a Francois’ Langur, makes her debut at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo where she was born on July 21, in what conservationists hailed as great news for one of... -
Munich raises security for beer festival after Islamist attacks
Aug 18, 2016News Hour: Organizers of the world’s biggest beer festival, Munich’s Oktoberfest, have raised security after Islamist attacks in Germany last month, including banning rucksacks, introducing security checks at all entrances and erecting fencing. Drawing some 6... -
Haiti authorities announced anti-fraud reforms for vote redo
Aug 18, 2016News Hour: Haitian authorities on Wednesday announced anti-fraud reforms for a redo of last year’s scandalous elections that left the impoverished Caribbean country in political chaos, reports BSS. The Provisional Electoral Council said that in the... -
Conference on labour migration held in Telangana
Aug 18, 2016News Hour: IOM is participating in a conference on labour migration organized by the state government of Telangana through the Telangana Overseas Manpower Company Ltd (TOMCOM) in India. IOM is providing technical expertise for the conference,... -
Norh Korea and South Korea resurrected spirit of Cold War-era antagonism
Aug 18, 2016News Hour: One year after North and South Korea vowed to resume a constructive dialogue, they have instead resurrected a spirit of Cold War-era antagonism, complete with cross-border propaganda shouting matches, spy messaging and defection dramas.... -
Belgian beer fans are brewing their own
Aug 18, 2016News Hour: In a country where some 200 breweries produce well over 1,000 different beers, surely no one is considering brewing their own? Wrong. The Belgian Home-brewers Association, set up in June, already has 60 members... -
Best looking rides on the block in Monterey this week
Aug 18, 2016News Hour: To bid or not to bid. That is the question when the auctioneer sternly warns: “You are about to lose the car.” Crunch time. Whether you are bidding for a $22 million Ferrari, a...
