August2016
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Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged to reinvigorate ties
Aug 10, 2016News Hour: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday pledged to reinvigorate ties after their first meeting since Ankara shot down a Russian warplane last November, reports BSS. Erdogan’s visit to... -
Katinka Hosszu wins 200m medley for third gold
Aug 10, 2016News Hour: Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu snared her third gold medal of the Olympic Games here Tuesday, dominating the field to win the 200m individual medley, reports BSS. Hosszu, nicknamed the “Iron Lady”, hit the wall in... -
Serena eliminated in third round upset
Aug 10, 2016News Hour: Olympic champion and world number one Serena Williams was bundled out of the Rio de Janeiro tennis tournament in the third round of the singles on Tuesday after a shock 6-4 6-3 defeat to... -
Michael Phelps achieved his 21st Olympic gold medal
Aug 10, 2016News Hour: Michael Phelps claimed his second gold medal in one night and the 21st of his career as the United States won the men’s 4×200 meters Olympic freestyle relay on Tuesday, reports Reuters. The most... -
Bus hit by gunfire in Rio
Aug 10, 2016News Hour: A bus carrying journalists at the Rio Games was hit by gunfire on a highway between Olympic venues on Tuesday, witnesses said. No one was seriously injured in the incident, reports Reuters. The bus... -
Myleene Klass shares topless fruity photo
Aug 9, 2016News Hour: English singer, pianist, and model Myleene Angela Klass posted a cheeky holiday topless photo. In that snap, she was covering with only a watermelon. While on holiday, Klass, 38, took to her Twitter and... -
81 billion dollar mobilized In 2015 to tackle climate change
Aug 9, 2016News Hour: Climate finance totaling $81 billion was mobilized for projects funded by the world’s six largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) in 2015. This included $25 billion of MDBs’ direct climate finance, combined with a further... -
Growing number of irregular migrants stranded in Costa Rica
Aug 9, 2016News Hour: Between April 21 and August 3, Costa Rica registered the arrival of over 5,600 irregular migrants. The number has continued to rise over the past week and at least 2,500 migrants remain in the... -
Survey reveals hurdles to integration of displaced in Ukraine
Aug 9, 2016News Hour: Employment remains a key challenge for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine, according to a European Union-funded IOM survey. The cumulative report on the survey’s results* was published by IOM Ukraine this week. As... -
YRF’s ‘Kamli’ music video surpasses 100 million views on YouTube
Aug 9, 2016News Hour: YRF keeps taking YouTube by storm… this time it has set a new record with Dhoom:3’s popular music video – ‘KAMLI’, reports Bollyspice. With 100+ million views, ‘Kamli’ has officially become the third most-watched...
