September2016
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Cyrus’ comedic skills led Woody Allen to cast her as ‘Crisis’ leading lady
Sep 17, 2016News Hour: Miley Cyrus may be better known these days for her twerking dance moves and raunchy image, but veteran director Woody Allen’s memory of her comic delivery as a child actress was what led him... -
9th Global Conference on Health Promotion, Shanghai 2016
Sep 17, 2016News Hour: The 9th Global Conference on Health Promotion (9GCHP) will be co-organized by WHO and the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of the People’s Republic of China. The conference will provide an unprecedented... -
21 Million dollar needed to help 400,000 Afghan returnees from Pakistan
Sep 17, 2016News Hour: IOM is appealing for USD 21 million to provide life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable among the 400,000-plus undocumented Afghans likely to return home from Pakistan before the end of 2016. The funding request... -
Progress in leprosy elimination programs at 19th International Leprosy Congress
Sep 17, 2016News Hour: The elimination of leprosy at the 19th International Leprosy Congress (ILC) held in Beijing, China from September 18 – 21, 2016. Updates in 11 abstracts on four Novartis Foundation-supported leprosy initiatives in low- and... -
Pulitzer winner Edward Albee dies at 88
Sep 17, 2016News Hour: Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee, whose provocative and often brutal look at American life in works such as “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” earned him a reputation as one of the greatest American dramatists,... -
Madonna backs USAIM, IOM effort to reunite Ethiopian Child Migrants with families
Sep 17, 2016News Hour: A group of 53 unaccompanied Ethiopian child migrants, who were returned from detention in Malawi by IOM early this month, were reunited with their families on September 8. After their release they were flown... -
Microcephaly case-control study confirms Zika virus causality
Sep 17, 2016News Hour: The relation between Zika virus and microcephaly is widely assumed to be causal because of strong evidence of an association. However, evidence so far comes from case reports, case series, modelling studies, and preliminary... -
Bale and Ronaldo miss Espanyol trip as Real target record win
Sep 17, 2016News Hour: Real Madrid will be without talisman Cristiano Ronaldo and record signing Gareth Bale for their trip to Espanyol on Sunday, where they aim to equal Barcelona’s record of 16 consecutive La Liga wins. Ronaldo... -
Sri Lanka, a malaria-free nation
Sep 17, 2016News Hour: “Sri Lanka’s achievement is truly remarkable. In the mid-20th century it was among the most malaria-affected countries, but now it is malaria-free. This is testament to the courage and vision of its leaders, and... -
Benefit of improved glucose control on reducing risk of heart attack, stroke, and blindness
Sep 17, 2016News Hour: Improving blood sugar control by treating patients with type 2 diabetes reduces the rates of various complications, including heart attack and stroke (macrovascular events), and blindness and amputation (microvascular events). Randomised controlled trials and...
