September2016
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Militants killed 17 soldiers on army base in Kashmir
Sep 18, 2016News Hour: Militants killed 17 soldiers during a pre-dawn ambush on an army base in Indian-administered Kashmir on Sunday, in a major attack in the Himalayan region already reeling from weeks of deadly unrest. The heavily... -
Gunmen killed 2 Saudi policemen in the mainly Shiite eastern city of Dammam
Sep 18, 2016News Hour: Unidentified gunmen killed two Saudi policemen in the mainly Shiite eastern city of Dammam late on Saturday, the interior ministry said, describing it as a “terrorist attack”. The two officers were patrolling in a... -
Samsung Electronics sold shares in four companies
Sep 18, 2016News Hour: Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Sunday it sold shares in four companies including ASML Holding NV and Seagate Technology Plc to free up money for additional investments for its core businesses.... -
Tech Mahindra launches Data Revenue Booster for mobile operators
Sep 18, 2016News Hour: Tech Mahindra, a specialist in digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering and, Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobility solutions, launched “Data Revenue Booster (DRB)”. DRB allows Communication Service Providers (CSP) to open... -
Unequal access and low quality of maternal health care hampering progress towards SDGs
Sep 18, 2016News Hour: Each year, about 210 million women become pregnant and about 140 million newborn babies are delivered. While progress has been made in reducing maternal mortality globally, differences remain at international and national levels. The... -
At least 29 injured in New York city explosion
Sep 18, 2016News Hour: An explosion rocked the bustling Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan on Saturday night, injuring at least 29 people, and authorities said they were investigating the blast as a criminal act not immediately linked to any... -
Coalition airstrike hit Syria, emergency UN meeting called
Sep 18, 2016News Hour: As a delicate ceasefire appeared to be holding, the Syrian military claimed an airstrike Saturday by the US-led coalition hit a regime military position in eastern Syria. The US military said an airstrike may... -
Fifth replenishment for the Global Fund successfully launched
Sep 18, 2016World leaders announced a commitment of more than $12.9 billion to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) at the launch of the Fifth Voluntary Replenishment in Montreal on September 17, 2016....Read More