September2016
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Messi makes scoring return, Brazil sink Ecuador
Sep 2, 2016News Hour: Lionel Messi scored the winning goal on his return from a short-lived international retirement on Thursday as Argentina defeated Uruguay to take control of South America’s 2018 World Cup qualifying race, reports BSS. Messi... -
Jackie Chan awarded honorary lifetime achievement Oscar
Sep 2, 2016News Hour: Action movie star, writer, director and martial artist Jackie Chan is to be given an honorary Oscar for his “extraordinary achievements” in film career. The US film academy also voted to give the awards... -
Queen Serena downs King, blasting 13 aces indoors
Sep 2, 2016News Hour: After 17 trips to Flushing Meadows and six U.S. Open titles Serena Williams did something on Thursday she had never done before win a match indoors, reports Reuters. With the new high-tech retractable roof... -
ICC Champions Trophy 2017 ticket ballot opens
Sep 2, 2016News Hour: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that the ticket ballot for next year’s ICC Champions Trophy 2017, to be staged in England and Wales from 1-18 June, opens today (not before 10h00 BST)... -
Courtney Walsh named new bowling coach for Bangladesh
Sep 2, 2016News Hour: Former West Indies great, Courtney Andrew Walsh has been appointed as the Bangladesh National Cricket team’s specialist bowling coach, Bangladesh Cricket Board confirmed that, reports BSS. The 53-year-old, the Caribbean’s most successful bowler with... -
Longer survival of advanced cancer patients given methylnaltrexone for constipation suggests role for mu opiate receptor in cancer progression
Sep 2, 2016News Hour: A study of advanced cancer patients published in the journal Annals of Oncology and presented at this year’s World Congress of Anaesthesiologists in Hong Kong suggests that opioid painkillers and their receptor in cells... -
Volvo Amazon turns 60
Sep 1, 2016News Hour: Volvo’s timeless beauty, the Amazon, was introduced to the world for the first time 60 years ago. Named after the female warriors in Greek mythology, it is still one of the most iconic models... -
Nokia introduces 4.5G Pro and 4.9G to establish smooth path for operators to 5G
Sep 1, 2016News Hour: Nokia is to introduce 4.5G Pro, an advanced mobile technology that will deliver the significant capacity and speed enhancements needed by operators as they build towards next-generation networks, including meeting the demands of ultra-connected... -
NASA extends contract for Hubble Space Telescope mission operations
Sep 1, 2016News Hour: NASA has awarded a contract extension to Lockheed Martin Space Systems Corporation (LMSSC) of Greenbelt, Maryland, to continue maintaining the health and safety of the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope observatory through the next phase... -
Philips appoints Sophie Bechu as Chief of Operations
Sep 1, 2016News Hour: Royal Philips today announced the appointment of Sophie Bechu as Chief of Operations and Executive Vice President. Sophie Bechu, who joins Philips as of September 1, 2016 from International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), becomes...
