October2016
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Evidence points to Russia in email hacks
Oct 16, 2016News Hour : Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence said evidence implicates Russia in recent email hacks tied to the U.S. election, contradicting his running mate, Donald Trump, who cast doubt on Russia’s involvement. Pence said... -
Somali government arrests editor, shuts down newspaper
Oct 16, 2016News Hour: Somali security forces shut down a newspaper and arrested an editor, the Somali journalists’ union said on Sunday, the latest crackdown in what reporters say is a climate of intimidation. Intelligence officers stormed the... -
PM Modi calls Pakistan ‘mother-ship of terrorism’ at a summit of the BRICS nations
Oct 16, 2016News Hour: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi branded Pakistan a “mother-ship of terrorism” at a summit of the BRICS nations on Sunday, testing the cohesion of a group whose heavyweight member China is a close ally... -
IOM Haiti sent truck convoy to areas worst hit by Hurricane Matthew
Oct 16, 2016News Hour: Escorted by the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), a 26-truck IOM convoy carrying 28,500 non-food item kits (NFIs) left Port-au-Prince for the most-affected areas in the south of Haiti on 11 October. Four... -
Six candidates for WHO Director-General present their visions and priorities
Oct 16, 2016News Hour : Six candidates are running for next Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO). The Lancet asked them each for personal statements and answers to ten questions about their candidacy, global health, and... -
Befikre movie trailer got 10 Million views within 24 hours!
Oct 16, 2016News Hour: The carefree, free spirited attitude of Aditya Chopra’s Befikre has very successfully translated with its trailer! Befikre movie trailer has piqued curiosity and made sufficient impact to break all online records for any Hindi... -
Emergency sites for expected Mosul displacement is on preparation
Oct 16, 2016News Hour: To prepare for the expected displacement of people fleeing Mosul during military operations to retake the city from ISIL, IOM, at the request of the Government of Iraq and in collaboration with the Humanitarian... -
Japan supports to build shelter for displaced iraqis
Oct 16, 2016News Hour: IOM in Iraq is providing emergency shelter and camp coordination and camp management (CCCM) support for more than 12,900 internally displaced Iraqis living in camps in Fallujah district, Anbar governorate. These activities are made... -
CARE finds dire humanitarian situation in previously unaffected areas of South Sudan
Oct 16, 2016CARE is worried about the new spread of fighting and insecurity to the Greater Equatoria region, an area previously largely unaffected by the conflict that has engulfed the country since December 2013. CARE assessments in Imatong... -
China’s recent two-child policy unlikely to lead to short-term population boom
Oct 16, 2016News Hour: China’s recently introduced universal two-child policy is predicted to have a relatively small effect on population growth, with a likely peak of 1.45 billion in 2029, compared to 1.4 billion in 2023 if the...
