October2016
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One third of the workforce in Eastern Europe and Central Asia in precarious jobs
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: With 37 million people in informal or vulnerable jobs the equivalent of a third of the working population social safety nets in Eastern Europe, Turkey and Central Asia are increasingly coming under threat. A... -
The last king of Rwanda, Kigeli V dies
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: The last king of Rwanda, Kigeli V, died early Sunday, his official website said. He was 80. Born Jean-Baptiste Ndahindurwa in Kamembe, the monarch went into exile in 1960 after clashing with the Belgian... -
Iraqi forces launched operations to retake IS captured Mosul
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: Iraqi forces have launched operations to retake Mosul, a city whose capture by the Islamic State group two years ago left the country on the brink of collapse, the prime minister said on Monday.... -
Ben Affleck’s ‘The Accountant’ dominates boxoffice with $24.7 million
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: Underlining Ben Affleck’s star power, “The Accountant” dominated moviegoing with a solid $24.7 million opening weekend at 3,222 North American sites. Sunday’s estimate came in significantly above expectations, which had ranged from $18 million... -
Strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Monday, officials said, but no Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued with little damage expected due to the remote location. The tremor was estimated at... -
China launched two astronauts into space
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: China launched two astronauts into space on Monday, official media said, on a mission to its orbiting laboratory as the country works towards setting up its own space station. The Shenzhou-11 spacecraft blasted off... -
Surgical masks worn at Japan speed dating sessions
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: Oviously looks aren’t everything. At least, that’s what one Japanese dating service is trying to prove – by requiring participants in speed dating sessions to wear white surgical masks. “In order to achieve marriage,... -
Japan’s little prince could be last emperor on unreformed Chrysanthemum Throne
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: When Prince Hisahito was born in 2006, ending a 41-year drought in imperial male heirs, Japan’s government gladly dropped proposals that women might head the world’s oldest monarchy, but a decade later the little... -
India’s Himalayan landscape grapple with tourism boom
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: Villagers nestled high in the Indian Himalayas are grappling with lifestyle changes in the world’s fastest-growing major economy that are eroding their age-old Buddhist culture but opening up new opportunities. People have long wrested... -
Prince William’s wife Kate heads to Netherlands for first solo royal foreign trip
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: Britain’s Duchess of Cambridge embarked on her first royal solo trip overseas on Tuesday, traveling to the Netherlands. https://youtu.be/ET7-xR3l41w Greeted by children waving Dutch and British flags, Prince William’s wife Kate visited The Hague’s...
