October2016
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Romanian govt to buy Brancusi sculpture despite failure of subscription
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: Romania’s government said on Wednesday it would go ahead with the purchase of an acclaimed sculpture by modernist giant Constantin Brancusi despite the failure of a public subscription to raise its share of the... -
Kenya to restructure national carrier in a month
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: Restructuring loss-making carrier Kenya Airways will take a month, the government said on last Wednesday, appealing to pilots to withdraw a strike notice and join discussions. Tourism Minister Najib Balala, who sits in a... -
Classy Kohli secures easy win over New Zealand
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: India’s Virat Kohli continued to torment New Zealand with the bat, hitting an unbeaten 85 to secure a six-wicket victory with nearly 17 overs to spare in the first one-day international at Dharamsala on... -
Serena pulls out of WTA Finals with injured shoulder
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: Serena Williams has withdrawn from the season-ending WTA Finals in Singapore later this month citing a persistent shoulder injury, the world number two said on Monday. The 22-times grand slam singles champion has played... -
Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay’s teen daughter killed in Kentucky crossfire
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: The 15-year-old daughter of U.S. Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay died on Sunday after being caught in an exchange of gunfire between two vehicles outside of a Kentucky restaurant, police said. After the shooting in... -
Watson part of Aussie team ‘tumour’
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has revisited old feuds, describing Shane Watson as part of a group that was “like a tumour” on the team. Star batsman Clarke also spoke of his notorious dressing-room... -
Unfashionable Murray looking good for world number one
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: Andy Murray has never been the most fashionable member of tennis’s ‘Big Four’, but he finally looks the part as he zeroes in on the world number one spot. Winning back-to-back titles in China...