November2016
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Singer Michael Buble says 3-year-old son has cancer
Nov 6, 2016News Hour: Canadian singer Michael Buble said on Friday that his 3-year-old son has cancer, and that he is putting his career on hold. “We are devastated about the recent cancer diagnosis of our oldest son... -
One month on from Hurricane Matthew, WFP has fed nearly 400,000 Haitians
Nov 6, 2016News Hour: A month after Hurricane Matthew made devastating landfall in Haiti, claiming many lives and destroying livelihoods and infrastructure, the World Food Programme (WFP) has distributed food assistance to almost 400,000 people as part of... -
Nigerien migrants return home from Southern Libya
Nov 6, 2016News Hour: On 1 November, IOM assisted 167 stranded Nigerien migrants including 48 women, 40 children and 79 men, to return home to Niger from southern Libya. The IOM charter flight was coordinated in close cooperation... -
UNICEF and ADB sign cooperation agreement to improve water, sanitation, hygiene in schools in Western Region
Nov 6, 2016News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF)–Mongolia signed a cooperation agreement to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in schools and dormitories located in rural remote areas of the western... -
Nearly 3 million displaced people in urgent need in Northeast Nigeria
Nov 6, 2016News Hour: IOM Nigeria’s 12th Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) report, released last week (31/10), shows that 1.8 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) and nearly one million returnees are in need of assistance across Nigeria’s northeast. The... -
‘Best mid-range hotel Chain’ for second year
Nov 6, 2016News Hour: Best Western® Hotels & Resorts is delighted to announce that it has been awarded the title of ‘Best Mid-Range Hotel Chain’ in Travel Weekly Asia’s 2016 Reader’s Choice Awards for the second consecutive year.... -
Asia to light up with best western’s first glō℠ hotel
Nov 6, 2016News Hour: Best Western® Hotels & Resorts headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz., is a privately held hotel brand with a global network of 4,100 hotels in more than 100* countries and territories worldwide. Best Western offers seven... -
Best western adds another property to growing bw premier collection
Nov 6, 2016News Hour: Best Western® Hotels & Resorts announced the addition of the BW Premier Collection Cypress Bend Resort Golf and Conference Center. The property – located on the pristine Toledo Bend Lake in Many, Louisiana –... -
Best western celebrates 70 years with a “smilebration”
Nov 6, 2016News Hour: Best Western® Hotels & Resorts headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz., is a privately held hotel brand with a global network of 4,100 hotels in more than 100* countries and territories worldwide, Best Western® Hotels &... -
AccorHotels to acquire John Paul, world leader in the concierge market
Nov 6, 2016News Hour: AccorHotels is a world-leading travel & lifestyle group and digital innovator offering unique experiences in more than 4,000 hotels, resorts and residences, as well as in over 2,500 of the finest private homes around...