November2016
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Facebook shares tumbled after the huge social network delivered blockbuster earnings report
Nov 4, 2016News Hour: Facebook shares tumbled on Thursday after the huge social network delivered a blockbuster earnings report but warned that its stunning growth pace was set to slow. At the close of trade, Facebook shares slid... -
Russia-declared unilateral ceasefire to take hold in Syria’s Aleppo
Nov 4, 2016News Hour: A Russia-declared unilateral ceasefire is to take hold in Syria’s Aleppo on Friday even as rebels stepped up a week-old assault to break a government siege of the city’s eastern districts. Regime ally Russia,... -
US to deploy advanced missile defense system in South Korea in 8 to 10 months
Nov 4, 2016News Hour: The United States will deploy an advanced missile-defense system in South Korea in eight to 10 months despite strong objections from China and Russia, a US military chief said on Friday. Seoul and Washington... -
Wall Street stocks fell for the eighth straight session on US election jitters
Nov 4, 2016News Hour: Wall Street stocks fell for the eighth straight session on Thursday on US election jitters, while the pound rallied after a British court ruling threw the government’s Brexit plan into doubt. US stocks continued... -
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump squared off in North Carolina with dueling rallies
Nov 4, 2016News Hour: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump squared off on Thursday in do-or-die North Carolina with dueling rallies in the home stretch of a bitter, hard-fought US presidential race that is tightening by the day. As... -
Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega looks to be heading for easy re-election
Nov 4, 2016News Hour: Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega looks to be heading for an easy re-election to a fourth term this weekend, with his wife as his running mate. Surveys credit the pair with more than 60 percent... -
Court sentenced Saudi national to 15 years in prison for supporting executed Shiite cleric
Nov 4, 2016News Hour: A court in Riyadh has sentenced a Saudi national to 15 years in prison for supporting executed Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, local media reported on Thursday. Nimr and three other members of the kingdom’s... -
Barack Obama pressed Democrats to vote in droves for Hillary Clinton
Nov 4, 2016News Hour: President Barack Obama pressed Democrats black and white to vote in droves for Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, warning Donald Trump was a threat to hard-earned civil rights, the country, and the world. Painting the... -
Jihadist leader called on fighters to resist as Iraqi forces were poised to enter Mosul
Nov 4, 2016News Hour: Jihadist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called on his fighters to resist as Iraqi forces were poised on Thursday to enter the city of Mosul where he declared a “caliphate” two years ago. The appeal... -
Early trends offering some hints of the outcome of the US Election
Nov 4, 2016News Hour: More than 27 million people have already voted in the US presidential election, and early trends are offering some hints of the outcome less than a week before Election Day. Six days before the...
