December2016
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Trump supporters move to block vote recount in three states
Dec 2, 2016News Hour: Michigan’s attorney general said on Friday he had filed a lawsuit to halt the Green Party’s requested recount of presidential votes in the state, adding to Republican efforts in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to maintain... -
Stolen iron gate of Nazi death camp found in Norway
Dec 2, 2016News Hour: An iron gate from Dachau concentration camp in Germany with the notorious “Arbeit macht frei” (work sets you free) slogan has been found in western Norway two years after it was stolen, police said... -
Egyptian man grows ‘Beard of Bees’, hopes to promote apian benefits
Dec 2, 2016News Hour: Mohamed Hagras stands barechested as dozens of honeybees congregate around his face, eventually forming what he calls the “Bearof Bees”. To attract the insects he has a box housing their queen’s hormones strapped to... -
British band Duran Duran lose battle to reclaim U.S. rights
Dec 2, 2016News Hour: The British 1980s pop band “Duran Duran” will not be able to reclaim the U.S. copyrights to some of their most famous hits, an English court ruled on Friday. Songs including “Rio”, “Girls on... -
Move to name Paris street after Steve Jobs has leftists up in arms
Dec 2, 2016News Hour: A proposal to name a street after the late Apple Inc chief executive and co-founder Steve Jobs has divided the leftist city council of a Paris district. The local district mayor wants to call... -
Opening doors to top U.S. universities
Dec 2, 2016News Hour: Thomas Benson once ran a small liberal arts college in Vermont. Stephen Gessner served as president of the school board for New York’s Shelter Island. More recently, they’ve been opening doors for Chinese education... -
Do you know about kidney disease?
Dec 2, 2016News Hour: The kidneys are bean-shaped organs that serve several essential regulatory roles in vertebrates. Their main function is to regulate the balance of electrolytes in the blood, along with maintaining pH homeostasis. They also remove... -
Scientists discover potential cure for HIV
Dec 2, 2016News Hour: Couple of days before the annual celebration of World AIDS day which happens December 1, it was found out that over 250 participants have already registered and confirmed for the upcoming national scientific conference... -
WHO issues new guidance on HIV self-testing ahead of World AIDS Day
Dec 2, 2016News Hour: According to a new WHO progress report lack of an HIV diagnosis is a major obstacle to implementing the Organization’s recommendation that everyone with HIV should be offered antiretroviral therapy (ART). The report reveals... -
Augmented reality and serious gaming may help relieve phantom limb pain
Dec 2, 2016News Hour: Moving and visualising a phantom limb in augmented reality may help reduce phantom limb pain and how often amputees’ lives are affected by the condition, according to a study published in The Lancet. The...
