December2016

News Hour: Grameenphone Accelerator hosted a Demo Day for the second batch of graduates of the program, at the Grameenphone Corporate Headquarters, GPHouse, in Bashundhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 4th. The five startups of the GP...

News Hour: Leading smartphone company Huawei is making a splash on the global smartphone market with the launch of its advanced dual camera device Huawei GR5 2017. The smartphone, having a premium design and cutting edge...

News Hour: Mel Gibson and his new movie Hacksaw Ridge have swept the board at the Australian film awards in a return from the wilderness for the “choked up” Oscar-winner. Gibson returned to his Australian roots...

 News Hour: Venezuela’s opposition announced on Wednesday that it will resume protests against the government after withdrawing from the latest round of crisis negotiations, reports BSS. “We will immediately activate our street actions,” Jesus Torrealba, leader...

News Hour: Matteo Renzi bowed out as Italian prime minister on Wednesday with a combination of jokes, regrets and a strong hint that he wants to lead his party into an early election battle. Forced to...

News Hour: Katinka Hosszu and Park Tae-Hwan piled up more individual gold at the Short Course Swimming World Championships on Wednesday as US women asserted themselves with a world record relay win. Hungary’s Hosszu, a treble...

News Hour: The hidden secrets of Egyptian mummies up to 3,000 years old have been virtually unwrapped and reconstructed for the first time using cutting-edge scanning technology in a joint British-Australian exhibition. Three-dimensional images of six...

News Hour: Australia named an unchanged squad Thursday for the opening day-night Test against Pakistan as they look to build on progress made after a team clear-out following a horror run of five defeats. The shake-up...

News Hour: At least 11 people have died this month in northern Myanmar in escalating clashes between security forces and armed insurgents that have undercut Aung San Suu Kyi’s bid for peace. Thousands have fled their...

News Hour: After years of frozen patties, McDonald’s has begun using fresh beef in its most popular burgers. The global chain – which has more restaurants in Birmingham than any other UK city – is currently...