December2016
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Asian Development Bank helps SPDB develop financing capacity on building energy efficiency
Dec 21, 2016News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) held a training and capacity building workshop today in Shanghai for Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPDB) officials in facilitating their capacity to efficiently address the increasing demand for energy... -
French acting great Michele Morgan dies aged 96
Dec 21, 2016News Hour: French screen legend Michele Morgan, who starred in some 70 movies and took home the best actress prize at the first-ever Cannes film festival, died on Tuesday, aged 96, her family said. An icon... -
Morgan Freeman to voice Mark Zuckerberg’s Jarvis
Dec 21, 2016News Hour: Coming soon to a tech billionaire’s Silicon Valley home, Morgan Freeman is: Jarvis. As I wrote yesterday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has finished building Jarvis, his home AI assistant. Among other things, the system... -
CID’s ACP Pradyuman’s death sparks confusion about actor’s health
Dec 21, 2016News Hour: If rumours are to be believed, Shivaji Satnam, who plays the popular role of ACP Pradyuman in CID, will die in an upcoming episode of one the longest-running shows on television. ACP Pradyuman, widely... -
U.S. women’s striker Alex Morgan joins Lyon
Dec 21, 2016News Hour: American Alex Morgan, regarded as one of the world’s top players in women’s soccer, has joined Champions League holders Olympique Lyonnais until the end of the season, it was announced on Tuesday. Morgan, 27,... -
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Mirzya to screen at Picturehouse Central
Dec 21, 2016News Hour: Following its European Premiere at the LOVE Gala screening at BFI London Film Festival and its international festival run, BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s cinematic ode to love, Mirzya, will be screening at Picturehouse... -
Christmas crush forces Rodgers into changes
Dec 21, 2016News Hour: Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers blamed the hectic festive fixture list for forcing him to ring the changes after his side laboured to victory on Tuesday night. The Hoops, making eight changes to the side... -
Mark Zuckerberg’s new product Jarvis! It’s awesome
Dec 21, 2016News Hour: When new engineers join Facebook—no matter whether they’re just out of college or VP-level veterans—they spend their first six weeks in Bootcamp, an intensive program designed to help them learn the ins and outs...
