December2016
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U.S. first lady’s food legacy may live on elsewhere
Dec 18, 2016News Hour: Michelle Obama will be ceding the title of first lady to Melania Trump next month, but she may hold for some time the other distinction she earned during her time in the White House:... -
ADB, Georgia sign loans for water and sanitation improvement projects
Dec 18, 2016News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Georgia have signed a $99 million ADB loan to upgrade water supply, sewerage, and sanitation systems for nearly 62,000 households in the secondary towns of... -
$5 million additional financing to upgrade power grid in Vava’u, ‘Eua
Dec 18, 2016News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a second additional financing amounting $5 million for a renewable energy project to upgrade the existing power distribution grid in the Tonga’s outer islands of Vava’u and... -
Actor Ryan Reynolds makes Hollywood star ceremony a family affair
Dec 18, 2016News Hour: “Deadpool” star Ryan Reynolds made the unveiling of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday a family affair. The Canadian-born actor turned out with his mother Tammy, his brothers, nephews and... -
Samba gets new rhythms 100 years after first recording
Dec 18, 2016News Hour: Monday nights feel like Saturdays in Rio’s Little Africa neighborhood when the sun sets and the samba starts to play. Surrounded by a mostly young crowd, seven musicians sit around a table with the... -
China to review film limits as box office growth slows
Dec 18, 2016News Hour: China’s box office is set to end the year with its smallest growth in a decade, clouding the outlook as Hollywood pushes to show more of its films in theaters in the world’s second-largest... -
Real Madrid survive scare to win club cup with Ronaldo hat-trick
Dec 18, 2016News Hour: Real Madrid suffered an almighty fright before a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick hauled them back from 2-1 down and gave them a 4-2 win over rank outsiders Kashima Antlers in the Club World Cup final... -
Carlos Moya joins Nadal’s coaching team
Dec 18, 2016News Hour: Fourteen-times grand slam champion Rafa Nadal has turned to fellow Mallorcan Carlos Moya in an attempt to revitalize his career, the 30-year-old Spaniard said on Saturday. Moya, like Nadal a former world number one,... -
ICC qualifying events in Europe announced for 2017
Dec 18, 2016News Hour: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the three qualifying events taking place in Europe in 2017, each are pathway qualifiers to the ICC’s global events. The ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2018 – Europe/Americas... -
FIFA Appeal Committee rejects appeal lodged by Wolfgang Niersbach
Dec 18, 2016News Hour: The FIFA Appeal Committee, chaired by Larry Mussenden (Bermuda), has rejected the appeal lodged by Wolfgang Niersbach and confirmed the decision taken by the adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee. The Appeal Committee,...
