January2017
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Taiwan confirmed a new bird flu case
Jan 13, 2017News Hour: Taiwan confirmed a new bird flu case on Thursday, the fourth this year, according to a statement posted on the website of the island’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine Bureau. The H5N2... -
Number of unaccompanied or separated children arriving by sea to Italy doubles in 2016
Jan 13, 2017News Hour: Some 25,800 unaccompanied or separated children arrived to Italy by sea in 2016 – that’s more than double the 12,360 who arrived during the previous year. These children account for a staggering 91 per... -
Microsoft Bangladesh and PlusOne collaborate to provide access to healthcare to more people in Bangladesh
Jan 13, 2017News Hour: Microsoft Bangladesh and PlusOne have entered into a memorandum of understanding to provide virtual access to healthcare to more people in Bangladesh. This collaboration will help facilitate physical and mental wellbeing of employees and... -
Huawei opens new 8 service centers in Bangladesh
Jan 13, 2017News Hour: Leading technology and smartphone giant Huawei has opened its new service center at Level 3, Block B of Bashundhara City Shopping Complex in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. In total the company established 8... -
Stress may increase the risk of heart disease and stroke
Jan 13, 2017News Hour: Heightened activity in the amygdala – a region of the brain involved in stress – is associated with a greater risk of heart disease and stroke, according to a study published in The Lancet... -
Most Asian markets rose but Tokyo tumbled
Jan 13, 2017News Hour: Most Asian markets rose on Thursday after a pick-up on Wall Street but Tokyo tumbled as investors were left deflated by a lack of economic detail from Donald Trump at his first post-election press... -
Scientists claim progress on solving Earth’s deepest secrets
Jan 13, 2017News Hour: Japanese scientists say that silicon is likely the mystery element in the Earth’s inner core, claiming progress on solving one of the planet’s deepest secrets. Consensus has long been that the centre of the... -
Nintendo disappoints with $299 price for new Switch console
Jan 13, 2017News Hour: Nintendo Co Ltd on Friday priced its first console in about four years above market expectations, disappointing investors and clouding its prospects of winning back gamers who have shifted from consoles to smartphones. The... -
Ex-MI6 officer Christopher Steele in hiding after Trump memo
Jan 13, 2017News Hour: An ex-MI6 officer who is believed to have prepared a memo claiming Russia has compromising material on US President-elect Donald Trump is now in hiding, the BBC understands. Christopher Steele, who runs a London-based... -
Obama administration ends special immigration policy for Cubans
Jan 13, 2017News Hour: The Obama administration on Thursday repealed a measure granting automatic residency to virtually every Cuban who arrived in the United States, whether or not they had visas, ending a longstanding exception to U.S. immigration...
