January2017
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World Squash champion David Palmer OAM home talent scouting for Cornell University
Jan 3, 2017News Hour: 2018 Commonwealth Games hopeful, two-time world champion, 40 year old David Palmer, one of the most accomplished athletes in the sport’s history, is back home for a well earned break with his family. Palmer... -
Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks were unmoved on the first trading day of the year
Jan 3, 2017News Hour: Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks were unmoved at the open on Tuesday on the first trading day of the year. The Hang Seng Index dipped 0.2 percent, or 43.25 points, to 21,957,31 soon after... -
KSrelief supports puntland officials training on counter-trafficking, human rights of migrants
Jan 3, 2017News Hour: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) has supported IOM in rolling out the first of six trainings on counter-trafficking, smuggling, and human rights of migrants, returnees, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and... -
Swapna Das’s “A String of Pearls”: Reflection of nature, life and personalities
Jan 3, 2017News Hour: Swapna Das’ debut book “A String of Pearls” was published in July 2016 in the UK. The book is a collection of eleven delightful short stories spanning many continents. In her first book “A... -
Manhunt for gunman intensifies: Turkey nightclub attack
Jan 3, 2017News Hour: Media captionFootage shows the attacker pointing his gun as he approaches the Reina nightclub. Turkish police have launched raids in Istanbul and arrested 12 people, as the hunt for an attacker who killed 39... -
Gunman in Istanbul nightclub attack may have trained in Syria
Jan 3, 2017News Hour: The gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Day in an attack claimed by Islamic State appears to have been well versed in guerrilla warfare and may have trained... -
Man dies in police shooting incident in northern England
Jan 3, 2017News Hour: A man has died after being shot by police during an operation in northern England, West Yorkshire Police said on Tuesday, later confirming the incident was not terrorism-linked. Police said the shooting occurred during... -
U.S. House Republicans weaken ethics body as they return to Congress
Jan 3, 2017News Hour: Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives agreed on Monday to weaken a nonpartisan ethics watchdog on the grounds it had grown too intrusive, prompting Democrats to charge they were scaling back independent oversight... -
Trump aware of ‘urgency’ of North Korea nuclear threat
Jan 3, 2017News Hour: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s “clear warning” to North Korea shows he is aware of the urgency of the threat posed by its nuclear program and will not waver from a policy of sanctions against... -
Akon’s lighting company to provide electricity to 600 million people
Jan 3, 2017News Hour: The R&B star is launching an academy through his “Akon Lighting Africa” initiative, which will use the power of the sun to hopefully provide 600 million African people with electricity. Opening in Mali’s capital...
