February2017
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Facebook, Google and others launched initiative to tackle fake news stories in France
Feb 6, 2017News Hour: Social media companies Facebook, Google and a group of news organizations launched an initiative on Monday to tackle fake news stories in France, with the media in the spotlight as the country’s presidential election... -
Klarna to buy online payment company BillPay
Feb 6, 2017News Hour: Swedish payments firm Klarna, one of Europe’s most highly valued tech startups, said on Monday it is buying German online payment company BillPay, reports Reuters. “Germany is one of the largest e-commerce markets in... -
Czech Repubic ordered a cull of up to 20,000 ducks and other poultry in the biggest single case of bird flu outbreak
Feb 6, 2017News Hour: Czech authorities ordered a cull of up to 20,000 ducks and other poultry at a producer in the south of the country on Monday in the biggest single case of this year’s bird flu... -
South Korea confirmed a case of foot-and-mouth at a dairy farm
Feb 6, 2017News Hour: South Korea on Monday confirmed a case of foot-and-mouth at a dairy farm, the first discovery of the disease in the country in nearly a year. It also said there was another suspected case... -
Japanese mission to clear space junk from the Earth’s orbit has ended in failure
Feb 6, 2017News Hour: An experimental Japanese mission to clear ‘space junk’ or rubbish from the Earth’s orbit has ended in failure, officials said Monday, in an embarrassment for Tokyo. Over 100 million pieces of garbage are thought... -
Australia forced the sale of more than Aus$100 million worth of residential property bought illegally by foreigners
Feb 6, 2017News Hour: Australia has forced the sale of more than Aus$100 million (US$76 million) worth of residential property bought illegally by foreigners since it introduced a robust investment regime, the government said on Monday. Canberra established... -
‘Patriot Way’ paves road to New England dynasty
Feb 6, 2017News Hour: Tom Brady and the New England Patriots engineered the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history to claim a breathtaking 34-28 overtime victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, cementing their status as true a... -
DHL launches CILLOX in Bangladesh
Feb 6, 2017News Hour: DHL, the express, transport and logistics specialist within Deutsche Post DHL Group accelerates the digitalization of the logistics industry with the market launch of CILLOX. The online marketplace connects shippers and transport providers on... -
Legal battles to test Trump and his immigration ban
Feb 6, 2017News Hour: President Donald Trump’s temporary immigration ban faced on Monday the first of several crucial legal hurdles that could determine whether he can push through the most controversial and far reaching policy of his first... -
The First Woman to Win the ‘Nobel Prize Of Mathematics’
Feb 6, 2017News Hour: Maryam Mirzakhani, the math genius from Iran, was born on May 3, 1977. She became the first woman to be awarded the Fields Medal, the highest award in mathematics, aka the Nobel Prize of...
