February2017

How money flowed to Gambia’s ex president

by News Hour Correspondent - Feb 24, 2017

News Hour: Funds from a dollar bank account in the name of the Jammeh Foundation for Peace, a charity founded by Gambia’s former president Yahya Jammeh, flowed to Jammeh himself, not to foundation...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom meets children and families affected by Boko Haram violence on Niger trip

by News Hour Correspondent - Feb 24, 2017

News Hour: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom this week traveled to Diffa, southeast Niger, to highlight the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad Basin where Boko Haram violence has caused huge population...
Launch air strikes in Syria, Iraqi forces punch into western Mosul

by News Hour Correspondent - Feb 24, 2017

News Hour: U.S.-backed Iraqi forces pushed into western Mosul on Friday after retaking the city’s airport from Islamic State, as aid agencies warned the most dangerous phase of the offensive was about to...
Pro-Kremlin politicians warn Trump could unleash new arms race

by News Hour Correspondent - Feb 24, 2017

News Hour: Russian politicians close to the Kremlin said on Friday U.S. President Donald Trump’s declared aim of putting the U.S. nuclear arsenal “at the top of the pack” risked triggering a new...
Malaysian police says, Chemical weapon VX nerve agent killed N.Korean leader’s half brother

by News Hour Correspondent - Feb 24, 2017

News Hour: VX nerve agent, a chemical the United Nations classifies as a weapon of mass destruction, was used to kill the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a...
Car Bomb blown by IS kills more than 50 in Syria

by News Hour Correspondent - Feb 24, 2017

News Hour: An Islamic State car bomb killed more than 50 people on Friday in a Syrian village held by rebels, a war monitor said, a day after the jihadist group was driven...
Bitcoin jumped to a record high above $1,200

by News Hour Correspondent - Feb 24, 2017

News Hour: Digital currency bitcoin jumped to a record high above $1,200 on Friday, as investors speculated the first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to be issued in the United States is set to...
Ronaldinho launched Barcelona academy for about 1,000 students in China

by News Hour Correspondent - Feb 24, 2017

News Hour: Ronaldinho launched a Barcelona academy for about 1,000 students in China on Friday as the world’s most populous nation pursues its grand ambitions in the world’s most popular sport. The Barcelona...
IMF issued a warning against pretending that unpayable debts can be repaid

by News Hour Correspondent - Feb 24, 2017

News Hour: In a not so subtle jab at European officials and their dealings with Greece, the IMF on Thursday issued a warning against pretending that “unpayable debts” can be repaid. In a...
Tokyo stocks opened lower as a strong yen weighed on exporters

by News Hour Correspondent - Feb 24, 2017

News Hour: Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday as a strong yen weighed on exporters and Wall Street had a mixed performance. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a tenth consecutive all-time...