March2017
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Dalai Lama a ‘deceptive actor’ after brain comments
Mar 7, 2017News Hour: China’s Foreign Ministry called the Dalai Lama a “deceptive actor” on Tuesday, after the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said in an interview that Chinese hardliners have parts of their brains missing. Speaking to U.S.... -
U.S.-backed Syrian militias will close in on Raqqa
Mar 7, 2017News Hour: U.S.-backed Syrian militias will tighten the chokehold on Islamic State’s base in Raqqa, after cutting the last main road out of the city, a spokesman said on Tuesday. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) severed... -
New Boreholes in Béguédo opens in Burkina Faso
Mar 7, 2017News Hour: IOM Burkina Faso – in partnership with the governments of Italy and Belgium and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) – has opened two new boreholes in the rural commune of Béguédo, located... -
WFP receives European Union funding to boost nutrition in Burundi
Mar 7, 2017News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of €5 million from the European Union (EU) to support the Home Grown School Feeding project and boost the nutrition of 20,000 children,... -
Munira Ahmed became an anti-Trump symbol
Mar 7, 2017News Hour: Munira Ahmed, a 32-year-old freelancer from Queens in New York City, became one of the symbols of resilience during the Women’s March that took place last Saturday. Ahmed told Al Arabiya English that the... -
Stella McCartney brings dance to Paris Opera for fashion week
Mar 7, 2017News Hour: Stella McCartney livened up the catwalk at Paris Fashion Week on Monday with dancing models wearing her signature over-sized clothes in trademark neutral shades with splashes of unusual colors, reports Reuters. The British fashion... -
Saint Laurent told to modify ad campaign after uproar in France
Mar 7, 2017News Hour: France’s advertising watchdog on Monday said it had asked French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent to modify two ads from its latest campaign after receiving 50 complaints that they were “degrading” to women. One... -
Germany to buy Triton drone to replace canceled Euro Hawk
Mar 7, 2017News Hour: Germany’s defense ministry has decided to buy high-altitude MQ-4C Triton unmanned surveillance planes built by U.S. weapons maker Northrop Grumman Corp for deliveries after 2025, ministry sources said on Tuesday. The new drones will... -
Coca-Cola serves up gay-friendly ad for all genders, generations
Mar 7, 2017News Hour: Soft drinks maker Coca-Cola Co has launched a gay-friendly ad featuring a brother and sister vying for the attention of a handsome pool boy in the campaign that has won praise for diversity and... -
‘Logan’ claws way to top of box office
Mar 7, 2017News Hour: The “X-Men” spinoff “Logan” — starring Hugh Jackman as the metal-clawed, mutant anti-hero Wolverine — dominated the box office in its opening weekend with a huge $88.4 million, according to data released Monday. Aimed...
