March2017
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Rodgers pleased with Celtic’s title focus
Mar 20, 2017News Hour: Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers praised his players for showing the determination needed to dig out a 2-1 victory against Dundee that puts them on the verge of the Scottish Premiership title, reports BSS. A... -
Pakistan orders border crossing with Afghanistan to reopen immediately
Mar 20, 2017News Hour: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered the country’s two main border crossings with Afghanistan to reopen immediately. Mr Sharif said the move was meant as a gesture of goodwill. Pakistan shut the crossings... -
McDonald’s delivery app in India leaked personal information of 2.2 million users
Mar 20, 2017News Hour: McDonald’s delivery app in India leaked personal information about 2.2 million users, a security firm has found. A poorly configured server gave anyone access to the names, emails, home addresses and phone numbers of... -
Volkswagen’s truck division is targeting a significant increase in profitability in 2017
Mar 20, 2017News Hour: Volkswagen’s truck division is targeting a significant increase in profitability this year as it benefits from rising demand in Europe and China and a slight rebound in the key Brazilian market, its finance chief said.... -
Hardline priest Yogi Adityanath’s elevation a sign Modi is moving toward Hindu India
Mar 20, 2017News Hour: A saffron-robed Hindu holy man was sworn in on Sunday to lead Uttar Pradesh, sealing what appears to be a shift in course by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that could redefine the world’s largest... -
Chechnya’s first daughter shows off fashion collection
Mar 20, 2017News Hour: In a former czar’s palace in Moscow, models display a fashion collection designed by the 18-year-old daughter of Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of Russia’s mainly Muslim region of Chechnya. The designer, Aishat Kadyrova, showcased a... -
Vodafone Group and Idea Cellular agreed to merge their Indian operations in a $23 billion deal
Mar 20, 2017News Hour: Britain’s Vodafone Group and Idea Cellular agreed on Monday to merge their Indian operations in a $23 billion deal, creating the country’s biggest telecoms business after the entry of a new rival sparked a... -
Fireworks, burning sculptures wrap up Spain’s Fallas festival
Mar 20, 2017News Hour: Fireworks and the burning of colorful puppet-like sculptures wrapped up Valencia’s Fallas festival on Sunday night after nearly week-long festivities in the Spanish Mediterranean city. Each year, residents make “ninots”, or dolls, from paper... -
IBM launched service to allow businesses to build applications on its cloud using blockchain code
Mar 20, 2017News Hour: International Business Machines Corp has launched a service that will allow businesses to build applications on its cloud using blockchain code from the Hyperledger Project, the cross-industry group led by the Linux Foundation. The... -
Syrian army and rebels fight fiercely in northeast Damascus
Mar 20, 2017News Hour: Intense clashes took place in Damascus early on Monday as the army counter-attacked rebels who had advanced in the northeast of the Syrian capital on Sunday, a war monitor said. A Syrian military source...
