April2017
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Bangladesh-born doctor accused of sexually assaulting female patients in Sydney
Apr 2, 2017News Hour: A Bangladesh-born New Zealand doctor is facing several allegations of sexually assaulting female patients at his Sydney medical practice. Another seven women have come forward with allegations they were sexually assaulted by Sydney GP Sharif Fattah,... -
Latin singer Maluma eyes English music crossover with upcoming album
Apr 2, 2017News Hour: Already one of the biggest names in Latin music, Colombian pop star Maluma is hoping to cross over to a wider audience with an upcoming album of Spanish and English music. Maluma, the 23-year-old... -
Katy Perry joins Sheeran, Radiohead for Glastonbury festival
Apr 2, 2017News Hour: American pop singer Katy Perry will join the likes of Ed Sheeran, Radiohead and the Foo Fighters to perform at this year’s Glastonbury festival, a huge green-field music event held in the countryside in... -
History of ‘papal tyranny’ catches up with pope in northern Italy
Apr 2, 2017News Hour: Perhaps the last thing Pope Francis expected to find during a visit to the northern Italian city of Carpi on Sunday was a huge 136-year-old plaque honoring the victims of “papal tyranny”. The pope... -
Moscow police detains up to 30 anti-corruption protesters
Apr 2, 2017News Hour: Police in Moscow detained more than 20 anti-corruption protesters who took to the streets on Sunday in a follow-up of last week’s large-scale demonstrations in the Russian capital, according to a Reuters witness. The... -
Experiencing sexual, physical, or psychological violence in youth sport is associated with mental health problems in adulthood
Apr 2, 2017News Hour: New research presented at this year’s European Congress of Psychiatry in Florence, Italy (1-4 April) shows that children who experience sexual, physical or psychological violence in youth sport are more likely to have mental... -
Venezuela seeks to cool outrage over court power grab
Apr 2, 2017News Hour: Venezuela’s pro-government Supreme Court revoked its takeover of the opposition-led Congress on Saturday after it drew international condemnation and protests against socialist President Nicolas Maduro. “This controversy is over,” Maduro said just after midnight... -
U.S.-backed forces repel Islamic State attack near Syrian dam
Apr 2, 2017News Hour: U.S. backed Syrian forces repelled a major counter-attack by Islamic State militants holding out at the country’s largest dam and in the nearby town of Tabqa, the group and activists said on Sunday. The... -
108 million people in the world face severe food insecurity
Apr 2, 2017News Hour: Despite international efforts to address food insecurity, around 108 million people in the world were severely food insecure in 2016, a dramatic increase compared with 80 million in 2015, according to a new global... -
French polling watchdog warns over Russian news agency’s election report
Apr 2, 2017News Hour: France’s polling commission has issued a warning over a Russian news report suggesting conservative candidate Francois Fillon leads the race for the presidency – something which contradicts the findings of mainstream opinion pollsters. The...
