April2017
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India offers $5 billion credit line to Bangladesh for projects, defence
Apr 8, 2017News Hour: India offered a $4.5 billion line of credit to neighbouring Bangladesh on Saturday to help it implement projects in priority areas such as the energy sector, and a separate $500 million credit line to... -
Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina honors martyred Indian soldiers of 1971
Apr 8, 2017News Hour: In a mega event here today Bangladesh launched a process of honouring the Indian soldiers who embraced martyrdom in Bangladesh’s War of Liberation in 1971, reports BSS. Honouring the families of seven Indian soldiers,... -
Uzbek man main suspect in Swedish truck attack that killed four
Apr 8, 2017News Hour: A 39-year-old Uzbek man being held in custody is the suspected driver of a hijacked beer delivery truck that ploughed into crowds in central Stockholm, killing four people and wounding 15 in an apparent... -
North Korea indicates U.S. strikes on Syria ‘unforgivable’
Apr 8, 2017News Hour: North Korea said on Saturday U.S. missile strikes against a Syrian airfield on Friday were “an unforgivable act of aggression” that showed its decision to develop nuclear weapons was “the right choice a million... -
Solid growth expected for Lao PDR in 2017 and 2018
Apr 8, 2017News Hour: Economic growth is picking up in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s (Lao PDR) in 2017 and 2018, supported by the expansion of production and sales of electricity, a buoyant services sector growth, and construction... -
Women with breast cancer who sleep much more likely to die from tumors than other patients
Apr 8, 2017News Hour: Women with breast cancer who sleep at least nine hours a night may be more likely to die from their tumors than patients who get just eight hours of rest, a recent study suggests.... -
Men with prostate cancer more likely to get radiation therapy if they’re diagnosed by doctors who own radiation machines
Apr 8, 2017News Hour: Men with prostate cancer that hasn’t spread to surrounding tissues are more likely to get radiation therapy if they’re diagnosed by doctors who own radiation machines, a Texas study suggests. Most men with prostate... -
Brazil’s beef exports to return to normal levels between April and May
Apr 8, 2017News Hour: Brazil’s beef exports should return to normal levels between April and May as the country’s efforts to reverse import bans have started to bear fruit in the wake of a food safety scandal that... -
German art exhibition documenta opens in Athens
Apr 8, 2017News Hour: Documenta, one of Europe’s most important modern art exhibitions, opens in Athens on Saturday, the first time in its history it is being held outside the German city of Kassel. Documenta 14 – “Learning... -
Harry Styles releases debut solo single
Apr 8, 2017News Hour: A “nervous” Harry Styles unveiled his debut solo single on Friday, the singer’s first own music release since hugely popular boy band One Direction announced it was taking a break. With rock ballad “Sign...
