April2017
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Huawei hosts Southeast Asia Talent Development Forum
Apr 12, 2017News Hour: Huawei Southeast Asia Talent Development Forum 2017 opened on Monday in Bangkok. Under the theme “Developing ICT Talent, Empowering Digital Transformation”, the two-day forum would serve as a platform for government officials, Telco operators... -
New emergency operation in Yemen to feed millions on Brink of Famine
Apr 12, 2017News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that it is scaling up its emergency food operations in Yemen to provide food assistance to up to 9 million people who urgently need food... -
Over 300 families got support displaced due to floods in Mocoa, Colombia
Apr 12, 2017News Hour: In support of the Government of Colombia, IOM has deployed a team of experts to assess the needs of over 300 families, displaced due to recent extreme weather. Twelve temporary shelters have been set... -
ADB, Afghanistan launch transport sector master plan update
Apr 12, 2017News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Afghanistan today unveiled a comprehensive Transport Sector Master Plan Update that will help Afghanistan develop its transport infrastructure covering roads, railways, civil aviation, urban transport,... -
Sweden’s girl with dragon tattoo returns in new thriller
Apr 12, 2017News Hour: Sweden’s girl with the dragon tattoo is heading back to bookstores in a fifth thriller about the troubled computer hacker Lisbeth Salander created by the late novelist Stieg Larsson, publishers said on Tuesday. “The... -
Washington Post, NY Times win Pulitzers for work on Trump, Putin
Apr 12, 2017News Hour: The Pulitzer Prizes on Monday honored The Washington Post for hard-hitting reporting on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and The New York Times for revealing Vladimir Putin’s covert power grab, praising their probing of powerful... -
Hamilton wants real Bahrain battle with Vettel
Apr 12, 2017News Hour: Lewis Hamilton is keeping his fingers crossed that he and Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel can have a proper battle in Bahrain on Sunday after last year’s race did neither of them any favors. Vettel,... -
The number of children used in suicide attacks in the Lake Chad conflict surged to 27 in the first quarter of 2017
Apr 12, 2017News Hour: The number of children used in ‘suicide’ attacks in the Lake Chad conflict has surged to 27 in the first quarter of 2017, compared to nine over the same period last year, UNICEF said... -
Software company Qualtrics raised $180 million from venture capital firms in a funding round
Apr 12, 2017News Hour: Software company Qualtrics has raised $180 million from venture capital firms in a funding round the company hopes will sustain it until it launches its initial public offering. The new funding values Qualtrics at... -
Ride-services company Lyft raised $600 million in fresh funding
Apr 12, 2017News Hour: Ride-services company Lyft has raised $600 million in fresh funding, fuel for the company’s growth as it continues to compete fiercely with larger rival Uber Technologies Inc. Lyft said on Tuesday it closed the...
