May2017
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Eminem takes New Zealand political party to court
May 1, 2017News Hour: Rapper and singer Eminem launched court action against New Zealand’s ruling political party on Monday, accusing it of using an unlicensed version of his hit “Lose Yourself” in a campaign advert, reports BSS. Lawyers... -
Sachin Tendulkar to be honoured with prestigious Fellowship Award at The Asian Awards
May 1, 2017News Hour: The Asian Awards is proud to be honouring one of the world’s greatest sportsmen, Sachin Tendulkar, with the prestigious Fellowship Award. The accolade is presented to global icons who have excelled and made significant... -
‘Fate of the Furious’ drives China box office to fastest growth in over a year
May 1, 2017News Hour: China’s box office sales grew at their fastest pace in over a year in April, driven by the U.S. action movie “The Fate of the Furious”, the eighth instalment of the high-octane fast car... -
The longest living human dies in Indonesia at the age of 146
May 1, 2017News Hour: The Indonesian man who claimed to be 146 years old – the longest living human ever – has died in his village in Central Java. According to his papers, Sodimedjo, also known as Mbah... -
Home blood pressure monitors maybe too inaccurate to be useful
May 1, 2017News Hour: Even as doctors are increasingly relying on home blood pressure monitoring to manage patients with hypertension, many of the devices are too inaccurate to be useful, according to a small study. About 70 percent... -
Asian nations pulled into China’s orbit as Trump puts America first
May 1, 2017News Hour: Across Asia, more and more countries are being pulled into Beijing’s orbit, with the timid stance adopted by Southeast Asian nations on the South China Sea at a weekend summit a clear sign this... -
Sexual and reproductive health remains a cultural taboo for adolescents and young people in Bangladesh
May 1, 2017News Hour: Population Council conducted a qualitative study titled “Adolescent Friendly Health Corners (AFHCs) in Selected Government Health Facilities in Bangladesh, an early qualitative assessment” measuring the performance and effectiveness of the Adolescent Friendly Health Corners... -
Autonomous vehicle start-up Zoox hires Ferrari’s Corrado Lanzone
May 1, 2017News Hour: Autonomous vehicle start-up Zoox said on Monday Corrado Lanzone, former operations director of Ferrari SpA’s racing division, has joined the California-based company as its vice president of manufacturing operations, reports Reuters. Lanzone joins Zoox... -
WFP executive director to visit Lebanon and Syria
May 1, 2017News Hour: The Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), David Beasley, will make an official visit to Lebanon and Syria. This is the first visit of the newly appointed Executive Director to WFP operations... -
Bangladesh’s ‘Digital Island’ bridges services gap
May 1, 2017News Hour: The Government of Bangladesh, Korea Telecom (KT) and IOM, the UN Migration Agency, yesterday inaugurated a USD 2.1 million ‘digital island project’, which aims to provide better access to health, education and e-commerce services...
