May2017
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Rare Harry Potter prequel stolen in British burglary
May 12, 2017News Hour: A rare Harry Potter prequel handwritten by author J.K. Rowling on a postcard has been stolen during a burglary in central England, police said on Friday as they appealed for help from fans of... -
Croatia’s ‘Mr Voice’ and Hungarian gypsy singer among Eurovision finalists
May 12, 2017News Hour: Croatian pop-opera, Romanian yodeling and Hungarian gypsy fusion will all feature in the final of the 2017 Eurovision song contest, after the three countries were among 10 to qualify in the second round of... -
Katrina Kaif joins in Thugs of Hindostan
May 12, 2017News Hour: Aamir khan on the film Dhoom 3 had been roped in to star in the film Thugs of Hindostan. Though at that time an official announcement on Katrina Kaif joining both Aamir Khan and... -
India cool on Beijing summit as ‘Silk Road’ stirs unease
May 12, 2017News Hour: India is likely to be represented by local embassy staff or academics this weekend at a major gathering of leaders and ministers on China’s “Silk Road” initiative, reflecting deep unease in New Delhi about... -
May retaliate against U.S. over expulsion of Russian diplomats, Kremlin says
May 12, 2017News Hour: Russia may retaliate against the United States for the Obama administration’s expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats it said were spies, a top Kremlin aide said on Friday. Moscow is also waiting for the return... -
G7 officials worried about U.S. policies’ impact on global growth
May 12, 2017News Hour: G7 finance officials have raised concerns about risks to global growth from the Trump administration’s policy proposals including tax reform, a senior U.S. Treasury official said on Friday. Finance ministers from the United States,... -
Threatens ‘tapes’, Trump warns ousted FBI chief not to leak to media
May 12, 2017News Hour: President Donald Trump warned ousted FBI Director James Comey on Friday against talking to the media, suggesting there might be tapes of conversations between the two men that could contradict his account. “James Comey... -
Hit by suspected national cyber attack, English hospitals say
May 12, 2017News Hour: Hospitals across England were being forced to divert emergency cases on Friday after suffering a suspected national cyber attack. Among them was the Barts Health group which manages major central London hospitals including The... -
Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.25 million trucks over software error
May 12, 2017News Hour: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) (FCHA.MI) said on Friday it would recall more than 1.25 million pickup trucks worldwide to address a software error linked to reports of one crash death and two injuries.... -
China reported 24 human fatalities from H7N9 bird flu in April
May 12, 2017News Hour: China reported 24 human fatalities from H7N9 bird flu in April, the national health authority said on Friday, compared with 47 deaths in March. It also reported 81 cases of human infection from H7N9...
