May2017
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Myanmar seeks to kick start stalled peace process
May 24, 2017News Hour: Hundreds of representatives from Myanmar’s ethnic insurgent groups gathered in the capital on Wednesday for talks aimed at reviving Aung San Suu Kyi’s stuttering peace process after months of heavy fighting. The discussions are... -
Pope Francis gives environmental letter to Donald Trump and asks to be peacemaker
May 24, 2017News Hour: Pope Francis urged U.S. President Donald Trump to be a peacemaker at their highly anticipated first meeting on Wednesday, and Trump promised he would not forget the pontiff’s message. Under clear blue skies, Trump,... -
Student dropout turned suicide bomber
May 24, 2017News Hour: Salman Abedi, the suicide bomber who killed 22 people in an attack on a pop concert in Manchester, was a business student who dropped out of university. Born to a devoutly Islamic Libyan family... -
The number of cholera cases in Yemen has leapt
May 24, 2017News Hour: The number of cholera cases in Yemen has leapt, a World Health Organization document showed on Tuesday, with 35,217 suspected cases since April 27, when the outbreak began to spread rapidly. That represents a... -
Moody’s ratings agency downgraded China’s credit score for the first time since 1989
May 24, 2017News Hour: Moody’s ratings agency downgraded China’s credit score for the first time since 1989 on Wednesday on fears that the country will struggle to tame its rising debt as economic growth slows down over the... -
London stocks dipped with sentiment dented by a deadly terror attack in Manchester
May 24, 2017News Hour: London stocks dipped on Tuesday, with sentiment dented by a deadly terror attack in Manchester, while eurozone equities climbed on upbeat data and US stocks continued to rally. The British capital’s FTSE 100 index... -
Tom Cruise ready for take off in ‘Top Gun 2’
May 24, 2017News Hour: Tom Cruise, still feeling the need for speed, said in an interview that a sequel to his 1986 military action film “Top Gun” is “definitely happening.” Cruise, currently promoting his latest film “The Mummy,”... -
Ariana Grande returns to U.S. following Manchester bombing
May 24, 2017News Hour: Ariana Grande returned to the United States on Tuesday, one day after a suicide bomber killed 22 people at the singer’s concert in Manchester, England, as questions lingered over whether she would continue her... -
World Health Assembly elects Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as new WHO Director-General
May 24, 2017News Hour: The Member States of WHO elected D. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as the new Director-General of WHO. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was nominated by the Government of Ethiopia and will begin his five-year term on 1... -
Nishikori no closer to Grand Slam breakthrough
May 24, 2017News Hour: Kei Nishikori stood on the brink of history after sweeping into the 2014 US Open final, but three years later he is no closer to becoming the first Asian man to win a Grand...