June2017
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Bangladesh Tigers’ conditioning camp to begin on July 10
Jun 29, 2017News Hour: The Tigers will back to business as they will start their conditioning camp from July 10 for the two upcoming international series against Australia and South Africa. The conditioning camp for the cricketers will... -
Fox bid for Sky risks giving Murdoch too much power, Britain says
Jun 29, 2017News Hour: Britain intends to subject Rupert Murdoch’s takeover of European pay-TV group Sky (SKYB.L) to a lengthy in-depth investigation after finding the $15 billion deal risks giving the media mogul too much power over the... -
Wall St. extends losses as tech selloff deepens
Jun 29, 2017News Hour: Wall Street extended losses in early afternoon trading on Thursday with all three major indexes on track to post their biggest one-day drop in a month as a selloff in technology stocks deepened. Tech... -
Researchers develop new way to clear pollutants from water
Jun 29, 2017News Hour: Removing very dilute concentrations of pollutants from water, existing separation methods tend to be energy- and chemical-intensive. Now, a new method developed at MIT could provide a selective alternative for removing even extremely low... -
U.S. travel ban set to take effect after top court’s green light
Jun 29, 2017News Hour: Donald Trump’s temporary ban on people from six predominantly Muslim countries and all refugees entering the United States is finally scheduled to take effect later on Thursday, but in a scaled-back form that still... -
Narendra Modi set to launch India’s biggest tax reform amid protests
Jun 29, 2017News Hour: At midnight on Friday, India will introduce nationwide goods and services tax with Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking centre-stage in parliament for what will be the country’s biggest tax reform in the 70 years... -
Indian sex workers ignore their children’s health
Jun 29, 2017News Hour: Sex workers in India often give birth in their brothels then ignore the health needs of their growing children for fear of meeting prejudice in the medical system, new research shows. The study interviewed... -
FLARE technique offers snapshots of neuron activity during different tasks
Jun 29, 2017News Hour: Many cognitive processes, such as decision-making, take place within seconds or minutes. Neuroscientists have longed to capture neuron activity during such tasks, but that dream has remained elusive — until now. A team of... -
Israel pushes its curriculum in Palestinian schools
Jun 29, 2017News Hour: Young Palestinian Faris Abu-Mayyaleh will soon find out how he did in his final high school exams, in which he answered questions about Israel’s founding fathers and the history of Zionism. Faris, 18, chose... -
Welcome to the Hamburg G20 summit
Jun 29, 2017News Hour: Summits of world leaders are usually highly choreographed affairs that leave little to chance. They are held in locations that are easily shielded from demonstrators. And policy differences are papered over by envoys behind...
