June2017
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Buffett’s company to become Bank of America’s top shareholder
Jun 30, 2017News Hour: Warren Buffett’s company will become the biggest shareholder in Bank of America Corp (BAC.N), after Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) on Friday invoked its right to acquire 700 million shares of the second-largest U.S. bank.... -
China ‘outraged’ by $1.42 billion planned U.S. arms sales to Taiwan
Jun 30, 2017News Hour: China urged the United States to revoke immediately its “wrong decision” to sell Taiwan $1.42 billion worth of arms, saying it contradicted a “consensus” President Xi Jinping reached with his counterpart, Donald Trump, in... -
U.S. tech industry fought to keep ties to Russia spy service
Jun 30, 2017News Hour: As U.S. officials investigated in January the FSB’s alleged role in election cyber attacks, U.S. technology firms were quietly lobbying the government to soften a ban on dealing with the Russian spy agency, people... -
Police try to save lives of drugs war victims, Philippine top cop says
Jun 30, 2017News Hour: The Philippines’ police chief on Friday stood by anti-narcotics officers and rejected a Reuters investigation that pointed to a pattern of police sending corpses of drug suspects to hospitals to destroy crime scene evidence... -
Trump is unstable, MSNBC hosts charge
Jun 30, 2017News Hour: Two television hosts attacked by U.S. President Donald Trump questioned the Republican leader’s mental health on Friday and accused him of trying to exert pressure on them over unfavorable coverage. Trump drew a barrage... -
Bangladesh Govt to launch WIFI to create 30,000 women entrepreneurs
Jun 30, 2017News Hour: The government is going to launch ‘Women ICT Frontier Initiative (WIFI)’, a flagship program of the UN Asian and Pacific Training Center for ICT for Development (UN-APCICT) in Bangladesh, to create 30,000 women entrepreneurs... -
At UN, US accuses Iran of flouting resolution
Jun 30, 2017News Hour: The United States on Thursday accused Iran of “repeatedly and deliberately” violating a UN resolution that endorsed the landmark 2015 nuclear deal and said the Security Council had failed to respond. US Ambassador Nikki... -
Trump ‘proud’ of leaving Paris climate deal!!
Jun 30, 2017News Hour: US President Donald Trump on Thursday strongly defended his decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord, declaring himself “proud” of the move. “In order to protect American jobs, companies, and workers, we’ve... -
Australia pay dispute set to miss deadline
Jun 30, 2017News Hour: Cricket Australia and the country’s players looked set to miss a deadline to resolve a pay dispute on Friday, potentially leaving players unemployed and threatening fixtures including this year’s Ashes series, reports BSS. The... -
Messi’s bride Antonella, ‘first lady of football’
Jun 30, 2017News Hour: Celebrity magazines have dubbed brunette mother-of-two Antonella Roccuzzo “the first lady of football” her man, Lionel Messi, is widely considered the best player on the planet. Showbiz and football stars will attend their wedding...
