June2017
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Number of suspected cholera cases reaches 100,000 in Yemen
Jun 9, 2017News Hour: The number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen continues to rise, reaching 101,820 with 791 deaths as of 7 June 2017. Worst affected are the country’s most vulnerable: children under the age of 15... -
Microsoft and independent experts are pushing for a new global NGO tasked with the tricky job of unmasking the hackers behind them
Jun 9, 2017News Hour: As cyber attacks sow ever greater chaos worldwide, IT titan Microsoft and independent experts are pushing for a new global NGO tasked with the tricky job of unmasking the hackers behind them. Dubbed the... -
Prices for goods at the factory gate in China missed expectations in May
Jun 9, 2017News Hour: Prices for goods at the factory gate in China missed expectations in May, the government said on Friday, in a possible sign of weakening demand for the world’s second-largest economy. The producer price index... -
European football struggles to find right balance
Jun 9, 2017News Hour: Cork City supporters will never forget the day that the Irish semi-professional side hosted Bayern Munich in a European tie at their tiny ground. The game was preceded by a war of words in... -
UK Election deals May a crushing blow
Jun 9, 2017News Hour: British voters dealt Prime Minister Theresa May a devastating blow in a snap election she had called to strengthen her hand in Brexit talks, wiping out her parliamentary majority and throwing the country into... -
BRAC Executive Director visits Liberia
Jun 9, 2017News Hour: The Executive Director for BRAC International, Mr Faruque Ahmed visited Liberia from May 9, 2017 to May 12, 2017. During this time, Mr Faruque visited several project sites and met with some of the... -
Usain Bolt says retirement will be a joy
Jun 9, 2017News Hour: Usain Bolt has no regrets as he prepares to hang up his spikes in August and says he is looking forward to watching the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as a spectator. “For me it will... -
Comey slams White House ‘lies’ in blockbuster testimony
Jun 9, 2017News Hour: Ousted FBI chief James Comey accused Donald Trump’s White House of lies and defamation Thursday in wounding sworn testimony that plunged his already troubled presidency deeper into peril, reports BSS. During almost three hours... -
Yemen cholera killing one person nearly every hour
Jun 8, 2017News Hour: Yemen is in the grip of a runaway cholera epidemic that is killing one person nearly every hour and if not contained will threaten the lives of thousands of people in the coming months,... -
BRAC is celebrating diversity in Liberia
Jun 8, 2017News Hour: BRAC in Liberia celebrated the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development across the country. All area offices, branch offices and the country office got involved for the occasion. The country office...
