July2017
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‘Wonder Woman’ now Warner Bros. biggest superhero film
Jul 3, 2017News Hour: Gal Gadot-starrer Wonder Women had a local cumulative box office gross of P520.5 million, to become the biggest Warner Bros. movie of all-time in the Philippines. It has overtaken the record set by “Batman... -
UN migration agency warns African youth conference about dangers of misinformed discussions on migration
Jul 3, 2017News Hour: IOM, the UN Migration Agency, urged youth leaders, during the Annual African Youth Conference (AAYC) on Social Justice and Democracy, to become advocates for more informed discussions on the nature and causes of migration... -
India promotes inclusive growth in lagging states
Jul 3, 2017News Hour: The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) focus on financing infrastructure in India’s lagging states helped promote inclusive economic growth, and was well aligned with the government’s strategy of reducing disparities in poverty rates across states,... -
Sand sculpture festival brings super-heroes to Belgian beach
Jul 3, 2017News Hour: A beach in Belgium has been transformed into a giant sandy gallery, featuring larger-than-life super heroes, cartoon characters and Cinderella’s castle, for one of the world’s biggest sand-sculpture festivals. Working with 7,000 tonnes of... -
DiCaprio hails Mexican ban on type of fishing net killing porpoises
Jul 3, 2017News Hour: Mexico on Friday banned fishing with gillnets in the northern Gulf of California as part of its pledge to save a critically-endangered species of porpoise whose cause has been championed by Hollywood actor Leonardo... -
U.S. warship sails near disputed island in South China Sea
Jul 3, 2017News Hour: A U.S. warship sailed near a disputed island in the South China Sea claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam on Sunday in an operation meant to challenge the competing claims of all three nations,... -
Trump talks North Korea threat in calls with China, Japan leaders
Jul 3, 2017News Hour: The threat posed by North Korea was a key topic in phone calls between U.S. President Donald Trump and the leaders of China and Japan, along with trade issues, the White House said on... -
Kremlin says Details of first Putin-Trump meeting not yet settled
Jul 3, 2017News Hour: Russia and the United States are still discussing the timing of the first face-to-face encounter between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, expected to take place at a G20 summit in Germany later this week,... -
U.S. no longer a ‘friend’ in Merkel election program
Jul 3, 2017News Hour: In their campaign program for the German election, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives have dropped the term “friend” in describing the relationship with the United States. Four years ago, the joint program of her Christian... -
Airbus rolled out a leaner new structure
Jul 3, 2017News Hour: Airbus rolled out a leaner new structure on Monday, completing a recent merger between its parent company and its dominant plane making an arm, and including a shift in the reporting line for its key...
