August2017
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Islamic State behind Australians’ foiled Etihad meat-mincer bomb plot
Aug 4, 2017News Hour: An Australian man sent his unsuspecting brother to Sydney airport to catch an Etihad Airways flight carrying a home-made bomb disguised as a meat-mincer built at the direction of a senior Islamic State commander,... -
Pakistan PM wants probe of harassment charges against Imran Khan
Aug 4, 2017News Hour: Pakistan’s new prime minister called on Friday for an investigation into allegations that opposition leader Imran Khan harassed a woman lawmaker, charges Khan dismisses as revenge for his role in the ouster of then-premier... -
Google to work with Indonesia to tackle content deemed offensive
Aug 4, 2017News Hour: Alphabet Inc’s Google is working with Indonesia to tackle video content deemed to be offensive, including material that might incite violence or hate speech, a senior official of the search giant said on Friday.... -
Air passengers face long delays in Barcelona as security staff strike
Aug 4, 2017News Hour: Holidaymakers faced delays and long queues at Barcelona’s El Prat airport on Friday, the first day of strikes by security staff that may be stepped up in coming weeks. Barcelona El Prat, the second... -
Pope ‘loves China’
Aug 4, 2017News Hour: Pope Francis “loves China” and the Vatican hopes China has a great future, a Chinese state-run newspaper on Friday cited a visiting Vatican official as saying, in an expression of goodwill despite strained relations... -
China holds drill to shut down ‘harmful’ websites
Aug 4, 2017News Hour: China held a drill on Thursday with internet service providers to practice taking down websites deemed harmful, as the country’s censors tighten control ahead of a sensitive five-yearly political reshuffle set to take place... -
Rise in industry orders suggests German industry to gain steam
Aug 4, 2017News Hour: German industrial orders rose twice as much as expected in June as a surge in domestic demand offset weaker foreign appetite, data showed on Friday, suggesting this sector of Europe’s largest economy will gain... -
Chinese chatbots apparently re-educated after political faux pas
Aug 4, 2017News Hour: A pair of ‘chatbots’ in China have been taken offline after appearing to stray off-script. In response to users’ questions, one said its dream was to travel to the United States, while the other... -
Singapore cancels residence status of ‘U.S. citizen’
Aug 4, 2017News Hour: Singapore said on Friday it had canceled the permanent residence status of a professor at a prominent postgraduate school whom it identified as a U.S. citizen and accused him of being an agent of... -
LL Cool J to become Kennedy Center’s first hip-hop honoree
Aug 4, 2017News Hour Rapper LL Cool J is set to become the first hip-hop artist to be celebrated at the Kennedy Centre Honors, one of America’s top awards in the arts that marks its 40th anniversary this...
