August2017
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North Korea says door remains ‘open’ for US tourists
Aug 4, 2017News Hour North Korea’s doors are still open to US tourists, Pyongyang said Friday, despite Washington banning its citizens from travelling there following the death of a US student who had been jailed in the country.... -
Dubai skyscraper on fire again in two years
Aug 4, 2017News Hour A large fire has ripped through a residential 79-storey skyscraper in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates – for the second time in two years. Panicked residents fled one of the tallest towers in... -
Wenger questions FFP value after Neymar’s record transfer
Aug 4, 2017News Hour Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has criticised Neymar’s world record transfer move from Barcelona to Paris St Germain, saying it will become increasingly difficult to respect financial fair play (FFP) rules when “a country owns... -
Neymar signs five-year world record deal with PSG
Aug 4, 2017News Hour Neymar completed his record-shattering transfer from Barcelona to Paris St Germain on Thursday, signing a five-year deal with the French club after they triggered his 222 million euros ($263 million) release clause. The 25-year-old... -
Russian athletics chief apologises for doping scandal
Aug 4, 2017News Hour Russia made an “important step” Thursday by publicly apologizing for the doping scandal that has seen the country barred from international track and field competition. Dmitry Shlyakhtin, head of the Russian athletics federation (RusAF),... -
Sharapova pulls out of Toronto with left arm injury
Aug 4, 2017News Hour Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova withdrew Thursday from next week’s WTA Rogers Cup tournament in Toronto with a sore left forearm, Tennis Canada announced. The move came a day after the former world... -
DHL Bangladesh awarded at 7th Asia Best CSR Practices Awards for education efforts
Aug 4, 2017News Hour DHL Bangladesh was presented with the award for Best Education Project at the ‘7th Asia Best CSR Practices Awards 2017’, at a ceremony held at the Le Meridien Hotel, Sentosa in Singapore on 2... -
Colombia and IOM in joint effort to fight against human trafficking
Aug 4, 2017News Hour As part of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, IOM, the UN Migration Agency and Colombia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented the results of Ante la trata no se haga (In the Face... -
Helping Bangladesh become resilient to climate change threats
Aug 4, 2017News Hour More than nearly any country in the world, Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to the steadily growing effects of climate change. The South, Southwest, and Southeast coastal regions are increasingly susceptible to frequent and severe... -
Midwifery hotline offers emergency support in Afghanistan
Aug 4, 2017News Hour Afghanistan’s maternal mortality rate is the highest in the region. According to a joint United Nations report, women in the country have a 1 in 52 chance of dying from pregnancy-related causes. To solve...
