August2017
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah says U.S. can’t hurt it
Aug 13, 2017News Hour: The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Sunday the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump had no way to harm it, dismissing U.S. sanctions and threats targeting his Iran-backed group. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, speaking... -
Trump’s threat of Venezuela military action could bolster Maduro
Aug 13, 2017News Hour: U.S. President Donald Trump’s talk of possible military action in Venezuela could be a political lifeline for the country’s unpopular leader, who has long used the threat of U.S. aggression to justify policies that... -
Macron , Trump agree to work together on North Korea
Aug 13, 2017News Hour: U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron spoke by phone on Saturday and agreed to work together on a crisis on the Korean Peninsula, the White House said in a statement. “They... -
Iran eyes more funds for missiles, Guards after U.S. sanctions
Aug 13, 2017News Hour: Iran’s parliament gave initial approval on Sunday to a bill to boost spending on Tehran’s missile program and the elite Revolutionary Guards in retaliation for new sanctions imposed by the United States. Lawmakers overwhelmingly... -
Canadian church welcomes pastor home from North Korean prison
Aug 13, 2017News Hour: The congregation of one of Canada’s largest churches welcomed their former pastor home on Sunday, the day after his return from North Korea, where he had been imprisoned for more than 2 1/2 years.... -
Neymar to be welcomed to French football at Guingamp’s humble Stade du Rouduorou
Aug 13, 2017News Hour: After dazzling Rio’s imposing Maracana and Barcelona’s storied Camp Nou, the world’s most expensive footballer Neymar will be welcomed to French football on Sunday at Guingamp’s humble 17,000-capacity Stade du Rouduorou in sleepy Brittany.... -
Policies to ban highly hazardous pesticides, rather than secure storage
Aug 13, 2017News Hour: Global policies on access to highly hazardous pesticides – commonly ingested in acts of self-poisoning and suicide in rural Asia – should focus on national bans, rather than safe storage, according to two studies... -
Militants dictate, but patriots appeal for celebrations
Aug 13, 2017News Hour: As usual, various separatist militant outfits of northeast-India called for boycotting the forthcoming 71st Independence Day celebrations, but at the same time a forum of patriotic people in Assam urges the residents of the... -
Grameenphone takes another step into the future of digital entertainment
Aug 13, 2017News Hour: New and improved GP Music and Bioscope – the two revolutionary digital entertainment services by Grameenphone have been launched August 11, 2017, at GPHouse in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Touted as the ‘Future of Entertainment’, the... -
UK renews push to tackle world’s worst cholera outbreak in Yemen
Aug 13, 2017News Hour: Yemen is on the brink of a catastrophic disaster, International Development Secretary Priti Patel warned today, as she urged the international community to follow the UK’s push to stem the country’s cholera outbreak –...
