August2017
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The Philippines has found a second outbreak of bird flu
Aug 18, 2017News Hour: The Philippines has found a second outbreak of bird flu in another province in the main Luzon island, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol said on Friday, a week after reporting the country’s first case of... -
Arial Beel: A hub of natural beauty and resources in Bangladesh
Aug 18, 2017News Hour: Arial Beel is the second largest wetland of Bangladesh which covered with a large water body of 136 square kilometers situated in the south part of Dhaka between the two major river Padma and... -
FDA expanded the use of Lynparza, sold by AstraZeneca Plc and Merck & Co Inc
Aug 18, 2017News Hour: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday expanded the use of Lynparza, sold by AstraZeneca Plc and Merck & Co Inc, to include ongoing treatment of patients with recurrent ovarian cancer who have... -
Taxi drivers choose Nissan LEAF in Italy
Aug 18, 2017News Hour: With more zero emission cars on the road, Florence is shaping up to be one of the most advanced Smart Cities in Italy. Last year, the municipality of Florence called a tender notice that... -
UNICEF responds to Sierra Leone mudslide as more than 100 children reported dead
Aug 18, 2017News Hour: UNICEF is on the ground urgently responding to the needs of displaced families affected by the flooding and landslides in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown which have killed several hundred people including at least 109... -
The Ukrainian central bank warned state-owned and private lenders of the appearance of new cyber attack
Aug 18, 2017News Hour: The Ukrainian central bank said on Friday it had warned state-owned and private lenders of the appearance of new malware as security services said Ukraine faced cyber attacks like those that knocked out global... -
China confirmed a bird flu outbreak at quail farms in Guizhou province
Aug 18, 2017News Hour: China confirmed a bird flu outbreak at quail farms in the country’s southwestern province of Guizhou, according to a Ministry of Agriculture statement on Friday. The outbreak in Luodian, a city of 345,000 people... -
The first total solar eclipse to sweep North America in nearly a century will march across the continent
Aug 18, 2017News Hour: The first total solar eclipse to sweep North America in nearly a century will march across the continent August 21, casting a shadow over millions of people from coast to coast. The event, coined... -
The US and Japan discussed accelerating talks on strengthening bilateral trade
Aug 18, 2017News Hour: The US and Japan on Thursday discussed accelerating talks on strengthening bilateral trade as well as bolstering economic relations, the US Trade Representative’s office said. The meeting comes after US President Donald Trump, upon... -
Japan recorded a double-digit drop in its trade surplus in July
Aug 18, 2017News Hour: Japan recorded a double-digit drop in its trade surplus in July as costs of energy imports rose on a weaker yen, government data showed on Thursday. The world’s third-largest economy logged a surplus of...
