August2017

News Hour IOM, the UN Migration Agency’s emergency teams are responding to thousands of civilians fleeing Talafar since the launch of the military campaign to retake the city from ISIL on 20 August. In cooperation with...

News Hour BRAC in Liberia and the Dutch organisation, Mineke Foundation, joined forces to bring vocational training to girls’ club members. The programme trains them on income generating activities. Young women aged 15-25 participated in a...

News Hour: GCSE passes have dropped slightly across the range of subjects, with some dramatic changes in new, tougher exams sat for the first time in England. Overall in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, passes (grades...

News Hour: The husband of a woman who was knocked down and killed by a cyclist has urged “reckless” riders to learn from his wife’s death. Kim Briggs, 44, was hit while crossing the road in...

News Hour: Net migration has fallen to the lowest level for three years after a surge in the number of EU nationals leaving the UK since last June’s Brexit vote. Net migration – the difference between...

News Hour: India’s universal identification program — Aadhaar — suffered a setback today after the country’s Supreme Court voted unanimously in favor of individual privacy. Given the prevalence of data in today’s digital age, and the trend towards...

News Hour The Bureau of the FIFA Council has today, 23 August 2017, decided to appoint a normalisation committee for the Cameroonian Football Association (FECAFOOT) in accordance with art. 14 par. 1a) and art. 8 par....

News Hour French yachtsman Alain Thebault wants to turn a boat design he used to break a world speed sailing record in 2009 into a clean, fast taxi service for the waterways of major cities, reports...

News Hour Rory McIlroy is “excited” at the prospect of a three-month break to focus on his health and his game, even though it means he’ll miss the European Tour’s season finale. “I’m excited for it,”...

News Hour While Wayne Rooney will never silence the cynics who carp about his lack of silverware in an England shirt, the astonishing array of records set by the striker ensure his place as one of...