August2017
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French actress Jeanne Moreau dies aged 89
Aug 1, 2017News Hour French actress Jeanne Moreau, who shot to fame in “Jules et Jim” and starred in some of the most critically-acclaimed films of the 20th century, has died aged 89, her agent said Monday. The... -
Thai immigration bureau receives advanced equipment from UN Migration agency
Aug 1, 2017News Hour The Thai Immigration Bureau (TIB) received five new Verifier Travel Document and Bearer (TD&B) workstations from IOM to strengthen Thailand’s border control and detect passport and identity fraud. The donation is part of the... -
IOM gets same status and privileges as UN agencies from Bangladesh
Aug 1, 2017News Hour Bangladesh is the first country to make a “full-fledged” cooperation agreement following IOM’s entry in the UN system, the IOM said in a Press release. After 65 years of existence and global operations outside... -
Britain investigates British American Tobacco for corruption
Aug 1, 2017News Hour: Britain has opened a formal investigation into suspicions of corruption at British American Tobacco (BAT) and its subsidiaries, nearly two years after allegations of bribery in Africa first surfaced. The world’s largest international tobacco... -
China’s military confident, prepared to safeguard sovereignty
Aug 1, 2017News Hour: China’s military is “confident, capable and fully prepared” to protect the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, the state-run China Daily on Tuesday quoted Defence Minister Chang Wanquan as saying in reference to Taiwan. Despite... -
Nearly 70 people hurt trying to cross border into Spanish enclave
Aug 1, 2017News Hour: Around 70 sub-Saharan African migrants were injured when they tried to cross through the razor-wire-topped fence separating northern Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Tuesday, the Red Cross said. Local police said... -
British minister asks Silicon Valley to do more to counter militants
Aug 1, 2017Britain’s interior minister will use a visit to Silicon Valley on Tuesday to ask Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, and YouTube to step up efforts to counter or remove content that incites militants. After four militant attacks in... -
Americans than ever say polygamy is morally acceptable
Aug 1, 2017News Hour: The practice of polygamy, or having more than one spouse at the same time, is illegal in all 50 states. But the percentage of Americans who say the practice is morally acceptable reached an all-time... -
Clooney to sue Voici magazine over images of twins
Aug 1, 2017News Hour Hollywood A-lister George Clooney is fuming mad at Voici for publishing images of his twins and will sue the French entertainment magazine. “Over the last week, photographers from Voici magazine scaled our fence, climbed... -
Real Madrid expected to give MLS stars intense match
Aug 1, 2017News Hour Veteran goalkeeper Tim Howard says top North American club players should expect “cut-throat” competition from Spanish giants Real Madrid in Wednesday’s Major League Soccer All-Star Game. The All-Star match at Soldier Field, home of...
