September2017
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Irma menaces Bahamas and Cuba, on course toward Florida
Sep 8, 2017News Hour: Hurricane Irma menaced Cuba and the Bahamas on Friday as it drove toward Florida after lashing the Caribbean with devastatingly high winds, killing 19 people and leaving catastrophic destruction in its wake. As Irma,... -
Syrian government denies U.N. chemical attack report
Sep 8, 2017News Hour: The Syrian government has denied a U.N. report accusing it of a sarin attack in April that killed scores of people, state media said on Friday. Damascus sent the United Nations a letter “asserting... -
More than 10 million children live in Caribbean countries threatened by Hurricane Irma
Sep 8, 2017News Hour: More than 10.5 million children live in the countries that are likely to be exposed to the damage from Hurricane Irma, UNICEF warned. Based on the storm’s current trajectory, children in the islands of... -
Eli Lilly and Co to lay off about 8 percent of its employees to cut costs
Sep 8, 2017News Hour: Eli Lilly and Co said on Thursday it would lay off about 8 percent of its employees as the drugmaker, which has suffered setbacks over the past year in the development of two potential... -
Survivors of childhood cancer experience high burden of chronic health conditions into adulthood
Sep 8, 2017News Hour: Survivors of childhood cancer may experience, on average, nearly twice as much chronic health condition by the age of 45, compared to the general population, according to a new study led by St Jude... -
Online therapy for insomnia also helps improve mental health symptoms
Sep 8, 2017News Hour: Treating insomnia via a digital cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program resulted in improvements in sleep, as well as reductions in transient experiences of paranoia and hallucinations, according to a large randomised trial published in... -
Huawei MediaPad T3 10 launched in Bangladesh
Sep 8, 2017News Hour: Huawei, one of the leading smartphone manufacturers in the world, has brought the MediaPad T3 10, the latest addition to its tremendously popular MediaPad series, to the Bangladeshi market. The tab, having an attractive... -
Hurricane Irma pounded the Caribbean, shredding homes and weather records and leaving at least 10 people dead
Sep 8, 2017News Hour: Hurricane Irma on Thursday pounded the Caribbean, shredding homes and weather records and leaving at least 10 people dead before honing in on the United States where up to a million people were ordered... -
Earthquake of magnitude 8.0 struck southern Mexico
Sep 8, 2017News Hour: An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 struck southern Mexico on late Thursday and was felt as far away as Mexico City, the US Geological Survey said, issuing a tsunami warning, reports BSS. It hit offshore... -
Sierra Leone to begin cholera vaccination drive in disaster-affected areas
Sep 7, 2017News Hour: Half a million people in Sierra Leone will be able to access the life-saving cholera vaccine within weeks, the country’s Ministry of Health and Sanitation announced. The vaccines will be received from the Gavi-funded...
