October2017
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Hollywood mogul Weinstein fired after sex harassment claims
Oct 9, 2017News Hour Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was fired from his film studio The Weinstein Company on Sunday following reports that he sexually harassed women over several decades. “In light of new information about misconduct by Harvey... -
Nobel in Economics is awarded to Richard Thaler
Oct 9, 2017News Hour US economist Richard Thaler on Monday won the Nobel Economics Prize for his pioneering work to bridge the gap between economics and psychology, the jury said. “By exploring the consequences of limited rationality, social... -
78,000 new clothes to children from Rakhine State of Myanmar
Oct 9, 2017News Hour The humanitarian organisation has gathered clothing items for the children living across 10 makeshift settlements in Ukhia and Teknaf. So far the clothes have been distributed to 1000 children in these settlements as efforts... -
1 in 3 people in Latin America and Caribbean paid bribe for public service
Oct 9, 2017News Hour Governments in Latin America and the Caribbean are failing to meet their citizens’ demands to combat corruption, according to a Transparency International survey of more than 22,000 people in 20 countries across the region.... -
Appeal for people fleeing Mayanmar reaches £3 million with UK aid support
Oct 9, 2017News Hour Within 24 hours of the Disasters Emergency Committee launching its appeal for Rohingya people fleeing Burma, more than £3 million has been raised. Of the amount raised so far, £1.2 million has been provided... -
NATO to launch Black Sea force as latest counter to Russia
Oct 9, 2017News Hour: NATO is set to launch a new multinational force in Romania on Monday to counter Russia along its eastern flank and to check a growing Russian presence in the Black Sea following the Kremlin’s... -
Turkey urges U.S. to review visa suspension as lira, stocks tumble
Oct 9, 2017News Hour: Turkey urged the United States on Monday to review its suspension of visa services after the arrest of a U.S. consulate employee sharply escalated tensions between the two NATO allies and drove Turkey’s currency... -
S-400 missile talks with Saudi Arabia on track: Kremlin
Oct 9, 2017News Hour: The Kremlin said on Monday that talks with Saudi Arabia over Moscow supplying Riyadh with advanced S-400 air defense missile systems had gone well so far despite talk of a possible U.S.-Saudi arms deal.... -
Ball in your court, weakened May tells EU on Brexit talks
Oct 9, 2017News Hour: British Prime Minister Theresa May will tell the European Union on Monday the “ball is in their court” in Brexit talks, trying to advance negotiations despite a party conference that left her weaker than... -
Las Vegas strip dims lights one week after deadly mass shooting
Oct 9, 2017News Hour: The bright lights of the bustling Las Vegas strip went dim on Sunday for 10 to 11 minutes, marking the passing of a week since a gunman killed 58 people and injured 527 more at a...
