October2017
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Australia beat India by 8 wickets in 2nd T20
Oct 10, 2017News Hour Batsman Moises Henriques hit 62 not out as Australia beat India by eight wickets in the second Twenty20 international in Guwahati on Tuesday. Chasing 119 for victory, the visitors depended on an unbeaten 109-run... -
Five-wicket Perera stars in Sri Lanka series win
Oct 10, 2017News Hour Off-spinner Dilruwan Perera finished with five wickets to help Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 68 runs in the second Test in Dubai on Tuesday and take the series 2-0. Perera had figures of 5-98... -
Busan film festival ready for action despite turmoil
Oct 10, 2017News Hour Organisers of the Busan International Film Festival say they are confident they can cast off the politics that has overshadowed the influential event as its 22nd edition kicks off on Thursday. The annual festival,... -
NGOs slam UN aviation agency plan for biofuels
Oct 10, 2017News Hour Nearly 100 environmental and poverty fighting groups jointly released a letter Tuesday slamming a UN proposal that backs large-scale use of biofuels in commercial planes. Extensive burning of biofuels would vastly expand the production... -
Magna International joined a consortium including BMW and Intel Corp to develop a self-driving vehicle platform
Oct 10, 2017News Hour: Canadian auto parts producer Magna International Inc said on Tuesday it had joined a consortium including BMW and Intel Corp to develop a self-driving vehicle platform for the use of automakers by 2020. The... -
Qualcomm offered to buy NXP without some of its patents in a bid to win EU antitrust regulatory approval
Oct 10, 2017News Hour: U.S. smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm has offered to buy NXP Semiconductors without some of its patents in a bid to win EU antitrust regulatory approval for the $38 billion deal, two people familiar with the... -
Nutrition crisis in Mali is deepening in conflict-affected areas, says UNICEF
Oct 10, 2017News Hour: A nutrition crisis, exacerbated by continuing violence, instability and displacement in Mali, is threatening the lives and futures of thousands of children in the West African country, UNICEF warned. New data published from the... -
Anne Hermans of Lamudi spoke in ‘Conquer Your Career’ seminar in Bangladesh
Oct 10, 2017News Hour: “Conquer Your Career”! Bangladeshi private university, IUB welcomed international speakers last Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at their campus in Dhaka to discuss and advice on how to start a successful working life. A large... -
Bangladesh’s Confidence Group signs MoU with PFDA-VTC
Oct 10, 2017News Hour: Recently, a MoU has been signed between Confidence Group & PFDA- VTC Trust at the corporate Head office of Confidence Group, Dhaka under which Confidence Group has agreed to continue their financial support to... -
Medtronic and BIRDEM announce partnership to improve access to Diabates care in Bangladesh
Oct 10, 2017News Hour: Medtronic plc, announced a strategic partnership between India Medtronic Private Limited, its wholly owned subsidiary in India, and Diabetic Association of Bangladesh to improve outcomes for patients using diabetes care technologies. The two entities...
