October2017
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‘Blade Runner 2049’ fades to $31.5 million opening weekend
Oct 10, 2017News Hour “Blade Runner 2049” is heading for a downbeat $31.5 million opening weekend at 4,058 sites in North America. Sunday’s estimated result throws serious doubt onto what had been high hopes for a box office... -
ESPN suspends Jemele Hill after tweet on NFL protests
Oct 10, 2017News Hour Cable sports network ESPN on Monday suspended broadcaster Jemele Hill for violating its social media guidelines for a second time in the past month after she tweeted on NFL player protests. Hill on Sunday... -
ICC to approve Test championship
Oct 10, 2017News Hour The International Cricket Council (ICC) is set to approve plans for its long-awaited World Test Championship at a meeting in New Zealand this week, it was reported Monday. The sport’s governing body has argued... -
Moment of truth as Argentina seek World Cup berth
Oct 10, 2017News Hour The once unfathomable prospect of a World Cup without Lionel Messi and Argentina could become reality on Tuesday as South America’s thrilling 2018 qualification battle reaches its climax. Two years after Argentina kicked off... -
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...
