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Pressure builds on Trump at home over pledge for closer Moscow ties
Jul 5, 2017News Hour: During his presidential campaign, Republican Donald Trump praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “strong leader” with whom he would like to reset tense U.S.-Russian relations. But as Trump heads to his first face-to-face... -
This police officer stopped a man wielding a knife, through a tight hug!
Jul 5, 2017News Hour: There is a lot of power in a tight embrace. CCTV footage captured inside Huay Kwang Police Station in Bangkok on Saturday only affirmed this. In the video one can see a police officer... -
Turkey contributes $20 million to support FAO’s work in Central Asia and the Caucasus
Jul 4, 2017News Hour: Turkey has announced today a $20m donation to back FAO’s work aimed at improving food security, rural development and natural resource management in Central Asia and the Caucasus. The announcement was made at a... -
Brent oil prices gained slightly on Tuesday, stabilizing near $50 a barrel
Jul 4, 2017News Hour: Brent oil prices gained slightly on Tuesday, stabilizing near $50 a barrel on tentative signs that a persistent rise in U.S. crude production may be slowing. The international benchmark LCOc1 gained 15 cents to... -
Mineral water can be a good source of calorie-free calcium
Jul 4, 2017News Hour: Instead of drinking milk or taking supplements to get adequate amounts of calcium, calcium-rich mineral water is an equally good source, researchers say. “The special feature of mineral water as a source of calcium... -
Haiti could stem its seven-year-long cholera epidemic by the end of 2018
Jul 4, 2017News Hour: Haiti could stem its seven-year-long cholera epidemic by the end of 2018 as the number of reported cases has dropped sharply, government and United Nations officials said. The health ministry said Haiti has had... -
New Assisted Voluntary Return Launched, Reintegration Map in Egypt
Jul 4, 2017News Hour: The UN Migration Agency (IOM) in Egypt launched its revamped Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) Map on 4 July 2017 to provide policymakers, development partners, civil society, private sector, academia and the donor... -
India sign $220 million loan for improving road connectivity and efficiency in Rajasthan
Jul 4, 2017News Hour: The Asian Development Bank and the Government of India today signed a $220 million loan for improving connectivity as well as transport efficiency and safety on state highways of Rajasthan. The loan is the... -
Outbreak of H5N1 bird flu detected in the southern part of Togo
Jul 4, 2017News Hour: Togo reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu at a poultry farm in the southern part of the country, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday, citing a... -
Volkswagen will start importing cars to Iran next month
Jul 4, 2017News Hour: Volkswagen will start importing cars to Iran next month, returning to the resurgent Middle Eastern market after 17 years in a move that may help the German group trim reliance on volatile overseas markets...
