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Mosul tops funding appeal for Iraq
by News Hour Correspondent - Apr 4, 2017News Hour: As the Mosul battle to retake Iraq’s northern city approaches its seventh month, responding to the needs of affected people has become IOM’s top priority, according to the UN Migration Agency’s Iraq Crisis Funding... -
West Africa trains journalists on “Good Media Practices and Migration”
by News Hour Correspondent - Apr 4, 2017News Hour: The last of a series of trainings for journalists on migration coverage was carried out by the IOM country office in Burkina Faso. The series of trainings were held in four countries – Senegal,... -
Bangladesh Captain Mashrafe announces retirement from T20 after Sri Lanka series
by News Hour Correspondent - Apr 4, 2017News Hour: Bangladesh Cricket Team ODI and t20 captain Mashrafe Mortaza has announced his retirement from T20 internationals during the toss of the first T20I between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Colombo. Mashrafe said that the... -
South Asian cooperation can increase GDP by $70 billion per year
by News Hour Correspondent - Apr 4, 2017News Hour: The seven member countries of the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) today launched the SASEC Vision, a new strategic roadmap to guide the subregion’s development through 2025. The SASEC Vision was announced at... -
US ends funding for United Nations Population Fund
by News Hour Correspondent - Apr 4, 2017News Hour: The state department has announced it is ending US funding for the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA), the international body’s agency focused on family planning as well as maternal and child health in more... -
‘Toxic gas attack’ in Syria kills at least 58 people
by News Hour Correspondent - Apr 4, 2017News Hour: At least 58 people, including nine children, were killed in an air raid that released “toxic gas” on the rebel-held Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun on Tuesday, a monitor said. The attack caused many... -
Donald Trump says US is ‘very much behind’ Egypt’s Sisi
by News Hour Correspondent - Apr 4, 2017News Hour: US President Donald Trump on Monday put concerns about Egypt’s human rights abuses aside as he welcomed Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to the White House. Ahead of the meeting, senior US officials had... -
Sesame Street addresses autism with new character
by News Hour Correspondent - Apr 4, 2017News Hour: Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in the US. One in every 69 children are now identified as being on the “spectrum”. The popular children’s television series Sesame Street is looking to remove... -
Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner travels to Iraq
by News Hour Correspondent - Apr 4, 2017News Hour: Jared Kushner, the son-in-law and top aide to US President Donald Trump, is in Iraq on an official visit, a senior administration official said on Sunday. Kushner is travelling in the Middle East with... -
Injured Konta withdraws from Charleston tournament
by News Hour Correspondent - Apr 4, 2017News Hour: British number one Johanna Konta has withdrawn from this week’s Volvo Car Open in Charleston, South Carolina, citing a right shoulder injury. Konta, winner of the weekend’s Miami Open, would have been the number...