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Online census of Australia shuts down after cyber attack
Aug 10, 2016News Hour: Australia was forced to reassure its citizens that their personal data was secure on Wednesday, after malicious attacks by overseas hackers prompted an embarrassing shutdown of the online census, reports BSS. Australians are required... -
Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged to reinvigorate ties
Aug 10, 2016News Hour: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday pledged to reinvigorate ties after their first meeting since Ankara shot down a Russian warplane last November, reports BSS. Erdogan’s visit to... -
Katinka Hosszu wins 200m medley for third gold
Aug 10, 2016News Hour: Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu snared her third gold medal of the Olympic Games here Tuesday, dominating the field to win the 200m individual medley, reports BSS. Hosszu, nicknamed the “Iron Lady”, hit the wall in... -
Serena eliminated in third round upset
Aug 10, 2016News Hour: Olympic champion and world number one Serena Williams was bundled out of the Rio de Janeiro tennis tournament in the third round of the singles on Tuesday after a shock 6-4 6-3 defeat to... -
Michael Phelps achieved his 21st Olympic gold medal
Aug 10, 2016News Hour: Michael Phelps claimed his second gold medal in one night and the 21st of his career as the United States won the men’s 4×200 meters Olympic freestyle relay on Tuesday, reports Reuters. The most... -
Bus hit by gunfire in Rio
Aug 10, 2016News Hour: A bus carrying journalists at the Rio Games was hit by gunfire on a highway between Olympic venues on Tuesday, witnesses said. No one was seriously injured in the incident, reports Reuters. The bus... -
Have faith, it’s getting cleaner, says Bolt
Aug 9, 2016News Hour: Usain Bolt waltzed in to sprinkle a bucket of stardust over Rio on Monday, and while there were Samba smiles and dancing girls, the biggest name at the Olympics could not escape the ever-present... -
Clinton mural painted over after bikini and niqab fail to fit
Aug 9, 2016News Hour: A mural in the Australian city of Melbourne of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in a revealing swimsuit, that was later updated to show her in a niqab, has been painted over. The... -
Venezuelan art exhibition honors legacy of Frida Kahlo
Aug 9, 2016News Hour: An art gallery in the Venezuelan capital is honoring the late Mexican artist Frida Kahlo with an exposition featuring the works of 50 female Venezuelan artist. The exhibit – entitled “Always Frida” – is... -
Harry Potter casts spell again with ‘Cursed Child’ sales
Aug 9, 2016News Hour: “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the script for a new London play telling the eighth story in the boy wizard series, has sold more than 2 million copies in its first two days...
