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Egypt asks IMF for financial support
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: Egypt has asked the International Monetary Fund for financial support as it struggles to strengthen its economy, the IMF said on Tuesday, reports BSS. The Fund plans to send a staff team to the... -
Shares of Twitter fell hard after quarterly update showed more losses
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: Twitter’s shares fell hard on Tuesday after its quarterly update showed more losses for the struggling social media platform, which has seen sluggish growth in revenues and active users, reports BSS. Shares were down... -
Turkey issued arrest warrants for 47 former staffs of the Zaman newspaper
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: Turkey issued arrest warrants on Wednesday for 47 former staff of the Zaman newspaper, an official said, in a growing crackdown on people suspected of links to alleged coup mastermind Fethullah Gulen, reports BSS.... -
Presidential election 2017 in Iran to be held on May 19
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: Iran’s Guardian Council announced on Wednesday that next year’s presidential election will take place on May 19 with embattled incumbent Hassan Rouhani expected to run for a second term, reports BSS. Rouhani, a moderate who... -
Terrorism fear intestified in Europe after church attack in France
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: Two knife-wielding attackers, several hostages, and an elderly priest cut throat — that’s a few keywords of the latest terror attack that has rattled the nerves of millions in Europe and beyond, reinforcing the... -
Knife attacker in Japan grinned to news cameras
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: A Japanese man who admitted to murdering 19 people at a centre for the mentally disabled grinned to news cameras on Wednesday before being questioned over the country’s worst killing spree in decades, reports... -
58 people killed in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Nepal
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: At least 58 people have died in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Nepal, the government said on Wednesday, reports BSS. Another 20 people are missing and the Nepal army is racing... -
Bill Clinton urged Americans to elect the “real” Hillary Clinton
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: Former president Bill Clinton on Tuesday urged Americans to dismiss decades of political attacks and elect the “real” Hillary Clinton this November, in a deeply personal testimonial to his wife’s character and grit, reports... -
Special forces of Mali arrested a senior figure from the Ansar Dine jihadist group
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: Malian special forces arrested a senior figure from the Ansar Dine jihadist group on Tuesday close to a central military base where he is accused of planning an attack that killed 17 soldiers, reports... -
Hillary Clinton made history by becoming the first woman to win the presidential nomination
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: Hillary Clinton made history on Tuesday by becoming the first woman to win the presidential nomination of a major US political party, securing the backing of Democrats at a rowdy convention in Philadelphia, reports...
