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GM reports second-quarter net income of $2.9 billion
Jul 22, 2016News Hour: General Motors Co. announced strong second-quarter net income to common stockholders of $2.9 billion, up 157 percent compared to $1.1 billion in the second quarter of 2015. Earnings per share (EPS) diluted was a... -
Peter Thiel tells Republicans to vote Donald Trump
Jul 22, 2016News Hour: A tech billionaire on Thursday told the Republican National Convention that he was proud to be gay, admonished the party for not embracing LGBT rights and called on delegates to vote Donald Trump, reports... -
Gambia passed law banning child marriage
Jul 22, 2016News Hour: Gambia passed a law banning child marriage on Thursday and introduced heavy jail terms for anyone who breaks the new rules, reports BSS. Under the new law, a man who marries an underage girl... -
Donald Trump to promise to restore safety
Jul 22, 2016News Hour: Donald Trump will promise fearful Americans that “safety will be restored” if he is elected president, as he accepts the Republican Party’s White House nomination on Thursday, reports BSS. “I have a message for... -
Canadian military to deploy up to 60 medical staff to Iraq
Jul 22, 2016News Hour: Canada said on Thursday that, its military is set to deploy up to 60 medical staff to Iraq to run a field hospital for the international coalition fighting the Islamic State group, reports BSS.... -
The Sphere Plaza Fountain to return to the site
Jul 22, 2016News Hour: The sculpture “The Sphere Plaza Fountain,” which stood in front of New York’s World Trade Center before the September 11, 2001 attacks, is set to return to the site, reports BSS. Unveiled in 1971,... -
Nuclear site of North Korea identified
Jul 22, 2016News Hour: A US think-tank said on Friday it may have identified a secret North Korean gas centrifuge plant used in the early stages of the nuclear-armed country’s illicit uranium enrichment efforts, reports BSS. The Institute... -
Number of users of Facebook Messenger topped one billion
Jul 20, 2016News Hour: Facebook said on Wednesday that, the number of users of its Messenger application had topped one billion, a key milestone as it seeks to expand the platform to new services, reports BSS. The growth... -
Seaplane crashed into highway bridge on the edge of Shanghai
Jul 20, 2016News Hour: An amphibious plane crashed into a highway bridge on the edge of Chinese commercial hub Shanghai on Wednesday, killing at least five people, according to local media reports. The plane, owned by charter airline... -
Theresa May heads to Berlin and Paris to start thrashing out Brexit roadmap
Jul 20, 2016News Hour: British Prime Minister Theresa May is heading to Berlin on Wednesday and Paris on Thursday to start thrashing out the roadmap for Britain’s departure from the EU, reports BSS. In her first foreign visits,...
