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IRRI and ADB sign knowledge partnership agreement
Jun 23, 2016News Hour: Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Director General Matthew Morell signed an agreement to promote food security in Asia and the Pacific by scaling up collaboration on... -
ADB loan to Beijing Capital co. to upgrade water, wastewater services
Jun 23, 2016News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $300 million equivalent loan facility with Beijing Capital Co., Ltd. to support water and wastewater service upgrades in the western region of the country. The assistance will... -
Independent power projects essential to electrify sub-saharan Africa
Jun 23, 2016News Hour: A new World Bank report draws from experiences in five African countries to explain why independent power projects (IPPs) are crucial to help deliver electricity to the 600 million people without it in Sub-Saharan... -
Greater flood protection for three million people in Argentina
Jun 23, 2016News Hour: The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a new project for Argentina today totaling US$200 million to strengthen flood risk management in the city of Buenos Aires and improve drainage systems in the... -
Early goals guide Chile back to Copa America Final
Jun 23, 2016News Hour: Chile is back in the Copa America Final with a chance to defend their tournament championship after Wednesday night’s 2-0 Semifinal win against Colombia at rain-soaked Soldier Field in Chicago. Chile earned another date... -
Argentina wins against hosts USA by 4-0 to ease into CA Final
Jun 23, 2016News Hour: Argentina’s perfect run through Copa America Centenario continued with a 4-0 victory against the host USA in Tuesday’s Semifinal, with Lionel Messi putting on another show for a sellout crowd at Houston’s NRG Stadium.... -
Super stars attends Baba Siddiqui’s iftaar party
Jun 22, 2016News Hour: Baba Siddiqui’s Iftaar Parties have always been the talk of the town every year. Whether it is for mending broken friendships or Bollywood personalities letting their hair down and having fun. This year the... -
Bollywood actor Salman Khan in pressure over rape remark
Jun 22, 2016News Hour: Bollywood movie star Salman Khan ran afoul of a national women’s group, film critics and Twitter users on Tuesday after saying that training sessions for his new film made him feel like a “raped... -
Hong Kong is hosting ICC 2016 Women’s World Cup qualifier asian part
Jun 22, 2016News Hour: The International Cricket Council have awarded Hong Kong hosting rights of the ICC 2016 Women’s World Cup Qualifier – Asia, which will be held in October this year. In a decision that affirms Hong... -
EU finance ministers unwilling to address tax avoidance
Jun 22, 2016News Hour: EU governments are unwilling to tackle large-scale tax avoidance of multinational companies, Oxfam says in reaction to today’s formal approval of a new directive which which had been discussed by EU finance ministers on...
