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Sanders urges Californians to approve drug price ballot measure
Oct 23, 2016News Hour: Former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, in an opinion editorial published in the Los Angeles Times, on Friday urged Californians to approve a November ballot measure aimed at reining in pharmaceutical prices. The California... -
Vatican and China in final push for elusive deal on bishops
Oct 23, 2016News Hour: Representatives from the Vatican and China are expected to meet before the end of the month in Rome in an effort to finalize a deal on the ordination of bishops on the mainland, a... -
U.N. appoints Wonder Woman as honorary ambassador amid outcry
Oct 23, 2016News Hour: The United Nations named comic-book superhero Wonder Woman as an honorary ambassador to fight for gender equality on Friday, amid criticism that the scantily clad fictional character was an inappropriate choice. U.N. officials at... -
Pageantry and politics mix as Nigeria’s Benin City crowns new ruler
Oct 23, 2016News Hour: Crowned with coral beads, flanked by high officials in bright white robes adorned with shining metal plaques, the new Oba of the historic kingdom of Benin greeted his people in a very 21st century... -
‘Seismic’ Man Booker prize due next week
Oct 23, 2016News Hour: After whittling down a pile of 155 novels, the judges of the Man Booker Prize are set to unveil this year’s winner of a 50,000 sterling ($61,200) award that can have a “seismic” impact... -
Shunned by Francis, Papal summer residence, opened to public
Oct 23, 2016News Hour: It may come as a surprise to most people, but about 40 children were born in the bedroom of the pope at the pontifical summer residence south of Rome. Now that bedroom, which became... -
Roe-deer hunting on horseback with hounds booming in France
Oct 23, 2016News Hour: Banned in much of Europe, roe-deer hunting on horseback with hounds is enjoying such renewed interest in France that some companies are marketing one-off outings to non-specialists, some riding in carriages. Affluent consumers increasingly... -
Prove ancient journeys, Reed boat expedition readies to cross Pacific
Oct 20, 2016News Hour: An expedition in a boat made only of reeds crafted by indigenous Bolivians is getting ready to cross the Pacific from South America to Australia, in a fresh attempt to prove that ancient mariners... -
Cuban ballet school takes first American full-timer
Oct 20, 2016News Hour: Catherine Conley, the first American full-time student at Cuba’s prestigious National Ballet School, hopes to gain an edge back home by learning the powerful Cuban style with its dazzling turns and jumps. “(Cuba has)... -
Malaysia Airlines in talks to rent out A380s for pilgrim flights
Oct 20, 2016News Hour: Malaysia Airlines is in talks to rent out its A380 superjumbos to religious travel groups for Haj and Umrah pilgrimages, its chief executive said, in a move likely to trim financial losses and dispel...
