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Juncker launches post-Brexit EU reform proposals
Mar 1, 2017News Hour: European Union chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday presented options for reforming the bloc to shore up its unity and popular support after Britain’s shock decision to withdraw. Five scenarios in a “white paper”... -
Shrimp production in Bangladesh boosted because of training and quality seed
Mar 1, 2017News Hour: A quiet revolution is happening in the ponds of shrimp farmers in Bangladesh. In 2012, the average commercial shrimp farmer produced around 230 kg per hectare, which is low for global averages. Now, many... -
Syria air force bombed convoy, says UN panel pursuing Aleppo probe
Mar 1, 2017News Hour: Both sides in the battle for Aleppo committed war crimes, including Syrian government aircraft that “deliberately” bombed and strafed a humanitarian convoy, killing 14 aid workers and halting relief operations, U.N. investigators said on... -
Trapping Islamic State, Iraqi army controls main roads out of Mosul
Mar 1, 2017News Hour: U.S.-backed Iraqi army units on Wednesday took control of the last major road out of western Mosul that had been in Islamic State’s hands, trapping the militants in a shrinking area within the city,... -
Pence says, New Trump travel order expected in coming days
Mar 1, 2017News Hour: U.S. President Donald Trump plans to finalize a new order limiting travel to the United States in the coming days, his vice president said on Wednesday, after federal courts blocked the administration’s earlier travel... -
Women charged with North Korean’s murder leave court in bullet-proof vests
Mar 1, 2017News Hour: Malaysia on Wednesday charged two women, an Indonesian and a Vietnamese, with murdering the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader in a bizarre airport assassination using a super-toxic nerve agent that killed in... -
Israel soldier appeals conviction in killing of Palestinian attacker
Mar 1, 2017News Hour: An Israeli soldier who was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment for killing a wounded and incapacitated Palestinian assailant appealed on Wednesday against a manslaughter conviction that could have sent him to jail for a... -
Xi’s ‘core’ Party position cemented in China’s ideological education
Feb 28, 2017News Hour: China cemented President Xi Jinping’s position as the “core” of the Communist Party on Monday, making it part of ideological teaching in colleges and universities as Beijing tightens its hold on education. Political thought... -
California demands details of Trump administration immigration arrests
Feb 28, 2017News Hour: California legislative leaders on Monday demanded detailed information from the Trump administration on immigration arrests and raids in the most populous U.S. state, amid growing concern that agents are targeting non-criminals for deportation. Citing... -
Tens of thousands flood into Sudan from famine-hit South Sudan
Feb 27, 2017News Hour: More than 31,000 South Sudanese refugees – mostly women and children – have crossed the border into Sudan this year, fleeing famine and conflict, the United Nations refugee agency said on Monday. The United...
