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R.J. Reynolds loses bid to end TV anti-smoking ad requirement
Nov 2, 2016News Hour: A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected R.J. Reynolds’ bid to void a decade-old order requiring tobacco companies to televise “corrective” advertisements about the dangers of smoking. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals said... -
Brazil not expecting another big wave of Zika with onset of summer
Oct 29, 2016News Hour: Brazilian health officials say they do not expect a second wave of widespread Zika infections similar to that of a year ago, despite warming temperatures causing a rebound in reproduction of the mosquito responsible... -
Egyptians scream their stress away in Cairo bookshop
Oct 26, 2016News Hour: Visitors to a bookshop in Cairo are being invited into a dark, soundproof room to scream at the top of their lungs in an effort to relieve their frustrations and escape from the stresses... -
Sporting leaders back proposals to give more powers to WADA
Oct 9, 2016News Hour: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) wants to give more power to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in the fight against drug-cheating by athletes, it said on Saturday. The IOC said it was agreed at... -
McDonald’s to sell franchise rights for Singapore and Malaysia outlets to Saudi Arabia’s Reza group
Oct 5, 2016News Hour: McDonald’s Corp is nearing a deal to sell 20-year franchise rights for its Singapore and Malaysia outlets to Saudi Arabia’s Reza group, in a transaction estimated at up to $400 million, people familiar with... -
Tribute to Langaliki
Sep 29, 2016News Hour: Langaliki, the Aboriginal artist who designed our highly successful limited edition Specsavers frames sadly passed away recently in Alice Springs. The artist had a special relationship with the Foundation. In March 2014, she created... -
Toxic Indian lake is ‘superbug hotspot’
Sep 29, 2016News Hour: Centuries ago, Indian princes would bathe in the cool Kazhipally lake in Medak. Now, even the poorest villagers here in India’s baking south point to the barren banks and frothy water and say they... -
Subtle seduction in Giorgio Armani’s Charmani collection in Milan
Sep 24, 2016News Hour: A woman’s allure is a matter of small and subtle details for Giorgio Armani in his spring/summer 2017 “Charmani” collection presented on Friday during Milan Fashion week. Appearing charming and sophisticated, she attracts attention... -
Plus-size fashion show scores big in Japan
Sep 24, 2016News Hour: Japanese pop girl group Pottya, who describe themselves as “chubby”, performed their hits while eleven plus size amateur models strutted along the catwalk at a new men’s fashion show in Tokyo aimed at breaking... -
Biometric registration in Juba IDP site at South Sudan
Sep 24, 2016News Hour: Camp management started a biometric population registration for internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the UN House Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Juba, South Sudan, on 20 September. The registration, which will continue for...
