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‘Don’t Rescue’ Republicans On ‘Trumpcare’
President Barack Obama delivered a mandate to Democrats on Wednesday: "Don't rescue" Republicans on Obamacare. Less...
Trump Secretary of State Eyes $180m Payout To Cut Exxon Ties
The former Exxon chairman and chief executive chosen by Donald Trump for US secretary of state will receive $180m to...
Israeli PM Netanyahu Backs Pardon For Manslaughter Soldier
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for a pardon for a soldier convicted of manslaughter for killing...
Man Held Who Had Dinner With Killer Amri
Berlin police have detained a Tunisian man suspected of eating dinner with Anis Amri the night before he drove a lorry...
Trump Voices New Doubts About Russian Efforts To Sway U.S. Vote
President-elect Donald Trump voiced new doubts on Wednesday that Russian hackers attempted to influence the U. S....
Scores of Inmates Escape In Philippine Prison Break
More than 150 inmates have escaped from a southern Philippine prison in an attack by dozens of gunmen which left one...
Zambia Women’s ‘day Off For Periods’ Sparks Debate
Discussing female menstruation publicly is something of a taboo in Zambia. This is no doubt why a provision in the...
Obama Got Tough On China. It Cost U.S. Jobs and Raised Prices
Protect American jobs by getting tough on China. That's the underlying idea behind President-elect Donald Trump's...
Samsung Electronics To Reveal Galaxy Note 7 Probe Results This Month
The world’s top smartphone maker warned of a $5.1 billion hit to its operating profit Samsung Electronics Co Ltd...
Ivory Coast Given Financial Boost
Defending champions Ivory Coast have been given extra financial support for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals. The...
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Takes Up Challenge To Tour US
Mark Zuckerberg has announced plans to spend 2017 touring the US - in the Facebook founder's latest ambitious New...
Clintons and Bushes To Attend Ceremony
Bill and Hillary Clinton will attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration in Washington DC. George W Bush and...
US Administration ‘100% Certain’ About Russian Hacking
The US administration is "is 100% certain in the role that Russia played" in election-related hacking, State Department...
Janet Jackson, 50, Gives Birth To A Boy, Eissa Al Mana
Singer Janet Jackson has at the age of 50 given birth to her first child, a baby boy, her publicist has confirmed. A...
Gospel Star Defends Homophobic Comments
Gospel singer Kim Burrell has said she makes “no excuses or apologies” for a sermon at a US church where she...
Ford Motors Cancels $1.6bn Mexico Plant
Ford has said it will cancel a $1.6bn (£1.3bn) plant it planned to build in Mexico and instead extend operations at...
New Republican Congress Reverses Ethics Move After Outcry
Republicans have ditched a plan to gut the independent body that investigates political misconduct after a backlash....
Investments In Africa’s Transport Infrastructure Begin To Pay Off
African countries were on a drive to boost infrastructure and road networks on the continent in 2016. Ethiopia made...
Katumbi Salutes Kabila For Respecting Constitution
Former Governor of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Katanga province, Moise Katumbi, has spoken over the...