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Venezuela To Quit Regional Bloc As Deadly Protests Continue

Venezuela says it is quitting the Organization of American States in anger at pressure from the bloc over the...

International

Asian Markets Go Into Reverse With Questions Over Trump Tax Plan

Asian markets took a step back Thursday after a four-day rally, tracking a weak lead from Wall Street, as traders...

Headlines

US, Mexico and Canada Agree To ‘swiftly’ Renegotiate NAFTA

NAFTA partners Mexico, Canada and the United States plan to swiftly renegotiate their free trade deal, the White House...

International

Venezuela To Withdraw From OAS As Deadly Protests Continue

Venezuela says it will withdraw from Organization of American States (OAS), accusing the Washington-based grouping of...

Headlines

Humans In America ‘115,000 Years Earlier Than Thought’

High-tech dating of mastodon remains found in southern California has shattered the timeline of human migration to...

Business

World Vision Ghana Constructs Gari Processing Plant At Agyina

World Vision Ghana, an international NGO, has constructed a GH¢75,000 gari processing plant at Agyina in the Kintampo...

Headlines

US Misunderstands NAFTA, North American Business Body Says

The US government doesn't have a clear idea of what NAFTA covers, a business body representing several big North...

News

Three Saved From Lynching For Alleged Highway Robberies

Three robbery suspects have been arrested by police in the Eastern Region for allegedly robbing some drivers in...

News

Three Saved From Lynching After Highway Robberies

Police in the Eastern Region has arrested three suspects for allegedly robbing some drivers in separate incidents...

International

Venezuela Protest Death Toll Rises In Renewed Violence

Two more people have been killed in Venezuela, in rival protests both for and against the government of President...

International

Venezuela Pro-Government Protester Dies, Raising Toll To 21

Venezuela has seen near-daily protests since the beginning of April, with opponents of Pres Nicolas A woman wounded...

International

Venezuela’s President Maduro Calls For Talks With Opposition

The latest protests were on Saturday and another march is planned for Monday Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has...

News

World Records Exceptional Progress With NTDs

Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organisation(WHO), has launched a new report, which indicates...

Headlines

US Businesses Getting Hammered By Venezuela Crisis

The political and economic crisis in Venezuela is costing US companies dearly, as General Motors can attest following...

International

Police Block Farmers’ Protest Against Planned Nicaragua Canal

Police in Nicaragua blocked thousands of farmers and rural residents from holding a march against a government plan to...

Headlines

French Guiana Activists End Crippling Protest After Deal

The movement behind social unrest that left French Guiana paralysed for almost a month has ended the protest after...

International

Barbie Out of Fashion As Mattel Slumps

Barbie sales fell 13% in the first quarter, adding to a much worse-than-expected slump for Mattel, the world's largest...

Headlines

GM Halts Venezuela Operations After Government Seizes Factory

General Motors has shut down its Venezuelan operation and laid off 2,678 people after the crisis-struck Latin American...

Entertainment

Ghana Places 21st In Africa

With a score of 3.04, Ghana placed 21st in Africa in the latest Global Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index...