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Stop the Chinanisation of Africa!

“Unknown.” That was the shocking response from Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry to the question: “How many...

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Myanmar Army Chief Compares Rohingya Crackdown To Northern Ireland

Myanmar's army chief defended his military's violent crackdown on Rohingya Muslims by comparing it to Britain's...

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D Black Unveiled As Brand Ambassador For Belaire

D-Amphora Wine & Liquor on Wednesday night launched world brand, Luc Belaire Rare Rosé wine in Ghana at a party event...

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D Black Unveiled As Brand Ambassador For Belaire

D-Amphora Wine & Liquor Luc Belaire Rare Rosé wine in Ghana at a party event at the plush Kempinski Hotel in...

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Nepal Signs Up To China’s New Silk Road Plan

Nepal on Friday signed up to China's new Silk Road drive, a massive infrastructure project spanning some 65 countries...

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Pentagon Chief, Turkish PM Meet After Decision To Arm Kurds

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Thursday he had "no doubt" that Turkey and the United States would work out any...

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Myanmar Police Make Arrests After Nationalist, Muslim Scuffle

Yangon police arrested several Buddhist nationalists Thursday for inciting violence after at least one man was left...

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Gianni Infantino Slams FIFA ‘fake News’ and Defends Record

Gianni Infantino slammed "fake news" and "alternative facts" surrounding FIFA and insisted football's scandal-ridden...

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Philippine Assault On Extremists Sends 24,000 Fleeing

More than 24,000 people fled their homes as the Philippine military used airstrikes and artillery against Muslim...

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Malaysia Football Chief In North Korea Poison Warning

Malaysia's football chief on Thursday said he was worried about players being deliberately poisoned if their...

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Japan Rugby Team ‘still Minnows’ Despite World Cup Breakthrough

Japan coach Jamie Joseph said Thursday that the Brave Blossoms were World Cup small fry, despite a breakout performance...

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US Envoy To Qatar Says News From Home ‘increasingly Difficult’

The US ambassador to Qatar has expressed her dissatisfaction with political events back home in a decidedly...

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China Champions Globalisation With New Silk Road Summit

China hosts on Sunday a summit showcasing its ambitious drive to revive ancient Silk Road trade routes and lead a new...

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One Man’s Fight For Gay Marriage In Taiwan

For Chi Chia-wei the imminent court decision that could make Taiwan the first place in Asia to recognise gay marriage...

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Yemen War Threatens Millennia-Old Mummies

Yemen's war has claimed thousands of lives and pushed millions to the brink of famine. Now the conflict threatens to...

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Earthquake Kills Four In China’s Xinjiang

An earthquake early Thursday killed at least four people in a remote area of northwest China's Xinjiang region, state...

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US To Arm Syrias Kurds ‘very Quickly’

The United States will soon start delivering weapons to Syria's Kurdish fighters, despite furious Turkish objections, a...

International

Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Rally Application Rejected

Hong Kong's pro-democracy marches draw big crowds every year (like here in 2016) The organisers of Hong Kong's biggest...

International

FIFA Offers Three-Month Timeline For Additional 2026 World Cup Bids

The governing body has decided against giving the United States-led bid an exclusive path to winning hosting rights for...