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53 Players Investigated Over Betting

New figures showing that 53 footballers have been reported over potential breaches of betting rules are the “tip of...

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For A Longer Life Eat 10 A Day

Eating loads of fruit and vegetables - 10 portions a day - may give us longer lives, say researchers. The study, by...

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A Guided Tour of the Cybercrime Underground

One of the strange features of cybercrime is how much of it is public. A quick search will turn up forums and sites...

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Man Utd Captain’s Agent In China To Discuss Potential Move

Wayne Rooney’s agent Paul Stretford is in China to see if he can negotiate a deal for the forward to leave Manchester...

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A Viewpoint From Overseas; Demystifying the Free SHS Voodoo

After 60 years of independence, we’re still arguing about the pros and cons of a Free Senior High School education....

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Nigerians Demand End To South Africa Xenophobic Attacks

Dozens of Nigerians have staged an anti-xenophobia protest outside the South African embassy in the capital, Abuja....

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BBC Journalist Faces Five Years Jail For Thailand Reporting

A British journalist with the BBC faces up to five years in a Thai jail after a lawyer brought a criminal defamation...

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Facebook Confusion Over Fake Cancer Babies U-Turns

Facebook has apologised for repeatedly restoring an account that posted stolen photos of children falsely claiming they...

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Turkey Reverses Female Army Officers’ Headscarf Ban

A ban on female army officers in Turkey wearing the Muslim headscarf has been lifted by the government. The military is...

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Komla Dumor Remembered With Classical Music Concert

After three years of his painful departure to eternity, the family of the late ace broadcaster Komla Dumor’s in...

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Ghana Doesn’t Need A ‘bull Dog Special Prosecutor’

Political scientist, Dr. Richard Amoako Baah has backed the decision by President Nana Akufo-Addo to appoint a Special...

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Malawi Minister Fired Over ‘maizegate’ Scandal

Malawi's Agriculture Minister George Chaponda has been fired over a scandal that has been dubbed "maizegate". Last...

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The Heritage Fund and the Solemn Promise

By Frederick K. Kofi Tse “Our political class introduced something they call free education that is free indeed?free...

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Facebook Deletes Fake Child-Cancer Posts Accounts

Facebook has deleted two accounts that used stolen photographs of a sick child to falsely claim he had cancer. It...

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Caught In Mediocrity

Only weeks after chiding congresspeople’s indolence and piping detail, I find myself caught in the mediocrity I have...

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Life Expectancy To Break 90 Barrier By 2030

South Korean women will be the first in the world to have an average life expectancy above 90, a study suggests....

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Angelina Jolie Talks Exclusively With BBC’s Yalda Hakim

Angelina Jolie gave an exclusive interview to BBC World News ahead of the premiere of her new film in Cambodia. The...

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Trump Names Lt Gen HR McMaster As National Security Adviser

US President Donald Trump has named Lt Gen HR McMaster as his national security adviser. He will replace Lt Gen Michael...

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YouTube Ditches Unskippable 30-Second Ads

YouTube is to scrap “unskippable” 30-second advertisements on the video-streaming service, from 2018. Google...