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Convict-Spotting Algorithm Criticised

An experiment to see whether computers can identify criminals based on their faces has been conducted in China....

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NDC Will Lose Dec. Polls At All Cost – Nana Boakye

A member of the NPP Communications team, Henry Nana Boakye has declared a total defeat for the Mahama led NDC...

International

Tens of Thousands Flee Israel Fires

Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated as wildfires rage through parts of Israel's third largest city of...

Politics

US State Wisconsin Facing Election Recount

A former presidential candidate looks likely to spur a last-minute recount of part of the result of the US election....

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What Bawumia’s Late Aide Wrote About Death

The news about the death of Kwabena Boadu aide to Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic...

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Shia Pilgrims Among More Than 80 Killed In IS Attack In Iraq

At least 80 people, many of them Shia pilgrims, have been killed in a truck bomb attack at a road stop in Iraq, a...

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Myanmar Wants Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingya

Myanmar is seeking the ethnic cleansing of the Muslim Rohingya minority from its territory, a senior UN official has...

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Film Star Ravi Babu Takes Piggy To Bank

A south Indian film star has caused a sensation after being photographed standing in a bank queue with a live piglet...

International

Austrian Far-Right Hopeful Hofer May Back EU Vote

Posters for Mr Bellen say "More than ever" while those for Hofer say For Austria, heart and soul Austria's far-right...

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Breitbart News Site Blocked By Ad Exchange

A leading ad exchange has blacklisted Breitbart News, which until recently was run by one of US President-elect Donald...

Opinion

Why Hillary’s Win Mattered To Me, A Young African Woman From Ghana

On Wednesday November 9, 2016, like the rest of the world, I was shocked by the outcome of the US election. Looking...

International

Trump Names Nikki Haley As UN Ambassador

President-elect Donald Trump has named South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley as US ambassador to the UN, praising his...

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Ethel Cofie Is Africa’s Most Influential Woman In Business

Ethel Cofie, CEO of EDEL Technology Consulting is Africa’s Most Influential Woman in Business and Government for the...

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HIV-Positive Man Who Had Sex With 104 People Gets Two Years Jail Term

An HIV-positive Malawian man has been sentenced to 24 months in jail with hard labour for having unprotected sex with...

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Facebook ‘made China Censorship Tool’

Facebook worked on special software so it could potentially accommodate censorship demands in China, according to a...

International

Kenya School Under Heavy Security After Shooting

The school in north-eastern Kenya attacked by gunmen earlier is currently under heavy security. Four men stormed the...

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Malawi’s ‘hyena’ Sex Worker Jailed For 24 Months

An HIV-positive Malawian man has been sentenced to 24 months in jail with hard labour, after being found guilty for...

International

Turkey Withdraws Child Rape Bill After Street Protests

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has withdrawn a bill that would pardon men convicted of sex with underage girls...

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Kanye West ‘hospitalised Following Disturbance Call’

US rapper Kanye West has been hospitalised following an emergency services call, media reports say. A police...