Trump and His Campaign Promises
Donald Trump took office trailing a string of promises made during a bruising election campaign. Six months into his presidency, here is where the 45th occupant of the White House stands in...
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Elon Musk Says Successful Maiden Flight For Falcon Heavy Unlikely
SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk has downplayed the chances of a successful inaugural flight for his Falcon Heavy space launch vehicle, admitting there is a "good chance it would not make it to orbit...
Trump Says Regrets Hiring AG After Russia Probe Recusal
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he never would have hired Attorney General Jeff Sessions if he had known the top law official would recuse himself from a probe into Russia's alleged...
Judge Halts Auction After Madonna Objections
A judge on Wednesday halted an auction of intimate items of Madonna including a breakup letter from Tupac Shakur after the pop superstar said her privacy was violated. New York Justice Gerald...
Trump Tells Republicans To Get Health Care Done
President Donald Trump made a last-ditch bid to salvage a central campaign pledge Wednesday, deploying a mix of threats and flattery as he told Republican senators to pass health care reform before...
Chris Evans Tops Best-Paid BBC Stars List With About GBP2.25m
Radio 2 host, Chris Evans, has topped the list of the BBC’s best-paid stars. He topped the table, in a salary bracket of £2,200,000 – £2,249,999. Claudia Winkleman who was the highest-paid...
US Says Must Have More ‘fair, Reciprocal’ Trade With China
The US launched its first round of trade talks with China since Donald Trump took office in an unusually blunt manner Wednesday, demanding more "fair, equitable and reciprocal" relationship, with...
Russian Lawyer ‘ready’ To Meet US Congress Over Trump Jr Meeting
The Russian lawyer at the heart of the scandal over a meeting with President Donald Trump's eldest son claimed Wednesday she is ready to testify to the US Congress. Lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya...
Charlotte Osei Faces Removal As EC Chair Over Alleged Abuse of Office, Breaches of Law
Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, Ms Charlotte Osei, faces impeachment over allegations of abuse of office, causing financial loss to the state and breaches of the country’s...
What Our Workers Need Is Living Wages
THE government last week announced a new national daily minimum wage (NDMW) of GH¢9.68. This, according to the National Tripartite Committee (NTC), comprising the government, organised labour and...
Reckitt Sells Sauces Business To McCormick For $4.2 Bn
British consumer health giant Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to offload its sauces division to US spicemaker McCormick for $4.2 billion (3.6 billion euros), the groups said Wednesday. "Reckitt...
Park Refuses Order To Testify In Samsung Heir’s Trial
South Korea's disgraced former president Park Geun-Hye on Wednesday again refused to testify in the corruption trial of the heir to the Samsung business empire, citing poor health. For the second...
Chinese Activist Questions Arrest In Ivanka Trump Factory Probe
Labour activist Hua Haifeng had avoided legal trouble in his 14 years investigating companies in China, but that changed after he looked into a factory that made shoes for Ivanka Trump's brand. Hua...
Madonna Asks Court To Block Love Letter Auction
Madonna asked a judge Tuesday to block an auction of memorabilia including a breakup letter from rapper Tupac Shakur, saying the intimate items were stolen by her former friend. The pop superstar...
After Six Chaotic Months, Can Trump Save His Presidency?
Donald Trump's first six months in the White House have been a riot of scandal, chaos and outrage that -- absent a major course correction -- could spell doom for his entire administration. All US...
US Seeks To Smooth Trade Relations With China In Talks
After riding a wave of anti-trade feeling to the White House, the Trump administration is taking a more traditional approach to resolving issues with China: a formal structure of talks that makes...
Trump Taps Jon Huntsman As US Ambassador To Russia
President Donald Trump has tapped veteran diplomat and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman as ambassador to Russia, the White House said Tuesday. The announcement came amid swirling controversy and...
White House Reveals Additional Trump-Putin Discussion
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had an additional, previously undisclosed chat at this month's G20 summit in Hamburg, the White House acknowledged on Tuesday. After a brief greeting at the start of...
Eighth Person Who Attended Trump Jr Meeting Identified
An eighth person who attended a controversial meeting with President Donald Trump's eldest son has been identified as a top official of a company founded by a Russian billionaire with links to the...
I’m Not Desperate As Delay Who Hops From One Hotel To Another – Nana Tornado
TV Character with numerous facial piercings who starred in Delay’s Afia Schwarzenegger TV Series, Nana Tornado known privately as Emil Wood has disclosed how TV Personality, Deloris Frimpong...