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Daboase Plant Still Under Threat From Galamsey

The illegal mining remains a major threat to River Pra and the Daboase water treatment plant in the Wassa East...

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Arkansas In Bid To Rush Through Executions

Arkansas is rushing to execute a slew of prisoners this week before its cache of lethal drugs run out, despite intense...

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Arkansas Carries Out First of Planned Executions

The US state of Arkansas carried out its first execution in nearly a decade, the state's attorney general said,...

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Naked Mole-Rats Can Survive Near-Suffocation

When deprived of oxygen, naked mole-rats have a unique ability to convert sugar to energy, a skill that might one day...

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Meridian Ports Services Embarks On Tree Planting Exercise In Tema

In furtherance of its long-standing pledge to conserve the environment, the Meridian Ports Services Limited (MPS), has...

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Chemical Arms Watchdog To Vote On Moscow Bid For New Syria Probe

The governing body of the global chemical arms watchdog will Thursday vote on a controversial Russian-Iranian move to...

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‘Incontrovertible’ Sarin Gas Used In Syria

The head of a global arms watchdog said Wednesday that "incontrovertible" test results from an alleged chemical strike...

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‘Microdosing’ Trend Has Americans Tuning In With Psychedelics

After a litany of prescriptions failed to control her stormy mood swings and deep depression, writer Ayelet Waldman...

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The ‘tasteless’ Salt of Adina; the Struggle Over ‘white Gold’

An alarming sound was heard. The women looked towards the sea, wondering the tide that might have exuded such a...

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Modern Life Intrudes On Ethiopia’s Ancient Salt Trade

Every morning, hundreds of men converge on a dry lakebed in a remote corner of Ethiopia, where they cleave the ground...

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Nacob Nabs Three Drug Traffickers Including Kenyan & Nigerian At Kotoka Airport

The Narcotics Control Board (Nacob) has arrested three persons on different occasions at the Kotoka International...

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Assad Brands Chemical Weapon Claims ‘100 Fabrication’

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, who faces international calls to be tried as a war criminal, has branded claims his...

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3 Arrested At Kotoka Airport With Cocaine, Heroin

Operatives of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB), have arrested three persons at the Kotoka International Airport for...

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3 Arrested At Kotoka Airport With Cocaine, Heroin

Operatives of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB), have arrested three persons at the Kotoka International Airport for...

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N. Korea May Be Capable of Sarin-Loaded Missile Attack

North Korea may have the capacity to launch a warhead loaded with sarin nerve gas, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...

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N. Korea May Be Capable of Sarin-Loaded Missile Attack

North Korea may have the capacity to launch a warhead loaded with sarin nerve gas, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...

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British Tests Point To Sarin Use In Syria

British scientists have analyzed samples from the site of a suspected chemical attack in Syria and concluded that sarin...

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Turkey Says Tests Confirm Sarin Used In Syria Attack

Turkey said on Tuesday that tests proved the deadly nerve agent sarin was used in a suspected chemical attack in...

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Road Salt Runoff Threatens US, Canada Lakes

Salting of roads in winter helps drivers navigate snow and ice, but the runoff may be irreparably damaging freshwater...