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The year 2016, with its turmoil, is now consigned to the ashes of history. The past year saw Ghana holding general elections culminating in the election of Nana Akufo-Addo as the president of Ghana...
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Underwater Search For Missing MH370 Plane Suspended
The underwater search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has been suspended nearly three years after it vanished without a trace over the Indian Ocean, according to a joint statement from Chinese,...
Rolls-Royce In £671m Bribery Settlement
Rolls-Royce has agreed to pay £671m to settle bribery and corruption cases with UK and US regulators. The aerospace firm is set to pay £497m plus costs to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), which...
Facing The Trump Presidency – Will The Monroe Doctrine Finally Die?
Due to Donald Trump’s victory in the Presidential election this November North American foreign policy will experience radical changes. The new government creates hopes and fears. On the one hand,...
Trump Comments Hit Shares In German Car Makers
Shares in German carmakers BMW, Volkswagen and Daimler have fallen after Donald Trump warned that cars built in Mexico would be taxed at 35% if they were exported to the US. The President-elect said...
Trump Threatens German Carmakers With 35 Percent U.S. Import Tariff
Shares in German carmakers BMW (BMWG. DE), Daimler (DAIGn.DE) and Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) fell after United States President-elect Donald Trump warned he will impose a border tax of 35 percent on...
China Will ‘take Off the Gloves’ If Trump Continues On Taiwan, State Media Warns
China will "take off the gloves" and take strong action if U. S. President-elect Donald Trump continues to provoke Beijing over Taiwan once he assumes office, two leading state-run newspapers said on...
Public Trust In Media At All-Time Low, Research Shows
Public trust in traditional media has fallen to an all-time low as people increasingly favour their friends and contacts on the internet as sources of news and truth, according to research to be...
Donald Trump Says Merkel Made ‘catastrophic Mistake’ On Migrants
US President-elect Donald Trump has said German Chancellor Angela Merkel made "one very catastrophic mistake" by admitting more than 1m migrants. He said Mrs Merkel was by far Europe's most important...
Donald Trump Says Merkel Made ‘catastrophic Mistake’ On Migrants
US President-elect Donald Trump has said German Chancellor Angela Merkel made “one very catastrophic mistake” by admitting more than 1m migrants. He said Mrs Merkel was by far Europe’s most...
Global Growth Edges Up To 2.7 % Despite Weak Investment
Global economic growth is forecast to accelerate moderately to 2.7 percent in 2017 after a post-crisis low last year as obstacles to activity recede among emerging market and developing economy...
Warning To President Nana Akufo-Addo
I write not to congratulate you, Mr. President, but to conscientize, and reinvigorate your conscience and resolve to set Ghana, our Motherland Land on the path of the lasting prosperity, sanctity,...
Putin’s End Of Year Greetings To BRICS
On the eve of 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent Christmas and New Year greetings to heads of state and government including BRICS member countries. In his message to President of the...
Trump’s Plan To Quickly Recall Ambassadors Is ‘risky Move’- Experts
A plan by Donald Trump to turf out dozens of ambassadors on the day he takes office risks months of uncertainty in some of the most sensitive parts of the world, according to several experts. The...
Gadget Mountain Rising In Asia Threatens Health, Environment
The waste from discarded electronic gadgets and electrical appliances has reached severe levels in East Asia, posing a growing threat to health and the environment unless safe disposal becomes the...
Chelsea Striker Diego Costa Dropped After Dispute Over Fitness With Coach
Striker Diego Costa has been left out of the Chelsea squad to face Leicester on Saturday after a dispute with a coach over his fitness. The Spain international has not trained for three days and has...
Workaholics In Search of A Little Stardust
Shockingly, Avram Grant dropped Majeed Warris. He dropped the Black Stars most inform player. Yes he had a drought but the last month saw a remarkable change in fortune. Also, the team doesn’t have...
Oil Higher After Saudi Arabia Cuts Output, China Imports Rise
Crude prices edged up in early Friday trade following reports that major producers have started cutting production as pledged, strengthening views the global oil glut was ebbing. On the New York...
The NPP’s Invisible Forces, Unemployment and the Need For An Economy That Works For All
There are many ways to explain the ongoing disturbances associated with the so-called NPP's Invisible Forces. One key explanation however is the lack of jobs for the youth who see the victory of the...
Kerry Says He’s Confident Trump Administration Will Stick To Peaceful Policies In Asia
Outgoing U. S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday he was confident the next administration would stick to the same peaceful principles on Asian security as the current one, despite hawkish...