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Freddie Blay To Contest For NPP Chairmanship Position

Acting National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, has disclosed his intentions to contest for...

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I’m Modern Day Presidential, Says Trump

US President Donald Trump has defended his use of social media in a series of tweets, following a row over comments he...

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Obama Calls For Tolerance and Unity In Childhood Home Indonesia

Barack Obama called for tolerance and respect in his childhood home of Indonesia Saturday, amid rising religious...

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Trump Tweets Out Against CNN, NBC, ‘dumb As A Rock’ Journalist

President Donald Trump on Saturday fired off another volley in his escalating feud with the US media, aiming a Twitter...

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Trump Sows Uncertainty On Health Care As Bill Teeters

US President Donald Trump, after insisting a "fantastic" health care overhaul was imminent, injected more confusion...

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Indian Opposition To Boycott Tax Launch

Indian opposition vowed Friday to boycott the launch of the government's new national tax, adding to the strain ahead...

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US Sanctions Chinese Bank For Laundering N.Korean Cash

The United States slapped unprecedented sanctions Thursday on a Chinese bank accused of laundering North Korean cash...

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Washington Approves $1.3 Bn Arms Sale To Taiwan

Donald Trump's administration has approved $1.3 billion worth of arms sales to Taiwan, a US government official said...

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Nigeria Begins Yam Exports To Europe, US

Nigeria on Thursday began to export yams to Europe and the United States, as part of moves to diversify its...

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US First Quarter Growth Revised Up To 1.4%

The US economy grew slightly faster than originally reported in the first three months of the year, on stronger...

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Governor Tells Ill Nigerian President To Quit

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday faced a fresh call to quit, nearly two months after he left the...

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US Man Breaks the Ten Commandments — With His Car

A 32-year-old man has been arrested for ramming his car into a monument to the Ten Commandments outside the Arkansas...

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‘Veiled Women Our Pride’ Sparks Anger Against Indian State

Authorities in a deeply conservative Indian state were accused Wednesday of reinforcing entrenched gender...

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‘I’ll Pursue Gov’t To Complete All Projects’

Member of Parliament (MP) for Amasaman Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Mr Emmanuel Nii Okai Laryea, has...

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CNN Journalists Resign After Trump-Russia Article Pulled

Three CNN journalists have resigned following the retraction of an article that claimed the US Congress was...

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US Supreme Court To Re-Hear Immigrant Detention Rights Case

The US Supreme Court said Monday that it would re-hear a case on the rights of detained immigrants, weighing whether...

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Key US Republican Threatens To Block Arms To Gulf

A top Republican lawmaker on Monday threatened to block US arms sales to members of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation...

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Republicans Launch Bid To Win Support For Teetering US Health Bill

US Senate Republicans on Monday launched into a crucial week seeking to ram through the most consequential legislation...

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Afghan Subculture of Child Sex Slavery

AFP has traced three former victims of "bacha bazi", or the sexual exploitation of boys, whose testimonies lay bare one...