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1,083 Hectares of Farmlands Attacked By Armyworm In Northern Region

About 1,083 hectares of farmlands in the Northern Region alone have been affected by the fall armyworm that was...

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Let’s Move Forward With A United Voice Towards Progress and Development

The enthusiasm is great. The expectations are higher than ever before. Yes! The voices in the “Diasporan...

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Amnesty Bemoans Cost of Gulf Crisis On Human Rights

Amnesty International warned Saturday of the "heartbreak and fear" being suffered by potentially thousands of ordinary...

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Turkey In ‘difficult Position’ Over Support For Qatar

Turkey is keen to support its close ally Qatar in a diplomatic crisis with Doha's Gulf neighbours, but has found itself...

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California Plots To Fight ‘AWOl’ Trump On Climate

California stands poised to fill the US leadership vacuum in the battle against climate change, analysts say, as the...

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CSIR Supports ‘Planting For Food and Jobs’ With New Cassava Varieties

The Crop Research Institute under the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has introduced three new...

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Rejoinder: Contractor’s Action Thwarting Planting For Food and Jobs Initiative

We refer to the story titled “Contractor’s action thwarting Planting for Food and Jobs initiative - MoFA“ on...

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Taiwan Steel Plant Opens In Vietnam After Fish Deaths

A Taiwanese steel firm behind a toxic waste dump that killed tonnes of fish in Vietnam last year started operations on...

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Esoko Accused of Thwarting Planting For Food and Jobs Initiative

Deputy Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), Mr Akaare Damian, says Esoko, a Non-Governmental...

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Philippines’ Duterte Under Fire Over ‘sickening’ Rape Joke

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte came under fire Saturday for making a second joke about rape, with Chelsea Clinton...

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Fall Army Worms Invade Farming Communities In Dormaa Ahenkro

Fall army worms have invaded eleven maize farming communities in Dormaa Ahenkro, the Municipal Capital of the Dormaa...

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From Coal Miner To Writer of China’s Hit TV Show

In the midst of China's Cultural Revolution, a 14-year-old coal miner bought a yellowing, torn copy of Honore de...

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Light Cigarettes Linked To Specific Form of Lung Cancer

So-called "light" cigarettes with holes in the filter could be the reason why a specific kind of lung cancer has been...

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Haftar Forces Bombard Rivals After Libya Airbase Attack

Forces loyal to Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar have bombed rival forces in retaliation for a deadly attack on...

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Yemen Rebels Declare State of Emergency Over Cholera Outbreak

Rebel authorities in Yemen's capital have sounded the alarm over a spreading cholera outbreak that has killed dozens in...

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Comey Replacement Could Be Appointed ‘next Week’

US President Donald Trump says he could announce a replacement for fired FBI Director James Comey by late next week. He...

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China Champions Globalisation With New Silk Road Summit

China hosts on Sunday a summit showcasing its ambitious drive to revive ancient Silk Road trade routes and lead a new...

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Indisciplined Nurses Eroding Good Image of GHS

General indiscipline among some Nurses in public health facilities in the country has been identified as one of the...

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Indonesia Faces Calls To Repeal Blasphemy Laws

Indonesia is facing renewed calls to repeal its controversial blasphemy law after the jailing of Jakarta's Christian...