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Newmont Clears Air

Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) has stated categorically that it will not condone gold mining activities in its...

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UN Sees 70% Shortfall In Aid For South Sudan Refugees

Only 30 percent of $1.4 billion aid needed in 2017 for refugees fleeing the conflict in South Sudan has been raised, a...

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Two Perish In ‘galamsey’ Pit Collapse

Two illegal gold miners were killed after a mining pit collapsed on them at Patriensa, near Konongo in the Asante-Akim...

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Top UN Delegation Visits Crisis-Hit Yemen

A high-level UN delegation arrived in Yemen on Monday, a UN source said, to visit areas held by both the government and...

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Everything You Need To Know About the Tragic Incident

Patriensa collapse, as well as other unrecorded cases, are a manifestation of the effects land degradation and the...

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High Risk of ‘unprecedented’ Winter Downpours

There’s an increased risk of “unprecedented” winter downpours such as those that caused extensive flooding in...

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Over 30 Injured After Bus Fell Into Drain

More than 30 people have sustained various degrees of injury after a bus they were travelling on, veered off the road...

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Blast Kills 15, Injures 20 In Pakistan’s Lahore

An explosion killed at least 15 people and injured 20 in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore Monday, rescue officials...

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Hospitals Overwhelmed As Sri Lanka Dengue Toll Nears 300

Sri Lanka announced Monday it was intensifying its war on dengue fever, with schools to shut across the island to help...

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Flood-Hit New Zealand Braces For More Rain

Flood-hit regions of New Zealand were warned to expect more wild weather Sunday after a deluge forced evacuations and...

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Parts of Onion Market In Flames

Fire has gutted some parts of the Onion Market at Old Fadama in Accra. According to Citi News’ Kojo Agyeman who was...

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CARE Chief Says Yemen Situation A ‘shame On Humanity’

The head of anti-poverty NGO CARE International on Saturday denounced the humanitarian crisis in war-torn Yemen, which...

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China Road Crash Kills 11, Injures 9

Eleven people died and nine others were injured after a traffic collision in north China's Hebei province, a report...

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Bunso Drivers Demonstrate Over Rampant Accidents

Residents and Drivers at Bunso in the Eastern Region on Friday demonstrated over the rampant road accidents at Bunso...

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MP Petitions Roads Minister For Extra Footbridges On N1 Highway

In an effort to curb the rampant spate of accidents on the N1 highway, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Okaikoi...

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US Sailors Likely At Fault In Cargo-Ship Collision

The crew of a Navy destroyer that collided with a Philippine-flagged cargo ship will "certainly" be held accountable...

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Gov’t Yet To Decide On Tow Tax Implementation

Government is awaiting the report of Parliament’s Committee on Road and Transport before taking a decision on the...

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NY Subway Derailment Causes Evacuation, Disruptions

A minor derailment on New York's beleaguered subway system forced the evacuation Friday of 135 passengers to a nearby...

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NPA Partners Media For Petroleum Safety Campaign

National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has called on the media to join them as they embark on series of educational...