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Indonesia Seeks $2 Bn Over Australia Oil Spill

Indonesia said Friday it has filed a $2 billion lawsuit against an energy company over an oil spill off Australia that...

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India Proposes No-Fly List of Disruptive Passengers

India on Friday announced plans to create a national no-fly list of unruly passengers, weeks after a controversial...

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EPA Wages War On Unhygienic Food Vendors

Environmental health officers in the Kumasi metropolis have vowed to clamp down on food vendors who operate under...

International

Delta Under Fire For Kicking Family Off ‘overbooked’ Flight

US airline Delta is facing a public-relations problem after a family claimed they were kicked off a flight for refusing...

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Charity Warns S.Sudan ‘man-Made’ Famine Could Kill 6 Million

The famine ravaging South Sudan and its neighbours could claim six million lives, a charity warned Friday, as the...

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UN Force Condemns ‘callous’ Attack On South Sudan Base

The UN peacekeeping force in South Sudan said Thursday it had repelled a "callous" attack by armed assailants on a base...

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Everest Braces For Record Number of Summit Attempts

Nepal has issued a record number of permits to climbers wanting to summit Mount Everest this spring, an official said...

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[Video] Incensed Bukom Banku & Ayittey Powers Visit Paralysed Boxer Friend At Korle Bu After Hit-and-Run By Police Vehicle

Ghanaian boxers Bukom Banku and Ayittey Powers stormed the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Korle Bu Teaching...

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Circle Interchange Potholes Get Attention After Citi News Report

Officials of the Department of Urban Roads, have started fixing the deep potholes that have developed on a part of the...

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Dust Storm Blows Across North China, Flights Cancelled

A major dust storm engulfed northern China and Beijing on Thursday, prompting authorities to cancel dozens of flights...

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Deaths, Multiple Victims In US Car Auction Crash

A crash at a crowded US car auction caused deaths and multiple injuries Wednesday in Billerica in the northeastern...

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Blast Traps At Least 26 Miners In Iran

An explosion at a mine in northern Iran on Wednesday left at least 26 workers trapped in a mile-long tunnel filled with...

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Hodeida Port Closure Would Be ‘disaster’ For Yemen

A closure of the Hodeida port would "bring disaster to Yemen," which is already on the brink of famine, the new head of...

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Armed Robbers Attack Bus At Tugu

Armed Robbers attacked a 19 Seater bus at Tugu near Tamale in the Northern region. The robbers succeeded in taking away...

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Woman Dies In ‘Galamsey’ Pit

A 35-year-old woman, Patricia Morrison, met her untimely death when a taxi she was driving veered off the road and...

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At Least 70 Miners Trapped After Iran Blast

At least 70 coal miners were trapped after an explosion in northern Iran on Wednesday, Iranian media said. The mine in...

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Food Imports To War-Torn Yemen At All-Time Low

Yemen's commercial food imports are at a record low, driving up the cost of staples in what is now the world's largest...

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Fire Service Warns Public Against Activities of Fake Personnel In Kumasi

The Ghana National Fire Service is warning the public against the activities of individuals posing as personnel of the...

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Hundreds Displaced,150 Houses Torn Down By Rainstorm In Zebilla

A rainstorm that swept through the Bawku West district in the Upper East Region last Sunday left over 150 houses...