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Armyworm Outbreak Could ‘spread’

The United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says it is concerned that the armyworm outbreak could...

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Sea Ice At Poles Hit Record Low For January

The amount of sea ice at the Earth's poles fell to a record low for January, while the planet's temperatures last month...

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Tunisia Extends State of Emergency

The state of emergency has been in place since a November 2015 bombing A state of emergency imposed in Tunisia in 2015...

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Armyworms Threaten Southern Africa Food Supply

An outbreak of armyworm caterpillars present in several southern African countries threatens to strip the entire region...

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Indonesian Orangutan Brutally Killed and Eaten

A critically endangered Bornean orangutan was shot dead, hacked to pieces and eaten by workers after straying onto an...

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‘Scorpion’ Robot Mission Inside Fukushima Reactor Aborted

A 'scorpion' robot sent into a Japanese nuclear reactor to learn about the damage suffered in a tsunami-induced...

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Homes Destroyed and Residents Evacuated

Hundreds of homes have been evacuated in the New Zealand city of Christchurch as a huge wildfire rages on its...

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Mongolian Herders Reel Under Dreaded ‘dzud’ Weather

Thousands of Mongolian herders face disastrous livestock losses from a dreaded severe weather phenomenon known as the...

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Cyclone Downgraded After Wreaking Havoc In Mozambique

Mozambique was battered by high winds, flooding and sea surges when cyclone Dineo made landfall late Wednesday but the...

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Buipe Bridge To Be Closed For Repair Works

The Buipe bridge in the Northern Region will be closed to vehicular traffic and the traveling public from Friday,...

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Indonesian Orangutan Brutally Killed and Eaten

A critically endangered Bornean orangutan has been shot dead, hacked to pieces and eaten by workers after straying onto...

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‘Scorpion’ Robot Mission Inside Fukushima Reactor Aborted

A "scorpion" robot sent into a Japanese nuclear reactor to learn about the damage suffered in a tsunami-induced...

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Buipe Bridge To Be Closed For Repair Works Friday

The Ghana Highway Authority has announced the closure of the Buipe Bridge in the Northern Region to vehicular traffic...

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Tom Mawusi Joins Volta Council of State Race

A lawyer and management consultant, Mr Tom Mawusi, has expressed optimism of winning the Volta Region Council of State...

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Threat To Secede Is Treasonable

The activities of a group of citizens in the Volta Region agitating for the secession of the region from Ghana is...

Business

Transit Trade Figures Pick Up

Confidence in Ghana’s economy by its landlocked neighbours of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, coupled with improved...

International

South Africa’s Battle With Armyworms

South African farmers are battling an alien armyworm invasion that has already caused devastation on their crops. The...

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Bird-Flu Deaths Rise In China, Shutting Poultry Markets

China is experiencing its deadliest outbreak of the H7N9 bird-flu strain since it first appeared in humans in 2013,...

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I Will Harness Resources For Development

Mr Eric Kwakye Dafour, Minister-designate for Eastern region has stated that he would harness the human and material...