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US Pullout Gives ‘global Push’ To Paris Climate Deal

The US decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement has given a "global push" to the deal, as other...

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Hundreds Practise Volcano Safety In DR Congo

More than a thousand people took part Monday in an evacuation exercise triggered by a simulated volcanic eruption...

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China’s Attempt To Launch One of World’s Most Powerful Rockets FAILS

China has announced the launch of a powerful rocket designed to carry communication satellites into orbit has been...

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Trump, Merkel Plan To Meet Thursday Ahead of G20

US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel plan to meet in Hamburg on Thursday, the eve of a Group...

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Major Bridge On Kumasi-Obuasi Road Falling Apart

A major disaster is looming on the main Obuasi–Anhwia-Nkwanta road as the only bridge on the stretch is falling...

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Deadly Floods Hit Central, Southern China

Rainstorms have triggered floods across central and southern China, forcing hundreds of thousands of people from their...

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Samsung Salvages Galaxy Note 7 Parts For New Phone

Samsung is releasing a new phone using parts from its Galaxy Note 7, which was axed after a battery fault led to some...

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Gov’t To Develop -3year Strategic Plan For Water, Sanitation – Adda

Joseph Kofi Adda, Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, has disclosed that Government says it will in the coming...

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Eight Rescuers Killed In Indonesian Helicopter Crash

Eight people were killed after an Indonesian search and rescue helicopter crashed, a senior official said Monday, the...

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Parts of Kumasi Flooded After 3-Hour Downpour

Parts of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have been flooded following a three hour downpour on Sunday evening. The Aboabo...

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China Heavy-Lift Carrier Rocket Launch Fails

China on Sunday announced the launch of a powerful rocket designed to carry communication satellites into orbit had...

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‘We’ll Protect Akosombo Dam From Galamseyers’

Mr Richard Oppong Mensah, Director of the Akosombo Hydro Generating Station, has assured that robust measures are in...

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Flash Floods ‘kill 11 In Pakistan’

At least 11 people were killed and scores more people were injured in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in...

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US Warship Sails Close To S. China Sea Island Occupied By Beijing

An American warship on Sunday sailed close to a disputed island in the South China Sea occupied by Beijing, as part of...

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Who Cares About Climate Change, REDD+?

Good as it may sound, it appears Ghana in our quest to mortgage the Bauxite deposits is losing sight of the fact that...

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Total To Sign $4.8 Bn Gas Deal With Iran

French energy giant Total is to sign a $4.8 billion agreement to develop an Iranian offshore gas field, the oil...

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Each Region To Get Two Waste Treatment Plants – Sanitation Minister Hints

Ghana has been grappling with waste management over the years owing to indiscriminate disposal of refuse and poor waste...

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Sri Lanka Deploys Troops To Tackle Dengue Crisis

Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of soldiers to destroy mosquito breeding grounds as the country battles the spread of...

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Californians Take A Shine To Solar Power

Jacquie Barnbrook had grown tired of the high electricity bills and her gas-guzzling luxury car when she finally...