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Sri Lanka Bans Open Garbage Dumping To Protect Elephants

Authorities in Sri Lanka on Wednesday banned the open dumping of garbage near wildlife sanctuaries to discourage...

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Space Junk Could Destroy Satellites, Hurt Economies

The growing amount of fast-moving space debris orbiting the Earth could lead to catastrophic collisions with...

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Army Worms Invade Nanumba North District

Army worms have invaded farm lands in the Nanumba North District of the Northern Region, destroying a number of farms...

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Indian Navy Plucks 27 Cyclone Survivors From Sea

An Indian navy ship has plucked 27 people from rough seas off Bangladesh, officials said Wednesday, a day after Cyclone...

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Make Farmers Part Owners of Agric Factories – Industry

Players in the agric sector have called on government to make farmers shareholders of some of the factories that will...

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Space Junk Could Destroy Satellites, Hurt Economies

The growing amount of fast-moving space debris orbiting the Earth could lead to catastrophic collisions with...

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Refugees Face ‘acute Crisis’ In Cyclone-Hit Bangladesh

Aid workers warned Wednesday of an "acute crisis" in Bangladesh after a cyclone damaged or destroyed thousands of homes...

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Foreign Aid Arrives In As Sri Lanka Flood Toll Exceeds 200

International aid arrived into Sri Lanka on Wednesday as the death toll from the island's worst floods and landslides...

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Sky-High PNG Trees Cause Re-Think On Forest Assumptions

Remote mountains in Papua New Guinea could be home to some of the world's tallest trees at extreme altitudes,...

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Faceless Fish Among Weird Deep Sea Australian Finds

Faceless fish and other weird and wonderful creatures, many of them new species, have been hauled up from the deep...

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Ghana Signs Agric Industrialization Deal With India

Thirteen African countries including Ghana have signed series of partnership agreements with India to enhance the...

International

UN Chief Guterres Says Climate Deal Is Essential

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said it is "absolutely essential" that the world unite to combat the threat...

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Fishing Slows Down At Shama As Illegal Mining On Pra Pollutes Sea

Illegal mining (galamsey) activities in the Pra River have affected fishing activities at Shama, a coastal town in the...

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ExxonMobil Faces Climate Showdown At Annual Meeting

ExxonMobil's controversial stance on climate change will be back in the spotlight Wednesday when shareholders vote on...

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Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant To Close In 2019

The Three Mile Island Generating Station in Pennsylvania, the site of the worst nuclear accident in the United States...

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Syrian Hospital Saves Lives By Going Solar

Neo-natal wards and emergency rooms in a northern Syrian hospital will from Tuesday have uninterrupted electricity for...

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Action Plan Against Child Abuse In Fishing Launched

The Central and Western Fishmongers Improvement Association (CEWEFIA), has launched an action plan aimed at curbing...

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We’ll Fight Relocation of Proposed Bolga Airstrip

The Chiefs and residents of Sumbrumgu, a suburb of Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region, have indicated that, they will...

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EU, China Seek Tighter Bond To Face Trump

The EU and China will attempt to deepen ties at a summit Thursday amid rising worry about the direction taken by US...