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Google Faces Record EU Fine On Tuesday

The EU's powerful anti-trust regulator is set to slap Google with a record fine on Tuesday in yet another salvo against...

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24 Migrants Rescued In Niger, Dozens More Feared Dead

Twenty-four West African migrants were rescued and dozens more feared dead after traffickers deserted them in Niger's...

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WFP Chief Urges EU To Step Up Funds For Africa Famine

The UN food agency's director urged the European Union on Monday to help raise the $1 billion needed over the next few...

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EU To Slap Google With Record Fine This Week, Sources Say

The EU's powerful anti-trust regulator will slap Google with a record two billion euro fine as early as Tuesday in...

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EU To Slap Google With Record Fine This Week

The EU's powerful anti-trust regulator will slap Google with a record fine as early as Tuesday in another European blow...

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Japan Eyes Free Trade Talks With Britain

Japan wants to hold informal free trade talks with Britain as it also works to sign a deal with the European Union, a...

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China Drone King Turns To Farming

China drone-maker DJI is betting on flying machines that shoot pesticide instead of photos to fend off growing...

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Mourners Return To Mali Resort Hit By Jihadists

The debris of the jihadist attack is still scattered for all to see: broken tea cups, charred mobile phones and upended...

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UAE Says US, European Guarantees Needed To Solve Gulf Crisis

A top Emirati diplomat said on Saturday that US and European guarantees would be needed to monitor any future agreement...

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EU States Slammed For Lack of Support To Africa Fund

EU countries have fallen far short of their duty to an African economic development fund designed to help discourage...

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UN To Send Experts To Probe DR Congo Violence

The UN Human Rights Council on Friday decided to send a group of experts to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help...

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At Refugee Summit, UN Chief Urges ‘solidarity’ With Uganda

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for international solidarity with Uganda at a fundraising summit...

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EU Leaders Seek Unity On Post-Trump Trade Dangers

EU leaders tackle the thorny topic of globalisation at a summit on Friday with deep divisions between proponents of...

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US Halts Brazil Beef Imports After Failed Safety Tests

The United States announced Thursday a halt to all imports of fresh beef from Brazil, the world's second-largest...

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EU Leaders Urge Internet Giants To Fight Online Extremism

EU leaders on Thursday urged Internet firms to do their utmost to combat online extremism promoting attacks or face the...

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Merkel Slaps Down May On Brexit Talks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted Thursday that the EU's future take priority over Brexit talks as Prime...

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EU Pledges 85 Mn Euros To Uganda For S.Sudan Refugees

The EU pledged 85 million euros ($95 million) to Uganda Thursday, ahead of a summit to raise twenty times that amount...

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WhatsApp Rises As A Major Force In News Media

WhatsApp is becoming one of the prevailing ways people discover and discuss news, according to a study. But use of the...

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Business Summit: Mexico Rallies Support For Ghana

Ghana has been selected as the first African country to participate in the Mexico Business Summit scheduled for San...