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2017 McDan West Africa Tennis Open Final

The top seed at the 2017 McDan West African Tennis Open lived up to expectations when France based Togolese Thomas...

International

Donald Tusk Says EU-27 Must Remain United

European Council President Donald Tusk has said that the 27 European Union countries meeting in Brussels to discuss...

International

Le Pen Will Name Eurosceptic Dupont-Aignan As PM If Elected

Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen announced Saturday that if she wins France's May 7 runoff she would name...

Business

MEST Signs Partnership With PARIS&Co

Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) and PARIS&Co, the economic development and innovation agency of...

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First Direct London-China Train Completes 12,000 Km Run

The first freight train to link China directly to the UK arrived in the eastern Chinese city of Yiwu Saturday after...

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Profit-Seeking South Africa Could Take Home Tests Abroad

Staging home Test matches abroad is among the options South African rugby bosses are considering in a bid to make the...

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UN Eyes New Talks On Western Sahara After Polisario Pullback

The United Nations set its sights on restarting political talks on the disputed territory of Western Sahara after the...

International

Eurozone Inflation Picks Up To 1.9%

Inflation in the eurozone accelerated in April, returning to the European Central Bank (ECB)'s target. Initial...

International

German Parliament Moves To Partially Ban the Burka

Members of the lower house of parliament in Germany have approved a law that partially bans the full-face Islamic veil...

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China More Interested In Macron’s Marriage Than His Politics

China is closely following France's presidential election, but web users appear less interested in the politics than...

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Global Press Freedom At 13-Year Low

Global press freedom has hit a 13-year low, threatened by US President Donald Trump's media bashing and restrictions...

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UN Security Council Delays Vote On Western Sahara To Allow Pullback

The UN Security Council on Thursday postponed voting on a draft resolution on the Western Sahara conflict amid signs...

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Controversial Director Polanski To Show New Film At Cannes

Controversial director Roman Polanski -- who is still wanted in the United States for the statutory rape of a...

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US Tells UN To Put ‘all Pressure’ On Russia Over Syria

US Ambassador Nikki Haley urged the UN Security Council on Thursday to ratchet up pressure on Russia to end sieges in...

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Desert Warlord Turned Brutal Tyrant

A desert warfare specialist, Chad's Hissene Habre seized power in 1982 and quickly embraced the role of ruthless...

International

Kante and Griezmann Nominated For Top French Award, But No Place For Pogba

Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante is in the running to add the best French player abroad award to his PFA Player of the...

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Nigeria’s Jonathan Blames Obama For 2015 Election Defeat

Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan has blamed Barack Obama for his 2015 presidential election defeat to Muhammadu Buhari,...

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Pogba, James and Balotelli Not Worth the Money Or Hype

Paul Pogba, James Rodriguez and Mario Balotelli all benefit from having “a very good agent”, according to Antonio...

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France ‘hiding Truth’ On Suspected Chemical Attack

Syria on Thursday accused France of concealing the real identity of those behind a deadly suspected chemical attack, a...