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NPP MP ‘fights’ Majority Leader Over Committee Position

Drama unfolded on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, when two Members of Parliament (MPs) on the Majority side in...

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GHC9.68 Daily Minimum Wage ‘small’ – Joe Appiah Tells Gov’t

Former Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North, Justice Joe Appiah has says the new daily minimum wage announced for...

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Swiss President To Speak At IMANI Event Tonight, Live On Citi FM

The President of Switzerland, Doris Leuthard, will give a speech tonight, Wednesday, July 12, ahead of an event...

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New Immigration Service Council Tasked To Implement ACT

Minister for Interior, Ambrose Dery, has tasked the new 13-member Council of the Ghana Immigration Service to ensure...

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Singapore Banker Handed New Convictions In 1MDB-Linked Case

A Singapore court Wednesday convicted a jailed banker of additional offences in a case linked to the international...

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Tech Firms Unite For ‘net Neutrality’ Protest

A host of internet giants – from social networks to dating apps to porn sites – will join a protest Wednesday...

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Questions Linger One Year On

Just before midnight on July 15, 2016, a tear-stained anchorwoman, clearly under duress, appeared on Turkish state...

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Four Airports Remain Under US Laptop Ban

Four airports remain under a ban for carry-on laptops on US-bound flights, imposed amid fears that Islamic State is...

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Displaced Twifo Praso Residents Snub NADMO Aid

Over 2,000 displaced residents at Twifo Praso in the Central Region have refused to register with the National Disaster...

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NPA’s New Office Cost GHc65 Million

The newly constructed building for the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) cost GHc65 million, the Chief Executive...

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Japan Protests S.Korea’s ‘comfort Women’ Heritage Bid

Japan has lodged a diplomatic protest with South Korea over its support for registering with the United Nations...

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Israel Arrests Suspects In Probe Over German Submarine Deal

Israeli police have arrested seven people this week over an alleged corruption scandal involving a submarine deal with...

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Japan Floods Death Toll Rises To 25

The death toll from torrential rains and flooding that swept through Japan's south has reached 25, the government said...

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S. Korea’s First Black Model Faces Widespread Racism

Teenage male model Han Hyun-Min's long legs and powerful strut have made him a rising star on South Korean catwalks,...

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Failed Coup Takes Toll On Turkey’s Foreign Policy

The consequences of the failed July 15 coup in Turkey increased Ankara's international isolation, exposing shortcomings...

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Rwanda’s Kagame In Israel Hails ‘blossoming’ Cooperation

Rwandan President Paul Kagame called for bolstering relations with Israel on Monday during a visit reflecting a warming...

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Israeli Nuclear Whistleblower Spared Jail Over 2013 Meeting

Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu received Monday a suspended two-month prison sentence and community work...

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Meet the Brains Behind the Epic Innovation

Ghana has become the first Sub-Saharan African country to send a satellite into orbit around the earth. The satellite,...

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Sitting Allowances For Kenya’s Lawmakers Abolished

Members of the Kenyan Parliament who will be elected to the 12th Parliament will not benefit from the Sh5,000 allowance...