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US-Backed Forces Cut Off Last IS Escape Route From Raqa

US-backed forces cut off the last escape route for the Islamic State group from Raqa on Thursday, a monitor said,...

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US Envoy To Anti-IS Coalition Visits Syria’s Tabqa

The White House envoy to the US-led coalition bombing the Islamic State group, Brett McGurk, met on Thursday with local...

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S.Africa’s ANC Seeks To ‘self-Correct’ At Policy Meet

South Africa's ruling ANC party will look to "self-correct" at a six-day meeting starting Friday, a senior official...

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Only the Brave Will Take On Air India, Says Billionaire

Indian billionaire Anand Mahindra said he was not brave enough to take on debt-laden Air India after the government...

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From China Coin-Thrower To Dirty Dancer

An 80-year-old Chinese woman delayed a domestic flight from Shanghai this week for nearly six hours after throwing...

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Concussed All Black Smith Out of Lions Series

All Blacks fullback Ben Smith has been ruled out of the remaining two Tests in the British and Irish Lions series...

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Lebanon Dam Planned Atop Fault Line Stirs Fears

Lebanon's government says a dam planned for a valley near Beirut is vital to tackle chronic water shortages, but the...

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Euro Hits Year-High Against Dollar; US Stocks Bounce

The euro extended its run higher against the dollar Wednesday, hitting a one-year high, while tech and bank stocks...

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Stanbic Fetes Customers

Stanbic Bank has thrilled over one hundred International Private Banking customers at an exclusive event at Movenpick...

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Asians Stuck In Saudi After Qatari Bosses Ordered Out

Asian migrants working as domestic staff and farmers are stranded in Saudi Arabia -- potentially illegally -- after...

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Off-Spec Oil Was Sold To Our Executive Director – ACEP Reveals

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has rejected BOST’s position that there is no off-spec oil on the market,...

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Obama On Temple Sojourn During Indonesia Holiday

Barack Obama took his wife and daughters to the ancient Borobudur temple on Java on Wednesday on a family vacation to...

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Kenya’s Ngugi Dumps Swedish Book Fair Over Far-Right Newspaper

Kenyan literary icon Ngugi wa Thiong'o, often tipped for the Nobel literature prize, has pulled out of an annual...

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Minority Demands Full Scale Investigations Into BOST Petroleum Saga

The Minority in Parliament has called for a full scale investigation into issues surrounding the sale of five million...

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Next America’s Cup Taking Shape As Kiwis Take ‘Auld Mug’ Home

Team New Zealand will "do the right thing" in formulating the next America's Cup, chief executive Grant Dalton vowed...

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Koforidua Presby JHS ‘A’ Holds Maiden Graduation Ceremony

One of the oldest mission schools in the Koforidua Municipality, Presby Junior High School ‘A’, has held its first...

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View Chinese Aid With ‘cautious Optimism’

The Director of the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEDC), Dr. Steve Manteaw wants Ghana to be “cautiously...

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$2 Mn Sent To Child of FIFA Member Before 2022 World Cup Award

A sum of $2 million was sent to the 10-year-old daughter of a FIFA official prior to Qatar being awarded the hosting of...

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ECOM Global Donates GHC1.4M To Support Otumfuo’s Mobile Learning Project

Leading cocoa buying company in Ghana, ECOM Global Cocoa, has set aside a GHC1.4 million sponsorship package for the...