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Honourables Or Horribles?

Have you ever heard this tale of Two Road Ministers? Well, one was from Ogyakrom; the other from Anago. They met at one...

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Japan Men Find True Love With Sex Dolls

When the spark went out of Masayuki Ozaki's marriage, he found an unusual outlet to plug the romantic void -- a...

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India Eyes Sale of Its Debt-Laden Airline

New Delhi is hoping to privatise Air India to make the ailing national carrier more competitive, but experts say debts...

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Dreaded WWII Zero Fighter Takes To the Skies Over Japan

Salvaged from the Papua New Guinean jungle, a restored World War II Japanese Zero fighter has taken to the skies over...

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US Olympic Doctor Faces Trial For Sexual Abuse of Athletes

A former doctor to gymnasts from successive US Olympic teams is to stand trial on charges that he sexually assaulted...

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Arab States Send Qatar Steep Demands

Four Arab states have sent Qatar a list of 13 demands it must meet if it wants them to lift their sanctions. Saudi...

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Taiwan’s Foxconn Says Toshiba Deal ‘not Over’

The head of Taiwan's tech giant Foxconn said Thursday its pursuit of Toshiba "is not yet over", a day after the...

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US$450 Million Medical Campus To Open In 2020

Kabarak University is partnering with international organizations to develop a 500-bed, state-of-the-art,...

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US Orders GE To Offload Unit To Win Approval For Oil Deal

US antitrust regulators on Monday ordered General Electric to divest one of its units in order to win approval for the...

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Immelt To Depart As GE Names New Chief Executive

General Electric announced a leadership shakeup on Monday as it faces scrutiny after a corporate makeover executed by...

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9 Arrested For Alleged Sale of Fake Gold

A nine-member gang suspected to be behind the sale of fake gold bars to foreigners and swindling them of huge sums of...

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General Electric Announces Retirement of CEO Jeff Immelt

General Electric on Monday announced the departure of chief executive Jeff Immelt, who had made the risky bet of...

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Republicans Hail Trump For Exiting Paris Climate Deal

Donald Trump's Republican allies applauded the president Thursday for announcing an end to US participation in the...

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Elon Musk Says Quitting White House Advisory Panels

Tesla founder Elon Musk on Thursday confirmed he would quit White House business panels in reaction to President Donald...

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Vietnam and US Sign New Deals Worth $8 Billion

The US has agreed deals worth $8 billion with Vietnam - including a massive engine contract with a Vietnamese budget...

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China, Europe Take Lead On Climate As World Waits On Trump

China and Europe took the lead Thursday on forging on with the Paris climate accord, as fears grew US President Donald...

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Vietnam and US Sign New Deals Worth $8 Billion

Vietnam and the US have signed $8 billion in deals, including a massive engine contract with a Vietnamese budget...

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With Or Without Trump, US Businesses Moving On Climate

President Donald Trump may be dragging out his decision on whether to ditch the Paris climate agreement, but major...

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Fifty Years of Lagos. But What About the Next 50?

The Nigerian megacity of Lagos, with its 20 million inhabitants, is the biggest in sub-Saharan Africa and is...