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McDonald’s To Use Fresh Beef On Some US Burgers

McDonald's announced Thursday it will shift to fresh beef in its new made-to-order Quarter Pounder hamburgers in most...

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Space Blanket Floats Away During Historic Spacewalk

A space blanket floated away from American astronaut Peggy Whitson on Thursday as she made a historic spacewalk outside...

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Ibrahim Tanko Will Not Turn Down Black Stars Assistant Coach Role

Former Cameroon assistant coach Ibrahim Tanko says he is ready for any challenge handed him at the Back Stars level....

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China’s Xi Will Meet Trump In US April 6-7

China's President Xi Jinping will travel to Florida to meet US President Donald Trump April 6 to 7, Chinese foreign...

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Asian Tour Eyes Korea, Japan After China Move

The Asian Tour is aiming to hold more tournaments in "golf-crazy" South Korea and Japan after striking a breakthrough...

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Ivanka Trump Takes Unpaid Job As White House Adviser

First daughter Ivanka Trump is about to take on another title as an unpaid adviser to her father President Donald...

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Japan Ruling Party Urges Strike Capability Amid N. Korea Threat

Japan's ruling party said Wednesday the government should consider developing the capability to strike enemy bases if...

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China Coal Imports From North Korea Surge In February

The value of China's coal imports from North Korea surged nearly 40 percent in February, official data shows -- the...

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Toshiba’s US Atomic Unit Files For Bankruptcy Protection

Toshiba's loss-hit US nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric (WEC) has filed for bankruptcy protection, the companies said...

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Australian Meat Industry Licks Lips At Post-Brexit Europe

As Britain's divorce from the European Union begins Wednesday, Australia's meat industry is licking its lips at the...

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Toshiba Approves Bankruptcy For US Atomic Unit

Toshiba has approved a plan to place its US nuclear unit in bankruptcy protection, a report said Wednesday, as the...

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Top-Seeded Wawrinka Toppled At ATP Miami Open

Top seed Stan Wawrinka crashed out of the Miami Open on Tuesday falling 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 to German young gun Alexander...

Business

GRIDCo Constructs New Power Sub-Station To Feed Accra Central Business District

The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has started the construction of a sub-station to reinforce the supply of electricity to...

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Japan Crush Thailand 4-0 In World Cup Qualifier

Leicester City's Shinji Okazaki celebrated his 50th international goal Tuesday as Japan brushed aside Thailand 4-0 to...

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Australia Beat UAE To Boost World Cup Hopes

Australia boosted their World Cup qualifying hopes on Tuesday with a tense, 2-0 win over UAE, whose under-pressure...

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Disaster Costs Nearly Double To $175bn In 2016

Devastating earthquakes, floods, hailstorms and wildfires, along with man-made devastation, helped push global disaster...

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Japanese Delegation Calls Minister

An eight-member delegation from the Japanese Embassy and JICA headquarters in Japan have paid a courtesy call on the...

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Japan High Court Rules Nuclear Reactors Can Restart

A Japanese appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a pair of nuclear reactors halted by a lower court order can be...

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Chinese Curlers Already Under Pressure For Beijing 2022

Peering up at a thinned out crowd, the Chinese team waved half-heartedly after failing to reach the play-offs in the...