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Commercial Airlines Around the World Made Estimated $34.5b Profit In 2017

Commercial airlines operating around the world have made an estimated net profit of $34.5 billion as global passenger...

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LIXIL Group To Improve Access To Sanitation For 100 Million People By 2020

LIXIL Group Corporation, a global leader in the housing and building industry, has endorsed a joint declaration with...

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Bawumia To Speak At 2017 GBF In Dubai

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has left Accra for Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to attend the 2017...

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A Ruthless Latino Gang That Preys On Its Own

The ultra-violent Latino street gang MS-13, which President Trump vowed to wipe out in a speech in suburban New York on...

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American Airlines Reports Dip In Profits, Good Outlook

American Airlines reported a dip in second-quarter profits on higher costs but offered a positive outlook, saying...

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Rwanda Targets High-End Tourist Market

Nicaraguan singer Hernaldo Zuniga brought his entire family to trek through the lush forests and mist-shrouded...

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Thai Polices Make $30m Drug Haul Linked To Laos Suspect

Thai police on Tuesday announced the seizure of drugs worth $30 million, including seven million methamphetamine...

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Trump Waves A Stick But Sanctions Could Backfire

Facing a crisis in Venezuela, US President Donald Trump has threatened to inflict "swift and strong" economic sanctions...

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‘Game of Thrones’ Premiere Crashes HBO Website

HBO’s website was no match for the White Walkers on Sunday night. The cable network’s main website, HBO.com, was...

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Venezuelan Diaspora Flocks To Vote Against Maduro

In Miami, Madrid and across Latin America Venezuelans living abroad enthusiastically cast ballots in a vote organized...

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200 Green Activists Killed In 2016, Record Toll

At least 200 environmental campaigners and protectors -- 40 percent from indigenous tribes -- were murdered around the...

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Brazil Senate Passes Controversial Labour Reform

The Brazilian Senate has approved a controversial labour reform bill – the first major overhaul in 70 years. The law...

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Pope Francis Injects New Blood Into Cardinals Club

Pope Francis on Wednesday created five new cardinals in a Vatican ceremony that, while deeply traditional in form, also...

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Donald Trump Is Unpopular Worldwide According To New Poll

US President Donald Trump and his policies are broadly unpopular around the world – with the notable exceptions of...

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US President Donald Trump Unpopular Worldwide

US President Donald Trump and his policies are broadly unpopular around the world -- with the notable exceptions of...

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WhatsApp Rises As A Major Force In News Media

WhatsApp is becoming one of the prevailing ways people discover and discuss news, according to a study. But use of the...

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Business Summit: Mexico Rallies Support For Ghana

Ghana has been selected as the first African country to participate in the Mexico Business Summit scheduled for San...

Business

Africa’s Future As Industrial Powerhouse Depends On Electricity Supply

The International Monetary Fund has predicted that the African continent is expected to become the world second-fastest...

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Friend Or Foe? Taiwan’s Disappearing Allies

Panama walking out on its relationship with Taiwan to establish ties with rival China is the latest in a spate of...