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Tigers Found Deep In the Thai Jungle Sparks Hope For the Rare Species

Rare wild tigers have been discovered by scientists after the cats wandered past a set of camera traps set deep in the...

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Wild Thai Tiger Cub Footage Sparks Hope For Endangered Species

Conservationists on Tuesday hailed the discovery of a new breeding population of tigers in Thailand as a "miraculous"...

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Air Force Wives Organisation Celebrates IWD

The Accra Chapter of the Air Force Wives Organisation (AWO), joined women around the world to commemorate this year’s...

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More Than 5,000 Use DVLA Express Service

More than 5,000 people have used the express mobile service introduced by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority...

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Myanmar Army Chief Defends Military Campaign In Rakhine

Myanmar's army chief defended a military crackdown in Rakhine State on Monday after the UN pledged to probe claims...

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Cities and Monuments Switch Off For Earth Hour

Sydney's Opera House and Harbour Bridge plunged into darkness Saturday to mark Earth Hour, as global landmarks began...

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Myanmar Rebuffs UN Probe of Crimes Against Rohingya

Myanmar on Saturday rejected the UN rights council's decision to investigate allegations that security officers have...

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UN To ‘urgently’ Send Rights Probe To Myanmar

The UN rights council agreed Friday to "urgently" launch an investigation into violations against Myanmar's Rohingya...

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Children Fuel Myanmar’s Economic Boom

Fourteen-year-old San Min Hteik had worked at the steel factory for less than a week when his hand got caught in a...

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Taxi-Hailing App Grab Hits the Road In Myanmar

Ride-hailing firm Grab launched a trial service in Yangon on Tuesday, becoming the first international company to enter...

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Myanmar Mother Sues Son For Calling Her A ‘prostitute’

A Myanmar woman is suing her own son for calling her a "prostitute" on Facebook, the latest case under a controversial...

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96% of Ghanaian Adults Have Gum Diseases

At least 96% of adults in Ghana within ages 35-44 years are affected by gum diseases, while another 40% of 12-year-olds...

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Ghana Army Resumes Recruitment

Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has announced that it has resumed with the recruitment of its officers which was put on hold...

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Philippines’ Duterte Calls European Critics ‘crazies’

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has described European lawmakers as "crazies" in a salty-tongued rebuttal to...

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Philippines’ Duterte Says Can’t Stop China Developing Shoal

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday he could not stop China from building on a disputed shoal near his...

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Bridge Name Makes Troubled Waters For Myanmar’s Suu Kyi

Thousands of people protested in eastern Myanmar on Sunday against plans to name a bridge after Aung San Suu Kyi's...

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Ghana Armed Forces Resumes Recruitment of Officers

The Ghana Armed Forces has announced that it has resumed with the recruitment of its officers which was put on hold for...

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China, Russia Block UN Statement On Myanmar

China and Russia blocked a proposed UN Security Council statement on Friday that would have expressed concern over the...

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Four In Court Over Murder of Top Myanmar Lawyer

Four men accused of plotting the murder of a prominent Myanmar lawyer and adviser to de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi...