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Macron Vows To Tackle Terrorism By Taking On Tech Companies

French centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron has launched his presidential campaign with a plan to tackle terrorism by...

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Fiji Claim Record 17th Hong Kong Sevens Title

Defending champions Fiji clinched a record17th Hong Kong Sevens title Sunday after blowing away South Africa to hand...

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Paris Marathons Won By Husband and Wife Lonyangata, Rionoripo

Kenya's Paul Lonyangata won the 41st Paris marathon on Sunday with his wife Purity Rionoripo taking the women's race....

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Royals To Commemorate Defining WW1 Battle

The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry are to join more than 25,000 people in northern France to mark the centenary of...

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Hayman Ready To Spoil Boonen Party Again

A year ago Mathew Hayman came from nowhere to stun Tom Boonen and deny the Belgian star a record-extending fifth...

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My Promise To Finish Orson’s Last Movie

It was to be the great director Orson Welles's big comeback, marking his triumphant return to the United States after a...

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Rights Group Slams Opposition Arrests In Djibouti

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) called Friday for the "immediate and unconditional release" of...

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Golden Tulip Kumasi City Appoints New GM

Golden Tulip Kumasi City, the leading hotel in Kumasi, has Mr Stephane Robert as its new General Manager. Mr Robert...

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Reporters Without Borders Opens First Asia Office In Taiwan

International rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders said it is opening its first Asia office in Taiwan after...

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Dead Sea To Come Alive With Concert By Electro Pioneer

The Dead Sea was to come alive with music and an extravagant light show Thursday with a concert by electro pioneer...

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SA Court ‘ends Ban On Rhino Horn Sales’

More than 700 rhinos were killed in South Africa in the first half of last year South Africa's top court has dismissed...

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The French President Who Wouldn’t Be ‘normal’

François Hollande's reign as president was marked by a secret love affair, deadly terror attacks, and an economic...

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Roman Polanski Loses Bid To End US Rape Case From Abroad

Filmmaker Roman Polanski on Monday lost another bid to end his 1970s rape case without serving more jail time when a...

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LA Low-Risk Option For 2024

American athletics legend Michael Johnson said Tuesday that Los Angeles' bid for the 2024 Olympics comes with "very...

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Sakamoto Releases Album As ‘imaginary Soundtrack’

Ryuichi Sakamoto, the pioneering Japanese electronic composer, has announced his first studio album in eight years...

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Rigobert Song Returns To Cameroon

Former Cameroon international, Rigobert Song, has thanked the country’s fans and president for their support as he...

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EU, French Militaries Prepare To Go It Alone After Brexit, US Warnings

Brexit will see the departure of the EU’s largest military force, leaving France as the bloc’s main military power....

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Trump’s Executive Order On Climate Change A Great Injustice To the Earth – Africa CSO

President Trump’s Executive Order on Climate Change will have far reaching impacts on many developing countries,...

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Belgian Altar Boy Goes To Fight For ISIS, Then Returns On Welfare

With his blue eyes, brown hair and beaming smile, young Michael Delefortrie looked every inch the angelic altar boy....