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Attack On US Lawmakers

A rifle-toting US man opened fire Wednesday at about two dozen Republican lawmakers and staff holding a baseball...

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UN Chief Calls For Aid To Afghanistan As Conflict Spirals

Sitting cross-legged with war-displaced women in a mud-brick settlement on Kabul's outskirts, UN Secretary General...

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UPDATE! Handcuffed Ghanaian Deportees Arrive From the US

About 78 Ghanaians have arrived at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra from the United States of America as the...

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Shooter of Republicans Was Sanders Fan, Had Run-Ins With Law

James T. Hodgkinson, the rifle-toting 66-year-old who opened fire on a Republican lawmakers practicing for a baseball...

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YEA Beneficiaries Threaten Gov’t Over Nonpayment of Allowances

Beneficiaries of the National Youth Employment Agency (YEA) across the country have threatened to withdraw their...

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Savelugu MCE Assumes Office Amid Heavy Security

The Savelugu/Nantong Municipal Chief Executive, Hajia Ayishetu Seidu has today been officially inducted into office...

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Parliament Must Monitor Public Finances Effectively

President Nana Akufo-Addo has bemoaned the inability of Parliament to exercise effective oversight over the Executive...

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Trump To Roll Back Some of Obama’s Cuban Outreach

US President Donald Trump has vowed to revisit all of his predecessor's diplomatic successes and failures, but is he...

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Danger, Extortion, Suffering On Migrant Route To Europe

Extortion, corruption and fear; violence, hunger and sometimes even death: for west African migrants dreaming of...

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Crackdown Takes Toll On Niger Smuggling Hub

With tens of thousands of migrants flooding into the desert city of Agadez en route to Europe, Africa's smuggling...

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Migrants Dice With Death On Flimsy Boats and In the Desert

Maria gave smugglers all her family savings and crossed three countries and the searing Libyan desert, but when she...

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Daunting Aid Challenges As Civilians Flee Syria’s Raqa

The battle to oust the Islamic State group from its stronghold of Raqa is creating daunting challenges for aid groups...

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Trump Lets Pentagon Set Afghanistan Troop Levels

President Donald Trump has granted the Pentagon authority to set troop levels in Afghanistan, a US official said...

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Anyone Who Attacks Rawlings Attacks Us – NDC Action Movement Warns

The Action Movement, a group affiliated to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has warned those who constantly...

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My Defeat Over Mahama Was Historic But Not Surprising To Ghanaians

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described his victory over former president John Dramani Mahama as historic....

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‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Protest At US Ohio Abortion Bill

Activists in the US state of Ohio have been inspired by The Handmaid's Tale in their protest against a bill placing...

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Jeff Sessions Denies Third Meeting With Russia Envoy

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has denied during a Congress hearing having undisclosed meetings with Russian...

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EU ‘open’ To Change of Heart, Say France and Germany

French President Emmanuel Macron says the possibility of the UK remaining in the European Union is an option until...

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Trump Administration Unveils Plan To Defang Consumer Watchdog

The Trump administration has said it wants to ease oversight of smaller banks and curb the Consumer Financial...