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Missing From Trump’s Grand Navy Plan

U. S. President Donald Trump says he wants to build dozens of new warships in one of the biggest peace-time expansions...

Business

Cedi Stabilises Marginally Over 3-Year Bond Issue, 2017 Budget

Government’s decision to issue a three-year bond last week has helped stabilize the cedi marginally on the interbank...

International

Israel Carries Out Air Strikes Inside Syria

Fighter jets bomb multiple targets, prompting Syrian retaliation with ground-to-air missiles, Israeli army says. The...

International

Yemen Migrant Boat Attack Killed 31, Says UN

The UN has confirmed the deaths of refugees after reports that 31 Somalis were killed in a helicopter gunship strike on...

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Pirates Release Vessel Without Ransom

Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker have released it without condition, according to officials. The announcement...

International

Halfway Into 2017’s Oil Supply Cut, Asia Remains Awash With Fuel

Halfway into an OPEC-led oil supply cut, Asia remains awash with fuel in a sign that the group's efforts to rein in a...

International

Snap Shares Drop 4 Percent, Fall Below $20 For the First Time

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with a Snap Inc. logo hunging on the front Snap Inc shares tumbled below $20 on Thursday...

International

‘Pirates’ Release Vessel Without Ransom

The EU anti-piracy naval force pictured off the coast of Mogadishu in 2013 Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker...

Headlines

China Calls Out Nike On Consumer Rights

US sporting-goods giant Nike has become the latest foreign brand to receive a high-profile rebuke from an influential...

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Apple Found Guilty of Russian Price-Fixing

Russia’s competition watchdog has found that Apple fixed the prices of certain iPhone models sold in the country. The...

International

China Lifts Short-Term Rates For Third Month Straight To Steady Yuan, Battle Debt

China's central bank raised short-term interest rates on Thursday in what economists said was a bid to stave off...

Headlines

More Gas Guzzlers Due To Trump? Not Necessarily

The White House clashed with environmentalists over President Donald Trump's retreat from tough future auto emission...

International

AT&T’s $85.4 Billion Deal For Time Warner Wins EU Thumbs-Up

he U. S. Federal Communications Commission does not expect to review the deal AT&T Inc has won approval from the...

International

Turkey Reassures Investors, Says Dutch Business Not At Risk

Dutch investment in Turkey is not at risk from the diplomatic row between the two countries as Ankara's ire is focused...

International

Purported Boko Haram Video Shows Execution of Alleged Nigerian Spies

Islamist militant sect Boko Haram on Tuesday released a video purporting to show the execution of three men the group...

Headlines

Disney Rejects Cuts To ‘Beauty and the Beast’ In Malaysia

Disney has refused to release a censored version of its film "Beauty and the Beast" in Malaysia after authorities in...

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Somali Pirates Suspected of First Ship Hijacking Since 2012

An oil tanker has been hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia, reports say, the first such hijacking in...

International

Exclusive: Russia Appears To Deploy Forces In Egypt, Eyes On Libya Role

Russia appears to have deployed special forces to an airbase in western Egypt near the border with Libya in recent...

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Somali Pirates Suspected of First Ship Hijacking Since 2012

A freight ship has been hijacked off the coast of Somalia, reports say. A number of suspected pirates boarded the Sri...