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Army Medics ‘deployed To Zimbabwe Hospitals’

Non-critical patients were being turned away from major hospitals Zimbabwe has deployed army medics to work at major...

International

Malawi Minister Fired Over ‘maizegate’ Scandal

Malawi's Agriculture Minister George Chaponda has been fired over a scandal that has been dubbed "maizegate". Last...

Business

AngloGold Obuasi Swings To Profit As It Lifts Force Majeure

AngloGold Ashanti lifted force majeure on its Ghanaian Obuasi mine on Tuesday after the removal of thousands of illegal...

International

Wells Fargo Fund Business On the Defensive Amid Sales Scandal

When a scandal over unauthorized accounts rocked Wells Fargo & Co's (WFC. N) retail division last fall, executives at...

International

Higher Customer Traffic Boosts Wal-Mart’s Sales; Margins Under Pressure

Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT. N) on Tuesday reported higher-than-expected U.S. sales, helped by more customer visits to its...

Business

Ghana Cocoa Buyers Say Cocobod Financing Delays Hindering Purchases

Licensed cocoa buyers in Ghana said yesterday that week-long delays in the release of financing by industry regulator,...

International

Exclusive: CIA-Backed Aid For Syrian Rebels Frozen After Islamist Attack

CIA-coordinated military aid for rebels in northwest Syria has been frozen since they came under major Islamist attack...

International

Malaysia Says Still To Establish What Killed North Korean

Malaysian authorities said on Tuesday they had still to establish what was used to kill the estranged half-brother of...

International

Wal-Mart’s Quarterly Comparable Sales Beat Estimates

At Friday's close, Wal-Mart shares had risen 0.36 percent since the start of the year. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT. N) on...

Headlines

Mugabe Marks 93rd Birthday With Faltering TV Interview

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, the world's oldest national ruler, turned 93 on Tuesday, using a long and...

International

Uber Hires Ex-U.S. Attorney General Holder To Probe Sexual Harassment

Uber Technologies Inc has hired former U. S. Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a review of sexual harassment...

Sports

FIFA Boss Infantino Calls Unprecedented African Summit Meeting

FIFA President Gianni Infantino will meet more than 50 presidents of African football associations in an unprecedented...

Headlines

Women Named To Head Saudi Bourse, Major Bank

Women have been named to head Saudi Arabia's stock exchange and a major bank, the institutions announced, despite the...

Top Stories

Somalia Car Bomb: 34 People Killed

At least 34 people have been killed and about 50 injured in a car bomb blast in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The car...

International

Kraft Walks Away From ‘friendly’ Bid For Unilever

U. S. food company Kraft Heinz Co (KHC.O) withdrew its proposal for a $143-billion merger with larger rival Unilever...

International

Kraft Withdraws Offer To Merge With Unilever

The companies did not provide details of the reason for ending the discussion in a statement. U. S. food company Kraft...

International

Somalia Mogadishu Car Bomb

At least 16 people have been killed and more than 40 injured in a car bomb blast in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The...

International

Iraq Launches Offensive On Last Islamic State Stronghold In Mosul Leftright 25/25leftright

U. S.-backed Iraqi forces on Sunday launched a ground offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants from their...

International

PSA Pledges To Keep Opel’s Four German Sites Running

PSA Group (PEUP. PA) has pledged to the German government to continue operating all four of Opel's German production...