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North Korea Conducts Ballistic Missile Test
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile in the first such test since Donald Trump took office as US president. Mr...
Turmoil Grows Over White House Correspondents’ Dinner
It is supposed to be a light-hearted gathering of journalists, celebrities and the president, where differences are put...
South Sudan General Quits, Cites Army Abuses and Ethnic Bias
A South Sudanese general has resigned, citing abuses by the security forces against civilians and what he called...
Trump Says He Will Bring Down the Price of Wall On Mexico’s Border
President Donald Trump pushed back early on Saturday on assertions that the wall he wants built on the U. S. border...
North Korea ‘conducts Ballistic Missile Test’
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile, South Korea's military says, the first such test since Donald Trump took...
Altice To Launch US Cable News Channel
European-based media and telecom group Altice is launching its i24news channel next week in the United States,...
Angola’s President Orders Inquiry Into Stadium Stampede That Killed 17
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has ordered an investigation into the cause of a stampede at a football match...
Cameroon Police Kill Two In Protests In English-Speaking Northwest
Cameroon police killed two protestors and wounded 10 others on Friday in the latest bout of violence in the...
Angola Stadium Stampede In Uige Kills 17
At least 17 people have been killed in a stampede at a football stadium in the northern Angolan city of Uige, local...
Reform Land Rights In Cities, World Bank Tells Africa
Land rights are the key to creating jobs, ending poverty and reducing high living costs in Africa's cities, the World...
Energy Products Boost U.S. Import Prices In January
U. S. import prices rose more than expected in January amid further gains in the cost of energy products, but a strong...
Aon To Sell Benefits Outsourcing To Blackstone For $4.3 Billion
They typically seek to sell ownership of such assets at a big profit a few years after they invest. Insurance broker...
Afghan Military Would Support More Foreign Troops, Official Says
The Afghan Defense Ministry welcomed on Friday suggestions by the commander of international forces in Afghanistan that...
Trump Border ‘wall’ To Cost $21.6 Billion, Take 3.5 Years To Build
President Donald Trump’s “wall” along the U. S.-Mexico border would be a series of fences and walls that would...
MTN Group Expect 2016 Loss Due To $1bn Nigeria Fine
South Africa-based MTN Group expects to report a full-year loss due to a $1 billion regulatory fine in Nigeria and...
Ghanaian Gay Refugees Lost Several Fingers To Frostbite
Refugees crossing into Canada from US on foot despite freezing temperatures Uncertainty caused by Trump’s policies...
Trump Breaks Ice With China In Letter To Leader Xi Jinping
US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to Xi Jinping, his first direct approach to the Chinese leader. The...
Eight Countries Sign Up To Counter Trump’s Global Anti-Abortion Move
Eight countries have joined an initiative to raise millions of dollars to replace shortfalls caused by President Donald...
Removal of Illegal Miners At Obuasi Mine Near Completion — AngloGold
Illegal miners have “largely been cleared” from AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi mine and the company can now explore a...