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Interesting Times At President’s 72nd GA Speech [Full Text & Video]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo delivered a speech on behalf of Ghana at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly...

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El Clasico Fever Grips Miami

The new La Liga season is still weeks away, but try telling Miami that Saturday night's El Clasico at a sold-out Hard...

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Emmanuel Tagoe Begins Prep For Argenis Mendez

Emmanuel “Game Boy” Tagoe, the WBA’s twelfth-ranked lightweight, is in the gym as he opens up camp for his August...

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‘Peculiar’ Radio Signals Emerge From Nearby Star

Some very "peculiar signals" have been noticed coming from a star just 11 light-years away, scientists in Puerto Rico...

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Puerto Rico Enacts Medicinal Marijuana Law

The depleted government coffers of bankrupt Puerto Rico will take in $50 million a month now that a law allowing the...

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Viewpoint: Africa-Cuba Solidarity Reaffirmed At Namibia Conference

Close bonds between the people of the African continent and the Caribbean island-nation of Cuba have been centuries in...

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In ‘Despacito,’ Reggaeton Rises From Margins To Pop Triumph

Reggaeton music has long been a fixture in nightclubs around the Spanish-speaking world, but that hasn't brought it...

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Puerto Ricans Vote On Knotty US Relationship

To become a true US state, to choose independence or to maintain the status quo: Puerto Ricans will on Sunday mull...

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Zika Birth Defects In 5 Percent of Infected Women In US Islands

Five percent of women in the US territories who were infected with the Zika virus while pregnant had fetus or babies...

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Puerto Rico, A US Cousin, Mulls Its Status and Identity

"How pretty is the flag, is the flag of Puerto Rico!" The salsa lyric blasts out of a little ice cream stand outside...

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Ananya Vinay, 12, Wins US Spelling Bee With ‘marocain’

A 12-year-old girl from California has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee after a tense final in Washington. Ananya...

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Saudi King Earns More Retweets Than Trump, Study Says

Donald Trump may be lighting up Twitter with strange new words and attacks on allies but in the battle for most...

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Puerto Rico Drinking Water Is Worst In US

The US territory of Puerto Rico has the worst drinking water in the nation, and the majority of the island's water...

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Comprehensive Wrap Up of Ghanaian Players Abroad

Veteran midfielder Michael Essien made the headlines in Indonesia over the weekend after coming off the bench to score...

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Puerto Rico Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

The governor of Puerto Rico announced Wednesday that the US territory would seek a form of bankruptcy protection to...

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Holiday Inn Hotels Hit By Card Payment System Hack

The owner of the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza hotel brands has disclosed that payment card-stealing malware has struck...

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Reverend Azigiza Jnr To Be Honored At 2017 Rush Ghana DJ Awards

Reverend Azigiza Jnr., known for his overwhelming triumph in 1991 as the Best West African DJ, Best African DJ in 1993...

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Manatees Are No Longer Endangered

Manatees are no longer an endangered species, US officials said Thursday, declaring success after decades of efforts to...

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VW Reaches $157 Mn Diesel Settlement With 10 US States

German automaker Volkswagen AG said Thursday it reached a settlement with 10 US states on environmental and consumer...