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Mozambique’s Gas Boom Dream Under Threat

The small, palm-fringed fishing town of Palma was meant to become a symbol of Mozambique's glittering future,...

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FIFA Gathers In Bahrain Under A Fresh Cloud

Two years on from the corruption crisis which consumed FIFA, football's governing body meets for its latest annual...

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Simbine Surprises In Diamond League 100m Opener

South Africa's Akani Simbine surprised a world-class sprint field, including Justin Gatlin, Asafa Powell and Andre De...

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Basketball Body Lifts ‘hijab Ban’ During Games

Basketball chiefs reversed a controversial ban on professional players wearing headgear Thursday after fierce criticism...

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Gatlin and De Grasse Ready For Early Athletics Season Doha Clash

They finished second and third in last year's Olympics 100m final and on Friday Justin Gatlin and Andre De Grasse renew...

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Kotoko To Offer Danish Coach Ove Pedersen Bumper Salary

In-coming Asante Kotoko coach Ove Pedersen claims he has been offered a bumper deal to take charge of the struggling...

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Hong Kong Firm Snaps Up London Skyscraper In $1.47bn Deal

A Hong Kong property developer has confirmed the near completion of its almost $1.5 billion purchase of London's...

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Top Danish Coach Ove Pedersen Set To Takeover As Kotoko Boss

Top Danish coach Ove Pedersen has arrived in Ghana to holds talks with giants Asante Kotoko over the possibility of...

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OPEC Daily Basket Price Stood At $49.26 A Barrel

The price of OPEC basket of thirteen crudes stood at $49.26 a barrel on Monday, 1 May, 2017, compared with $49.32 the...

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Hamas Eases Stance On Israel With New Policy Document

Hamas has announced it is taking a softer stance on Israel, having for years called for the state's destruction, in a...

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IMF Says Fiscal Reform Moving Gulf In ‘right Direction’

Oil-exporting Arab states of the Gulf are heading "in the right direction" to plug budgetary gaps thanks to fiscal...

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New Hamas Chief To Be Announced Soon

The new leadership of Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas will be announced in the coming days, officials said Sunday,...

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Qatar Upholds Rare Death Sentence In UK Teacher’s Murder

A Doha court on Sunday upheld the death penalty in the retrial of a Qatari man convicted of murdering a 24-year-old...

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Hamas To Amend Controversial Charter In Bid To Ease Ties

Hamas is to unveil a new version of its controversial founding charter which called for the destruction of Israel in a...

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40 Dead In Rebel-Jihadist Clashes Near Damascus

Fierce clashes between jihadists and Islamist rebels near Damascus left at least 40 dead and 70 wounded on Friday, a...

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Gulf States Reject ‘terror’ and ‘interference’

Gulf Arab states pledged Thursday to fight "terrorism" and "foreign interference" across the region. In a joint...

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Salaries of All Black Stars Coaches In the Last 15 Years

It is fair to say that Ghana regularly dispenses with its national coaches at the turn of this generation with the...

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Australia To Restrict Gas Exports As Energy Crisis Bites

Australia will enforce export restrictions on major gas producers, the prime minister said Thursday, to shore up...

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Former Ghana Coach Milovan Appointed Thailand Coach

Former Ghana coach, Milovan Rajevac has been named as the new coach for Thailand’s national team. The Serbian coach...