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Germany Suspends Afghan Refugee Deportations After Kabul Attack

Germany has temporarily suspended the group deportations of rejected Afghan asylum seekers following the Kabul truck...

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EU Orders Facebook and Google To Crack Down On Hate Speech

Facebook, Google and other US internet giants have sharply boosted efforts to clamp down on online hate speech, a top...

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Over 800 Residents Displaced

A total of 818 residents of Bongo in the Upper East Region, have been displaced by the Monday night rainstorm which...

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Over 40, Including Ghanaians, ‘die of Thirst In Sahara Desert’

Survivors say 44 people have died of thirst after their truck broke down in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, the...

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Sri Lanka Pressed Over Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes

Sri Lanka-based Western diplomats Thursday urged Colombo to investigate a wave of anti-Muslim violence in the...

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Ethiopia Blocks Mobile Internet

Mobile internet access in Ethiopia has been blocked by the government – but officials are refusing to say why. It was...

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Ghanaians, Others ‘die of Thirst’ In Sahara Desert

Survivors say 44 people have died of thirst after their truck broke down in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, the...

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Over 40 People ‘die of Thirst’ In Sahara Desert

Survivors say 44 people have died of thirst after their truck broke down in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, the...

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World Ignores Plight of Africans Fleeing Conflict

The world is turning a blind eye to millions of Africans who have fled their homes due to conflict, a Norwegian charity...

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44 Migrants, Including Babies, Die In Niger Desert

At least 44 migrants, including women and babies, were found dead after their vehicle broke down in the desert of...

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Navratilova Blasts ‘sick and Dangerous’ Court Comments

Tennis great Martina Navratilova slammed "sick and dangerous" comments by Australia's Margaret Court that the sport was...

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Ghana To Lose $ 330m Yearly Over $2.25bn Bond

The Minority in Parliament has accused the Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta of causing financial loss to the state with...

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Claim of Conflict of Interest Over $2.2bn Local Bond Imaginary – Government

Government is insisting nothing untoward happened in the $2.25 billion local bond issued on the Financial market in...

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Jerry Garcia Guitar Raises More Than $3 Mln For Rights Group

A guitar of Grateful Dead legend Jerry Garcia on Wednesday raised more than $3 million at an auction to support a...

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I’m Into Prostitution Because of My Poor Family

She wanted to be a lawyer by profession, winning landmark court cases and registering her name as one of the most...

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Queen Mothers Association To Re-Introduce Puberty Rites To Curb Teenage Pregnancy

Queen mothers in the Ashanti region are considering reintroducing puberty rites to curb the high rate of teenage...

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Majority Joins Minority To Hurl Finance Minister Before Parliament Over $2.5bn Bond

The Minority in Parliament has secured an opportunity to question Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta in parliament...

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Ohio Sues Five Drugmakers Over Role In Opioid Crisis

The US state of Ohio on Wednesday sued five major producers of prescription opioid medications, accusing them of lying...

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HIV Prevalence High Among Females

Dr Patrick Bampoh, Northern Regional Coordinator of HIV and AIDS, has said the HIV prevalence is high among females in...