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Majority Accuses NDC MPs of Frustrating Gov’t Business After Vetting Boycott

The Majority in Parliament is accusing the minority of deliberating scuttling government’s business after it...

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Qatar World Cup Labourers Working 18-Hour Days

Migrant World Cup stadium labourers in Qatar can work 18-hour days -- more than twice the maximum amount permitted by...

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Facebook Ramps Up Fight Against ‘revenge Porn’

Facebook on Wednesday unleashed a new weapon in the war against "revenge porn" at the leading social network as well as...

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We Have Changed Our Mind; No Boycott of Parliament – NDC MPs

The Minority NDC MPs say their decision to boycott Parliament on Thursday and Friday, April 6 and 7, 2017, have been...

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Gays Protected From Workplace Discrimination

Gay rights advocates Wednesday hailed a first-of-its-kind federal appeals court ruling that employers cannot...

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Israel Approves Controversial Law On House Demolitions

Israel's parliament on Wednesday voted in favour of a controversial law against illegal constructions that detractors...

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Germany Clears Extradition of Tunisia Jihadist Suspect

A German court Wednesday ruled that a Tunisian suspect in the 2015 jihadist attack on a Tunis museum can be extradited,...

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Mexicans Build Lives Back Home With US Earnings

The Botello brothers grew up in a small stone hut in a remote Mexican village until they went to the United States....

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Trump Strategist Bannon Loses National Security Council Seat

Steve Bannon is a lightning rod for much anti-Trump criticism President Donald Trump has removed his senior strategist...

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US-Mexico Border Crossings At 17-Year Low

The number of people arrested crossing the Mexico border into the US has fallen to the lowest level in 17 years. There...

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Growth In US Services Sector Slows In March

The massive US services sector cooled in March after a strong February, the Institute for Supply Management said...

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US-Mexico Border Crossings At 17-Year Low

The number of people arrested crossing the Mexico border into the US has fallen to the lowest level in 17 years. There...

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Iceland Set To Tackle Gender Pay Gap With World’s Toughest Law

Iceland’s parliament is examining a bill that would require companies to prove they offer equal pay to employees. The...

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Rev. Jackson Hosts John Mahama

Rev. Jesse Jackson in a handshake with former President Mahama American civil rights activist, Reverend Jesse Jackson,...

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40% of People In Ghana Are Depressed – Psychologist

Depression is a health condition which is prevalent in Ghana, with four to five out of every 10 persons suffering from...

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Minority Boycotts Vetting C’ttee

The Minority members on the Appointments Committee of Parliament have boycotted the activities of the committee over...

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Should Equal Pay For Men and Women Be Mandatory?

Like many countries, the UK has made slow progress in reducing its gender pay gap. However, it might do well to look to...

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Robust Data Will Drive Attainment of SDGs – Bawumia

Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has emphasised the need for data to aid the implementation of the 2030...

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Lawyer Storms Supreme Court

A private legal practitioner Elikplim L. Agbemava, has filed a suit at the Supreme Court seeking clarification on some...