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From the Death Penalty To Gay Marriage

Same-sex marriage, which Taiwan could become the first Asian nation to authorise, is currently legal in around 20...

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Taiwan To Make Landmark Gay Marriage Ruling

Taiwan could become the first place in Asia to legalise gay marriage on Wednesday when a court makes a landmark ruling...

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Hong Kong Police Arrest 21 Uber Drivers In Sting

Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested 21 Uber drivers for carrying passengers without a proper permit following an...

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China Flexes Muscle In Spy Games Against US

A cartoon posted in a dusty alleyway in the heart of Beijing warns passersby not to fall prey to the charms of foreign...

Business

We Have No Reason To Import Chicken

Businessman, Dr. Kofi Amoah has urged government not to shy away from rolling out protectionist policies to favour...

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China Sidesteps Duterte Claim of War Threat Over Sea Row

China on Monday sidestepped claims by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that it had threatened to go to war over the...

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Hope In Taiwan Ahead of Landmark Gay Marriage Ruling

A court ruling in Taiwan this week could make the island the first place in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, in a...

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Barred From WHO Meet, Taiwan Urges Global ‘pressure’ On China

Taiwan voiced deep disappointment Sunday at its exclusion from a major World Health Organization meeting, and urged...

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Gatlin Struggles To Victory In Japan

American Justin Gatlin, so often the pantomime villain of men's sprinting, returned to winning form with a pedestrian...

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SoftBank-Saudi High-Tech Vision Fund Raises $93bn

Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank said, with Saudi partners, it has raised nearly $100 billion in pledges to launch a...

International

China ‘crippled CIA By Killing US Sources’

Up to 20 CIA informants were killed or imprisoned by the Chinese government between 2010 and 2012, the New York Times...

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China Threatened ‘war’ Over Sea Row

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday China's leaders told him they were prepared to go to war over...

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Game Over? Taiwan’s Struggling Kuomintang

The Kuomintang party dominated Taiwan for decades with its wealth and an iron fist -- but now it is battling to keep a...

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China, ASEAN Agree On Draft Framework For South China Sea Code

China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) took a step towards easing tensions in the South China...

News

Ghana-China Relations Must Survive Galamsey Controversy

There is the need to ensure that illegal mining or galamsey is successfully brought to an end, without the marring of...

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Manila, Beijing To Open South China Sea Talks Next Week

The Philippines and China will open bilateral talks on their dispute over the South China Sea next week, Manila's...

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Alarm Grows Over Global Ransomware Attacks

Security experts expressed alarm Friday over a fast-moving wave of cyberattacks around the world that appeared to...

International

Ransomware Infections Reported Worldwide

A massive ransomware campaign appears to have infected a number of organisations around the world. Computers in...

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Stop the Chinanisation of Africa!

“Unknown.” That was the shocking response from Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry to the question: “How many...