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All Eyes On Okyehene Again!

All eyes are focus on the Chief of Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area, to fairly and amicably end the 30-year litigation...

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US Cities, States Mobilize Against Climate Change Without Trump

Even as President Donald Trump steers the United States away from actively fighting climate change, a number of...

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Yemen War Threatens Millennia-Old Mummies

Yemen's war has claimed thousands of lives and pushed millions to the brink of famine. Now the conflict threatens to...

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London Conference Aims For Stable Somalia Under New Chief

International leaders are gathering in London on Thursday to thrash out agreements with Somalia aimed at stabilising...

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Syria An ‘unwinnable’ War

"There will only be peace in Syria or in any of the other conflicts that we are witnessing when the parties to the...

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US Offers $10 Mn Reward For Ex-Qaeda Affiliate Chief

The United States is offering a $10 million reward for information to identify or locate the head of Al-Qaeda's former...

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UN Warns of Massive Displacement In Yemen

A UN official warned Wednesday that up to half a million people could be displaced as conflict escalates and the...

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Germany To Shut Berlin Hostel Over North Korea Link

The German government said Wednesday it will shut down a Berlin hostel after it emerged that the site is North Korean...

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Ghana Loses $2.3bn Through Galamsey

Ghana lost a whopping $2.3 billion in 2016 through ‘galamsey’ activities. Isaac Karikari, a Director at the Lands...

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Yemen Strongman Saleh Open To Negotiations With Saudi

Yemen's ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh is open to negotiations with rival Saudi Arabia, two years into a deadly war...

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Myanmar Police Fire Shots To Break Up Nationalist, Muslim Scuffles

Police in Myanmar fired warning shots to break up scuffles between Buddhist nationalists and Muslims in Myanmar's...

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Indonesian Men Face 80 Strokes of the Cane For Gay Sex

Two gay men who were caught having sex by a vigilante mob will be caned 80 times for breaking Sharia law in a strict...

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Thai Army Hunts Four Over Supermarket Car Bomb

Thailand's military said Wednesday it was hunting four suspects over a large car bomb which wounded more than 60 people...

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Indonesia Faces Calls To Repeal Blasphemy Laws

Indonesia is facing renewed calls to repeal its controversial blasphemy law after the jailing of Jakarta's Christian...

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Ghana, IMF To Decide Next Month

Government’s decision on a possible extension of the IMF deal is likely to be concluded next month. This is the...

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Supporters Rally For Jakarta’s Jailed Christian Governor

Supporters of Jakarta's Christian governor staged a colourful rally outside city hall Wednesday a day after he was...

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South Sudan’s Kiir Replaces Army Chief Paul Malong

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has dismissed Paul Malong, the war-torn country's powerful army chief of staff....

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Four UN Peacekeepers Killed In Central African Republic

Four UN peacekeepers have been found dead and one remains missing after an attack on a convoy in the Central African...

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Time To Say ‘For Every Child In Ghana, Let’s Be Fair’

Time to say ‘For every child in Ghana, let’s be fair’ By: Susan Namondo Ngongi By investing more in education and...