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Akufo-Addo’s Full Speech At 2017 May Day Celebration

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo addressed the May Day parade at the Black Star Square with a speech which...

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Global Unemployment Expected To Rise By 3.4m In 2017

ILO: Global unemployment expected to rise by 3.4m in 2017 The global unemployment rate is expected to rise modestly...

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Syrian Forces Used Nerve Gas In Four Recent Attacks

Syrian government forces used deadly nerve gas in Khan Sheikhun and in three other recent attacks, Human Rights Watch...

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New Syria War Crimes Panel To Launch Soon

A new UN body tasked with identifying individuals guilty of atrocities in Syria should start work shortly, a key step...

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In Iraq’s Mosul, Mobile Clinics Deliver Precious Medical Care

Men, women and children stand in separate lines in the scorching sun baking west Mosul's Baghdad Square for a turn in...

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Akufo-Addo’s Cousin, A Potential Economist of Deception (Part 2)

“If those journalists who pride themselves on reporting corruption in others, then ask for unofficial payment for...

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North Korea Warns of ‘catastrophic Consequences’

South Korea and the United States wrapped up their annual large-scale military drills on Sunday but continued a...

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Winter Fighting Took Heavy Toll On Afghan Forces

Afghan security forces were killed at a "shockingly high" rate during what historically has been a winter lull in...

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Has Mahama Ruined the Return of Mahama?

Has Mahama ruined the return of Mahama? I do not wish to find myself in the camp of those who harbour a fallacious view...

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Around 20 Jihadists Killed Or Captured In Mali’s North

French soldiers killed or captured about 20 jihadists in Mali's restive north where a French soldier was killed on...

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Dozens of Yazidis Enslaved By IS In Iraq Now Free

hirty-six members of the Yazidi religious minority are free after nearly three years in the hands of so-called Islamic...

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Can Merkel Press Saudi Authorities On Women’s Rights?

German Chancellor Angela Merkel landed in Saudi Arabia Sunday on a one-day official visit. She will hold talks with the...

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Ibrahim Mahama Guaranteed My First Visa

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Efutu in the Central region Alexander Afenyo Markin has revealed that brother of...

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Ghana Registers Remarkable Reduction In Malaria Cases

Mr Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey, the Behavioural Change Communication Specialist of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has...

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Akufo-Addo Justifies Yahya Jammeh Removal

President Akufo-Addo has justified his decision to commit Ghanaian troops to The Gambia when there was a political...

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US Service Member Killed In Blast Near Iraqi City of Mosul

A US service member has died from wounds sustained in the blast Saturday of an explosive device outside the Iraqi city...

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US Aircraft Carrier Starts Drill With South Korean Navy

The US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on Saturday kicked off a joint drill with the South Korean navy, officials...

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Mali State of Emergency ‘extended By 6 Months’

Mali has extended a state of emergency by six months until October 31, a source in the parliament told AFP on Saturday,...

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UN Calls For Halt To South Sudan Fighting

The United Nations on Saturday called for a halt to fighting in South Sudan after the government launched a new...