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States Backing Terror Risk ‘falling Victim’ To It

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed sympathy for the victims of a terror attack in Iran that killed 13...

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Melanoma Patients Who Remove Lymph Nodes Don’t Live Longer

People diagnosed with melanoma who then undergo surgery to have lymph nodes removed near the original tumor site do not...

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Trump Calls Qatar Emir As Efforts Build To End Crisis

President Donald Trump called Qatar's emir Wednesday and offered his services as a mediator in a damaging feud between...

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Arrest In NSA News Leak Fuels Debate On Source Protection

It was a major scoop for The Intercept -- documents suggesting a concerted Russian effort to hack US election systems...

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Pound Firms, Oil Drops As Markets Await British Vote, Comey Hearing

The pound climbed Wednesday on the eve of the British general election, while oil prices fell hard after a US inventory...

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Pence Hails New NASA Astronauts As ‘best of Us’

Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday hailed 12 new NASA astronauts as "the best of us," after they were selected from...

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Ex-FBI Chief Comey Says Trump Pressured Him On Russia Probe

Fired FBI director James Comey said Wednesday that Donald Trump urged him to drop a probe into former national security...

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Professor Owusu Lauds WACCI For Spearheading Africa’s Agriculture Transformation

Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, Vice Chancellor, University of Ghana (UG), has lauded the West Africa Centre for Crop...

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Ariana Grande Resumes Tour In Paris Amid Tight Security

Fans turned out Wednesday evening for the resumption of US singer Ariana Grande world tour in Paris, more than two...

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Violinist Accuses Airline of Rough Treatment At US Airport

A violinist accused United Airlines of rough treatment after she refused to check her fragile 18th century instrument...

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Comey Confirms Trump Told Him To Let Flynn Probe Go

Fired FBI director James Comey confirmed in a statement Wednesday that US President Donald Trump urged him to drop an...

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Trump Offers To Mediate Qatar Crisis In Call With Emir

President Donald Trump spoke to Qatar's emir on Wednesday, offering US mediation in a crisis that has split...

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‘Dreamer’ Faces New Threat of Deportation Under Trump

She was once the face of the heated debate on immigration, the child of Mexicans who entered the United States...

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Ofori-Atta’s Explanations Unsatisfactory – Minority

A former Deputy Minister of Finance and the Member of Parliament for Ajumako Enyan Essiam, Cassiel Ato Forson, has...

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Turkish Parliament Approves Troop Deployment In Qatar

Turkey's parliament has approved a legislation allowing its troops to be deployed to a Turkish military base in Qatar....

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Murray Books Wawrinka Showdown At French Open

World number one Andy Murray advanced to his fifth French Open semi-final on Wednesday, defeating Japanese eighth seed...

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Defense Grills Accuser At Cosby Sex Assault Trial

The main accuser in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial was subject to vigorous cross-examination by the defense...

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From Criminal Lawyer To FBI Chief

Tapped by Donald Trump as the new head of the FBI, Christopher Wray is a high-flying criminal lawyer who represented...

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Young Woman In US Leak Case Faces Day In Court

The 25-year-old intelligence contractor accused of leaking a top secret report on Russian meddling in the US election...