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US Now Conducts Social Media Background Checks Before Issuing Visa

The Trump administration has approved plans to ask US visa applicants for details of their social media use. Consular...

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Musicians Play Tunes In Protest At US-Mexico Border Wall

German and Mexican artists staged a show on the border with the United States in protest at Washington's plans to build...

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Iran Says Trump’s Climate Pact Withdrawal Will Isolate US

Iran on Sunday joined the international chorus of criticism against President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from...

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Indonesia Says 1,200 IS Operatives In Philippines

There are about 1,200 Islamic State (IS) group operatives in the Philippines, including foreigners of whom 40 are from...

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Ceasefire Hopes For Civilians In War-Torn Philippine City

Philippine authorities said Sunday they were trying to negotiate a ceasefire in a war-torn southern city to rescue up...

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Trump Offers Help As London Grapples With Violent Incidents

President Donald Trump offered US help Saturday to Britain in response to reports of three violent incidents including...

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African Union Offers Full Support For UN Climate Deal

The African Union (AU) on Saturday joined the chorus of disapproval at US President Donald Trump's decision to pull out...

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African Union Offers Full Support For UN Climate Deal

The African Union (AU) on Saturday joined the chorus of disapproval at US President Donald Trump's decision to pull out...

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Trump Does Believe In Climate Change and Man’s Role In It

President Donald Trump does believe the world climate is changing and humans bear some responsibility, US Ambassador to...

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After Teen’s Suicide, Suite Becomes Memorial Against Bullies

Well after 18-year-old Tyler Clementi killed himself in 2010, his shellshocked mother found that strangers remembered...

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Oracle Team USA Beat Kiwis In Key America’s Cup Qualifier

Holders Oracle Team USA defeated Emirates Team New Zealand on Saturday to win the round-robin phase of qualifying for...

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Trump Critics, Backers March Around Globe Over Climate and Russia

Sharp political passions over President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Paris climate treaty and his links to Russia...

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Radiohead Hits Back At Israel Boycott Calls As ‘divisive’

Radiohead hit back Friday at a campaign urging the band to scrap a show in Israel, calling the boycott effort divisive,...

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Modi Tells Macron India Will ‘go Beyond’ Paris Climate Accord

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed after meeting French President Emmanuel Macron Saturday to go "above and...

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Explosions Rock Funeral In Tense Kabul

At least 15 people were killed and wounded as explosions rocked the funeral of an Afghan politician's son who died...

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Anti-Terror Agency Raids Homes of Kashmir Separatists

India's anti-terrorism agency Saturday searched the homes of separatist leaders in restive Kashmir as part of an...

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Akufo-Addo Swears In First Batch of Ambassadors [Photos]

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Friday presented letters of credence to eight (8) Ghanaians as Ambassadors to head the...

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USA Chapter of GRASAG Inaugurated In Washington

Against a backdrop of limited support for Ghanaian students abroad, GRASAG-USA was inaugurated at the forecourt of the...

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USAId’S Ghana Mission Head Visits Agric & Natural Resources Mgt. Site

The Ghana Mission Director of USAID, Andrew Karas, is impressed with rural women in Northern Ghana for their adoption...