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Ethiopia Blocks Adoptions, Leaving Parents Stranded

Ethiopia's government has suspended adoptions, leaving dozens of foreign parents unable to unite with orphans they have...

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US Climate Pact Pullout Could Add 0.3 Degrees of Warming

The US withdrawal from the Paris climate pact could "in a worst case scenario" add a 0.3 degree Celsius rise in global...

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Ghana To Launch First Satellite Into Space

All Nation University’s giant steps towards putting Ghana in the ‘League of Nations’ exploring space technology...

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Timing May Thwart Trump’s Move To Quit Paris Climate Pact

The earliest possible date for America's official withdrawal from the climate-rescue Paris Agreement is just a day...

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Putin Says Snowden No ‘traitor’ In Oliver Stone Interviews

In US director Oliver Stone's edgy new interview series, Russian leader Vladimir Putin says he believes intelligence...

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John Mahama Blasts Trump

Ghana's former President John Mahama has called the decision by US President Donald Trump to withdraw from the 2015...

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Billionaire Bloomberg Pledges $15 Million To UN For Climate Change

US billionaire Michael Bloomberg has offered $15 million to UN efforts to tackle climate change after President Donald...

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Pacific Islands Accuse US of ‘abandoning’ Them To Climate Change

Pacific Islands at risk of being swallowed by rising seas accused Washington of "abandoning" vulnerable nations and...

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EU’s Juncker Opens China Summit Vowing To Uphold Paris Deal

China and the EU are sending the world a signal there can be "no backsliding" on the Paris climate pact, European...

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Bill Cosby Latest In Litany of Famous Sexual Assault Cases

Megastar turned pariah Bill Cosby, who goes on trial Monday for allegedly drugging and assaulting a woman in 2004,...

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Snapchat Spectacles, Which Take Photos and Video, Launch In the UK and Europe

Snapchat Spectacles, sunglasses which also capture photographs and video, are going on sale in the UK. Snap Inc, the...

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US Travel Ban Goes To Supreme Court

The White House has asked the US Supreme Court to reinstate a travel ban on people from majority Muslim countries. The...

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Dismay As Trump Signals Exit From Accord

There has been widespread international condemnation of President Trump’s announcement that the US is withdrawing...

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China Vows To Uphold Climate Pact After US Pullout

Beijing vowed Friday to uphold the Paris climate accord after the United States withdrew from the pact, saying it was a...

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Six-Shooting USA Take Aim At First Under-20 Football World Title

The United States have raised hopes of a surprise Under-20 World Cup win after they stormed into the quarter-finals...

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Roger Waters Returns After 25 Years With Trump In Sights

On his first album in 25 years, Roger Waters has brought back the tense mood of isolation that characterized Pink...

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India’s Mobile Internet Use Increases Ninefold

Mobile internet usage in India has increased ninefold in a single year, after the launch of a new operator sparked a...

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Mahama Fires Trump Over ‘misinformed’ Climate Change Decision

Former President John Dramani Mahama has lashed out at US President, Donald Trump over his decision to opt out of the...

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Mattis Arrives In Singapore As N. Korea Tensions Swirl

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis arrived in Singapore on Friday ahead of a key defence summit where longstanding US allies...