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US Deaths From Alzheimer’s Soar 55 Percent Since 1999

Deaths from Alzheimer's in America have soared 55 percent since 1999, as the burden of this fatal form of dementia...

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UK Hunts For Bomber’s Network Amid Row Over US Leaks

Britain pressed a manhunt Thursday for a Libya-linked jihadist network thought to be behind the deadly Manchester...

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US Probe Finds More Than 100 Civilians Killed In Mosul Air Strike

A US strike targeting Islamic State fighters in a Mosul building in Iraq in March killed at least 105 civilians when...

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Akaminko Returns To Black Stars As Kwesi Appiah Names 30 For Afcon Qualifier

Coach Kwesi Appiah has announced a 30-man squad for Ghana’s upcoming 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifying match...

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Bishop Kumorji Installed 2nd Bishop of Keta-Akatsi Diocese

The Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, Most Rev. Charles Palmer-Buckle, has advised the 2nd bishop of Keta-Akatsi...

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Expect Above-Average Atlantic Hurricane Season, US Forecasters Say

The Atlantic ocean could see another above-average hurricane season this year, with 11-17 big storms and as many as...

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US Probe Finds More Than 100 Civilians Killed In Mosul Air Strike

A US strike targeting Islamic State fighters in a Mosul building in Iraq in March killed at least 105 civilians when...

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Palestinian President Wants US To Mediate Hunger Strike

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Thursday he has asked the United States to mediate on a standoff between...

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Russia’s Disinformation Efforts Hit 39 Countries

Russia's campaign of cyberespionage and disinformation has targeted hundreds of individuals and organizations from at...

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US Lawmakers Propose Ban On Tourist Visits To North Korea

US lawmakers submitted a bill Thursday to tightly restrict travel and ban tourism to North Korea, citing the risk that...

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Seven Based Local Players Handed Black Stars Call Up

Black Stars coach Coach, Kwesi Appia, has included seven based local players in his 30-man squad for Ghana’s upcoming...

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Saudi Telecom To Form $500 Mn Venture Capital Fund

Saudi Arabia's largest telecommunications firm said Thursday it will set up a $500-million venture capital fund to...

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In Europe, Trump Feels the Heat On Climate

At every stop in Donald Trump's whirlwind of summit meetings in Europe, the issue of climate change -- and the US...

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Sisi’s Egypt Cracks Down On News Websites

Egypt's government, already accused of muzzling freedom of expression and opposition to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi,...

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Funding Shortfall Hits Starving In NE Nigeria

Lack of funding is forcing aid agencies to cut feeding programmes for starving people in northeast Nigeria, the UN said...

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Father of Manchester Bomb Suspect ‘was In Militant Group’

The father of suspected Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi was once part of a Libyan militant group with alleged...

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Iran Says It Has Built Third Underground Missile Factory

Iran has built a third underground plant to manufacture ballistic missiles, the head of its Revolutionary Guards...

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Obama ‘heartbroken’ By Manchester Attack

Former United States President Barack Obama said at a Berlin reunion with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday he...

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EU’s Tusk Says No ‘common Position’ On Russia With Trump

European Union president Donald Tusk said talks with US President Donald Trump on Thursday revealed no "common...