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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Russia’s Disinformation Efforts Hit 39 Countries
Russia's campaign of cyberespionage and disinformation has targeted hundreds of individuals and organizations from at...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Obama ‘heartbroken’ By Manchester Attack
Former United States President Barack Obama said at a Berlin reunion with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday he...
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...