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WASCAL Appoints Prof Adegoke As New Interim Executive Director
West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) has appointed Professor Jimmy...
Trump Plans His Own Asia Pivot With Attendance At Two November Summits
Donald Trump will attend a series of key summits in Asia in November, his vice president said Thursday, adding it was a...
Unilever Sales Rise On Higher Prices
Soft growth in North America, Europe and Brazil hurt sales at Unilever and Nestle, two of the world's major consumer...
US Accuses Iran of ‘alarming Provocations’ Amid Nuclear Tensions
The US secretary of state has accused Iran of "alarming ongoing provocations" aimed at destabilising the Middle East...
Bubba Watson Takes Clubhouse Lead In Shenzhen
Two-time Masters champion American Bubba Watson led the first round of the storm-interrupted Shenzhen International on...
Key US Jobless Benefits Level Hits 17-Year Low
New claims for US jobless benefits rose slightly in mid-April but the total number of people seeking unemployment...
Trump To Attend Asia Summits
Donald Trump will attend a series of key summits in Asia in November, his vice president said Thursday, adding it was a...
UN, Russia Set For Syria Meet Without US
The UN's Syria envoy said Thursday that he will hold talks with Russian officials next week but without the US present...
Verizon Reports 20 Percent Fall In Quarterly Profit
Verizon Communications Inc (VZ. N), the No. 1 U.S. wireless carrier, reported a 20 percent fall in quarterly profit as...
Pentagon Chief Pledges Support For Egypt’s Sisi
US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and top brass in Cairo on Thursday,...
Israel Extends Remand of Teenager Accused of US Bomb Threats
An Israeli court on Thursday extended the remand of an Israeli-American teenager accused of making dozens of...
Scared Syrian Evacuees Stuck At Site of Deadly Bombing
Hundreds of frightened Syrians being evacuated from besieged towns were stuck Thursday at a rebel-held transit point...
Bill Gates Urges UK To Protect Foreign Aid
Reducing the UK government's commitment to foreign aid spending would cost lives, American billionaire philanthropist...
GM Says Venezuelan Car Plant Is Seized By Government
General Motors has said its Venezuelan car plant has been seized by the government as political tension rises in the...
Britain Loses 1bn Pounds Through VAT Fraud, Error By Amazon, EBay Sellers
Britain is losing up to 1 billion pounds a year in value added tax (VAT) because of fraud or error by sellers using...
Iran FM Slams ‘worn-Out’ US Nuclear Accusations
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday criticised "worn-out" US accusations that it was seeking a...
Legendary! Stonebwoy Features On New Morgan Heritage Album
Ghanaian Dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy is featured on the upcoming album of legendary Reggae group Morgan Heritage. The...
Push For Legislative Reforms
The Second Lady, Mrs Samira Bawumia, has charged women to rise up to their challenges by pushing for legislative and...
Chemical Arms Watchdog To Vote On Moscow Bid For New Syria Probe
The governing body of the global chemical arms watchdog will Thursday vote on a controversial Russian-Iranian move to...