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US Warns South Sudan Regional Plan Is Last Chance For Peace
The United States warned Thursday that a new regional plan to shore up South Sudan's failing peace agreement was the...
FAO Warns Against Over Reliance On Pesticides To Fight Fall Armyworms
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Accra has warned against the over reliance on pesticides in the...
Why Shatta Did Not Attend Stonebwoy’s Wedding
Due to the rumoured beef between Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy, several commentators commented on Shatta’s absence from...
No Laptop Ban As US Says All Airlines Have Raised Security
All 180 airlines serving the United States have taken the security steps needed to avoid being forced to implement...
Six On Burundi Robotics Team Go Missing In US, Two Seen In Canada
Two of six teens from Burundi who were reported missing in Washington after taking part in an international robotics...
Sears In Deal To Sell Kenmore Appliances On Amazon
Slumping US retailer Sears announced an agreement Thursday to sell appliances from its Kenmore line on Amazon, a move...
US, European Police Say ‘dark Web’ Markets Shut Down
US and European police on Thursday announced the shutdown of two huge "dark web" marketplaces that allowed the...
O.J. Simpson Expected To Be Granted Parole
Disgraced American football star O. J. Simpson -- who was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend, but jailed...
US Fines Exxon $2 Mn Over Ukraine-Related Sanctions Breaches
The United States on Thursday hit oil giant ExxonMobil with a $2 million fine for violating Ukraine-related sanctions,...
IS Falling ‘very Fast’
The Islamic State group is falling "very fast," US President Donald Trump said Thursday as he visited the Pentagon for...
Spieth Delighted With Open Start
Jordan Spieth admitted it had been a near-perfect day after the world number three fired an ominous 65 in the first...
US Attorney General Plans To Stay On Despite Trump Rebuke
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday he intends to stay in his job despite blistering criticism from...
Citigroup Picks Frankfurt As New EU Hub After Brexit
Citigroup has picked Frankfurt as its headquarters for broker-dealer duties for EU countries after Brexit, a Citigroup...
Young People Trust Less, But Still Happy
Young people's trust in key figures such as politicians and religious leaders has fallen sharply over the past five...
Down the Drain? The Economic Costs of Illicit Financial Flows In Africa’s Extractive Sector [Article]
Resource-rich African countries are facing significant economic headwinds. Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer,...
US Claims For Jobless Benefits Drop In Mid-July
New claims for US jobless benefits tumbled in mid-July to their lowest level in two months, further evidence of a...
Parents of US Reporter Missing In Syria Urge Captors To Reach Out
The parents of Austin Tice, a freelance reporter who went missing in Syria nearly five years ago, urged their son's...
China Orders Tech Firms To Ramp Up Censorship
China has ordered the country's biggest technology firms to immediately "rectify" violations and shut accounts that...
Boat Refugees To Leave PNG Despite US Uncertainty
Hundreds of refugees being held at a remote Papua New Guinea detention camp will be moved by October despite...