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To Counter Turkey, Damascus Sidles Up To Kurds

Worried over Turkish advances in Syria's north, the Damascus regime has formed an alliance of convenience with the...

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Nzema Paramount Chief Backs New Ghana Gas CEO

The Paramount Chief of the Western Nzema Traditional Area, Awulae Annor Adjaye III, has said he was not part of other...

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US Stocks Surge To New Records; Dow Above 21,000 Points

US stocks surged back to records in early trading Wednesday, with the Dow topping 21,000 for the first time, as markets...

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Key US Inflation Measure Hits Fastest Pace Since 2012

A closely watched measure of US inflation in January hit its fastest monthly pace in nearly four years, the Commerce...

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‘Big Ben’ Mbala Towers In Basketball-Mad Philippines

"Big Ben" cuts an imposing figure, dominating college basketball in the hoops-crazy Philippines as the best of a wave...

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Best Buy Posts Unexpected Drop In Same-Store Sales

The company's shares fell more than 9 percent in premarket trading. Best Buy Co In (BBY. N), the No. 1 U.S. electronics...

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Pictures of China’s Fearsome New Tanks Leaked Online

A leaked picture of two fearsome Chinese tanks has sparked speculation that China is developing new military vehicles....

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N. Korea Pours Scorn On ‘absurd’ Claims Over Nerve Agent

North Korea Wednesday poured scorn on "absurd" claims that one of its people was killed in Malaysia with a highly...

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Beauty and the Beast To Feature Disney’s First Gay Character

The live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast will feature Disney’s first ever gay character and love scene. US...

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Trump Administration Would Ignore WTO Rulings It Sees As Anti-U.S.

U. S. President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to ignore any rulings by the World Trade Organization that...

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Snap To Price Long-Awaited IPO On Wednesday Amid Signs of Brisk Demand

Snap Inc, owner of popular messaging app Snapchat, will price its initial public offering after the U. S. stock market...

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Facebook Artificial Intelligence Spots Suicidal Users

Facebook has begun using artificial intelligence to identify members that may be at risk of killing themselves. The...

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Fed Trumps Trump As Dollar, U.S. Treasury Yields Soar

The dollar and U. S. Treasury yields jumped on Wednesday, while stocks were mixed, as investors focused less on U.S....

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I Won’t Lobby For Post – Sir John

A former national officer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Sir...

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Nduom To Join Independence Celebrations In Georgia

Ghanaians and friends of Ghana in the State of Georgia in the United States of America (USA) have invited Dr Papa Kwesi...

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Snap IPO May Lead Pack of Tech ‘unicorns’

After a dearth of technology listings in 2016, Snapchat parent Snap is set for its market debut as early as this week....

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I’m An Animal, A Lion – Ibrahimovic

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said he “feels like a lion” after inspiring Manchester United to their EFL Cup final triumph...

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Rejoinder To KKD: English and Christian Names Are Not Slave Identities

“The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and...

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KAIPTC Ranked Top Think Tank In Africa

The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) has been named sub-Sahara Africa’s topmost think-...