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White House Aides’ Finances Revealed In Disclosure Documents

Documents released by the White House have revealed millions of dollars in assets held by its senior staff. President...

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Fisher Folk To Benefit From ‘Tigo Fishers Network Initiative’

A letter of collaboration covering the “Tigo Fishers Network Initiative,” a project aimed at providing fisher folk...

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US Embassy In Kabul Fires Six Over Drugs

The dismissal of six employees from the US embassy in Kabul for using or possessing drugs is an embarrassment to...

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Ghana Should Be Fighting Against ECG Concession

A member of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), Dr. Steve Manteaw, is against attempts to improve...

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Israel Approves First New West Bank Settlement In 20 Years

Israel has approved the building of the first new settlement on the occupied West Bank in more than two decades. A...

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Democrats Urge Probe of Trump Ties To Iran-Linked Oligarch

Senior Senate Democrats on Thursday said they were demanding the US government investigate connections between...

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Deputy Energy Minister-Designate

The Deputy Minister-designate for Energy, Mr William Owuraku Aidoo, appeared before the Appointments Committee of...

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Camping Or Cooking? Unusual Meth Case In Top US Court

At their store selling camping gear in southern Tennessee, the Honeycutt brothers pretended not to notice when profits...

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Lebanon University Settles US Lawsuit Over Hezbollah

A Lebanese university will pay $700,000 to settle a US lawsuit over allegations it provided "material support" to...

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Germany Seeks EU Help In Steel Row With the US

Germany has called on the European Commission to back its steelmakers by insisting on global trade rules in a dispute...

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Ghana To Lose $600m Over Human Trafficking If…

Ghana stands the risk of losing some $ 600 million annually from the United States aid if it continually fails in its...

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US Military Chiefs Defend Diplomacy In Face of Trump Cuts

President Donald Trump's proposed gutting of the State Department budget and other "soft power" agencies could hamper...

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China’s ZTE Pleads Guilty To Violating US Sanctions On Iran, N.Korea

Chinese telecom giant ZTE has pleaded guilty in a US court to violating US export controls by selling goods to Iran and...

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Sea Ice Hits New Record Low At Both Poles

The sea ice cover in the Arctic and Antarctic hit new record lows for this time of year, marking the smallest polar ice...

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Electronics Banned On Some US Flights From Middle East

The US has announced a ban on electronic devices from cabin baggage on flights from eight mainly Middle Eastern and...

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US To Ban Laptops and Tablets On Flights From Eight Countries

The US is banning electronic devices from cabin baggage on flights from eight mainly Middle Eastern and North African...

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US To Ban Laptops and Tablets On Flights From Eight Countries

The US is banning electronic devices such as laptops and tablets from cabin baggage on flights from eight Middle...

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US Poised To Curb Electronic Devices On Middle East Flights

The United States is poised to ban large electronic devices such as laptops or cameras on board flights from up to a...

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Hacked Websites On the Rise

Google painted a bleak picture of cybersecurity trends Monday, saying the number of websites hacked rose 32 percent...