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College Confirms N. Korea Detains US Citizen Amid Tension

A foreign-funded university in North Korea has confirmed the arrest of a US citizen who was lecturing there -- the...

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N.Korean Media Issue Threat To ‘wipe Out’ US

An official North Korean website warned Monday that Pyongyang will "wipe out" the United States if Washington starts a...

International

Obama To Speak In Chicago, After Months of Quiet Travel

Three months after leaving the White House, former President Barack Obama will deliver his first public remarks of his...

International

Russia’s Actions In Ukraine ‘obstacle’ To Improved Relations

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in a phone conversation Sunday with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said...

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NHL Senators Oust Bruins With Overtime Triumph

Clarke MacArthur scored a power-play goal 6:30 into overtime to give Ottawa a 3-2 victory Sunday at Boston that...

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US Counting On French Anti-Terror Ops In Africa

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday urged France to continue its African anti-terror operations under its new...

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Oprah Winfrey Conquers Acting Fears In ‘Henrietta Lacks’

Before Henrietta Lacks died of cervical cancer in 1951, doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore removed some of...

Business

No Eurobond To Be Issued This Year – Bawumia

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government will not issue any...

Business

Bawumia Leads Delegation For Talks Abroad To Revitalise Economy

A team of Senior Government Officials, led by the Vice President, are meeting partners in London, Washington D. C and...

News

No Eurobond To Be Issued This Year

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the NPP government will not issue any Eurobond and add unto the...

International

IMF Meeting Drops Anti-Protectionism Pledge

Global finance leaders from the IMF and World Bank have dropped a pledge to fight trade protectionism from the closing...

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N. Korea Detains US Citizen

A US citizen has been arrested as he tried to fly out of North Korea, becoming the third American to be detained there,...

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US Defense Secretary Mattis Visits Strategic Djibouti

US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived Sunday for a short visit to Djibouti, a strategically important country on...

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Furious Afghans Call For Resignations After Taliban Base Attack

Afghanistan on Sunday observed a national day of mourning after at least 100 soldiers were killed or wounded in a...

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Warriors Put Blazers On Brink, Gasol’s Floater Sinks Spurs

Stephen Curry scored 14 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter and the Golden State Warriors stormed back from a...

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US Warship In West Pacific For Japan Navy Drills

The US supercarrier Carl Vinson will start joint exercises with Japan's navy on Sunday, Tokyo's defence ministry said,...

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US Businesses Getting Hammered By Venezuela Crisis

The political and economic crisis in Venezuela is costing US companies dearly, as General Motors can attest following...

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$2.2bn Bond Deal ‘perfectly Transparent’ – Casely Hayford

A financial analyst, Sydney Casely-Hayford has said that the transaction between the government and Franklin Templeton...

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Thousands Join March For Science To Fight ‘alternative Facts’

Thousands of people joined a global March for Science on Saturday with Washington the epicenter of a movement to fight...