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Akufo-Addo Inaugurates Board of Ghana Investment & Infrastructure Fund

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, inaugurated the 9-member Board...

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US Fed Sees ‘considerable Uncertainty’ Over Trump Fiscal Stimulus…

Policymakers at the Federal Reserve continue to see "considerable uncertainty" about the effects of possible fiscal...

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US May Widen Ban of Carry-On Computers On Planes

The United States may soon expand its ban on air passengers carrying computers on board on US-bound flights, Homeland...

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Trump Strategist Bannon Dropped From National Security Council

Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump's chief strategist, has lost his seat on the powerful National Security Council in...

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Afghan Activists Urge Progress In ICC War Crimes Probe

Afghan human rights groups urged the International Criminal Court on Wednesday to speed up a war crimes probe in their...

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Senator Ends 15-Hour Speech Opposing Trump’s Court Pick

Democratic US Senator Jeff Merkley delivered one of the longer speeches in Senate history by holding the floor for more...

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Taiwan Announces Submarine Building Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit

Taiwan has announced plans for eight new submarines, a senior Taiwanese navy official confirmed on Wednesday. The new...

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Syria ‘chemical’ Attack

International outrage is mounting over a suspected chemical attack that killed scores of civilians in a rebel-held town...

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North Korean Ballistic Missile Fired Into the Sea of Japan

North Korea has test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile from its eastern port of Sinpo into the Sea of Japan. South...

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North Korea Fires Missile Into Sea of Japan

Nuclear-armed North Korea on Wednesday fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, South Korea and the US military...

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North Korea Fires Missile Into Sea of Japan

Nuclear-armed North Korea on Wednesday fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, South Korea's defence ministry...

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‘Chemical Attack’ Leaves US Syria Policy In Disarray

The United States' stumbling response Tuesday to the latest apparent chemical weapons strike in Syria underlined the...

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More Than Half A Million Sign Melania Trump Petition

More than half a million people have signed a petition demanding that First Lady Melania Trump move into the White...

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Trump Son-In-Law, Top US Officer Meet Iraq Kurd Leaders

President Donald Trump's son-in-law and the US's top military officer met with Kurdish leaders in Arbil on Tuesday, the...

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Eritrea Slams US Sanctions After North Korea Military Deal

Eritrea has criticised the United States for slapping "misguided" sanctions on its navy, a month after it emerged the...

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US To End Funding For UN Population Fund Over Abortion

The US government plans to stop funding the United Nations Population Fund because of the organization's "coercive"...

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South Korean Civic Groups Moving To Oppose THAAD Deployment

Civic and religious groups in South Korea are moving to oppose the deployment of the U. S. Terminal High Altitude Area...

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North Korea Threatens To Hit Back Over Sanctions

North Korea has warned it will retaliate if the global community ramps up sanctions over its latest round of weapons...

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EU, UN Seek Plan For Syria’s Future At Aid Conference

The European Union and the UN host a two-day conference starting Tuesday on Syria's future, with Russian-backed...