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The global economic recovery is on firmer footing as improving growth in China, Europe and Japan offset downward revisions for ...

UN Says Moroccan Peacekeeper Killed In Central African Republic

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An ambush killed a Moroccan peacekeeper and wounded three others on Sunday in the Central African Republic, the United Nations ...

Ill Nigerian President Appears In Rare Photo

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An apparent photo of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was posted on Twitter Sunday, offering a rare glimpse of the ill ...

Libya’s Rival Leaders Due In Paris For Talks

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The heads of the opposing sides in Libya's crisis are planning to meet in Paris on Tuesday for talks to ...

Two Biggest Parties Neck-and-Neck In East Timor Election

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The two largest parties in East Timor's parliamentary election were neck-and-neck, according to preliminary results Sunday, with neither expected to ...

Gov’t Committed To Fight Against Cyber Crime – Minister

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The government remains committed to the fight against cybercrime, the Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekufful, has said. She said the ...

A Dangerous Route To Manhood

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Naked, covered in white clay mud, and with his penis wrapped in leaves, Abongile Maqegu, 20, sits in a hut ...

Headway On AIDS Threatened By Funding Slowdown

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Progress in beating back the AIDS epidemic risks being eroded by a funding shortfall set to grow under Donald Trump's ...

China Cashing Out As Mobile Payment Soars

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Yang Qianqian holds out her smartphone to scan a barcode on the mobile of a vendor selling fresh fruit and ...

ECOWAS Leaders Call For W.African Birth Rate To Be Halved

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Senior politicians in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Saturday called for measures to cut the birth ...

MSF Reopens Kunduz Facility After Deadly US Hospital Bombing

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Medecins Sans Frontiers in Afghanistan on Saturday reopened a small medical clinic in northern Kunduz province where nearly two years ...

A Humanitarian Hub In Boko Haram Territory

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Mangoes and watermelons, prayer mats and Chinese-made utensils are again filling the stalls of Maiduguri's markets, as they recover after ...

East Timor Votes For Parliament Amid Huge Challenges

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East Timor headed to the polls to elect a new parliament Saturday as Asia's youngest democracy battles economic challenges 15 ...

Growing Ghana, Through Flowers and Gardens

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In August, 2013, Stratcomm Africa established the Ghana Garden and Flower Movement (GGFM) to be a catalyst for the harnessing ...

US To ‘ban Americans From Visiting’ North Korea

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The US is to ban its citizens from travelling to North Korea. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a ...

Myanmar Still Using ‘same Tactics’ of Oppression As Junta

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Myanmar is still using the same "tactics" to silence its people as the former junta, the UN's rights envoy said ...

Three Dead As Clashes Erupt Over Jerusalem Holy Site

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Three Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded Friday as clashes erupted between protesters and Israeli forces over new security measures ...

US ‘to Ban Travel To North Korea’

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The US is to ban its citizens from travelling to North Korea, according to two agencies that operate tours there. ...

Indian Troops Open Fire On Kashmir Protesters, Killing One

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The Indian army opened fire on a group of stone-throwing protesters Friday, killing one youth and injuring another in Indian-administered ...

UN Blames Saudi-Led Coalition For Deadly Yemen Strike

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