November 2017

India plans to use fire trucks to spray water over parts of its capital to combat toxic smog and dust that has triggered a pollution emergency, with conditions expected to worsen over the weekend. Illegal crop burning in farm states…
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Separatists from Cameroon’s Anglophone region have killed four security forces in several attacks over the past few days, the government said on Saturday, an unprecedented violent turn to a movement that risks morphing into a full blown…
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Energy sector players want government to expedite processes in the decoupling of thermal assets management from the Volta River Authority (VRA). They argue that a further delay of the process will hamper efforts to reform the energy…
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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Cape Coast South, Kwaku Ricketts-Hagan, has suggested that hasty public endorsements from members of the NDC for John Mahama to contest the Presidency in 2020, could eventually…
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A life-size model of Adolf Hitler used for "selfies" by visitors to an Indonesian museum has been removed. Pictures shared on social media show people grinning as they pose with the Nazi leader in front of an image of the gates of…
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A 28-year-old Egyptian newlywed woman, is seeking a divorce after only two weeks of marriage because her husband does all of the household chores. Her husband, 31, also runs a successful clothing store, where he employs several staff…
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US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin have agreed to fight so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria until its defeat, the Kremlin says. It said a statement was prepared by experts after the leaders met briefly on the…
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The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) is developing a National Building Code aimed at ensuring adequate protection, public health and safety in the building and construction industry. The code, which will cover new buildings or those…
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The government will be bearing the cost of the registration fees for candidates in public schools who will be writing the 2018 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). A statement dated 6 November 217, issued by the West African…
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The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed satisfaction with the operations of the Accra Compost and Recycling Plant, at Adjen Kotoku. He said the Plant is helping in bringing to bear an efficient and modern model of…
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