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Russian plane crashes in Siberia with 16 injured

An IL-18 aeroplane belonging to the Russian defence ministry has crashed in Yakutia in Siberia with 39 people on board. The defence ministry said 16...

Buses attacked, burned on way to evacuate besieged Syrian villages

A man on a motorcycle drives past burning buses while en route to evacuate ill and injured people from the besieged Syrian villages of...

Kanye West meets US President-elect at Trump Tower

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and musician Kanye West pose for media at Trump Tower in Manhattan. Photo Credit: Reuters   Rapper Kanye West has visited Trump...

Trump picks Exxon chief Tillerson as secretary of state

ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson. Photo Credit: Reuters   President-elect Donald Trump announced Exxon Mobil Corp's Rex Tillerson as his choice for secretary of state...

Cuba signs deal for faster internet access to Google content

Most Cubans can only access the internet from public wi-fi hotspots. Photo Credit: AP Cuba's state-run telecommunications company Etecsa has signed a deal with Google...

Death toll in Istanbul bombings rises to 44

Turkish police officers carry a coffin of a fellow officer during a ceremony for police officers killed in Saturday's blasts in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo...

South Korea’s President Park impeached in parliamentary vote

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye. Photo Credit: Reuters     South Korean lawmakers on Friday voted overwhelmingly to impeach President Park Geun-hye over an influence-peddling scandal, setting...

Italy PM Renzi resigns, president to consult with parties

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (C) arrives at Quirinale Presidential palace to tender his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella in Rome, Italy. Photo Credit:...

Samsung Electronics considers structural split as investor pressure builds

Photo Credit: Reuters     South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Tuesday it will increase dividends and consider splitting itself, as the tech giant faces...

[Update] 76 dead in Colombia plane crash

The plane crashed in a mountainous area on its way to Medellin. Photo Credit: TELEANTIOQUIA VIA TWITTER 76 people have now been confirmed by police to...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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