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Rescuers tow abandoned migrant ship to Italy
A cargo vessel carrying hundreds of migrants is being towed to Italy after it was abandoned by smugglers and left...
Read moreDetailsOil price drop: UK stations cut petrol, diesel prices
Three major United Kingdom supermarkets are ushering in the New Year by cutting petrol and diesel prices ...
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ECOWAS common tariff begins today
Nigeria along with other members of the Economic Community of West African States will on January 1st 2015 adopt a...
Read moreDetailsUN Security Council rejects Palestine Statehood
The UN Security Council failed Tuesday to adopt a resolution on Palestinian statehood by a vote of eight to two,...
Read moreDetailsTrial confirms Ebola vaccine candidate safe
Two experimental DNA vaccines to prevent Ebola virus and the closely related Marburg virus are safe, and generated a similar...
Read moreDetailsCorruption: Brazilian oil company Petrobras sued by US City
The US city of Providence, Rhode Island is suing the Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras over investor losses due to...
Read moreDetailsUkraine and rebels trade prisoners in Donetsk
Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have exchanged scores of prisoners with the Ukrainian government near the rebel-held city of Donetsk....
Read moreDetailsControversial North Korea comedy, ‘The Interview’ hits US cinemas
Raunchy comedy “The Interview” — the movie that has outraged North Korea for lampooning dictator Kim Jong-Un — opened in...
Read moreDetailsUS to re-establish diplomatic ties with Cuba
US President Barack Obama has hailed a "new chapter" in US relations with Cuba, announcing moves to normalise diplomatic and...
Read moreDetailsECOWAS re-admits Burkina Faso
The 46th session of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ended on...
Read moreDetailsSydney siege: Three dead after commandos storm cafe
Two people died, along with an Islamist gunman, after commandos stormed a cafe in Sydney, Australia, to bring to an...
Read moreDetailsBill Cosby speaks out against sexual assault claims
Bill Cosby has spoken out for the first time against allegations of sexual abuse, saying he only expects the "black...
Read moreDetailsUgandan maid jailed four years for battering toddler
A viral video of Ugandan nanny beating a toddler has led the maid to a four-year prison sentence on Monday,...
Read moreDetailsECOWAS biometric card to replace travel certificate
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Biometric Identity Card will go into force in 2016, representing ...
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