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US hits China with higher tariffs, raising stakes in trade talks
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The United States pulled the trigger Friday on a steep increase in tariffs on Chinese products and Beijing immediately vowed to hit back, turning up the heat before a second day of trade negotiations. President Donald Trump got a briefing from
US moving Patriot missile battery to Mideast to counter Iran, Pentagon says
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The Pentagon said Friday the U.S. will deploy an amphibious assault ship and a Patriot missile battery into the Middle East region to bolster an aircraft carrier force sent to counter alleged threats from Iran. “These assets will join the USS
Up to 70 migrants killed off coast of Tunisia after boat capsizes
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A boat carrying up to 70 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa has sunk in the Mediterranean, leaving three people dead and dozens missing, Tunisian officials said Friday, revealing once again that crossing the central Mediterranean has become more treacherous than ever for
BoG to punish businesses, individuals who charge in dollars
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The Bank of Ghana, BoG says it will punish businesses and individuals who charge dollars for their services in the country.According to the statement from BoG on Thursday, the general public must only use the Ghana Cedi (GH¢) and pesewas (GHp)
Ghanaian charged for lying to obtain US citizenship, illegally voting in 10 elections
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A federal grand jury in the United States of America has indicted a Ghanaian native on charges of passport fraud, falsely claiming U.S. citizenship and illegally voting. Michael Nana Baako, 50, was a physician who practiced in Maryland hospitals and had
US urges North Korea to close political prison camps, free inmates
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The United States called on North Korea on Thursday to “dismantle all political prison camps” and release all political prisoners, who it said numbered between 80,000 and 120,000. In remarks to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, Mark Cassayre, U.S.
Trump to nominate Shanahan as defense secretary
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U.S. President Donald Trump will nominate Patrick Shanahan to be his second secretary of defense, the White House announced Thursday. The former Boeing executive has been leading the Pentagon as acting secretary since Jan. 1, a highly unusual arrangement for arguably
Putin vows to fight neo-nazism, hails military might on Russia’s Victory Day
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Russian President Vladimir Putin told the annual military Victory Day parade in Red Square on Thursday that the country will continue to strengthen its armed forces. The parade marked the 74th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany. It included about