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Ghana’s outgoing president Nana Akufo-Addo failed to live up to expectations – a look at his time in office

YoopyaNovember 28, 2024November 28, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 28, 2024November 28, 20240

For the first time in seven years, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will end the year without Ghana’s presidency weighing on his shoulders. Ghana goes to the polls...

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Moscow warns the US over allowing Ukraine to hit Russian soil with longer-range weapons

YoopyaNovember 19, 2024November 19, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 19, 2024November 19, 20240

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Kremlin warned Monday that President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with U.S.-supplied longer-range missiles adds “fuel to...

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A gold pocket watch given to the captain who rescued Titanic survivors sells for record price

YoopyaNovember 17, 2024November 17, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 17, 2024November 17, 20240

LONDON (AP) — A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic sold at auction for nearly $2...

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35 years after The Satanic Verses controversy, newly unearthed letters reveal some uncomfortable truths

YoopyaNovember 14, 2024November 14, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 14, 2024November 14, 20240

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is famous for his forthright statements to other world leaders. In March 1989, Mahathir wrote a letter to then UK Prime Minister Margaret...

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Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government

YoopyaNovember 14, 2024November 14, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 14, 2024November 14, 20240

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S....

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Trump put Elon Musk on phone with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy during congratulatory call, official says

YoopyaNovember 9, 2024November 9, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 9, 2024November 9, 20240

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump put billionaire Elon Musk on the line with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy when the Ukrainian leader called to congratulate the incoming...

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Why the German government collapsed and what to expect now

YoopyaNovember 9, 2024November 9, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 9, 2024November 9, 20240

The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has sacked his finance minister Christian Lindner escalating a long conflict in the German government and ultimately causing the fragile...

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Attackers assaulted Israeli fans after a soccer match in Amsterdam, leaving 5 people hospitalized

YoopyaNovember 8, 2024November 8, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 8, 2024November 8, 20240

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Attackers assaulted Israeli fans overnight after a soccer match in Amsterdam, leaving five people hospitalized, Dutch authorities said Friday. Dozens were arrested....

Africa

Salva Kiir: South Sudan’s president fought for independence, but then fuelled division, violence and corruption

YoopyaNovember 8, 2024November 8, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 8, 2024November 8, 20240

Salva Kiir Mayardit has served as South Sudan’s president since the country’s independence in 2011. South Sudan’s secession from Sudan came on the heels of...

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Oklahoma storms injure at least 11 and leave thousands without power

YoopyaNovember 4, 2024November 4, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 4, 2024November 4, 20240

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Severe storms and tornadoes battered Oklahoma early Sunday, tossing cars and ripping roofs off buildings in the middle of the night...