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Pet owners are struggling with the rising cost of living in the West African nation.

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Emergency services warn the number of victims may rise as recovery and rescue operations continue.

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Half the world’s population—around four billion people—experienced at least one extra month of extreme heat between May 2024 and May 2025, and scientists say climate change is directly to blame

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Elon Musk is stepping down from his temporary role leading the Department of Government Efficiency, ending a controversial chapter in Washington

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The mother of a pro-democracy activist imprisoned in Egypt is seriously ill in a London hospital after resuming a hunger strike

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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, pressure is mounting on Justice Minister Constant Mutamba after explosive allegations over a multi-million dollar no-bid contract and suspicious fund transfers

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Shakira has cancelled her Saturday night performance at Nationals Park, part of the opening weekend of WorldPride 2025—a global LGBTQ+ celebration

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In Bentiu, survival requires vigilance and vigorous efforts to maintain and strengthen the vast network of dikes that protect hundreds of thousands of people living on a tiny sliver of land surrounded by 4,500 square kilometres of floodwater

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In the quiet hours before dawn, torrential rains swept through the town of Mokwa in north-central Nigeria, leaving behind a path of destruction

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Flavours like menthol, bubble gum and cotton candy are masking the harshness of tobacco and nicotine products turning toxic products into youth-friendly bait, the agency says. Flavours not only make it harder to quit but have also been linked to serious lung diseases

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World Boxing says Olympic champion Imane Khelif will not be allowed to fight in the female category at their competitions until she undergoes a mandatory sex test.

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Big Ocean, a three-member K-pop group composed entirely of artists with hearing disabilities, is redefining the limits of music and performance — one beat at a time

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[RFI] After seven years in development, Côte d'Ivoire has launched West Africa's first agricultural commodities exchange - the Bourse des Matières Premières Agricoles or BMPA.

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[Ghanaian Times] Azar Chemical Industries Limited (Azar Paint) has donated paints and related supplies worth over GH¢250, 000 to the Regional Maritime University (RMU) in Accra on Wednesday.

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[Ghanaian Times] Yesterday, President John Dramani Mahama announced plans to reintroduce road tolls through a digital system; and it was portrayed as a new, forward-thinking initiative aligned with Ghana's digital transformation. While we acknowledge his recognition of the importance of digitising the economy, a process championed by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration, it is essential to set the record straight.

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[Ghanaian Times] The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Alhaji Sulemana Yusif, has tasked the new Bono Regional Lands Commission board to conduct their activities with the utmost integrity and transparency.

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[InfoWire] United Capital Group, Nigeria's leading investment banking and financial services institution, has taken a major step in its Pan-African expansion, with the official launch of its West Africa office, United Capital Asset Management West Africa Limited, in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

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[Ghanaian Times] Nana Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng, a veteran journalist and former chairman of the National Media Commission, has passed on in London. He is said to have died on Monday.

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[Ghanaian Times] Fan Milk PLC, a dairy and beverage company in the country, last year recorded strong revenue growth and doubled its net profit.

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[Ghanaian Times] A Professor of Public Health and Nutrition at the University of Health and Allied Sciences, Professor Paul Amuna, has expressed concern over the poor labelling on most food consumables on the market, stressing that this posed a serious health threat to the country.

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[Ghanaian Times] The inadequacy in food labelling has for some time now become topical as health experts have indicated that it is silently undermining public health and threatening to worsen the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).