3 Powerful Ways to Stay Positive
24/08/2016We’ve all received the well-meaning advice to “stay positive.” The greater the challenge, the more this glass-half-full wisdom can come across as Pollyannaish and unrealistic. It’s hard to find the.
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Humanitarian Aid to Reach 800,000 Nigerians in North East
24/08/2016By Lisa Schlein The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are scaling up emergency operations in northeast Nigeria to reach people impacted by the Boko Haram insurgency. Aid groups recently.
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Earthquake Hits Central Italy, At Least 37 Dead
24/08/2016A strong earthquake shook central Italy early Wednesday causing extensive damage to areas near the epicenter and killing at least 37 people. The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at.
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Nigeria: Air Force Says Top Boko Haram Fighters Killed
24/08/2016By Lesley Wroughton Nigeria’s air force said it had killed a number of senior Boko Haram fighters and possibly their overall leader, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pledged.
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Ghana Producer Inflation Rises to 10.3 Percent In July
24/08/2016Ghana’s producer price inflation (PPI) rose to 10.3 percent year-on-year in July from 7.6 percent the month before, driven by rising gold prices, the statistics office said on Wednesday. PPI.
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Improving and Keeping the Lights on in Africa
24/08/2016By: Inih Essien, Contributor The word POWER is one that inspires an abundance of mixed emotions among Africans. From despair to resignation to faint hope and outright delusion, the gamut.
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North Korea Fires Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile towards Japan
24/08/2016By Ju-min Park and Jack Kim North Korea fired a submarine-launched missile on Wednesday that flew about 500 km (311 miles) towards Japan, a show of improving technological capability for.
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Angola’s Ruling Party Picks Leaders Ahead of 2017 Election
24/08/2016Angola’s ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) has recently elected new party leaders, including a former army general, seen as a front-runner to succeed long-time president José.
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South African Opposition Wins Control of Johannesburg
23/08/2016South Africa’s main opposition party on Monday won control of the local government in Johannesburg, the country’s economic hub, unseating the ruling party, which has run the municipal council since.
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Oil Slips below $49 as Rising Supply Trumps Hopes for Producer Action
23/08/2016By Alex Lawler Oil fell below $49 a barrel on Tuesday, giving up part of August’s strong rally, as signs of rising supply outweighed hopes that producing nations will agree.
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