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China's imports and exports were much stronger than expected in November, robust numbers that could clear the way for the central bank to raise interest rates as soon as this weekend. The data on Friday also offered a double-hit of healthy…

Protesters attacked government buildings and damaged a car carrying Prince Charles after parliament voted on Thursday to raise fees paid by university students in a vote which divided the coalition government. The move to shift the burden…

The Food and Drugs Board (FDB) has alerted Ghanaians about some fake "Starkist" Tuna imported into the country. It said its safety could not be guaranteed because it had not been registered with the Board. In an interview with the Ghana…

The founder and former chief executive of Italian food conglomerate Parmalat has been sentenced to 18 years in jail for his role in a fraud at the firm. Calisto Tanzi was convicted of criminal association and fraudulent bankruptcy. A…

An army of computer hackers is planning to bring down British government websites if Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is extradited to Sweden. The 1,500-strong network of online activists has already sabotaged the websites of…

The Nobel Peace Prize committee is preparing to host its award ceremony, amid continuing anger from the Chinese government at this year's winner. Dissident Liu Xiaobo - jailed in north-east China for political offences - will not be in…

Japanese stocks slipped from a seven-month high on Friday on profit taking, though were poised to outperform the rest of Asia this week, while U.S. Treasuries were steady on the view yields had risen too high, too quickly. With three weeks…

Skirmishes raged across cyberspace between WikiLeaks supporters and the companies they accuse of trying to stifle the group, with websites on both sides of the battle line taken out of service or choked off by attacks. The U.N.'s top human…

President Obama is getting along better than ever with Capitol Hill Republicans. But his relationship with Democratic Sen. Charles E. Schumer has hit a rough patch. The newly appointed Senate Democratic "message" guru has emerged as the…

The Management of Aqua Vitens Rand Ltd (AVRL) on Thursday said the current erratic water supply to customers in the western parts of Accra served by the Weija Treatment Plant had been caused primarily by disruptions to power supply. It…