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  By:brightwebtv.com/Martin Awuku Turkey will cut value-added tax (VAT) to zero on books, magazines and newspapers in a regulation that parliament is to discuss next week, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.   The move is aimed at making books and printed media affordable as well as supporting publishers that …

  By:brightwebtv.com/bright Agyapong. File photo: Kenya Airways Boeing 737-800 planes are seen parked at the Jomo Kenyatta International airport near Kenya’s capital Nairo   Two Kenya Airways planes collided Saturday at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The Embraer planes collided while undergoing maintenance, Kenya Civil Aviation Authority Director-General Gilbert Kibe …

  By:brightwebtv.com/bright Awuku Hawaii could raise the legal smoking age to 100, effectively banning cigarettes for the vast majority of people in the state.   In a new bill, proposed by Democrat Richard Creagan, the smoking age would increase rapidly between 2020 and 2024. It will need to pass through …

    By:brightwebtv.com/bright Agyapong Canada’s leading cryptocurrency exchange company has said it cannot repay $190m (£110m) to clients because its founder died with their passwords.   QuadrigaCX’s founder Gerald Cotten, 30, died “due to complications with Crohn’s disease” while travelling in India to open an orphanage in December, his wife …

      A woman allegedly seeking revenge on her cheating husband stabbed him to death before chopping off his penis and placing it in his lifeless hand, a court heard. Lawyer Udeme Otike-Odibi, 47, is accused of murdering her husband Sym, 50, after discovering he was having an affair. After …

  A rural middle school in south China presented their top pupils with an unusual award for doing well in their exams.   The school located in the Xindong village in Fujian province presented a total of 30 top students with fresh fish last Monday for their excellent academic performance …

  The US Ambassador to Ghana, Ms Stephanie S. Sullivan, has called on the government to take immediate steps to provide the travel documents to the Ghanaians in the US who had been given deportation orders to prevent the imposition of further restrictions on the country.   She stressed that …

  The Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo has been involved in a plane crash but miraculously escaped with the entire crew on board, MyNewsGh.com has gathered.   Sources indicate the number two gentleman of the oil rich country was on a campaign tour when the incident occurred at Kabba …

    As Nigerians prepare to vote in presidential elections on February 16, DW looks at the players, the key issues and what role young people are playing in the political sphere.   This time next month Nigerians will be heading to the polls to vote in the general election. …

  Two of the three suspects reportedly tried to build a homemade bomb and considered carrying out an armed or vehicle attack.   H Prosecutors accused the suspects of planning an “Islamist motivated attack.” Three Iraqi refugees were arrested on Wednesday in northern Germany for preparing a terror attack. Two …