Day: February 16, 2017

International

South Africa’s Battle With Armyworms

South African farmers are battling an alien armyworm invasion that has already caused devastation on their crops. The...

Headlines

India Awards Drilling Rights For New Oil and Gas Fields

India has awarded drilling rights for 31 small oil and gas fields as it looks to reduce its costly dependence on energy...

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Villagers Glorify Their Children In China Festival

Looking like living dress-up dolls, elaborately costumed children are paraded through an eastern China village as...

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Bird-Flu Deaths Rise In China, Shutting Poultry Markets

China is experiencing its deadliest outbreak of the H7N9 bird-flu strain since it first appeared in humans in 2013,...

Business

Damning Report On Newmont Ahafo Mine Operation

A research study by the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and two other institutions shows that the operation of the...

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LeBron Leads Cavaliers Into Break With Win Over Pacers

LeBron James scored 31 points, Kyrie Irving added 26 and Kyle Korver had 22 to spark defending NBA champion Cleveland...

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I Will Harness Resources For Development

Mr Eric Kwakye Dafour, Minister-designate for Eastern region has stated that he would harness the human and material...

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Refugees Serve Up Coffee and Life Lessons In California

A coffee shop that recently opened in California is serving customers more than just steamy cups of latte or espresso,...

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The Grammys Aren’t Racist

Even Adele was shocked when she beat Beyonce in the best album category at the Grammys. “I can’t possibly accept...

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Yahoo and Verizon ‘near To Agreeing Revised Sale Terms’

Internet group Yahoo has reportedly agreed a price cut on its initial $4.8bn (£3.86bn) sale to Verizon. Verizon’s...

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Vitamin D Pills ‘could Stop Colds Or Flu’

Vitamin D supplements could spare more than three million people from colds or flu in the UK each year, researchers...

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All Set For Council of State Elections Today

The Electoral Commission of Ghana says it has made all the necessary arrangements to hold a smooth Council of State...

International

Malaysia Arrests Second Woman In Suspected Assassination of Kim Jong Nam

Malaysian police detained a second woman on Thursday suspected of involvement in the apparent assassination of the...

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First Lady Cuts Sod For Construction of Cancer Children Hostel

First lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has today cut sod for the construction of a 30 bed hostel facility to help provide...

Headlines

Tripoli Residents In Daily Ordeal On Uprising Anniversary

Six years after the start of an uprising that toppled a dictator, Libyans in Tripoli see no reason to celebrate with...

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Second Woman Arrested Over Kim Jong-Nam Murder

A second woman has been arrested in the connection with the death of Kim Jong-nam, the brother of North Korean leader...

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[Video] Coded of 4X4 Narrates How Accident Has Left Him In Wheelchair

A member of hiplife music group, 4×4, Raphael Edem Avornyo has narrated his near-fatal accident which has temporarily...

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Barclays Ghana Celebrates Centenary With Citi FM

As part of Barclays Bank Ghana’s celebration of 100 years in Ghana, the bank paid a surprise visit to Citi FM to...

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Ghana’s Soldiers In The Gambia To Be Downsized To 50

The Minister for Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, has announced that Ghana’s soldiers in the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia,...