Day: April 27, 2017
Airbag Maker Takata Shares Plunge Nearly 20% On Bankruptcy Report
Takata shares dropped nearly 20 percent on Thursday after a media report said the embattled Japanese airbag maker was...
Trump’s First 100 Days In 10 Tweets
Since entering office, President Donald Trump has used Twitter to issue declarations on everything from America's...
Film Festival Spotlights Racism In France
Alexandre Amiel was alarmed when his 11-year-old son asked the day after the attacks on Charlie Hebdo magazine and a...
French Tourist Attacked By Shark In New Zealand
A French tourist survived a rare shark attack in New Zealand on Thursday, suffering only moderate injuries, rescuers...
Ebook Sales Drop As Readers Favour Non-Fiction Books
Sales of ebooks dropped 3% to £538m last year, according to the Publishers Association trade body. But total book...
Fitbit Investigates Report of ‘exploding’ Tracker
Fitbit has said it is investigating a report from a Wisconsin woman who said she suffered second-degree burns when her...
Burundi Accused By WFP of Blocking A Convoy
The UN's World Food Programme has said Burundi has blocked an 10-truck aid convoy coming in from Rwanda, the Reuters...
Buhari Denies Targeting Jonathan In Corruption Fight
Nigeria's presidency has defended President Muhammadu Buhari over allegations that his anti-corruption fight is...
Zambia President ‘not Involved In Opposition Leader Woes’
Mr Hichilema has been in custody for more than a fortnight Zambia's presidential spokesman Amos Chanda has denied...
Ebola Ruled Out In Liberia As Cause of Mystery Deaths
The nine deaths happened in a short space of time in Sinoe county. The Liberian authorities have ruled out Ebola as the...
Riots Paralyse Guinea Bauxite Town
Riots have paralysed a major mining town in Guinea, with protesters destroying property, vehicles and equipment. People...
Four Suicide Bombers Target Nigerian City of Maiduguri
Maiduguri has in the past been the scene of many attacks North-east Nigeria has been hit by its third suicide attack in...
US ‘snubs AU Chief’
African Union chief Moussa Faki was snubbed by the US during a recent visit to the capital, Washington DC, the Foreign...
Distressed Companies To Benefit From GHC220m Rescue Package
The government, through its National Industrial Revitalisation Programme (NIVP) has provided GH?220 million to revive...
‘Huge Explosion’ Rocks Damascus Airport
A large explosion has hit an area near Damascus international airport, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says....
Consumption of Aviation Fuel Up By 18%
Last year, consumption of aviation turbine kerosene (ATK), the fuel used by aircraft, rose by 17.9 per cent to 140,272...
We’ll Keep Close Watch Over Auctioneers
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has assured that it has strengthened its internal mechanisms in dealing with the...
MoFA Assures PAC of Better Financial Management At Ministry
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has given assurance of its implementation of measures to ensure that it is more...
Maria Sharapova Beats Roberta Vinci On Return From Doping Ban
Maria Sharapova won on her return to action after a 15-month doping ban as she beat Roberta Vinci in the first round of...