Female Genital Circumcision In Ghana?
WHO should monitor countries identified with the practice of female genital mutilation “Clitoridectomy and female circumcision, practices often labeled as female genital mutilations, are not just...
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Trump To Visit Israel, Vatican and Saudi Arabia In First Foreign Trip
Donald Trump has said he will visit Israel, the Vatican and Saudi Arabia in his first foreign trip as US president. Mr Trump will travel overseas in late May before heading to Brussels for a Nato...
US House Votes To Expand North Korea Sanctions
The US House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly voted in favor of broadening sanctions against North Korea, including efforts to cut the regime's sources of international financing....
Hundreds March Against Trump Ahead of NY Visit
More than 300 protesters marched in New York on Thursday against a scheduled visit by President Donald Trump as the House of Representatives passed a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. "Hey hey,...
Oil Prices Have Plunged 15% In 3 Weeks
Renewed fears about the oil supply glut have sent crude prices plunging 15% Renewed fears about the oil supply glut have sent crude prices plunging 15% from their peak in mid-April to $45.52 a barrel...
Trump, Turnbull Look To Reset Ties After Phone Blow-Up
US President Donald Trump and Australia's Malcolm Turnbull will meet later Thursday to steady a long-standing alliance after relations soured at a time of growing tensions in the Asia-Pacific. The...
Trump Announces Trip To Saudi Arabia, Israel, Vatican
Donald Trump on Thursday announced his first foreign trip as president will include stops in Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican -- the spiritual centers of Islam, Judaism and Catholicism. Trump...
Mr. President, Appeals Can’t Change Workers’ Attitude
Since time immemorial, appeals have emanated from presidents, religious leaders, philanthropists, foreign dignitaries, and prominent chiefs for Ghanaians to change their attitude in all spheres of...
Zimbabwe ‘not A Poor Country’
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe insisted on Thursday that his country is not a failed state and accused the US of being fragile because of its economic dependence on China. Mugabe pointed to...
Lydia Forson Nominated Best Lead Actress For ‘Keteke’
Lydia Forson has been nominated for Best Lead Actress role for the movie ‘Keteke’ at the Ghana Entertainment Award, USA. This happens to be the first Ghana Entertainment Award to be held in New...
Fighting the Opioid Scourge In American Coal Country
Ryan Brown grew up playing sports and the cello, shooting games of pool in his basement, surrounded by friends. Two weeks before his 28th birthday, Ryan died in the bathroom of a department store....
US Opioid Crisis At Epidemic Proportions
Many US communities are facing an epidemic of opioid and heroin abuse that is straining resources from police, to jails, to emergency medical personnel and treatment centers. West Virginia, a...
Japan Tough To Crack For Refugees
It has been a decade since Liliane last saw her little girl. She fled Africa in fear for her life, leaving behind everything she knew and loved in the hope of a fresh start in Japan. Today, she...
Gatlin and De Grasse Ready For Early Athletics Season Doha Clash
They finished second and third in last year's Olympics 100m final and on Friday Justin Gatlin and Andre De Grasse renew their rivalry in the Diamond League season-opener in Qatar. The sprint race is...
New York Braces For Trump’s Return, Protests
The Queens-born Donald Trump, whose wife still has a Manhattan address, won't even get a Bronx cheer when he returns home for his first time since becoming president. Angry protests and security...
Ghana Football Business Expo Launched In Houston
The maiden Football Business Expo has been launched in Houston, United States of America. The event was launched on Monday as part of the Ghana-Houston Chamber of Commerce’s 3rd Annual OTC Dinner...
Fancied Classic Empire Draws Post 14 For Kentucky Derby
Oddsmakers favorite Classic Empire drew the number 14 post on Wednesday for the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby, the leadoff race in America's Triple Crown thoroughbred horse racing series....
New York Braces For Trump’s First Presidential Visit
Donald Trump returns to New York on Thursday for the first time as president, where protests and a massive security operation will provide a backdrop to his talks with the Australian prime minister....
Sonnie Badu Honoured In New York
Ghanaian born London based gospel singer Sonnie Badu has been honoured in the U. S with the Key to City of Brooklyn, New York. The gospel act, received three (3) awards on the night the Key to the...
Fiji Urges Trump To Honour Paris Climate Deal
Fiji pleaded with US President Donald Trump not to abandon the Paris climate deal Wednesday, as the tiny Pacific nation prepares to lead the latest UN talks on reducing global emissions. Prime...