500,000 Die From Polluted Water Yearly
WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) has hinted that contaminated drinking-water is estimated to cause more than 500,000 diarrhea deaths each year and is a major factor in several neglected tropical...
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‘500,000 Die From Polluted Water Yearly’
WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) has hinted that contaminated drinking-water is estimated to cause more than 500,000 diarrhea deaths each year and is a major factor in several neglected tropical...
3 Dead, 6 Injured As A Result of Electrical Shock
A correspondent, Star Boy narrating the incident said, the incident occurred on Tuesday April 18 Information reaching Nyankonton Mu Nsem indicates that, 9 people have been electrocuted, 3 of them...
Mahama Donates 50k and 150 Bags of Cement To Nayiri
Former President John Dramani Mahama has donated GH¢50,000 Cash and 150 bags of cement to the overlord of the Mamprugu Kingdom Nayiri, Naa Bohugu Abdulai Mahami Sheriga whose palace was gutted by...
25 Killed, 93 Injured In Road Crashes During Easter
Twenty-five people were killed in 120 road crashes across the country during the just-ended Easter festivities, whilst 93 sustained various degrees of injury. He stated that 26 pedestrians were also...
Grieving Thomas Thanks Celtics Fans For Support
Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas said Wednesday that friends, family and fans had helped him through "the hardest week of my life" after his sister, Chyna, died in a road accident. "I never could...
Bus Crash Kills 44 In Northern India
A bus has swerved off a mountain road and plunged into a deep ravine in a Himalayan region of northern India, killing at least 44 people, an official said on Wednesday. The bus with 56 passengers on...
Crop-Killing Armyworm Caterpillar Reaches Rwanda, Kenya
Rwanda's government announced on Wednesday it had discovered fall armyworm on its crops, making it the third east African country afflicted by the plant-eating pest also recently spotted in Kenya....
‘Friendly Fire’ Downed Saudi Helicopter In Yemen
A Saudi military helicopter that crashed in Yemen killing 12 Saudi soldiers was likely hit by "friendly fire", military sources said Wednesday. The soldiers, including four officers, died Tuesday...
Sri Lanka Ends Search For Garbage Survivors As Toll Hits 32
Sri Lanka on Wednesday ended the grim search for survivors five days after a huge garbage mountain collapsed onto a slum, killing 32 people and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of residents....
Vivo Energy Ghana Rewards Transporters
Vivo Energy Ghana Limited, the company that distributes and markets Shell branded products and services in Ghana, has awarded deserving Bulk Vehicle Operators (BVOs) and their spouses at its annual...
Bus Crash Kills 44 In Northern India
A bus has swerved off a mountain road and plunged into a deep ravine in a Himalayan region of northern India, killing at least 44 people, an official said Wednesday. The bus with 56 passengers on...
Dangerous Space Junk Has More Than Doubled Over the Past 25 Years
Scientists sounded the alarm yesterday over the problems posed to space missions from orbital junk - the accumulating debris from mankind's six-decade exploration of the cosmos. In less than a...
Death Toll After Philippine Bus Plunge Rises To 31
The death toll from a Philippine bus that plunged into a ravine rose to 31 with signs that overloading contributed to the crash, a police official said on Wednesday. The accident, which saw the bus...
Assembling Complete! Here Are the Keys, Your Excellency
Assembling complete! Here are the keys, your Excellency The entire government machinery of the erstwhile administration ground to a halt. Ex-president, H. E John Mahama, met his waterloo over the...
Be Disciplined To Help Reduce Carnage On Our Roads
The Mamprobi branch Chairman for the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Mr. Allotey Kpakpo has advised drivers to be disciplined and comply with road traffic regulations to reduce the number...
Nigeria Reopens Abuja Airport After Six Week Closure
Nigeria on Tuesday reopened its main Abuja airport after six weeks of closure to enable the authorities to carry out long overdue work to resurface its potholed runway. The Nnamdi Azikiwe...
3 Revelers Drown
Reports suggest the drowned persons may be between 20 and 40 years Three (3) revelers have been reported dead in the Gomoa East district of the Central region. Reporting the incident to Nyankonton Mu...
Thousands Saved Off Libyan Coast Over Easter
Thousands of migrants have been saved from the sea near Libya during one of the busiest weekends of the year for rescue workers. More than 2,000 people were rescued on Friday and 3,000 on Saturday in...
Hundreds Evacuated After Deadly Sri Lanka Dump Collapse
Sri Lanka has moved over 400 families to temporary shelters after tonnes of rotting garbage collapsed onto a slum on Friday, killing 26 people. Some 145 homes were destroyed when the 300-foot...