Five Dead In Madagasca
Five people are now known to have died in Madagascar from a cyclone that made landfall in the north-east of the island on Tuesday, officials say. About 10,000 people have had to leave their homes...
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Nigeria Closes Abuja Airport For Repairs
Nigeria has closed its main airport in the capital, Abuja, for six weeks to allow badly needed repairs to be carried out. It comes after airlines threatened to stop flying there because of safety...
Is Yellow Fever the New Zika Virus?
Health experts fear a random outbreak of yellow fever in Brazil could affect millions if it isn't contained. The entire state of Espirito Santo is now considered at risk for transmission of the...
10,000 Displaced As Cyclone Pounds Madagascar
More than 10,000 Madagascans have been forced out of their homes over the past 48 hours as tropical cyclone Enawo battered the island, with the death toll rising to five, officials said Thursday....
Zanetor Calls For Early Appointment of Accra Mayor
MP for Klottey Korle, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, on Tuesday, stated her passion for the environment, with a strong call for all to play an active role to keep the communities safe and avoid...
Danger At Saltpond Hospital As Building Develops Deep Cracks
Saltpond Municipal Hospital in the Central Region is in dire need of urgent renovation to save it from the devastating effects of the sea breeze due to its nearness to the beach, Today can report...
Aussie Lake Turns Vivid Pink
An Australian lake has turned a vivid pink thanks to extreme salt levels further exacerbated by hot weather in a startling natural phenomena that resembles a toxic spill. Parks Victoria chief...
Crash Test Dummies Sacrifice Lives For Car Safety
Clad in a blue t-shirt and shorts, the average-size "man" is belted into a luxury Tesla Model S for a very short ride with a very abrupt end. The collision sounded like an explosion and left the...
Two Dead, Others Injured In Accident At Bawjiase
Two people are reported dead in a fatal accident at Awutu Bawjiase in the Central region. The accident involved two motor bikes which were heading in different directions in the town but the loss of...
Guatemala Children’s Home Blaze Kills 19 Teenage Girls
Nineteen teenage girls have died in a blaze at a children's care home in Guatemala, officials say. About 25 other people were injured in the fire at the Virgen de Asuncion shelter in San Jose Pinula,...
Nigeria To Close Abuja Airport For Repairs
Nigeria is to close its main airport in the capital, Abuja, for six weeks to allow badly needed repairs to be carried out. It comes after airlines threatened to stop flying there because of safety...
Why Is Nigerian Capital’s Airport Closing?
The airport in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, is shutting for six weeks with passengers being diverted to a tiny airport a two-hour drive away.Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily email alerts of breaking...
Cyclone Kills Four, Heading Towards Madagascar Capital
At least four people have been killed by tropical cyclone Enawo in Madagascar, the prime minister said Wednesday, as the storm tracked towards the capital Antananarivo threatening severe flooding....
Chapecoense Back To International Action
Brazilian football team Chapecoense landed in Venezuela on Monday ahead of their first international fixture since a plane crash wiped out their team. The side had to rebuild virtually from scratch...
Brazil’s Chapecoense Win Copa Libertadores Debut
Chapecoense have won their first international match since 19 players and staff were killed in November’s plane crash that saw 71 people die. The visitors beat Zulia 2-1 in the Venezuelan city of...
Nigeria Shuts Capital’s Airport For At Least Six Weeks
Nigeria's capital was cut off by air on Wednesday, as Abuja airport closed for at least six weeks for repairs, forcing flights to divert and lengthening travel times for passengers. Nnamdi Azikiwe...
Pastor, Driver Dead In Crash On Wa-Han-Tumu Road
Wa, capital of the Upper West Region, was thrown into a state mourning and agony following a tragic road accident that claimed the life of a renowned pastor and his driver in the late hours of...
Ghanaian Actress Shares Her 10 Days Mortuary Agony After Being Declared DEAD
Promising Ghanaian actress, Maame Esi Forson who had an awful experience with a doctor has narrated her ordeal at the mortuary in her new movie titled “Boafo Ne Hwan.” Speaking with Zionfelix,...
Two Electrocuted As Heavy Rains Flood Sekondi-Takoradi
Two persons including a pupil were electrocuted on Tuesday evening after a 30-minute downpour in the Western Region twin city of Sekondi-Takoradi. 3news.com’s Williams Benjamin Peters reports that...
Declare State of Emergency On Accra Floods – Vanderpuije
The government must declare a state of emergency following perennial flooding in some parts of Accra including the Kwame Nkrumah Circle, Alfred Oko Vanderpuije, former Chief Executive of the Accra...