Russian Oil Giant In Surprise $11bn Deal
The Kremlin has announced that commodities trader Glencore and Qatar's sovereign wealth fund are together buying a 19.5% stake in Rosneft, Russia's largest oil company. "It is the largest...
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Italian PM Renzi Resigns, President To Consult With Parties
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi resigned on Wednesday after a bruising referendum loss at the weekend, with most parliamentary factions pushing for an early election in a few months' time. The...
Can Facebook Really Predict Ghana’s Next President?
In the recent US elections Facebook played a crucial role in predicting winner of the polls based on the popularity of the candidates. Months and days before the US goes to the polls social media...
Donald Trump Is Time Magazine’s Person of the Year
US President-elect Donald Trump has been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2016. The property tycoon was awarded the title following his unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton in...
Donald Trump Is Time Magazine’s Person of the Year
US President-elect Donald Trump has been named Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2016. The property tycoon was awarded the title following his unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton in...
Party Supporters’ Curses And Insults Might Have Consequential Effects In This Election
When the Managing editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. appealed to all staff of medical facilities across the country to be on standby during this December 7 polls, he must not be taken...
Africa’s Strongmen Rushed To Congratulate Trump But Not Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh
The surprise presidential win of a real estate agent and political novice over Gambia’s leader of 22 years has the country, and many on the continent, celebrating. Gambia’s longtime leader, Yahya...
Force One Boeing Order Should Be Cancelled
US President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants to cut government costs by cancelling the order for new planes to carry the American president. Mr Trump tweeted: "Boeing is building a brand new 747...
Google Data Centres To Be 100% Renewable-Powered By 2017
Google has confirmed it will hit its target of offsetting 100% of the energy used at its data centres and offices against power from renewable sources. The firm first made the commitment in 2015 to...
Softbank To Invest $50bn In US
Shares of Japanese technology firm Softbank have soared to their highest level in more than one year in Tokyo trade, jumping 5% at the open. That is on news Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said he will...
US Returning Land It Took In World War II To Japan
The US military this month will return to Japan's government more than 9,800 acres of land it has held since World War II, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said Tuesday. The 9,852 acres of land on the...
Taiwan Reacts To Controversial Trump Call
When asked what he thinks about Donald Trump, Taiwanese politician Freddy Lim responded with a laugh. "I am not a fan," he said, particularly when it comes to the incoming US President's comments on...
Trump Says Air Force One Boeing Order Should Be Cancelled
US President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants to cut government costs by cancelling the order for new planes to carry the American president. Six weeks ahead of taking office, he tweeted: "Boeing...
Ghanaians Stuck Between A Choice of Incompetence and Intolerance
Ghanaians stuck between a choice of incompetence and intolerance My last Opinion piece was written three months ago. Instead, I have been listening and watching the incumbent President and the 16...
Trump Wants To Dump New Air Force One
US President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants to cut government costs by cancelling the order for new planes to carry the American president. Six weeks ahead of taking office, he tweeted:...
NPP Is Critical With The Truth, Hence Downplaying Infrastructure
Those of you who visited Ivory Coast in pre-independence era can testify how wicked our colonial masters were. British didn’t develop our cities nor build roads. The railway lines they built were...
Trump Attacks China In Twitter Outburst
US President-elect Donald Trump has posted a series of tweets criticising China for its monetary policy and its operations in the South China Sea. "Did China ask us if it was OK to devalue their...
White House Looks To Reassure China After Trump-Taiwan Call
The White House says it has sought to reassure China after President-elect Donald Trump's phone call with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen. The call last week sparked alarm as the US does not have...
Amazon Opens Grocery Store With No Lines
Amazon has gone after book stores, retail chains and electronics shops. Now it's taking on grocery stores, with a twist. Amazon (AMZN, Tech30) unveiled in a video a new physical store on Monday that...
Trump Taps Ben Carson For HUD Secretary
Ben Carson will be nominated as the next secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Trump transition team announced Monday. "I am thrilled to nominate Dr. Ben Carson as our...