Wildfire Razes Homes In New Zealand
A wildfire destroyed at least 11 homes and forced hundreds of terrified residents to evacuate in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, authorities said Thursday. Civil defence officials declared a...
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Pope Appears To Back Dakota Pipeline Opponents
Pope Francis has appeared to back Native Americans fighting the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline. The Pope said indigenous cultures had a right to defend "their ancestral relationship to the earth"....
Hundreds Flee Malian Village After Deadly Clash
Clashes have forced 600 people to flee their homes in central Mali as traditional herding communities battle with farmers over accusations of jihadist infiltration and land use in areas hit by...
KATH Denies Oxygen Shortage Claims; Admits Production Shortfall
Management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi has denied claims that the facility has been hit by oxygen, leading to the death of patients. Although management admits the oxygen plant at...
Volta Marks Valentine’s Day With ‘Chocolate Adventure’
The Ghana Tourism Authority in the Volta Region, marked 2017’s Valentine’s Day celebration with an expedition to some notable tourist sites in the region. Apart from being the widest region in...
Toyota Recalls All Fuel-Cell Mirai Vehicles
Toyota said Wednesday it is recalling all the Mirai fuel-cell vehicles it has sold globally due to a software glitch that can shut off its hydrogen-powered system. The auto giant said it would call...
On A South African Farm, Despair Over Armyworm Attack
Peeling back the maize plant's leaves reveals a small brown caterpillar -- an armyworm that writhes as it burrows into the heart of the crop, producing a sticky dark paste. Eighty percent of the...
Pastor Sets Up Taskforce To Fight Plastic Waste
The 21st Century Initiative (21st C. I.), has set up a task force to spearhead an innitiative to rid Ghana’s streets off plastic filth. The taskforce, which comprises a team of six leaders, was...
PHOTOS: Mahama Cools Off In Kenya
Former President John Mahama is cooling off in Kenya after addressing captains of industry in the private sector of the East African country. Mahama has been in Kenya for about a week now under the...
ECG Commissions 33KV Switching Station At Anloga
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Volta Region has commissioned a 33KV switching station at Anloga to serve residents in the Keta District. The new 33KV facility replaces a temporary 11KV...
Sub-Saharan Africa Lags In Sustainable Energy Policies
Sub-Saharan Africa, where more than a half billion people live without electricity, trails the world in government policies that promote sustainable energy, according to a new World Bank report...
India Puts Record 104 Satellites Into Orbit
India successfully put a record 104 satellites from a single rocket into orbit on Wednesday in the latest triumph for its famously frugal space agency. Scientists gathered for the launch in the...
My Vision Is To Rid ‘dirty Accra’ of Filth – Ishmael Ashitey
Greater Accra Regional designate, Ishmael Ashitey, says his biggest vision when approved by Parliament and subsequently sworn into office by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is to rid the...
180,000 Residents Can Return Home
Authorities in California have lifted an evacuation order for some 180,000 people who live below the highest dam in the US, as fear of spillage receded. Butte County officials said the residents...
Sheriff Lifts Evacuation Order For Residents Near California Dam
A sheriff on Tuesday lifted a mandatory evacuation order in northern California, which had impacted nearly 200,000 people in an area under threat of catastrophic failure at the tallest dam in the...
‘No Risk’ In Benin After Truck With Chemical For Nuclear Production…
The French nuclear group Areva said Tuesday a truck carrying a chemical used in the uranium fuel process had tipped over in Benin, but there was "no risk" of contamination. The accident occurred in...
Intense Cyclone Barrels Towards Mozambique
A powerful cyclone is set to slam into the southern coast of Mozambique in the early hours of Thursday, bringing flooding, storm surges and high winds, meteorologists have warned. Severe tropical...
Food Prices Soar In Drought-Hit Countries
Drought in East Africa has led to a sharp increase in the price of staple foods, raising fears that hunger will worsen, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said, Reuters news agency...
El Nino Gobbled Up California’s Beaches
Last year's unusually potent El Nino produced monster waves that carved away record-breaking swathes of the US West Coast's beaches, said a study Tuesday, warning that recovery may take years....
Minister Nominee To Demand Specific Allocation
The Western Regional Minister Nominee, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie has disclosed plans to push for legislations to back specific allocation of revenue from the country’s mineral resources to the development...