Pakistan Shrine Blast Kills 10
At least 10 feared dead in Pakistan blast At least 10 people have been killed in explosion at a Muslim shrine in the Khuzdar region of Pakistan, officials say. Scores more are reported to have been...
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Couple Prove That Cocoa Could Be Grown In the North
A couple in Wa in the Upper West Region, have proven that cocoa could be grown in the north. At Busa, where the Wa Municipal edition of this year’s Farmers Day celebration took place, journalists...
Konkombas, Fulanis Clash In Nkwanta South
Some Konkomba and Fulanis in Bawa, a farming community in the Nkwanta South District of the Volta Region have clashed in a violent attacks that have left some cattle dead. The clashes erupted...
Haiti Faces A ‘major Food Crisis’, Its Interim President Says
The international community is falling short in its commitment to Haiti's recovery, the country's interim President Jocelerme Privert says. Jocelerme Privert told the BBC that devastating losses from...
Ivorian Letter On Power Deal Is Fake
The Power Ministry says a letter purported to have come from the Ivorian government announcing the termination of a power deal with Ghana is forged. The letter dated November 1, 2016, with the...
Ghana Commended For Implementing Directive On Electricity Market
Mrs Ifey Ikeonu, the Acting Chairperson of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA), has lauded Ghana’s efforts at implementing the 2013 ECOWAS Directive on the Organisation of...
University of Sydney Opens New Research Center In China
The University of Sydney opened its first major offshore education and research facility — the University of Sydney Center in China. The new facility opened Friday at Suzhou Industrial Park in east...
Worlds Highest Road Tunnel Ready For Use
Builders on Thursday finished work on the world’s highest road tunnel on the Sichuan-Tibet highway. Builders on Thursday finished work on the world’s highest road tunnel on the Sichuan-Tibet...
Heavy Snow Fall Leaves Central China Without Power
Tens of thousands of households in central China’s plateau region remain in the dark after heavy snow hit the area three days ago, local officials said Friday. Locals in Hongtu Village of Enshi...
China Likely To Meet Set Targets For the Coal and Steel Industry
China is likely to meet this year’s targets early for reducing overcapacity in the coal and steel sectors, a Chinese official said Friday. Li Pumin, secretary general of the National Development...
China Reiterates Commitment To Climate Change
Chinese officials have reaffirmed the country’s determination to continue working on climate change despite climate skeptic Donald Trump’s win in the U. S. presidential election. The U. S....
China’s Meteorological Satellite Yunhai-1 Launched
China sent into space a meteorological satellite, Yunhai-1, at 7:14 a.m. Saturday from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China’s gobi desert. Yunhai-1 was carried by a Long March-2D...
Obama To Approve Controversial Dakota Pipeline
The Obama administration is planning to give a final approval needed for the Dakota Access oil pipeline as soon as Monday, Politico reports. The approval would be a major defeat to environmentalists,...
Terkper Induces Businesses To Invest In Agriculture
Finance Minister, Seth Terkper has encouraged Ghanaian companies to take advantage of the opportunities of government’s recent economic policies especially in the Agriculture sector which he thinks...
Atewa National Park Best Option For Good Water, Sustainable Livelihood And Posterity
Yesterday, the 9th of November 2016, Hon Nii Osah Mills, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources launched a very important document, titled “The Economics of the Atewa Forest Range”. The report...
Mining Sector To Be Reclassified – Mahama
The mining sector will be reclassified to enable effective monitoring and supervision and by so doing, mitigate the damage caused to the environment, President John Mahama has said. At the launch of...
Farmer Calls For PPP Investment In Agriculture
Mr Tei Brentum, Best Farmer for this year in the Birim Central, has appealed for public-private partnership investment in agriculture to create job opportunities in the rural areas. He said...
Climate Action Is More Urgent Than Ever And We Know What To Do
In the past few months, it seems we’ve made great leaps in the race to curb global warming. In early October, 191 countries signed the world’s first agreement to curb greenhouse gas pollution...
Climate Finance Is Climate Investment
In every sphere of life, Africans are great innovators and entrepreneurs. You only have to step into an African market to see and hear that ingenuity. But every entrepreneur needs investment, and...
Atewa National Park Under Perspective
Yesterday, the 9th of November 2016, Hon Nii Osah Mills, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources launched a very important document, titled “The Economics of the Atewa Forest Range”. The report...