No End In Sight
Despite the huge public outcry against toxic diesel sold in Ghana which endangers the health of the citizens, in the later part of last year, it appears very little has been done to address the...
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Le Pen Meets Putin Ahead of French Presidential Election
French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen met Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to Moscow on Friday, Russian state television reported. "We by no means want to influence the...
Google Boycott Could See the End of Automated Ad Placement
The feud sparked by Google's failure to remove extremist content from its site Youtube could lead to the end of automated ad placement, experts have warned. Household names including Marks and...
Ignore False Alarm That Antimalarial Drugs Has Been Removed From EU Market
This picture shows the building of the Food and Drugs Authority The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) wishes to bring to the attention of the general public that information circulating on social media...
UN To ‘urgently’ Send Rights Probe To Myanmar
The UN rights council agreed Friday to "urgently" launch an investigation into violations against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims, including torture, murder and rapes allegedly committed by troops. The...
Ghana’s Power Mix To Have 10% Renewable Sources By 2020
The World Bank and the EU have embarked on several lending options over four decades Ghana’s power generation mix is expected to include 10 percent of renewable energy sources by 2020. At a SWITCH...
Google Ad Boycott Could Aim Ire At Ad-Serving Software
Google's money-making foundation is strong enough to endure a current boycott by advertisers, but the movement could rattle the practice of software "programmed" ad placement, analysts said on...
Hundreds Feared Dead In the Mediterranean Sea
About 250 people are feared drowned in the Mediterranean after two partially submerged rubber dinghies were found off the coast of Libya. Laura Lanuza, a spokeswoman for the Spanish NGO Proactiva...
Exporters of Processed Cocoa Attend Seminar On Market Opportunities In Canada
Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) and the Ghana Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Trade Facilitation Office (TFO), Canada, has held a day’s technical seminar for exporters of...
ECOWAS Data Receiving Satellite In Accra To Monitor Fisheries Resources In Sub-Region
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has commissioned an earth observation data receiving satellite in Accra as part of measures to ensure sustainable use of fisheries resources in...
Trump Defends Unsubstantiated Claims, Says ‘I’m President’
US President Donald Trump has defended making unsubstantiated claims about wiretapping and election fraud that have damaged his credibility, saying in a new interview he "predicted a lot of things."...
EU Fleshes Out Conditions For Brexit Deal
The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, has warned of "serious consequences" if Britain would leave the EU without an agreement, as he spelled out the 28-nation bloc's...
Luxembourg Court Denies Iran Demand To Unblock Assets
A Luxembourg court on Wednesday denied a demand by Tehran to repatriate $1.6 billion of Iranian assets claimed by the US as compensation for the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The judge...
TUC Hails ‘ambitious’ 2017 Budget
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has described the 2017 Budget as an ambitious one that seeks to address the challenges confronting the country. It has, therefore, pledged to work with government and...
Erdogan Warns Europeans ‘will Not Walk Safely’ On the Streets
Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan has issued a chilling warning that Europeans 'will not walk safely on the streets' as tensions between Ankara and the EU escalated further today. Erdogan has been locked...
Let’s Educate Ghanaians To Segregate Waste
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation on Tuesday called on Ghanaians to segregate waste to aid easy recycling that would ensure a green...
Brexit Zip It, Says Korean Designer On Tokyo Catwalk
Britain's impending divorce from the European Union helped inspire perhaps the least likely cultural response: a Korean designer's fashion show on the other side of the planet in Tokyo. In unisex...
Ken Ofori-Atta’s ‘Asempa’ Budget Gets TUC Backing
The Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) has pledged its commitment to the 2017 budget statement and economic policy of government, describing it as an “ambitious one that seeks to address the...
Hungary Embassy Opens In Accra; Government To Invest In Ghana
The Hungarian Ambassador to Ghana, Andras Szabo has hinted that his country is considering investing in various sectors of the economy to help promote rapid development of the country. He stressed...
Erdogan Says Vote Is Best Response To ‘fascist’ Europe
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today voting 'yes' in next month's referendum on expanding his powers was the best response to a 'fascist and cruel' Europe. He told a rally in the...