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Enough of Talking, Provide Strategic Direction For ECG

Staff of energy distribution company, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have refuted government's claim that its...

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Stop Demonising ECG, Engage Workers – ISODEC To Gov’t

A policy analyst at the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) says the Energy Minister exhibited bad faith when...

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Risk of Heart Attack Spikes After Flu, Pneumonia

Coming down with the flu, bronchitis or pneumonia can dramatically raise the risk of a heart attack -- up to 17-fold --...

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Yemen Rebels Declare State of Emergency Over Cholera Outbreak

Rebel authorities in Yemen's capital have sounded the alarm over a spreading cholera outbreak that has killed dozens in...

Business

Energy Minister Uncovers ECG’s Rot

Minister of Energy, Emmanuel Boakye Agyarko, has expressed shock at the growing debt stock of the Electricity Company...

International

Emergency In Sanaa As Cholera Kills Scores

A state of emergency has been declared in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, after an outbreak of cholera killed scores of...

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Ebola In DR Congo’s Isolated Far North A Logistical Challenge

An Ebola outbreak in a remote region in DR Congo's far north poses a logistical challenge for doctors and aid workers...

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MP Condemns ‘callous Husbands’ Who Abandon Wives and Children

On the occasion of Mother’s Day, the second Deputy Minority Whip, Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe Ghansah has asked Ghanaians to...

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‘Heart Attack Risk’ For Common Painkillers

A fresh study suggests there may be a link between taking high doses of common anti-inflammatory painkillers – such...

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115 Dead As Yemen Cholera Outbreak Spreads

A cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen has killed 115 people and left 8,500 ill as hospitals struggle to cope with an...

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First Lady Rallies Support To Reduce Maternal Deaths

The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo’s Mothers’ Day message highlighted the strides left to be made in order to...

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115 Dead As Yemen Cholera Outbreak Spreads

A cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen has killed 115 people and left 8,500 ill as hospitals struggle to cope with an...

International

WHO Declares Outbreak In DR Congo

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least one...

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Ebola Outbreak Declared After Three Die In DR Congo

An Ebola outbreak has been declared in the northeast region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The World Health...

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Ebola Outbreak Declared In Northeast DR Congo

An Ebola outbreak has been declared in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said...

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Brazil Says Zika Virus Emergency Is Over

Brazil has declared an end to a national emergency over the Zika virus after a sharp decrease in cases. The number of...

International

Brazil Says Zika Emergency Is Over

Brazil has declared an end to a national emergency over the Zika virus after a sharp decrease in cases. The number of...

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Hepatitis C Nearly Triples In US In 5 Years

The number of hepatitis C infections have nearly tripled in the United States in the last five years, particularly...

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Nigeria Meningitis Death Toll Tops 1,000

More than 1,000 people have died in an outbreak of meningitis in Nigeria, the Centre for Disease Control said Thursday,...