Legendary Highlife Musician Passes On
Veteran Highlife musician, Awurama Badu is dead. She reportedly died on the night of Thursday, October 26, 2017 after battling an undisclosed illness. News of her death has been confirmed by the...
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Trump and Putin To Meet Face To Face
US President Donald Trump is to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for the first time at a G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. They have both said they want to repair ties damaged by the...
McEnroe Regrets Serena ‘No. 700 On Men’s Tour’ Remark
John McEnroe said Wednesday he would have been better off never trying to compare Serena Williams to men's tennis players after the furor over his remark that she would rank "like 700 in the world"....
Pandora CEO Out In Shake-Up At Internet Radio Pioneer
Pandora co-founder Tim Westergren on Tuesday stepped down as chief executive and from the board of directors, as the internet radio pioneer strives to win more listeners in the face of competition...
Serena Asks McEnroe For Respect After Comparison To Men
Serena Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, fired back Monday at John McEnroe's remark that she would only rank about 700th on the men's tennis circuit. McEnroe, a seven-time Grand Slam...
Swede Held By Al-Qaeda In Mali Since 2011 Freed
A Swede held hostage by Al-Qaeda in Mali since 2011 has been freed to head home, and is doing well although he is "overwhelmed" by his release, Sweden's foreign ministry said Monday. "It is with...
Deutsche Welle Launches Project To Preserve African Oral Literature
Deutsche Welle Tuesday launched a story series for young Africans. The project, sponsored by the Gerda Henkel Foundation, will present 25 outstanding personalities of African history as a web comic...
Vice Media To Push Global Expansion With New Funds
Vice Media's latest capital infusion of $450 million will help accelerate its global expansion to some 80 markets by next year for the youth-focused media group. The New York-based outlet announced...
SiriusXM Invests Big In Pandora In Radio Union
Satellite radio network SiriusXM said Friday it will invest $480 million in internet radio leader Pandora, forging a union between two companies that have operated on parallel tracks. The move comes...
Slain Journalists Honored As Dangers To Press Highlighted
Fourteen journalists killed in the line of duty in 2016 were honored Monday at a Washington museum ceremony highlighting growing dangers to freedom of information around the world. The Newseum, which...
Toulon Fullback Goromaru Set To Return To Japan
Japan's Rugby World Cup star Ayumu Goromaru will return to Japanese Top League side Yamaha Jubilo after a frustrating spell at French Top 14 club Toulon, the full-back said Monday. The 31-year-old,...
Dallas Lawyer Is America’s First Black ‘Bachelorette’
A Dallas attorney makes history in US light entertainment Monday when she graces the small screen as America's first black contestant on the long-running reality dating show "The Bachelorette."...
Pandora Explores Sale After Securing $150 Million
Pandora, which dominates internet radio but has seen its model eclipsed by music streaming companies such as Spotify, said Monday it was open to buyers after securing a fresh $150 million. Jim...
Our Government Is Open To Criticisms – Mustapha Hamid
Information Minister, Mr Mustapha Hamid has indicated that the Akufo-Addo led government continues to remain open to constructive criticisms and opposing views that touch on governance and...
US Doesn’t Rule Out Direct Talks With North Korea
The United States is not ruling out direct dialogue with North Korea on its nuclear program, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in an interview with National Public Radio broadcast Friday....
Alibaba Backs Decision To Add Video Games To ‘Asia Olympics’
Online retail giant Alibaba Thursday batted down criticism over a decision to add e-sports to the lineup of the 2022 Asia Games in China, responding to scepticism about an event it will play a major...
Ghana’s Most Influential Awards 2017 Scheduled For May
The 2017 edition of Ghana’s Most Influential Awards (GMI) is scheduled for May, 2017, citifmonline.com has learnt. Over 400 personalities from all walks of life have been nominated by the general...
Ill Winds Blow As McIlroy, Johnson Prepare Master Class
World number one Dustin Johnson and top rivals Rory McIlroy and Jason Day will face brisk winds on a rain-soaked Augusta National layout when the 81st Masters begins Thursday. Johnson, having won his...
[Video] The Man Who Writes Dreams and Delivers Them To Your Door
If you see a guy on a bicycle riding around Richmond in the middle of the night, dropping off dreams on people’s doorsteps, don’t be alarmed. And Mathias Svalina, 41, is the dream deliveryman....
Neo-Nazi Threats Force Jewish Group In Sweden To Close
Some Jewish parents in Umea were said to be too scared to send their children to school A Jewish community association in northern Sweden has decided to close following a series of far-right threats,...