President Obama Behind the Scenes
A collection of moments subtle and grand of the 44th president of the United States. Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Yangon International Airport on Friday in Yangon, Myanmar, for the G-20...
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Japan To Fund New Bridge Over Volta River
The Japanese government will fund the construction a new bridge over the Volta River on the Eastern Corridor Road Development Project. This follows the signing of a loan agreement amounting to 11.239...
Softbank To Invest $50bn In US
Shares of Japanese technology firm Softbank have soared to their highest level in more than one year in Tokyo trade, jumping 5% at the open. That is on news Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said he will...
US Returning Land It Took In World War II To Japan
The US military this month will return to Japan's government more than 9,800 acres of land it has held since World War II, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said Tuesday. The 9,852 acres of land on the...
Why NPP Will Win The 2016 Elections
After suffering through an abusive relationship, many people will fall in love "on the rebound." They finally escape the clutches of an ogre only to jump, often without looking, into the embrace of...
In Support Of Our President’s Re-Election
My countrymen, my friends, brothers and sisters, I am grateful for this opportunity to directly address so many of you about a matter profoundly affecting all Ghanaians. It is with patriotic pride...
Four Major Cities Move To Ban Diesel Vehicles By 2025
The leaders of four major global cities say they will stop the use of all diesel powered cars and trucks by the middle of the next decade. The mayors of Paris, Mexico City, Madrid and Athens say they...
JICA Signs MoU With Two Health Bodies
The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Tuesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ghana Health Service (GHS) for the continuous...
African Exit From ICC Must Be Stopped
The apparent African exodus from the international criminal court must be stopped or the most heinous crimes will be allowed to go unpunished, Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary general and one of...
6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Japan
A tsunami advisory is in effect for Japan's Fukushima and Miyagi Prefectures after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Honshu just before 6.00 a.m. Tuesday (4.00 p.m. Monday ET). Japanese...
Japan PM To Be First Foreign Leader To Meet Trump
Japan's PM is set to become the first foreign leader to meet US President-elect Donald Trump, since the election last week. Shinzo Abe said he wanted to "build trust" and "work together for...
Tokyo Shares Close Higher On Upbeat U.S. Data, Oil Price Spike
Tokyo shares closed higher Wednesday with the Nikkei index ending at a roughly nine-and-a-half-month high, as U. S. stocks climbed overnight on upbeat U.S. retail sales data and oil prices rebound....
Wall Street Welcomes Trump With A Bang
That didn't take long. An overnight panic in global markets evaporated as Wall Street gave an emphatic welcome to President-elect Donald Trump. The Dow soared 257 points and brushed up against...
Donald Trump’s Victory Promises To Upend the International Order
President elect Donald Trump's victory has got the world talking Donald J. Trump’s stunning election victory on Tuesday night rippled way beyond the nation’s boundaries, upending an international...
Market Rally Continues As Investors Shrug Off Trump Worries
European share markets rallied on Thursday after Asian stocks rebounded from Wednesday's sharp sell-off in the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump's US election victory. Hopes that Mr Trump will...
Forward Ghana Steps To Support Schools
Forewin Ghana Limited in collaboration with Kawasho JFE Foods Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, producers of the Geisha Brand, as part of its annual corporate social responsibility programme donated items...
Wall Street Panics Over Trump Presidency; Peso Plunges; Gold Surges
U. S. stock futures are dropping as traders consider a future with Trump in the White House. The Dow Jones industrial average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq are all down by roughly 2% to 3% ahead of the open....
S. Korean Activists Protest THAAD, Military Pact With Japan
Scores of South Korean civic group activists gathered in front of the defense ministry’s headquarters on Wednesday, shouting for the embattled president to stop pushing for the U. S. missile shield...
30 Things the Republican Believes
Republican Donald Trump has won victory in the presidential race. What are his policies and beliefs? 1. Arab-Americans cheered the attacks on 9/11. Trump repeatedly claimed that on 11 September,...
Woman Farts During Surgery and the Results Are Ghastly
A woman who went into a Tokyo hospital for surgery needed to be treated for burns after one of her farts apparently started a fire in the operating room. The fire happened April 15 at the Tokyo...