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Why Nuclear Could Become the Next ‘fossil’ Fuel

A gray dinosaur statue outside south Florida's largest power plant is meant to symbolize two decommissioned fossil fuel...

News

It’s Impacts On Health and the Environment; the Way Forward

In Ghana the mere mention of illegal small scale mining provokes unfounded accusations. The situation has led to...

Business

Germany Commends Ghana For Passing E-Waste Law, Provides EUR25m Financing For Sector

The German government has commended the Ghana government for passing the law on e-waste, and is providing financing to...

International

Damascus Attaches Conditions To UN Inquiry

The Syrian foreign minister has set out conditions for any UN investigation into the deaths of dozens of people from a...

International

Trump Condemns ‘affront To Humanity’

US President Donald Trump has condemned the killing of dozens of civilians in northern Syria in an apparent chemical...

International

US Hardens Tone On Syria At Emergency UN Meeting

U. S. Ambassador Nikki Haley warned Wednesday that the Trump administration will take action against chemical attacks...

International

Russia Rebel Weapons Claim Rejected

Russian claims that a release of chemicals that killed and injured dozens of civilians in northern Syria came from...

Top Stories

Syria Chemical Attack Kills 58 People

At least 58 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in...

International

‘Chemical Attack’ In Idlib Kills Dozens

At least 58 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in...

Top Stories

Suspect ‘was Paid $90 For Baby Oil Prank’

An Indonesian woman arrested for the murder of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader has said she was given 400...

Business

Agric Minister Designate’s Stance On GMOs Spurs Food Sovereignty Opposition

Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) says it is strongly opposed to the nomination of Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto as...

Opinion

Anger And Mourning On The American Right’

Berkeley Professor Emerita Arlie Russell Hochschild ’s newly published Strangers In Their Own Land: Anger And...

International

Cessation of Hostilities Comes Into Effect

A cessation of hostilities has come into effect in Syria, although it is unclear how widely it will be observed. If the...

International

US-Russia Brokered Truce Gains Cautious Welcome

Turkey and the EU have welcomed a nationwide truce for Syria brokered by the US and Russia but have warned that further...

Feature

Agbogbloshie: A Local Solution For A Global Tragedy

While old electronics pile up and turn Accra’s neighborhood Agbogbloshie into the most polluted place on earth,...

Feature

E-waste In Ghana: Where Death is the Price of Living Another Day

Attempts to recycle E-waste and donations of old electronic devices are harming poor people's health and devastating...