China Hosts Summit On New Silk Road
China opens on Sunday a summit to promote its massive global trade infrastructure project, highlighting Beijing's ambitions to spearhead a new era of globalisation as Washington shifts toward...
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FBI Chief’s Firing Highlights Trump Media Team Chaos
President Donald Trump's shock dismissal of FBI chief James Comey this week not only unleashed a political firestorm in Washington -- it also revealed the discordant sounds emanating from his...
Microsoft Re-Releases Security Update After Cyberattacks
Microsoft has taken the unusual step of re-releasing security updates for some older versions of its Windows platforms to counter a massive global wave of cyber ransomware attacks. In a blog post,...
Comey Replacement Could Be Appointed ‘next Week’
US President Donald Trump says he could announce a replacement for fired FBI Director James Comey by late next week. He told reporters it was “possible” he could name someone by Friday, before he...
President Akufo-Addo Declares
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has introduced Ms Justice Sophia A. B. Akuffo as his choice for the position of Chief Justice to take over from Mrs Justice Georgina Theodora Wood who retires on...
Trump Sees ‘fast’ Decision Over New FBI Director
President Donald Trump said Saturday he would act quickly to appoint a new FBI director following his controversial dismissal earlier this week of James Comey -- a move that was still reverberating...
Canadian PM Earns Praise On Facebook As He Takes 3-Year-Old Son To Work
Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, was the toast of Facebook fans when he shared photos of a day at work with his son, Hadrien. The 45-year-old shared five pictures on his Facebook page with...
Freed Boko Haram Fighter Says Group Ready To Attack Abuja
A man purporting to be a Boko Haram fighter said the group plans to bomb Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, in a video seen by Reuters on Saturday. The man who gave his name as Abu Dardaa confirmed that he...
Lawyer Advocates For Rotational System In CJ Appointment
A private legal practitioner Yaw Oppong has advocated for a change in the process of selecting Chief Justices that removes the ethnic and political undertones that characterize discussions. The...
Unprecedented Cyberattacks Wreak Global Havoc
Cyber security experts rushed to restore systems on Saturday after an unprecedented global wave of cyberattacks that struck targets ranging from Russia's banks to British hospitals and a French...
US Retail Sales Rise As Stores Struggle
US retail sales rose by 4.5% in April compared with the same month last year, but department store chains continue to struggle. JC Penney said like-for-like sales fell by 3.5% in its first quarter,...
North Korea ‘would Hold Talks’ With Trump Administration
President Donald Trump has said he would be "honoured" to meet Kim Jong-un if conditions were right North Korea has said it will hold talks with the US "if the conditions were right", South Korean...
Massive Cyber-Attack Hits 99 Countries
There are reports of infections in 99 countries, including Russia and China. A massive cyber-attack using tools believed to have been stolen from the US National Security Agency (NSA) has struck...
Massive Ransomware Infection Hits Computers In 99 Countries
The ransomware has been identified as WannaCry A massive cyber-attack using tools believed to have been stolen from the US National Security Agency (NSA) has struck organisations around the world....
Deputy Attorney General Damns Critics of Sophia Akuffo’s Nomination As CJ
A Deputy Attorney General, Joseph Kpemka, has defended President Nana Addo’s nomination of Justice Sophia Akuffo as Chief Justice. The President ‘s choice of Sophia Akuffo has reignited the...
Manila, Beijing To Open South China Sea Talks Next Week
The Philippines and China will open bilateral talks on their dispute over the South China Sea next week, Manila's ambassador to Beijing said on Saturday. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has...
Dept. AG Damns Critics of Sophia Akuffo’s Nomination As CJ
A Deputy Attorney General, Joseph Kpemka, has defended President Nana Addo’s nomination of Justice Sophia Akuffo as Chief Justice. The President ‘s choice of Sophia Akuffo has reignited the...
Turmoil Over Justice Sophia Akuffo As New Chief Justice
There’s turmoil in the Akufo-Addo government and the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP)over his decision to appoint his paternal cousin and former law firm partner; Justice Sophia Akuffo, as the...
West Bank Votes In Polls Underlining Palestinian Split
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank voted Saturday in municipal elections that underscored deep rifts between president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah party and Islamist rival Hamas which runs the Gaza...
Another Day On the Job, In the Eye of A Hurricane
Hurricanes can be monstruous, terrifying things to live through. Garrett Black flies through them for a living and likes it. Last year, for instance, Black flew through Hurricane Matthew, which...