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We’ve provided $430 million to Ghana to fight Covid-19 – World Bank

World Bank Country Director, Pierre Frank Laporte, has revealed that the World Bank has provided the government of Ghana $430 million to fight the...

Report your exes for arrest – Georgia police give special offer ahead of Vals Day

While many think about expressing love on Valentine’s Day, a Georgia police department jokingly encouraged people to turn in their bad exes for Valentine’s...

Tony Blair visits Bawumia [Photos]

Former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has paid a courtesy call on Ghana’s Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. The duo met on Thursday, February 2,...

Ukraine tensions: US alleges Russian plot to fake invasion pretext

Russia is planning to fabricate a pretext for an invasion of Ukraine, by falsely blaming Ukrainian military for an attack on Russian-backed separatists or...

My whole family loves you – Joe Biden tells Nduom’s son

US President Joe Biden has commended Dr Edjah Nduom, son of Ghanaian businessman and politician Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, for his contribution to his...

20 people dead and 56 hospitalised after consuming ‘poisoned cocaine’

At least 20 people have died in Argentina after consuming cocaine suspected of containing a poisonous substance. Cases have been clustered around several towns in...

Joe Biden honours Nduom’s son

United States President, Joe Biden, has honoured Dr Edjah Nduom for his contribution to the fight against cancer. The famous oncologist of Ghanaian origin is...

Facebook sees daily users fall for first time in 18-year history

Social media giant Facebook has seen its daily active users (DAUs) drop for the first time in its 18-year history. Facebook’s parent company Meta Networks...

Afghanistan’s top porn star slams Taliban

28-year-old Yasmeena Ali, a top porn star from Afghanistan has opened up about the risks she’s taken to pursue sex work after leaving behind her religion...

Liberia burns old banknotes worth $4m

Liberia’s central bank has burned old and mutilated banknotes totalling 600m Liberian dollars ($4m; £3m) – to make way for freshly printed notes. The disposal...

Guinea-Bissau: Many dead after coup attempt – President says

A reported coup in the West African state of Guinea-Bissau has left many members of the security forces dead, its president says. Umaro Cissoko Embaló...

Man who dressed up as a woman to murder stepson arrested

Guyana Police have arrested a suspect who was wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old, Isaiah Edwards. When police was called to the...

Absolute madness – Fans react to Tyson Fury and Dylian White bout

In this week's Fight Talk, we react to the announcement that Tyson Fury will defend his WBC crown against fellow British heavyweight rival Dillian...

Footballer’s wife shot dead during music concert

The model wife of a Paraguayan top-flight footballer has been shot dead at a concert. Cristina Vita Aranda, who has three children with Club Olimpia...

Family members including four kids killed in horror crash

Police are investigating a multiple pile-up that led to seven family members including four kids dying in a six-vehicle smash in Las Vegas. Nine people have...

Miss USA 2019 dead after jumping from 60-storey building

The woman, who leaped to her death from a Midtown high-rise Sunday, was former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, law-enforcement sources told The Post. Shortly before...

Beating retreat: British hymn ‘Abide with Me’ causing a stir in India

A Scottish hymn said to be Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite, has been dropped from India’s annual Republic Day celebrations, as part of what the government...

Burkina Faso coup: New leader Damiba gives first speech

The new military leader of Burkina Faso has promised a return to the normal constitutional order “when the conditions are right”. Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba...

COVID-19: UK to start giving Pfizer Covid pill to vulnerable people

The U.K. will start giving Pfizer Inc.’s Covid-19 pill to the most vulnerable people next month, rolling out a treatment that could potentially save...

Man who spent nearly 20 years in prison released after twin brother confesses to crime

A convicted felon who spent nearly 20 years in prison for murder was released after his identical twin brother turned himself in for the...

Ukraine crisis: Biden warns Russia may invade next month

US President Joe Biden has warned there is a “distinct possibility” Russia might invade Ukraine next month, the White House says. Russia meanwhile says it...

Biden to nominate first black woman to top US Court

President Joe Biden will honour his commitment to make an African-American woman his first nomination to the Supreme Court, the White House says. She would...

Boy, 11, stops breathing and dies just hours after family party

A devoted Aston Villa fan and "superstar schoolboy" died of a suspected asthma attack hours after a family party. Archie Hughes, 11, suddenly stopped breathing...

‘I survived two plane crashes that killed my family – here’s what I have learnt’

Austin Hatch looks back on his childhood fondly, being raised by doting parents Julie and Stephen. “My mum was incredible,” Austin, now 27, tells The...

COVID-19: Unvaccinated man denied heart transplant

A US hospital has rejected a patient for a heart transplant at least in part because he is not vaccinated against Covid-19. DJ Ferguson, 31,...

Hospital denies unvaccinated man heart transplant

A US hospital has rejected a patient for a heart transplant at least in part because he is not vaccinated against Covid-19. DJ Ferguson,...

Don’t focus only on Ghana for music promotion – Gospel musicians told

UK-based gospel artiste, K.K. Mensah, has urged his colleague gospel musicians in the diaspora to rethink their promotional strategy after releasing their songs. The budding...

Ukraine: US could sanction Putin personally if Russia invades, Biden says

US President Joe Biden says he would consider personal sanctions on Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine. Mr Biden said there would be “enormous consequences”...

Amazing WhatsApp update revealed – but it only works on this phone…

WHATSAPP has added a brilliant new feature for iPhone. A new update means that WhatsApp now supports Apple's new Focus Mode. It means you'll be able...

Czech singer dies after catching Covid intentionally

A folk singer from the Czech Republic has died after deliberately catching Covid, her son has told the BBC. Hana Horka, 57, was unvaccinated and...

Scientists develop electrochemical detector to identify pesticides in plants

Scientists in China have developed a sensitive electrochemical detector based on bifunctional cerium oxide nanozyme to identify organophosphate pesticides in plants. In a statement copied...

Birthday celebration for Boris Johnson sparks new party row

Boris Johnson is under renewed pressure after Downing Street admitted staff gathered inside No 10 during the first Covid lockdown to mark his birthday. ITV...

Africa Cup of Nations: Deadly crush reported at Cameroon stadium

At least eight people are reported to have been killed and dozens hurt in a crush outside an Africa Cup of Nations match in...

Chelsea star Hudson Odoi returns to Ghana for short holidays

Chelsea forward Callum Hudson-odoi is heading back to Ghana after his manager, Thomas Tuchel gave him some time off the field. The 21-year-old has decided...

Meet Ghanaians to become first female Catechists in Vatican [Photos]

Two women from the Catholic Church, Ghana have made history as they become the first Catechists at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, Rome....

LaLiga commiserates with victims of Apeatse explosion

Management of LaLiga, one of the most popular professional sports leagues globally, has commiserated with the victims of Thursday’s explosion at Apeatse in the...

How a terrorist allegedly had children outside jail by smuggling sperm in snacks

A Palestinian terrorist, in prison for 15 years, has allegedly fathered four children during his time inside after his sperm was smuggled out in...

Foreign Affairs Minister holds discussions with UN Secretary-General on Africa security

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration on Tuesday held discussions with the UN Secretary-General on the security situation in the Sahel and...

Burundi President shows off his drumming skills

Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye has demonstrated his skills as a drummer by playing the country’s famous royal drums during a visit to a drum...

A page of Spider-Man comic book history just sold for $3 million

A seminal moment of Spider-Man history, sketched on a single page of a Marvel comic, just became the most expensive page from a comic book ever...