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Covid-19: We’re working to recognise Ghana’s vaccine certificate – UK

The British High Commission in Accra has announced plans to exempt travellers from Ghana to the United Kingdom (UK) from its simplified travel measures. UK...

Meet the 15-year-old girl whose tears are tiny rocks

Doctors are baffled by a teenage girl who cries small rocks from one eye. The 15-year-old girl from Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, northern India, is the...

Banker who spent £61,000 to become ‘human dragon’ now wants to cut off pen!s

A former bank manager, who has spent thousands of Pounds on body modifications, now plans to cut off his penis. Richard Hernandez, a Los Angeles...

Young Ghanaians join Grammy-winner Kirk Franklin for song release

Six young Ghanaians have been chosen as part of a global choir to join Grammy-winning music artiste Kirk Franklin to re-release his single, “Lean...

Couple, guests flee as fire engulfs wedding reception hall [Video]

A wedding reception full of merrymaking and bliss as the usual template goes turned into chaos after the whole place where the party was...

China declares all crypto-currency transactions illegal

China's central bank has announced that all transactions of crypto-currencies are illegal, effectively banning digital tokens such as Bitcoin. "Virtual currency-related business activities are illegal...

Kim Yo-jong says North Korea open to ending war if conditions met

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says they are willing to resume talks with the South if it ended its “hostile...

Funeral mourners forced to drop coffin after brawl breaks out at graveyard

Funeral mourners were forced to drop a coffin to the ground after a brawl broke out in a graveyard. The fight at the Tuam Cemetery...

One dead, scores injured in supermarket shooting incident

Police in the US state of Tennessee say that one person has been killed in a mass shooting at a grocery store, and 12...

EU rules to force USB-C chargers for all phones

Manufacturers will be forced to create a universal charging solution for phones and small electronic devices, under a new rule proposed by the European...

Lady strangled to death by uncle because she refused arranged marriage

An uncle who allegedly killed his "westernised" niece with her parents' support because she refused an arranged marriage has been tracked down thanks to Facebook. Saman...

Akufo-Addo receives rousing welcome in New York [Video]

President Nana Akufo-Addo has been given a rousing welcome by scores of Ghanaians in New York City. Akufo-Addo is currently in the city for the...

Couple having sex in car rescued after it rolled down the hill [Photos]

A Randy couple had to be rescued by cops after flipping their car while they got revved up together. The amorous pair were in the...

Vaccine as a tool for immigration control is retrogressive – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has decried moves by some countries in Europe not to recognise Covishield, the Indian version of the AstraZeneca vaccine. According to him,...

Journalists welcome twins after 13 years of marriage [Photos]

A couple, both journalists practicing in Anambra State in Nigeria, have welcomed a set of twins after thirteen years of marriage.  Mr Chris Obileri of...

Cristiano Ronaldo replaces Lionel Messi as highest-paid footballer in the world

Cristiano Ronaldo has replaced Lionel Messi as the highest-paid footballer in the world, according to latest rankings released by Forbes. Ronaldo is set to make $125m...

Ghana set to participate in 2021 UN Food Systems Summit

Ghana is set to participate in the UN Food Systems Summit to be convened by the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres on September 23, 2021,...

President Akufo-Addo addresses UN General Assembly today

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will today mount the podium at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Hall at the annual gathering of world...

Conjoined twins separated as babies still sleep like they’re joined together

Twin sisters who were born conjoined at the spine say they still sleep as if they were joined together, 20 years on. Eman and Sanchia...

Gunman kills six at Russian University [Video]

A gunman has killed six people at a university in the Russian city of Perm, officials say. The assailant walked on to the campus on...

Rwandan court finds real-life ‘Hotel Rwanda’ film hero guilty on terror-related charges

A Rwandan court on Monday found Paul Rusesabagina, a one-time hotel manager portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood film about the 1994 genocide,...

Rwanda: The mysterious deaths of political opponents

The death of former Rwandan lieutenant Revocant Karemangingo, a critic of President Paul Kagame, is the latest addition to a list DW has compiled...

Boy, 15, gets USB cable stuck in his p3nis after inserting it to measure its length

A 15-year-old boy had to be rushed to the hospital after he inserted a USB cable into his pen*s and it got stuck. The unidentified...

Woman finds human finger in hamburger she bought at eatery

A woman was horrified to discover a severed human finger in a hamburger at a fast food restaurant in Bolivia. Estefany Benitez visited a Hot...

How shipwrecked mum-of-two drank her own urine so she could breastfeed kids until rescue

A shipwrecked mum-of-two drank her own urine so she could breastfeed her children to keep them alive for four days after their boat was...

Prince Philip’s ‘Will’ to be secret for 90 years

The Duke of Edinburgh’s will is to remain secret for at least 90 years to protect the “dignity and standing” of the Queen, the...

Father files $1m lawsuit against teacher who cut his child’s hair

The father of a seven-year-old girl, whose hair was cut by a teacher without parental permission, is suing the school district and two staff...

Horrifying moment machete thugs attacked rival on busy road

This is the horrifying moment violent thugs wielding machetes and hammers attacked a man at a busy road in Birmingham.  Dashcam footage shared on Twitter shows...

French storms: Nine drown in choppy Mediterranean sea

At least nine people have drowned in rough Mediterranean seas in the south of France, officials have said. They were swept out to sea while...

Severed manh*od in a jar found in garden

Police in Argentina are investigating after a gardener found a jar containing a severed penis at his mother's garden as he tended to the...

Pastor accused of selling fake oil that cures coronavirus

Bishop Climate Wiseman, the Kenyan pastor and founder of Bishop Climate Ministries in Camberwell District, South London, United Kingdom, has denied fraud allegation after allegedly...

Woman kills 12-year-old son over memory card

A Chicago mother fatally shot her 12-year-old son in the head in a rage over a missing memory card, prosecutors allege. Fallon Harris, 37, was...

Scary moment boat gets stuck on top of rock 10ft in the air after colliding with reef

Emergency teams spent 12 hours rescuing the crew from a boat that was stranded 10ft in the air atop rocks off the coast of...

US rapper Rick Ross gets driver’s license at age 45 after mum ‘pressured’ him to take the test

Rick Ross, the 'Aston Martin Music' rapper has finally gotten his driver's license at the age of 45 after his mum and his sister...

Osama Bin Laden’s successor praises group on 9/11 anniversary, despite claims of him being dead

Amid rumours that he could be dead, the leader of Al-Qaeda has appeared in a video released on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. In an...

Defining photos the world will never forget from 9/11 terrorist attacks

It's a day whose surreal images remain unforgettable. Everyone remembers where they were at the time of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, when they first...

Afghan journalists whipped for covering a women’s-rights protest [Photos]

Journalists in Afghanistan say they were beaten, detained and flogged by the Taliban when they attempted to cover protests. Photos circulating online show two journalists...

Man keeps dead mother in cellar for pension, police say

A man kept the mummified corpse of his mother in a basement for over a year while continuing to receive her pension payments, Austrian...

Policeman arrested for drink-driving

A British policeman has been arrested for drink-driving in Cyprus after a motorcyclist was killed in a crash.  Detective Christopher Browning, 60, was arrested in...

President Biden nominates daughter of Ghanaian immigrants as District Court of California judge

President Joe Biden of the United States has nominated a daughter of Ghanaian immigrants in the United States, Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, to serve as...