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Court places injunction on impending strike by health workers
The National Labour Commission has secured an interlocutory injunction against a planned strike by some health workers.
The injunction was filed at an Accra High...
Pastor skeptical of masks lands in ICU for Covid-19
A pastor in Idaho who called himself a "no-masker" during a service and repeatedly questioned the veracity of coronavirus case reporting is in the ICU after contracting Covid-19.
Paul...
Trump suggests 2020 election result can never be accurate
U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his unfounded attacks on mail-in voting on Thursday, suggesting the result of the 2020 presidential race could never be...
COVID-19 testers go on strike in France
Staff at coronavirus laboratories in France have joined a strike, protesting against poor working conditions.
The CGT labour union told Reuters news agency that several...
NYA congratulates 2020 BECE graduates
The National Youth Authority (NYA) has congratulated graduates of the just-ended Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
Chief Executive Officer, Sylvester Tetteh urged the graduates to...
Face masks could be giving people Covid-19 immunity, researchers suggest
Face masks may be inadvertently giving people Covid-19 immunity and making them get less sick from the virus, academics have suggested in one of the most...
Ghana maintains position in latest FIFA rankings
The Black Stars remain 46th on the World front with 1,439 points and 6th on the African continent in the latest FIFA Coca Cola...
The student daring to challenge Thailand’s monarchy
“There was fear lurking inside me, deep fear of the consequences,” says Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul.
In August, the 21-year-old nervously stepped onto a stage in Thailand...
Checkout when free Wifi for second-cycle institutions begins
Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has disclosed that government would begin the roll-out of free Wifi for Senior High Schools (SHSs) in October, this year.
She...
AFRIMMA: I’m ‘disappointed’ in myself – Andy Dosty speaks after nomination
Renowned Ghanaian disc jockey and radio presenter, Andy Dosty, says he is “disappointed” in himself for his maturity in the arts industry.
This was the...
Pakistan’s Prime Minister calls for chemical castration of those convicted of rape
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan called for rapists and child molesters to be chemically castrated when asked in an interview about a rape that garnered national...
Airport covid-19 testing: 16 travelers test positive
Some travelers have come out positive in the mandatory COVID-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport.
Some 16 out of the 6,976 tests conducted...
Bill Gates bereaved!
William Henry Gates II, better known as Bill Gates Sr, father of Billionaire Microsoft Founder, Bill Gates, has passed.
Reports indicate he passed in his...
Four trotros carrying 36 West Africa nationals intercepted at Elubo
The Western Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) in a joint operation with the Ghana Armed Forces on Thursday, September 10 intercepted...
Dr UN mobbed at Circle [video]
Self-acclaimed Dr Kwame Owusu Fordjour alias Dr. UN was heavily mobbed at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra Tuesday.
In a new video circulating online,...
Volta Union in UK/Europe donates protective items to Ho Teaching Hospital
The Volta Union of UK/Europe has donated personal protective equipment (PPEs) to the Ho Teaching Hospital.
The items which were donated on Friday September 11,...
Women grieve stillborn babies as Covid-19 spreads in India
Mantasha Bano was 28 weeks pregnant when her cries of sudden, unbearable pain prompted neighbours to call an ambulance in the rural Indian state...
GFA’s inability to secure sponsorships attributed to Covid-19
Jesse Agyapong has attributed the Ghana Football Association's inability to secure sponsorship to the outbreak of the coronavirus.
The 2019/2020 football season was annulled following...
Top politician’s fully furnished air-conditioned burial ground causes uproar (Video+photos)
Nigerian senator and former governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, was one of the high-profile casualties of the coronavirus pandemic which was raging...
4% reduction in CST takes effect September 15
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has said the four per cent reduction in the Communication Service Tax (CST) by the government in the wake...
All the best in your exams – Napo tells BECE candidates
Education Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has extended goodwill to candidates in this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) across the country.
This comes at...
Trump ignores science at dangerous indoor rally
President Donal Trump offered a glaring new example of his refusal to put medical science before politics with a large indoor rally Sunday night...
Liberia declares rape a national emergency
Liberian President George Weah has declared rape a national emergency and ordered new measures to tackle the problem after a recent spike of cases...
Ghana’s power abundance turns into burden as energy debts mount
Ghana lured investors to its power industry to end chronic electricity shortages with deals it can no longer afford.
The deals’ terms require the government...
‘Killer pastor’s church members still in shock
Members of the Floodgates of Heaven International Ministries are “devastated” after their Ghanaian pastor was charged with fatally shooting his wife outside her job...
Football will return soon – Information Minister hints
Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah has hinted that football is likely to return this month following an interaction with medical advisers.
Since mid-March, professional football in the country...
Stakeholder engagement on ‘Okada’ legalisation to resume in October – Transport Ministry
The Transport Ministry has said it will commence a consultation exercise with stakeholders on the legalisation of commercial motorcycle business, popularly known as ‘Okada’...
7 signs you may have had COVID-19 without realizing it
Whether you had a “bad cold” this winter or recently endured a cough that would not quit, it’s only natural to wonder if you...
India in shock over 86-year-old grandmother’s rape
Tens of thousands of rapes are reported in India every year, but some stand out for being deeply disturbing.
In one particularly shocking case, police...
Gold to end year at $1,700 per ounce
Gold is expected to end this year at an average price of $1,700 per ounce.
This is based on the forecast of evolving supply and...
WHO and Africa CDC launch Covid-19 laboratories network
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) have launched a new laboratory network that will reinforce genome sequencing...
Google and Twitter vow to block voting misinformation
Google and Twitter have said they are clamping down further on misinformation online ahead of the US elections.
Messaging platforms expect a flood of false...
VRA happy with work on 17-megawatt solar power project
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Volta River Authority (VRA), Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa, has expressed satisfaction with the progress of work on the 17-megawatt solar...
White House orders end to COVID-19 airport screenings for international travelers
The U.S. government on Monday will stop conducting enhanced screening of passengers on inbound international flights for COVID-19, Yahoo News has learned.
The screening operations have...
Photos: Mask4All donates nose masks to ‘kayayes’, street children, other Special Groups in Accra
Mask4All, an innovative initiative aimed at making nose masks available to every vulnerable Ghanaian to fight the spread of covid-19, has donated nose masks...
Water supply to parts of Accra to be interrupted
Management of The Ghana Water Company limited (GWCL) has announced there will be an interruption of water supply to the eastern part of the...
Scotland’s Covid-19 contact tracing app goes live
Scotland’s new contact tracing app to help combat the spread of coronavirus has gone live.
The Scottish government has said the software will support the...
British Airways owner scraps flights after ‘levelling off’ in bookings
The owner of British Airways (BA) has joined rivals by announcing significant cuts to flight schedules, blaming a “levelling off” in passenger demand.
International Airlines...
Plans for 10 million Covid-19 tests attacked
The government’s scientific advisory group earlier said mass testing could lead to a large number of false-positive results.
The mass testing programme would cost £100bn...
Liberia’s Charles Taylor ‘bid to move prison rejected’
A special court in Sierra Leone has rejected a bid by convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor to be moved from a British prison...