Category: World

The spread of coronavirus infections has taken a “swift and very dangerous turn” in the US state of Texas, Governor Greg Abbott has warned. “Over just the past few weeks, the daily number of cases have gone from an average of about 2,000, to more than 5,000,” Mr Abbott said on Sunday. Several southern and […]

The boss of Indonesia’s national airline is being dismissed over allegations he smuggled a classic motorbike into the country. Garuda’s chief executive Ari Askhara has been accused of failing to declare the importation of a Harley Davidson and two folding bikes. The country’s finance minister said Mr Askhara had avoided up to $107,000 (£82,000) in […]

The Ghana Export Promotion Authority, (GEPA) says it will set up support for the development of the shea industry in the coming years. Madam Afua Asabea Asare, the Chief Executive Officer of GEPA said already, the Authority was extending funding support to a few shea processing companies in the Northern and Upper East Regions. She […]

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has failed to secure approval from the finance committee of parliament for an amount of 15.6 billion cedis for the banking sector clean-up. The additional amount, according to a memorandum to parliament from Mr Ofori-Atta on November 28, 2019, is to be used to “protect depositors of failed financial institutions and […]

As part of this year’s farmers day celebration, Ghanaian musician, Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, has presented items worth GHC150,000 to the District Chief Executive of the Amansie West District Assembly, Hon. Nii Larteh Ollenu as prize package for all winning farmers in the district. Handing over the items, Shatta Wale […]

DJ Lord, a partner at the event held at the Ghana Technology University College has described as false, claims by Dope Nation that they were manhandled by Kwesi Arthur and his team. Dope Nation early this week released a diss song to express their frustration and disappointment at Kwesi Arthur and his team. But DJ […]

Rebecca Kwabi, Miss Ghana 2019 and Ghana’s representative at the ongoing 2019 Miss World pageant, needs extra push by way of votes from her home country to make Ghana proud. The grand finale of the 69th edition of the Miss World pageant is scheduled to take place in London on December 14, 2019. Currently, different […]

The first trailer for the new Black Widow movie has dropped, ahead of the film’s release in 2020. The character first appeared in 2010’s Iron Man 2, and has since then been a significant figure in the Marvel cinematic universe. The new film, starring Scarlett Johansson, isn’t an origin story, but it does come before […]

An hour-long video of former footballer David Beckham sleeping has gone on show at the London hospital he was born in. Sam Taylor-Johnson’s artwork has been loaned to the ultrasound department at Whipps Cross Hospital in Leytonstone, east London, until March 2020. Unveiled in 2004, David shows England’s then-football captain getting 40 winks after a […]

Stars including Rita Ora, Adam Lambert and David Guetta have played a charity tribute concert in honour of the late Swedish DJ Avicii. Avicii, whose real name was Tim Bergling, was found dead in Oman in April 2018, at the age of 28. His family said at the time he was a perfectionist who struggled with […]