Fifteen bodies have been retrieved from the scene of an attack on a convoy of refugees in eastern Ukraine, a Ukrainian military spokesman says. Earlier, a rebel source told the BBC no-one had survived an attack on a convoy of refugees in the Luhansk area on Monday. Ukraine has accused pro-Russian rebels of attacking the convoy but they have denied [...] The post ‘Bodies Found’ After Ukraine Attack appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
A group of soldiers in north-eastern Nigeria is refusing to fight Islamist Boko Haram militants until they receive better equipment, one of the mutineers has told the BBC. The soldier, who requested anonymity, said at least 40 of his colleagues would refuse orders to deploy. The military has not commented on the reported mutiny or the demands. A state of [...] The post Soldiers ‘Mutiny Over Boko Haram’ appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Israel’s military says it has carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip in response to fresh rocket fire, hours before a ceasefire was set to expire. “Terror targets” were hit after three rockets were fired towards the towns of Beersheba and Netivot, officials said. A five-day ceasefire was extended for 24 hours at midnight while delegations from both sides tried [...] The post Israel Hits Gaza After New Rockets appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Seventeen suspected Ebola patients who went missing in Liberia after a health centre in the capital was attacked have been found, a minister has said. “They were traced and finally they turned themselves in” at a treatment centre, Lewis Brown told the BBC. The government had previously denied they were missing. New UN figures show that 1,229 people have now [...] The post Liberia Finds ‘Missing Ebola Patients’ appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Naa Yakubu Abdulai, Chief of Sagnerigu, a suburb of Tamale, has has called for an effective linkage between the present educational to the job market. That, he said was the only way to ensure the relevance of quality education to national development, and to address the unemployment of graduates. He regretted that the country has not been able to harness [...] The post Link Education To Job Market—Naa Abdulai appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Chelsea started the season with a bang as they mercilessly swept Burnley aside with a 3-1 win at Turf Moor. Burnley fans started dreaming of a shock win when Scott Arfield fired past Thibaut Courtois in the 14th minute, but Chelsea quickly put a dampener on the Premier League newcomers’ party. Diego Costa marked his debut with a poacher’s strike [...] The post Chelsea Ease To Opening Win appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Ghanaian youngster  Francis Narh of Czech side Banik Ostrava has been banned for three matches for slapping Argentine Aldo Baez of SK Slavia Praha over a racial slur. Baez allegedly called the Ghanaian a monkey in their crunch game on August 15. The disciplinary committee of the Czech FA sat on the case on Sunday afternoon and has handed the [...] The post Ghana’s Narh Slapped With 3-Match Ban appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Uruguay striker Luis Suarez made his Barcelona debut as a late substitute in their 6-0 victory over Mexican side Club Leon in a friendly on Monday. Suarez’s four-month ban for biting was upheld last week but has been relaxed to allow the 27-year-old to train and play in friendly matches. The striker, who joined Barcelona for £75m from Liverpool, showed [...] The post Suarez Makes Barca Debut In Friendly appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Louis van Gaal has revealed he expects to retire after managing Manchester United and believes he has started his last job. The 63-year-old, who signed a three-year contract at Old Trafford when he was appointed this summer, feels he owes it to his wife to end his 23-year managerial career after his time in England comes to an end. The former [...] The post United Job Is My Last–Van Gaal appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Defending champion Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the US Open after failing to recover from a wrist injury. Nadal was in a race to be fit for the final Grand Slam of the year, which begins on August 25, after injuring his right wrist during a training session in Majorca last month. And the Spaniard has had to admit [...] The post Injury Forces Nadal Out Of US Open appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The Government Statistician, Dr. (Mrs) Philomena Nyarko, has appealed to business operators not to be nervy over the upcoming Integrated Business Survey (IBES) because it is not for purposes of taxation. She said the survey was only an economic census to be conducted in all economic units of every sector of the Ghanaian economy to provide a register of businesses in the [...] The post IBES Not For Taxation Statistician appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
AS part of efforts to ad-dress the shortfall in Ghana’s public power supply, global infrastructure giants General Electric (GE) is working with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to provide substantial financing to the tune of $500m. The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is an innovative and independent U.S. foreign aid agency that is championing a global campaign against poverty. This funding [...] The post MCC To Provide GE $500m For Ghana’s Power appeared first on The Ghanaian
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