My friend and neighbour Richard was starting a series of online meetings at his office on the south-east edge of Beirut when all hell suddenly broke loose. He spent the next three hours sheltering on the ground floor as the sounds of war raged around the building, triggering a rush of traumatic memories for someone … The post Lebanon: Beirut violence fuels fears of
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the symbolic head of the Anglicans worldwide, has said he is “gravely concerned” by a proposed new law in Ghana, which would impose harsh penalties on the LGBT community. The bill is being debated in parliament, with a vote expected in a few days. It’s supported by the Anglican Church of … The post Anglican leader ‘concerned’
His country is immersed in a gas crisis. But Nicu Popescu is trying to remain positive. “On Monday our country made history,” Moldova’s foreign minister tells me. “For the first time Moldova bought gas from a source that was not Russia’s Gazprom.” The gas shipment from Poland’s PGNiG was one million cubic metres. Moldova will … The post Moldova:
Adidas doesn’t just do sneakers, you know Adidas may be best known for its sneakers, but the company has recently branched out into the world of headphones – and its latest running earbuds could be the perfect companions to take out on your next jog. The sports brand has announced three new wireless earbuds models: … The post These Adidas
Why use a screen when you can project a signal into your eyes? Another Apple Glasses rumor suggests the upcoming smart headset, or its successor, could project a screen directly onto your eyeballs, skipping traditional displays entirely. That’s according to a new patent, which calls the tech a ‘direct retinal projector’ – like AppleInsider (who … The post Apple
While plug-in hybrid gets huge range boost Land Rover has announced its luxury SUV, the Range Rover, will be offered with a fully electric drivetrain in 2024. The announcement was made alongside the introduction of the new Range Rover, which boasts a wide array of technology, and an enhanced plug-in hybrid with a much improved … The post Range
Placement perfect, performance poor Fingerprint scanners on phones have been around for almost a decade, and while Apple is determined to move away from them, our digits are still the body biometric of choice for the majority of manufacturers. However, not every print sensor is made, or located, equal. Picking up the Pixel 6 for … The post Google
National plans to cut carbon fall far short of what’s needed to avert dangerous climate change, according to the United Nations (UN) Environment Programme (UNEP). Their Emissions Gap report says country pledges will fail to keep the global temperature under 1.5C this century. The UNEP analysis suggests the world is on course to warm around 2.7C with … The post UN
A Senate committee in Brazil is meeting to vote on whether to approve a damning report into the government’s handling of the Covid pandemic. The report, which was presented in the Senate last week, recommends that President Jair Bolsonaro face charges, including crimes against humanity. It is the culmination of a six-month inquiry which has … The post Brazil senators to
Flooding triggered by a powerful storm has overwhelmed the Sicilian city of Catania, killing at least two people. Fierce storms battered southern Italy for a third day on Tuesday, leaving roads completely submerged in parts of the island of Sicily. Dramatic video from Catania showed water gushing through the streets as floods engulfed the city. … The post 2 dead as storm floods
Russia’s navy has foiled an attempt by pirates to hijack a Panama-registered container ship off West Africa, the Russian defence ministry has said. The MSC Lucia was en route to Cameroon from Togo when it sent out a distress call on Monday that was picked up the Russian destroyer Vice-Admiral Kulakov. A unit of Russian marines … The post Russian navy foils pirate attack
Sudan’s Information Ministry said on Monday that the civilian government, led by Prime Minister (PM) Abdalla Hamdok, is still the legal transitional authority in the country and denied the dissolution of the cabinet. The constitutional document grants the right of declaring the state of emergency in the country only to the prime minister, and does … The post ‘PM Hamdok government still
The African Union (AU) plans to buy up to 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna Inc. Moderna is prepared to deliver the first 15 million doses to Africa later this year as part of an agreement facilitated by the White House. An additional 35 million doses will be delivered in the first quarter … The post African Union to buy up to 110m Moderna doses appeared first
The Institute of Directors Ghana (IoD-GH) has opened nominations for the 4th Edition of the IoD-Gh Corporate Governance Excellence Awards from now till Friday, October 29, 2021. The Awards ceremony which will be held on Friday, November 19, 2021 at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra, would reward individuals and corporate organisations that have … The post IoD-GH
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) yesterday officially launched the 2021/2022 Ghana Premier League (GPL) season with the best referee set to be awarded a car at the end of the campaign. This was announced by the GFA President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku at the launch, as he made a clarion call on referees to deliver top … The post Car for best Best Referee as GFA launches season
Beleaguered Hearts of Oak have been handed another North African opposition as they take on Algeria’s JS Saoura in a two-legged CAF Confederation play-off assignment. This was the upshot of yesterday’s cagey draw in Cairo. Hearts plunged into the Confederation Cup after slouching to a disconcerting 6-2 aggregate defeat to Moroccan giants Wydad Athletic Club … The post Confederation
A budding Ghanaian cyclist Elorm Kwaku Dade (Jerome) died on Saturday after he was crushed by a truck on the Tema High Way while returning from training at Mepe in the Volta region. The Eagle Riders’ cyclist died on the spot while three other cyclists he was riding with narrowly escaped the crash as they … The post Cyclist killed by truck driver appeared first on Ghanaian
Foulty Health and Environmental experts from 15 regulatory bodies have begun a stakeholder workshop to adopt a common platform to eliminate lead poisoning among Ghanaian children. The participants arefrom the Ghana Revenue Authority, the Plants Regulatory Authority, the Ghana Standards Authority, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Civil Society Organisations, Religious Bodies and the Crops Information … The post 40
An eight-member delegation from the Health Professionals Competency Assessment and Licensure Directorate of the Ministry of Health in Ethiopia is in Ghana to understudy the operation of Nursing and Midwifery Council (N&MC) of Ghana, particularly the conduct of its online licensing examinations. Theweek-long tour will also afford the Ethiopian delegation the opportunity to seek thetechnical … The post Ethiopian
A team of medical practitioners from Czech Republic has conducted 42 surgeries on breast cancer, malignant tumors and vaginal diseases at the Tamale Teaching Hospital for women free of charge. The team used five days to conduct all the surgeries with some cases taking up to seven hours, Dr Vit Weinberger, leader of the team and … The post Czech medical team
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