Company’s CO2 output rises despite net zero commitments Amazon has revealed its carbon footprint rose 18% last year, hitting around 71.54 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2). For reference, this is roughly equivalent to the numbers produced by countries such as Austria and Bangladesh and is a good bit more than the 47.50 million … The post Amazon says
Another blockchain bridge has been compromised, with this one ending up losing approximately $200 million – apparently due to the greed of its users. Nomad was exploited earlier this week, and the protocol lost pretty much everything it had, despite no malware or cyberattacks apparently being involved. While bridge exploits are not that new in … The post Crypto
The first ship carrying grain has left a Ukrainian port under a landmark deal with Russia. Turkish and Ukrainian officials say the ship left the southern port of Odesa early on Monday morning local time. Russia has been blockading Ukrainian ports since February, but the two sides made a deal to resume shipments. It is … The post First grain ship leaves Ukraine under Russia
At least 30 people have now died in the Appalachia region of eastern Kentucky, as the region braces for more rainfall. At least six children – including four siblings, aged one to eight, who were reportedly swept from their parents’ grip – were among the dead. Kentucky Governor, Andy Beshear, said the death toll would … The post Hundreds still missing after Kentucky
Brazilian twins who were joined at the head have been successfully separated with the help of virtual reality (VR). Three-year-olds Bernardo and Arthur Lima underwent surgeries in Rio de Janeiro, with direction from Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. The teams spent months trialing techniques using virtual reality projections of the twins, based on CT … The post Conjoined
Army helicopters have been deployed in Madagascar to search for a criminal gang that killed at least 32 people by setting fire to their homes. The police said the people were forced inside three thatched houses that were then set ablaze. Women and children were among the victims of Friday’s attack in Ankazobe district, north … The post Madagascar hunts gang… after 32 killed
General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Prosper Harrison Addo, has urged the national Under-20 team (Black Satellites) to put up their best performance at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. He made this remarks when he visited the Black Princesses at their camp base in France to encourage them. “You … The post Play as team, encourage each
Chief Director of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Alhaji Hafiz Adam, has been adjudged as one of the best performing Chief Directors of the Civil Service for 2021. Alhaji Adam received the recognition for his outstanding leadership qualities and efforts in the promotion of sports in the country during the year under review. He … The post Youth and Sports Ministry’s Chief
Vice President of Ghana Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has noted that the introduction of the Ghana Card which provides a unique identity system in the country, will end the phenomenon of age cheating in sports. He argued that this was so because the card which had all the details of an individual could not be altered … The post Ghana Card ‘ll end cheating in sports –
English Para-swimmer Alice Tai won Commonwealth gold in Birmingham on Sunday – just months after having her right leg amputated in January. The 23-year-old triumphed for England in the S8 100m backstroke at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre. It was her second Commonwealth title after victory in Gold Coast four years ago, but, she admitted, far … The post England swimmer wins
Aymeric Laporte will miss the start of Manchester City’s Premier League title defence after the Spain defender had surgery on a knee injury. City manager Pep Guardiola revealed on Friday that Laporte needed the operation after struggling with the injury in the closing stages of last season. The 28-year-old centre-back played through the pain barrier … The post Laporte
The Queen led tributes to England’s Euro 2022 winners after Sarina Wiegman led the Lionesses to a momentous 2-1 victory over Germany at Wembley. It gave England’s women a breakthrough moment and led to acclaim from across football and far beyond, with Harry Kane, Boris Johnson and David Baddiel among those joining in the celebrations. … The post Queen,
Debinha’s first-half penalty earned Brazil their fourth successive Copa America Femenina title as they beat hosts Colombia 1-0 in Bucaramanga. The forward picked herself up after being brought down by defender Manuela Vanegas to send goalkeeper Catalina Perez the wrong way from the spot. Pia Sundhage is the first female coach to lift the trophy, … The post Brazil snatch
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has held a two-day athletics event dubbed VC’s Open Championships to unearth track stars ahead of its hosting of the 27th Ghana University Sports Association (GUSA) Games in November 2022. The event, the first of its kind, allowed the sports directorate to pitch the strength of the school’s … The post KNUST
US-based Soccer for Dreamers Foundation, has donated some basic equipment including football boots, shin guards, footballs among other kits to some Under-17 clubs in Accra and Kumasi. The donation by the foundation, co-founded by three siblings Jed, Baruch and Kayden Akwaboah, forms part of their efforts to help groom and support local talents to get … The post Soccer
The Mobile Money Agents Association has said the two months extension announced by the government is not enough time to guarantee that all Ghanaians would re-register their SIM cards. According to the association, the challenge for many registrants is their inability to access their Ghana Cards. In an interview with Citi News, the Secretary of … The post New
The government has once again revised its revenue target for the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) for this year to GH?611 million. The government had hoped to rake in about GH?6.9 billion from the collection of the levy on mobile money and other electronic transactions, but the figure was revised downwards to about GH?4.9 billion following … The post Govt
A total of $25,000 has been disbursed to five business learners in the Small and Meduim Size Enterprises sector as seed capital to support their business ideas under the Design and Technology Institute(DTI)’s Community Innovative Project. The five are Master Kraft who received $ 10,000, Tom SB $ 7,000, Quickserve$ 5,000, FIRM-JZ and Nine Tech … The post Five
Telecommunication firm, Vodafone Plc, has agreed to sell its Ghana’s business to Telecel Group as part of the British telecommunications giant to refocus on key markets. According to Bloomberg, the London-listed company will sell its majority stake in Vodafone Ghana to Africa-focused Telecel, subject to certain conditions. Vodafone entered Ghana in 2008 when it acquired … The post Vodafone
Ghana’s total debt stood at GH?393.5 billion, representing 78.3 per cent of GDP as of 30th June, 2022, with about 51.7 per cent of this position being financed by external debt. Despite the country’s debt stock in dollar terms reducing by 7.2 per cent from $58.6 billion as of June 2021 to US$54.4 billion as … The post Cedi depreciation pushes Ghana’s debt high appeared
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