President Nana Akufo-Addo sent signals here on Tuesday that he is in a hurry to transform the economy of Ghana. Delivering his Maiden State of the Nation Address in front of Parliament, the president attributed the urgency to the reality of Ghana’s finances which are stark as a result of policy choices where Ghana’s total […]
A man clears snow in Huining County, northwest China’s Gansu Province, Feb. 21, 2017. A cold front brought snowfall to many parts of north China. [Photo/Xinhua]
Editor’s note: The vegetable price has fallen sharply since last November in Songming County of Kunming in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, with six major varieties of vegetables proving almost unsellable. Leaf lettuce, for example, used to command a price of two yuan per kilogram; these days it sells of less than 0.1 yuan. Sadly, and […]
Abba Investments in partnership with Wilmar Africa Limited, producers of Frytol and Fortune rice have organised the 2017 edition of its F14 Val’s Cooperate Social Responsibility Cooking and Donation project in Accra. The event was attended by children, parents and staffs of the Princess Marie Louis Children’s Hospital in Accra, whereas, they were surprised by […]
We hereby submit the full text of the President’s maiden State of the Nation Address to Parliament MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC,NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON THE OCCASION OF THE STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2017. Mr. Speaker, It is good to be back […]
About 6,000 rural women in eight districts in Ghana are to benefit from “women empowerment and rights project” to help reduce unpaid care work and to improve economic self-reliance of rural women. The project is also to help improve women’s participation in politics and to increase their food security. The 6,000 rural women in Tain, […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Tuesday, delivering his maiden State-of-the-Nation Address , painted a gloomy picture of the national economy and called for consensus building towards cutting out corruption and economic prosperity for the wellbeing of all citizens. He said the Government would take tough, prudent and innovative policies and reforms that would restore fiscal […]
France will slaughter 600,000 more ducks in its southwest region of Les Landes to prevent avian influenza contamination, Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll announced Tuesday. “We have already culled a lot of ducks in the eastern bit of that area. We know that there is still an area remaining where we will have to take […]
Integration of mobile money services in East Africa has gone a notch higher after Kenya’s leading telecom Safaricom partnered with its counterparts in Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. The partnership allows citizens in the four countries to send and receive money easily and affordably as Safaricom seeks to deepen use of its flagship mobile money service […]
Real Madrid play one of the two games in hand they currently have over their rivals for the Liga Santander title when they travel to play Valencia in the Mestalla Stadium on Wednesday evening. The game will be played at the unusual time of 18.45 local time so as not to clash with the Champions […]
Despite stepped-up anti-terror efforts by the Pakistani government and security departments, the country is still menaced by terrorism as militants are continuously attacking different targets since last week. On Tuesday, a suicide attack at a court compound in the countrys northwest district of Charsadda is the latest of the recent wave, which killed at least […]
Singapore shares closed 0.08 percent lower on Tuesday as investors were cautious before Wall Street opened later in the day. U.S. markets were closed on Monday for Presidents’ Day. The political uncertainty in France after a poll showed far-right Marine Le Pen narrowing the gap with more centrist opponents also weighed on investors’ sentiment. Singapore’s […]
Real Sociedad have confirmed that coach Eusebio Sacristan has signed a new contract to remain at the club until the end of June 2019. The agreement sees Eusebio extend his previous agreement, which was due to expire at the end of June 2018, by a further year as a result of the excellent season the […]
Nobel laureate Chen Ning Yang and Turing Award-winning computer scientist Andrew Chi-Chih Yao have given up their foreign citizenship and become Chinese citizens, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced Tuesday. The two scientists were hired as foreign academicians of the CAS and have become full academicians in accordance with the academy’s regulations. Yang has […]
Hyundai Motor, South Korea’s biggest car manufacturer, launched new research centers to develop core technologies and focus on autonomous driving system, the company said in a statement Tuesday. Hyundai said it established the Strategic Technology Research Institute, an integrated research center to develop core future technologies such as robotics, artificial intelligence, new materials, and information […]
India has the capability to develop a space station, a top official of the state-owned space agency has said. “We have all the capabilities to set up a space station. The day the country takes the decision, we will okay the project. Just draw a policy and provide us necessary funds and time,” Indian Space […]
Donald Trump’s first month as U.S. president has seen more controversy than that of any other commander-in-chief in recent memory. While many blast him for several missteps, others argue that he has got a number of things right. Others still contend that it’s too early to fully assess the billionaire-turned-president. FULFILLING CAMPAIGN PROMISES ON DOMESTIC […]
About 19 militants of the Islamic State (IS) group were killed and two others wounded after security forces struck their positions in eastern province of Nangarhar, local authorities said Tuesday. In an airstrike, 12 IS militants were killed after a drone of NATO-led coalition forces fired a missile on a moving pickup vehicle in Bandar […]
As president Nana Akufo-Addo prepares to deliver the State of the Nation Address, Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has disclosed that Ghana debt as a percentage of GDP has hit 74 percent. By the third quarter of 2016, figures released by the Bank of Ghana showed that the country’s debt stock had reached GH¢112.4 billion […]
Femi Achulani survived an attempted kidnapping in Malawi by people wanting to kill her for her body parts. In Malawi, like other countries in the region, people with albinism are hunted down because of the belief that potions made from their body parts can bring good luck and wealth. She told the BBC how a […]
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