International
US restricts travel for diplomats in Israel amid fears of Iran attack
The United States has restricted travel for its embassy personnel in Israel amid fears of an attack by Iran. The US embassy said staff had been told not to travel outside the greater Jerusalem, Tel Aviv or Beersheba areas “out of an abundance of caution”. Iran has vowed to retaliate, blaming Israel for a strike […]
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Nana Tuffour Boateng writes: “Biden vs. Trump: The Unwanted Rematch”
In the upcoming 2024 elections in the United States, Americans are gearing up for a rematch between President Joe Biden and his previous contender and former President Donald Trump. After securing their parties’ nominations, these two familiar faces will go head-to-head in a presidential election rematch, something that hasn’t happened in 70 years! President Biden […]
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Health
Pig kidney transplant patient leaves hospital
The first man to receive a genetically modified kidney transplant from a pig has been discharged from the hospital. The 62-year-old was sent home on Wednesday, two weeks after the ground-breaking surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Organ transplants from genetically modified pigs have failed in the past. However, the success of this procedure so […]
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Banking & Finance
Editorial: CRR directive expected to mop up US$1.2 bn from banks
Once the new Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR) policy becomes effective, it is expected to see approximately GH¢16.2billion – US$1.2 billion flow from banks to the Bank of Ghana (BoG). CRR is a rule set by central banks requiring commercial banks to keep a portion of their deposits – local and foreign currency – as cash […]
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World News
UK and US sign landmark agreement to test AI safety
The UK and US have signed a landmark deal to work together on testing advanced artificial intelligence (AI). The agreement signed on Monday says both countries will work together on developing “robust” methods for evaluating the safety of AI tools and the systems that underpin them. It is the first bilateral agreement of its kind. UK […]
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International
Niger ends military agreement with US, calls it ‘profoundly unfair’
Niger’s military government announced that it has ended an accord with the US that allowed military personnel and civilian staff from the Department of Defence to operate in Niger – days after holding high-level talks with US diplomatic and military officials this week. “The government of Niger, taking into account the aspirations and interests of […]
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International
Trump challenges Biden to debates ‘anytime’ after Super Tuesday wins
Donald Trump has challenged Joe Biden to TV debates, as the rivals hurtle towards a White House rematch following their sweep of the Super Tuesday votes. The Republican said he would take part in a TV forum with the Democratic president “anytime, anywhere, anyplace” posting online in all capital letters. Mr Biden’s campaign said Mr […]
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International
Haley to drop out of presidential race, setting up Biden-Trump rematch
Nikki Haley is suspending her presidential campaign, making Donald Trump the last Republican left in the race. It comes after President Joe Biden and Trump swept the state primaries that were held on Super Tuesday, making a White House rematch between them even more likely. Biden won Democratic nominating contests in 14 states – plus […]
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Featured
US Supreme Court rules Trump can remain on presidential ballot
The US Supreme Court has struck down efforts by individual states to bar Donald Trump from running as a presidential candidate for November’s election. Justices unanimously overruled Colorado’s decision to disqualify Trump from the Republican primary ballot. Judges in the state had cited an anti-insurrection clause in the US Constitution to ban Trump; similar attempts […]
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Columnist
The drums of US-China cyber war
By Stephen S. Roach FBI Director Christopher Wray recently upped the ante in America’s anti-China campaign. In congressional testimony on January 31, he sounded the alarm over intensified Chinese hacking activity and warned that US infrastructure – telecommunications, energy, transportation, and water – is acutely vulnerable to the Chinese state-sponsored hacker group Volt Typhoon. Front-page […]
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General News
US Embassy Commends GJA
Albert Kwabena Dwumfuor The US Embassy in Ghana has praised the President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) for his sustained efforts in ensuring accountability for Ghanaian journalists who
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International
Russia and China slam US for Middle East strikes
Russia and China have slammed the United States for its recent air strikes on targets in Iraq and Syria. The two countries accused Washington of raising the risk of regional escalation at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council late on Monday. Moscow also asserted that the US decision to launch the attacks was […]
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International
Donald Trump does not have presidential immunity, US court rules
Donald Trump does not have presidential immunity and can be prosecuted on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, a US court has ruled. Mr Trump had claimed in the landmark legal case that he was immune from criminal charges for acts he said fell within his duties as president. But Tuesday’s ruling in […]
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International
US approves plan for strikes on Iran-linked targets in Iraq, Syria
The United States has reportedly approved a plan to attack Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for the killing of three soldiers five days ago. US broadcaster CBS News reported on Thursday that the White House has approved the targeting of Iranian personnel and facilities inside the two countries in response to the […]
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International
Western officials in protest over Israel Gaza policy
More than 800 serving officials in the US and Europe have signed a statement warning that their own governments’ policies on the Israel-Gaza war could amount to “grave violations of int rnational law”. The “transatlantic statement”, a copy of which was passed to the BBC, says their administrations risk being complicit in “one of the […]
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Three US soldiers killed in Jordan attack named
The US government has released the names of three troops killed by an enemy drone attack in Jordan on Sunday. Sgt William Jerome Rivers, 46, Specialist Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24 and Specialist Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23 were killed when a drone hit their housing unit. The US has blamed Iranian-backed groups and the Pentagon said […]
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Iran denies involvement in drone strike that killed three US troops
Iran denies it was involved in the drone attack which killed three US troops and injured 34 on a US base in Jordan, near the Syria border. US President Joe Biden said the attack had been carried out by Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq. “We shall respond,” he said at a campaign […]
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General
Michael S. Regan honors W. E. B. Du Bois’ legacy
U.S. EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan has paid an honorary visit to the W. E. B. Du Bois Center for Pan-African Culture in Cantonments. The visit comprised a tour of the tomb, where he solemnly spent time with the Pan-Africanist. Speaking to the media, Mr. Regan recounted, “Reflecting on being a Black man in America, […]
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