The Pacific island of Fiji has declared itself free from coronavirus, after its last known infected patient was given the all-clear.
Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said its success was a result of "answered prayers, hard work and affirm…
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cancelled plans to reintroduce a lockdown in various cities, citing a need to avoid “social and economic consequences”.
The interior ministry had announced plans for a weekend curfew in 15 cit…
The European Central Bank has taken further dramatic measures try to boost the eurozone economies, amid their biggest recession since World War Two.
Just months after emergency measures, the central bank said it would increase the size …
British luxury carmaker Bentley Motors said on Friday it plans to shed up to 1,000 jobs, nearly a quarter of its workforce, adding to the gloom in the sector hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
The redundancies at the Volkswagen-owned…
The Adentan Constituency of the Convention People's Party (CPP) has launched an electronic platform to mobilise revenue to win the Adentan Parliamentary seat in Election 2020.
A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra said th…
Lockdown is starting to ease.
Across the UK we can meet more people, while in England some children are back in school and car showrooms and open-air markets have reopened.
But some scientists, even those advising government, have be…
Inmates of the Ho Central Prisons has appealed to the Government to provide the Prisons with isolation centers in the wake of COVID-19.
They also appealed for minor offenders to be freed to make room for social and physical distancing…
The PALI Center for Governance and Civic, non-state organisation has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to remain focused and resolute in its quest to deliver impartial, credible and transparent elections amid the unconducive environment.…
New Zealand has lifted almost all of its coronavirus restrictions after reporting no active cases in the country.
At midnight local time (12:00 GMT), all of New Zealand moved to level one, the lowest of a four-tier alert system.
Unde…
Mrs Cynthia Mamle Morrison, Minister of Gender, children and Social Protection on Wednesday broke grounds for work to commence on a 2. 5-kilometre Swedru Township roads for easy transportation of goods and services in the Municipality.
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President of the Chamber of Freight forwarders and Trade (CTF), Dennis Amfo-Sefah, has stated that the current technical hitches the implementation of UNIPASS is experiencing cannot be blamed on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
He…
Some countries have seen “upticks” in COVID-19 cases as lockdowns ease, and populations must protect themselves from the coronavirus while authorities continue testing, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
The epicentre o…
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says there is no safe form of tobacco as the product, in whatever formula, is still deadly and discouraged its intake or exposure to the smoke.
Dr Olivia Agyekumwaa Boateng, the Head of Tobacco and Sub…
The WHO stated, “There is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection,” in an April 24 scientific brief.
However, health experts disagree.
They emphasize …
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The GSE Composite Index closed at 1,947.54 with a year-to-date return of -13.72% after inching up by 1.40 points (+0.07%) to extend its gains to a second straight session due to an advancement in the price of MTN Ghana (+1.79%). The market…
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84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha [10], a global non-profit initiative to translate and preserve the Tibetan Buddhist Canon, is launching a video campaign to r…
Manchester City head into one of the biggest weeks in their recent history, knowing their reputation, their Champions League place and, possibly, the make-up of their squad are on the line.
On Monday, their appeal to the Court of Arbitr…
Academics warn of the risks remote interviewing by police could pose to some of the more vulnerable witnesses and victims of crime.
The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown has forced everyone to seek innovative and often virtual or remote solu…
AFRAA intensifies efforts for financial support to African airlines from adverse effects of COVID-19 pandemic
As part of intensified efforts and initiatives for financial support to its members from the adverse impacts of COVID-19 pande…
The approval was made on 27 May 2020
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB.org) has approved Nigeria’s Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2020-2024, which builds on the successes and challenges of the 2013-2019 edition,…
The EurAfrican Forum Digital 2020 will be gathering key actors from the public and private sector but also engaging the civil society, entrepreneurs, artists, activists, scientists
For the first time, the EurAfrican Forum (EurAfricanFor…
The Commonwealth is co-launching a project to help young researchers examine the impact of COVID-19 on education systems.
The Secretariat has teamed-up with the non-profit organisation, JET Education services, to launch the ‘#OpenUpYour…
Coronavirus - Africa: Climate Change and COVID-19 Impact Agriculture and Youth Mobility Across West and Central Africa
Health-related stressors such as COVID-19 have a high impact on the agricultural sector, by expositing the vulnerabil…
NBA Board of Governors approves competitive format to restart 2019-20 Season with 22 teams returning to play
The Board’s approval is the first formal step among many required to resume the season
The NBA Board of Governors (NBA.com) …
A quarter of World Health Organization (WHO) polio staff are dedicating more than 80% of their time towards COVID-19 efforts
Expertise in polio eradication that has put Africa on the verge of being certified free of wild poliovirus has …
Coronavirus: Africa CDC and Mastercard Foundation partner to deliver one million test kits, deploy 10,000 community health workers for COVID-19 response
These funds will be used to purchase one million test kits
Africa Centres for Di…
Frenkie de Jong is one of the finest midfielders in world football.
In an exclusive interview with Guillem Balague for BBC Radio 5 Live's European Football Podcast, the 23-year-old Barcelona and Netherlands man talks about how sport can…
Communique of the Bureau of the Boards of Governors of The African Development Bank Group following its Meeting of 4th June 2020 regarding the whistle-blowers’ complaint against the President of the Bank
The Bureau reiterates that it…
Africa has recorded more than 150,000 cases of COVID-19 and conducted just about 2.4 million tests
The Commissioner for Social Affairs, H.E. Mrs Amira Elfadil Mohammed, today rolled out the Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PA…
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African Energy Chamber Calls for Extension and Compliance with Production Cuts Ahead of Next OPEC Meetings
Along with gradual reopening of global economies, production cuts are pushing prices back to $40/barrel much quicker than initial…
Future international students’ demands, attitudes and behavior will transform the way universities educate, enrich and host their populations
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement…
While people around the planet continue to grapple with the pandemic, there's also a call to pause and reflect on another cause - Time for Nature, the theme of the UN's World Environment Day on 5 June.
Emirates, acutely aware of its rol…
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On-loan Everton defender Jonjoe Kenny scored for Schalke as they drew 1-1 with Union Berlin after Wolfsburg dealt a crushing blow to Werder Bremen's battle for Bundesliga survival.
Kenny, netting his second Bundesliga goal of the season…
Ghana’s Covid-19 case count has increased to 9,638 following the confirmation of 176 new infections.
This comes barely a day after 294 new infections were recorded.
According to the Ghana Health Service portal, 89 more persons have …
Rangers' reconstruction proposal may have more traction if it came in the form of a four-tier structure rather than three, says Jim McInally.
The Ibrox club have suggested entering a B team along with Celtic in the bottom tier of a 14-1…
Neil Lennon risked being "finished" as a manager if he had failed to lead Celtic to a ninth successive title, says former boss Gordon Strachan.
And Strachan believes the 48-year-old has "reinvented himself" after his ill-fated spell at …
Graeme Shinnie quit Aberdeen last summer relishing the chance to shine under England icon Frank Lampard at Derby County.
A few weeks later Lampard had been lured to Chelsea and Shinnie soon found himself dumped in the Under-23s by incom…
Some Ghanaian players have rediscovered their scoring boots at the weekend as a number of European leagues resumed after about three months suspension due to the deadly coronavirus pandemic. The Graphic Sports brings to you a wrap-up of th…
Apple is working on a way to make it easier to change iPad keyboard brightness, according to new code analyzed by 9to5Mac. A beta version of iPadOS 13.5.5 reportedly contains references to keyboard shortcuts that could change the brightnes…
Dropbox has quietly launched a new password manager named Dropbox Passwords. The app is only available in a private beta on Android, and although you can download it, you won’t be able to use it unless you’ve got an invite. The app’s Play …
A new study on kids’ app usage and habits indicates a major threat to YouTube’s dominance, as kids now split their time between Google’s online video platform and other apps, like TikTok, Netflix and mobile games like Roblox. Kids ages fou…
Sesame Street and CNN are hosting a frank conversation with families about racism in a 60-minute show called Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism. The kid-friendly episode airs on Saturday, June 6 at 10 a.m. ET and unpacks the national p…
A man in Egypt who allegedly had female genital mutilation (FGM) carried out on his three daughters after tricking them, has been charged along with the doctor who performed the procedure.
The doctor went to the girls' house after their…
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has reorganised his government and stripped his deputy of power-sharing privileges.
The revised executive order has raised sharp debate in Kenya.
Some say it is routine and innocuous - that the presiden…
Jada Pinkett Smith talks gun violence with Nipsey Hussle partner Lauren London: 'Most of us grow up in war zones'
Jada Pinkett Smith says childhood gun violence was a “war zone” unfamiliar to her children, in a new episode of Red Table …
Apps like Signal are proving invaluable in these days of unrest, and anything we can do to simplify and secure the way we share sensitive information is welcome. To that end Signal has added the ability to blur faces in photos sent via the…
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