Compassion International Ghana (CIG) has presented a cheque for GH¢50,000.00 each to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Institute (NMIMR) and the Ghana Health Service for their support in contributing to COVID-19 response.
Mrs G…
Iran has seen a rapid surge in the numbers of coronavirus cases in recent weeks, sparking fears it might be facing a second wave of the pandemic.
Iran started to relax its lockdown in mid-April, after the number of infections declined, …
Adding streaming services will give Africa’s biggest pay-TV group, MultiChoice, a head start when online viewing takes off on the continent, it said on Thursday, after revealing it had deals with Netflix and Amazon.
CEO Calvo Mawela, in…
At Snap’s Partner Summit, the company shared its newest effort to entice third-party devs to Snapchat . It’s called Minis.
Snap Minis are lightweight third-party programs that live inside the app’s Chat section, which users can quickly …
Freight forwarders worried about delays in clearing goods at the ports due to challenges in accessing the new Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) have called on President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to intervene to save the country the…
Stanbic Bank has donated Covid-19 items to three health care institutions to help fight the pandemic.
The institutions are Ghana Health Service (GHS), Cardiothoracic Unit of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, and 37 Military Hospital.
The GHS…
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is optimistic on the country's economy, the largest in Africa, despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Mr Buhari says the pandemic has had a "moderate" effect in the country compared to other e…
Organizers of the Coachella music festival confirmed on Thursday that the event would no longer take place this year because of the coronavirus epidemic, but announced new dates for April 2021.
Coachella, one of the biggest music festiv…
Snap is announcing at its Snap Partner Summit that the first games that will take advantage of Bitmoji will roll out soon. The feature was announced last year, and it looks like developers can finally take advantage of that SDK. You’ll be …
The Bia East District Assembly in the Western North Region has presented items and cash all valued at GH¢56,400.
00 to 50 persons with disabilities (PWD's) in the District.
In all, 22 received deep freezers, while one received a bran…
Some economic trees in some parts of the Upper East Region are under serious threat as they are continuously being destroyed in the course of clearing land for agriculture activities.
Among the trees most affected are the shea and baoba…
For the thousands of farmers living in communities along the Babaso-Attakura No.1- Attakura No.
2 road in the Ejura Sekyedumase Municipality, the construction of that stretch means they are getting back their livelihoods.
The poor na…
Researchers at St. Petersburg State University - the alma mater of Russian President Vladimir Putin - continue their battle with the coronavirus infection, but coming up with new tools that will help defuse not only COVID-19, but its cou…
As part of precautionary measures to stem the spread of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), the Sunyani Municipal Assembly has set up clinics in market places in the Municipality to attend to suspected cases of the virus disease.
Accord…
Construction works will start on a six-acre land at Gbedzekope in the Akame Electoral Area for a Cassava Processing Factory for Ketu South Municipality under government’s One District One Factory (1D1F) project in 14 days.
The New Patri…
Delegates of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) have been cautioned not to change the Presidential and Parliamentary tickets that the party fielded for the 2016 elections.
“As the adage goes, you don’t change a winning team; you don’t…
Ten African countries are driving the spread of Covid-19 in the continent, the World Health Organization has said.
South Africa, Nigeria, Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, Cameroon, Senegal, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea and Ivory Coast acc…
Economic damage caused by the pandemic could plunge 400 million more people into extreme poverty, according to a new study, with those in south and east Asia worst affected.
The paper, published by the UN, lays out several scenarios to …
San Diego Comic-Con organizers have settled on dates for this year’s all-virtual event. The at-home version of the annual convention, officially called Comic-Con@Home, will be held from Wednesday, July 22 through Sunday, July 26.
Badges…
Mr Kwesi Amoako-Atta, the Minister for Roads and Highways on Wednesday inspected two ongoing road projects in the Northern and Savannah Regions.
The two road projects are the Upgrading of the Salaga-Bimbilla stretch of about 71 kilometer…
Villagers in the Huancavelica region of Peru are detaining eight technicians who were repairing an antenna, over fears their work would spread Covid-19.
The villagers mistakenly believed that the workers - who had come to fix a wirele…
If you’ve ever wanted to try out OpenAI’s vaunted machine learning toolset, it just got a lot easier. The company has released an API that lets developers call its AI tools in on “virtually any English language task.”
Basically, if you’…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's wife, 42-year-old Olena Zelenska, has tested positive for Covid-19.
In a Facebook post, the president's office says the first lady is feeling well and has no symptoms. She is being treated in iso…
Byta, the music sharing service for pre-releases and other use cases where there is a need to share sound files privately, has picked up around $1.4 million in seed funding.
The round was led by the Canada Media Fund, with participation…
British rapper Stormzy said on Thursday he will donate 10 million pounds over the course of a decade to causes that empower black people.
“The uncomfortable truth that our country continuously fails to recognise and admit, is that black…
Ecobank Ghana Limited, as part of its corporate social responsibility has supported the Ghana COVID-19 Private Sector Fund with an amount of GHC1.3million.
The donation, which was in collaboration with Ecobank Foundation, comprises a ca…
The impact of the UK's coronavirus lockdown is "going to be tough for a few months but we will get through it", Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.
The PM was speaking after new figures showed the country's economy had suffered its b…
The Tema West Constituency Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Dennis Amfo-Sefah, has highlighted candor as one of the selling points of President Akufo-Addo that sets him apart from others.
“It is not for nothing that…
U.S. video streaming company Netflix is in talks with Viacom18, part of the Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries’ media unit Network18, about a multi-year partnership to source content, three sources told Reuters, in a move that would e…
Mr Benjamin Kpodo, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ho Central Constituency has presented 10, 000 nose masks to people in the Constituency to stem the spread of Covid-19.
He described the presentation as a "rescue mission to empower my…
Reverend Robert Seddoh, Chairman for the Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region has said it would be difficult for private schools in the District to reopen for final year stud…
In a bid to control and prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic on school campuses, Waste Management giant Zoomlion, in collaboration with the Western Regional Coordinating Council (WRCC) will undertake a mass disinfection and fumigati…
Dr. E.K Obeng, NPP parliamentary aspirant for Tafo-Pankrono constituency, has pledged to make judicious use of the Member of Parliament (MP) share of the Common Fund to promote development in the constituency.
He said as a medical offic…
The UK's economy shrank by 20.4% in April - the largest monthly contraction on record - as the country spent its first full month in lockdown.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the "historic" fall affected virtually all area…
Panelists at a virtual forum on COVID-19 and the vision of 'Ghana Beyond Aid' have called for a paradigm shift in attitudes of Ghanaians to achieve the agenda of economic self-sufficiency.
They asked the Government to infuse the Charter…
Zipline Drone delivery centre at Sefwi- Wiawso in the Western North Region has officially began the delivery of essential medicines, vaccines and blood product to health facilities in the Region.
Speaking to the GNA in Sefwi-Wiawso, Mr…
Ghana’s voting population has called for a dialogue between the various political parties, Electoral Commission (EC) and all stakeholders to ensure free, fair, credible and violent-free Election 2020.
They recommended the EC signed a Me…
Most dentist offices are closed for routine procedures during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Dentists are urging people to brush twice a day and floss once a day to take care of their teeth.
They say keeping your toothbrush clean is …
Peanuts are one of the world’s most popular legumes. They’re widely used as a healthy snack or dessert topping and are commonly found on the counter of any bar.
They come in many varieties, such as raw, roasted, boiled, salted, flavored…
The public has been urged to take extra precautionary measures as more rains are expected in Southern Ghana within the next two weeks.
Madam Felicity Ahafianyo, Acting head, Central Analysis and Forecasting Office, Ghana Meteorological …
Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR), has organized a day’s sensitization workshop for out of school adolescent girls with disabilities at Peki in South Dayi District on their sexual and reproductive health rights.
The trainin…
Juventus are ready to sell Aaron Ramsey just a year after signing him from Arsenal as they try to save on his £400,000-a-week wages, with Manchester United a potential destination for the 29-year-old Wales midfielder. (Mail)
Liverpool a…
Celtic striker Odsonne Edouard has been named player of the year by the Scottish Football Writers' Association.
The 22-year-old Frenchman edged out Celtic team-mate Callum McGregor, Rangers' Alfredo Morelos and Dundee United's Lawrence …
BBC Sport is bringing you classic European Championship games throughout June in our Euros Rewind series - but who would you pick in an all-time Euros XI?
The early tournaments - pre 1980 - only featured four teams so players only featu…
Scotland's national clinical director Professor Jason Leitch is "more hopeful" but "still cautious" about the prospect of a 1 August return for the Scottish Premiership.
Clubs are allowed to train with restrictions in place as they work…
Goalkeeper Danny Rogers and midfielder Frank Ross have left Aberdeen at the end of their contracts.
The Scottish Premiership club are in "positive talks" with back-up keeper Tomas Cerny over a new deal.
Defender Greg Leigh and winger…
Ghana's confirmed COVID-19 cases have increased to 11,118 after it confirmed 262 new infections over the past 24 hours.
The latest update on the Ghana Health Service's website indicates that the new infections were recorded in five regi…
Premier League players' names will be replaced on the back of their shirts with 'Black Lives Matter' for the first 12 matches of the restarted season.
The Premier League will also support any player who chooses to 'take a knee' before o…
With contracts expiring and clubs unable to guarantee fresh terms, players throughout Scotland face the prospect of being unemployed.
Those span from Scotland internationals, such as Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon and Kilmarnock full-ba…
Prop Greg Holmes is to leave Exeter to return to his native Australia.
The 37-year-old, who played in the 2015 World Cup final, has spent four seasons at Exeter and featured in the 2018 Premiership final.
Holmes' contract was due to …
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