China media ‘could do better’ on Paralympics The Chinese Paralympic team has powered to the top of the medals table in Rio, sweeping up more than 115 medals in the first five days. Team GB, in second place, has 63. But while the Olympics made household names of many Chinese athletes, as with many countries … Read more
The Province of British Columbia will dedicate the Great Bear Rainforest to The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC), a pan-Commonwealth forest conservation initiative in Her Majesty The Queen’s name. The announcement was made today by the Premier of British Columbia, Christy Clark. The Great Bear Rainforest is an iconic and globally significant area covering 6.4 million … Read more
South Sudan’s political and military elite have made themselves rich while the country has struggled under a civil war of their making, a report says. Commissioned by actor George Clooney, the document accuses President Salva Kiir, opposition leader Riek Machar, and top generals of profiteering. It follows the trail of money with links to the … Read more
For the second year in a row, Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) has been ranked by the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) as the mining industry’s overall leader in sustainability. Newmont’s inclusion on the index also marked the 10th consecutive year the company has been selected for the DJSI World. This year, the … Read more
Gold miner Perseus Mining’s reinvestment into its Edikan mine, in Ghana, would tip at more than $40 million at the end of the 2018 financial year, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Quartermaine said on Wednesday. Speaking at the Africa Downunder conference in Perth, Australia, he said that as of the June quarter, some … Read more
The Ghana Prison Service says it cannot guarantee conjugal visit for married inmates citing the lack of facilities and resources. Sex is a physiological need that strengthens the bond between couples thus the pleas from some prisoners to be allowed to satisfy their sexual needs in a move to cut down on sodomy in prisons. … Read more
Theresa May is meeting European Council President Donald Tusk for the first time since becoming UK prime minister later, with Brexit on the agenda. In talks at Downing Street, Mrs May will say the UK will continue to play a full role in the EU until it leaves. It comes as EU leaders, excluding the … Read more
Sitting on a nine-hour flight from Thailand to Australia can be uncomfortable at the best of times. Now imagine doing that with 110 bags of drugs hidden in your digestive tract. A 48-year-old Australian man smuggling 1.1 kilograms (2.4 pounds) of cocaine in his stomach admitted he was carrying the drugs to police at Sydney … Read more
The UK is to begin preliminary talks with Australia about the outline of a future free trade deal between them. Officials will meet twice a year to discuss the parameters of what both sides said they hoped would be an “ambitious and comprehensive” deal. Australia has been earmarked by the UK as its first post-Brexit … Read more
Australia will offer more help to South East Asian countries to prevent terror attacks across the region. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is set to discuss security with other leaders at the Asean summit in Laos. Mr Turnbull has signalled he would like to expand Australia’s counter-terrorism arrangements with Indonesia, Malaysia and other neighbouring countries. It … Read more
Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston have broken up after three months together, PEOPLE confirms. “It was an amicable split,” a source tells PEOPLE. The breakup comes after Swift and Hiddleston haven’t been photographed together in over a month. On July 27, the couple hit up the restaurant Hillstone in Santa Monica for a date night. … Read more
A teenager who plotted to run over and behead a police officer as part of an Islamic State movement-inspired attack on an Australian Veterans’ Day ceremony was sentenced on Monday to 10 years in prison. Sevdet Besim, 19, had faced a maximum sentence of life in prison after pleaded guilty in Victoria state’s Supreme Court … Read more
Out of the over 60 companies that expressed interest in the Private Sector Participation (PSP) in the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has shortlisted six, out of which one will eventually be selected as the concessionaire. Two of the companies are consortiums while the remaining four are bidding individually. The … Read more
Professor Jemmy Takrama of the Cocoa Research Institute, has joined the calls on Ghana to accept Genetically Modified (GM) foods towards ensuring food security. He said it was time the country ignored the “wild” stories about the technology and adopted it to produce more food cheaply to eliminate hunger among the populace. Prof. Takrama made … Read more
Uganda was once named “the pearl of Africa” by Sir Winston Churchill. She was endowed with beautiful environment comprised of rainforests, woodlands and various species of fauna and flora that lent a bird’s eye view of the most beautiful-green area patched around Africa’s great lakes region. Due to the unforgiving impacts of global warming, today … Read more
A four-year-old child is receiving special help from education authorities in Australia to undergo transition for a change in sex, Standard UK has said. New South Wales Department of Education has rolled out a support package for the toddler, who is not due to start kindergarten until next year. However, the situation has drawn criticism … Read more
Australia’s prime minister has said he “read the riot act” to three ministers after they went home early, meaning his government lost a series of votes. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s conservative coalition holds a majority of one seat in the parliament. The opposition Labor Party came within a single vote of calling for a royal … Read more
Australia is suing the local arm of Volkswagen for allegedly misleading customers by selling modified vehicles that covered up emissions fraud. Its consumer watchdog claims Volkswagen intentionally sold more than 57,000 such vehicles over a five-year period. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking a public declaration of misconduct, financial penalties and corrective … Read more
Multiple award-winning Ghanaian Reggae/Dancehall genie, Stonebwoy starts September with another big concert in Europe. He plays Bologna in Italy on Saturday, September 3 at the Barbs Club. According to initial plans, Stonebwoy was supposed to kick start his #GoHigher European Tour from September 1 to October 1 but plans changed at the final stages due … Read more
A deceased baby was cremated in Australia despite the parents wanting a burial after being incorrectly identified by a hospital staff. Two babies — one stillborn and one miscarried — were mixed-up at Sydney’s Royal North Shore Hospital last year because a blanket obscured an ID tag. The incident follows a deadly newborn “laughing gas” … Read more