Donald Trump took office trailing a string of promises made during a bruising election campaign. Six months into his presidency, here is where the 45th occupant of the White House stands in fulfilling some of the most notable promises in his ambitious agenda: BUILD A WALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER, MAKE MEXICO PAY FOR IT … Read more
SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk has downplayed the chances of a successful inaugural flight for his Falcon Heavy space launch vehicle, admitting there is a “good chance it would not make it to orbit in its first launch.” Development of the booster rocket, which is powered by 27 engines, has proven to be “way … Read more
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he never would have hired Attorney General Jeff Sessions if he had known the top law official would recuse himself from a probe into Russia’s alleged election meddling. In an interview with the New York Times, the president also criticized Sessions’ recent testimony before a Senate panel which … Read more
A judge on Wednesday halted an auction of intimate items of Madonna including a breakup letter from Tupac Shakur after the pop superstar said her privacy was violated. New York Justice Gerald Lebovitz ordered a hearing on the dispute for September 6 and barred the auction house, Gotta Have Rock and Roll, from holding the … Read more
President Donald Trump made a last-ditch bid to salvage a central campaign pledge Wednesday, deploying a mix of threats and flattery as he told Republican senators to pass health care reform before their summer break. With his credibility on the line, Trump told a group of 49 Republican senators assembled at the White House that … Read more
Radio 2 host, Chris Evans, has topped the list of the BBC’s best-paid stars. He topped the table, in a salary bracket of £2,200,000 – £2,249,999. Claudia Winkleman who was the highest-paid female celebrity, earned between £450,000 and £500,000. About two-thirds of stars earning more than £150,000 are male, compared to one-third female, according to … Read more
The US launched its first round of trade talks with China since Donald Trump took office in an unusually blunt manner Wednesday, demanding more “fair, equitable and reciprocal” relationship, with more access to American made goods and services. Noting the more than 200 percent surge in Chinese exports to the United States in the last … Read more
The Russian lawyer at the heart of the scandal over a meeting with President Donald Trump’s eldest son claimed Wednesday she is ready to testify to the US Congress. Lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya attended a meeting with Donald Trump Jr during the election campaign in June 2016 at which it appears he expected to get incriminating … Read more
Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, Ms Charlotte Osei, faces impeachment over allegations of abuse of office, causing financial loss to the state and breaches of the country’s procurement law. Some staff of the Commission who are making the allegations have petitioned President Akufo-Addo to cause the Chief Justice, Ms Sophia Akuffo, to initiate impeachment proceedings … Read more
THE government last week announced a new national daily minimum wage (NDMW) of GH¢9.68. This, according to the National Tripartite Committee (NTC), comprising the government, organised labour and employers, will take effect January 1, 2018. THIS is something that we think should have been a welcome piece of news generally to workers in this country. … Read more
British consumer health giant Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to offload its sauces division to US spicemaker McCormick for $4.2 billion (3.6 billion euros), the groups said Wednesday. “Reckitt Benckiser Group plc is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to sell its food business, including the French’s, Frank’s RedHot and Cattlemen’s brands, … Read more
South Korea’s disgraced former president Park Geun-Hye on Wednesday again refused to testify in the corruption trial of the heir to the Samsung business empire, citing poor health. For the second time in a fortnight Park rejected a court order to give evidence in the case of Lee Jae-Yong, the vice-chairman of Samsung Electronics. Lee … Read more
Labour activist Hua Haifeng had avoided legal trouble in his 14 years investigating companies in China, but that changed after he looked into a factory that made shoes for Ivanka Trump’s brand. Hua and two colleagues had worked undercover in factories that manufactured shoes for the brand of US President Donald Trump’s daughter and other … Read more
Madonna asked a judge Tuesday to block an auction of memorabilia including a breakup letter from rapper Tupac Shakur, saying the intimate items were stolen by her former friend. The pop superstar filed a motion with a New York court a day before auction house Gotta Have Rock and Roll was set to start taking … Read more
Donald Trump’s first six months in the White House have been a riot of scandal, chaos and outrage that — absent a major course correction — could spell doom for his entire administration. All US presidents face crises that seem to sweep the White House from its moorings. Abraham Lincoln struggled through a bloody Civil … Read more
After riding a wave of anti-trade feeling to the White House, the Trump administration is taking a more traditional approach to resolving issues with China: a formal structure of talks that makes gradual, sometimes glacial progress. Expectations among trade experts are restrained that the first round of talks Wednesday will produce results on long-standing issues … Read more
President Donald Trump has tapped veteran diplomat and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman as ambassador to Russia, the White House said Tuesday. The announcement came amid swirling controversy and multiple investigations into allegations that the Trump campaign colluded with Moscow to win the 2016 election. Huntsman, 57, previously served as US ambassador to China and … Read more
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had an additional, previously undisclosed chat at this month’s G20 summit in Hamburg, the White House acknowledged on Tuesday. After a brief greeting at the start of the two-day summit and a two-hour bilateral meeting with their foreign ministers on July 7, Trump and Putin also chatted over dinner on … Read more
An eighth person who attended a controversial meeting with President Donald Trump’s eldest son has been identified as a top official of a company founded by a Russian billionaire with links to the Trumps, CNN said Tuesday. The confirmation is the latest development in the burgeoning scandal over the Trump campaign’s contacts with Russia, after … Read more
TV Character with numerous facial piercings who starred in Delay’s Afia Schwarzenegger TV Series, Nana Tornado known privately as Emil Wood has disclosed how TV Personality, Deloris Frimpong Manso aka Delay lives in desperation. The actor who was unhappy about comment reportedly made by Delay who claiming she picked him from the slum, alleged that the Delay jumps … Read more