Easter, the Christian celebration that comes off every year’s spring, sweeping four whole days all to itself, is one of the interesting topics we’d love to talk about. From the first day you breathed the air of life into your nostrils, it has been coming and going. But unlike some other annual celebrations, Easter has … Read more
Analysis of ancient penguin guano has revealed that volcanic eruptions, not climate change, almost wiped out an Antarctic sea bird colony three times, researchers have found. There has long been speculation linking fluctuations in penguin populations over recent decades to climate change, but scientists studying a colony of gentoo penguins in Antarctica wanted to look … Read more
Drought and conflict have pushed the Horn of Africa, Nigeria and Yemen to the brink of famine, and a lack of aid funding means many could starve to death, the UN said Tuesday. More than 20 million people are at risk of famine in Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria, a tragedy already affecting 100,000 people in … Read more
Nana Ama Agyemang Asante, CitiFM staff and a regular contributor to one of the radio stations award winning Breakfast Show, tweeted on CitiFM’s Twitter profile that the City of Kumasi is a “lawless place”. A tweet that doesn’t seem to have gone down so nicely with Kumasians. Based off of the responses to the journalist’s … Read more
At a hotel in Addis Ababa well-known for hosting jazz greats, thousands of fans lined up on a Saturday night to headbang along with what is still a rarity in Ethiopia’s diverse music scene — a rock band. Jano, named after a popular item of traditional clothing, has made a name for itself in Africa’s … Read more
Ryuichi Sakamoto, the pioneering Japanese electronic composer, has announced his first studio album in eight years which is inspired by the Russian film master Andrei Tarkovsky. The 65-year-old artist — who has scored films including “The Last Emperor,” “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence” and more recently “The Revenant” — will release the album, “async,” on April … Read more
The world’s most lethal scorpion, the deathstalker, has been caught on high-speed camera for the first time lashing out with its stinger, according to scientists. A comparison of half-a-dozen scorpion species shown in ultra-slow motion revealed an unsuspected variety of strike modes, they reported in the journal Functional Ecology. The deathstalker had the fastest lunge … Read more
The world’s most lethal scorpion, the deathstalker, has been caught on high-speed camera for the first time lashing out with its stinger, scientists reported Tuesday. A comparison of half-a-dozen scorpion species shown in ultra-slow motion revealed an unsuspected variety of strike modes, they reported in the journal Functional Ecology. The deathstalker had the fastest lunge … Read more
A controversial nationalist educator said under oath Thursday he had received a donation for his school from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe despite the premier’s repeated denials in an intensifying political scandal that has gripped the country. The nationally televised testimony by Yasunori Kagoike came as his reportedly shady purchase of government land at a … Read more
The tomb where Jesus is believed to have been buried is being unveiled again following nine months of restoration work that will be highlighted at a much anticipated ceremony Wednesday. The shrine, which includes a 19th-century ornate edicule or shrine surrounding the tomb, is a key part of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in … Read more
A well-documented life of veteran broadcaster, Mike Eghan, has been unveiled at the Coconut Grove Regency Hotel in Accra. The well-attended event christened, “The Magnificent Emperor” took place on Friday, March 17, 2017. The documentary was dedicated to the Mrs Eva Lokko who herself was a broadcaster. In an interview with Entertainment Today, Andrew Gyawu-Mensah who … Read more
Still relishing provocation three years after their release from a Russian prison, the punk rockers Pussy Riot are reviving their challenge to President Vladimir Putin in an action-packed autobiographical theatrical piece. Maria Alyokhina, one of two key members of the group who went to prison, has taken Pussy Riot in a new avant-garde direction in … Read more
First Digital Television (FDTV), a member of Groupe Nduom has celebrated Ghana’s finest broadcaster, Mike Eghan with a documentary dubbed, “The Magnificent Emperor”. The documentary which is scheduled for Friday, March 17, 2017 at the Coconut Grove Regency Hotel in Accra talks about his life and contributions to the media industry in Ghana. Mike Eghan … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman arrived in Tokyo Sunday, making the first visit to Japan by a monarch from the oil-rich nation in nearly five decades. The 81-year-old king, who was greeted by Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito at Haneda airport, will meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday and as he kicks off the Japanese leg … Read more
Japan paused Saturday to mark six years since a deadly earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster devastated its northeastern coast, as more than 100,000 people remain unable or unwilling to return home. The magnitude 9.0 quake, which struck under the Pacific Ocean on March 11, 2011, and the tsunami it spawned left about 18,500 people dead … Read more
Facing the task of summing up his 50 years on Earth through songs, Stephin Merritt has revealed unorthodox living arrangements, disdain for surfing and his knack for catching “weird diseases.” And he says almost nothing about The Magnetic Fields, the pop band that made him a counterculture icon. Merritt, known for his bitingly sardonic lyricism … Read more
Joao Moreira powered to eight wins from 10 rides on an 11-race card at Sha Tin on Sunday to smash a Hong Kong horse racing record. The current Hong Kong champion jockey flew past the post first on Easy Touch, Dashing Dart, Mr Stunning, Victor Emperor, Cool And Neat, Beat The Clock, Mighty Maverick and … Read more
Japan’s emperor Akihito met Thailand’s new monarch on Sunday during a brief visit to pay respects to his recently departed friend the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The audience was one of the first face to face meetings King Maha Vajiralongkorn has held with a fellow monarch since he ascended the throne following the October death … Read more
Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra, which government forces are again battling to retake from jihadists, has become a symbol of the Islamic State group’s wanton destruction of cultural heritage. The city and its ruins, designated a UNESCO world heritage site in 1980, have traded hands several times during Syria’s civil war. IS first seized Palmyra … Read more
Japan’s royal couple on Thursday listened to the tearful stories of Vietnamese children who were abandoned by their Japanese soldier fathers after WWII, a symbolic meeting in Hanoi aimed at healing wounds between the former war foes. The 83-year-old Japanese emperor Akihito and his wife, Michiko, are on their first visit to Vietnam, the latest … Read more