President Barack Obama issued a warning Tuesday against “crude nationalism” in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory, saying during a news conference on his final overseas trip that the President-elect had tapped into a “troubling” strain of rhetoric playing on Americans’ fears of globalization to win the presidency. Speaking in Athens, Obama said he recognized … Read more
President Barack Obama has sought to assure US allies that President-elect Donald Trump will honour the country’s international alliances when he takes office in January. Mr Obama told reporters that Mr Trump had “expressed a great interest” in maintaining the US commitment to Nato. During the campaign, Mr Trump said he might abandon a guarantee … Read more
Barack Obama seeks to calm US allies over Trump concerns Trump election: ‘Nobody said democracy’s supposed to be easy” President Barack Obama has sought to assure US allies that President-elect Donald Trump will honour the country’s international alliances when he takes office in January. Mr Obama told reporters that Mr Trump had “expressed a great … Read more
President Barack Obama has sought to assure America’s allies that President-elect Donald Trump will honour the country’s international alliances when he takes office in January. Mr Obama told reporters that Mr Trump had expressed an interest in maintaining the US commitment to Nato. This came hours before Mr Obama was due to arrive in the … Read more
President Barack Obama encouraged Americans Monday to give President-elect Donald Trump some time to get adjusted to the responsibilities of the presidency. But in his first news conference since last week’s stunning election results, Obama warned that some of Trump’s expectations will soon be shaken up by the gravity of the job. Obama said he … Read more
US President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will try to “normalise US-Russia ties”, the Kremlin has said, following a phone conversation between the two. Mr Putin wished Mr Trump “success in implementing the election programme”. Mr Trump, who had praised Mr Putin in the election campaign, said he wanted an “enduring relationship with … Read more
U. S. President Barack Obama urged a “meaningful debt relief” for Greece ahead of his visit to Athens on Nov. 15-16 as part of his European tour. “People need hope,” he stressed in an interview with local daily newspaper Sunday’s Kathimerini, underscoring also the need that Greece continues on the path of reforms to exit … Read more
Canadian singer, songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen has died aged 82. The news was announced on his official Facebook page, but no details about the cause of death were given. “It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist, Leonard Cohen has passed away,” the statement said. Canadian Prime Minister Justin … Read more
President Barack Obama welcomed President-elect Donald Trump to the White House Thursday, as both men put past antagonisms aside in a time-honored ritual epitomizing the peaceful transfer of political power. Three days after mocking Trump as unfit to control the codes needed to launch nuclear weapons, Obama told his successor that he wanted him to … Read more
A founding father of monetary union has given a damning assessment of the euro bloc, saying that not incorporating an exit strategy was a mistake. Prof Otmar Issing told the BBC’s Wake up to Money that faultlines across the eurozone remain, citing economic weakness in Greece, Portugal and Italy. The European Central Bank’s first chief … Read more
Barnsley midfielder Andy Yiadom and Alhassan Wakaso of Rio Ave are the two new faces in Ghana’s 23-man squad to face Egypt in the 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifiers in Alexandria on November 13. Both players have been called up to replace Gilbert Koomson and David Accam, who were dropped from the squad that faced … Read more
Ghana named debutantes Alhassan Wakaso and Andy Yiadom in a 23-man injury-ravaged squad without key players Asamoah Gyan and Kwadwo Asamoah for this month’s crucial 2018 World Cup qualifier against Egypt. The Black Stars coach, Avram Grant has been forced to travel to Alexandria for the very important match without Gyan and Juventus playmaker Kwadwo … Read more
Mariah Carey is heartbroken in the wake of her and James Packer’s split. A source tells E! News exclusively that Carey was “blindsided” when Packer dumped her “out of nowhere.” To add insult to injury, Carey only learned that her engagement to Packer was over when she saw it in the press, according to one … Read more
Mariano Rajoy, Spain’s acting prime minister and leader of its center-right Popular Party, was re-elected Saturday after winning a parliamentary vote. The vote of 170-111 with 68 abstentions breaks a political deadlock and means Spain has its first fully functioning government since December, when a general election left no party with a majority. The economy … Read more
My dear reader, this article is characterized with a long digression because it is more or less a commentary on James Karuga’s (a freelance Reuter journalist) article. If heaven was to be an academic subject, certainly that would have been history. History teaches valuable lessons of all kinds. My good friend, Michael Adu (MPhil. Sociology) … Read more
More than 1,200 police and officials in France have begun an operation to clear the “Jungle” migrant camp in Calais. The camp has been housing some 7,000 people in squalid conditions. Migrants queued peacefully to be processed, and the first of some 60 coaches that will carry them to refugee centres across France, have now … Read more
Ghanaian Writers Need To Know The Swedish Academy’s definition of literature “By the time he was 23, Bob’s voice, with its weight, its unique, gravelly power was redefining not just what music sounded like, but the message it carried and how it made people feel. Today, everybody from Bruce Springsteen to U2 owes Bob a … Read more
“By the time he was 23, Bob’s voice, with its weight, its unique, gravelly power was redefining not just what music sounded like, but the message it carried and how it made people feel. Today, everybody from Bruce Springsteen to U2 owes Bob a debt of gratitude” (Barack Obama). “Bob Dylan is a genius, and … Read more
Ghanaian starlet Emmanuel Adjei-Sowah made his full debut in the Europa League with Anderlecht after getting a start in their 1-1 draw with Mainz 05 on Thursday night. The 18-year-old former Dreams FC player was handed a maiden start in the competition by Anderlecht manager Rene Weiler and he impressed in the 83 minutes he … Read more
‘No more Mr. Nice Guy’: EU gets tough on African migrants Migrants crossing the Sahara desert into Libya ride on the back of a pickup truck outside Niger Encouraged by their success in halting a mass influx of refugees by closing Greek borders and cutting a controversial deal with Turkey, EU leaders are getting tough … Read more