Reviews are in for the new Spider-Man film, and they’re mostly positive. The Mail calls Spider-Man: Homecoming “the blockbuster of the summer”, while The Guardian calls it a “light, snappy and frequently hilarious crowdpleaser”. According to Screen Daily reviewer Tim Grierson, British actor Tom Holland – a former star of the Billy Elliot musical who … Read more
Two high-end American labels will make their Paris haute couture debuts Sunday in a week when the French capital pays tribute to two of fashion’s legends. New York-based Proenza Schouler and Californian house Rodarte — who normally present their collections at New York fashion week — have been invited into the elite haute couture fold, … Read more
President Emmanuel Macron is due in Mali on Sunday to consolidate Western backing for a regional anti-jihadist force, as France beefs up its counter-terror operations in the area. The so-called “G5 Sahel” countries just south of the Sahara — Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger — have pledged to fight jihadists on their own … Read more
A clear majority of German MPs have voted to legalise same-sex marriage, days after Chancellor Angela Merkel dropped her opposition to a vote. The reform grants couples now limited to civil unions full marital rights, and allows them to adopt children. Mrs Merkel’s political opponents were strongly in favour. But the chancellor, who signalled her … Read more
Award winning Media queen and Women’s advocate, Anita Erskine, has been added an influential list of leaders, and innovators in the public and private sectors, at a High Level conference on Women’s Empowerment and Leadership” being held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France on June 30th, 2017. The one – day conference, serves as … Read more
German MPs are expected to vote to legalise same-sex marriage, days after Chancellor Angela Merkel dropped her opposition to the idea. The reform would give gay men and lesbians full marital rights, and allow them to adopt children. At present, German same-sex couples are limited to civil unions. On Monday Mrs Merkel, who previously opposed … Read more
A Dutch-Moroccan national at the centre of a diplomatic row between the two countries was arrested Thursday as Rabat pushes for his extradition, Dutch media reported. Morocco said late Saturday it had been in talks with Dutch officials in the past two days urging them to extradite “a notorious drug trafficker” who allegedly funds “some … Read more
The third edition of Golden Movie Awards Africa (GMAA) nominees have been announced. This year’s nominees was unveiled at an event held at the Ibis Styles Hotel in Accra last Thursday June 22, 2017. Director of the Golden Movie Awards Africa, Mimi Andani in an address, commended the jury led by Ghanaian veteran actress Grace Omaboe for … Read more
Four Nigerian women are taking legal action in the Dutch courts against Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell accusing it of complicity in the 1990s executions of their husbands by the Nigerian military, Amnesty International said Thursday. The civil case has been brought by Esther Kiobel, the widow of Barinem Kiobel, who was hanged in 1995 along … Read more
Black Stars Head Coach Kwesi Appiah is expected to ring in the changes in Wednesday’s friendly game against Mexico in Houston Texas. The game will be the first of two friendlies the Black Stars will play with the second being against USA on Saturday. Kwesi Appiah will be without key players for both games including … Read more
Companies across the globe are reporting that they have been struck by a major ransomware cyber-attack. British advertising agency WPP is among those to say its IT systems have been disrupted as a consequence. The virus, the source of which is not yet known, freezes the user’s computer until an untraceable ransom is paid in … Read more
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi jetted into The Netherlands for a one-day working visit Tuesday to boost ties between the major trading partners. Some 20 percent of India’s exports to Europe flows through The Netherlands and both leaders said the lowlands country is seen as a “major gateway” to the continent. “As far as bilateral … Read more
The EU’s decision to impose the biggest anti-trust fine in its history on Silicon Valley giant Google is the latest in a string of competition cases against US firms. Here are the main European Union competition investigations targeting the US that Washington has slammed as unfair. The EU’s 2.4 billion euro ($2.7 billion) fine for … Read more
The Black Stars arrived in Texas on Sunday (Saturday night per US time) and had their first training session ahead of their friendly match against Mexico on Wednesday. The team was led by GFA Vice-President, George Afriyie, and head coach, Kwesi Appiah. 16 players, led by captain, Asamoah Gyan, travelled on Sunday and 6 more … Read more
Carlos Queiroz was once Alex Ferguson’s formidable number two at Manchester United, but he has now carved out a new reputation: the man who can take your team to the World Cup. After Queiroz’s Iran became only the second team to qualify for Russia 2018, he is savouring the unique feat of reaching four World … Read more
Two Dutch journalists have been abducted in Colombia in an area near the Venezuelan border. Derk Bolt and Eugenio Follender went missing at the weekend in Catatumbo, a region where several armed groups operate, including the left-wing ELN. They were searching for the mother of a Colombian child adopted in the Netherlands a few years … Read more
In the past five days, nearly 100 Ghanaians have been deported from the U. S. The number is expected to grow, according to reports that the Trump administration will remove 7,000 Ghanaians from the U.S. before the end of the year. Though Ghana is a stable nation, with no recorded wars since the middle of … Read more
A nutrition policy forum was held in Bimbilla in the Northern Region. The Head of Programs for Grameen Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organization, Mr Mugmin Musah told Citi News at the forum that government is not achieving much in addressing nutrition problems due to serious gaps identified in the implementation of government programs on nutrition. Malnutrition in … Read more
Management of GhanaVeg Programme which seeks to improve and sustain vegetable productivity in Ghana, an initiative supported by the Netherlands Embassy, has rewarded seven agro-based companies in the “GhanaVeg Awards” in Accra. The awardees are: A. B Farms – Most Sustainable Business; Lubok Farms – Most Vibrant and Growing Business; Kukobilo Nasia Farms – Most … Read more
Standing in a dimly-lit gallery space in China’s National Museum, the owner of the world’s only privately-held Vermeer gazed at the small oil painting for a long moment, before showing it to the assembled press. Since American billionaire Tom Kaplan purchased the piece in 2008, it has spent most of its time on loan to … Read more