Ghana is on a path of major recovery in all spheres after a year of prudent policy implementation by the Nana Akufo-Addo government, and it is time for Ghanaians domiciled outside the country to turn their attention back home. The Vice President,. Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who gave the advice when he met the Ghanaian community … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo delivered a speech on behalf of Ghana at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, 21st September, 2017. Nana Addo’s UN address was his first at the Assembly, having assumed position as the President of the Republic of Ghana in January this year. Nana Addo’s position as the President … Read more
Sam Shepard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated actor whose celebrated career spanned nearly five decades, has died, a family spokesman said Monday. He was 73. Shepard died at home in Kentucky on Thursday of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, the spokesman confirmed to AFP. Shepard, who wrote nearly 50 plays, … Read more
Britain’s interior minister Amber Rudd will meet with tech leaders in California’s Silicon Valley this week to try and combat online content inciting extremism, the government said Monday. Rudd is expected to meet with social media sites and web giants including YouTube, after she flies into San Francisco. In the wake of deadly terror attacks … Read more
Tesla delivers its first Model 3 vehicles Friday in what is likely to be a milestone for electric cars and possibly for the entire auto industry. The first 30 Model 3 sedans — mass-market versions of Tesla’s pricey electric cars — were to roll out of a California plant for delivery, mainly to Tesla employees. … Read more
Twitter failed to boost its user base and saw a drop in revenues in the past quarter, the social network said Thursday, sending its shares tumbling in pre-market trade. The message platform, which has been struggling to keep pace in the fast-moving world of social media, reported a net loss of $116 million in the … Read more
Customers will finally get behind the wheels of Model 3 cars on Friday as Tesla tries to veer from its high-end image with a more affordable electric car. Tesla founder and boss Elon Musk planned to mark the occasion with a ceremony at the company’s plant in the city of Fremont near San Francisco. An … Read more
US ride-share startup Lyft on Friday dedicated a new team focused on speeding up its effort to create a self-driving vehicle platform, which would be open to use by other companies. The San Francisco based company earlier this year announced what it billed as the world’s first open self-driving platform, inviting car manufacturers and rival … Read more
Good looks, fame and fortune: O. J. Simpson appeared to have it made after rewriting the record books as an American football star. But it all came crashing down in 1994 when Simpson, who had parlayed his sports fame into a career as an actor and advertising pitchman, was charged with the murder of his … Read more
Indian conglomerate Mahindra Group plans to double its US investment in the next five years, where it is hoping to its two-wheel electric scooters will win over American millennials. “We’re very bullish,” executive chairman Anand Mahindra told reporters. “We’re going to double our bets here.” The company plans $1 billion in additional investment, executives said. … Read more
A South African Uber driver whose car was torched five weeks ago died of his injuries on Monday, the company said, after an attack allegedly involving rival metre-taxi drivers. The man was parked on a street in the capital Pretoria at night when his vehicle was set alight and he suffered severe burns, Uber Africa … Read more
One plane, two cars, 770 miles and six hours – all to get to work and back daily. Curt von Badinski, a mechanical engineer and co-founder of a San Francisco-based tech company, has a six-hour daily commute from Los Angeles – most of it by plane. Five days a week, he rises at 05:00 for … Read more
The US economy saw “slight to moderate” growth in June while signs of mounting inflation remained scarce despite tight labor markets, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday. Most regions also expect the middling expansion to continue in the coming months, but businesses said they continue to feel pressure to offer higher pay and benefits to attract … Read more
US aviation authorities are looking into an incident involving an Air Canada plane which nearly landed on a crowded taxiway instead of a runway at San Francisco airport, officials said Tuesday. The Air Canada Airbus A320 was cleared to land on Runway 28-Right at San Francisco International Airport shortly before midnight on Friday, the Federal … Read more
Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale and Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer have been chosen as the starting pitchers for Tuesday’s All-Star Game in Miami. Sale becomes the first pitcher to make back-to-back All-Star appearances following his start for the American League last year while playing for the Chicago White Sox. The 28-year-old is also … Read more
A statue of a Chinese goddess that became a social media sensation after being pictured flying business class for a Southeast Asian tour has headed home after putting her feet up at a premium airport lounge in Singapore, organisers said Monday. Adorned in brightly coloured clothes, an extravagant headdress and garlands of flowers and cash, … Read more
Wildfires roared Sunday across much of California, forcing thousands to evacuate homes as the most populous US state sweltered in record heat and flames menaced thousands of structures. Some 8,000 people were sent fleeing as thousands of firefighters were battling 14 large wildfires throughout the state, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire … Read more
Wildfires raged Sunday across much of California forcing hundreds to evacuate homes as the most populous US state sweltered in record heat. About 5,000 fire crew members were battling 14 large wildfires around the state, according to Cal Fire. Among the largest was the Alamo fire in San Luis Obispo county, about midway between San … Read more
Three starters each from the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals were selected for the 88th Major League Baseball All-Star Game in voting results announced on Sunday. The annual mid-season contest of elite talent will be staged July 11 at Marlins Park in Miami, with the National League leading the American League 43-42 with two drawn … Read more
American Danielle Kang birdied the par-5 18th hole Sunday to edge defending champion Brooke Henderson and win the Women’s PGA Championship, making her first LPGA triumph a major victory. Kang, who never managed a top-10 finish in 30 prior major starts, fired a three-under par 68 to finish 72 holes at Olympia Fields near Chicago … Read more