US, European Police Say ‘dark Web’ Markets Shut Down
US and European police on Thursday announced the shutdown of two huge "dark web" marketplaces that allowed the anonymous online ...
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Why Nuclear Could Become the Next ‘fossil’ Fuel
A gray dinosaur statue outside south Florida's largest power plant is meant to symbolize two decommissioned fossil fuel reactors, but ...
It’s Impacts On Health and the Environment; the Way Forward
In Ghana the mere mention of illegal small scale mining provokes unfounded accusations. The situation has led to disputing rightly ...
Germany Commends Ghana For Passing E-Waste Law, Provides EUR25m Financing For Sector
The German government has commended the Ghana government for passing the law on e-waste, and is providing financing to the ...
Damascus Attaches Conditions To UN Inquiry
The Syrian foreign minister has set out conditions for any UN investigation into the deaths of dozens of people from ...
Trump Condemns ‘affront To Humanity’
US President Donald Trump has condemned the killing of dozens of civilians in northern Syria in an apparent chemical weapons ...
US Hardens Tone On Syria At Emergency UN Meeting
U. S. Ambassador Nikki Haley warned Wednesday that the Trump administration will take action against chemical attacks in Syria that ...
Russia Rebel Weapons Claim Rejected
Russian claims that a release of chemicals that killed and injured dozens of civilians in northern Syria came from rebel ...
Syria Chemical Attack Kills 58 People
At least 58 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in ...
‘Chemical Attack’ In Idlib Kills Dozens
At least 58 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in ...
Suspect ‘was Paid $90 For Baby Oil Prank’
An Indonesian woman arrested for the murder of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader has said she was given 400 ...
Agric Minister Designate’s Stance On GMOs Spurs Food Sovereignty Opposition
Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) says it is strongly opposed to the nomination of Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto as minister-designate for ...
Anger And Mourning On The American Right’
Berkeley Professor Emerita Arlie Russell Hochschild ’s newly published Strangers In Their Own Land: Anger And Mourning On The American ...
Cessation of Hostilities Comes Into Effect
A cessation of hostilities has come into effect in Syria, although it is unclear how widely it will be observed. ...
US-Russia Brokered Truce Gains Cautious Welcome
Turkey and the EU have welcomed a nationwide truce for Syria brokered by the US and Russia but have warned ...
Agbogbloshie: A Local Solution For A Global Tragedy
While old electronics pile up and turn Accra’s neighborhood Agbogbloshie into the most polluted place on earth, international agreements trying ...
E-waste In Ghana: Where Death is the Price of Living Another Day
Attempts to recycle E-waste and donations of old electronic devices are harming poor people's health and devastating the environment, writes ...