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GRA Customs Division seizes weapons and ammunitions concealed in suitcases
Accra, Nov. 20, GNA – The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority has seized a cache of arms concealed in three different suitcases in a 40-foot container…
World
EU Media Freedom Legislation May Fail to Achieve Goals in Balkans due to Lack of Will to Implement It, Report Says
Brussels, Nov. 20, (BTA/GNA) – European media freedom legislation may not achieve its goals in the Balkans if the political will and ability to implement it by media…
Economy
The Bank Square is a symbol of the nation’s progress, resilience – Governor
Accra, Nov. 20, GNA -The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Ernest Addison, says the newly commissioned headquarters of the Central Bank will help enhance operational…
Business
CFAO Mobility Ghana Presents the All-New Mitsubishi L200: A Game-Changing Pickup
Accra, Nov. 19, GNA-CFAO Mobility has staged one of the boldest and most dynamic multi-country launches for one of the world’s highly awaited pickup trucks, the Mitsubishi L200.Starting…
Politics
Takoradi residents commend MP for his open-door leadership
By Seth Danquah Takoradi, Nov. 20, GNA – Some residents in Takoradi have praised Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, for his…
Social
Belonging to different political parties does not mean we are enemies – Sheikh Abubakar
By Solomon Gumah Nanton (N/R), Nov. 20, GNA – Sheikh Issah Abubakar, Regional Manager of Islamic Education Unit in Tamale has advised political party youth activists not to…
Court & Crime
House help before Court for allegedly pouring acid on another
By Gifty Amofa Bekwai (Ash), Nov.19, GNA – A 26-year-old house help is before the Bekwai Circuit Court for allegedly pouring acid on a Senior High School leaver.…
Education
Ellembelle MP cuts sod for six-unit classroom block at Nkroful Agric SHS
By P.K. Yankey Nkroful (W/R), Nov. 20, GNA – Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellembelle, has cut the sod for work to commence…
Health
Dzifa Gomashie commissions paediatric emergency unit for critical care for children
By Ewoenam Kpodo Aflao (VR), Nov 20, GNA – Madam Abla Dzifa Gomashie, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ketu South has commissioned a paediatric emergency unit at…
Features
Behind the fame: Is Cyberbullying draining artists’ mental health, encouraging use of unhealthy drugs?
A GNA Feature by Simon Asare Accra, Nov. 20, GNA – According to Proverbs 18:21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue,” which illustrates how…
Foreign Features
UN International Procurement Seminar held in Asia for the first time
A Collaborative Initiative Between the UN and Ningbo On November 13, the 2024 United Nations International Procurement Seminar (IPS) commenced in Ningbo, marking the first time this authoritative,…
Sports
Azumah Resources committed to developing lesser-known sports in UWR
By Philip Tengzu Nadowli, (UW/R), Nov. 19, GNA – Azumah Resources Ghana Limited, a gold exploration company in the Upper West Region, has exhibited commitment to contributing to…
Entertainment
Asaabea Cropper, Amandzeba, others to rock patrons at Rhythms On Da Runway, Nov. 30
Accra, Nov. 20, GNA – Patrons of this year’s Rhythms On Da Runway will have an unforgettable experience as top-brass of Ghana’s music industry take the stage on…
Africa
Chad, Nigeria discuss strengthening regional security
YAOUNDE, Nov. 18, (Xinhua/GNA) — Chadian President, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, and Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, met on Sunday to discuss enhancing regional security and combating…
Americas
At G20, Brazil’s Lula announces effort to fight poverty and hunger
Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 19, (dpa/GNA) – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has announced the launch of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty at the start of the…
Asia
Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai testifies in court for first time
Beijing, Nov. 20, (dpa/GNA) – Publisher and democracy activist Jimmy Lai on Wednesday gave his first testimony in the high-profile trial against him for alleged violations of Hong Kong’s controversial security…
Europe
EU Media Freedom Legislation May Fail to Achieve Goals in Balkans due to Lack of Will to Implement It, Report Says
Brussels, Nov. 20, (BTA/GNA) – European media freedom legislation may not achieve its goals in the Balkans if the political will and ability to implement it by media…
Middle East
Food prices surge in Gaza after aid convoy looted
Cairo, Nov. 20, (dpa/GNA) – Food prices in Gaza have risen dramatically following the looting of a large aid convoy, residents told dpa on Wednesday. A bag of 25 kilograms of…
South African study transforms global TB treatment
Over the past six years, the BEAT Tuberculosis study, conducted in South Africa and focused on children and pregnant women, has revealed a promising new oral treatment that could mark a significant breakthrough in the fight against drug-resistant TB.
Teenage mothers in Tanzania struggle with stigmatization
According to the U.N., one in four girls ages 15 to 19 in Tanzania is either pregnant or has given birth. Policies that forced teen moms to drop out of school were lifted in 2021. But despite these rules, many are still unable to be a mother and receive an education at the same time. Juhudi Mmari has the report from Dodoma, Tanzania, narrated by Salem Solomon.
Zimbabwean families seek proper burials for victims of 1980s violence
South Africa is exhuming remains of citizens who fought the apartheid regime but died in exile in Zimbabwe. Families of Zimbabweans killed in the same area by security forces are hoping their loved ones can be removed from mass graves and given proper burials, too
Market in Ukraine's Kharkiv region helps out-of-work farmers
Russia’s invasion has riddled the farmland in Ukraine's Kharkiv region with land mines, leaving many local farmers without a job. But since the occupying forces left, some are growing what they can, where they can, and selling it to make ends meet. And they’re getting help from a group of volunteers. Anna Kosstutschenko has the story.