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Macron: Morocco’s promotion of ‘tolerant Islam’ challenges all forms of extremism
By Edward Acquah, GNA Special Correspondent Rabat, Oct. 29, GNA- French President Emmanuel Macron has applauded Morocco for its promotion of “tolerant Islam” during the 25-year reign of…
World
Hezbollah elects Naim Qassem as head after death of Hassan Nasrallah
Beirut, Oct. 29, (dpa/GNA) – The pro-Iranian Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah said on Tuesday they had chosen deputy chief Naim Qassem to lead the group, four weeks after the killing of…
Economy
Ghana to peg tobacco tax to dollar to address inflation
By Albert Allotey Accra, Oct. 29, GNA – The Vision for Alternative Development – Ghana (VALD-Ghana) has urged the Ministry of Finance and the Ghana Revenue Authority to…
Business
Kosmos Innovation Centre holds zonal pitch for northern sector on AgriTech
By Comfort Sena Fetrie-Akagbor Tamale, Oct. 29, GNA – Kosmos Innovation Centre (KIC) in collaboration with Mastercard Foundation, has held a zonal pitch for the northern sector to…
Politics
Akrofuom District Assembly takes steps to combat surge in drug use
By Yussif Ibrahim Akrofuom (Ash), Oct. 29, GNA – According to the DCE, the menace could potentially threaten the security of the district if urgent steps were not…
Social
GTA honoured at GOGE Africa Festival for “The Year of Return” initiative
By Hafsa Obeng Accra, Oct. 29, GNA – The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has been awarded the outstanding tourism event in Africa for its “Year of Return” and…
Court & Crime
Stealing: Driver’s mate jailed four years
By Charles Tawiah Abuakwa (Ash) Oct 29, GNA – A 22-year-old driver’s mate who broke into the storeroom of a school and stole various items, has been sentenced…
Education
Outgoing UPSA VC recounts achievements
By Iddi Yire, Accra, Oct 29, GNA – Professor Abednego F.O. Amartey, the outgoing Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), at the sixteenth…
Health
Traditional Medicine Practice Council digitalises registration and licensing for members
By Priscilla Oye Ofori/Sandra Lartey Accra, Oct. 29, GNA— The Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) has launched a digital infrastructure for easy registration and expedited licensing for its…
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Features
Promote peaceful election 2024 in the interest of PWDs
A GNA feature by Abigail Nurutome Sommutaar Wa, (UW/R), Oct. 29, GNA – Ghana is always described as an “Island of Peace” considering events of insurgencies in neighbouring…
Foreign Features
The 4th “Chinese Bridge” Chinese show for foreign primary school students finals held in Tianjin
On October 26, the 4th “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Show for Foreign Primary School Students Finals took place at the Media Theater of Tianjin Television Station. The event was…
Sports
WAFU Zone B U20: Ghana secures comeback win against Cote d’Ivoire to qualify for U20 AFCON
By Simon Asare Accra, Oct.28, GNA – The Black Satellites of Ghana have booked a spot at next year’s U20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after beating Cote…
Entertainment
Ghanaian film “The Fisherman” makes history at Venice International Film Festival
By Kingsley Mamore, GNA Dambai (O/R) Oct 29, GNA – Ghanaian produced cinema has reached new heights with the debut of “The Fisherman” at the 81st La Biennale…
Africa
7 killed after building collapses in Nigeria’s capital
ABUJA, Oct. 28, (Xinhua/GNA) — At least seven bodies were recovered from rubble, after a partly demolished building collapsed in a suburban area of the Nigerian capital of…
Americas
Biden’s boarding school apology seen as vote grab amid dark American legacy
SACRAMENTO, the United States, Oct. 28, (Xinhua/GNA) — U.S. President Joe Biden, formally apologized on Friday for one of the country’s darkest policies — a 150-year systematic campaign…
Asia
Million-dollar reward announced for information about 2015 Sydney murder of Indian woman
SYDNEY, Oct. 28 (Xinhua/GNA) — Authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), on Monday announced a million-dollar reward for information about the 2015 murder of…
Europe
Bulgaria’s 2025 draft budget sets deficit target at 3 per cent
Sofia, Oct. 28 (BTA/GNA) – Bulgaria’s draft budget for 2025 projects a 3 per cent deficit, caretaker Minister of Finance Lyudmila Petkova said here Monday. She was speaking…
Middle East
Prosecutors: Man planned shooting attack on Israeli embassy in Berlin
Berlin, Oct 20, (dpa/GNA) – A Libyan man, being held by German police, for allegedly plotting an attack on the Israeli embassy in Berlin, was planning to use…
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.