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Mahama spends three days in Kwahu for Easter festivities
By Iddi Yire Accra, April 20, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama says spending the last three days in Kwahu for the Easter festivities has been truly refreshing! …
World
Recovering Pope Francis delivers Easter blessing from Vatican balcony
Rome, Apr. 20, (dpa/GNA) – A weakened Pope Francis, still recovering after suffering a bout of double pneumonia, delivered the traditional Urbi et Orbi (To the City and to the World)…
Economy
Financial Institutions showcase at Kwahu Business Forum
Mpraeso, April 20, GNA – The second day of the Kwahu Business Forum kicked off Sunday with an exhibition featuring a strong presence of financial institutions. Leading the exhibitors…
Business
Zijin Mining Group completes acquisition of Akyem Gold Mine
By Emelia B. Addae Koforidua, April 17, GNA – Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. has officially completed its acquisition of the Akyem Gold Mine Project in Ghana, the…
Politics
Ayariga commends President Mahama for Kwahu Business Forum
By Iddi Yire Mpraeso (E/R), April 19, GNA – Mr Mahama Ayariga, the Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business in Parliament, has commended President John Dramani Mahama…
Social
You must yield to Christ’s leadership – Boadi Nyamekye urges Christians
By Eric Appah MarfoAccra, April 20, GNA – Dr Michael Boadi Nyamekye, Chairman of The Maker’s House Chapel International, has said it is imperative for Christians to yield…
Court & Crime
Supervisor Sentenced to Three Years for Theft of Sewing Machines
Supervisor Sentenced to Three Years for Theft of Sewing Machines By Joyce Danso Accra, April 20, GNA – An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 29-year-old supervisor to…
Education
Kadjebi District GNAT Vice Chair eyes chairmanship slot
By Daniel Agbesi Latsu, GNA Kadjebi (O/R), April 18, GNA-Mr. Anthony Kwame Agortimevor, Kadjebi District Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) Vice Chairman, has declared interest in the…
Health
Policy reforms required to bridge deaf health knowledge gaps
By D.I. Laary Accra, April 20, GNA – A study has uncovered critical gaps in sexual and reproductive health knowledge among deaf people in Ghana, prompting urgent calls…
Features
Plan International Ghana interventions, changing the narrative about gender roles in rural communities
A GNA feature by Bertha Badu-Agyei Atonkor-Buem (O/R), April 19, GNA – Caregiving roles at the household levels in communities is seen as a preserve of women and…
Foreign Features
Why global investors are betting big on China
By Xin Ping Accra, April 11, (GNA/Chinadaily) – “Here, green license plates outshine desert oases.” Recently, streets in the Middle East have been decorated with “Chinese green.” Chinese…
Sports
Over 20 candidates to contest in GOC elections on April 26
By Francis Ofori Accra, April.19, GNA- The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has announced that over 20 candidates will vie for top positions in the upcoming elections slated for…
Entertainment
MTN-sponsored Ashanti Konnect Concert set to rock Kumasi on Saturday
By Yussif Ibrahim Kumasi, April 18, GNA – The city of Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital is bracing itself for a thrilling night of music, dance, and celebration…
Africa
Boat accident on the Congo River leaves 33 dead
Goma, Apr. 20, (dpa/GNA) – Thirty-three people have died in a boat accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The accident occurred on Tuesday on the Congo River. According to consistent…
Americas
Argentinians join general strike over president’s austerity measures
Buenos Aires, Apr. 10, (dpa/GNA) – Workers went on strike in Argentina on Thursday in protest at the harsh austerity programme implemented by President Javier Milei’s ultra-liberal government. Trains and taxis…
Asia
Filipino man nailed to a cross for 36th time to mark Good Friday
Manila, Apr. 18, (dpa/GNA) – Catholics in the Philippines marked Good Friday with gory re-enactments of the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus Christ, including one grandfather nailed to a cross for…
Europe
Recovering Pope Francis delivers Easter blessing from Vatican balcony
Rome, Apr. 20, (dpa/GNA) – A weakened Pope Francis, still recovering after suffering a bout of double pneumonia, delivered the traditional Urbi et Orbi (To the City and to the World)…
Middle East
IDF: ‘Operational misunderstanding’ led to killing of Gaza medics
Tel Aviv, Apr. 20, (dpa/GNA) – Nearly a month after 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers were killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, the military has acknowledged that its…
US economy on edge with uncertainty over tariffs
Talk of tariffs combined with fears of inflation sent the U.S. stock market tumbling Monday and again on Tuesday, a day of give and take between U.S. President Donald Trump and the premier of Canada’s most populous province, Ontario’s Doug Ford, on fraught trade relations between the United States and Canada.
Ukraine agrees to US ceasefire proposal
The United States praised Ukraine Tuesday for accepting a ceasefire offer and taking a step forward on the path to ending the war with Russia. Moscow is expected to weigh in next on the American proposal. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias reports.
Writers, artists adapt AI technology to gain creative control
Artificial intelligence companies train their AI models using the works of writers, artists and creatives who typically aren’t credited or compensated. Instead of fighting AI, some tech companies are encouraging creators to take advantage of it.
Malawi lions get birth control in effort to save their prey
In Malawi's Majete Wildlife Reserve, conservation experts are testing birth control methods on lions. The goal of the wildlife management effort is to control the lion population to ensure antelopes and other prey species continue thriving.