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Bawumia calls for formidable front for NPP to retain political power in 2028
By Eric Boakye Atebubu, (Bono East), May 2, GNA–The former Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the Election 2024 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), on…
World
Trump cuts funding for two US public broadcasters over ‘woke’ news
Washington, May 2, (dpa/GNA) – US President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Friday halting all federal funding for US broadcasters National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service…
Economy
Fitch Warns US Aid Cuts Could Hit Ghana’s Current Account Surplus
By Jibril Abdul Mumuni Accra, May 2, GNA – Ghana’s current account surplus, a vital economic buffer, is projected to decline by 3 per cent in 2025, according…
Business
GACL welcomes growth in regional air connectivity
Accra, April 22, GNA – Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has congratulated Africa World Airlines on the launch of direct flights from Accra to Ouagadougou, commencing June 3,…
Politics
Bawumia calls for formidable front for NPP to retain political power in 2028
By Eric Boakye Atebubu, (Bono East), May 2, GNA–The former Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the Election 2024 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), on…
Social
Edmond Kombat appointed acting MD of TOR
By Stanley Senya Accra, May 2, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Edmond B. Kombat to the position of Acting Managing Director, the Tema Oil Refinery…
Court & Crime
Adu-Boahene Remanded in EOCO Custody for Seven Days by Court
By Morkporkpor Anku Accra, May 2, GNA – An Accra High Court has remanded Mr. Kwabena Adu-Boahene, former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, into custody of the…
Education
Plan International Ghana’s intervention enhances girls’ education
By Philip Tengzu Mimima, (NE/R), May 02, GNA – Plan International Ghana’s adolescent girls’ intervention in some communities in northern Ghana has helped retain adolescent girls in school…
Health
Prof. Addai-Mensah bows out as CEO of KATH, replacement to assume office soon
By Yussif Ibrahim Kumasi, May 02, GNA – Professor Otchere Addai-Mensah, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), is set to conclude his…
Features
Saluting the resilience of Lower Bench Judges andMagistrates – a feature by Sedinam Awo Kwadam
Accra, May 1, GNA- Each year on 1st May, the nation pauses to honour the contributions of workers across various sectors. Among them stand the often-overlooked Circuit Court Judges and Magistrates —…
Foreign Features
Documentary ‘Xi’s Passion for Reading’ released
April 24 – China Everything recently released a documentary titled “Xi’s Passion for Reading,” a compelling documentary that explores the literary journey of Chinese President Xi Jinping and…
Sports
WAFCON 2024: Coach Kim Lars Björkegren names squad for Black Queens camping
By Francis Ofori Accra, 30, GNA-Kim Lars Björkegren, Head Coach of Ghana’s female senior national team, Black Queens has invited 32 players to begin camping ahead of the…
Entertainment
Ghanaian film ‘The Deadly Obsession’ scheduled for June in Norway
Accra, May 02, GNA – The Ghanaian romantic film ‘The Deadly Obsession’ will premiere on June 27, 2025 in Norway. Ghanaian actor Aaron Adatsi and actress Nana Adjoa…
Africa
UN judge jailed for over six years for forcing woman to work as slave
London, May 2, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – A United Nations judge has been jailed for six years and four months after being convicted of forcing a young woman to work as a slave.…
Americas
Trump cuts funding for two US public broadcasters over ‘woke’ news
Washington, May 2, (dpa/GNA) – US President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Friday halting all federal funding for US broadcasters National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service…
Asia
China echoes respect for UN principles, advance agenda for humanity
By Stephen Asante GNA Special Correspondent, Beijing, China Beijing, April 30, GNA – The Chinese Government has rallied global leaders to up efforts at protecting the principles of…
Europe
TikTok hit with €530m fine for breaching EU data protection rules
London, May 2, (dpa/GNA) – TikTok has been fined €530 million ($601 million) for violating EU personal data protection rules by transferring data to China, an Irish regulator said on Friday. The…
Middle East
Clashes halted after 22 people were killed near Damascus, monitor says
Damascus, Apr. 30, (dpa/GNA) – Twenty-two people have been killed in clashes in a town on the outskirts of Damascus, as armed groups attacked civilians and security forces, a monitoring group…
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.