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Boeing will temporarily halt production of its troubled 737 Max airliner in January, the manufacturer said. Production of the jet had continued despite the model being grounded for nine months after two deadly crashes. More than 300 people died when two 737 Max aircraft crashed in Indonesia and Ethiopia after …

If women ran every country in the world there would be a general improvement in living standards and outcomes, former US President Barack Obama has said. Speaking in Singapore, he said women aren’t perfect but are “indisputably better” than men. He said most of the problems in the world came …

Since October, a wave of anti-government protests has swept across Iraq. The protesters represent a cross-section of society and, unusually for a traditionally patriarchal country, women have taken a leading role. Their prominence is celebrated in murals which have sprung up across the capital, Baghdad. Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, epicentre of …

Nine people have been arrested in Albania on suspicion of murder and abuse of power over the collapse of buildings in last month’s earthquake. Two of those arrested on murder charges owned hotels that collapsed in the city of Durres, one of the areas worst hit. Both hotels had been …

A person who was being treated in hospital after the eruption of New Zealand’s White Island volcano has died, bringing the official death toll to 16, police say. The victim, who has not been identified, died in Australia after being repatriated for treatment. About 20 people remain in intensive care …

North Korea has conducted a “crucial test” at a satellite launch site to boost its nuclear deterrent, state media reports. A spokesman told KNCA news agency it took place late on Friday at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground, but did not give specific details. Talks between the US and North …

Four Ghanaians have found their way into the UK House of Commons after securing a win in the elections held on Thursday, December 12, 2019. The four, made up of two females and two males, won on the tickets of the Labour Party and the Conservative Party respectfully. While, Abena …

Abena Oppong-Asare of the labour party has been elected as the next MP for Erith and Thamesmead. She follows the footsteps of her male colleagues Adam Afriyie, Sam Philip Gyimah, and Kwasi Alfred Addo Kwarteng. Abena makes history as the first female Ghanaian-British MP in the UK. She grabbed the …

Boris Johnson has promised to deliver Brexit and repay the trust of voters after he led the Conservatives to an “historic” general election win. The prime minister – who has met the Queen to ask to form a new government – has a House of Commons majority of 78, with …

American rapper TI and his wife recently made an emotional visit to Ghana’s Cape Coast Castle in the Central Region of Ghana. The ‘Live Your Life’ rapper, who is in Ghana for the Year of Return, visited the slavery monument to learn more about the history of slavery. In a …