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Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp apps ‘crash’ throughout the world

Users of social media platform, Facebook have their accounts shut out across the world in what is described as a ‘crash’ Subsequently, many users of the messaging platforms, Whatsapp and Instagram have also been experiencing these glitches. The glitch which occurred on October 4, 2021 has left many users in …

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Plane bursts into flames on runway after ‘botched landing’

A BOEING 747’s engine burst into flames in dramatic scenes after an apparent botched landing at East Midlands Airport last night. No one is believed to have been injured on the jumbo-jet cargo carrier, which arrived from Leipzig in Germany and lit up the evening sky with orange flames. The …

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R. Kelly found guilty in sex trafficking trial

Singer R. Kelly has been found guilty of exploiting his superstar status to run a scheme to sexually abuse women and children over two decades. Eleven accusers – nine women and two men – took the stand over the searing six-week trial to describe sexual humiliation and violence at his …

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Insults reign as Ghanaian groups clash in the US

President Akufo-Addo is in the United States of America for the 76th UN General Assembly Some Ghanaians welcomed the president Whiles some praised his government, others also criticized his government But for the location and faces of white security officers, one would have concluded it was just some Ghanaian groups …

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Ghana’s 2020 election ‘free and fair’ – US Vice-president Kamala Harris

The Vice-president of the United States of America, Kamala Harris, has stated that Ghana’s 2020 polls that saw the re-election of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, was free and fair. Vice-president Harris made this known on Thursday, 23 September 2021, when she held bilateral talks with President Akufo-Addo at the …

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Girls Excluded As Afghan Secondary Schools Reopen

The Taliban have excluded girls from Afghan secondary schools, after they ordered only boys and male teachers to return to the classroom. A statement from the Islamist group saying secondary classes would resume made no mention of girls or women. One Afghan schoolgirl told the BBC she was devastated. “Everything …

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US and UK face international backlash over Australia defence deal

The US and UK are facing growing international criticism over a new security pact signed with Australia. The deal – seen as an effort to counter China – will see the US and UK give Australia the technology to build nuclear-powered submarines. But the move angered France, which said it …

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FLASHBACK: Remembering the 4 Ghanaians who were killed in the 9/11 attacks in US

Today, September 11 marks 20 years when about 3,000 people including, 4 Ghanaians, lost their lives in the 9/11 attack in the United States of America. These Ghanaians killed during the terrorist attack were Emmanuel Akwasi Afuakwah, Victor Kwarkye, Japhet Jesse Aryee and Sophia B. Addo. The attack was carried …

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Ghanaian nominated by Joe Biden as District Court of California judge

• Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong has been nominated a judge in US • When confirmed, she will be the first Black to hold such a high judicial position • Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong was born to Kwaku Ewusi-Mensah and Theodora Ewusi-Mensah Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, a Ghanaian American, has been nominated as a …

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American Gay Minister welcome babies with his Husband

The Minister in charge of Transportation in the United States, Pete Buttigieg has announced the birth of his two children. The 39 year-old former mayor shared the news on his Twitter account. He shared an intimate picture with his husband, Chasten and twin kids, a boy and a girl relaxing …

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