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Google threatens to withdraw search engine from Australia

Google has threatened to remove its search engine from Australia over the nation’s attempt to make the tech giant share royalties with news publishers. Australia is introducing a world-first law to make Google, Facebook and potentially other tech companies pay media outlets for their news content. But the US firms …

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EC opens nomination for Council of State polls

The Electoral Commission has opened nomination for the election of regional representatives of the Council of State. According to a statement by the EC, every nomination must be seconded by two registered voters and supported by twenty registered voters in the region. “Every Nomination must be proposed and seconded by …

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South African minister dies after Covid-19 battle

Prominent South African politician, Jackson Mthembu, has died of Covid-related complications, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced. Mr Mthembu, who since 2019 had been serving as the minister in the presidency, was a parliamentarian and long-serving member of the governing African National Congress (ANC). He had worked his way up the …

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Two students contract Covid-19, 34 Others Quarantined In Wa

News information reaching the front desk of Mynewsghana has revealed that two students have contracted the deadly coronavirus days after the reopening of schools by the government of Ghana. As per the report gotten by Mynewsghana, the two victims of the virus are said to be students of the  Wa Xavier Minor …

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Man arrested for killing friend over Gh¢10 fight at Assin Awisem

A 24-year-old unemployed, Bright Ofori has been arrested after he clubbed to death 35 years old Muniru Mohammed Haddi at Assin Awisem in the Assin Fosu Municipality of the Central Region over a ¢10.00 dispute. Information gathered indicates that the suspect bought coconut from the deceased following which an argument …

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Parents queue to seek admissions in public schools

Some Parents have queued up in some public schools in Accra to seek admissions for their wards due to government directives on school reopening to start a new academic year amidst COVID-19. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) team on Thursday visited some public schools in Accra and saw parents with their …

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Chocolate war leaves top cocoa producer stuck with beans

Nobody is suffering more from a global chocolate standoff than the Ivory Coast cocoa farmer. Less than two years after the top cocoa producer teamed up with neighboring Ghana to force companies from Hershey Co. to Nestle SA to pay more for their beans, the attempt to exert control over …

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Two busted for allegedly trafficking 6 teenagers to Togo

Two Ghanaian citizens namely Gariba Neutori, 35, Gmabani Gariba, 21 , have been arrested by police in Togo for allegedly trafficking 6 teenagers to Nigeria. Pan African Organization for Research and Protection of Violence on Women and Children with its partners Ong Cruseat Togo with security agencies in the Tatale …

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Even animals, breastfeed their babies’ – Queen-mother fumes

Nana Yeboah Pene II, the Queen-mother of Chiraa in the Sunyani West Municipality has condemned nursing mothers who deny their babies of breast milk, and warned them to stop such barbaric and unacceptable practice. Breastfeeding, she emphasised naturally builds and helps develop the mental faculties of babies that enabled them …

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Baby harvesting: Susan Clinic shuts down

Susan Clinic, a private health centre, owned by Dr. Hope Mensah Quashie, who is said to be involved in “baby harvesting/human trafficking”, has been “shut down”. The facility, located at Mataheko-Lartehbiokorshie, looked deserted with no human activity when the Ghana News Agency (GNA), visited on Thursday at about 1000 hours. …

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The six women on Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees list

A total of six women have been named in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees list. The presidency released a list of 30 nominees today following days of waiting amid speculation. The issue of women appointees had come up strongly with the president being urged to allot enough spaces for …

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Georgette Djaba is dead

A daughter of renowned politician and former Convention People’s Party activist, Henry Kojo Djaba has passed on. According to a mynewsgh.com report, Georgette Ami Dede Djaba died from complications of the fast-spreading pandemic after coming down from the UK to the country to spend the yuletide. More details surrounding the …

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6 die in Mpaha accident; bodies yet to be identified

An accident at Mpaha Junction, along the Tamale-Buipe Highway in the Savannah region, has been confirmed to have claimed the lives of six persons. According to a report on graphic.com.gh, the accident, which happened on Thursday, January 21, 2021, involved a Sprinter Benz bus traveling from Kumasi to Tamale, and …

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US Civil Rights Activist Lauds Akufo-Addo Covid-19 Fight

MARY-PAT HECTOR, a popular female Civil Rights Activist in the United States (US), has lauded President Akufo-Addo for his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.   According to her, she has been in the country for some days and she is highly impressed about the positive measures being …

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Manyo Plange challenges American Gary Antonio Russell

Jessie Manyo Plange who was recently voted Best Professional Boxer in Ghana 2020 by boxing journalists has set his eye on a world title belt. With a record of no defeat in 21 victories against one draw, he is seen by many boxing experts as a star of the future …

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Mahama wants Election Petition hearing suspended

Former President John Dramai Mahama and his lawyers have filed an application for stay of proceedings at the Supreme Court of Ghana. This happened on the day the apex court directed them to file their witness statements and other processes ahead of hearing on January 26. A seven-member panel of …

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GHALCA: Kudjoe Fianoo re-elected as chairman for a second term

Kudjoe Fianoo has been re-elected as chairman of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) for a second term after beating sole competitor, Isaac Koomson. Fianoo received 71 votes whilst Koomson got 41 votes at the elections which was held at the Accra Sports stadium. The results mean Fianoo will lead …

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