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Zoomlion Supports Noguchi With US$20,000 To Fight COVID-19

Leading waste management company and a subsidiary of Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), has donated US$20,000 (GHC120,000.00) to the University of Ghana Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), one of the leading laboratories at the forefront of testing samples for the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) …

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Ghana strong to pay back US$1bn COVID-19 loan – IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Ghana’s track record of repaying debts will enable her to repay the US$1bn COVID-19 facility it lent the country with ease. In a staff report and statement by the Executive Director for Ghana, the Fund said: “Ghana’s track record of servicing debts to the …

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Sunlight kills COVID-19 quickly – Test results find

Preliminary results from government lab experiments show that the coronavirus does not survive long in high temperatures and high humidity, and is quickly destroyed by sunlight, providing evidence from controlled tests of what scientists believed — but had not yet proved — to be true. A briefing on the preliminary …

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Lockdown: Techiman market to be shut

The Municipal Chief Executive of the Techiman Assembly, John Donyina, has announced a one-week closure of its main market amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at a press briefing, he said the decision forms part of proactive measures to prevent possible cases at Techiman. He added the closure will take effect from …

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Former Ghana star Joe Dakota buried in the US

Former Ghana and Hearts of Oak star Jonathan Ankrah ‘Joe Dakota’ who died in Maryland has been buried in the USA on Friday, 17th April, 2020. The former Hearts of Oak player, died in USA on Thursday April 9, 2020 after battling a short illness. Dakota who was in his …

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3 corpses stolen in a grave loot at Breman Jambra

Fear has gripped residents of Breman Jambra in the Asikuma Odobeng Brakwa District of the Central Region after three (3) corpses were illegally exhumed from a cemetery. Reports say the grave looters had also tried to loot the remains of the six pupils of the Jambra Methodist Basic school who …

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Man kills brother for having sex with their mother

The Kenyan police have arrested a 36-year-old man from Bokisero-Nyabwari Village in Nyamira North Sub-County, for killing his younger brother whom he allegedly caught having sex with their biological mother on Thursday night. Evans Mamboleo Nyachuba had visited their mother at about 8:30 pm when he reportedly caught his 31-year-old sibling, Fred …

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Tension as irate youth beat Chinese man to death; two arrested

A Chinese national has died after he was attacked by some irate youth in the Bosome Freho District town of Nsuaem No. 2 in the Ashanti Region. The incident, which happened on Wednesday, April 16, left two of his compatriots sustaining minor injuries, the police said in a statement. Witnesses told Dailymailgh.com that the violent …

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Sex workers slash rates to attract customers despite lockdown

The noisome ambience reeked of marijuana and cigarettes as our correspondent walked down Ipodo Street on Tuesday evening. Sitting on the outskirts of Allen, Ikeja, Lagos, the busy street is one of the few places with a semblance of bustling life characteristic of Nigeria’s economic capital since the state went …

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Trump’s WHO funding cut may prevent Africa from being polio-free

The fight to eradicate polio from Africa could become an early casualty of President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw funding to the World Health Organization, the international body said. Nigeria, the last polio-endemic country in Africa, hasn’t had a reported case of the virus since August 2016, according to the …

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Could the virus delay the US election?

As the coronavirus pandemic grinds much of the US economy to a halt, it is also playing havoc with the American democratic process. Fifteen states have already delayed their presidential primaries. But could November’s presidential election be delayed by the virus? Anthony Zurcher, the BBC’s North America reporter, answers this and …

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Queen cancels birthday gun salutes amid pandemic

There will be no gun salutes to mark the Queen’s 94th birthday on 21 April, as it is not thought to be appropriate during the coronavirus pandemic. It is believed to be the first time in the Queen’s 68-year reign that there has been no such birthday salute. The monarch …

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Dr. Kwame Kyei confirms readiness to pay $240k to avoid FIFA ban

Executive Chairman of Asante Kotoko, Dr. Kwame Kyei has expressed his readiness to pay $240,000 to Tunisian Club Esperance in order to avoid the FIFA ban. The world football governing body issued an ultimatum to the Ghana Premier League side to pay the said amount by May 10 after breaching an agreement …

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