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Recuperating Paapa Owusu Ankomah Discharged from Intensive Care Unit

My News Ghan reported yesterday that Ghana’s ambassador to the UK, Papa Owusu Ankomah has tested positive to coronavirus. The good news is Papa Owusu Ankomah is responding well to treatment MynewsGhana.net reports. According to our sources, Papa Owusu Ankomah has been discharged earlier today. “Comforting news for him and …

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Crystal Palace set to offer Jordan Ayew pay rise

Crystal Palace will offer Ghanaian striker Jordan Ayew a fresh one-year with a pay increment in June. Ayew’s current contract with the Eagles expires on June 30, 2022 but he has emerged as a summer transfer target for Everton who are in the market looking for a striker to partner …

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Coronavirus: Brazil reports over 1,000 deaths

Brazil has become the first country in the southern hemisphere to surpass 1,000 deaths with coronavirus. The South American country has recorded at least 1,068 deaths and 19,789 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Most Brazilian state governors have imposed quarantine measures but President Jair Bolsonaro continues to challenge the …

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Coronavirus: US death toll passes 2,000 in a single day

The US has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day. Figures from Johns Hopkins University show 2,108 people died in the past 24 hours while there are now more than half a million confirmed infections. The US could soon …

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DR Congo reports new Ebola case

Few days before the outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo was to be declared over, the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that a new case has been confirmed. Over 3,400 people have been infected and 2,200 have died since the outbreak was announced in DR Congo …

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Watch all Asamoah Gyan’s World Cup goals in one video

Asamoah Gyan is not only Ghana’s all-time leading top-scorer, but he is also the top African goalscorer in the history of the FIFA World Cup. Having been to 3 different World Cups [2006, 2010 and 2014], the former Sunderland striker boasts of 6 goals. He has scored at all of …

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2 003 confirmed cases, 24 COVID-19 deaths

South Africa has 2 003 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), with 24 deaths. On Friday, 10 April, the Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize, said the country has recorded 410 recoveries. To date, Gauteng has the highest number of positive cases with 801, followed by the Western Cape with 541. KwaZulu-Natal …

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Renowned Ghanaian Professor dies at UGMC

A Ghanaian medical doctor, who was also a Professor at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) School of Medicine, Professor Jacob Plange-Rhule, has died in Accra today. He reportedly died earlier Friday, April 10, 2020, after battling with an unknown illness for some time now. The former …

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‘Mentally deranged’ man butchers father

A man alleged to be mentally deranged has killed his father at Brepaw a farming community in the Upper Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region. The incident occurred Friday, April 10, 2020. The suspect Kofi Felix believed to be in his 30s was overpowered by angry residents in the …

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Man, 50, killed over farm dispute

A 50-year-old farmer has been found dead on his farm at Kraboa Coaltar in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region. The deceased identified as Emmanuel Mensah Agboti, left home on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, to spray weedicide in his farm but did not return. He was found dead Thursday …

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FIFA chief warns against re-starting football too early

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has warned against re-starting football too early amid the Coronavirus pandemic, telling FIFA’s 211 member associations on Friday that such behaviour would be irresponsible. Soccer around the world has come to a standstill with domestic leagues on hold and major tournaments such as Euro 2020 and the Copa …

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Italy PM extends lockdown to May

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has extended Italy’s nationwide lockdown until 3 May. The first nationwide lockdown was imposed on 9 March until 3 April but was later extended to 13 April. The tight lockdown in Italy appears to be working. Its latest 24-hour death toll is 570, continuing a …

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Trump wants to reopen US ‘as soon as possible’

President Trump said he wants to reopen the country “as soon as possible” but “facts will determine” when he does so. Current restrictions in the US are set to end on 30 April. Asked if he was overly determined to reopening the country on that date, Trump said: “I would …

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Coronavirus in South Africa: Lockdown extension condemned

The decision to extend South Africa’s lockdown until the end of April will create an economic disaster, the main opposition party has warned. The country has already been under lockdown for two weeks and it was due to be lifted in a week. The president has said it will be …

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Coronavirus kills 19-year-old boy at Walewale

A 19-year-old boy has reportedly died from Coronavirus (COVID-19) at Walewale in the North East Region. The deceased who had been an asthmatic patient for the past five years was said to have been rushed to the hospital with his parents’ thinking he was suffering from asthma. Health personnel attending to him …

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