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The United States Department of the Treasury is seen in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 30, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday said it will continue enhanced engagement with Vietnam and Switzerland, and initiate similar talks with Taiwan after concluding all three countries met the criteria under …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTEPAimage captionThe Biden administration is expected to announce the sanctions as soon as Thursday The US government is set to issue a wide range of sanctions against Russia, according to reports. The move would be retaliation for cyber-attacks aimed at the US, including alleged interference in the 2020 presidential …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERS US health authorities are calling for a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, after reports of extremely rare blood clotting cases. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said six cases in 6.8 million doses had been reported and it was acting “out of …

  Customs officials found a load of giant African snails — known as one of the most damaging snail species in the world — in a man’s luggage at JFK Airport this week. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists discovered the 22 slimy, highly invasive critters during a baggage examination …

  International preacher and gospel musician, Sonnie Badu has cautioned Ghanaian youth in general against disrespecting others who are older and much experienced than they are only because they have access to social media. The musician cum preacher posted a Facebook Live video on Tuesday, April 6, addressing issues relating to social …

The US is looking into reports of human rights abuses and atrocities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the US State Department said on Monday. Department spokesperson Ned Price told a news briefing that the US is “gravely concerned” about accounts last week by CNN and the BBC of a massacre in …

An attack at the US Capitol complex in Washington DC has left one police officer dead and another in hospital with injuries. A car crashed into a security barrier before the driver lunged towards the officers with a knife, police said. The officers opened fire and the suspect was shot …

The US has said that it is “horrified” by the killing of scores of anti-coup protesters in Myanmar on Saturday. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused the military of “a reign of terror” that was “sacrificing the lives of the people to serve the few”. Saturday was the deadliest day …

  Madam Zuweira Issaka, a Prosecution Witness in the murder trial involving Gregory Afoko and one other, has disagreed with Defence Counsel that late Adams Mahama never mentioned the names of those who poured acid on him. The witness told the court that the deceased, the former Upper East Regional …

  The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has extended an invitation to all members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) who have either been suspended or sacked from the party. The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the NPP, Divine Otoo Agorhome, in an interview with Happy FM’s Don Prah on the ‘Epa …