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Queen Elizabeth II alive, rumours of her death denied

A rumor claiming that Queen Elizabeth II had died went viral on social media on Tuesday night, but a parliamentary official said there was no truth to the report. The monarch is currently recovering from COVID-19. The rumors emerged on Tuesday night when Hollywood Unlocked, a celebrity news outlet with …

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Biden sanctions Russia over ‘beginning of invasion’

The US has hit Russia with wide-ranging sanctions over what President Joe Biden called “the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine”. “We’ve cut off Russia’s government from Western financing,” Mr Biden said. It came after Russian politicians authorised President Vladimir Putin to send troops into two rebel-held parts of …

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Pig head in basin found at basic school at Mpintsin

Teachers and pupils of the Mpintsin AME Zion Basic School in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis of the Western Region were left in a state of fear and trepidation on the morning of Tuesday, February 22 when they went to school. Sitting in the middle of the school’s compound was a small …

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KNUST to resume lectures on February 24

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has announced the date for the resumption of academic activities. In a letter addressed to members of the university community, it noted that in line with the suspension of the UTAG strike, lectures and all academic activities will commence on Thursday February …

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Seven children die of severe acute malnutrition in Ketu South

The Ketu South Municipality lost seven children to Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in 2021. The deaths caused by the life-threatening condition because of low weight for height or by the presence of nutritional oedema were the highest in the last three years. Records of in-patient management of SAM at the …

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A/R: SHS Students bemoan delayed funds, food shortages

The various Student Representative Councils (SRCs) in the Ashanti region are demanding immediate action to halt the funding delays and food shortages affecting Senior High Schools (SHS) in the region. The student body made the call in its address to mark the opening of its 25th Congress and launching of …

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UTAG calls off strike for a week

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has announced a short window of opportunity for the government to finally resolve its long-standing feud with it. This is coming on the back of the announcement by the teachers group that it had agreed to call off the strike. This was announced …

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UTAG agrees to suspend strike

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has agreed to suspend their seven-week-old industrial action. This is to pave the way for a two-week negotiation with government to begin and conclude. The suspension is subject to the approval of UTAG members within a five-day period. The announcement was made via …

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Support GHS to eradicate unsafe abortion – UWR Deputy Director of PH

The Deputy Director of Public Health at the Upper West Regional Health Directorate, Dr Richard Wodah-Seme has called on stakeholders to support the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to eradicate unsafe abortion in the region. The Deputy Director enumerated that between 2017 and 2021, the region recorded 1,750 incomplete unsafe abortions …

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Ukraine tensions: Biden agrees in principle to summit with Putin

US President Joe Biden has agreed “in principle” to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the crisis over Ukraine. The talks proposed by France will only take place if Russia does not invade its neighbour, the White House said. The meeting could offer a possible diplomatic …

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Queen Elizabeth tests positive for Coronavirus

Queen Elizabeth has tested positive for coronavirus, Buckingham Palace has said. The palace said the monarch is experiencing “mild cold-like symptoms” but expects to continue “light duties” at Windsor over the coming week. “She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate guidelines,” the palace said …

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Ukraine will not respond to provocations, Zelensky says

Ukraine’s president has said his nation will not respond to provocations amid a deadly escalation in fighting in rebel Russian-backed eastern territories. But Volodymyr Zelensky told world leaders Ukraine would defend itself against Russian aggression. Two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed on a third day of clashes between the Ukrainian …

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Benin exhibits stolen treasures returned by France

Benin President Patrice Talon on Saturday will inaugurate an exhibition of historic artworks returned by France last year, nearly 130 years after they were stolen by colonial forces. The 26 pieces, some considered sacred in Benin, will be displayed from Sunday in a 2,000-square-metre (21,500-square-foot) space in the presidential palace …

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US woman becomes first female to be cured of HIV

A US patient is believed to be the third person in the world, and first woman, to be cured of HIV. The patient was being treated for leukaemia when she received a stem cell transplant from someone with natural resistance to the Aids-causing virus. The woman has now been free …

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NAGRAT strike looms over deletion of names of teachers from payroll

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) will soon go on strike unless names of teachers deleted from the government’s payroll unfairly are restored. This has been hinted by NAGRAT President Angel Carbonou. Speaking to journalists in Accra on Thursday, February 17, 2022, the NAGRAT leader described the reasons given …

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UK to consider revoking existing Russian visas

The UK could revoke over 2,000 so-called “golden visas” held by Russian citizens living in the country, Security Minister Damian Hinds said on Friday. The announcement comes a day after Boris Johnson’s government scrapped the visa programme for future applicants over concerns about the inflow of illicit Russian money into the country. …

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Snakebites kill teachers in Afram Plains

Two teachers in Afram Plains in the Eastern Region of Ghana, have died as a result of their inability to receive medical care in that part of the country after they suffered snakebites. The Basic Education Coordinator for the Afram Plains North District, Taihdu Mohammed, while speaking in an interview …

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