Azerbaijan’s second-largest city, Ganja, has been shelled by Armenian forces, as heavy clashes continue over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh enclave. The enclave is officially part of Azerbaijan but run by ethnic Armenians. The self-proclaimed authorities there said they hit Ganja’s military airport after Azerbaijani forces shelled the region’s capital, Stepanakert. Azerbaijan …

An opinion poll in the US has found that well over half (65%) of those who responded believe President Trump could have avoided infection if he had taken coronavirus more seriously. The Ipsos/Reuters poll, which gathered responses from 1,005 US adults, including 596 likely voters, over the previous two days, …

Some parents have commended Government for successfully opening schools in the country gradually amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Some parents said, they were happy their 2nd-year children in Junior High Schools and Senior High Schools were having their turn from Monday, October 5th saying they have been home for too long …

At least two people have died and at least 25 are missing after a powerful storm hit southern France and north-western Italy. Named Alex, it brought fierce winds and torrential rains causing severe floods. A number of villages suffered serious damage around the southern city of Nice. Its mayor described …

Achimota School in stiff competition with Prempeh College and Anglican Senior High School emerged the best school. Achimota School at the end of the contest had 44 points , Prempeh College had 41 points and Anglican SHS had 27 points. The competition was a tight one from round 1 to …

U. S president Donald Trump has tweeted about his condition. “Doctors, Nurses and ALL at the GREAT Walter Reed Medical Center, and others from likewise incredible institutions who have joined them, are AMAZING!!!” the tweet on Mr Trump’s page read. “Tremendous progress has been made over the last 6 months …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed all form two students of Junior and Senior High Schools to return to their various schools starting from Monday, October 5 2020. This is to enable them complete the third and second term of the current academic year respectively. This was contained in …

Trump, was dramatically airlifted to hospital on Friday evening, as he was rushed via helicopter to Walter Reed medical center near Washington DC out of an “abundance of caution” after after showing coronavirus symptoms – putting the US election in jeopardy with just weeks to go. President Donald Trump is …

US President Donald Trump has mild symptoms of Covid-19 after he and his wife Melania tested positive for the coronavirus, the White House says. Mr Trump’s chief of staff said the president was “on the job” and “in good spirits”, adding that he expected him to make a quick recovery. …

Notable beauty Emporium at East-Legon Nail Gardens is set to outdoor a new name Chic Nails Spa and new products on 25th October at its premises at Adjiringanor, Trasacco Estate Rd, Accra. The company which has been in existence since 2014 is an expert in Acrylic nails, pedicure, manicure, gel …

President Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus, a stunning development that came hours after he confirmed one of his longest-serving aides with whom he had recently traveled also received a positive test result. The revelation had implications for the president’s health, the administration’s response to the pandemic and also …

US President Donald Trump has said he and the US first lady are in quarantine after one of his closest aides tested positive for coronavirus. He tweeted that both he and Melania Trump were now awaiting their own test results after Hope Hicks was infected. The 31-year-old adviser to the …

The Managing Director of the State Transport Corporation (STC) Nana Akomea has stated that the Double Track system was implemented because the Akufo-Addo government did not anticipate the huge numbers for the free SHS policy. According to him, even though the party prior to winning the 2016 December polls knew …

The Ashanti Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has expressed concern with the increasing cases of breast cancer especially among men in the Ashanti Region. Speaking to Ultimate News in Kumasi, the Regional Head of non-communicable diseases with the health service Lydia Owusu Ansah indicated that out of a population of …

President Donald Trump has said a far-right group should “stand down” and let law enforcement do its work, after his refusal to explicitly condemn the group in a TV debate sparked a backlash. Mr Trump said “I don’t know who the Proud Boys are”, a day after urging them in …

Mortuary workers in the country have agreed to call off their intended strike after successful negotiations with the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations as well as the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday, 30 September 2020. The Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) threatened to strike over poor working conditions …

Four students returning from the National Science and Maths Quiz Competition have been involved in an accident. The accident occurred at Osubetor Community on Koforidua to Mamfe road Wednesday afternoon. The students made up of three males and a female were onboard a Nissan Versa with registration number GE 6248-19 …

The first person to be cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown – known as the ‘Berlin Patient’– has died after a battle with cancer, the International Aids Society (IAS) announced Wednesday. The 54-year-old made medical history and became a symbol of hope for the tens of millions of people living …

Over 300 people have died from COVID-19 in Ghana. Two more patients recently succumbed, bringing Ghana’s death toll to 301, according to the latest figures from the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The number of active COVID-19 cases in Ghana has also risen from 477 to 530, as of Wednesday, 30 …

President Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden have fiercely clashed in one of the most chaotic and bitter White House debates in years. Mr Trump frequently interrupted, prompting Mr Biden to tell him to “shut up” as the two fought over the pandemic, healthcare and the economy. The US …

Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia says the Finance Minister has been tasked to draw up a programme aimed at mitigating the plight of private schools who have been hit the most following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. According to Dr. Bawumia, the government will soon engage the school owners …

Some three new universities in Ghana have received four vehicles each from the government to assist in their operational effectiveness. They are the SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, CK Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences and University of Environment and Sustainable Development. The four vehicles …

The Africa Education Watch has sued the West African Examination Council (WAEC) over the use of examiners whose contact details were leaked on social media some months ago to mark examination papers. The has also filed an injunction at the High Court praying the court to compel WAEC not to …

Several bereaved families preserving their dead at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) on Monday thronged the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital to withdraw their corpses. They feared the pending strike of mortuary workers will deal a devastating blow to their funeral plans and in the worse case, the shape of …

The handwriting of this Junior High School student has caused a lot of reactions on social media. In a post sighted by GhanaTrending on ‘Tell it all’ a popular Ghanaian group, the Junior high school student is said to be 15 years of Age and his handwriting is like that …

The Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, is one of the richest religious monarchs in the world. According to Insider, he was once worth $40 billion (N15,500,000,000,000). Some of his lavish lifestyles include reportedly racing Ferraris at midnight through Brunei’s capital, building a 1,788 room palace, and spending as much as …

The Minister for Education,  Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has assured President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that the nine model schools being constructed by government will be completed by the end of the year. According to Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the establishment of these new senior high schools comprises the construction of …

Weeds and domestic animals have taken over a number of basic and second cycle institutions in the Northern and North East regions where Zoomlion Ghana Limited is currently disinfecting against the deadly Coronavirus. The compound of the schools that have since March this year been closed due to the outbreak of …

US President Donald Trump has nominated Amy Coney Barrett, a favourite of social conservatives, to be the new Supreme Court justice. Speaking by her side at the White House Rose Garden, Mr Trump described her as a “woman of unparalleled achievement”. If confirmed by senators, Judge Barrett will replace liberal …

A Chinese woman who underwent a CT scan following a minor car accident learned that she had two metallic needles embedded deep in her brain. The 29-year-old woman from Zhengzhou had been involved in a car accident and was advised to get a CT scan to make sure that there …