A flag raising ceremony to mark the adoption of the new global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been held at the Ghana office of the United Nations. The 17 goals, which have 168 targets are a result of a 3-year participatory process of which Ghana was part and are improvements of the Millennium Development Goals. … Continue reading
Hours after the US Supreme Court declared same-sex marriage across the United States legal, calls have intensified in Australia for the same law to passed there. The oceanian country has in recent years been divided along the lines of pro or anti same-sex marriage with a survey indicating majority support the calls for same sex … Continue reading
United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon has welcomed the United States Supreme Court ruling that same-sex marriage be legalized across the country. A UN spokesperson said in a press briefing Mr. Ban welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court that “paves the way for gay and lesbian Americans to have their relationships legally recognized, no matter what part … Continue reading
The number of cases in the Ebola outbreak has exceeded 10,000, with 4,922 deaths, the World Health Organization says in its latest report. Only 27 of the cases have occurred outside the three worst-hit countries, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Those three countries account for all but 10 of the fatalities. Mali became the latest … Continue reading
Kwesi Appiah has handed Jordan Ayew and Christian Atsu starting roles for Ghana’s World Cup opener against US tonight.The duo are among six players who get to make their World Cup debut as the Black Stars begin the Group G campaign in Natal at 22:00GMT.Adam Kwarasey starts in post while Kwadwo Asamoah in included in … Continue reading
US President Barack Obama will bypass a fractured Congress to act on income inequality as he delivers his annual State of the Union address later. The White House said Mr Obama would unveil an executive order to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 (£6.10) an hour for new federal contract workers. The Democratic president is … Continue reading
The president of the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA), Prof. Francis Dodoo, has urged all junior athletes to use their talents to further their academic ambitions in order to remain relevant to society in future. Prof. Dodoo, while addressing the GAA Congress yesterday said, “I had a relatively long career competing till I was 40 years, … Continue reading
A strong explosion shook the Lebanese capital on Friday, killing a senior official and the country’s former ambassador to the United States. The blast, which set cars on fire and sent black smoke billowing into the sky of central Beirut, maimed an unknown number of people. Ambulances were seen taking victims from the in the downtown … Continue reading
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