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Former aide to Pence slams Trump’s COVID-19 response, says to vote for Biden
A former aide to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday slammed President Donald Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, and said she...
Former athletics chief Diack found guilty for doping corruption
The former head of world athletics governing body, Lamine Diack, was found guilty on Wednesday by a court in Paris, France for corruption in...
Former Shaanxi vice governor sentenced to 13 years in jail for accepting bribes
Chen Guoqiang, former vice governor of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, was on Tuesday sentenced by a local court in north China's Tianjin Municipality to...
Former Ghana midfielder Essien joins coaching team of FC Nordsjaelland
Former Black Stars midfielder Michael Essien has been named one of the coaching staff for Danish side FC Nordsjaelland.
The Ghanaian footballer...
Hezbollah condemns U.S. sanctions against 2 former Lebanese ministers
Hezbollah announced on Wednesday that the U.S. sanctions policy will not achieve its goal in Lebanon, the National News Agency reported.
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Australian government dismisses former PM’s call to lift coronavirus restrictions
The Australian government has distanced itself from former Prime Minister Tony Abbott who has called for coronavirus restrictions to be relaxed.
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Leading U.S. health agencies’ credibility at risk under political pressure
The credibility of two leading U.S. health agencies has been questioned after they made controversial coronavirus-related decisions under possible political pressure, according to a...
Former Hearts Play Maker Joseph Esso joins Dreams FC
Ghana Premier League side Dreams FC have completed the signing of former Hearts of Oak striker Joseph Esso on a two-year deal.
Esso joined the...
Trump accepts Republican Party nomination for reelection
U.S. President Donald Trump has accepted the Republican Party's nomination for reelection, in a speech from the White House South Lawn on Thursday night.
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Ousted Malian president released by military junta
The current governing body of Mali, National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), announced on Thursday that it has released ousted Malian...
Roadside bomb hits U.S.-led coalition trucks near Iraq’s Baghdad
A roadside bomb struck a convoy of trucks carrying logistical equipment belonging to the U.S.-led coalition forces near the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the...
Brazilian president intends working with Argentina on strengthening Mercosur
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Wednesday, while meeting with the new Argentinean ambassador to Brazil Daniel Scioli, his intention of working together with...
Zimbabwe says keen to raise funds on global markets to compensate former white farmers
The Zimbabwean government is keen to issue a 30-year debt instrument on the global financial market to mobilize 3.5 billion U.S. dollars to compensate...
Former Hearts of Oak and Kotoko star Emmanuel Osei Kuffour marries in U.S.
Former Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko star Emmanuel Osei Kuffour got married last Saturday in Columbus, Ohio in the USA.
The Ghana...
German prosecutor says three former Wirecard executives arrested
The Munich public prosecutor said on Wednesday that three former executives of German payment company Wirecard have been arrested as investigations into the company's...
Zambia to start paying retirement benefits next Monday
Former government workers, who have been waiting for their benefits for years, will start receiving money next week, a senior Zambian government official said...
Emmanuel Adebayor travels to Togo amid Paraguay lockdown
Former Arsenal and Real Madrid striker Emmanuel Adebayor, who joined Paraguay's Olimpia last month, has been given permission to return to his native country...
Ghana appoints former WHO official as coordinator for COVID-19 response program
Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Anarfi Asamoa-Baah, former deputy director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), as the presidential coordinator for...
South Africa’s former president capture site turned into museum
South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela's capture site has been turned into a museum which would educate tourists about the history of the country's...
Ghana government deepening support for former illegal small scale miners
As part of commitment to deepening support for former illegal small scale gold miners, government has rolled out a number of enhanced alternative livelihood...
4,500 former illegal gold miners received training on responsible mining
About 4,500 former illegal small-scale miners have been registered and received training under the Community Mining Initiative across the country to ensure responsible mining.
They...
More Tributes for Former GJA President
Tributes continue to pour in from around the country in honour of the late Edward Ameyibor, a former President of the Ghana Journalists Association...
Electoral Bodies Asked Not Ponder Carefully Over Introducing Technology
Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, a former Electoral Commissioner, has cautioned electoral management bodies (EMB) in Africa against the rush to introduce new technology into the...
5 Former African Presidents to Visit Kaunda on 95th Birthday
Five former African presidents will visit Zambia's first President Kenneth Kaunda in late April to celebrate his 95th birthday, one of the leaders said...
NDCs Former National Chairman Pass On
Dr Kwabena Adjei, the former National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), passed on in the morning of Tuesday, March 12, at the...
NDC Gurus Believe Former TMA Boss Will Defeat Titus Glover
Mr Isaac Ashai Odamtten, the immediate past Metropolitan Chief Executive for Tema, has his eyes on the Tema East Parliamentary seat and is lacing...
Former gender director calls for the release of snatched girls
The former Director of the Department of Gender, Mrs. Josephine Amoh, says announcing that the kidnapped girls are alive was not enough and that...
Rwanda: Former Presidential Aspirant Must Have A Fair Trial
Following the opening of the trial of former Rwandan presidential hopeful Diane Rwigara, who has been charged, alongside her mother and four other defendants,...
Hearts goes in for ex-kotoko goalkeeper Ernest Sowah
30-year-old Ernest Sowah has signed a two-year deal with the glorious Accra Hearts of Oak after terminating his contract with Asante Kotoko.
''We are happy...
Ferguson is reported to have suffered a brain haemorrhage
Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has suffered a brain haemorrhage and had an emergency surgery on Saturday.
A United statement said the surgery had...