Tag: Jan. 2
Somali forces destroy al-Shabab compounds
Somalia confirmed on Saturday it conducted two airstrikes in partnership with U.S. forces which destroyed both targeted al-Shabab compounds in the southern region.
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Ethiopia and China hold official celebration of golden jubilee of establishment of diplomatic ties
Ethiopia and China held an official celebration on the golden jubilee anniversary of establishment of diplomatic ties, the Ethiopian Embassy in Beijing disclosed on...
Germany’s coronavirus cases, deaths well down on New Year’s Day
dpa/GNA - On the first day of the new year, German health authorities reported 12,690 new coronavirus infections and 336 new deaths linked...
Venezuela to implement seven-day hard lockdown to slow coronavirus
dpa/GNA - Venezuela will implement a week of hard lockdown starting on Monday to slow down the spread of the new coronavirus, Vice...
BioNTech boss hopes to have boosted production plan by late January
dpa/GNA - Ugur Sahin, co-founder and chief executive of German vaccine developer BioNTech, is hoping to have a plan in place by late...
Masks mandatory in Sydney amid growing coronavirus cases
dpa/GNA - Australia's most populous city, Sydney, has made face masks mandatory in some indoor settings, amid a growing number of coronavirus cases,...
South Korea extends coronavirus restrictions around Seoul
dpa/GNA - With the coronavirus pandemic resurging in and around South Korea's capital, authorities on Saturday decided to maintain current restrictions on public...
United States surpasses 20 million confirmed coronavirus cases
dpa/GNA - The United States tallied a grim number on the first day of 2021, with the number of confirmed coronavirus cases since...
DZ Bank: Germans’ financial assets at record high of over 7 trillion
dpa/GNA - People in Germany saved like mad during 2020 and are therefore richer than ever before, according to calculations by DZ Bank,...
Poland angry at report celebrities got first shot at vaccines
dpa/GNA - An attempt at raising awareness about the benefits of getting vaccinated against Covid-19 might backfire for a Warsaw medical school after...
NYPD ends 2020 with 97 percent jump in shootings, a 16-year high
tca/dpa/GNA - New York City endured a 2020 crime surge straight out of hell: a 97 per cent jump in shootings and a...
US State Department adds Cuban bank BFI to restricted list
dpa/GNA - The United States is expanding its sanctions against Cuba, the State Department announced on Friday.
The Cuban bank Banco Financiero Internacional (BFI)...
British medical associations warn hospital staff are close to burnout
dpa/GNA - An association of doctors in Britain on Friday warned that hospital staff are reaching their limits as the numbers of patients...
US authorities suspend search for missing boat with 20 on board
dpa/GNA - Rescuers have suspended their search for a boat with about 20 occupants, which had gone missing in the Atlantic Ocean off...
Sale of single-use plastic banned in Mexico City
dpa/GNA - A ban on the sale of single-use plastic in Mexico City came into force on New Year's Day.
"The marketing, distribution and...
Climate change hurts Central American coffee farms, spurs migration
tca/dpa/GNA - Harvest season had just begun in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, and the coffee plants stood ripe and ready. But there was no one working...
Turkey bans entry from UK after finding first cases of virus strain
dpa/GNA - Turkey announced a temporary ban on all entries from Britain after it found the first cases of a new strain...
With Brexit complete, Britain and the EU begin new era of relations
dpa/GNA - Four-and-a-half years after a British referendum on membership in the European Union, Brexit is finally reality after Britain left the single...
26 dead after Saint Nicholas celebration in Belgian care home
dpa/GNA - At least 26 people in a Belgian residential care home have died as a result of a coronavirus infection following...
Serbia puts Balkan Stream pipeline into operation
dpa/GNA - Serbia put the new Balkan Stream pipeline into operation on Friday, with President Aleksandar Vucic taking part in the launch ceremony, according...
Rescue group Open Arms reports saving dozens off of Libyan coast
dpa/GNA - About 170 migrants were rescued from the Mediterranean Sea by the Spanish rescue group Open Arms this week, the group announced...
US Senate overrides Trump’s veto of major national security bill
dpa/GNA - The US Senate voted on Friday to override US President Donald Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a...
Thousands defy Covid rules in France with New Year’s Eve parties
dpa/GNA - Illegal parties marking the turn of the year attracted thousands of people in France despite coronavirus restrictions banning such get-togethers, local...
Economists: German property prices to keep rising, albeit slowly
dpa/GNA - After an unbroken real estate boom even during the coronavirus pandemic, economists expect somewhat less pressure on prices in Germany in the...
Pandemic doesn’t stop Romans from jumping into cold Tiber River
dpa/GNA - The coronavirus pandemic changed the way many people celebrated the New Year's holiday, but in Rome, one tradition held on: taking...
Female babies top New Year deliveries in Upper East Region
Five public health facilities in the Upper East Region recorded 11 female babies out of 19 deliveries across five Districts in the Upper East...
Twenty-five New Year babies born at Korle Bu
Twenty-five babies were born at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) on New Year day, comprising nine males and 16 females.
The babies include a...
Eighteen New Year babies born at Ridge Hospital
Eighteen babies were born on New Year day at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge) in Accra.
The babies, ten boys and eight girls, were...
Nurse welcomes new babies in Bolgatanga
Ms Gifty Atampugbire, a Public Health Nurse at the Bolgatanga Municipal Health Directorate, has presented gifts to pre-term and new born babies at the...
Inmates asked to take advantage of skills training in prisons
Mr Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng, the Executive Director of Crime Check Foundation (CCF), has advised inmates of the Awutu Camp Prison to take their skills...