Tag: January
Kadjebi records 62 COVID-19 cases between January and April
The Kadjebi District in the Oti Region has recorded 62 COVID-19 cases, 55 recoveries and seven in isolation between January and April this year.
The...
Schalke celebrate first win since January: Mainz secure late triumph
(dpa) - An early goal by Suat Serdar on Sunday put an end to Schalke's 12-game run of winless Bundesliga matches and secured the...
Eurozone current account surplus declines in January
dpa-AFX/GNA - The euro area current account surplus declined in January, the European Central Bank said Monday.
The current account logged a surplus of...
Kenya’s mobile money usage falls in January
After hitting a peak of 605.7 billion shillings (about 5.5 billion U.S. dollars) in December 2020, Kenya's monthly mobile money use declined in January...
Italy consumer prices rise unexpectedly in January
dpa-AFX/GNA - Italy's consumer prices rose unexpectedly in January, preliminary data from the statistical office Istat showed on Wednesday.
The consumer price index rose...
Hannah Awadzi named Mom of the Month of January
Cussons Baby Ghana has named Mrs Hannah Awadzi, a mother of three as the Mother of the Month of January.
A citation written about Hannah...
Aviation This Week – January Edition 5
Update for this week’s edition of ‘Aviation This Week’ summaries topical industry news from January 25, 2021 to January 30, 2021.
Ho Airport to be...
Fuel Prices to Increase Further in Ghana
Price of fuel on the local market remained unstable within the window under review. Price of petroleum products within the second Pricing-window of January...
Germany sees January unemployment rise, seen as typical for season
dpa/GNA - The number of people out of work in Germany rose by 193,000 to 2.901 million in January, the Federal Employment Agency...
Eurozone economic confidence weakens in January
dpa-AFX/GNA - Eurozone economic sentiment weakened in January driven by sliding confidence in retail trade and services as Covid-19 containment measures remain in...
The must-take-part esports tournament in Africa will be held in 16 countries
Enter Africa, World Esports Consortium and Esports.NGO, as a technical partner, announced the launch of Afrika Esports Series, a large-scale esports event in Africa....
ASVG Launches Sports Show: ‘Africa Empire Warrior’
Africa Sports Ventures Group (ASVG) officially launched its Flagship Sports Entertainment show whose first season will be hosted in the Republic of Liberia...
Official: US could approve third Covid-19 vaccine in January
One of the US top health officials said a third Covid-19 vaccine could be approved for emergency use sometime next month.
Admiral Brett Giroir, an...
Brazil to launch COVID-19 vaccination drive in January
Brazil will launch a mass vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in January, the government said on Tuesday.
"We are signing...
Evidentiary stage of Israeli PM’s trial to begin in January 2021
Witness testimonies in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's criminal trial will begin in January 2021, the Jerusalem District Court announced on Sunday.
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Cholera outbreak kills 26 in Somalia since January
An outbreak of cholera and acute watery diarrhea in Somalia had killed 26 people in the past six months, a UN health agency said...
Namibia reports 32 malaria deaths since January amid COVID-19 pandemic
Namibia has been hit by a sharp increase in malaria cases and deaths in the north during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, Minister of Health...
53 killed in Rwanda heavy rains since January
At least 53 people were killed and 84 others injured in different parts of Rwanda due to disasters triggered by heavy rains since January...
Sales of German retail sector up 1.8 percent in January
Sales in Germany's retail sector increased in real terms by 1.8 percent in January 2020 compared with the same month last year, the Federal...
U.S. pending home sales rise 5.2 percent in January
The pending home sales index rebounded in January, after falling 4.9 percent in the previous month, the U.S. National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported...
UK car production declines for fifth consecutive month in January
British car production dropped for the fifth consecutive month in January mainly due to the sharp decrease in domestic demand, the Society of Motor...
China’s 5G phone shipments surpass 5 million in January
Shipments of 5G cellphones in China reached 5.47 million units in January, data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology showed Wednesday.
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Putin discloses details of Russian cabinet reshuffle
Russian President Vladimir Putin has unveiled details of the January government reshuffle, the TASS news agency reported Thursday.
Putin had discussed the resignation of the...
UK inflation rate rises to six-month high in January
Britain's Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose to six-month high of 1.8 percent in January, up from 1.3 percent in December 2019, the Office for...
Israel’s imports from China total US$806.4 million in January
Israeli imports from China totaled 806.4 million U.S. dollars in January, according to a report released by Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday.
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China’s home prices stay generally stable in January
China continued to see a generally stable housing market performance in January, with home prices in 70 major cities reporting overall mild month-on-month increases,...
Ghana’s inflation in January slows to 7.8 percent on stable local currency
The year-on-year inflation rate in Ghana slowed to 7.8 percent in January, compared with the 7.9 percent recorded last December, with the Ghana Statistical...
Electric, hybrid vehicles account for one-fifth of new private cars sold in Ireland in...
Electric and hybrid vehicles accounted for one-fifth of all the new private cars sold in Ireland in January, according to the latest figures from...
Turkish Airlines international passengers number up in January
Turkey's national flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) recently announced that the number of its international passengers in January increased by 10 percent from...
Tanzania records slight decrease in January 2020 headline inflation rate
Tanzania's headline inflation rate for January 2020 decreased to 3.7 percent from 3.8 percent recorded in December 2019, the country's state-run statistics watchdog said...