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IShowSpeed featuring Ghana flag in world cup song will help promote Ghana globally – GTA Deputy CEO
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), Abeiku Santana, has praised popular American streamer IShowSpeed for featuring the Ghana flag in his recent FIFA World Cup-themed song and video, describing it as a major boost for Ghana’s global visibility. Speaking to Adom News, he said the incl...
Restaurant owner faces jail for using ants as dessert garnish
South Korean prosecutors sought a one-year jail term for the owner of a Michelin-starred restaurant accused of using ants as a dessert garnish, local media reported. Ants are not among the 10 insect species approved for human consumption under the country’s laws. The approved list includes grasshoppers, locusts and two...
11 more Trump deportees arrive in eSwatini from the United States, lawyer says
Eleven more migrants deported by the Trump administration under a policy of sending them to third countries arrived in eSwatini from the United States on Wednesday, a U.S. lawyer following the case said. The arrivals bring to 29 the number sent to the southern African country under a $5.1 million agreement that ha...
Oil settles 1% higher as hopes of renewed US-Iran negotiations offset Houthi threat
Oil prices settled over 1% higher on Monday after volatile trading through the session, as traders weighed hopes of renewed U.S.-Iran negotiations against Yemen’s Houthis imposition of a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia. The Middle East conflict escalated over the weekend, with the U.S. conducting a ninth straight...
WHO Chief condemns deadly xenophobic attacks in South Africa
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has strongly condemned the recent wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa, describing the violence as a betrayal of the solidarity that once united African nations during the struggle against apartheid. Commenting on the attacks, Dr Tedro...
South Africa: One Ghanaian shot dead during mass xenophobic protests
A Ghanaian tailor has been shot dead in his shop in Cape Town, South Africa, during violent protests targeting foreign nationals, the Ghana High Commission in South Africa has confirmed. The victim, who is said to have lived and worked in South Africa for about 20 years, was reportedly inside his shop when he was […]
Two trains collide head-on in Denmark, leaving five critically hurt
Two trains have collided head-on on a level crossing north west of Copenhagen, leaving five people critically hurt and 13 others with less serious injuries, medical officials say. The trains were travelling early on Thursday on a line linking the towns of Hillerød and Kagerup in the North Zealand area of north-east Den...
Xenophobic attacks: Nigeria to seek compensation for property abandoned by citizens fleeing South Africa
Nigeria has stated that it will seek compensation from South Africa for its citizens who have left the country following recent protests targeting undocumented migrants. Foreign ministry spokesperson Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa told the BBC that the issue would be discussed between the two governments “at the highest lev...
Oil jumps on Mideast missiles while AI bulls carry stocks higher
Oil prices rose for a third day running on Wednesday, and the dollar was on the brink of breaking above 160 yen as fresh hostilities flared in the Gulf after U.S.-Iran peace talks stalled. U.S. crude futures jumped around 2% to $95.40 a barrel. The dollar hit 160 yen , then paused as traders became wary of […]
Refugees will be told to repay around £10,000 under new asylum rules
People granted asylum in the UK will be required to pay back around £10,000 towards the cost of their accommodation and support once they start earning, the government has announced. Adults with sufficient funds will be asked to pay off the sum over time under new rules in the upcoming Immigration and Asylum Bill, whic...
Iran World Cup players granted visas to enter the US, says White House official
Iran’s World Cup soccer players have been granted visas to enter the United States, a White House official told Reuters on Friday, just 10 days before their first match in Los Angeles amid a conflict between the two countries. Iran’s ambassador to Mexico, Abolfazl Pasandideh, said late on Thursday the squad had still...
Police officers arrested for allegedly seeking roadside bribe from Nigeria’s anti-corruption boss
Four Nigerian policemen, accused of setting up an illegal checkpoint to extort money from drivers, picked on the wrong man: the head of one of the country’s anti-corruption agencies. Musa Aliyu, who leads the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, has alleged that he was stopped while driv...