Roselyn wins best actress award at US African Film Festival
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October 13, 2014
Roselyn wins best actress award at US African Film Festival
Ghanaian actress, Roselyn Ngissah was named Best Lead Actress Award at this year’s African Film/ Music Awards & Festival (AFRIFIMO) held…
French bank, Twitter partner on cash transfers by tweet
Technology
October 13, 2014
French bank, Twitter partner on cash transfers by tweet
One of France’s largest banks is teaming up with Twitter this week to allow its customers to transfer money via tweets.…
Angelina Jolie honoured by Queen Elizabeth II for campaign against sexual violence
News
October 13, 2014
Angelina Jolie honoured by Queen Elizabeth II for campaign against sexual violence
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has been awarded an honorary damehood for her campaign to end the scourge of sexual violence in…
Alicia Keys speaks on 'forgotten kidnapped Nigerian girls'
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October 13, 2014
Alicia Keys speaks on 'forgotten kidnapped Nigerian girls'
US R&B singer and multiple Grammy Award winner, Alicia Keys, has asked the world not to forget the 219 Chibok school girls abducted…
Crude oil prices drop to lowest since December 2010
Business
October 13, 2014
Crude oil prices drop to lowest since December 2010
The price of Brent crude dropped to $87.74 a barrel, its lowest since December 2010, before recovering some ground to…
Liberia's health workers threaten strike over Ebola resources
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October 13, 2014
Liberia's health workers threaten strike over Ebola resources
Nurses and medical assistants in Liberia have threatened a national strike demanding higher insurance and adequate protective gear as the Ebola epidemic continues. The National Health Workers…
Pistorius sentencing begins
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October 13, 2014
Pistorius sentencing begins
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has returned to court for sentencing after being convicted of killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.…
Demonstrators stage protest in tense St Louis
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October 11, 2014
Demonstrators stage protest in tense St Louis
Protestors in St Louis, Missouri have staged a peaceful but tense protest while awaiting a grand jury’s verdict on whether a white officer charged…
Crop Research Institute develops new rice varieties
Business
October 11, 2014
Crop Research Institute develops new rice varieties
The Crop Research Institute (CRI) at Fumesua near Kumasi in the Ashanti Region is developing new rice varieties which are…
Voters urged to help "clean" electoral register
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October 11, 2014
Voters urged to help "clean" electoral register
The Electoral Commission (EC) is urging all registered voters to come forward and check their names and particulars in a…