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GHS, John Hopkins University project reduce child deaths

He said although the country progressed in some health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), it failed to achieve a significant reduction in under five mortality, with 60 deaths occurring in every 1,000 live births, 68 per cent of them happened a few hours after delivery, and 48 per cent during the first months of life. He said it was evident that ...

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G20: Trump and Putin to meet face to face for first time

US President Donald Trump is to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for the first time at a G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. They have both said they want to repair ties damaged by the crises in Syria and Ukraine, as well as Russia’s alleged meddling in the US election. Climate change and international trade are set to dominate the ...

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Ghanaians hate honest people – Bagbin

The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament and MP for Nadowli-Kaleo Alban Bagbin has expressed concerns about the treatment meted out to ‘honest’ people in the country. According to him, Ghanaians treat people who speak the truth with disdain. Speaking at a youth mentoring program organized by the National Youth Authority in Wa, the veteran legislator said,” We have established a ...

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Farmers to get accurate weather predictions with S1.2m UENR satellite

The installation of a multi-purpose satellite ground station at Sunyani, the Brong Ahafo Region capital, by the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) means Ghana joins eight others around the globe that receives improves atmospheric data. The Ground Station at UENR which is estimated at around US$1.2 million, predicts accurate weather and climate conditions that would be of immense ...

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Real Madrid News: Kylian Mbappe ready to challenge Cristiano Ronaldo if Monaco star joins

REAL MADRID star Cristiano Ronaldo could find himself challenged by Kylian Mbappe if the Monaco star seals a stunning transfer this summer, reports claim. Real Madrid are currently pressing ahead with their transfer business as they aim to build on last year’s La Liga and Champions League double. The Spanish giants’ top target is Monaco’s Mbappe, who enjoyed a terrific ...

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BOST, NPA, Movenpiina, ZUPOIL and others sued over sale of contaminated fuel

Strategic Thinkers Network-Africa, a public interest advocacy group, has filed a suit at the Accra High Court to have the transaction involving the sale of contaminated fuel by the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company Limited to Movenpinaa Energy and others rendered “null and void”. Cited in the suit are the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), BOST, Managing Director of ...

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Venus Williams files emergency court order over fatal crash

Venus Williams has filed an emergency court order in the wrongful death case brought by the family of a man killed in car crash involving the tennis star. Williams, 37, filed the emergency protective order on Wednesday claiming that the daughter of Jerome Barson, the man who died in the crash, gave Williams’ lawyer less than 24 hours notice that ...

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E/R : Seven perish in Kpong-Tema road accident

Seven persons have died in a head-on collision on the Tema-Kpong road. Ten other persons who were seriously injured in the Wednesday crash are receiving treatment at the Akuse government Hospital. The accident occurred wehn a DAF truck traveling from Tema to Kpong collided with a Toyata Hiace transporting passengers from the opposite direction of the same. Three passengers died ...

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K.T Hammond rejects Akufo-Addo’s offer

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP for Adansi Asokwa has snubbed president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo after being sidelined in the elephant-size ministerial appointments. The outspoken lawmaker has rejected a board chairmanship offer from the president because he feels he is gone past such post, having served as a deputy energy minister in the erstwhile Kufuor administration. Starrfmonline.com can confirm ...

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