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Sandra Bullock, Kevin Hart and other celebrities are lending their weight to the Tropical Storm Harvey relief effort in Texas. Bullock has donated $1m (£774,000) to the American Red Cross in the wake of the flooding in Houston and beyond. Hart has called on his famous friends to dig deep, while his own fundraising campaign is near $1m. Others to ...

A South African minister has criticised African leaders who seek medical treatment abroad. Aaron Motsoaledi condemned “health tourism” while speaking in Zimbabwe. President Robert Mugabe, who frequently receives treatment in Singapore, had left the meeting of health ministers when Dr Motsoaledi made the comments. Mr Mugabe’s spokesman has said that the president’s doctor “is not only Zimbabwean, he is actually ...

The American Chambers of Commerce (AMCHAM) Ghana and Ghana Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Advisors(GARIA) will be holding a stakeholder meeting on how the Company and Insolvency Laws in Ghana can promote the Ease of Doing Business in Ghana on 30 August 2017. The theme for the event is “Enhancing the Ease of Doing Business: Reforming the Company and Insolvency ...

CHELSEA star Eden Hazard is expecting a late approach from Real Madrid, according to reports in Spain. Real Madrid’s arsenal looks well-stocked with the La Liga giants already having Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Marco Asensio in their ranks. However, Spanish outlet Diario Madridista claims that Hazard is expecting an approach from Zinedine Zidane’s side. The Belgium international has missed ...

A Houston police officer has died after he became trapped in flood waters whilst trying to get to work, the city police chief has said. Police Chief Art Acevedo said Sergeant Steve Perez, 60, drowned when his vehicle entered high waters as he drove to work on Sunday. “Once our dive team got there it was too treacherous to go ...

Arsenal have turned down a £50m bid from Premier League rivals Manchester City for forward Alexis Sanchez, according to a report by BBC. The BBC said should City’s offer be more tempting, they might sell if City would also trade Raheem Sterling along with the transaction. It is not clear yet whether a deal could be struck before Thursday’s transfer ...

MANCHESTER UNITED transfer news is heating up ahead of Thursday’s 11pm deadline – stay with us for all the latest. MANCHESTER UNITED TRANSFER NEWS: All the latest on Gareth Bale, Ivan Perisic and more… Wednesday August 30 United offered Sanchez 09:00: Manchester United have reportedly been offered the chance to sign Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez. Sanchez has just a year ...

THE United States has carried out a second test of a bomb, described as the most dangerous nuclear weapon ever produced, as tensions with North Korea escalate. US authorities confirmed the test was successful and the B61-12 gravity bomb is expected to go into production within three years. B61-12 gravity bombs, without a nuclear warhead, were dropped from F-15E fighter ...

LIVERPOOL are lining up a £60million bid for Monaco’s Thomas Lemar after sealing a club-record deal to sign Naby Keita next summer. But the Merseyside club insist the late activity before the transfer window closes on Thursday is not linked to the future of Barcelona target Philippe Coutinho, who they say is staying at Anfield regardless of who they buy. ...

Cameroon Football legend, Roger Milla has alleged that the recent take over of his country’s football federation by FIFA was a ploy by the world soccer ruling body to disorganize Cameroon football. FIFA last week set up a committee to run the Cameroon Football Federation after elections into the board were stalemated. “I believe that the International Federation of Football ...