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A Federal judge in Hawaii has blocked President Donald Trump’s new travel ban, hours before it was due to begin at midnight on Thursday. US District Judge Derrick Watson cited “questionable evidence” in the government’s argument that the ban was a matter of national security. President Trump described the ruling as “unprecedented judicial overreach”. The order would have placed a 90-day ban on people from six mainly Muslim nations and a 120-day ban on refugees. Mr Trump insists the move is to stop terrorists from entering the US but critics say it is discriminatory. An earlier version of the order,…

The death toll from Saturday’s landslide at a vast dump in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, has now risen to 113 people, local officials say. A search operation at the Koshe landfill will continue overnight. As many as 150 people are believed to have been at the site during the landslide. Meanwhile, the funerals of some of the victims have taken place. The dump, which has served the city of four million for more than five decades, provided shelter for some. The country is currently observing three days of mourning for those who died. Hundreds of people attempt to make a…

Quality makeup can come with an eye-watering price tag, so it’s no wonder women want to get their money’s worth by using up every last drop. But according to beauty insiders, eking your favourite cosmetics products out could lead to a range of health problems, from breakouts to bacterial infections – even if you’re cleaning your makeup brushes and sponges regularly. Indeed, you should be throwing out mascara every four to six months, while makeup sponges should be changed every four weeks according to Joanne Dodds at Hairtrade.com. So are you following or falling foul of these beauty rules? Read…

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Hearts of Oak on Wednesday lost their Match Day 7 encounter 1-2 to Tema Youth in the Ghana Premier League. The fixture was the last before the Phobians take on arch-rivals Asante Kotoko at home on Sunday. Joseph Paintsil opened the scoring for the Tema side in the 3rd minute. Though Hearts retaliated by scoring in the 2nd minute of the second half through Thomas Abbey, an all important winner was grabbed by Ibrahim Yousif with 15 minutes to end the game. In other matches, Hearts’ opponents on Sunday won their match 1-0 against WAFA. Frank Sarfo Gyamfi scored the…

The influx of information is at its peak. There is readily available information on any conceivable subject online. The speed with which information flows is remarkable but its credibility leaves a lot to be desired. So how do you tell if your news is fake? Today marks World Consumers Right Day, an annual event celebrated to sensitize consumers on their rights and responsibilities. Laweh Open University College in collaboration with the Consumer Advocacy Centre of Ghana organized a forum to address how Ghana can ensure integrity of the digital environment. The digital environment falls under a broad spectrum, Social Media…

President of the Ghana Weightlifting Federation Ben Nunoo-Mensah has beaten Ghana Olympic Committee President Professor Francis Dodoo in elections held on Wednesday, March 15. The elections were part of the 2017 Congress ongoing at the Swiss Spirit Hotels and Suites Alisa in Accra. Mr Nunoo-Mensah polled 33 votes to beat the two-time president, who polled 28 votes. Elections were also conducted for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Vice Presidents for the Committee as well as for the General Secretary. Paul Atchoe beat Deborah Kubadzi to be the First Vice president while Michael Nunoo beat Emmanuel Tetteh to be the Second Vice…

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has been praised by students following her first appearance as a lecturer. The actor and director spoke to students taking the postgraduate course Women, Peace and Security at the London School of Economics. The university said she talked about her experience and what motivated her work as UN special envoy. Student Tazeen Dhanani tweeted Ms Jolie did “wonderfully” while Alana Foster described it as an incredible lecture. Ms Dhanani added: “She’ll make an amazing visiting professor. So honoured to hear her inaugural lecture at LSE on sexual violence, rape, working with refugees.” The star also answered…

Former Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) Dr Kwadwo Afari Gyan has spoken about the 2016 elections for the first time since the exercise was conducted on December 7, 2016. The exercise was the first to be held in the Fourth Republic without his supervision. Speaking on the sidelines of a STAR-Ghana-organised event on Wednesday, March 15 to review the 2016 elections, Dr Afari Gyan did not mince words about the success of last year’s general elections. “I think the elections went reasonably well,” he stated, “I thought they would go reasonably well.” The elections were the first to be…