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A Florida man who tried to kiss a rattlesnake, only for it to snub his advances and bite him, is recovering in hospital. The snake was found by Charles Goff, a resident of Putnam County, in the north-east of the state, on Monday. A day later, a neighbour, named by a local CBS channel as Ron Reinold, started playing with the snake and made his ill-judged move. Mr Reinold was airlifted to hospital and is now recovering. “One boy said, ‘I’m going to kiss it in the mouth,’ and the snake bit him in the face,” Mr Goff told Action…

Court of Appeal judges in London have stuck two fingers up to Nestle’s attempts to trademark the shape of its famous four-fingered KitKat bar. The ruling is the latest twist in a decade-long UK chocolate wars saga between Nestle and Cadbury. The Dairy Milk maker failed in its own attempt to trademark the shade of purple it uses after Nestle complained. But on Wednesday, it was the Cadbury bosses celebrating the latest attempt to foil KitKat’s plans. Nestle claimed that the shape of the bar was so unique, it should be protected by law. But time after time, judges have…

The Attorney General is still studying the docket on the 13 members of pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) vigilante group Delta Force standing trial for assaulting the Ashanti Region Security Coordinator. The case has, thus, been adjourned to Thursday, June 15. On Thursday, May 18, when the case was heard in court, the Attorney General asked for more time to study the docket. At the last hearing on April 20, prosecutor ACP Okyere Darko told the KMA Circuit Court that the Attorney General’s Department had taken delivery of the docket but was studying it. Hearing was therefore adjourned then just like…

www.3news.com has intercepted the report of no-evidence filed before the Kumasi Circuit Court Two by the Attorney General Department on Wednesday, May 17. The report led to the discharge of eight members of vigilante group Delta Force, much to the chagrin of many including government. Find below Senior State Attorney Marie Louise-Simmon’s report to the court: Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh

Ghana’s Black Starlets became the first African team to qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be staged in India. The national U-17 men’s side beat hosts Gabon 5-0 on Wednesday, May 17 in their second Group A match at the ongoing African U-17 Cup of Nations. The match was played at Stade de Port-Gentil. A brace each from midfielders Eric Ayiah, who opened the score with a penalty, and Patmos Arhin and a solo effort from Emmanuel Toku ensured that the Starlets book a ticket to the semi-final stage of the tournament, which is scheduled to end…

Dismissed Medical Director of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, hitherto known as Ridge Hospital, Dr Thomas Anaba, says the Minister of Health completely erred in relieving him of his post. He has therefore declared to “put an eagle eye” on Kwaku Agyemang-Manu “or else he will cause another blunder”. Dr Anaba has been unhappy with his dismissal from the referral facility on Monday, May 15. He was asked to hand over to Dr Emmanuel Kwabla Srofenyoh. But in an outburst on 3FM’s Sunrise on Tuesday, May 16, Dr Anaba said due process was not followed in the termination of his…

Vladimir Putin has waded into the growing row surrounding US President Donald Trump and his links to Russia. US media say Mr Trump passed on classified information to Russian officials last week, but Mr Putin says this is not the case. He said he would release a record of the meeting to the US Congress if they requested it. The news comes amid reports Mr Trump tried to influence an investigation into his team’s dealings with Russia. US media have quoted a memo by former FBI director James Comey that reportedly says Mr Trump asked him to drop an inquiry…

The Minority in Parliament wants the discharged members of the Delta Force vigilante group re-arrested immediately. According to Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu, the discharge of the eight members, who stormed court in April to set some other colleagues free, is an affront to the judiciary. Mr Iddrisu expressed these sentiments on Wednesday, May 17 when he addressed journalists on the issue. The eight were discharged by Justice Patricia Amponsah after the Attorney General failed to present evidence of the court siege of April 6, 2017. READ: Delta Force 8 freed for lack of evidence WATCH: Delta Force’s ‘freedom’ action in…

The Aviation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has revealed that her ministry will go back to the drawing board and assess the scope of work on Phase One of the expansion work on the Tamale International Airport and compare if there was value for money in the GH¢ 130 million project under the erstwhile John Mahama administration. The sector minister also revealed that it is only after the assessment that cabinet can see what is needed to be approved in the budget for the start of Phase Two, which will see international flights patronizing the 3.4-kilometer runway. Madam Cecilia Abena Dapaah…

Minister of Education Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has reiterated that all graduates of 2017 junior high school who get computer placement into public senior high schools (SHSs) will benefit from the free education policy to start in September. “This has been our consistent position,” Dr Opoku Prempeh stressed in a press release on Wednesday, May 17. The release was a rejoinder to a news item on some online portals, citing him as saying the policy will be for only brilliant students. Find the press release below: PRESS STATEMENT For Immediate Release REJOINDER: STARRFMONLINE.COM NEWS ITEM ON FREE SHS POLICY. My…