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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged member states of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to work together to establish a global order of equality, peace and security, devoid of great power domination and nuclear weapons. “The reform of the United Nations Organisation, particularly the Security Council, on the basis of Africa’s Common Position on UN Reforms, the Ezulwini Consensus, would be a positive step in that direction, and I call upon Member States of NAM to help take that step.” The President made this known on Friday, 25th October, 2019, when he delivered a statement at the 18th Non-Aligned Movement…

Jeff Bezos can no longer claim he’s the richest person on Earth … the distinction now belongs to Bill Gates. The Amazon honcho lost his title during after-hours trading Thursday, according to Forbes, when the company’s shares plummeted 7 percent, dropping Bezos’ fortune to a paltry $103.9 BILLION. How will he ever survive?!? Bill’s net worth stands at $105.7 billion, meaning Jeff is now looking up for the first time in over a year. The horror. The stock market isn’t the only reason Jeff is now No. 2 … he could still be on top if not for this year’s insanely…

Jeff Bezos can no longer claim he’s the richest person on Earth … the distinction now belongs to Bill Gates. The Amazon honcho lost his title during after-hours trading Thursday, according to Forbes, when the company’s shares plummeted 7 percent, dropping Bezos’ fortune to a paltry $103.9 BILLION. How will he ever survive?!?Bill’s net worth stands at $105.7 billion, meaning Jeff is now looking up for the first time in over a year. The horror.The stock market isn’t the only reason Jeff is now No. 2 … he could still be on top if not for this year’s insanely costly divorce with…

Eating a cup of yogurt a day may lower your risk of developing lung cancer, a new study suggests. Researchers found that those who ate a daily serving of yogurt lowered their risk of the disease by 20 percent compared to those who did not eat yogurt every day. And people who ate a serving of yogurt a day – along with a high fiber diet – were able to lower their risk of lung cancer by more than 30 percent. Studies have shown some probiotics, live bacteria found in yogurt, have anti-inflammatory and cancer-fighting properties. The team, from Vanderbilt…

A Russian serviceman has shot dead eight fellow soldiers and seriously injured two more on a military base in the country’s Far East, officials say. Private Ramil Shamsutdinov – who has been detained – might have been suffering from mental health problems, they say. The shooting happened in the military unit No. 54160 in the village of Gorny, not far from the city of Chita, on Friday evening. A murder investigation is under way. What is known about the shooting? The shooting happened at 18:15 local time (11:15 GMT), Russia’s Investigative Committee said. The defence ministry earlier said that shots…

Sixty-three tertiary students from the Salaga South constituency of the East Gonja Municipality have received a total of 43,000 cedis to support payment of their fees. Each of them received between 500 and 2,000 cedis. The money, which was given to the students from tertiary institutions across the country, was drawn from the MPs’ share of the District Assembly’s Common Fund. Presenting the money to the leadership of the students in Salaga, the MP for Salaga South, Adam Salifu Braimah who doubles as the Savannah Regional minister, appealed to the students to learn hard to become the next human resource…

The East Gonja Municipal Assembly in the Savanna Region has presented 580 dual desks to the Municipal Education Directorate. The gesture, according to the assembly, is expected to deal with the furniture deficits in the schools across the municipality. About 60 percent of the total 150 basic schools in the municipality lacked furniture, necessitating the action by the Assembly. Inadequate infrastructure and furniture, insufficient teachers, poor road network are some of the challenges facing the department of education in the municipality. The assembly in a bid to address these challenges, has provided various units of classroom blocks, furniture among others…

Former Council of State Member, Nii Amoo Darko has asked for a review of the Free Senior High School policy implemented by the New Patriotic Party under President Akufo-Addo. Speaking to Nuong Faalong on Hot Issues on TV3 which airs Saturday 12:30 pm, he said it was not fair to have affluent parents on the scheme. This, Rev. Amoo Darko who is also a member of the Peace council believes, makes the rich to unduly compete with poorer people who need the financial relief. According to him, the current implementation of the policy is problematic and the relevant stakeholders need…

Amnesty International has condemned Iranian authorities for cutting off the fingers of a man convicted of theft. The rights group said the amputation, carried out at a prison in the northern province of Mazandaran, was “an abhorrent form of torture”. Iranian officials said the man was found guilty of 28 cases of theft. Iran’s Islamic penal code says theft “on the first occasion” is punishable by the amputation of four fingers of the right hand. Iranian authorities have defended amputation as the best way to deter theft despite protests by international human rights organisations. However, reports of such punishments are…

Amnesty International has condemned Iranian authorities for cutting off the fingers of a man convicted of theft. The rights group said the amputation, carried out at a prison in the northern province of Mazandaran, was “an abhorrent form of torture”. Iranian officials said the man was found guilty of 28 cases of theft. Iran’s Islamic penal code says theft “on the first occasion” is punishable by the amputation of four fingers of the right hand. Iranian authorities have defended amputation as the best way to deter theft despite protests by international human rights organisations. However, reports of such punishments are…