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US President Donald Trump has said China “will do anything they can” to make him lose his re-election bid, stepping up his criticism of Beijing amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a White House interview with Reuters news agency, he said Beijing faced a “lot” of possible consequence from the US for the outbreak. He said China should have let the world know about the contagion much sooner. Mr Trump himself is often accused of not doing enough to tackle the crisis. The coronavirus has ravaged a formerly humming US economy that had been the president’s main selling point for his…

Coronavirus case tally crossed the 2,000-mark in Ghana Thursday with a staggering 403 new cases within the last 48 hours. The country’s count now stands at 2,074. The number of recoveries from the virus has also moved up from the previous 188 to 212 with one more death to bring the fatalities in the country to 17, new figures released by the Ghana Health Service has shown. Six people who have contracted the virus are in critical condition. The six persons in critical condition and the 17 people who have died from the virus were detected from general surveillance. Latest…

US officials “haven’t seen” North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently and are watching reports about his health “closely”, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said. He also expressed concern that the hermit state could be hit either by the coronavirus outbreak or a famine. Mr Kim, 36, last appeared in state media on 12 April, triggering speculation that he was seriously ill. But officials in South Korea later said such reports were not true. There have also been suggestions that North Korea’s “supreme leader” may be staying at the sea resort of Wonsan to protect himself from possible exposure…

A Church of Pentecost deacon has been hit by a stray bullet under a strange circumstance at Hwindo within the Sekondi/Takoradi metropolis of the Western Region. The 44-year-old Jonathan Appiah was on his way to his farm Wednesday morning when he was hit in the head and rib region, causing him to fall flat on the ground. Eyewitnesses told Takoradi-based Connect FM just when Appiah bypassed them on the way to his farm, they heard gunshots and suddenly the bullets hit him. According to them, they have been puzzled by the incident. “We were really terrified by the event because…

A patient at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital has tested positive for Covid-19, health officials have confirmed. However, the national treatment centre in Accra has refused to admit her because of her mental status, Dailymailgh.com reports. The situation is causing concern about protection for other patients and staff, according to Human Rights Watch. The infected woman was admitted to the acute care ward of the government-run hospital on April 20, 2020 and developed symptoms within days. She was tested for Covid-19 and transferred to an isolation unit on April 23, and her test was confirmed positive on April 27. To prevent further…

The Government has fulfilled its pledge to provide GH¢200 million for the desilting of drains across the country, Mr. Samuel Atta Akyea, Minister for Works and Housing said on Tuesday.The release of funds, he said, had paved the way for the commencement Ghana’s Desilting Programme nationwide as the rains set in this year.Speaking at the Information Ministry’s Media Briefing, on Tuesday, Mr. Atta Akyea said with the emergence of COVID-19, the country could not afford to suffer double jeopardy with casualties from floods.Mr. Atta Akyea recalled that the Ghana Metrological Agency had forecasted the country would experience heavy rains this…

Guinea Bissau’s Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam has tested positive for coronavirus, the health ministry has said. Interior Minister Botche Cande and two other ministers also have Covid-19. Mr Nabiam said that several members of an interministerial coronavirus committee had the disease. Guinea Bissau has a poor healthcare system due to mismanagement and a lack of resources. The country has so far confirmed 205 coronavirus cases and one death. Source: BBC

There is uneasy calm at the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) as management breathes on neck of employees to sign an oath of secrecy and confidentiality. Information gathered by 3news.com suggests that staff of the power transmission company have vowed to resist the move to sort of gag them, heightening the tension there. There are signs of a possible showdown on Thursday between staff and management over the imposition of the oath of secrecy they are being forced to sign. A copy of the undertaking from the Human Resources Department of GRIDCo sighted by 3news.com, signed by Mrs Rosina Amuah…

Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan, renowned internationally for roles in the hit films Slumdog Millionaire and Jurassic World, has died at the age of 53. Khan was known for his nuanced and understated performances, with many calling him one of India’s most talented actors. He was so highly respected, director Wes Anderson once wrote him a part just so he could work with him. In 2018, the actor revealed he had a neuroendocrine tumour, a rare cancer. He later underwent treatment in a London hospital for the illness, which affects cells that release hormones into the bloodstream. Khan had been in…