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A compound found in turmeric could unlock new treatments in the battle against cancer, a scientific review has suggested. Researchers say the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant powers of curcumin mean it could halt the development of tumours. They analysed almost 5,000 studies and found it blocked the growth of eight types of cancers, under laboratory settings. Results showed it was effective at treating breast, lung, blood, stomach, pancreatic, bowel, bone marrow and prostate cancer. The academics from Temple University in Philadelphia say curcumin stops nutrients from being transported to tumours. It also prevents the death of healthy cells by blocking cancer cells…

A man believed to be in his 20s has been found dead floating in a dam at Zebilla in the Bawku West district of the Upper East region. Marks of assault were found on the body which has since been examined by doctors at the Zebilla Government Hospital before being released to the family for burial. He was identified as Kwabena Anyagre, a butcher. The district police command in Zebilla said they received a call from an unidentified person that someone was floating on a dam in Zebilla following which they dispatched personnel to the scene. Thomas Anyagre, brother of…

A new regulation in Saudi Arabia is set to stop Saudi women from not knowing about their own divorce. Starting from Sunday, courts will be required to notify women by text on rulings confirming their divorces. Local female lawyers suggest the measure will end what are known as secret divorces – cases where men end a marriage without telling their wives. The directive would ensure women are fully aware of their marital status and can protect rights such as alimony. Last year, a decades-old driving ban on women was lifted in Saudi Arabia. However, women still remain subject to male…

Mourners packed the streets of the Iranian capital Tehran for the funeral of the slain Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani. Soleimani was assassinated in a US drone strike in Iraq on Friday on the orders of President Donald Trump. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei led prayers and at one point was seen weeping. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei led prayers at the funeral for Qasem Soleimani Iran has vowed “severe revenge” for the death of Soleimani and on Sunday pulled back from the 2015 nuclear accord. Soleimani, 62, spearheaded Iranian military operations in the Middle East, and was regarded as…

One day after former President Rawlings cautioned against the injustices and impunity at the University of education – Winneba, one Alhassan Salifu Bawah has presented a thesis which gravely ran foul of the parameters of logic and intellectualism and one sorely a poor attempt at sophistry. While this gentleman was unwilling to directly rebuff President Rawlings, he offered implicit criticism full of insults and eccentricity. I found much that was alarming about folks who should know better but foolishly engaged in child’s play in the era of enlightenment. But, whatever I may have seen as their limitations of character or…

Iran has declared it will no longer abide by any of the restrictions imposed by the 2015 nuclear deal. In a statement it said it would no longer observe limitations on its capacity for enrichment, the level of enrichment, the stock of enriched material, or research and development. The statement came after a meeting of the Iranian cabinet in Tehran. Tensions have been high over the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani by the US in Baghdad. Reports from Baghdad say the US embassy compound there was targeted in an attack on Sunday evening. A source told the BBC that…

A fire outbreak that occurred at the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) last Friday led to a total loss of GH¢194,760.00  and damaged two trucks containing diesel and petrol. The fire occurred at the truck park of the Buipe Depot of BOST, which is the central fuel holding point of BOST serving the Savannah, Northern, North-East, Upper East and Upper West regions in the late hours of Friday. The depot receives products through river barges (via the Volta Lake) and through Bulk Road Vehicles (BRVs) loaded from the Accra Plains depot of BOST. A statement signed by…

See, I will be blunt: I have never seen anything like the Afro Nation concert in my nearly 40 years of existence. Never. Gosh! Yes I said it, and I will say it again and again. I will find time to piece my thoughts on the Year of Return later. But undoubtedly one of the events that brought it to life and succeeded in bringing the world to Ghana was the 4-day Afro Nation concert. With an estimated 11, 000 on what was supposed to be the least attendance at the festival to an estimated 22, 000 people showing up…

President Buhari has stated that Nigerians can no longer continue seeking medical treatment abroad.  President Buhari who was represented at the inauguration of some projects at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital in  Abakaliki, Ebonyi state by minister of science and technology Ogbonnaya Onu, said that Nigerians going abroad for treatment is not good for the country and must stop. The Nigerian leader also disclosed that his administration has paid attention to the health of Nigerians and will continue doing so with the commissioned projects. He said; “Nigerians have suffered so much going abroad for medical treatment. This is not good for us and it…