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The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, will participate in a High-Level Conference to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The celebration is slated for Wednesday, 20th November, 2019 in Brussels, Belgium. The Foreign Minister was invited by the Chair of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights, Maria Arena, to participate in the celebration. She was expected to arrive in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday night, November 19, 2019. Expected to serve as the Guest of Honour for the Brussels ceremony is the Queen of the Kingdom of…

A pregnant woman was killed by dogs in forest land in northern France while a hunt with hounds was happening in the area, investigators have said. The body of the 29-year-old, who was walking her own dogs, was discovered near the town of Villers-Cotterêts. She died after “several dog bites to the upper and lower limbs and the head,” prosecutor Frederic Trinh said. Tests on 93 dogs were being carried out in an attempt to establish which of the dogs were responsible for the attack. Five dogs belonging to the woman were among those being tested. An autopsy showed that…

A pregnant woman was killed by dogs in forest land in northern France while a hunt with hounds was happening in the area, investigators have said. The body of the 29-year-old, who was walking her own dogs, was discovered near the town of Villers-Cotterêts. She died after “several dog bites to the upper and lower limbs and the head,” prosecutor Frederic Trinh said. Tests on 93 dogs were being carried out in an attempt to establish which of the dogs were responsible for the attack. Five dogs belonging to the woman were among those being tested. An autopsy showed that…

The president of Oxford Union has resigned over a row involving a blind student who was “violently” removed from a society debate. Ebenezer Azamati was “accosted” by a security guard when he tried to return to a seat he had earlier reserved before the discussion on 17 October. On Saturday, he was cleared of any wrongdoing. President of the society Brendan McGrath apologised for his “mistakes” and resigned. Postgraduate student Mr Azamati, from Ghana, said his treatment made him feel “unwelcome in the union, Oxford and even the country”. After the charges against Mr Azamati were successfully appealed, Mr McGrath…

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has cut sod for construction works on the 88-kilometre Hohoe-Jasikan to Dodo Pepesu stretch of the Eastern Corridor Road to commence. The project forms part of Phase 1 of the $2billion Government of Ghana/Sinohydro Master Project Agreement. Dr. Bawumia cut sod for works to begin at Jasikan on Tuesday, November 19. He was in the company of the Roads and Highways Minister, Kwasi Amoako Atta, and some traditional rulers in the Oti Region. At the sod-cutting ceremony, Vice President Bawumia assured residents of the Oti Region that government would ensure the project is completed on…

Tottenham have sacked head coach Mauricio Pochettino after five years in charge of the Premier League club. The former Southampton boss, 47, was appointed in May 2014 and led Spurs to the Champions League final last season, where they lost to Liverpool. But the club have made a disappointing start to the current campaign and are 14th in the Premier League. “We were extremely reluctant to make this change,” said Spurs chairman Daniel Levy. “It is not a decision the board has taken lightly, nor in haste. Regrettably domestic results at the end of last season and beginning of this…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results of private candidates who sat for the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). Per a release issued by WAEC, some 102, 278 candidates comprising of 51, 935 males and 55, 488 females registered for the exams. Out of the total number, 5, 145 absentees were recorded. Results of some 753 candidates have been withheld for allegedly engaging in various forms of examination malpractices, one of which is bringing mobile phones into the exams hall. According to the examination body, these withheld results will be released or cancelled after…

The overlord of the Kpembe Traditional Area in the Savanna Region, Kpembi-wura Banbagne Ndefeso IV, has appealed to residents of the traditional area to help him fight illegal logging activities. He noted that the effect of phenomenon is a contributory factor to changes in the rainfall pattern in the area. In a speech read on his behalf by Lepowura MND Jawula at the climax of the 2019 Kpembe Damba Festival, he reiterated his commitment to fighting the menace. The Kpembi-wura revealed he has demonstrated his commitment by arresting some loggers who are before court. “I have constituted a committee to…

Actor Robert Nana Koduah says he has been denied a lot of acting and advertising opportunities after he ‘campaigned’ for former president John Dramani Mahama in a series of adverts prior to the 2016 general elections. His chain of commercials at the time introduced popular and funny slogans like ‘Edey beee k3k3’ and ‘No abaabas3’, which urged Ghanaians not to go back for the NPP, which was then in opposition. In an interview with 3news.com’s Owusu Worae, the actor laments life has been difficult for him after shooting the advertisement. “It was very hectic, calls here and there, messages threatening…

A leading charity, Marie Stopes, says it has recalled more than a million condoms distributed in Uganda following concerns about their safe use. Tests had found some of the Indian-manufactured Life Guard brand contained holes or risked bursting, Uganda’s National Drug Authority (NDA) said. Marie Stopes provides contraception and family planning services in more than 35 countries. Nearly 6% of adults in Uganda live with HIV, the UN says. Other research suggests that only 11% of people in the country have planned pregnancies. Marie Stopes supplies between 1.5 million and two million condoms to Uganda every month. “We can confirm…