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Ukraine: Dozens killed in attack on Kharkiv

Dozens of people have been killed in Russian missile strikes on Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, officials say. “Kharkiv has just been massively fired upon by grads (rockets). Dozens are dead and hundreds are wounded,” the interior ministry said on Facebook. The...

Oil tops $105 after Russia attacks Ukraine

Oil prices jumped on Thursday, with Brent rising above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014, after Russia attacked Ukraine exacerbating concerns about disruptions to global energy supply. Russia launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine by land, air...

Global stocks plunge as Russia attacks Ukraine

Global stocks plunged after President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine, drawing condemnation from the West and making punishing sanctions all but certain. European stocks tumbled on Thursday. The FTSE 100 fell 3.3 percent in London, while France’s CAC...

Russia orders troops into eastern Ukraine

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has ordered troops into two rebel-held regions in eastern Ukraine, after recognising them as independent states. Russia said the troops have not yet been deployed but will be on”peacekeeping” in the regions, which it has backed...

Madagascar’s latest cyclone to land with wind speeds

Cyclone Emnati, barreling towards Madagascar, is expected to hit late on Tuesday with wind speeds of up to 170 kilometres per hour, the government’s meteorological department said, making it the fourth major storm to slam into the Indian Ocean...

120 people still missing in flood-hit Brazilian city

Search and clean-up efforts continue in the Brazilian city of Petrópolis, five days after flash floods and mudslides that have killed at least 171 people. The victims include at least 27 children and teenagers, while more than 120 are still...

AFCON: Report into deadly stadium crush will focus on who closed gate that led to loss of lives

Douala, Cameroon (CNN)The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said a report into a stadium crush in the Cameroonian capital of Yaoundé will center on who closed the gate at the Olembe Stadium.At least eight people...

Alabama, Mississippi and Wyoming have still not fully vaccinated half of their population, CDC data shows

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published its latest report on vaccination efforts in the United States on Tuesday. Here's a look at some key figures: About 211 million people in the US are fully vaccinated. That figure...

How the Omicron variant ignited new battles and changed pandemic politics

(CNN)The Omicron variant may be showing the first hopeful signs of passing its peak. But the angry politics of Covid-19 are only getting more intense, and given their future electoral implications, look certain to outlast the pandemic itself.After two...

11 hole-in-ones in six months: Is this the hottest golfer on the planet?

(CNN)British amateur golfer Neil Watts is very much the world's go to hole-in-one guy at the moment -- he's hit 11 aces in the last six months. Although the odds of professional golfers hitting a hole-in-one are significantly higher...
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“NAPO Suggests Halting Parliamentary Business if Ablakwa’s Agenda Is Irrelevant.”

Manhyia South MP, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has suggested that Parliament should halt all legislative business if the National Democratic...
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