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Vatican punishes two bishops for negligence in combatting sex abuse

 (dpa/GNA) - The Vatican has punished two Polish bishops for negligence in combatting sex abuse against minors within their dioceses, twin statements from the papal nuncio, or diplomat, said on Monday. Following investigations, Slawoj Leszek Glodz, archbishop emeritus of the...

England eases Covid-19 contact restrictions, allows sports to resume

dpa/GNA) - England has further eased its coronavirus contact restrictions to allow for larger outdoor meet-ups and team sports. As part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown, which was unveiled in February, groups of up to six,...

Turkey turbulence: Lira, stocks crash after central bank chief sacked

(dpa/GNA) - Turkey's currency and stocks plunged on Monday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sacked the central bank governor over the weekend, shocking foreign investors. The lira briefly plummeted by 15 per cent, but was trading at 7.93 against the...

President Magufuli died of Covid-19, Tanzania opposition leader says

(dpa/GNA) – Tanzanian main opposition leader Tundu Lissu on Thursday said President John Magufuli died of Covid-19, a day after the government announced Magufuli had died of heart failure. "They continue to lie up to now, even now that he...

Helicopter crash leaves nine dead in central Afghanistan

(dpa/GNA) – An Afghan military helicopter crashed in the country's central Wardak province, killing all nine people on board, officials said on Thursday. According to a statement of the Afghan Ministry of Defence, the Mi-17 helicopter crash landed in Hesa-e...

German defence minister wants to open 28 military-run vaccine centres

(dpa/GNA) - German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on Thursday that the military is ready to open its own coronavirus vaccination centres that will operate around the clock. Speaking to weekly business newspaper Wirtschaftswoche, Kramp-Karrenbauer said the Bundeswehr centres could...

Europe’s growing number of AstraZeneca pause can be damaging

(CNN/GNA) - A growing number of European countries have halted AstraZeneca vaccinations over reports of a small number of patients developing blood clots after receiving the shot, throwing yet another wrench into the continent’s already struggling inoculation efforts. Global health...

Xinhua Commentary: China walks the walk in building community with shared future

(Xinhua/GNA) - China has offered the vision of building a community with a shared future for humanity as its solution to global challenges. The vision embodies the idea of building an open, inclusive, clean, and beautiful world that enjoys lasting...

China-Ghana relations: Takes of Chinese Ambassador to Ghana – Mr LU Kun

 GNA - Ghana and China established diplomatic relations since 1960 with both countries providing diplomatic and material supports to one another. Since the 2000s, the volume of Chinese trade and investment in Ghana has increased with many high level official...

One in three women globally experiences violence – WHO report

GNA – A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO), indicates that worldwide, one in three women experiences violence. The report, which was made available to the Ghana News Agency by the WHO, revealed that violence against women remained...
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Akufo-Addo Called to Finalize Anti-Gay Bill Before Leaving Office – Presby Church Moderator.

The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Dr. Abraham Nana Opare Kwakye, has called on President Nana Addo...
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