Former Somali Prime Minister Hassan Abshir Farah has died in Turkey at the age of 75. He held the post between 2001 and 2003 under interim President Abdiqasim Salat Hassan. He also served as the mayor of the capital, Mogadishu, in the 1970s. Pre... Read more
Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela and anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died at the age of 59. She died in a Johannesburg hospital in the early hours of Monday... Read more
In diplomacy there are words and actions. Rhetoric can often be exchanged without skirmish becoming battle. But hard decisions with real consequences tend to produce tangible responses. So it may be when Britain announces its much-anticipated pl... Read more
Johnnie Walker, the whisky which traces its roots back 200 years, will soon be available in paper bottles. Diageo, the drinks giant that owns the brand, said it plans to run a trial of the new environmentally-friendly packaging from next year. W... Read more
Social media star Nicole Thea has died along with her unborn son, her Instagram page has announced. A statement from her mum said the 24-year-old, who was eight months pregnant, had named her child Reign with her partner Boga. No cause of death... Read more
Boris Johnson has said people in England “should be wearing” face coverings inside shops to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. The prime minister said the government would decide in the next few days if “tools of enforceme... Read more
The Washington Redskins American football team has said it will retire its name, long criticised as racist. In a statement, the team said it would “be retiring the Redskins name and logo upon completion of a review” demanded by its s... Read more
German police backed by helicopters are hunting a homeless man in the Black Forest, who is reportedly armed with pistols and a bow and arrows. The manhunt was launched on Sunday in Oppenau, south-west Germany, about 25km (16 miles) from the Fren... Read more
As Fifi the llama munches on grass on a pasture in Reading, her immune system has provided the template for a coronavirus treatment breakthrough. Scientists from the UK’s Rosalind Franklin Institute have used Fifi’s special... Read more
Former Sports Minister, Nii Lante Vanderpuye has said that the President, Nana Akuffo-Addo made a mistake in appointing Isaac Asiamah as the Sports Minister. Asiamah has been in charge since the New Patriotic Party (NPP) took office in 2017 and... Read more
Poland’s incumbent President Andrzej Duda has narrowly beaten challenger Rafal Trzaskowski in Sunday’s presidential vote. The National Electoral Commission said Mr Duda had won 51.2% of the votes. It is Poland’s slimmest presid... Read more
Some of the world’s richest people have urged governments to raise taxes on the wealthy to help pay for measures aimed at tackling the coronavirus pandemic. A group of 83 millionaires called for “permanent” change in an op... Read more
Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela and anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died at the age of 59. She died in a Johannesburg hospital in the early hours of Monday... Read more
Elmina Sharks gaffer, Yaw Acheampong has lauded government efforts to support athletes in the wake of coronavirus pandemic and has encouraged them to include coaches in the package. Government through its Youth Employment Agency (YEA) programme... Read more
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