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“This is the room where my whole family was killed,” says Safa Younes. Bullet holes pepper the front door to the house in the Iraqi town of Haditha, where she grew up. Inside the back bedroom, a colourful bedspread covers…
The Amazon rainforest could face a renewed surge of deforestation as efforts grow to overturn a long-standing ban that has protected it. The ban – which prohibits the sale of soya grown on land cleared after 2008 – is widely…
Kris Boyd, a cornerback for the American football team, the New York Jets, was shot in the abdomen early Sunday, according to US media. The 29-year-old is in critical condition at the hospital, the New York Police Department told CBS…
Sports Minister Kofi Adams says Ghana’s boxing landscape has been transformed through deliberate reforms in medical safety, officiating, and insurance, restoring confidence in a sport shaken by tragedy. Speaking at the SWAG Golden Jubilee Awards, the Minister said: “Ghanaian boxing…
Sports Minister Kofi Adams says Ghana’s remarkable sporting achievements in 2025 are the result of intentional reforms and targeted investments rather than coincidence. Speaking at the SWAG 50th Anniversary Awards, he declared: “2025 is no accident—we engineered this success.” He…
Sports Minister Kofi Adams has issued a firm call to the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) to elevate standards of accuracy, balance and responsible journalism as the association marks its 50th anniversary. Addressing the ceremony in Accra, the Minister…
The Vatican has returned 62 indigenous artefacts to Canada, 100 years after they were taken from tribes to appear in a missionary museum in Rome. The items were given by Pope Leo XIV on Saturday to the Canadian Conference of…
Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has unveiled a nationwide programme aimed at turning Ghana into a physically active society, anchored on wellness, recreation and preventive health. Delivering the announcement at the SWAG 50th Anniversary Awards, he said: “Active…
A massive judicial operation following the joint police-military sweep against illegal mining (galamsey) has resulted in the remand of 136 male suspects and simultaneously exposed the critical overcrowding state of Ghana’s correctional facilities. The suspects, arrested after a violent attack…
A fierce fire has reportedly erupted at Ability Square in the Adjiringano area of Accra, severely affecting several commercial structures in the densely populated enclave. The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has launched a massive response operation to contain the…