2015-02-01 Ghana Health

Voice of America   

New Africa Regional Chief Aims to Shake Up Maligned WHO Office   
Voice of America
GENEVA—. With the international Ebola effort in high gear and some experts saying new cases may be plateauing, the new head of the maligned African division for the World Health Organization has vowed to make her office more responsive to emerging ...

2015-02-01 Ghana Sports

USA TODAY   

Leekens accuses referee of 'forcing' Equatorial Guinea win   
Goal.com
Tunisia was leading until the dying seconds of the AFCON quarterfinal, when the official made a highly controversial decision which sparked fighting on the pitch. Tunisia boss Georges Leekens has accused the referee of "forcing" his side's controversial ...

2015-02-01 Ghana Entertainment

USA TODAY   

Whitney Houston's daughter 'placed in medically induced coma'   
The Straits Times
LOS ANGELES (AFP, REUTERS) - The daughter of the late singer Whitney Houston was pulled unconscious from her bathtub on Saturday at her Georgia home, in an eerie echo of her mother's tragic death three years ago. Bobbi Kristina Brown, 21, was ...

2015-02-01 Ghana Sci/Tech

PCWorld   

Possible Galaxy S6 schematics leak, offering more details about Samsung's next ...   
PCWorld
We may have a slightly clearer picture at what Samsung is cooking up for its Galaxy S6. First up from the rumor mill is an image of three prototypes from PhoneArena, which have a flatter back design. It's unclear if one or any of these are the final build, but it ...

2015-02-01 Ghana Business

Malaysian Yinson Holdings wins Eni $2.54b FPSO contract for Ghana   
Ghana Business News
FPSO A Malaysian company, Yinson Holdings Bhd, has been awarded a $2.54 billion contract by Eni Ghana Exploration & Production Ltd., for the chartering, operation and maintenance of a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.
Yinson orderbook up to RM16bil after RM9bil Ghana FPSO contract   Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

all 4 news articles »   

---

spyghana.com   

SUBAH needless in SIM box arrest-Wampamba   
spyghana.com
A member of the taskforce that facilitated the arrest of 17 suspects for SIM Box fraud says contrary to the claims, SUBAH Infosolutions' role in the exercise was insignificant. SUBAH According to Nixon Wampamba, who is the Revenue Assurance and Fraud ...

2015-02-01 Ghana World

NBCNews.com   

Ukraine peace talks collapse, Kiev and separatists trade blame   
Reuters India
1 of 2. Denis Pushilin (R), representative of the separatist self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Vladislav Deinego, representative of the Luhansk republic, speak to the media at Minsk's International airport before peace talks in Minsk January 31, ...

2015-02-01 Ghana Africa

Aljazeera.com   

UN chief backs plan for AU forces to tackle Boko Haram   
Aljazeera.com
Ban Ki-moon backs African Union proposal to send soldiers to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria, as Chad bombs armed group. 01 Feb 2015 02:31 GMT | War & Conflict, Africa. All Social. Boko Haram's fight directly affected Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria ...

2015-02-01 Ghana Ghana

Starr 103.5 FM   

Ghana's electoral system 3rd best in the world   
Starr 103.5 FM
Ghana's electoral system is the third-best in the world, the GNA reports the Sunyani Municipal Director of the Electoral Commission (EC) as having said. According to Mr Yaw Opoku, Ghana closely follows India and Canada – in that order – as far as grading of ...

2015-01-31 Ghana Health

The Guardian Nigeria   

H5N1 bird flu strikes 12th Nigerian State   
Outbreak News Today
Kaduna state, in North-Central Nigeria, has become the 12th state to be affected by H5N1 avian influenza, according to a Nigerian Bulletin thread. Nigeria map/CIA. A poultry farm in the Mando area was hit with the highly pathogenic bird flu. Kaduna's ...

2015-01-31 Ghana Sports

BBC Sport   

Equatorial Guinea seek to continue fairytale run   
Daily Mail
BATA, Equatorial Guinea, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Hosts Equatorial Guinea bid to continue their fairytale run at the African Nations Cup as they take on Tunisia in Saturday's quarter-final with a passionate support expected to rally behind them. Having upset ...

2015-01-31 Ghana Entertainment

Mashable   

Gerard Piqué has second son with Shakira, is winning at life so hard   
Mashable
If we follow sports in part to live vicariously through our favorite athletes, then it's hard to find a better one to emulate than soccer star Gerard Piqué, who has lived more in 27 years than most could hope to in an entire lifetime. Piqué and his girlfriend of four ...

2015-01-31 Ghana Sci/Tech

9news.com.au   

Microsoft's Eric Horvitz says artificial intelligence will 'not' end human race   
Zee News
Wellington: Microsoft head of research Eric Horvitz has said that though machines will eventually achieve a human-like consciousness, they do not pose a threat to the survival of mankind. Horvitz said in an interview that there have been concerns about the ...

2015-01-31 Ghana Business

Salary Delay: 14000 Workers To Be Paid In February   
Pulse.com.gh
More than 14,000 public sector workers whose salaries for the month of January were delayed by the Controller and Accountant-General will now be paid by February 2, 2015. Published: 10.03 , Refreshed: 10.13; Emmanuel Tornyi. Print; eMail · play ...

2015-01-31 Ghana World

CHANNELS TELEVISION   

Five PDP Governors Secretly Mobilising Support For Buhari's Victory   
NAIJ.COM
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) accused five of its governors of supporting the presidential candidate under the platform of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari, ahead of the February 14 election. According to the ...

2015-01-31 Ghana Africa

New York Times   

South Africa grants parole to apartheid death squad leader   
TVNZ
The South African government has granted parole to Eugene de Kock, the head of an apartheid state covert unit responsible for dozens of deaths, saying his freedom is in the interest of national reconciliation. But those who knew de Kock's victims are ...

2015-01-31 Ghana Ghana

spyghana.com   

Ghanaians have high tolerance for corruption – Bagbin   
Ghana Business News
Mr. Alban Bagbin, the Majority Leader in Parliament, has said Ghanaians have too much tolerance for corruption, hence, the lack of moral courage to fight the canker. This attitude of the citizenry towards corruption, he said, was part of the reason why it had ...

2015-01-30 Ghana Health

The News International   

Stopping The Spread Of Bird Flu In Nigeria   
Daily Times Nigeria
The Federal Government has confirmed the presence of H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus, also known as bird flu, in four more states. With this confirmation, the number of states affected by the Avian Flu has risen to 11. They are: Kano, Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Delta, ...

2015-01-30 Ghana Sports

SuperSport   

Football - PREVIEW-Nations Cup heads into knockout stage   
Yahoo Eurosport UK
At least one of the leading contenders for the African Nations Cup title will be eliminated at the weekend when Algeria meet the Ivory Coast in the quarter-finals. 1 hour ago Reuters.  ·  ·  · . Sunday's clash in Malabo between two teams who took part in ...

2015-01-30 Ghana Entertainment

Times LIVE   

Rapper AKA kicks off West Africa tour   
Times LIVE
Rapper AKA has begun his conquest of the African continent - the award winning muso is set to perform in Nigeria and Ghana this week. Save & Share. Email · Print. Related News. Cassper, AKA in big mouth-off · Rapper AKA reigns supreme at SA Hip Hop ...

2015-01-30 Ghana Sci/Tech

The Express Tribune   

Samsung's smartphone crown facing threat from Apple   
TODAYonline
SEOUL — Samsung lost the battle of the big phones last quarter as Apple's copycat large iPhone lured buyers in the crucial Chinese market. The South Korean firm said yesterday its October-to-December profit sank, with an improvement in its semiconductor ...

2015-01-30 Ghana Business

International Railway Journal   

Ghana to launch eastern rail project this year   
International Railway Journal
GHANA's junior transport minister Ms Joyce Mogtari says that a contract to rebuild the 330km eastern railway corridor will be awarded by the end of the year. The project involves reconstruction of the 1067mm-gauge railway, converting it to standard gauge, ...

2015-01-30 Ghana World

Irish Examiner   

Accident claim paves way for Malaysia Air compo   
Irish Examiner
Malaysia's government declared the crash of Flight 370 an accident to pave the way for compensation claims, angering victims' families still waiting for evidence while officials said the search for wreckage will go on. Civil aviation chief Azharuddin Abdul ...

2015-01-30 Ghana Africa

The Nation   

Ban Ki-moon Launches Investigation of Three Protesters' Death in Mali   
Sputnik International
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has decided to launch an inquiry to determine the facts surrounding three protesters killed in Mali. Daily life at the under construction camp of the UN Peacekeepers in Gao, Mali. © Flickr/ UN Mission in Mali.
UN Orders Probe of Deadly Protest at UN Base in North Mali   The New Indian Express
UN chief launches inquiry of Mali protest deaths   GlobalPost
Mali leader pulls out of AU summit after deadly violence   Ahram Online
TODAYonline   
all 47 news articles »   

---

Voice of America   

Study Finds Nigeria Presidential Poll Too Close to Call   
Voice of America
The presidential contest between Nigeria's incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and main rival General Mohammadu Buhari from the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) is too close to call, according to the latest Afrobarometer opinion poll.
Election coverage: Nigeria denies foreign journalists visas   The News
Over 5000 PDP members join APC in Kwara   The Nation Newspaper
Buhari has close relationship with Christians –Ngige   Daily Sun
Daily Times Nigeria   
Nigerian Tribune   
all 148 news articles »   

---

Independent Online   

School denies class segregation   
Independent Online
Johannesburg - A Pretoria school on Thursday denied claims of racial segregation and said their pupils attended integrated classrooms. “Regarding the allegations of racial segregation at Curro Roodeplaat, we assure our stakeholders that Curro's learners ...

2015-01-30 Ghana Ghana

GhanaWeb   

Speed up the passage of GYEEDA Bill – Youth group   
GhanaWeb
A Youth Group called the Concerned Youth of Upper East Region, has appealed to Parliament to speed up the passage of the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) Bill. The Bill, the group noted, when passed, ...

2015-01-29 Ghana Health

Citifmonline   

Ghana on guard against bird flu – Veterinary Service   
Citifmonline
The Veterinary Service Department has allayed fears that the outbreak of bird flu in Nigeria is likely to be imported into Ghana. The service has assured that there are systems in place to check the influx of birds from Nigeria and also to sensitize poultry farmers ...

2015-01-29 Ghana Sports

The Nation   

Performance Of The Black Stars   
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
Ghana Black Stars, last night exhibited another resilient performance to beat the Bafana Bafana of South Africa two - one to qualify for the quarter finals of the 30th edition of the on-going Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea. It was also the first time the ...

2015-01-29 Ghana Entertainment

spyghana.com   

Earl Klugh to perform at Stanbic Jazz Festival 2015 in Ghana   
Ghana Business News
Jazz legend, Earl Klugh, will be the main artiste at the 2015 Stanbic Jazz Festival at the International Conference Centre for a two-day performance from February 19 to 20. Earl Klugh is an American smooth jazz /crossover jazz/jazz fusion guitarist and ...

2015-01-29 Ghana Sci/Tech

CBS News   

After setting iPhone record, what does Apple do next?   
TVNZ
Consumer demand for new iPhones has been staggering" and "hard to comprehend, helping the company report record-smashing earnings for its latest quarter, the company says. Apple says iPhone sales doubled in China, Brazil and Singapore in the last ...

2015-01-29 Ghana Business

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation   

Oil and Gas production project estimated Seven billion dollar   
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
Government on Tuesday took two major steps towards the development and production of oil and gas from Cape Three Points and the General Electric (GE), Ghana one thousand megawatts project. The Seven billion dollar oil and gas development and ...

2015-01-29 Ghana World

The Guardian   

Isis: sunset deadline for Jordan to free bomber and save hostage   
The Guardian
Jordanians demonstrators hold portraits of the pilot Muath al-Kasabeh, held hostage by Isis, in front of the royal palace in Amman, Jordan. Photograph: Xinhua /Landov/Barcroft Media/Xinhua /Landov/Barcroft Media. Justin McCurry in Tokyo and Martin Chulov ...

2015-01-29 Ghana Africa

VICE News   

Three Killed As Protesters Try to Storm Headquarters of UN Peacekeeping ...   
VICE News
Three people were killed Tuesday in the town of Gao, in northern Mali, as nearly 1,000 people tried to storm the military headquarters of MINUSMA, the United Nations peacekeeping mission dedicated to stabilizing the country in the wake of the Tuareg ...

2015-01-29 Ghana Ghana

GhanaWeb   

Bring gold scammers to justice – Mahama to judges   
GhanaWeb
President John Mahama has urged five new Court of Appeal Judges he swore in on Wednesday January 28, 2015 to deal with the issue of gold scammers so as to protect the investment opportunities which the commodity offers Ghana. “There are few ...

2015-01-28 Ghana Health

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation   

Perseus donates Ebola protection kits to health facilities   
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
Perseus Mining Ghana Limited has donated Ebola protection kits costing US$10,129 to three health facilities within its business operation area. The personal protective equipment (PPE) including chemical gloves, gum boots, infrared thermometers, digital ...

2015-01-28 Ghana Sports

Business Recorder   

Algeria, Ghana book Afcon quarterfinal slot   
Xinhua
MALABO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Algeria and Ghana on Tuesday booked places to the quarterfinals of the on-going Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). Algeria, who are the best ranked African team by the latest FIFA rankings, beat Senegal 2-0 at the Malabo Stadium ...

2015-01-28 Ghana Entertainment

Peace FM Online   

Photos: Samini, Keche, Stonebwoy, Others Rock Classic Margarita Beach Carnival   
Peace FM Online
Labadi came to a virtual standstill last Sunday January 25 as a star-studded line up of the biggest names on the contemporary Ghanaian music scene came together to thrill fans at the Classic Margarita Beach Carnival held at the La Pleasure Beach in Accra.
Samini, Stonebwoy and others rock 'Magarita' beach carnival   Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
Samini, Stonebwoy and others rocks - Magarita beach carnival   BusinessGhana

all 8 news articles »   

---

spyghana.com   

I was poisoned twice on set - Nana Ama Mcbrown   
spyghana.com
Beautiful actress, Nana Ama Mcbrown, has said there have been several attempts to end her life while working on set. She said even though her job may look glamorous and fun, it has other life threatening down sides, Nana Ama said on TV talkshow ...

2015-01-28 Ghana Sci/Tech

Detroit Free Press   

Facebook denies outage was caused by hackers   
The Australian Financial Review
Facebook has denied that it was taken down by hackers after it went offline on Tuesday along with Instagram. Photo: Reuters. Sophie Nicholson. Facebook and its Instagram photo-sharing site were interrupted temporarily on Tuesday, provoking panic, ...

2015-01-28 Ghana Business

GhanaWeb   

Salary Delay: Fate Of 14000 Gov't Workers In Limbo   
Pulse.com.gh
The fate of public sector workers is in limbo as salaries for the month of January of about 14, 000 civil servants in the Greater Accra Region will be delayed due to the failure of unit heads to validate and certify employees for January, 2015. Published: 27.01.
CAGD has no 'balls' to withstand ministers –Imani   GhanaWeb
Accountant-General suspends January salary of some public sector employees   Ghana Business News
January salaries of 14000 gov't workers to delay   Citifmonline
Ghanaian Chronicle   
all 8 news articles »   

---

Financial Times   

Vitol to develop $7bn oil and gas project in Ghana with ENI   
Financial Times
Vitol, one of the world's leading commodities traders, is to develop a $7bn offshore oil and gas project in Ghana with ENI, the Italian energy group. The development, called Offshore Cap Three Point, will produce 15 years worth of gas for Ghana's domestic ...

2015-01-28 Ghana World

Washington Times   

Obama pushes gender equality in India, but not in Saudi Arabia   
Washington Times
President Obama meets new Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdul Aziz in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, where he and the and first lady have come to expresses their condolences on the death of the late Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin ... more >.
Battery Heated Clothing Gets Put to the Test2:21   NEWS.com.au
New Saudi king greets Obama, but ignores First Lady   New York Post
Michelle Obama's Face While Meeting Saudi Arabian Royalty Is Priceless   E! Online
Firstpost   
The Australian (blog)   
all 1,446 news articles »   

---

Firstpost   

Libya hotel assault: 9, including 5 foreigners, dead as IS claims responsibility   
Firstpost
Gunmen stormed a hotel in Tripoli popular with diplomats and officials Tuesday in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group, killing at least nine people including five foreigners before blowing themselves up. After setting off a car bomb outside the luxury ...

2015-01-28 Ghana Africa

Times LIVE   

Kano Hisbah arrests 12 suspected homosexuals   
Nigerian Tribune
THE Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 12 persons who assembled in a hotel on the outskirts of the state for alleged wedding of two suspected homosexuals, which is contrary to the law of the country. The suspected homosexuals, according to report, had ...

2015-01-28 Ghana Ghana

spyghana.com   

Electoral Commission dares PPP to go to court   
spyghana.com
The Electoral Commission has called the bluff of the Progressive People's Party (PPP) over threats of going to court to challenge the electoral body's decision to exclude them from the electoral reforms committee. The PPP has served notice it will sue the EC ...

2015-01-27 Ghana Health

Presbyterian Health Service distributes equipment to health workers   
BusinessGhana
The Presbyterian Health Service has distributed personal protective equipment (PPE) to front line health staff of the Ebola Isolation Unit at the Bawku Hospital. Frontline health staff of Widana, Woriyanga and Garu health centres, who also received the PPE, ...

2015-01-27 Ghana Sports

Vancouver Sun   

Eugenie Bouchard falls to Maria Sharapova in Aussie quarters   
Vancouver Sun
MELBOURNE, Australia — Canada's Eugenie Bouchard was eliminated from the Australian Open on Tuesday after a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Russia's Maria Sharapova in the quarter-finals. Five-time Grand Slam winner Sharapova put the brakes on Bouchard's quest ...

2015-01-27 Ghana Entertainment

Irish Examiner   

'Birdman' soars but Keaton brought to earth at SAG Awards   
Irish Examiner
Birdman topped the 21st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, winning best ensemble cast, even though star Michael Keaton was upset by Eddie Redmayne in the most outstanding actor category. Oscar favourites Julianne Moore, Patricia Arquette, and JK ...

2015-01-27 Ghana Sci/Tech

Full-Time Whistle   

Mountain-sized asteroid that flew past earth had own moon   
Business Standard
NASA has released radar observations of the 325 meter-wide asteroid that flew safely past Earth, showing that the asteroid had its own moon. Asteroid 2004 BL86 was over 3 times the Earth-moon distance i.e. 1.2 million kilometers, Discovery News reported.
Keep your eyes on the sky for asteroid appearance   CTV News
Giant asteroid set to buzz Earth   The Nation
asteroid comes unusually close to Earth   Stuff.co.nz
Christian Science Monitor   
Forbes   
Discovery News   
all 386 news articles »   

---

Moneycontrol.com   

Microsoft's core goes soft with focus on cloud transition   
Moneycontrol.com
Shares of the world's largest software company fell more than 4 percent after hours on Monday, as it forecast a slight sequential dip in commercial licensing sales this quarter, and only a modest increase in cloud-based revenue over the quarter just ended.
Sluggish Windows sales still hurting Microsoft profit   The Age
Why Microsoft Is Making Less Money From Windows   TIME
Microsoft Profit Falls on Sluggish Windows, Currency Pressure   NDTV
The Seattle Times (blog)   
Variety   
TechCrunch   
all 402 news articles »   

---

Engadget   

I just saw the first movie from Oculus, and it is the future   
The Verge
You'll have to excuse me. I'm going to sound a little excited now. Earlier today Oculus announced Story Studio, its in-house production team dedicated to producing virtual reality movies. We've been seeing VR narrative experiences for years at this point, and ...

2015-01-27 Ghana Business

Times LIVE   

Euro maintains gains, Asia stocks advance after Greek election outcome   
Economic Times
HONG KONG: The euro extended its gains against the dollar Tuesday while Asian equities climbed on hopes Greece's new government will be able to negotiate a bailout deal with the EU and IMF that will avoid it leaving the eurozone. Regional investors took ...