2015-11-01 Ghana Health

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation   

Call to Action: Increase awareness on breast cancer - Health Minister   
Pulse.com.gh
According to the Minister, breast cancer is among the major female cancers in Ghana, and the second commonest cancer among women in Ghana. Published: 31.10.2015; Pulse Staff. Print; eMail. Share. 0 ...

2015-11-01 Ghana Sports

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation   

Ghana denied CHAN 2016 ticket   
Vibe Ghana
Ghana lost 1-0 to Cote D'Ivoire in the return leg of the 2016 African Nations Championship played in Abidjan on Friday. The local Elephants claimed the Zone West B slot on away goal advantage after ending both ties on 2-2, with one goal scored in ...
We are not in Abidjan to joke - Ofori   GhanaWeb
Ghana names strong starting line-up to face Ivory Coast, Famayeh lone striker   Ghanasoccernet.com
The Stars must conquer in Abidjan!   Graphic Online
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation   
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Starr 103.5 FM   

GFA/PLB awards gala: Eric Opoku crowned best player of the season   
AllSports.com.gh
The Ashgold midfielder was named as the most outstanding player in the 2-014-15 Ghana Premier league (GPL). Published: 05.22 , Refreshed: 09.17; Thomas Freeman Yeboah. Print; eMail · play Eric Opoku in suit a receives the award from Dormaahene ...

2015-11-01 Ghana Entertainment

Vibe Ghana   

BullDog Breaks UP With Shatta Wale   
Vibe Ghana
BullDog shatta wale_1 The management of Bullhaus Entertainment has cut ties with award winning dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale. A statement signed by the company's Chief Executive Officer, Kendrick Yehowda stated that “we no longer have a working ...

2015-11-01 Ghana Sci/Tech

Why Migration is a Legitimate Form of Adaptation to Climate Change in Ghana   
GhanaWeb
Ghana is among the 128 countries that have submitted their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). INDCs—a key driver towards a new climate agreement by the ...

2015-11-01 Ghana Business

Starr 103.5 FM   

'We're on course; dumsor will end in December'   
GhanaWeb
Ghana's Power Minister Dr. Kwabena Donkor has reiterated his promise that the energy crisis that has bedeviled the country for over three years would be over by end of December 2015. Speaking at a sod cutting ceremony of a Ghanaian-owned power ...

2015-11-01 Ghana World

IBNLive   

Officials search for cause of plane crash over Egypt's Sinai   
Miami Herald
A Russian passenger airliner crashed Saturday in a remote mountainous part of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula 23 minutes after taking off from a popular Red Sea resort, killing all 224 people on board, including 25 children. The cause of the crash was not ...
Russian plane crash: Egypt says it has found both black boxes of plane that ...   Telegraph.co.uk
Sinai plane crash: Egypt dismisses IS claim   BBC News
Officials search for cause of plane crash over Egypt's   Jakarta Post
Firstpost   
New York Times   
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Fox News   

'Like a war': Survivors of deadly Romania nightclub blaze describe horror   
Fox News
Oct. 31, 2015: A girl lights candles outside the compound that housed the nightclub where a fire occurred in the early morning hours in Bucharest, Romania. (AP). BUCHAREST, Romania – When the first sparks flew, the lead singer of Goodbye to Gravity ...
Bucharest club chiefs flouted fire safety rules   Irish Independent
Survivors of Romanian nightclub fire describe chaos, terror; 'It was like a war'   Toronto Sun
Police open homicide investigation into Bucharest nightclub fire   Telegraph.co.uk
Business Review   
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Telegraph.co.uk   

Secular publisher hacked to death in Bangladesh   
Telegraph.co.uk
The publisher of an atheist writer killed earlier this year by suspected Islamists was hacked to death in Bangladesh on Saturday, hours after two secular bloggers and another publisher were also attacked. Both attacks in the capital Dhaka - the latest ...
Publisher of secular books killed, 3 wounded in Bangladesh   Daily Mail
Publisher slain in Bangladesh hours after 3 others stabbed in latest attacks ...   Los Angeles Times
Series of attacks on Bangladeshi writers   The Hindu
The Independent   
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Irish Independent   

In China, 90m families will benefit from two-child policy   
Irish Independent
China's top family planning authority said on Friday the central government will leave provinces to hash out the details of implementing a new policy allowing couples to have two children. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments.
China's brutal one-child policy shaped how millions lived, loved and died   The Guardian
Condom sales slump as China announces end to one child policy   Telegraph.co.uk
Horrors of one-child policy leave deep scars in Chinese society   Chicago Tribune
The Boston Globe   
The Straits Times   
Washington Post   
NewsLite   
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Philippine Star   

15 killed, 13 injured in Zambo market fire   
Philippine Star
Residents try to salvage some used clothing or 'ukay-ukay' among the debris and twisted metal sheets after fire hits Saturday dawn a section of the old public market in Zamboanga City. Philstar.com/Roel Pareño. ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – At least 15 ...

2015-11-01 Ghana Africa

Voice of America   

Tanzania's President-elect Promises Government Reforms   
Voice of America
October 31, 2015 3:23 PM. Tanzanian President-elect John Magufuli says he will soon institute government reforms, warning corrupt public officials that they will lose their jobs if they don't change their ways under his administration. The National ...
Bruised CCM faces tough unity test despite John Magufuli's win in Tanzania   The Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)

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Vanguard   

APC loses 1000 members to PDP in Bayelsa   
The Punch
Barely 36 days to the governorship election in Bayelsa State, no fewer than 1,000 members of the All Progressives Congress in the state have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party. The defecting members, comprising 800 delegates at the APC ...

2015-11-01 Ghana Ghana

Ghana Business News   

EC clarifies procedure for removal of names from Voters Register   
Ghana Business News
Voterregister. Mrs Charlotte Osei, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission on Friday explained that deleting names from the voters' register is based on law and not merely on emotion expressed by a group or an individual. She noted that in having a ...
EC challenges NPP to provide evidence   GhanaWeb
EC's position on voters' registers 'unjustified' – OB Amoah   Citifmonline
New voters register is recipe for chaos – EC   Graphic Online
Vibe Ghana   
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation   
Pulse.com.gh   
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Ghana Broadcasting Corporation   

Industrial action: JUSSAG threatens indefinite strike over unpaid allowances   
Pulse.com.gh
JUSAG had earlier on in May embarked on an industrial action over unpaid outstanding allowances detailing leave, fuel, overtime, and other allowances. Published: 31.10.2015; Mildred Europa Taylor. Print; eMail. Share. 0 ...

2015-10-31 Ghana Health

Curetoday.com   

An Extraordinary Approach to Metastatic Breast Cancer   
Curetoday.com
Talk about this article with other patients, caregivers, and advocates in the Breast CURE discussion group. Imagine you are a big drug company, testing out a new drug. You pick a group of people who you think are most likely to respond to the drug. If ...
Survivors tips to watch out for 'pinkwashing'   Arkansas City Traveler
New mammogram guidelines won't change policy of local clinics   Redding Record Searchlight
Study: Racial gap in breast cancer diagnoses has closed   Business Insider
Madame Noire   
Tampabay.com   
Chicago Sun-Times   
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Capitation is to promote NHIS objectives   
GhanaWeb
Mr. Anthony Gingong, Director in-charge of Provider Payment at the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), has said that the essence of introducing the capitation system into the operations of the National Health Insurance Policy was to ensure ...

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Starr 103.5 FM   

Plant medicine a fight against antibiotic resistance   
Starr 103.5 FM
Antibiotic resistance is now a global problem. More than 6,000 deaths a year could be caused by a 30% fall in the effectiveness of antibiotics in the US, a report in The Lancet suggests. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Report on ...

2015-10-31 Ghana Sports

Ghanasoccernet.com   

Kenichi Yatsuhashi to check use of social media   
GhanaWeb
Kenichi Yatsuhashi says he will reassess his use of social media after the issue came up at his inaugural press conference about his activeness on the new media. The Japanese is active on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and provides regular details on ...

2015-10-31 Ghana Entertainment

GhanaWeb   

Revealed: Rev. Eddie Coffie had been in coma since Sunday   
GhanaWeb
President of Ghana's Actors Guild, Rev. Eddie Coffie was confirmed dead this morning by the Ghana Actors Guild. The veteran actor, according to the Ashanti Regional Actors Guild Public Relation Officer Mr. Nii Adjetey, passed on at the Ridge Hospital ...
RIP: Stonebwoy mourns late Rev. Eddie Coffie   Pulse.com.gh
Actors Guild president Rev. Eddie Coffie dead   Starr 103.5 FM
VETERAN GHANAIAN ACTOR, REV. EDDIE COFFIE IS DEAD   Gbooza

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GhanaWeb   

Shots fired! 'Am I supposed to wear wedding gown to the beach?' – Actress hits ...   
Pulse.com.gh
A section of the public chided Ms Gafah for exposing her body just for fame instead of displaying her talent. Published: 30.10.2015; Albert Benefo Buabeng. Print; eMail. Share. 0. Benedicta Gafah play. Benedicta Gafah. Corruption "Ghanaian presidents ...
'Am I supposed to wear wedding gown to the beach?'   GhanaWeb

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GhanaWeb   

Video: Actor Brooklyn McLinn shares teary tribute to late Sam Sarpong   
GhanaWeb
Actor Brooklyn McLinn, who claims to have known late Model/Actor/TV Host Sam Sarpong for thirty years shared a tearful tribute in memory of Sarpong in a video posted on Youtube Friday. Sam died on Monday at the age of 40 after jumping off a bridge in ...

2015-10-31 Ghana Sci/Tech

Irish Independent   

Current pledges 'not sufficient' to avoid catastrophic climate change   
Irish Independent
Government pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are not enough to keep average global temperature rises below 2C, the limit needed to prevent catastrophic climate change. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. An analysis ...

2015-10-31 Ghana Business

Graphic Online   

Achimota Shopping Centre opens for business   
Graphic Online
Hundreds of people yesterday trooped to the Achimota Retail Centre in Accra to witness the opening of the latest shopping centre in the city. Located opposite the St John's Grammar School in Achimota, the opening day of the mall turned out to be a ...
Achimota Retail Centre opens   GhanaWeb
Accra gets first 'Chop Bar' mall at Achimota   Starr 103.5 FM
R800m Ghana's Achimota Retail Centre opens   SA Commercial Prop News

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GhanaWeb   

'Ghanaians must pay more for power'   
GhanaWeb
Ghanaians must brace themselves up and pay more for power, the Power Minister has said, declaring that the days of cheap power are over. According Dr. Kwabena Donkor, the call has become necessary because the Akosombo Dam has become less ...

2015-10-31 Ghana World

Huffington Post   

Philippines vs. China: International Law or Rule of the Jungle?   
Huffington Post
Earlier this month, many Filipinos, who are sick and tired of chronic corruption, were annoyed by the United Nations' (UN) decision to slam the Filipino government's detention of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, one of Philippines' most ...
Calmness and patience are needed between China, US in South China Sea   CNN
'Case is about sovereignty'   The Star Online
US Navy's challenge in South China Sea? Sheer number of Chinese ships   Daily Times
Inquirer.net   
The Nation   
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Toronto Sun   

Romanian nightclub explosion leaves dozens dead, over 100 injured   
Toronto Sun
BUCHAREST - A fire and explosion in a Bucharest nightclub killed 27 people and injured 155 during a rock concert that featured fireworks late on Friday, Romanian government officials and witnesses said. In one of the capital's worst disasters in ...
Maria Bervanakis and AgenciesNews Corp Australia Network   NEWS.com.au
27 dead in night club fire in Bucharest: Interior Minister:   The Hindu
Romanian nightclub fire leaves 27 dead, scores injured   CNN
Daily Mail   
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Voice of America   

US Orders Special Operations Forces to Syria   
Voice of America
Last updated on: October 30, 2015 9:59 PM. PENTAGON—. A small team of American ground troops will deploy to northern Syria to assist opposition groups in the fight against Islamic State militants. These would be the first U.S. ground forces sent to ...
Obama Sends Special Operations Forces to Help Fight ISIS in Syria   New York Times
In policy shift, Obama to send US special forces to Syria   Reuters
Syria: Obama authorizes boots on ground to fight ISIS   CNN
Jerusalem Post Israel News   
Washington Post   
CNN International   
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The Nation   

17 children among 91 killed in Syria attacks   
The News International
BEIRUT: At least 91 people, including 17 children, were killed on Friday in attacks on opposition strongholds in the north and outside Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The deaths came as top diplomats from 17 countries, including ...

2015-10-31 Ghana Africa

The Herald   

Tanzanians give John Magufuli the nod   
The Herald
DR John Pombe Joseph Magufuli has won the presidential election to become the fifth president of the United Republic of Tanzania. The general election was held on Sunday, October 25, and the National Electoral Commission (NEC) announced the results ...

2015-10-31 Ghana Ghana

Ghana News Agency   

Mrs Charlotte Ama Osei   
Ghana News Agency
Accra, Oct 30, GNA - The Electoral Commission (EC) has said it would create a realistic and trustworthy electoral process for the 2016 elections by implementing the reforms agreed by all parties after the public hearing on the register. The EC ...
EC wants reform of political parties   GhanaWeb
EC supports IDEG's “surgical method” proposal for cleaning bloated voters ...   Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
Creating new register could cause security problems – EC boss   Citifmonline
Peace FM Online   
Pulse.com.gh   
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Ghana Business News   

Two NGOs receive $5m for US, Ghana Child Protection Partnership   
Ghana Business News
Child Prostitution. The US Embassy and the US government's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons have awarded $5 million to Free the Slaves (FTS), an international NGO working in Ghana, and the International Organization on Migration ...

2015-10-30 Ghana Health

Starr 103.5 FM   

KATH resorts to solar power   
Starr 103.5 FM
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi has installed solar power systems to wean itself from hydro supply. The first phase of the project, whixh is near completion at the Eye Centre, is being undertaken jointly by a US-based ...

2015-10-30 Ghana Sports

Graphic Online   

The Stars must conquer in Abidjan!   
Graphic Online
The local Black Stars have a hurdle to surmount in the Ivorian capital of Abidjan today when they take on their counterparts in the second leg of the CHAN qualifier. We have almost lost hope of the team surviving in today's match following the narrow 2 ...
CHAN QUALIFIERS: Local Black Stars wrap up preparation for Cote d'Ivoire clash   Ghanasoccernet.com
CHAN: Black Stars hold first training in Ivory Coast   Starr 103.5 FM

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GhanaWeb   

Banter: Kenichi is a 'Toyota engineer" - Zakkour   
AllSports.com.gh
The board of the Phobians formally unveiled the Japanese coach to the press on Wednesday with a mandate to improve the fortunes of the club who have endured a poor run of form in the league in the past five years. Yatsuhashi's appointment has been met ...

2015-10-30 Ghana Entertainment

CanIndia News   

Beyonce-Jay Z 'furtively split for a year'; was Chris Brown's ex Rihanna the ...   
CanIndia News
Los Angeles, October 29 (CINEWS): Beyonce and Jay Z relationship is back in the spotlight. What's more, this time, some new claims have let old skeletons taking off of the storage room. As per most recent reports, another tell-all book has uncovered ...
Beyonce's High School Love, Lyndell Locke, Says First Kiss Was During Brian ...   Mstarz

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E! Online   

Khloe Kardashian Travels to Houston for James Harden's Basketball Game   
E! Online
Khloe Kardashian managed to get away for a little bit. The E! star has been by Lamar Odom's bedside for weeks during his recovery, but according to multiple reports, the 31-year-old flew to Houston yesterday to see boyfriend James Harden's NBA opener ...

2015-10-30 Ghana Sci/Tech

Washington Post   

Volkswagen posts its first loss in years   
Economic Times
FRANKFURT: A remarkable period of growth ended at Volkswagen on Wednesday when the carmaker reported its first quarterly loss in at least 15 years and began the costly process of absorbing the expense of fixing millions of cars designed to cheat on ...

2015-10-30 Ghana Business

MyStatesman.com   

Court dismisses GMO case   
GhanaWeb
An Accra Fast Track High Court has refused a request by the Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG), a food advocacy organization to suspend the commercialisation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) cowpeas and rice. The High Court has therefore ...

2015-10-30 Ghana World

The Globe and Mail   

China's one-child policy collapses under economic, social pressures   
The Globe and Mail
China has struck down its one-child policy, ending the strict population controls that helped define a country whose authoritarian reach extended into the most personal regions of its peoples' lives. All couples in China will now be able to have two ...
China Ends One-Child Policy, Allowing Families Two Children   New York Times
The human suffering caused by China's one-child policy   Brisbane Times
China's Easing of Birth Limit a Boon to Couples, Companies   ABC News
Bloomberg   
Toronto Star   
Washington Post   
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Reuters Canada   

Arch-rivals Saudi Arabia, Iran to discuss Syria face-to-face for first time   
Reuters Canada
RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) - Arch-rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran announced they would attend international talks in Vienna on Friday on the Syrian conflict, in what will be their first meeting to discuss the four-year-long war. Saudi Arabia said it aimed to ...

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Hindustan Times   

Once a month, Modi steps in to revive stalled projects   
Hindustan Times
Modi has won plaudits for the initiative that has chipped away at a $150 billion backlog of planned roads, ports, railways, power stations and other projects. (AFP File Photo). Share. Share. Share. Share. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is personally ...
Is Indian economy gasping for air?   Economic Times (blog)
Once a month, PM Modi steps in to revive stalled projects   Moneycontrol.com
From $10 bn soft loan to farm support: PM Modi's lays out his strategy for Africa   Firstpost
Business Standard   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

Myanmar opposition candidate attacked with machetes   
Sydney Morning Herald
Yangon: An opposition lawmaker and two other people have been attacked with machetes and injured, in the first serious violent incident in campaigning for Myanmar's historic November 8 election. Naing Nan Lynn, a lower house lawmaker from Aung San ...

2015-10-30 Ghana Africa

New Vision   

Rwanda parliament okays Kagame third term   
New Vision
RWANDA'S lower house of parliament on Thursday passed a constitutional amendment enabling President Paul Kagame to run for a third consecutive term in 2017 and potentially paving the way for the strongman to remain in power till 2034. "I want to thank ...

2015-10-30 Ghana Ghana

Vibe Ghana   

NPP condemns attack on Kwabena Agyepong at party headquarters   
Vibe Ghana
Kwabena Agyepong 1 The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has released a statement condemning attacks on Mr. Kwabena Agyepong by an angry crowd on Tuesday at the party's headquarters. Mr. Agyepong, the party's General Secretary, was believed to have ...

2015-10-29 Ghana Health

Channel News Asia   

Processed meats: Moderation the key when eating bak kwa, lup cheong, say doctors   
Channel News Asia
TODAY reports: “Healthy living means avoiding smoking, eating more fruits and vegetables, exercising and keeping one's body weight within the ideal range, rather than just specifically changing one particular dietary habit,” says Dr Richard Ng of the ...
The 116 things that can give you cancer   Sydney Morning Herald
Eating bacon, hot dogs once in a while is 'not harmful'   The Straits Times
California considers adding meat to cancer-alert list   Business Insider
Irish Examiner   
Everyday Health (blog)   
Santa Rosa Press Democrat   
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Starr 103.5 FM   

Police arrests fake nurse at KATH   
Starr 103.5 FM
A young lady believed to be in her mid 20s has been arrested at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for posing as a nurse of the facility. The imposter whose identity has been withheld claimed to have completed school at the KATH Nursing Training ...

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GhanaWeb   

Tigo gets 4 nominations for upcoming AfricaCom awards   
GhanaWeb
Tigo, Ghana's premier digital lifestyle telecom company, has been nominated for four categories at the upcoming prestigious AfricaCom Awards due to be held in Cape Town, South Africa on 17th to 19th November, 2015. Not only is Tigo the only Ghanaian ...