2015-01-21 Ghana Health

NDTV   

26% Indians facing threat of non-communicable diseases   
Hindustan Times
The probability of an Indian between the ages of 30-70 years dying from the four main non-communicable diseases - diabetes, cancer, stroke and respiratory diseases - was 26% at present, the World Health Organisation said Monday. According to the Global ...

2015-01-21 Ghana Sports

Sport24   

Mashaba Admits Missed Penalty Led To Bafana's Downfall   
Soccer Laduma
Bafana Bafana coach Shakes Mashaba has admitted in a press release from the South African Football Association that the missed penalty opportunity in their African Cup of Nations opener against Algeria resulted in their subsequent downfall which saw the ...

2015-01-21 Ghana Entertainment

Daily Times Nigeria   

How Muna Obiekwe died   
Daily Times Nigeria
Last Sunday, the movie industry was thrown into another shock with the death of one of its talent, Muna Obiekwe, who passed away due to alleged kidney related disease. However, fresh facts have emerged over the real cause of his death. According to ...

2015-01-21 Ghana Sci/Tech

seattlepi.com   

Obama's State of the Union speech is one, giant hug for Elon Musk   
Washington Post (blog)
If you want to understand how President Obama thinks about tech, consider this. His State of the Union speech called out an astronaut by name. He fantasized about "converting sunlight into liquid fuel." He embraced Tesla, along with Google and eBay.
Elon Musk lands SpaceX $1 Billion investment from Fidelity, Google (+video)   Christian Science Monitor
Google, Fidelity invest $1 billion in SpaceX   seattlepi.com (blog)
Google, Fidelity fuel Elon Musk's SpaceX with $1B investment   Salon

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CNET   

Facebook promises fewer hoax stories in your News Feed   
CNET
A new feature will allow Facebook users to report hoax stories appearing in their News Feed. But Facebook is stopping short of removing content, instead offering a warning for readers. by Claire Reilly · @reillystyley; January 20, 2015 6:02 PM PST. comments.
Facebook seeks to cull hoax content from news feeds   Herald Sun
Facebook tries to cut down on hoaxes showing up in news feeds   Los Angeles Times
Facebook Announces Plans To Reduce Hoaxes From The News Feed   Forbes
STLtoday.com   
Q13 FOX   
CBS Local   
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CBS Local   

List Of Top 10 Worst Passwords Released   
CBS Local
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – People who use '12345' as their password to any online accounts may as well hand their information over to strangers. Password manager service “Splashdata” released its annual list Tuesday of the worst passwords by ...

2015-01-21 Ghana Business

Ghana News Agency   

Ghanaian named finalists in Entrepreneur Awards   
GhanaWeb
Mr Alloysius Attah, a young Ghanaian entrepreneur, has been named among seven finalists for 2014 Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards. The finalists were selected from 816 entries received from 88 countries on the Ashoka ...

2015-01-21 Ghana World

The Straits Times   

Japan PM Shinzo Abe rushes home to lead hostage crisis response   
The Straits Times
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits the tomb of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat at the Palestinian Authority's headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Jan 20, 2015. Abe demanded in a press conference in Jerusalem before heading to the ...

2015-01-21 Ghana Africa

News24   

Nigeria, Cameroon mistrust stalls fight   
News24
Dakar - Mistrust between Nigeria and neighbouring Cameroon as well as disagreements over how to deploy troops against Boko Haram have stalled efforts to set up a regional force to combat the Islamist militants. Failure to launch the 2 800-strong mission ...

2015-01-21 Ghana Ghana

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation   

Electoral Commission implements Supreme Court recommendations   
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) is implementing electoral reforms recommended by the Supreme Court, Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Chairman of the Commission said on Monday. He said the Commission had begun giving “thorough” training to its staff in ...