The final countdown to the inauguration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo heralded a new era of hope; a positive change far from the “changing lives, transforming Ghana” mantra touted by losers and schemers of a past government known majorly for chronic deficiency in wisdom, lack of vision, lost mission, and an urgent need to be taught the art of writing speeches given the rules of engagement that allow for quoting others without acknowledgement. After all, English is not a mere language of convenience, but a medium of artistic expressions with flexible borders whose elasticity can be employed depending on the extent of stretch needed to make a point.
Day: January 10, 2017
US hits British member of Islamic Statea s a Beatlesa cell
WASHINGTON >> The U.S. imposed sanctions Tuesday on a British member of an Islamic State cell dubbed “The Beatles” who Washington says has conducted executions of hostages. The State Department said Alexanda Amon Kotey is one of four members of the cell that has beheaded about two dozen hostages.
Fake pastor jailed six months
A fake pastor Akwesi Amoah, who hired musical instruments from one Dr Brenya to be used for church programmes but later sold them in the Central Region, has been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment with hard labour. Delivering the judgment, Fred Obikyere of the Sunyani Magistrate Court B, said Akwesi Amoah must serve six months in prison with hard labour and come back to pay GHA 5,000 to cover the cost of the items.
Phone part has no link to Corrie McKeague inquiry, police say
April Oliver, girlfriend of missing 23-year-old Corrie McKeague , has revealed she is expecting his child The back of a phone found close to where a missing RAF gunner’s mobile was last detected has no link to the inquiry, police have said. Corrie McKeague, 23, from Fife, vanished while on a night-out with friends on September 24 in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk.
.com | Morocco faces political impasse after talks collapse
Morocco is facing an unprecedented political deadlock after the Islamist prime minister broke off talks on forming a coalition government following three months of fruitless effort. The impasse – apparently rooted in a power struggle between the Islamist Justice and Development Party and figures close to the royal palace – threatens to provoke a political crisis and possibly even new elections.
Tommy Bridewell To Race For Team WD-40 Kawasaki In 2017 British Superbike Championship
Tommy Bridewell will line up in the 2017 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship with the Sheffield-based GR Motosport team aboard the new Team WD-40 Kawasaki ZX-10RR. The 28-year-old from Devizes, who is a twice MCE BSB race winner, was a podium finisher at Oulton Park last season and set pole position at the Brands Hatch season finale, finishing eleventh in the final standings.
APNewsBreak: Rusty patched bumblebee declared endangered
This 2012 photo provided by The Xerces Society shows a rusty patched bumblebee in Minnesota. Federal officials said Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, that the rusty patched bumblebee has become the first bee species in the continental U.S. to be declared endangered after suffering a dramatic population decline over the past 20 years.
Palestinians seek weekend prayers to protest US Embassy move
In this March 17, 2003 file photo, an Israeli border policemen guards the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv as other Israelis line up for U.S. visas. The Palestinians and their Arab allies have been ringing alarm bells over Donald Trump’s plans to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to contested Jerusalem, increasingly fearful he will move swiftly once he takes office.
Today in History
On Jan. 10, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson, in his State of the Union address, asked Congress to impose a surcharge on both corporate and individual income taxes to help pay for his “Great Society” programs as well as the war in Vietnam. That same day, Massachusetts Republican Edward W. Brooke, the first black elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote, took his seat.
Death Of A Former Iranian President May Shape The Race For The Next One
Mourners attend the funeral of former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Tuesday. Rafsanjani, who was 82, was a key figure in the foundation of the Islamic Republic in 1979, and served as president from 1989 to 1997.
Hungary, Bulgaria ban shipping on Danube as river freezes over
Hungary and Bulgaria have banned shipping on the Danube as the river is freezing over and floating ice poses a risk. Gabriella Siklos, spokeswoman for the Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management, told Reuters on Tuesday that the ban was effective from 1500 GMT.
ISIS is targeting civilians as its last Iraqi stronghold slips out of its grasp
Iraqi forces pushed Islamic State fighters back further in Mosul on Tuesday in a renewed effort to seize the northern city and deal a decisive blow to the militant group, though progress was slower in some districts, the army said. Iraqi forces and their allies have captured villages and towns surrounding Mosul and seized at least two-thirds of its eastern districts, military officials say, pushing right up to the eastern bank of the Tigris river in recent days.
Navy Commander Suggests US Navy ‘Will Rock Anything’ China Throws At It
Soldiers of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy stand guard in the Spratly Islands, known in China as the Nansha Islands, February 10, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer China is churning out naval vessels at a rapid rate, but the ships in the Chinese navy may be paper tigers, the commander of the U.S. Navy’s Surface Forces suggested Sunday.
Council rejects proposal to plant trees over ‘possible litigation’ due to falling fruit
Kerry County Council says the planting of fruit trees in the county could result in “possible litigation” due to fruit falling on roads and footpaths. Kerry County Council says the planting of fruit trees in the county could result in “possible litigation” due to fruit falling on roads and footpaths.
Police moving in could help foot 7.5million bill for council HQ revamp
TAUNTON Deane Borough Council’s HQ, The Deane House, is in line for a major refurbishment to create office space fit for the 21st Century. The council has been considering the future of the building – now 30 years old – for the past couple of years.
Clare Hollingworth, Journalist Who Broke the News of World War II, Dies at 105
Clare Hollingworth , the veteran war correspondent who broke the news that World War II had started , has died in Hong Kong at the age of 105. Hollingworth was born in rural Leicestershire in central England on Oct. 10, 1911.
How the Yemen War Went from Regional Conflict to Humanitarian Crisis
Yemeni pro-government forces patrol during an offensive against Shiite rebels in Yemen’s western Dhubab district, about 30 kms north of the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, on January 9, 2017. What began in 2011 as a popular uprising has now become a catastrophe, with 10,000 dead and a famine looming At the tip of the Arabian peninsula, Yemen’s disastrous war has been raging for nearly two years.
Ikea Canada names 13-year company veteran from U.K. to take over as president
Marsha Smith will assume the position Feb. 6 after a 13-year career with the company, where she started as a customer service manager in Birmingham, England.
U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Retail Investors Remain On The Sidelines
The holiday-shortened trading week with low market volume kept most investors on the sidelines. However, the late-week release of the Federal Open Market Committee minutes-hinting at a faster pace of rate hikes in the coming months but largely ignored by investors-and strong U.S. automobile sales for November piqued investor interest on the second trading day of 2017.
Reports: assailant killed in attempted attack in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey – Private NTV television says an assailant has been killed during an attempted attack on a police station in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, near the border with Syria. The attacker fired on police who returned fire, NTV said Tuesday.
UN: Civilians increasing flee IS-held Mosul; 135,500 now out
Elite counterterrorism forces transport civilians fleeing their homes during fighting between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. GENEVA – The U.N.’s humanitarian aid agency says an average of 1,000 people have fled the Iraqi city of Mosul each day over the last week amid a stepped-up Iraqi offensive to retake the city from the Islamic State group.
Warren Brown training Idris Elba
HE is a Golden Globe winning actor, an international DJ and he broke an 88-year-old UK land speed record for the ‘Flying Mile’. At this point nothing seems unobtainable for Hollywood heavyweight Idris Elba.
Gunfire heard near Turkish police station in the city of Gaziantep: Reports
Turkish media reports say gunfire can be heard near a police station in the city of Gaziantep, near the border with Syria. Turkey is on edge following a spate of attacks that have been blamed on Kurdish militants and the Islamic State group.
Alibaba founder Jack Ma meets Donald Trump to help American small business3 min ago
Jack Ma, founder and chairman of China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba, on Monday met with US President-elect Donald Trump and discussed plans to help US small businesses sell products to China through the company’s platform. “I think the president-elect is very smart, he is very open-minded to listen.
The Latest: 2 men die in Serbia amid Europe’s cold spell
Authorities in Serbia say that a father and son have died from freezing temperatures in the Balkan country’s south which has been the hardest-hit by the dayslong cold spell. Officials say that an 88-year-old man and his 64-year-old son from the village of Duga Poljana were discovered by a man from a neighboring village who delivers bread.
Ranji Trophy final: Prithvi Shaw shines but Gujarat bowl out Mumbai for 2283 min ago
Indore, Jan 10: Gujarat batsmen have hogged the limelight for the entire season but their unheralded bowling line-up, sans India stars Axar Patel and Jasprit Bumrah, came to the party by dismissing defending champions Mumbai for a paltry 228 on the first day of the Ranji Trophy final, here. On a Holkar Stadium track that had some juice for the seamers, Parthiv Patel called it right and then his military medium trundlers led by veteran Rudra Pratap Singh bowled with a lot of discipline to script downfall of the mighty Mumbai batting line-up.
Russian gymnast Kudryavtseva retires aged 19
Kudryavtseva won 13 world championships from 2013 to 2015, making her the early favorite for the all-around gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, but a foot fracture disrupted her preparations. She had to settle for silver in Rio behind fellow Russian and friend Margarita Mamun following a rare mistake on her club routine.
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With four days left for the Premier Badminton League 2017 final, Mumbai Rockets, who are placed at the second position on points table, will take on Chennai Smashers. The match will start at 7.00 pm Indian Standard Time .
Pupils warned to be ‘extra vigilant’ after ANOTHER ‘incident’ in Worksop
A text sent out to parents whose children attend Outwood Academy Post-16 Centre said: “We have been alerted to an incident involving a P16 student last night on Raymoth Lane. Please ask your son/daughter to be extra vigilant in this area.
China pledges further cuts in excess steel, coal production
In this photo taken Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, an excavator past by smoke spewing from the sprawling complex that is a part of the Jiujiang steel and rolling mills in Qianan in northern China’s Hebei province. China’s top economic planner pledged Tuesday, Jan 10, 2017 to continue cutting steel and coal production that have been a source of trade friction with many countries.
Russian town wants to name street Trump
The incoming U.S. president is popular in Russia, in part for his praise of Vladimir Putin, and one town is looking for a way to honor Donald Trump. Many in the town of Ryazan, about 150 miles outside Moscow, are hoping for a thaw in U.S.-Russian relations and pinning those hopes on President-elect Trump.
Tom Hiddleston sorry for ‘inelegantly expressed’ speech
Tom Hiddleston poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actor in a limited series or a motion picture made for television for “The Night Manager” at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Scandal can’t keep Volkswagen from strong sales increase
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Obama says goodbye
NOVEMBER 16: U.S. President Barack Obama waves before descending from Air Force One upon his arrival on November 16, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. President Obama is scheduled to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel tomorrow and hold talks with other European leaders on Friday as part of his last trip to Europe as President before continuing to Peru.
Bewdley paddling pool set to close as council refuse to take over facility
A BEWDLEY paddling pool faces the axe in April after the town council refused to take over running the facility. Wyre Forest District Council was hoping to transfer the responsibility of running the paddling pool in Riverside North Park to Bewdley Town Council – who turned down the request.
Nawaz Sharif announces Rs180 billion package to boost exports1 hour ago
Islamabad , Jan. 10 : Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced Rs180 billion package for exporters in order to give a boost to exports. Sharif was addressing the Prime Minister’s Trade Enhancement Conference in Islamabad.
Ex-army chief Gen Raheel Sharif’s career move sparks debate in Pakistan1 hour ago
Islamabad, Jan 10: News about General Raheel Sharif poised to head a Saudi-led military alliance to combat terror has sparked a debate in Pakistan with the Senate Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani asking if the retired army chief had sought the government’s permission, according to a media report today. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said last Friday that the former army chief will head the Saudi Arabia-led 39-nation Islamic military coalition formed to combat terrorism.
Turkey moves to support currency after it hits record low
Turkey’s central bank has moved to support the currency after it hit another record low amid investor concerns that the country might concentrate political power under its president. The central bank effectively freed up $1.5 billion in foreign cash liquidity for the banks by allowing them to reduce the amount of foreign currency they have to hold in reserve.
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Specialty Technical Publishers and Specialty Technical Consultants announce the availability of the newly updated International Audit Protocol Consortium EHS audit protocol for Alberta, Canada . Leading companies around the world use IAPC EHS audit protocols to understand the scope of their EHS regulatory obligations and rapidly collect, share, archive, and export audit findings in a cost effective manner.