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Joseph Winter BBC News At least 17 people are now known to have died after a landslide at a massive rubbish dump in the Ugandan capital, Kampala. Rescuers are continuing to dig through the waste in the hope of finding more survivors after the landslide, which followed weeks of torrential rain. The 36-acre (14-hectare) Kiteezi landfill is the only one ...

Source: Myjoyonline.com The Chief of Akyem Wenchi and Oseawuohene in the Eastern Region, Daasebre Dr Asumadu Appiah, has openly stated that the youth in Wenchi and its surrounding areas are unlikely to cease engaging in illegal mining, commonly known as “galamsey,” despite efforts to curb the activity. According to Daasebre Asumadu Appiah, galamsey is the only source of employment in ...

By: Christian SOWADADr. Archibald Yao Letsa, the Volta Regional Minister, has called on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) to address the growing concern of minors operating commercial tricycles, contrary to licensing regulations. He made this appeal during the 2024 mid-year review of the DVLA at the Volta Serene Hotel in Ho.While commending the DVLA for expanding its offices ...

By Associated Press Three people have now died in a listeria food poisoning outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats, U.S. federal food safety officials announced Thursday, and the overall number of people sickened rose to 43. The additional death happened in Virginia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a news release Thursday. The other two deaths ...

Source: Abubakar Ibrahim Former Electoral Commission (EC) boss, Charlotte Osei, has revealed that she faced multiple death threats during her time in office. Speaking on Joy FM, she shared how the role unexpectedly put her family’s safety at risk. “There were threats through the mail, and sometimes the security agencies would call to warn me to be careful,” she disclosed ...

Source: www.ghanaweb.com Dr. Randy Abbey, the host of Good Morning Ghana, believes that the Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, is not being entirely honest about the activities that landed Ghana’s economy in a state of dystopia. Speaking on the Wednesday, August 7, 2024, episode of his show, Randy Abbey noted that Dr.Amin Adam is seeking to gaslight Ghanaians ...

The last survivor has been freed from the rubble after a hotel partially collapsed in Kröv, a small town on the Mosel River in western Germany’s winegrowing region. It is not yet clear what caused the collapse. Two people died and several were left trapped after a hotel building partially collapsed Tuesday night in the German town of Kröv, a ...

Nearly 27,000 cases of mpox have been found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with about 1,100 deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO) has called an emergency meeting to discuss a jump in mpox cases spreading from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the announcement on Wednesday, amid an outbreak that has seen nearly ...

By Nutifafa Bequine Leaving a historic memory, Wrestler Mijain Lopez retires immediately after winning his fifth consecutive gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics in the men’s 130KG category on Wednesday August 7,2024. The cuban defeated Chile’s Acosta 6-0 to clinch his fifth straight Olympic gold medal at the ongoing Olympic games at Paris, France. Writing history, Mijain won five ...

Daniel Thomas and Michelle Fleury BBC reporter and US business correspondent. Elon Musk’s X/Twitter is suing a group of major companies, alleging that they unlawfully conspired to boycott the site. It accuses the food giants Unilever and Mars, private healthcare company CVS Health, and renewable energy firm Orsted – along with a trade association called the World Federation of Advertisers ...