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By:Seyoum Getu Kidnapping and extortion cases are on the rise, many of which are linked to the ongoing political and security crisis in the country. But authorities are struggling to keep up, despite growing public concern. On the morning of July 2nd 2024, three public buses carrying over 160 school students were travelling to Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, for the ...

Nadine Yousif and Michelle Fleury BBC News A US judge has ruled Google acted illegally to crush its competition and maintain a monopoly on online search and related advertising. The landmark decision on Monday is a major blow to Alphabet, Google’s parent company, and could reshape how technology giants do business. Google was sued by the US Department of Justice ...

By: Ex SportsIn this episode of Sports Cruise, Selase Ken Bannor, a former player, coach, referee, and Acting Chairman of Ho Municipal Football Association joins host Rustum Senorgbe to discuss his new role and plans to improve division 3 and juvenile football at the local level in Ho Municipality of the Volta Region of Ghana. The full interview with Selase ...

Mansur Abubakar BBC News, Lagos A curfew has been imposed in Nigeria’s second-biggest state, Kano, after protests against the high cost of living were “hijacked by thugs” who engaged in widespread looting and the destruction of property, the governor’s office has said. Kano saw the largest crowds on the first day of nationwide protests that forced many businesses to shut. ...

Lucy Fleming & Natasha Booty BBC News Four schoolchildren in South Africa are to face a disciplinary hearing over a virales video in which black students are seen being auctioned off as slaves, the authorities in Cape Town have told the BBC. The footage, showing pupils in a cage while other students bid for them, caused outrage when it was ...

By Nutifafa Bequine River Seine will host the triathlon competition on Wednesday 31st July, 2024 despite reports that, the river got polluted after the spectacular opening ceremony. Prior to the start of the Olympics, French government spent over $1.5 billion cleaning the River Seine for some events including the opening ceremony and triathlon. However, the excess downpour over the weekend ...

João da Silva Business reporter Dozens of staff at the Singapore office of TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, have been hospitalised in an apparent food poisoning outbreak. Health and food safety officials in the city state are investigating the incident, which left 60 people with symptoms of gastroenteritis on Tuesday. Fifty seven of them were treated in hospital. ByteDance has also ...

The United States on Monday was managing 94 large wildfires that have burned 843,124 hectares, the National Interagency Fire Center said. More than 27,000 firefighters and support personnel have been deployed to combat the fires nationwide, the fire center said. In addition to California, where the largest fires raged, the center reported that fuel and fire advisories have been issued ...

Hannah Ritchie BBC News, Sydney A mother has become the first person to be jailed under Australia’s forced marriage laws, for ordering her daughter to wed a man who would later murder the 21-year-old. Sakina Muhammad Jan, who is in her late 40s, was found guilty of coercing Ruqia Haidari to marry 26-year-old Mohammad Ali Halimi in 2019, in exchange ...

By: Julius Addae ODURO The Alumni of Holy Spirit College of Education(HOSCO) – Ho were crowned champions of the the 6th SRC week celebration games on Friday July 26,2024. The games which took place at the Ho Sports stadium saw the old students beating Mama Agblatsu hall by 1-0 to advance to the finals. The team in the final showed ...