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Voting begins in US with Trump and Harris neck and neck in polls

November 5, 2024 11:18 am Add a Comment

Summary Candidates Profile: Kamala Harris, US vice-president Age: 60 Party: Democratic Party Campaign promises: Harris’s catchphrase is “We are not going back”, referring to the policies of former president Donald Trump. She supports abortion rights, has launched an economic plan to … Read more →

US ports shut down as dockworkers strike

October 1, 2024 8:37 am Add a Comment

Tens of thousands of dockworkers have gone on strike indefinitely at ports across much of the US, threatening significant trade and economic disruption ahead of the presidential election and the busy holiday shopping season. Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association … Read more →

The names in the frame if US’ Joe Biden quits

July 8, 2024 11:07 am Add a Comment

Ms Harris has proved to be a loyal ally to the president and fiercely defended his debate performance. After the event, she admitted the president had a “slow start” but argued he went on to provide more substantive answers than … Read more →

Climate change stoked US, Mexico heatwave – Report

June 20, 2024 8:12 am Add a Comment

Human-induced climate change made recent extreme heat in the US southwest, Mexico and Central America around 35 times more likely, scientists say. The World Weather Attribution (WWA) group studied excess heat between May and early June, when the US heatwave … Read more →

Ghanaian couple jailed 25yrs each in US for murdering 5yr old son

May 6, 2024 9:21 am Add a Comment

A Ghanaian couple, Valarie Owusu and Emmanuel Addae, both 28, have been handed a sentence of 25 years to life imprisonment for the murder of their five-year-old The sentencing, which took place on May 1, 2024, saw the couple convicted … Read more →

US to replenish strategic oil reserves by end of 2024 – Energy Secretary

March 20, 2024 9:31 am Add a Comment

US Energy Secretary, Jennifer Granholm, has announced a strategic move to refill the United States’ depleted oil reserves by the close of 2024. According to a report by AFP, Granholm’s announcement comes after a period of historic lows in the … Read more →

US aims to limit China’s role in electric cars

December 4, 2023 11:17 am Add a Comment

The US has unveiled rules aimed at keeping Chinese components out of electric cars sold in the country. The restrictions are tied to government incentives for electric cars made in America. The hotly-debated limits are intended to help build up … Read more →

3 Ghanaian gun traffickers arrested in US

November 14, 2023 7:50 am Add a Comment

Three Ghanaian cousins, Ahmed Taju Mutalib, Abdul Haruna, and Murtala Haruna, have been arrested in the United States of America (USA) with 109 illegal firearms and rifles allegedly smuggled from the Midwest through the “notorious Iron Pipeline” in New York … Read more →

US gives 1.1 million rounds of ammunition seized from Iran to Ukraine

October 5, 2023 1:02 pm Add a Comment

The US has sent roughly 1.1 million bullets seized from Iran last year to Ukraine, its military has said. The US Central Command (Centcom), which oversees operations in the Middle East, says the rounds were confiscated from a ship bound … Read more →

US accuses Amazon of illegal monopoly

September 27, 2023 8:21 am Add a Comment

US regulators have sued Amazon, alleging that the internet giant is illegally maintaining monopoly power. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Amazon uses “a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies” to push up prices and stifle competition. Amazon said … Read more →