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Climate change stoked US, Mexico heatwave – Report
Add a CommentHuman-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
Add a CommentA 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
Add a CommentUS 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
Add a CommentThe 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
Add a CommentThree 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
Add a CommentThe 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
Add a CommentUS 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 →
Man pleads guilty to illegally shipping firearms from US to Ghana
Add a CommentA Columbia man has pleaded guilty to illegally shipping firearms out of the US via the Port of Baltimore, according to the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office. Eric Nana Kofi Ampong Coker, age 41, of Columbia, Maryland, last week pleaded guilty … Read more →
Ukraine war: More than 20,000 Russian troops killed since December – US
Add a CommentMore than 20,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in fighting in Ukraine since December, the US estimates. A further 80,000 have been wounded, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said, citing newly declassified intelligence. Half of the dead are from … Read more →
US denies trying to unfairly attract overseas firms
Add a CommentThe White House has denied starting a subsidy war, following criticism of its massive support for green energy. The US is spending billions to help electric car firms, green energy and microchips via loans and tax breaks. Deputy Treasury Secretary … Read more →
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