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US bans sale of Huawei, ZTE tech amid security fears

November 28, 2022 11:37 am Add a Comment

The US has banned the sale and import of new communications equipment from five Chinese companies, including Huawei and ZTE, amid concerns over national security. Other companies listed include Hikvision, Dahua and Hytera, which make video surveillance equipment and two-way … Read more →

Prez. Akufo-Addo challenges US, China, India, others to join ICC

September 28, 2022 12:50 pm Add a Comment

President Akufo-Addo thinks the time has come for some of the big countries across the world like the USA, China, India, and the rest to sign up for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to give it universal jurisdiction. As it … Read more →

Covid-19 pandemic is over in the US – Joe Biden

September 23, 2022 10:45 am Add a Comment

President Joe Biden has declared the pandemic over in the US, even as the number of Americans who have died from Covid continues to rise. Mr Biden said that while “we still have a problem”, the situation is rapidly improving. … Read more →

US bans Tech firms from building factories or investing in China for 10 years

September 8, 2022 9:11 am Add a Comment

The US government has banned its tech companies that receive federal funding from building “advanced technology” facilities in China for 10 years, the Biden administration has said. The guidelines were unveiled as part of a $50bn (£43bn) plan aimed at … Read more →

US and Taiwan announce formal bilateral trade talks

August 18, 2022 11:53 am Add a Comment

The US has announced that they will begin formal trade negotiations with Taiwan, weeks after a controversial visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The first round of talks are expected to begin in “early fall”, said the Office of … Read more →

US kills al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan drone strike

August 2, 2022 7:35 am Add a Comment

The US has killed the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden has confirmed. He was killed in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the CIA in the Afghan capital of Kabul on … Read more →

Ghanaian woman shot dead in US

July 19, 2022 3:30 pm Add a Comment

The police have confirmed the death of a Ghanaian woman, 41, who was shot dead by unidentified persons on Cambridge Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. According to reports, the woman was one of two Ghanaian women shot at 7:00 pm on … Read more →

Russia invasion: Putin still wants to take most of Ukraine – US

June 30, 2022 7:38 am Add a Comment

Russian President Vladimir Putin still wants to capture most of Ukraine, US intelligence agencies believe. Moscow’s troops have been so weakened by combat, however, that US officials assess they are only capable of making slow territorial gains. It means the … Read more →

US bans all products from leading vaping company

June 24, 2022 8:15 am Add a Comment

The US is banning the sale of all products sold by Juul, one of the country’s top e-cigarette companies. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it did not have enough data to be sure that marketing the firm’s products … Read more →

Gucci stores to accept cryptocurrencies in US

May 6, 2022 8:28 am Add a Comment

Italian luxury brand Gucci will start accepting payments in cryptocurrencies in some of its stores in America. Customers will be able to pay using a number of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin. The service will be rolled out later … Read more →