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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 →
The other Chinese apps taking the US and UK by storm
Add a CommentTikTok, the most popular free app in the US, has in recent days been making headlines not for its content but for alleged links to the Chinese Communist Party. Its boss, Shou Zi Chew, appeared before US politicians at Congress … Read more →
Ghana will continue to collaborate with the US at all levels – Akufo-Addo to Kamala Harris
Add a CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured US Vice President Kamala Harris that Ghana would continue to collaborate with the US at all levels, particularly toward the peaceful resolution of conflicts. At a joint press conference held at the seat … Read more →
China hits out at US over TikTok ban on federal devices
Add a CommentChina has accused the US of overreacting after federal employees were ordered to remove the video app TikTok from government-issued phones. On Monday, the White House gave government agencies 30 days to ensure that employees did not have the Chinese-owned … Read more →
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