Thursday, January 8, 2026 - 16:57
[Ghanaian Times] A total of 28 Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in the La Nkwantanang Madina Municipality (LaNMA) in the Greater Accra Region yesterday received assorted starter packs as support from the Municipal Assembly Common Fund to enable them become self-reliant.
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Thursday, January 8, 2026 - 16:57
[Ghanaian Times] An octogenarian and retired business executive, Mr Godwin Kwashie Anagbo, has appealed to the government to totally, or at least partially, wash its hands off mission schools to save money for national development.
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Thursday, January 8, 2026 - 16:57
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas drew large crowds on its second day. Robots and AI helpers took centre stage at the Consumer Electronics Show, featuring everything from cyber pets to laundry-folding machines.
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Thursday, January 8, 2026 - 16:56
[Ghanaian Times] The National Vice President of the Poultry Farmers Association, Dr Boris Baidoo, has called for urgent reforms to save Ghana's poultry industry.
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Thursday, January 8, 2026 - 16:56
[Ghanaian Times] Strong cultural values, supported by disciplined and professional law enforcement, remained the most effective foundation for crime prevention and national peace, Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has said.
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Thursday, January 8, 2026 - 16:31
Malami, who is accused of stealing and laundering public funds worth 8.7 billion naira, was being held in prison since December.
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Thursday, January 8, 2026 - 16:27
Israeli forces killed at least four Palestinians in separate strikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, according to local medics, underscoring the growing fragility of a ceasefire that has struggled to move beyond its initial phase. The deaths were reported just hours after Israel’s military...
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Thursday, January 8, 2026 - 16:20
Every evening, crowds in Shinjuku watch Tokyo Night & Light, a large-scale projection on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, using 40 solar-powered projectors.
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Thursday, January 8, 2026 - 16:18
The US has halted all assistance to Somalia's federal government, accusing it of destroying an American-funded warehouse and stealing food aid that was stored there. It comes as the Trump administration has ramped up criticism of Somali refugees in the US.
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Thursday, January 8, 2026 - 16:12
On 8 January 1996, a Russian-built Antonov aircraft crashed into a market in Kinshasha city centre, killing at least 237 people in one of the worst tragedies in African aviation history. Thirty years on, the market is bustling once more, but the city has not forgotten the victims.
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Thursday, January 8, 2026 - 16:08
Zambia has withdrawn its request for a one-year extension of its Extended Credit Facility with the International Monetary Fund, the IMF said on Wednesday.
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Thursday, January 8, 2026 - 15:45
[HRW] Beirut -- Funding Hits New Lows, Contributing to Severe Shortages
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Thursday, January 8, 2026 - 15:38
Global investors channelled a record $89-billion into physically-backed gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in 2025 as the gold price set new highs and demand for safe-haven assets intensified, pushing assets under management and trading liquidity to unprecedented levels, Goldhub – operated by the...
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Thursday, January 8, 2026 - 15:35
The Half of a Yellow Sun and We Should All Be Feminists writer's twin boys were born in 2024.
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Thursday, January 8, 2026 - 15:33
Pope Leo on Thursday called on the world’s Catholic cardinals to set aside internal divisions and focus on spreading a message of inclusion and unity, as he opened a high-level summit aimed at shaping the future direction of the 1.4-billion-member Church. Speaking during a closed-door meeting at...
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Thursday, January 8, 2026 - 15:19
ASX-listed Chariot Resources has entered into a nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Fujian Jinjianqiao New Energy Technology to explore cooperation opportunities. The collaboration will focus on potential offtake of lithium ores and concentrates from Chariot's Nigerian lithium...
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Thursday, January 8, 2026 - 15:13
[Leadership] The Federal Government has confirmed the disbursement of outstanding match bonuses to the Super Eagles at the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Morocco, following the completion of administrative and foreign exchange processes.
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Thursday, January 8, 2026 - 14:56
Addresses are essential to society, governance and the economy in a modern world.
Sharthi Laldaparsad, PhD Student, University of Pretoria
Nerhene Davis, Ass Prof in the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, University of Pretoria...
Thursday, January 8, 2026 - 14:53
For the first time, countries now have a shared way to understand whether the world is actually improving at adapting to climate impacts.
Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola, Senior Research Associate, United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United...
Thursday, January 8, 2026 - 14:47
Who exactly is allowed to get sloshed?