WORLD NEWS Pope Francis condemns child sex abuse and Church cover-ups 20th August 2018 Kumasi Online Pope Francis has condemned the “atrocities” of child sex abuse and clerical cover-ups in an unprecedented letter released to the Roman Catholic community. In a letter addressed to “the People…
WORLD NEWS Nigerian Woman Gets Six Months Suspended Jail Sentence For Using False Identification Documents To Get Work in The UK 15th August 2018 Kumasi Online A 37-year-old Nigerian woman was sentenced to six months imprisonment suspended for a year, for using false identification documents to get work with vulnerable adults and children in care homes…
WORLD NEWS Italy bridge collapse: State of emergency declared after disaster 15th August 2018 Kumasi Online Italian PM Giuseppe Conte has declared a 12-month state of emergency in the Liguria region in response to the motorway bridge collapse in Genoa. He also said he would make…
WORLD NEWS US compound judge gets death threats 15th August 2018 Kumasi Online A New Mexico judge has received death threats after granting bail to five adults arrested at a desert compound. Judge Sarah Backus said the prosecution had not convinced her the…
WORLD NEWS French theme park deploys birds to collect litter 11th August 2018 Kumasi Online A theme park in France is set to deploy six “intelligent” birds to pick up rubbish and spruce up the grounds. The rooks at the Puy du Fou theme park…
WORLD NEWS Twitter will not ban InfoWars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones 8th August 2018 Kumasi Online The CEO of Twitter says it will not ban InfoWars or its founder Alex Jones because their accounts do not violate the social media platform’s rules. A number of tech…
WORLD NEWS Ethiopian ‘prophet’ arrested after trying to resurrect corpse 22nd July 2018 Kumasi Online An aspiring prophet has been arrested in Ethiopia after he failed to bring a dead man back to life. Getayawkal Ayele had tried to revive the corpse of Belay Biftu…
WORLD NEWS Nigeria army denies Boko Haram attack 16th July 2018 Kumasi Online The Nigerian military has denied reports that soldiers are missing after Boko Haram Islamist militants attacked a military base over the weekend. An army spokesman said in a series of…
WORLD NEWS Angela Merkel to visit Ghana in August 10th July 2018 Kumasi Online The Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, will pay a day’s working visit to Ghana in August, at the invitation of President Nana Akufo-Addo. Mr. Christoph Retzlaff, the German Ambassador to…
WORLD NEWS Japan floods: ‘Extreme danger’ amid record rainfall 8th July 2018 Kumasi Online Parts of western Japan hit by deadly floods and landslides are facing unprecedented danger as more downpours are expected, officials warn. “We’ve never experienced this kind of rain before,” a…
