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Black Sherif calls out Akufo-Addo on Twitter for asking for a huge sum of money from the UN
Wendy Shay urges Ghanaians to love her now, as she drops photos while recovering from accident
Wendy Shay shared photos on her Instagram page a few days before opening up for the first time about the near-fatal car accident she was involved in at Kwabenya.
Markets mostly rise as traders try to look past expected rate hikes
Most stock markets rose Friday, reversing early losses and a sell-off on Wall Street, as traders contemplate further interest rate hikes by central banks struggling to tame inflation. In a sign that the spectre of inflation will linger for some time, central banks in Sweden, Norway and Switzerland all warned they would likely have to hike again at some point owing to sticky inflation.
Mahama's son Sharaf Mahama plays musical chairs, reads with kids at orphanage in Nsawam on his birthday
Sharaf Mahama, the son of former president John Dramani Mahama, marked his birthday on September 21, 2023, at the Chance for Children Orphanage Home inside Nsawam.
In war-scarred Iraqi city, food business gives women independence
Abir Jassem is busy preparing stuffed vegetables at a kitchen in Iraq's Mosul, where after years of unrest a women-run catering service has helped single mothers like her achieve financial security. For Jassem, whose husband died of hepatitis, the catering business has offered a lifeline.
Military exemption for South Korean gamers reignites debate
K-pop powerhouse BTS didn't get one, star footballer Son Heung-min did: South Korea grants limited exemptions from military service and for the first time eSports players can earn one. South Korean skipper and Spurs striker Son avoided full military service after the national football team won gold at the 2018 Asian Games.
Japan sticks to ultra-loose monetary policy
The Bank of Japan stuck to its ultra-loose monetary policy Friday, though officials face increasing pressure to turn more hawkish as the yen weakens and after fresh data showed inflation remained stubbornly high. The former economics professor said in a recent media interview that the central bank may have enough data by the year's end to decide whether to end the ultra-loose programme.
EU seeks to put brakes on China without hurting ties
When the EU launched an investigation into Chinese electric car subsidies, Brussels wanted the world to know that it will protect the automotive sector that is the jewel in Europe's industrial crown, even if it upsets Beijing. According to Bruegel, the commission has launched 342 subsidy investigations since 2008 against imports from China, of which 101 led to no countervailing duties.
Blockbuster movie scares Chinese tourists away from Thailand
For millions of Chinese tourists, Thailand used to be a happy land of water fights, lantern festivals and delicious food. - Action call - Thailand welcomed a record-breaking 11 million Chinese tourists in 2019 -- a quarter of all visitors that year, according to official data.
JPEX crypto fraud casts shadow over Hong Kong nascent policy
Crypto investor Jenny first learned about digital assets at a Hong Kong store that promoted cryptocurrency exchange JPEX in March -- but by September she was among more than 2,000 "inexperienced" victims police said the platform had defrauded.
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