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Hockey at CWG: Indian women look to bury World Cup ghosts, seek Tokyo inspiration to end medal drought

BIRMINGHAM: A podium finish on mind, the Indian women's hockey team would look to bury the ghosts of a disastrous World Cup campaign when they begin their Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 journey with the game against Ghana on Thursday.

The Times of India

‘New Cold War’: Russia and West Vie for Influence in Africa

Russian, French and American leaders are crisscrossing Africa to win support for their positions on the war in Ukraine, waging what some say is the most intense competition for influence on the continent since the Cold War. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and French President Emanuel Macron are each visiting…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Marburg virus disease: what is it, what are the symptoms and how worried should we be?

Ghana is working to contain an outbreak of the highly infectious Marburg virus, or MVD, which has no treatment and can be fatal

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Matthew Cudjoe to Brighton transfer claims given short shrift by Dundee United boss Jack Ross

The 18-year-old Ghanaian winger has impressed his new manager with his exciting performances in pre-season.

Daily Record

Mountains of clothes washed up on Ghana beach show cost of fast fashion

No one will take responsibility of waste left by the used clothing trade, but campaigners are trying to change that, reports Liam James

The Independent UK

How costly political realities undercut Ghana's electricity reforms

Ghana reformed its electricity sector by the book but has lurched from blackouts between 2012 and 2015 to a glut of energy which costs government about 5% of GDP. Fitch ranks the energy sector as the biggest driver of national debt. How did this happen? It’s a classic case of…

The Conversation

Mountain of unwanted clothes from the UK washes up on Ghana's beaches

A massive mountain of clothes strewn across a beach in Africa has shown the true cost of pollution from 'one-off' throwaway clothing, with the UK thought to be Europe's largest exporter

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World Cup: Biggest games of the group stage at Qatar 2022

The World Cup group stage draw in Doha threw up a number of tantalising fixtures

The Independent UK

The Marburg virus: urgent need to contain this close cousin of Ebola

In July 2022 Ghana confirmed its first two cases of the deadly Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola. The Conversation Africa’s Wale Fatade and Usifo Omozokpea asked virologist Oyewale Tomori about its origin and how people can protect themselves against…

The Conversation

Watch | What is the Marburg virus?

A video explaining the Marburg virus that was reported in Ghana

The Hindu

Education takes flight under Ghanaian artist's repurposed planes

Hundreds of meters above the village of Jenakpeng in northern Ghana, a small drone locked its sights on six airplanes parked in the middle of a verdant field miles away from the nearest runway.

Reuters

Things to know about the dreaded Marburg virus disease

As cases are reported in Ghana, here’s a look at the disease, its symptoms and ways of preventing the illness.

Al Jazeera

What is the Marburg virus and is it spreading as 2 patients die from Ebola-like disease

Two people in Ghana have died from the highly infectious Marburg virus. Here's what you need to know about the virus, including its symptoms and whether it has spread so far

Daily Mirror

Ghana to sign $3.2 billion railway project deal with Thelo DB consortium

Ghana's government will sign an agreement next week with Thelo DB consortium for a $3.2 billion project to develop and make operational its Western Railway Line, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.

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Ghana confirms two cases of deadly Ebola-like Marburg virus

The disease is spread to people by fruit bats

The Conversation

Genetically modified cowpea clears its first hurdle in Ghana, but there's a long way to go

Genetically modified (GM) cowpea has cleared the first of the three regulatory hurdles in the way of commercialisation in Ghana. If it is commercialised, it will be the first GM crop grown in the country – a major milestone. Biotechnology proponents have been working for decades to integrate GM crops…

The Independent UK

Marburg virus: Ghana confirms two cases of highly infectious disease

Total of 98 people now under quarantine as suspected contact cases

Evening Standard

Marburg virus: what you need to know about the deadly outbreak in Rwanda

The UK’s Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for Rwanda to reflect the latest outbreak

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Ghana declares first outbreak of highly infectious Marburg virus

Ghana Health Service is working to reduce risks of virus spreading, including isolation of all identified contacts.

Evening Standard

Two dead after feared Marburg virus found in Ghana

The highly infectious disease has been found in Africa

ABC News

What is Marburg virus disease? What are the symptoms and how is it treated?

With two cases in Ghana now confirmed - here's what we know about Marburg virus disease.

The Conversation

Ghana’s return to the IMF within three years underscores its deeper economic problems

Ghana is again seeking assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to enable the country to meet its payments to the rest of the world and restore the health of government finances. It is the second time in the past three years and 17th since independence in 1957 that Ghana…

The Hindu

Meet African Fulani chef Fatmata Binta, winner of the 2022 Basque Culinary World Prize

Like many young chefs, Fatmata Binta is on a mission to rediscover family recipes: Only her job is m

Reuters

Ghana government averts strike, reaching allowance deal with trade unions

Ghana's government has averted a planned strike by public sector workers over pay, reaching an agreement with the country's main labour unions to increase the cost of living allowance by 15%, the finance ministry said on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

Ghana ‘fix the country’ activist says he was assaulted and illegally detained

Cambridge doctoral student Oliver Barker-Vormawor says ‘trauma is still there’ as he files lawsuit

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