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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday it was “very concerned” by the tightening of American immigration policy, announced earlier by President Joe Biden, urging Washington to reconsider its decisions. President Biden, campaigning for his re-election, signed an executive order that will prevent migrants who entered …

Nigeria’s trade unions have suspended a general strike by workers that has brought economic activity to a halt this week. The decision comes after the government promised to increase the national minimum wage to at least 60,000 naira ($40) a month. This falls below the $330 that unions have been …

The mayor of a town in western Mexico was assassinated this Monday, June 3, barely 24 hours after the triumphant election of the country’s first woman, Claudia Sheinbaum, the regional government said. The government of the state of Michoacan condemned “the homicide of the municipal president (editor’s note: mayor) of …

At least five people dead after a violent strrom hit Bauchi State in northern Nigeria, according to the first toll. The Bauchi State Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, announced in a statement, that heavy rains and a strong storm had occurred in Bauchi. Ahmed Mohammed Wakil noted that …

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said that from July looser eligibility criteria would allow “permanent residents who have lived in Australia for 12 months” to serve in its military. Recruitment of British, Canadian, New Zealand and American citizens will be favored, he added. Australia has a very large coastline but …

A man arrested in connection with the disappearance of two Ghanaian friends, whose decomposing bodies were found near his home in Abia State, Nigeria. The body was reportedly discovered in a bizarre state on Monday, June 3, 2024, by a team of Police officers as part of investigations. Nigerian activist, …

Millions of Nigerians are without electricity after the national grid was shut down as part of a general strike over the rising cost of living. The country was plunged into darkness shortly after 02:00 local time (01:00 GMT) when union members prevented operators at the country’s power control rooms from …

kumawood actor, Kwadwo Nkansah, popularly known as Lilwin has been arrested by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Manhyia Divisional Police Command. The Police explained the delayed arrest was due to his ill health. This is in connection with an accident which led to the death of …

At the invitation of the President of Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, President Nana Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Friday May 31, 2024 for Seoul, Korea. President Akufo-Addo is leading the Ghanaian delegation to this year’s edition of the Korea-Africa Summit scheduled to be held from 4th to 5th June, 2024 in …

Lightning struck a tree in the grounds of a castle, injuring 18 people in the north of the Czech Republic this Sunday, June 2, emergency services said, revising an initial report which reported at least 13 injured . The incident took place in the park of Liberec-Vratislavice Castle, about 90 …