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Ghana’s President John Mahama has fired the country’s Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo following a recommendation by an inquiry.She had been on suspension since April after complaints were lodged against her in petitions by three individuals.A president-appointed commission then found that “grounds of stated misbehaviour… had been established and recommended her removal from office”, Mahama’s office said on Monday. Ms Torkornoo has dismissed the allegations as unfounded and politically motivated.The presidency said Mahama was required to act in accordance with the committee’s recommendations. But critics fear it sets a worrying precedent and undermines judicial independence.In its investigation, the panel reviewed 10,000…

Egypt’s General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) had signed contracts for 311 projects over the past 38 months, with total investments reaching $10.2 billion, Chairman Walid Gamal El-Dien said. Speaking in the main session “Investment Horizons and Growth Strategies” at the Egypt-Bahrain Business Forum in Cairo on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, Gamal El-Dien outlined SCZONE’s strategic vision as a national project and integrated hub for investment, manufacturing, and logistics. He noted that SCZONE has attracted investors from more than 20 countries, reflecting international confidence in its role as a centre for cooperation and sustainable development. Backed by…

Getty ImagesPeople with learning disabilities and autism in England are dying almost 20 years younger than the rest of the population, a long-awaited report has said.The annual mortality review commissioned by NHS England was originally meant to be published last year but faced repeated delays.It found 39% of deaths of people with learning disabilities and autism were classed as avoidable in 2023, almost twice as high as the general population. NHS England said it was rolling out more training for staff and identifying patients with learning disabilities earlier so they can be given more appropriate care.The charity Mencap says about…

Published On 2 Sep 20252 Sep 2025A United States appeals court has ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump can move forward with terminating more than $16bn in federal grants awarded to climate change nonprofits.On Tuesday, the US Appeals Court for the District of Columbia voted, two to one, to overturn a lower court’s decision preventing the grants from being revoked.Writing for the majority, Judge Neomi Rao, a Trump appointee, argued that the lower court did not have the power to offer a ruling in the case.Instead, she wrote that the case should have gone to the Court of…

The Please Don’t Destroy boys are being split up on “Saturday Night Live.” Ben Marshall, who makes up one-third of the comedy trio responsible for several viral “SNL” digital shorts over the last four seasons, was one of five new additions to the featured cast announced on Tuesday. Following the news of his promotion, Variety learned that while Martin Herlihy will remain on the writing staff, John Higgins has exited the series. Marshall, Higgins and Herlihy are currently on tour together, and will continue working together on projects outside of “Saturday Night Live.” More to come…

England were bundled out for just 131 and thrashed by seven wickets in the first one-day international at Headingley as South Africa handed out a bruising reality check to the hosts’ new era of white-ball cricket under captain Harry Brook.In an abject performance, England reached 82-2 only to be dismissed in 24.3 overs in their first white-ball matches since Brook began his tenure by sweeping aside West Indies at the start of the summer.The collapse started when the captain was run out for 12 and opener Jamie Smith, the only batter to make more than 15, followed for a 48-ball…

A cyber-attack has “severely disrupted” Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) vehicle production, including at its two main UK plants. The firm, which is owned by India’s Tata Motors, says it took immediate action to lessen the effect of the hack and is working quickly to restart operations. JLR’s retail business has also been badly hit but there is no evidence any customer data had been stolen, it said. The attack began on Sunday and comes at a significant time for UK car sales, as the latest batch of new registration plates became available on Monday 1 September.It’s traditionally a popular time…

Police say diplomat Zetro Leonardo Purba was shot three times as he bicycled home to his apartment in Lima, Peru.Published On 2 Sep 20252 Sep 2025The Peruvian government has offered its condolences for the “assassination” of an Indonesian diplomat in its capital, Lima, calling the situation “lamentable” and a “heinous act”.On Tuesday, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement expressing its “deepest condolences and deepest condemnation” for the killing of Zetro Leonardo Purba, 40, a member of Indonesia’s diplomatic corps.Surveillance footage released by Peruvian police shows Purba bicycling home to his apartment on Monday night, when an unknown…

Despite more than 42,500 U.S. roadway deaths and 2.3 million injuries in the past year, a new analysis by DeMayo Law reveals that women remain disproportionately vulnerable in car accidents because crash safety testing still prioritizes male bodies. The study finds that women are not only more likely to be injured in crashes but also more likely to suffer specific injuries that outdated crash test dummies fail to anticipate. The Gender Safety Gap NHTSA data shows that men make up the majority of crash fatalities (30,669 out of 42,514). But when it comes to injury: Women are 3x more likely…

Hello, and welcome to TechScape.A little over two years ago, OpenAI’s founder Sam Altman stood in front of lawmakers at a congressional hearing and asked them for stronger regulations on artificial intelligence. The technology was “risky” and “could cause significant harm to the world”, Altman said, calling for the creation of a new regulatory agency to address AI safety.Altman and the AI industry are promoting a very different message today. The AI they once framed as an existential threat to humanity is now key to maintaining American prosperity and hegemony. Regulations that were once a necessity are now criticized as…