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Ghana’s ministers of defence and environment have died in a military helicopter crash in the central Ashanti region, along with six other people, a government spokesperson says. Chief of Staff Julius Debrah told a press conference that Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment, Science and Technology Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, 50, had been killed in the crash, which he described as a “national tragedy”. Earlier, the Ghana Armed Forces said the aircraft, which was carrying three crew and five passengers, had gone “off the radar”.It had taken off from the capital, Accra, at 09:12 local time (and GMT) and…

Last month, municipal electricity customers across South Africa were hit with an 11.32% tariff hike – just months after Eskom-direct clients faced a 12.74% increase. The hikes triggered public uproar, sparking protests and prompting Minister of Electricity Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa to concede that the increases were unaffordable and could lead to ‘energy poverty.’ He has since called for a formal review of the tariffs, but while this may bring some relief – especially to lower-income households – electricity costs are expected to remain high, particularly for corporate and industrial customers. While annual increases are nothing new, the impact on large…

The White House is expected to announce the new deal as early as Wednesday.Apple will pledge $100bn for manufacturing in the United States that will focus on building more jobs across the country, the White House has said.The investment is expected to be announced on Wednesday.White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said Apple was likely to make an investment announcement on Wednesday, as he discussed the financial pledges made by companies and countries under US President Donald Trump.“They’re moving here in droves. This is trillions and trillions of dollars of commitments for people to build new factories here. In fact,…

Justin Jefferson and Ja’Marr Chase had already been confirmed as the top wide receivers in Madden NFL 26 thanks to their inclusion in the 99 Club, but there is plenty of future competition for the top spot, as the newly released ratings for the game have shown.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedClosest to the top duo is Detroit Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown with 96 OVR and an attribute total that’s merely four points below that of Chase. St. Brown has had a steep rise since first appearing in Madden 22, which saw him debut with 67 OVR. He added eleven points to…

Getty ImagesA judge ruled the LG K8 smartphone was the source of the fire in CoatbridgeA woman has successfully sued former phone manufacturer LG for nearly £150,000 after one of its devices sparked a fire in her home in North Lanarkshire.Denise Parks and her husband Robert were in bed at their house in Coatbridge when a fire broke out in the living room at about 03:00 on 31 October 2018.A laptop and two mobile phones, a Samsung Galaxy S7 and LG K8, were left charging on a couch before the couple went to bed.At Edinburgh Sheriff Court, a judge ruled…

Monrovia — The largest pledge ever by the Gates Foundation for research work into “chronically underfunded areas” of women’s health was announced by the foundation on Monday. The foundation’s commitment is U.S.$2.5 billion for health research and development, and will support more than 40 innovations, particularly those affecting women in low- and middle-income countries. “Investing in women’s health has a lasting impact across generations,” Gates Foundation Chairperson Bill Gates said, while stressing the connection between healthy women and strong economies. He said: “Too many women still die from preventable causes or live in poor health”, and that, Gates said, needs to…

The career of Robert Wilson, the visionary performance artist, designer – of furniture, stage sets, costumes – and director, was surely the last hurrah for the heavily subsidised and sponsored American and European avant-garde theatre of the 1970s.Wilson’s financially expensive, physically expansive, beautifully lit and choreographed work – lots of sculptural silhouettes, time-stretching slow motion, and haunting soundscape – was first seen in Britain at the Royal Court in 1978. This show was I Was Sitting on My Patio This Guy Appeared I Thought I Was Hallucinating. Wilson and the choreographer Lucinda Childs appeared in a Hockneyesque stage picture, unlike…

Getty ImagesmRNA vaccines were heralded as a medical marvel that saved lives during the Covid pandemic, but now the US is pulling back from researching them.US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has cancelled 22 projects – worth $500m (£376m) in funding – for tackling infections such as Covid and flu.So does Kennedy – probably the country’s most famous vaccine sceptic – have a point, or is he making a monumental miscalculation?Prof Adam Finn, vaccine researcher at the University of Bristol, says “it’s a bit of both” but ditching mRNA technology is “stupid” and potentially a “catastrophic error”.Let’s unpick why.Kennedy…

Alexander Isak’s standoff with Newcastle escalated on Wednesday when the striker was ordered to train separately from his teammates and stay away from a lunchtime training-ground barbecue.Eddie Howe, Newcastle’s manager, had organised the gathering for not only his players and staff but their partners and children but it is understood Isak was told to delay his arrival for solitary training until later in the afternoon.The rest of the first-team squad had earlier been put through their paces by Howe on Wednesday morning as they reconvened for the first time since stepping off a near 15-hour flight from Seoul shortly after…