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Pyongyang chose not to send its athletes to the Summer Games due to concerns its athletes could contract Covid-19 and bring the virus back into the impoverished nation. Experts believe a Covid-19 outbreak would overwhelm North Korea’s dilapidated health care infrastructure.The IOC said it gave North Korea’s Olympic Committee “a fair opportunity to be heard,” but also communicated “very clear warnings about the consequences of its position” not to send athletes to Tokyo.”The IOC provided reassurances for the holding of safe Games and offered constructive proposals to find an appropriate and tailor-made solution until the very last minute (including the…

General News of Thursday, 9 September 2021 Source: www.ghanaweb.com 2021-09-09 Adjen Kotoku onion market being fumigated Following the relocation of onion sellers from Agbogbloshie to Adjen Kotoku, the Accra Regional Ministry has undertaken fumigation of the area previously occupied by the traders. The fumigation exercise which is in collaboration with Teleb Waste Management is meant to rid the land space of rodents, pests and other harmful pests. The three-day exercise will also see the company clean the place and ready it for the next phase of the developmental project. Speaking to the media at the end of today’s exercise, Edem…

The Germans asserted themselves in front of 3,600 fans at the Laugardalsvollur stadium with first-half goals by Gnabry and Antonio Ruediger before Leroy Sane added a third. Leon Goretzka had a goal disallowed, while Chelsea pair Timo Werner and Kai Havertz both squandered clear chances. Werner made amends by claiming Germany’s late fourth. Gnabry also netted twice in Sunday’s 6-0 thrashing of Armenia in Stuttgart and has now scored 19 goals in 29 internationals. “We didn’t let anything go to waste, we were dominant and strong in the challenges,” Germany captain Manuel Neuer told RTL. “We are very satisfied. The…

Black Stars coach, Charles Akonnor Ghana coach Charles Akonnor has refused to blame the absence of players for the Black Stars defeat to South Africa in the World Cup qualifiers.The Black Stars suffered their first defeat in the qualifiers against the Bafana Bafana at the FnB stadium in Johannesburg.Maritzburg United forward Bongokuhle Hlongwane strike in the dying embers of the game settled the encounter.The defeat has led to many Ghanaian fans calling for the sacking of coach Akonnor.The four-time Africa Champions were without key players which included Jordan Ayew and Jeffery Schlupp of Crystal Palace, Daniel Amartey of Leicester City,…

A member of a scandal-hit legal dynasty has blasted his brother’s alleged drug addiction and $1m misuse of work funds as his sibling checked into rehab after being shot following the murders of his wife and alleged killer son.  Randy Murdaugh has released a statement claiming he was ‘shocked’ by claims of his brother Alex Murdaugh’s drug addiction and blasted him over allegations he stole money from his law firm. ‘I was shocked, just as the rest of my PMPED family, to learn of my brother, Alex’s, drug addiction and stealing of money. I love my law firm family and also love…

Veteran singer, Tuface has for the first time reacted to his wife, Annie Idibia and her family’s messy fight with his family. The actress, her family members and her husband’s siblings had a heated exchange which resulted in “wild allegations” last weekend. Tuface spoke up after his wife was heard in an audio recording threatening to “scatter everything”. In the audio, she accused the singer of lying to her and reiterated that his family doesn’t like her and have made her life hellish. She said; “I am going to scatter everything. Nobody knows the wrath of an angry woman. I…

Actress cum musician, Yaa Jackson has dropped a photo to flaunt one of her hidden tattoos on social media.In the last few months, she has been getting a lot of tattoos and piercings on her body in the name of fashion.READ ALSO: Lake Bosomtwe Purported S3x Incident: This Is What Really HappenedWhile most of these tattoos are very visible for all to see without any difficulty, it appears she has one which is a little hidden.A new photo Yaa Jackson posted on her IG page has her flaunting this tattoo which is a long inscription on her thigh area going…

That’s right: Trump — alongside his eldest son, Don Jr. — will be spending the night of September 11 offering commentary on a bout featuring an over-the-hill boxer — Holyfield is 58! — on something called Fite (not a typo) TV.”I love great fighters and great fights,” Trump said in announcing his plans for Saturday night. “I look forward to seeing both this Saturday night and sharing my thoughts ringside. You won’t want to miss this special event.”To be surprised by any of this is to fundamentally misunderstand who Donald Trump really is.Trump is, at heart, a showman and a…

Former President John Dramani Mahama An Executive Member of the Tema East Constituency branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Stephen Ashitey Adjei, has declared Tema off-limits to former President John Mahama’s ongoing thank you tour of the country.In a write-up, Mr. Ashitey Adjei, who is popularly called Moshake, warns that public disenchantment with the former President within Tema as a whole and the NDC, in particular, is so high that things might get confrontational if Mr. Mahama extends his thank-you tour to the harbour city.“Day in day out, the many jobless youths especially those in the NDC remember…

Italy had drawn their previous two qualifiers to slip into a battle with Switzerland for automatic qualification from Group C. But the European champions, who set a new world record of 36 internationals unbeaten with the goalless draw against the Swiss at the weekend, produced a dominant display against Lithuania in Reggio Emilia. Young striker Kean, who rejoined Juventus from Everton in the close-season after a successful loan spell at Paris Saint-Germain, scored twice in the first half. Edgaras Utkus put through his own net and Giacomo Raspadori also scored as Italy moved four ahead at the break. Giovanni Di…