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France and the US have made efforts to end a row which started last week with the announcement of a defence pact between the US, UK and Australia. The Aukus pact cost France a submarine contract worth billions of dollars. In a 30-minute phone call on Wednesday, the French and US presidents agreed to try to find a way forward. The US acknowledged that the situation would have benefited from “open consultations”, and France agreed to send its ambassador back to Washington. In a carefully worded joint statement, the two governments said US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel…

China’s central bank said all cryptocurrency-related transactions are illegal and must be banned, sending the strongest signal yet on its determination to crack down on the industry. All cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Tether, are not fiat currency and cannot be circulated on the market, the People’s Bank of China said on its website. All crypto-related transactions, including services provided by offshore exchanges to domestic residents, are illicit financial activities, the PBOC said in the statement. This latest harsh directive, which sent Bitcoin dropping as much as 5.5% on Friday, comes as global markets grow increasingly concerned over a debt crisis involving…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that more than 300,000 children lost their lives in the last 12 years because of the insurgency ravaging the North East region. In its latest statistics, UNICEF disclosed that over one million people have been displaced within the period under review. The agency further divulged that no fewer than 5,129 out-of-school children were currently battling mental health challenges as a result of the conflict in the North. According to a statement jointly released by the European Union (EU) and UNICEF, they noted that a recent Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) needs…

Which industries are looking for new staff? These are the number of new job adverts posted in the UK from September 13 to September 19, according to data analysed by Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).Care workers: 55,019Chefs: 36,471Primary school teachers: 32,942Sales assistants: 32,615Metal workers: 22,956Cleaners: 28,220HGV drivers: 7,513Bar staff: 6,557Sales assistants: 32,615School secretaries: 2,678Lollipop men: 2,478 Postal workers: 2,251*The figures are for jobs posted between September 13 – September 19. In total there are more than 1.9million active job adverts. UK job advert numbers have reached the highest figure in at least a year, with almost two million positions currently being offered, newly…

Protesters have begun to gather at the Reichstag, which houses the lower chamber of Germany’s parliament, in central Berlin.Germany has the highest number of youth protests planned for Friday, with more than 400 scheduled to take place in the country, and the movement’s founder, Greta Thunberg, is expected to speak in Berlin. (Frederik Pleitgen/CNN)Youth protesters from over 1,400 locations are calling on the Global North to pay their “climate debt.” “The colonizers of the north have a debt to pay for their disproportionate amount of historic emissions and that starts with the increase of climate finance to implement anti-racist climate reparations,”…

Business News of Friday, 24 September 2021 Source: www.ghanaweb.com 2021-09-24 The Cedi traded against the dollar is at a mid-rate of 5.8623 • The Cedi traded against the dollar is at a mid-rate of 5.8623• Its trade value against the Pounds Sterling went up at a mid-rate of 8.0569• The Euro, however, is closing at a mid-rate of 6.8824On the interbank forex rates from the Bank of Ghana today, September 24, 2021, the Ghana cedi is trading against the dollar at a buying price of 5.8594 and a selling price of 5.8652 as compared to yesterday’s trading of a buying…

In Eswatini approximately 30 women die every yearfrom preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth.In addition, around 500 stillborn and newborn deaths are reported every year. Most maternal and newborn deaths as well as stillbirth is avoidable through the provision of safe and quality care by skilled health professionals working in supportive environments. Eswatini is among the countries adopting integrated approaches to service delivery built around the needs of patients. In this regard, the Ministry of Health developed the first-ever antenatal care (ANC) guidelines which emphasise the provision of integrated safe respectful care. Dr Charity Newton, a Paediatrician at the…

Milovan Rajevac is rumored to be the next Black Stars coach It is being reported that incoming Black Stars Milovan Rajevac has been given a target to win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and qualify the Black Stars for the 2022 World Cup which will be staged in Qatar. Reports from some online portals state that Milovan Rajevac will be $600,000 richer if he able to achieve these targets. On the flip side, a termination of his contract will be the punishment if he fails to win Ghana the AFCON and also make the World Cup. A breakdown of…

Algeria’s supreme Security Council decided on Wednesday to close the country’s airspace to all Moroccan civil and military aircraft, the Algerian presidency said, less than a month after it cut diplomatic relations with the Kingdom. The decision came “in view of the continued provocations and hostile practices on the Moroccan side”, it said in a statement. The closure also includes any aircraft carrying a Moroccan registration number, the presidency said after a meeting of the council. There was no immediate Moroccan official response. A source at Royal Air Maroc said the closure would only affect 15 flights weekly linking Morocco…

Nigerian singer, Joeboy has explained in a new interview with Beat FM that his last relationship ended because he was focused on his music. Speaking to Beat FM’s Osi during this interview, Joeboy revealed that he recently got out of a relationship that he really wanted to work. The interview aired on Friday, the 24th of September 2021. Joeboy When asked how he has handled the attention from ladies so far, Joeboy said that he believes he has handled it well so far. According to him, there has not been any scandal around him since he started and he will…