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Two prominent anti-maskers died over the weekend from Covid-19 — the latest casualties among a string of anti-mask and anti-vaccine crusaders who have died or been hospitalized due to the virus. Florida conservative talk radio show Marc Bernier died on Saturday night. Earlier in the day, prominent mask opponent Caleb Wallace also died after catching Covid-19. He was 30 years old while Bernier was 65. As Western countries prepare to rollout Covid-19 vaccine boosters, a troubling new variant, C.1.2, has popped up across South Africa and seven other countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, say researchers. While they are…

Business News of Wednesday, 1 September 2021 Source: classfmonline.com 2021-09-01 Dr Prempeh (middle) with members of the new board Energy Minister Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh on Tuesday, 31 August 2021 inaugurated the newly constituted governing board of the Energy Commission at the Ministry.In his remarks, Dr. Prempeh charged the board to serve faithfully and diligently in order to make meaning of the trust and confidence reposed in them by President Akufo-Addo.He also urged the board to give meaning to the government’s commitment to developing and elaborating national policies and strategies for all renewable resources such as biomass, solar, geothermal, water…

Southgate’s side missed out on England’s first major tournament win for 55 years on a penalty shootout to Italy in July. They return to action for the first time this week with the trip to Budapest followed by clashes with Andorra and Poland in World Cup qualifying. “The team has gained confidence from what they achieved and the progress they’ve made, not only this summer, but over the last four years,” said Southgate, who also led England to the World Cup semi-finals in 2018. “Equally we have to start again. The journey to having the chance of another run like…

Ghana international, Tariqe Fosu Swansea City’s season-long loan signing of Brentford winger Tariqe Fosu has fallen through.The Swans had been negotiating a loan deal for a permanent transfer of the Ghana international.Fosu played 49 games for Brentford last season as they gain promotion to the Premier League.He is yet to feature in this campaign, with manager Thomas Frank indicating earlier this month that he would be prepared to let the 25-year-old leave.Fosu joined Brentford from Oxford United in January 2020.He helped Brentford reach two successive Championship play-off finals, losing to Fulham at the end of the 2019-20 season before beating…

The Taliban deployed Special Forces at the Kabul airport on Tuesday hours after the last batch of U.S. troops left Afghanistan. The Badri Special Forces have been deployed at the Kabul airport. “Security and safety is ensured at the airport,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told reporters at the airport. “We are ready to secure the airport. Everything will be back to normal soon,” Mujahid said. “The U.S. troops have left a lot of mess at the airport, so it is a technical issue and will take some time to be solved, and efforts are underway to restart commercial flights as soon…

Biden’s approval rating drops to 47% and just THREE in 10 voters back chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal that left 13 US service members dead, another dire poll showsA new poll shows a whopping 61% of American voters do not approve of Joe Biden’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal while only three in 10 approve In remarks Tuesday Biden said the withdrawal was an ‘extraordinary success’ despite 13 U.S. service members’ deaths and hundreds of Americans left behindThe mission, however, is taking a toll on Biden’s political standingBiden is underwater with 47% approval and 49% disapproval The last U.S. troops departed Afghanistan on Monday –…

We think you’ll love to hear about this one. It’s no news that a lot of us have digital assets and more people are getting into it. Estimates show that there are more than 300 million cryptocurrency users across the world. Digital assets comprise a meaningful quota of many saver’s wealth. So, why shouldn’t it be readily available to be spent by their owners, just like traditional currency? While there are a host of innovative developments closing this gap between the crypto- verse and legacy finance, cryptocurrency-backed debit cards are one of the most interesting. Get this, it’s now possible…

Nollywood actor, Zubby Michael took to his Instagram page moments ago to celebrate his “kid sister” who’s a member of a law enforcement agency. The actor shared a photo of the lady, Cynthia, being decorated by her colleagues and celebrated her by saying how proud he is of her. In his caption, he celebrates and prays for her while condemning other ladies who instead of walking in her path, are rather desperate for fame and indulge in mobile prostitution. He wrote as caption, Proud of you kid sister @cynthiaegwu GOD bless you for chosen to be useful when most of…

A Taliban fighter stands ready as the group takes control of the Hamid Karzai International Airport on Tuesday, August 31, in the wake of the American forces’ withdrawal from Afghanistan. Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/ShutterstockThe United States may have withdrawn from the battlefield in Afghanistan, but the struggle for power and influence there is ongoing, CNN Political Analyst Josh Rogin explains.“The void is being filled by a number of actors including terrorist groups such as al Qaeda and the Haqqani group, including China and Russia, including Iran and Turkey, and all of that has implications, not just for what happens inside of Afghanistan, but for what happens in the region and around the world…

Sports News of Wednesday, 1 September 2021 Source: footballghana.com 2021-09-01 Asante Kotoko coach, Mariano Barreto Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko is reported to have reached an agreement with Portuguese trainer Mariano Barreto to end their relationship.The former Black Stars coach is currently in his native country, Portugal, for holidays, after guiding the Porcupine Warriors to a second-place finish in the just-ended Ghana Premier League campaign.An earlier report in the local media suggested that the 64-year-old has contacted officials of Asante Kotoko to purchase his return ticket to enable him to return to Ghana to commence pre-season training with the club.But according…