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CNN  —  The Biden administration has recently raised concerns with China about evidence it has suggesting that Chinese companies have sold non-lethal equipment to Russia for use in Ukraine, in an effort to ascertain how much Beijing knows about the transactions, according to two US officials. That equipment includes items like flak jackets and helmets, multiple sources familiar with US and European intelligence told CNN, but stops short of the more robust military assistance that Russia has requested. The equipment transfers are “concerning,” one of the US officials said, but at this stage, it’s not clear to Washington whether the…

Kadjebi District in the Oti Region has recorded 23 teenage pregnancy cases in 2022 as against 26 in 2021.The district recorded 43 cases of teenage pregnancy in 2020.Out of the total number of cases, 17 nursing mothers went back to school in 2022, 19 in 2021 and eight in 2020.Mr Seth Seyram Deh, the Kadjebi District Education Director, disclosed these in an address read on his behalf at the 2022 Performance Meeting at Kadjebi.He said the figure represents only officially reported cases to the District Directorate of Ghana Education Service (GES) and that they might be higher.The Budget Officer for…

A 33kV earthen transformer has been gutted by fire at the Electricity Company of Ghana Limited (ECG) Achimota Bulk Supply Point (BSP) at Abelemkpe in Accra. The swift intervention by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service at Abelemkpe helped to quench the inferno and prevented it from spreading to other installations at the station. An eyewitness reported hearing a loud blast followed by flames and quickly made calls to the Fire Service who arrived on time. The cause of the fire which started around 3:55 pm has not yet been established and investigations are underway to ascertain the cause…

Timothy Tregoning is pictured outside Waverley Local Court on TuesdayThe ex-husband of a co-founder of P.E Nation bought a bag of cocaine on the same day his wife told him not to come home, a court has heard – as he’s slapped with two criminal convictions and a good behaviour bond.Timothy Tregoning, 41, pleaded guilty in November to possessing a prohibited drug after police found him with 0.92 grams of cocaine at Bondi Beach on September 30.The father-of-two was supported by his parents and lawyer, Bryan Wrench, when he was sentenced in Waverley Local Court on Tuesday afternoon.During his sentencing,…

Law enforcement personnel control the scene of a shooting in Half Moon Bay, California on Monday, January 23. (Jeff Chiu/AP)Deputies were alerted to a shooting in the unincorporated San Mateo County at 2:22 p.m. PT (5:22 p.m. ET), San Mateo Sheriff Christina Corpus said during a news conference Monday night. Upon arrival, deputies found four people dead with gunshot wounds. A fifth victim was taken to Stanford Medical Center and is in critical condition. Three additional victims were found later at a separate shooting scene, Corpus said. At 4:40 p.m. PT (7:40 p.m. ET), Corpus says the suspected gunman —…

Nana Obiri Boahen, a former deputy general secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has insisted that Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, a founding member of the party, is no longer a member.Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe, he claims, is no longer a member of the NPP as a result of some of his actions and public pronouncements.He added that the statesman has been removed from the party even though he might be one of the people who formed the NPP.“Some people are saying that he (Nyaho-Tamakloe) is a founding member. Who is a founding member? At what point in time did he become a founding member?“Whether…

GTBank Ghana has issued a statement to clarify concerns raised on social media over debits on some accounts believed to be engaged in crypto currency. Below is the full statement from the bank on the issue: In reference to the concerns raised to @gtbankghana on some account debits, we wish to state that the few affected customers had transacted and traded in crypto currencies. The referenced debits are solely the FX differential between the unapproved FX rates applied on the crypto trading platforms and standard FX rates applicable to all other valid transactions advised by the Bank. GTBank Ghana has…

Since last week, Daddy Lumba and Great Ampong have been trending on social media after the gospel singer shared a snippet of his diss song for the highlife veteran. The genesis of the beef was around December 23, 2022, when Daddy Lumba released a new song titled “Ofon Na Ɛdi Asɛm Fo”. READ ALSO: A Teaser Of Great Ampong’s Diss Song For Daddy Lumba Surfaces Online -Listen The release of the song caused a lot of frenzy on social media because of the lyrics and the perception that it was a response to some claims made by the CEO of Joy Industries, Dr. Manfred.…

Zhao Chunli, 67, was taken into custody on Monday accused of murdering seven farm workers in the Half Moon Bay areaSeven Chinese farm workers have been shot and killed in the San Francisco Bay area, with the 67-year-old suspect, Zhao Chunli, arrested shortly after.The shootings took place at two separate locations in Half Moon Bay, with four shot at a farm ran by Concord Farms, and three at Mountain Mushroom Farms two miles away. Officials are unsure which was attacked first.Children were present on the scene at the time, officials said. ABC7 News confirmed that the suspect, who lived in Pescadero, had…

CNN  —  [Breaking news update, published at 8:45 p.m.] There are at least seven people dead and at least one critically injured after shootings in two locations in Half Moon Bay, Dave Pine, President of the San Mateo Board of Supervisors, told CNN. The suspect has been apprehended and is a 67-year-old man who lives in Half Moon, Pine said. According to Pine, one shooting took place at a mushroom farm and another near a trucking facility, approximately two miles from the farm. [Previous story, published at 8:02 p.m.] A suspect is in custody after a shooting incident with multiple…