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Tuesday 31 May 2016

10 Natural Remedies for Malaria

Malaria is a deadly, widespread disease that threatens people across the globe, but there are a number of effective natural remedies, including grapefruit, fever nut, citrus fruits, holy basil, orange juice, cinnamon, warm water enema, and ginger, among others.

There are a number of factors and issues that serve to control and undermine a person’s mental health and well-being. One of the many factors that contribute to anxiety is actually a person’s nutritional status and dietary habits.
Because of this, various mental health professionals counsel anxiety sufferers to pay more attention to the foods they eat. Moreover, these experts advise patients to consider adding natural herbs, fruits, and vegetables to their diet, all of which have been proven to help fight anxiety.
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Six more bodies have been retrieved in the Volta Lake following a boat tragedy over the weekend.

The latest figures take the death toll to 19 since rescue efforts began.

Confirming the figures to the media, the chairman of the Yeji Boat Owners Association, said they are optimistic that will bring to an end the rescue mission.

Standard Chartered Bank is bringing its newest mobile and online banking platform to one million clients across eight African markets.

Supported by the Bank’s global-standard technology, clients will enjoy a consistent online experience across laptops, tablets or mobile phones, and the convenience of banking from the location of their choice.

After the rollout to Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe in the first half of 2016, the Bank will launch fingerprint recognition technology in these markets later in the year, giving clients a more secure and convenient way to log in to their accounts.

A Rome university student was burned alive by her ex-boyfriend after she left him, authorities said Monday. A murder one investigator called the most atrocious crime he has seen in his career.

22-year-old Sara Di Pietrantonio died on Sunday, May 29th, after her ex boyfriend Vincenzo Paduano, 27, set her car ablaze, prosecutor Maria told reporters.

The Ashanti Region is reported to be edging towards severe water crisis as illegal human activities right inside buffer zones for rivers and streams running across the region, intensify.

Mr. Samuel Afari Dartey, the Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission (FC), said the unrestrained farming and logging needed to stop to avert imminent danger.

Irate youth in Krofrom, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti region, are said to be on the rampage.

Aside having blocked the main street which links the Suame roundabout to the Airport roundabout, they are reportedly burning tyres in the streets and chasing police officers detailed to maintain law and order in the area.

According to HelloFM's Senior Reporter, Sampson Nyamekye, the action by the angry youth is premised on the conclusions of an autopsy report which was made public today.

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Students at Suame in the Ashanti region are abandoning the classrooms for internet scam, popularly known as Sakawa, after one of their colleagues hit a jackpot of GHC1billion through the fraudulent practice.

Authorities of one of the most affected schools, the Suame King Faisal Islamic junior high school, are therefore calling on government to intervene in order to save the future of the community.

The Management of Barclays Bank Ghana is rejoicing over the arrest of a fraudster who duped a school boy at the Osu branch of the bank.

Reports had it that the suspect was attempting to dupe another person in another bank when one of the customers recognised him from an earlier CCTV footage of his deeds which had gone viral on social media. The fraudster was caught earlier this year on camera, swindling a JHS student who had been sent to make deposits at one of the Osu branches of Barclays Bank. He duped the victim of GHS3700 at the time.

A 41-year-old driver has butchered his 77-year-old mother after accusing her of being responsible for his woes.

In the process, Isaac Adu Gyamfi also inflicted knife wounds on his junior brother, Charles Adu Gyamfi.

The incident happened at Chirapatre Estate, a suburb of Kumasi, at about 4p.m. on Saturday, May 28, 2016.

Headmaster Arrested For Defrauding 250 People

The Headmaster of the Zion Basic School in Keta in the Volta Region, Mr Elias Bidas, is in the grip of the police for allegedly defrauding more than 250 people under the pretext of recruiting them into the security services.

The trial of Argentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi on tax fraud charges has begun in Spain.
Messi and his father Jorge, who manages his financial affairs, are accused of defrauding Spain of more than €4m (£3m; $4.5m) between 2007 and 2009.
The authorities allege that the two used tax havens in Belize and Uruguay to conceal earnings from image rights.

French railway workers are to go on strike as unions continue to protest against planned labour reforms.
This is expected to further disrupt a transport network already suffering from a shortage of fuel.
French President Francois Hollande has insisted he will not back down over the reforms, which aim to make it easier to recruit and dismiss employees.
Public sector workers in neighbouring Belgium are also going on strike on Tuesday over budget cuts.
The national strike there will see police officers, teachers and some civil servants join train drivers and prison guards, who are already on strike.

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Today can report that tension is gradually building up in Zwase, a suburb of Bawku in the Upper East Region, between four factions who are embroiled in a chieftaincy dispute in the area.

The ensued misunderstanding, Today gathered, follows the leading role played by the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Binduri District Assembly in the Upper East Region, Mr. Daniel Akologo, together with some senior appointees of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the enskinment of Mr. Azam Abango as the Chief of Zwase under the stool name Zwasenaba.

Ivory Coast international Serge Aurier will be tried on 26 September for an alleged assault on a police officer.

The 23-year-old, who plays for Paris St-Germain, denies the charge and has himself filed a complaint against the police for violence, reports say.

Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, (CHRAJ) has ordered the Nursing and Midwifery Council to register all affected pregnant students in the upcoming external licensing examination in August.

The directive comes after three student nurses of the Mampong Nurses and Midwifery Training School in the Ashanti Region were prevented from registering for the examination because they were pregnant.

Alan Pulido: Seized Mexico footballer freed

International football player Alan Pulido has been rescued in north-east Mexico hours after his kidnapping, officials say.
Pulido, 25, appeared with a bandaged hand and told reporters he was "very well".
Officials said the rescue operation was carried out on Sunday night, without giving more details.
The striker plays for the Greek team Olympiakos and has made several appearances for Mexico's national team.
Pulido was kidnapped near Ciudad Victoria, in Tamaulipas state, on Saturday night after leaving a party, officials said in a statement (in Spanish).

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The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has warned of dire consequences on residents and properties if there is flooding in the Tema Community 5.

Estimating the extent of damage, the national disaster organization said at least over seven thousand lives would be at stake in the event of a flood.

President John Mahama to inaugurate Komenda sugar factory today

President John Mahama is expected to inaugurate the Komenda sugar factory in the Central Region today.

The factory was established decades ago by the late President Kwame Nkrumah but was later closed down leaving hundreds jobless after some technical and operational challenges.

Overloading caused Volta Lake boat disaster – Police

The Yeji boat disaster on the Volta River that killed six children (all under three years) on Sunday May 29 was caused by overloading, DSP Abraham Bansah, Yeji District Police Commander, has told Class91.3FM’s Executive Breakfast Show host Prince Minkah on Monday May 30.

He has, therefore, suggested that there be naval officers positioned to patrol both ends of the Volta River to ensure that vessel owners do not overload their boats with passengers and load.

Donald Trump rally sparks clashes in San Diego

Supporters and opponents of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump have clashed in the city of San Diego in California.
Police declared a gathering outside the city's convention centre unlawful and made 35 arrests, as stones and water bottles were thrown.
Mr Trump was in the city near the Mexican border to hold a rally ahead of the 7 June California primary.

ose Mourinho has been officially confirmed as Manchester United manager and has signed a three-year contract.

He replaces Dutchman Louis van Gaal, who was dismissed on Monday, two days after the club's FA Cup win.

"Jose is quite simply the best manager in the game today," said United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward.

* Fresh pineapple is an excellent source of antioxidant vitamin; vitamin C. 100 g fruit contains 47.8 or 80% of this vitamin.

* Pineapple is rich in B-complex group of vitamins like folates, thiamin, pyridoxine, riboflavin and minerals like copper, manganese and potassium.

The Vietnamese government restricted access to Facebook Inc inside Vietnam for several days this week as part of a broader crackdown on human rights and political dissidents during a visit by President Barack Obama, two activist organizations said on Thursday.

Honoring the memory of victims of the atomic bomb that fell on Hiroshima seven decades ago, U.S. President Barack Obama said the world has a shared responsibility to prevent the suffering that took place in the Japanese city from happening again.

“We stand here in the middle of this city and force ourselves to imagine the moment the bomb fell,” Obama said Friday at Hiroshima’s Memorial Peace Park. “We force ourselves to feel the dread of children confused by what they see. We listen to silent cry. We remember all the innocents killed across that arc of terrible war and wars that came before and wars that would follow.”

U.S. health officials have reported the first case in the country of a patient with an infection resistant to all known antibiotics, and expressed grave concern that the superbug could pose serious danger for routine infections if it spreads.

“We risk being in a post-antibiotic world,” said Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, referring to the urinary tract infection of a 49-year-old Pennsylvania woman who had not travelled within the prior five months.

This is definitely a good health tip which all would-be-mothers should follow.

A new study reveals that women should eat lots of fruits during pregnancy as it helps to have a smart kids.

They should consume more fruits as doing so the IQ levels of the kids would be higher.

5 Malian soldiers killed, four wounded in mine explosion

Five Malian soldiers were killed and four wounded on Friday in a mine explosion in northern Mali after two of their vehicles passed over the explosive devices, the Malian army announced.

“Two vehicles of the Malian Armed Forces passed over an improvised explosive device, causing the death of five Malian soldiers and wounding four others between the Ansongo and Indelimane localities,” the Public Relations Division of the Army (DIRPA) said in a statement.

The Dangers of Texting While Driving

If you use a cell phone, chances are you’re aware of “text messaging”—brief messages limited to 160 characters that can be sent or received on all modern mobile phones. Texting, also known as SMS (for short message service), is on the rise, up from 9.8 billion messages a month in December ’05 to 110.4 billion in December ’08. Undoubtedly, more than a few of those messages are being sent by people driving cars. Is texting while driving a dangerous idea?

Angola's yellow fever outbreak has killed more than 300 people since December, with cases of the deadly disease spreading to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and even China, the World Health Organization has said.

The outbreak was first detected in the capital Luanda at the end of last year, and has now been confirmed in most coastal and central regions of the west African country.

Lying in hospital with bloodied bandages over the deep gashes in his legs, Senegalese fisherman Ali Fall recalls the moment a hippopotamus tried to kill him as he hauled in nets in a local river.

“I came with another fisherman to pick up the nets I had left when the hippopotamus upended our boat. My friend got away but it bit into my left leg, then my right,” said the shaken 25-year-old.

The waters of Gouloumbou in eastern Senegal, a tributary of the River Gambia and the village where Fall lives, have often run red with the blood of his peers.

Caleb Butsorme
Popularly known as O'minOr/ Molaato is a guitarist and bassist and he is known for his chordal progression and twist to songs.

A lot need to be done to ensure access to reliable electricity for African’s citizens. However a number of complications are hindering the achievement of UN sustainable goal.

Access rates are expanding in many nations, and technology and design improvement are on the way in offering opportunities for a rapid growth.

Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr has called on Ghanaians to ‘force government to reduce the high electricity bills’ that has caused lots of outrage in the country.

Kwesi Pratt, speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Thursday said, this was necessary since the new tariffs is killing businesses in the country.

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (CPCG) has hinted that prices of petroleum products are likely to go up as crude oil prices on the international market continue to appreciate.

The CPCG attributed the rise in international crude oil prices to rising international demand for the commodity and disruption in the supply of crude oil to the market.

A Thai man is recovering in hospital after a 3m (10ft) python emerged from a squat toilet and sank its fangs into his penis.
Attaporn Boonmakchuay said the python was "yanking very hard" as he and his wife tried to wrestle it off.
Doctors said Mr Attaporn, who lost a lot of blood in the ordeal, was making a good recovery.
Workers dismantled the toilet and extracted the python which had slithered through domestic plumbing.

Google has won a major US court battle with software firm Oracle after a jury ruled it did not unfairly appropriate parts of the Java programming language.
Oracle had argued that Google had infringed its copyright and had sought nearly $9bn (£6bn) in damages.
The outcome was eagerly awaited by software developers who feared that a victory for Oracle might encourage more such legal actions.

Baby Favour in the arms of Dr Pietro Bartolo
A nine-month-old Nigerian girl who survived a shipwreck is going to an Italian foster family, after her story triggered many adoption offers.
The baby's mother, who was pregnant with a second child, died of petrol burns when an overcrowded migrant boat capsized in the Mediterranean.

Jose Mourinho Appointed Manchester United Boss

Jose Mourinho has been confirmed as Manchester United's new manager.

The former Chelsea and Real Madrid signed his contract at a London hotel at around 5pm on Thursday to take charge at Old Trafford.

South Africans are wondering how serious President Jacob Zuma is about austerity after it emerged this week that the state had spent about 8.6m rand ($550,000; £374,000) on new cars for his wives over the past three years.
In response to a parliamentary question from the opposition this week, Police Minister Nathi Nhleko said the police had spent close to $230,000 alone on luxury cars for President Zuma's four wives this year - despite a call for citizens to tighten their belts as South Africa's economy struggles to meet growth targets.

After it was announced on Wednesday evening that she was one of the 45 finalists for the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee, 14-year-old Afua Ansah basked in the spotlight. In front of the stage, holding her nation’s flag, she politely answered questions from reporters after being crowned as Ghana’s first ever finalist.

The Ghana Police Service has said it is considering shutting down social media services in the country on November 7, the day of the general elections.

According to the Inspector General of Police, John Kudalor, the abuse of social media platforms by both political parties and ordinary Ghanaians has often created unnecessary tension in the country.

Former Black Stars Defender John Paintsil is to be arraigned before court today Thursday, May 26, for assaulting a police commander.

His wife had reported him to the police on Tuesday, May 24 for allegedly stealing her car.

The footballer was invited to the East Legon police station where he punched DSP Basintale during interrogation.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is not working to damage the image of the President John Dramani Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration contrary to allegations by some government officials, the PRO of the Accra West Branch of ECG, Eric Asante has said.

“I would blatantly say that it is not possible, the whole workers of ECG are in bed with somebody planning sabotage? We cannot say that this is not the first time ECG has rolled out software that has encountered such problems, and some of the workers have worked for many years under various regimes, so it is not possible,” he told Emefa Apawu on Class FM's 505 news programme on Tuesday, May 24.

John Painstil:Ex-Black Stars defender in police custody for assaulting officer

Former Black Stars right-back John Painstil has been put behind cells for assaulting a police officer.
The former West Ham and Fulham guardsman was locked up at the East Legon police cells on Tuesday evening.

An Australian man was hit with the mobile bill shock of his life after his network provider Telstra handed him a heart-stopping A$2m (£983,992; €1.28m) charge for using his phone. Being hit by an unexpectedly high mobile bill is always a nasty surprise but spare a thought for Callum Mawson who woke up to discover his bank account was millions of dollars in the red after an error had occurred following a routine payment.
Australia's largest telecoms provider Telstra initially sent 22-year-old Mr Mawson a charge for $225, which he went to pay online but as it was being processed he was presented with a confirmation screen saying "Thank you for paying $2250623.00".

China is taking serious and drastic measures to ensure that its data remains secure from malicious hackers. It will soon become the first nation to launch the world's first quantum communication satellite in space, when the rocket takes off in July.

China specifically developed the satellite to help it securely send and receive data by achieving quantum communication between space and earth.

London, United Kingdom – Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell on Wednesday said it was cutting at least another 2,200 jobs owing to low oil prices and following its takeover of smaller rival BG Group.
“Shell staff have today been informed about the progress being made on integrating BG into the company, and on further measures that are necessary to ensure Shell is competitive in a ‘lower for longer’ oil price environment,” the Anglo-Dutch group said in a statement.

Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), presently recognised as the African Union (AU).

Africa Day 2016 is being celebrated in furtherance of the AU’s theme for this year: “Human rights, with a particular focus on the rights of women”.

The day demonstrates the commitment of African leaders to place women – as key drivers and enablers – at the front and centre of all efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the AU’s Agenda 2063.

Gospel singer/Songwriter Minister O J has said vulgar lyrics of songs released in recent times is partly to blame for the state of moral decadence in the country.

“We are losing our morals gradually, a time will come people will be almost naked on Television so our leaders should check most of these things.”

Local steel manufacturing companies say they will have no choice but to shut down due to cheap imports and killer electricity tariffs.

Local steel factories employ nearly 9,000 workers, comprising 3,000 workforce in the mills and 6,000 indirect workers, representing scrap collectors and dealers, transporters, etc.

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II says its time to peg marriage age in Nigeria. Speaking at a conference of Northern Muslims Religious Leaders Forum on Primary Health care in Kano yesterday May 24th, Sanusi spoke strongly against child marriage. According to him, the health challenge faced when a girl is exposed to child marriage is enough reason to discontinue the practice.

In June 1998, a retired Hartford, Connecticut Police officer named Peter Getz, carried a young girl to safety away from a building on fire. He rescued 'Josibek Aponte', who was already covered in ash at the time she was found, after the apartment building she and her uncle were living in erupted in flames while they were inside. The young girl was just 5-year-old then, wasn't breathing and didn't have a pulse when she was pulled out.

Conscious goal setting is the foundation of any successful venture.Any goal that is worth setting is worth setting right now. Not next Monday. Not in the New Year. Today. If you find yourself procrastinating, that’s because the goal just isn’t that important to you.
Following directly on from that statement, I should make something absolutely clear: just because you don’t perceive a goal to be important enough at any given moment doesn’t mean that it isn’t a goal worth pursuing.

Sticking to a set goal is not an easy task,Its takes a lot of self discipline.

Tyler Perry moving out of Atlanta to set up farm

Typer Perry offloaded his city home for $17.5 million (£12.1 million) earlier this month (May16), setting a new record for the highest price ever paid for a private property in Atlanta.Tyler, who runs his own production studio in the Georgia capital, reveals he has since moved his family into a 17-acre compound, which he plans to fill with animals and grow his own produce.

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