Новости за 26.09.2018

Zhiqun Zhu

Security, Asia

Both Koreas want unification and economic development. Why should Washington stand in their way?

After his June 2018 summit in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, President Donald Trump declared that North Korea no longer presented a nuclear threat. Denuclearization of North Korea seemed within grasp.

But by the time Trump abruptly canceled Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s planned trip to Pyongyang in late August, citing lack of progress in denuclearization... Читать дальше...

Rex Burkhead's placement on injured reserve puts the future of the New England Patriots' backfield in the present. Rookie first-round pick Sony Michel will have to run with it.

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Ghana is currently drafting a comprehensive Gas Bill that is expected to consolidate gas sector regulations and harmonise the legal regime with the emerging global regulatory landscape, the Deputy Minister of Energy, Mr Amin Adam has said. The Bill, he said, is expected to be finalized and passed within a year, subject to the Parliamentary timet ...

Mr Osei Assibey-Antwi, Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has advised beneficiaries of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCo) programme to be loyal in the discharge of their duties and work hard to achieve the objectives of the programme. They must adhere to the core values of the programme, which were knowledge, punctuality, i ...

More than 300 people at Kpetoe, Afegame and Agorhokpo in the Agortime Ziope District have been displaced following the overflow of the Tordze River. Continuous torrential rains in the region also submerged about 24 houses sited along the river banks. Briefing the press after assessing the affected areas, Mr. Divine Bosson, Regional Manager, N ...

NDC Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Dr. Clement Apaak, is unhappy that Parliament rsquo;s Foreign Affairs Committee was not formally informed about Ghana rsquo;s agreement with the United States of America (US) to deport some 7000 Ghanaians. Dr. Apaak, a member of Parliament rsquo;s Foreign Affairs Committee, said ldquo;we would have wis ...

It has emerged that Golden Star Prestea Mine in the Western Region, has not paid dividends to government over a period of ten years. Ahmed-Salim Adam, acting Manager of the company, explained that they have not been making profit for several years due to a myriad of challenges. The Government of Ghana owns 10 percent of the company, while Gol ...

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), and the Government of Ghana, have announced a collaboration to provide some 100,000 affordable homes through a social impact investment initiative for Ghanaians. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed to that effect, is a major milestone in terms of UNOPS rsquo; commitment to fostering ...

The Independent Committee set up to investigate the police killing of the seven Zongo youth in the Ashanti Region, has been submitted its report to the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. The report was submitted to the Vice President today, Wednesday, 26th September, and has subsequently been forwarded to the Attorney General 39;s ...

The Upper West Region branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on government to apologize to the people of the Upper West Region for donating expired consumables to flood victims in the region. The party says the expired products have left the disaster victims in greater pain. They want an explanation from the Upper West re ...

The National Disaster Management Organisation says a store manager who has been suspended following the donation of expired items to flood victims should have known that the items he released had gone bad. Deputy Director General of NADMO Abu Ramadan said the items were under the care of the store manager and the onus lied on him to ensure that ...

The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana says the $2 billion Sinohydro deal with government is not the only support his country is willing to give Ghana. Shi Ting Wang said they will support the government of Ghana to achieve its economic developmental targets and the Sinohydro deal is just one of the many good things his country has under its sleeves fo ...

The wild-card game has provided plenty of drama for the Major League Baseball playoffs since it began in 2012, but... Read More »

Each week we select four feature match ups for the fans to vote on. Our staff then breaks down each game in a weekly high school preview with results from … Click to Continue »

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Cuba wants the United States to return the Guantanamo Naval Base to Cuban sovereignty and pay compensation for human and environmental suffering caused by years of US aggression, President of the Cuban Counsel of Ministers Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump is holding a Wednesday press conference where he’ll answer questions, which will likely include some about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The event will be in New York City as the president has been participating in a week of United Nations events. Trump has alre...

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday released the full text of the prepared testimony of Christine Blasey Ford, the first of three women accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault.Ford and Kavanaugh are...

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday released the full text of the prepared testimony of Christine Blasey Ford, the first of three women accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault.Ford...

Two teenage boys were killed in a shooting Wednesday afternoon near the Sox-35th Street Red Line Station, according to police.

"This nomination process has been flawed from the start," said the U.S. program director at Human Rights Watch

About 3 p.m., a group of males got into a confrontation near 35th and LaSalle streets that resulted in gunfire, according to Chicago police.

Research and development services exports supported some 888 jobs in the Capital Region in 2017, up 7.4 percent from the previous year, according to the 2018 Export Monitor released in April by the Brookings Institution. Overall, exports from the Capital Region increased in 2017 by 2.6 percent, the Brookings Institution said. The innovation-driven economy contributed to most of that gain, according to the Center for Economic Growth. During the past 20 years, the region, with the support of the state of New York... Читать дальше...

Research and development services exports supported some 888 jobs in the Capital Region in 2017, up 7.4 percent from the previous year, according to the 2018 Export Monitor released in April by the Brookings Institution. Overall, exports from the Capital Region increased in 2017 by 2.6 percent, the Brookings Institution said. The innovation-driven economy contributed to most of that gain, according to the Center for Economic Growth. During the past 20 years, the region, with the support of the state of New York... Читать дальше...