February 2018

Nearly 200 undocumented migrants from Central America have been found hidden in a lorry without food or water in north-eastern Mexico. The men, women and children were found crammed into the truck in Tamaulipas state just south of the…
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The Central Regional Health Directorate has identified eclampsia as the leading cause of maternal deaths in the region. Eclampsia is a condition in which one or more convulsions occur in a pregnant woman suffering from high blood…
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A two-unit semi-detached fully-furnished two bedroom house to serve as accommodation for health workers at Kasuliyili Community Clinic in the Tolon District of the Northern Region has been inaugurated. The facility, located on the same…
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The bodies of at least 20 people have been pulled from the sea off the coast of Melilla, a small Spanish territory bordering Morocco. Moroccan rescue services recovered the corpses after the crew of a passenger ship spotted them in the…
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Departments and Agencies in the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) have been told not to work in isolation but coordinate their activities to promote efficient and effective development of their localities.…
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The Accra-Cape Coast highway accounted for more than 60 per cent of all road crashes recorded in 2017, making it the most dangerous road corridor in the Central Region, the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) has said. Mrs…
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World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Super Middleweight champion Gilberto Ramirez (37-0, 25 KOs) scored a one-sided six round beatdown over previously unbeaten challenger Habib Ahmed (22-1, 17 KOs) of Ghana, on Saturday night at the American…
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North Korea has been acquiring technology for its nuclear and weapons programmes through its Berlin embassy, Germany's head of intelligence says. Hans-Georg Maassen told NDR TV that many of these activities had been thwarted, but not all…
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An Amtrak train carrying 147 people has collided with a goods train in the US state of South Carolina, killing at least two people, officials say. About 70 people were injured. Amtrak says the passenger train's lead engine and several…
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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has launched the first ‘Engineering Leadership Skills Lecture Series’, at a ceremony, in Kumasi, as part of efforts by the College of Engineering to train engineers who are ready to…
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