North Korea has carried out another ballistic missile test, days after a new president took office in the South. Japanese officials say the missile, which launched from north-western Kusong, reached an altitude of 2,000km. South Korea’s newly elected President Moon Jae-in, who is seeking deeper engagement with the North, said it was a “reckless provocation”. ...
Another major cyber-attack could be imminent after Friday’s global hit that infected more than 125,000 computer systems, security experts have warned. UK security researcher “MalwareTech”, who helped to limit the ransomware attack, predicted “another one coming… quite likely on Monday”. The virus, which took control of users’ files, spread to 100 countries, including Spain, France ...
Portugal have won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in the competition’s history. Salvador Sobral, 27, won with his love ballad Amar Pelos Dois, which was written by his sister. He said on receiving the trophy: “We live in a world of fast food music. This is a victory for music… music isn’t ...
President Nana Akufo-Addo has stressed the important roles laboratories and workshops in Technical High Schools play in developing the skills that would equip students for the modern world. President Akufo-Addo assured that his government will not “turn the Free SHS into a process that simply churns out young people that would not be equipped to cope ...
The President’s Municipal Chief Executive nominee for the Savelugu/Nantong Municipal Assembly in the Northern Region, has been confirmed despite two demonstrations against her nomination. Fifty out of 64 assembly members voted yes for Hajia Ayishetu Seidu, whose nomination sparked hostilities in the Savelugu Township. The assembly members on Saturday downplayed the impact of the demonstrations ...
A security researcher has told the BBC how he “accidentally” halted the spread of ransomware affecting hundreds of organisations, including the UK’s NHS. The man, known online as MalwareTech, was analysing the code behind the malware on Friday night when he made his discovery. He first noticed that the software was trying to contact an ...
A cyber-attack that hit organisations worldwide including the UK’s National Health Service was “unprecedented”, Europe’s police agency says. Europol also warned a “complex international investigation” was required “to identify the culprits”. Ransomware encrypted data on at least 75,000 computers in 99 countries on Friday. Payments were demanded for access to be restored. European countries, including ...
Four-time champion Rafael Nadal ended a three-year, seven-match losing streak against Novak Djokovic to reach the final of the Madrid Open. The Spaniard, 30, won 6-2 6-4 to claim his first victory over the Serb since the 2014 French Open final. Nadal improved his record on clay this year to 14-0 and will face Austrian ...
Citi FM as part of the Mothers’ Day celebrations worldwide, is organizing a special event to honour mothers dubbed “Mama’s day of honour” at the Holiday Inn hotel at 5:00pm today [Sunday] May 14, 2017. The last couple of years has seen Citi FM mark Mother’s Day with the ‘Cook for Mama’ competition and the ‘Mother’s ...
Ghana’s poultry industry has been hit with yet another challenge as loans secured under the past NDC government for the acquisition of machinery and other inputs for poultry framers has gone down the drain. Poultry farmers are threatening legal action should government refuse to refund the GHc6 million cedis that was used in financing the ...
A heavy rainstorm has hit Tatali-Sangule district in the northern region causing damage to several properties. The rainstorm, which started Friday evening, damaged over 40 houses and other properties leaving residents in the area without shelter. Electricity supply in the area has also been affected. An Assembly Member in one of the electoral areas lamented to ...
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