A newly discovered flaw in Excel lets hackers run arbitrary code Audio player loading… Cybersecurity researchers from Cisco Talos recently discovered a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office that would allow potential threat actors to remotely execute malicious code on the target endpoint.  Announcing the news in a short blog post published earlier this week, the … The post Microsoft

“Put a chip in it” backfires, again Audio player loading… IBM has given its Watson Internet of Things (IoT) platform users an ultimatum: move over to another service or face disconnection.  That’s according to The Register , which got its hands on a customer email claiming end of life for the IoT platform. “Please note, … The post IBM is retiring

Police in the Indian capital, Delhi, have opened an investigation into the murder of a woman allegedly by her live-in partner. Shraddha Walkar, 27, was killed in May but her death came to light this week after her father reported her missing. They have arrested and charged Aftab Poonawala with murder. They claim that he … The post Delhi murder probe after body parts found in

Polish President, Andrzej Duda, has said there were no signs of an intentional attack after a missile strike killed two people on a farm near the western border with Ukraine. Earlier, US President, Joe Biden, said it was “unlikely” the missile had been fired from Russia. The two workers were killed as Ukraine came under … The post Poland: Missile deaths an unfortunate

Former US President, Donald Trump, has launched his third bid for the White House, declaring: “America’s comeback starts right now”. At his Florida estate, he said: “We have to save our country.” Mr Trump’s announcement comes as some fellow Republicans blame him for the party’s lacklustre performance in last week’s midterm elections. President Joe Biden, … The post Donald

 Ethiopian Prime Minister (PM), Abiy Ahmed, vowed on Tuesday “to implement hon­estly” a ceasefire agreement between his government and forces in Tigray, which he said was necessary to ensure peace. The truce signed on November 2 agreed to end a two-year war that has devastated the Tigray region, killing thousands, displacing millions, and threatening the … The post Ethiopia

Thousands of people have been displaced in the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between the army and M23 rebels moved close to the key city of Goma, an army spokesman has said. Clashes picked up again in North Kivu province on Friday, ending about a week of … The post Thousands displaced as M23 rebels near key DRC city

A residential building under construction col­lapsed on Tues­day in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Construction workers are feared trapped under the rubble and res­cue operations have begun. According to witnesses, some people who were injured during the collapse were being treated in a nearby hospital. “It was at 2 p.m. when we no­ticed that the building’s pillars … The post Several

 Oleksandr Usyk’s mandatory commitments with IBF challenger FilipHrgovic will have no bearing on a bout against Britain’s Tyson Fury to unify the world heavy­weight titles, the Ukrainian box­er’s promoter told Sky Sports. The 35-year-old retained his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight titles after a second consecutive win over Anthony Joshua in August and wants … The post Usyk

 France  skipper Hugo Lloris has confirmed that he will not join other European national team captains in wearing an anti-discrimination armband during the World Cup in Qatar. Lloris had previously refused to say if he would participate in the initiative to support the sea­son-long OneLove campaign to promote inclusion, which features an armband with a … The post  France

Brazil forward Rodrygo said they cannot be con­sidered favourites to win a record-extending sixth World Cup in Qatar just because of their glittering record, but believes they have all the qualities needed to succeed. Brazil finished top of the Conmebol qualifying group with a superb unbeaten record and six points ahead of Copa America champions … The post ‘Brazil’s record doesn’t

 Senegal forward Sa­dio Mane will miss the “first games” of the World Cup in Qatar due to injury, a Sene­gal soccer federation official was quoted as saying by local media on Tuesday. The 30-year-old striker was named last week in Senegal’s 26-man squad for the World Cup, which starts on Sunday, despite picking up an … The post  Senegal’s Mane to miss first games

 The First Deputy Gov­ernor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Maxwell Opoku-Afari, has been inducted as a Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS). According to GAAS, Dr Opoku-Afari had been inducted into the Academy because of his contribution to the country’s development. “Dr Maxwell Opoku-Afari, on account of your noteworthy … The post First

 Microsost has reiterated its com­mitment to develop bespoke solutions to help financial insti­tutions better interact with their customers and help them grow. “At Microsoft, our mission is to help financial institutions grow responsibly and deepen their customer relationships by delivering differentiated customer experiences, modernising pay­ments and core systems, managing risk and improving risk modelling, combatting … The post Microsoft

 Stakeholders in the financial and cassava value chain must step up their collaboration to help promote the cassava sector, the Chief Execu­tive Officer (CEO) of the Devel­opment Bank Ghana (DBG), K. Duker, has said. He said DBG was ready to support bankable and sustainable projects to promote the growth of the cassava value chain to … The post Let’s collaborate

 The Producer Price Inflation (PPI) rate for Oc­tober provision­ally rose to 65.2 per cent from 45.9 per cent in September. This represents a monthly change rate of 15.5 per cent. A statement issued by the GSS on the rebased PPI in Accra yesterday and copied to the Ghanaian Times, said the increase in the PPI … The post Producer Price Inflation rate jumps to 65.2%

 The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr Ibra­him Mohammed Awal, has officially unveiled the endorsed events scheduled for the 2022 ‘December in GH’ campaign. This year’s calendar which includes over 90 events being en­dorsed by the Beyond the Return Steering Committee would take place from November 2022 to January 2023. The activities included,  Afrochella, … The post ‘Endorsed

 More than 60 businesses in the pow­er, energy, electrical and engineering sector have converged on Accra for the annual power, energy and technological exhibition. The exhibition seeks to afford stakeholders,including exhibitors and visitors, the opportunity, to connect with potential business partners aimed at building a ro­bust power sector in the country. The exhibition was organised … The post Over

Security personnel risk developing hearing impair­ment due to exposure to loud sounds (acoustic trau­ma) which can negatively affect their performances. These exposures usually occur in an environment where excess noise are produced, especially in the surround­ings of security personnel where they are exposed to loud sounds from am­munitions and guns fired during their professional duties. … The post  Ghanaian

A total of 75 students of the Koforidua Tech­nical Institute (KTI) in the Eastern Region have been rendered homeless when a section of their dormitory was gutted by fire on Monday night. Their personal belongings in­cluding beds and mattresses worth thousands of Ghana cedis were destroyed completely. The affected students, who were currently being sheltered … The post 75