China’s semiconductor index leapt close to a three-year high on Monday on bets a U.S. order halting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s (2330.TW), shipments of advanced chips to Chinese customers could accelerate Beijing’s self-reliance efforts. TSMC will from Monday suspend shipments of certain sophisticated chips to some Chinese clients after receiving a letter from the U.S. Department of Commerce imposing … The post China

India’s financial crime agency will summon Flipkart and Amazon (AMZN.O), executives as it steps up an investigation into alleged foreign investment law violations, days after raiding some of the e-commerce firms’ sellers, a senior government source said. The planned action signals growing regulatory scrutiny of Walmart-owned (WMT.N), Flipkart and Amazon when their sales are rapidly growing in India’s $70 billion e-commerce … The post India

Lisbon will this week play host to Europe’s biggest annual tech conference, Web Summit, where industry leaders and lawmakers will weigh the pros and cons of Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Senior executives from firms such as Apple (AAPL.O), Microsoft (MSFT.O), and Meta (META.O), will join high-ranking officials from Europe for debates about the future of artificial intelligence, … The post Web

Bitcoin soared to a record high above $81,000 on Monday on expectations that cryptocurrencies will boom in a favourable regulatory environment following the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president and pro-crypto candidates to Congress. The world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency , has now more than doubled from the year’s low of $38,505 and was … The post Bitcoin

 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo last Friday inaugurated Cardinal Namdini Limited in the Talensi District in the Upper East Region, taking Ghana a significant step towards solidifying its position as Africa’s leading gold producer. The occasion also marked the first pouring of gold and the official opening by the President with opera­tionalisation of Cardinal … The post Pres

 Cocoa farmers from across the country have hailed the new cocoa producer price announced by the government, describing it as unprecedented. According to the farmers, the gesture by the government was not only a commitment to devel­oping the cocoa sector, but also a move to improve their livelihoods. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as part … The post  Farmers hail new cocoa producer price

 The Algerian boxer, Imane Khelif, one of two at the centre of the Summer Olympics boxing gender row, is reportedly looking to take legal action over the release of alleged medical reports in France claiming she has male XY chromosomes. The controversy first began when Khelif, and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting, were allowed to com­pete … The post Khelif to take legal action over leaked

Lionel Messi scored but Inter Miami suffered a shock first-round exit in the MLS Cup play-offs. Atlanta United triumphed 3-2 in the best-of-three decider in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after both sides had won one game each. Miami finished the regular season with a record 74 points from 34 games in the Eastern Conference to win … The post Messi’s Inter Miami suffers shock MLS Cup exit appeared

Pep Guardiola is enduring the worst statistical run of his managerial career after Manchester City lost their fourth straight game on Saturday. Brighton came from behind to beat the English champions 2-1 in the Premier League to leave sec­ond-placed City five points behind leaders Liverpool. City hadn’t lost four games in a row in all … The post Guardiola loses 4 straight games for first

Mr Alan Kyerematen, presidential candidate for Movement for Change, has said he would mobilise farmers, to transform the country’s agri­culture sector, towards increased productivity and food security. He, therefore, announced that he would form Ghana United Farmers Association, as a power­ful network, to ensure large-scale mechanised farming, if elected president on December 7. Mr Kyerematen … The post Alan

 This year’s Farmers’ Day was marked across the districts to honour farm­ers, fishers at the local levels for their enormous contributions to the development of agriculture in the country. For their contributions in promoting food security of the country, the winners apart from certificates, were presented with prizes such as, freezers, tricycles, Polytanks, cutlasses, agro-chem­icals, … The post Farmers,

 Adjeman football team, a community club, last Monday beat Gormli football team 4-2 on penalties to become the champions of the second ‘Nye Awo Kpakpa’ (Good mother) Community football tournament  The winners received a trophy, undisclosed cash reward, footballs and gold medals while the second placed team took home undis­closed cash, silver medals and  footballs … The post Team

 A 20-year-old motor tricy­cle rider, Kofi Gideon, has been sentenced to six months in prison by the Bibiani District Court for causing the death of a two-year-old boy in an accident. In addition to the prison sen­tence, the court, presided by Mr Lord Delvin Essandoh, ordered Gideon to pay GH? 6, 000 as compensation to … The post ‘Aboboyaa’ rider jailed 6 months