One of Japan’s largest digital currency exchanges has said it will refund most of the $534m (£380m) worth of virtual assets lost in a hacking attack. Coincheck has promised to use its own funds to reimburse more than 46bn yen ($423m) to customers who lost their NEM cryptocurrency coins on Friday. The Tokyo-based company suspended ... The post Coincheck promises 46bn

Separatists in southern Yemen have seized government buildings in the city of Aden amid fierce clashes with forces of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi. Prime Minister Ahmed bin Dagher has accused the separatists of mounting a coup. Aden serves as a temporary base of the Hadi government, with Houthi rebels controlling the capital Sanaa. The development ... The post Yemen

The Family of the police officer who was shot dead in last Sunday’s attack on the Kwabenya Police station wants the state to honour him with a state funeral. Spokesperson for the family, Robert Normesinu Ashilevi, who made the request on their behalf at the ceremony to mark a week since his brother’s passing, said the ... The post Family of slain Kwabenya Policeman

Michy Batshuayi scored twice but went close to a hat-trick as Chelsea beat Newcastle United 3-0 to sail into the fifth round of the FA Cup. In talkSPORT’s live commentary game on Sunday afternoon, Batshuayi staked his claim for more first-team action with two first-half goals at Stamford Bridge. The Belgian is still on the peripheral in the ... The post Chelsea

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture, in collaboration with the Agricultural Development Bank (adb), has officially handed over the keys to a fully furnished three-bedroom house to the 2016 national best farmer, Robert Crentsil at Apra near Kasoa in the Central Region. Mr Crentsil, who hails from Ajumako Enyan-Essiam district in the Central Region, was ... The post 2016

The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, on Saturday participated in the Steering Committee Meeting of the Organisation of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) underway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The First Lady attended the Meeting as the Representative of the West African Block that are members of the Organisation. Ghana was elected onto the Steering ... The post First Lady attends

The Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko, has cautioned against painting the recent high profile incidents of criminal activity with political colours. Speaking on The Big Issue, the legislator said the more pressing concern was to ensure the police were properly resourced to match up to the now-better equipped criminals. “I don’t want us ... The post Don’t

Samsung did a pretty great job with the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus smartphones last year — and as expected, the company isn’t radically changing the design language for their successors. That’s if you believe a leak published today by VentureBeat — reliable phone leaker Evan Blass has obtained images of the front of the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus, ... The post Leaked

You spend half your day and more than 40 hours a week in office, so it’s obvious that you will get friendly with your colleagues. However tiny little things can infuriate your colleague, make sure you are not doing any of these. Don’t talk loudly: Why do you have to shout at the top of your ... The post 5 Things you should not do at work appeared first on Ghana

Roger Federer won his sixth Australian Open and 20th Grand Slam title with a five-set victory over Marin Cilic. The Swiss lost five games in a row as he dropped the fourth set but recovered to win 6-2 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 3-6 6-1. Federer, 36, becomes only the fourth player after Margaret Court, Serena Williams ... The post Federer wins 20th Grand slam title appeared first on Ghana

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly on Sunday morning began removing all unauthorised billboards along some principal streets of Accra. The exercise, which began on the Ring Road stretch, is expected to continue to Korle-Bu and its environs. Billboards and signage causing clutter and congestion at traffic intersections and junctions are expected to be removed. Flagpoles placed ... The post AMA

Roger Federer won his sixth Australian Open and 20th Grand Slam title with a five-set victory over Marin Cilic. The Swiss lost five games in a row as he dropped the fourth set but recovered to win 6-2 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 3-6 6-1. Federer, 36, becomes only the fourth player after Margaret Court, Serena Williams ... The post Roger Federer wins sixth Australian Open and 20th

The Swedish founder of the Ikea furniture chain, Ingvar Kamprad, has died at the age of 91, the company has announced. Mr Kamprad died at his home in Småland, Ikea confirmed in a statement. The company said that Mr Kamprad was “one of the greatest entrepreneurs of the 20th century”. The Ikea founder had faced ... The post Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad dies at 91 appeared first

Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo has disclosed plans to get the Public Private Partnership Bill passed by Parliament soon. The Bill, among others, will compel state agencies to be transparent in awarding contracts to give value for money. Cabinet is currently considering the Bill for subsequent submission to Parliament for passage. “We have received a ... The post PPP Bill will be laid soon

Malaria-related deaths in the Mfantseman Municipality reduced significantly from 22 in 2016 to two in 2017 due to improved case management, the Municipal Health Directorate has said. The period also saw a reduction in institutional deaths under-five from 31 in 2016 to 19 in 2017, while the teenage pregnancy rate also reduced marginally from 15 ... The post Malaria-related

Ghanaians Against Child Abuse (GACA), an initiative by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection and its partners to guard against child abuse and strengthen child protection systems in the country, has placed a spotlight on activities of communities along the Lake Volta in the Krachi East Municipality of the Volta Region. Reports revealed ... The post Campaign

If you’ve been with your husband, fiancé or boyfriend for a while, you may have noticed that he is quite vocal about some things (e.g., sports), but perhaps quite muted about others (e.g., your relationship). Not that sports are not important — believe me, they are — but when it comes to critical relationship questions, ... The post 6 Things men secretly love about the women in their

A lot of people absolutely love a cup of milk, while others are absolutely put off by even the idea. But whether you drink milk by itself, or whether you use it in your cereal, in your tea and coffee, or even in your scrambled eggs, milk is just one of those things you can’t ... The post Ten things you did not know about milk appeared first on Ghana

A French climber stranded on top of one of Pakistan’s most deadly mountains is safe after a dramatic rescue operation. The search for her Polish climbing partner, however, has been called off. Elisabeth Revol and Tomasz Mackiewicz were climbing Nanga Parbat, nicknamed “Killer Mountain”, when they got stuck at 7,400m (24,280ft) on Friday. An elite ... The post French woman saved

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak, has stated that he is heading to the Supreme Court to seek an interpretation of the law that requires the Speaker of Parliament to be sworn in to act as President when the elected Head of State and deputy are unable to perform their ... The post MP heads to Supreme Court over