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President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the recent helicopter crash in Ghana is not only a tragedy for Ghanaians, but for the whole African continent. The incident claimed the lives of all eight occupants, including two cabinet ministers, defence minister Edward Boamah, and environment, science and technology minister Ibrahim Mohammed, along with three Ghana Armed Forces crew members and other senior officials. Nandi-Ndaitwah says this in a statement released on Wednesday, extending her heartfelt condolences to Ghana president John Mahama. “It is with profound sorrow that I learned of the military helicopter crash that occurred on 6 August, in the southern Ashanti…

South Korean writer, director, and cinematographer Syeyoung Park may only be 28 years old, but he already has quite some filmmaking experience and is emerging as a genre auteur ready to make waves. At the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, for example. His new feature, The Fin, world premieres in the fest’s Filmmakers of the Presence program on Saturday, Aug. 9. If you think Squid Game was dystopian, check out the synopsis for this movie set in an imagined unified Korea. “In a post-war and ecologically devastated Korea, mutated outcasts called Omegas are exploited as cheap…

Ghana’s ministers of defence and environment have died in a military helicopter crash in the central Ashanti region, along with six other people, a government spokesperson says.Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment, Science and Technology Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, 50, were killed in the crash, which Chief of Staff Julius Debrah described as a “national tragedy”. Earlier, the Ghana Armed Forces said the Z9 helicopter, which was carrying three crew and five passengers, had gone “off the radar”.It had taken off from the capital, Accra, at 09:12 local time (and GMT) and was heading to the town of Obuasi…

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Leroy Carter was still coming to terms with his inclusion in the All Blacks squad to play in Argentina in the opening rounds of the Rugby Championship when he made the shocking discovery. “The dog ate my passport.”The utility back with the Hamilton-based Chiefs was one of four uncapped players included in Scott Robertson’s Championship squad. The phone call from Robertson informing him of his selection had come as a massive surprise.Carter was rushing to get things together for the squad’s assembly and departure when he realised the family dog had intercepted his passport.“I got my passport out to take…

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HARARE, ZIMBABWE — With the price of gold up globally, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in April put the gold coins it stopped minting a year earlier back on the market. But interested investors had to act fast. By mid-June, the sale of coins from its accumulated stock was abruptly concluded and another chapter of the currency chaos that has characterized the nation’s economy for decades was in the books. This time, at least, economists say the experiment had little effect. The short-lived sale is just the latest example in a long line of inconsistent policies, says Ithiel Mavesere, a…

The official X account for the United States Department of Homeland Security is using a still from a recent “South Park” trailer to promote the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s website, which includes application portals to sign up for various jobs under ICE such as deportation officer and criminal investigator. The still is from a teaser “South Park” dropped on July 29 to promote the second episode of Season 27, which airs this week on Comedy Central. The teaser was notable for including footage of Donald Trump groping Satan’s leg under the table at a dinner party, but it also featured…

44 Former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, has called on African leaders to stop depending on foreign aid and take bold steps towards building resilient and self-sufficient health systems across the continent. He made the appeal during the opening of the Africa Health Sovereignty Summit held on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, in Accra, Ghana. The summit brought together African Heads of State, health ministers, and international partners, to discuss ways to strengthen public health systems through local investment and leadership. President Mahama, who gave the keynote address, said Africa must stop acting like the sick patient in the global…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has accused Israel of carrying out a “systematic genocide” in Gaza.