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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.

Israeli attacks have killed at least 83 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip amid a deepening Israel-induced hunger crisis, medical sources have told Al Jazeera, as hospitals in the besieged territory have recorded eight more deaths from starvation and malnutrition.Among those killed on Tuesday were 58 aid seekers who were shot by Israeli forces as they approached aid distribution sites operated by the US- and Israeli-backed GHF.Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary, reporting from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, said the “same exact scenario plays out in Gaza every single day” since GHF distribution sites began operating in May.“Palestinians are approaching these distribution…

Sam Altman’s blow torch to his competitors is so hot, it even includes a new partnership with Amazon Web Services. As OpenAI announced two open-weight reasoning models with capabilities on par with its o-series, Amazon announced that the new models would soon be available as a service on AWS. For the first time, OpenAI models will be available as a choice to power Amazon AI services like Bedrock and SageMaker AI. While anyone can download the models via Hugging Face, Amazon didn’t just grab the models to offer them as an AWS service on their own. This is a partnership…