GHANA Water Limited (GWL), Accra West Region, has recognised two major commercial customers, GIHOC Distilleries and KANE-EM Limited, for their prompt payment of bills. The recognition, held in Accra yesterday as part of this year’s Customer Service Month, was under the theme, “Going the Extra Mile, Delivering Quality in Every Service”. The initiative highlighted the…
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui, fifth from right, holds talks with Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis, fourth from left, in Pyongyang, Friday, in this photo released by the North’s state media the following day. Yonhap North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui met one-on-one with her Swiss counterpart visiting Pyongyang earlier this week and discussed…
A wave of youth-led protests has swept Europe, with demonstrators denouncing rising prices and a lack of prospects. Published On 31 Oct 202631 Oct 2026 Germany and France are preparing for potential protests over the weekend that could coincide with Halloween festivities. Approximately 150,000 people in Germany have registered to turn out in about 30…
Samsung Lions starter Ariel Jurado pitches against the Kia Tigers during Game 2 of the second round in the Korea Baseball Organization postseason at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in the southeastern city of Daegu, Oct. 27. Yonhap The two right-handed pitchers that went toe-to-toe earlier in the ongoing South Korean baseball postseason will meet again…
This photo from the X account of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio shows South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on the sidelines of a Group of 20 (G20) meeting in Atlanta, Oct. 30. Captured from Rubio’s X account WASHINGTON — The top diplomats of South Korea, the United…
“For the record, the destruction of hundreds of changfans on the Tano River doesn’t immediately make its pure, but it’s a crucial starting point, and under the leadership of the sector minister, Hon. Armah-Kofi Buah, more actions will be taken to redeem our water bodies,” he wrote in a Facebook post.
Brazil has summoned Argentina’s top diplomat in the country to answer questions about right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, who fled first to Argentina, then to the United States, after losing Sunday’s presidential election. On Thursday, Brazil’s Foreign Ministry called in Argentina’s charge d’affaires, Maria Emilia Cortes, sources inside the government told the news agency Reuters. Recommended…
Sierra Leonean President, Julius Maada Bio, has stated that political independence must translate into improved living conditions through education, food security, industrial development and stronger African economies. It is against this backdrop that he urged his fellow African leaders to strengthen local industries, invest in human capital and maximise the value of the continent’s natural…
A hallway of cells at Cheonan Correctional Institution, Korea’s only prison tasked with handling foreign inmates, in South Chungcheong Province, Aug. 6 / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk Prisons, once widely regarded as undesirable facilities, are now drawing competition from local governments seeking to revive shrinking communities and struggling economies. Seven municipal governments are…
A motorist puts gas in the tank of a vehicle at a Costco gasoline station Thursday in Lone Tree, Colo. AP-Yonhap Oil prices jumped more than 2 percent on Friday and settled at their highest levels since the end of April, as traders braced for a potential escalation in the Iran war after the U.S….
