Ghana's population to double in 33 years, six in 10 now in towns – Gov't Statistician
Census data show Ghana is now mostly urban, has 293,416 citizens recorded abroad and has improved water sources in nine of every 10 homes.
November 2026
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Three nurses for about 45 patients on the children's ward: the Bolgatanga referral hospital wants the GRNMA to push government on recruitment.
3 in 4 Seoul residents drink tap water: survey
A man fills a glass with tap water in this photo. Yonhap Three in four Seoul residents now drink the city’s tap water, which is sold under the brand name Arisu, and more of them are drinking it away from home, a city survey showed Thursday. In the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s annual survey, 75.5 percent…
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Samsung retains top spots in global DRAM market in Q3
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Ghanaian engineer Johannes Amo-Aye wins Africa Prize One-to-Watch award for wind-solar turbine
Niger's Mamane Kabirou Ousseini took the £50,000 top prize in Johannesburg, while an audience vote rewarded the Ghanaian's clinic-powering turbine.
Miners urged to cooperate with NAIMOS during enforcement operations
The Media Relations Officer of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Paa Kwesi Schandorf, has urged miners to cooperate with officers of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) during enforcement operations to avoid possible confrontations.
Korea Square draws 26,000 visitors in Hong Kong over 2 days
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Joshua Wong jailed 10 years for foreign collusion
Prosecutors said Wong worked with Nathan Law, a fellow activist now living in exile, and others to press foreign governments to impose sanctions, blockades or other hostile measures on China, Hong Kong and their officials. The two men co-founded Demosisto, a pro-democracy party that disbanded in 2020.
Most gov’t agencies deny using VirusTotal, deepening questions over presidential data leak
President Lee Jae Myung and first lady Kim Hea Kyung step off Korea’s presidential aircraft at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, June 18. Korea Times photo by Wang Tae-seog Most government agencies told The Korea Times they do not use VirusTotal, the malware analysis platform where the personal information of the first couple…