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Zipline Receives The 2021 U.S. Secretary Of State’s Award For Corporate Excellence In Health Security

  • December 9, 2021

Zipline, the global leader in instant logistics, has received the U.S. Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) in Health Security. The prestigious award, presented by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, honours Zipline’s work in Ghana improving health security, access, and equity across the nation. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, who spoke […]

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Samira Bawumia To Speak At Africa Women Rising Expo

  • December 9, 2021

The Africa Women Rising (AWR), a women development centered organisation, will on Friday, December 10, 2021, hold its Africa Women Rising Expo & Unveiling of African Women Rising Ghana (AWR). The expo, which will be held at the GIMPA Executive Conference Centre and on the theme: “Women Empowerment and the link to Sustainable Development in […]

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UN Chief Isolating After COVID-19 Exposure

  • December 8, 2021

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was exposed to the coronavirus Tuesday by a U.N. official who already had COVID-19 and is isolating for the next few days, diplomatic sources said. Guterres, 72, has canceled his upcoming in-person engagements, sources told AFP. The U.N. chief was to be the guest of honor of the U.N. Correspondents […]

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Germany’s Olaf Scholz Takes Over From Merkel As Chancellor

  • December 8, 2021

Olaf Scholz has been sworn in as Germany’s new chancellor, bringing to an end Angela Merkel’s historic 16 years as leader. He was voted in by the German parliament, where his three-party coalition has a substantial majority, and given a standing ovation. His centre-left Social Democrats will govern alongside the Greens and the business-friendly Free […]

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Ethiopia Accuses US And Allies Of ‘Destructive’ Approach

  • December 8, 2021

Ethiopia has accused the United States of “perpetuating a destructive narrative” after Washington and its allies sounded the alarm over reports that the authorities were unlawfully detaining citizens on ethnic grounds. The US and other Western nations released a joint statement on Monday saying they were “profoundly concerned by recent reports of the Ethiopian government’s detention of […]

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UAE Announces 4.5-Day Workweek, Saturday-Sunday Weekend

  • December 8, 2021

The United Arab Emirates announced all government entities will adopt a new work-week schedule consisting of four-and-a-half days with Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday forming the new weekend. The move, announced by state news agency WAM on Tuesday, will come into effect on January 1, 2022, making the working week more in line with Western […]