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Day 2, UNGA: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Meets 3 Presidents, 4 Counterparts & Others
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar interacted with three presidents, four counterparts among others on Day two of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting on September 21. He met French president Emmanuel Macron, Ghana president Nana Akufo-Addo and Comoros president Azali Assoumani. Furthermore, Jaishankar also invited the Ghana president to the UN office on New York, to discuss the bilateral relations between India and… read-more
Tags: UNGA, Jaishankar, Emmanuel Macron, Antonio Guterres, Ghana
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Indian Men's Hockey Team To Commence CWG 2022 With Match Against Ghana
The Indian Men's Hockey Team will open their game at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games versus Ghana on July 31. The two teams will compete in Pool B for their first win of the campaign. India is in Pool B of the event, with Canada, England, Ghana, and Wales. The match will commence at 2030 hours IST on Sony Ten 3, Sony Six, and the… read-more
Tags: Hockey, Commonwealth Games 2022, Indian Men's Hockey Team, Ghana, Birmingham
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WHO Declares Outbreak In Ghana After Reports Of Ebola-Like Marburg Virus Cases
World Health Organization has proclaimed Ghana's first outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus illness after laboratories confirmed infections in two individuals. Fruit bats transmit the illness, a highly contagious hemorrhagic fever, to humans, and humans contract it by coming into touch with infected individuals' body fluids or surfaces. More than 90 contacts have been discovered and are being tracked, including health personnel and… read-more
Tags: Ghana, Marburg Virus, WHO, Outbreak, infectious disease
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2 Succumb To Marburg Virus In Ghana; WHO On Alert
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that two suspected cases of Marburg virus have been detected in Ghana. Both the patients from Ghana's Southern Ashanti region have succumbed to the virus. The Marburg virus belongs to the same family as Ebola, and is a highly infectious Hemorrhagic fever. The virus transmits among persons through direct contact with bodily fluids of infected people and surfaces.
Tags: WHO, Marburg Virus, Ebola, Ghana, Southern Ashanti
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Tanzania, Ghana Added To "At Risk" Countries' List: Omicron
Indian Government, on December 7 added Tanzania & Ghana to the "at-risk" nations' list. The two regions of Africa have been added amid the rising threat of Covid-19's new variant Omicron. In the addition, there are 23 counties including the UK, US, and Germany are on the list. Amid the Omicron threat, India imposed strict travel rules, mandatory quarantine, RT-PCR tests, and thermal screening at airports for travelers.
Tags: travel restrictions, Omicron Strain, TANZANIA, Ghana, Indian government
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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Ghana 1st Country To Receive COVAX Vaccines; Gets 6L Jabs From India
West-African country Ghana became the first country to obtain vaccines under the COVAX initiative as it welcomed 6,00,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine by Serum Institute of India on February 24. Delivered by UNICEF, the vaccines reached Ghana’s Kotoka International Airport as part of the initial wave of COVID-19 vaccines that COVAX is granting to 92 low/middle-income nations. Reportedly, Ghana’s will commence its phased vaccination drive… read-more
Tags: Ghana, COVAX, UNICEF, Serum Institute of India, AstraZeneca, Covid -19, vaccine
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Boxer Vijender Set To Return In March; Venue, Opponent Stays Unclear
Promoters of Indian pro-boxer Vijender Singh have confirmed the latter’s return to ring in March, after a year-long break. While the opponent's name, venue and date is yet to be decided, Vijender looks to extend 12-0 winning streak including eight knockout bouts. About his return, Vijender said, "I am pumped up….to enter the ring again". Reportedly, the WBO Oriental and WBO Asia-Pacific Super Middleweight champion defeated Ghana's… read-more
Tags: Boxing, Vijender Singh, Ghana, Charles Adamu
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Delhi: 5 Africans Arrested By Telangana Police For Cheating Indians
Telangana's Rachakonda police on January 8 apprehended five African nationals in Delhi for duping money from Indians. As per the police, the gang mislead people via fake accounts on social media. Moreover, they disguised as Mumbai airport's custom officer and extorted money as taxes. As per reports, the prime accused Akpaul Godstime, along with his friends, had possessed Nigeria, Ghana and Liberia passports and stayed in India on short-term… read-more
Tags: Rachakonda Police, Cyber Crime, Hyderabad, Ghana, Dingtone
Courtesy: The Indian Express