IN a remarkable achievement, the US’s oldest serving astronaut, Dr. Michael Pettit, has returned to Earth on his 70th birthday after completing a 220-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Pettit, alongside his Russian crewmates, Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan…
INDIA and the United States are poised to initiate formal negotiations on a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) from April 23, with discussions spanning 19 key chapters, including goods, services, and customs facilitation, official sources confirmed on Friday. The high-level talks…
India’s foreign exchange (forex) market has seen strong growth in recent years, with average daily turnover nearly doubling from USD 32 billion in 2020 to USD 60 billion in 2024. This significant development was highlighted by Reserve Bank of India…
FRANCE has warned of possible repercussions for the United States economy should Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell be dismissed from his post, suggesting the move would adversely affect the US dollar and wider financial stability. The cautionary note from Paris…
GHANA’S cedi is expected to post modest gains against the US dollar in the coming week, bolstered by continued central bank support and improved market liquidity, according to traders and analysts cited by Reuters. Data from LSEG showed the cedi trading at 15.4300…
FOUR foreign nationals convicted in Guinea-Bissau for trafficking over 2.6 metric tons of cocaine have been transferred to the United States to face additional federal charges, the US Justice Department announced on Friday. The men — Ramon Manriquez Castillo (a dual US-Mexican…
WORLD Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has called on African nations to deepen their trade self-reliance amid rising global tariffs and supply chain pressures, warning that over-dependence on external markets leaves many countries exposed to economic shocks. Speaking at a…
TANZANIA’S main opposition party Chadema says its detained leader, Tundu Lissu, has been quietly transferred to a different prison facility, fuelling alarm over transparency and the government’s handling of political dissent ahead of this year’s general elections. The announcement came a…
UGANDAN President Yoweri Museveni has said his country will shift its trade priorities toward Africa and other global markets following the United States’ decision to impose a 10 percent tariff on imports from most countries, including Uganda. In a nationally…
Italy has opened its first so-called sex room inside a prison following a landmark Constitutional Court ruling recognising the right of inmates to hold private and intimate meetings with their spouses or long-term partners. The inaugural visit took place on…
