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In a quiet, rural neighbourhood 70km (45miles) west of Kyiv, we spoke to Anna, who is 50. We have changed her name to protect her identity. Anna told us that on 7 March she had been at home with her husband when a foreign soldier barged in. “At gunpoint, he took me to a house nearby. He ordered me: ‘Take your clothes off or I’ll shoot you.’ He kept threatening to kill me if I didn’t do as he said. Then he started raping me,” she said. Anna described her attacker as a young, thin, Chechen fighter allied with Russia.…

The reconstruction of the wipe-out Bogoso-Appiatse community is scheduled to start on Sunday, May 15, 2022. This is according to the Deputy Lands Minister and the Chairman of the Appiatse Reconstruction Implementation Committee, Benito Owusu-Bio. The announcement comes nearly two months after the inauguration of the Appiatse Reconstruction Implementation Committee. The Appiatse Support Fund, which was set up to mobilise adequate funds to rebuild the community destroyed by a fatal explosion, has received over ¢35 million in donations so far. Mr Benito Owusu-Bio, in a media engagement, disclosed that the contractor(s) and designs for the reconstruction will be made known…

Police in New York are investigating a shooting with multiple reported injuries at a Brooklyn subway station. According to local media, shots were fired at the 36th Street station in Sunset Park around 0830 local time (1330 GMT) on Tuesday morning. Officials have warned residents to avoid the area and expect delays. At least four train lines are also said to be delayed in both directions. The number of casualties from the incident is not yet known. Photos from the scene show bloodied passengers lying on the station floor. Local media reports that several devices, including undetonated explosives, have been…

WHO welcomes the establishment of a new Heads of State and Government Group to accelerate progress towards the SDG target for noncommunicable diseases  ̶ a one-third reduction in “premature” deaths from diseases like diabetes, cancer, heart and lung disease and the promotion of mental health and well-being. The decision was taken at the inaugural International Strategic Dialogue on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and the Sustainable Development Goals, held today in Accra, Ghana, where a new Global Compact on NCDs was launched. The dialogue was co-hosted by WHO, together with the Governments of Ghana and Norway. Heads of State highlighted the urgency…

Reported cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States decreased during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but most resurged by the end of that year. Ultimately, reported cases of gonorrhea, syphilis, and congenital syphilis surpassed 2019 levels, while chlamydia declined, according to new data published today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data provide the clearest picture yet of COVID-19’s impact on the U.S. STD epidemic. The newly released 2020 STD Surveillance Report found that at the end of 2020: Reported cases of gonorrhea and primary & secondary (P&S) syphilis were up 10% and 7%, respectively, compared…

An accident at Gomoa Potsin on the Kasoa-Winneba Highway in the Central Region has claimed the life of one person. Four others are also in critical condition and have been hospitalised at Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital. The accident reportedly occurred at Mustapha Plus junction near Potsin Junction. This was after a Sprinter bus with registration number GX 9541- 21 with passengers on board hit a cow that had been knocked down earlier by another vehicle. In an interview with Adom News‘ Kofi Adjei, an eyewitness, Kwabena Eshun, said the Sprinter driver was speeding and could not slow down despite signs from…

Deputy Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Benito Owusu-Bio, has announced that 31 housing units comprising 110 rooms will be ready for displaced residents of the Appiatse community by May 1, 2022. He said the construction works are being expedited to ensure they meet the new timeline as scheduled. He made this known after visiting the area for the first time since the residents were re-displaced by a heavy rainstorm last Friday. The torrential rains accompanied by strong winds demolished parts of the makeshift settlement used by families whose houses were destroyed by the recent explosion. Some of the affected residents…

The Asokwa District Court has remanded into police custody, a 25-year-old commercial bus driver who is alleged to have stabbed a KMA security guard to death at the Kejetia bus terminal on Saturday. The court has also remanded the driver’s mate, 19-year-old Festus Adu Gyamfi, as he has been charged with abetment of murder. The two are expected to reappear before the court on 4th May 2022. According to the charge sheet of the police, a confrontation ensued between the late KMA security guard, Thomas Yankey, and the driver, Kingsley Amoah after the driver allegedly parked at an unauthorized place.…

Nine persons have been killed in an attack at Zacholi, a suburb of Yendi. Four others were also injured in the attack. Several homes were also burnt and several properties destroyed. Community members suspect a reprisal attack over a robbery incident on Tuesday, April 12 in which two people were killed at Zagbang on the Yendi Zabzugu road. Some residents however said they do not know the reason for the attack. A resident, Salifu Ibrahim, said they were resting in their rooms when suddenly they heard gun shots outside and when they came out, they noticed that some people had…

An Accra-bound military bus carrying some military personnel has been involved in an accident between Adjei- Kojo and Tema Abattoir stretch of the Accra-Tema Motorway. According to an update from the police, MTTD personnel are at the scene of the accident to manage traffic flow. The Road Safety Management Services Limited is also at the scene to recover and tow the rolled-over bus to allow for the flow of traffic. The police also urged Accra-bound approaching motorists to exercise patience and comply with police directions. Source link