Day: September 27, 2025

Addis ababa: Ethiopian marathon runner, Shewarge Alene, has died at the age of 30, the Ethiopian Athletics Federation confirmed to dpa on Thursday. She complained of heart problems during a training session in Addis Ababa, and passed away shortly afterwards, said Yohannes Engida, the federation’s secretary general. According to Ghana News Agency, the athlete was buried on Wednesday, at a cemetery in a suburb of the capital. Shewarge Alene had recently achieved victory in the Stockholm Marathon on May 31.

Tel aviv: Israel’s clubs and national teams could face suspension by UEFA next week, the PA news agency understands. The potential suspension comes amid growing international criticism over Israel’s actions in Gaza, following the October 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas inside Israel. According to Ghana News Agency, plans are underway to hold an extraordinary meeting of UEFA’s executive committee to discuss this issue, although no firm schedule has been set. Israel, a full member of UEFA since 1994, may find itself facing action from UEFA’s member associations, who seem to support the suspension. Jibril Rajoub, president of the Palestinian Football

Taipei: Taiwan on Thursday revised the death toll from Tuesday’s barrier lake overflow, triggered by heavy rains from Typhoon Ragasa, lowering the figure from 17 to 14, after duplicate cases had been mistakenly counted. According to Ghana News Agency, 22 people remain missing in affected areas. The disaster in Hualien County’s mountains has left at least 54 injured. In hard-hit Guangfu Township, large-scale search operations continued on Thursday, with some areas still under floodwaters as high as a full story. On Wednesday, rescuers freed a six-year-old girl who was trapped on a roof beam, after floodwaters swept through her home.

Manila: Philippine authorities on Thursday ordered pre-emptive evacuations of residents in areas threatened by Tropical Storm Bualoi, which could trigger floods, landslides, and mudflows as it nears the country’s eastern coast. The storm, locally called Opong, was packing maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometres per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 135 kph, while moving at 20 kph towards the eastern region of Bicol, the state weather bureau said. According to Ghana News Agency, Bualoi is expected to make landfall over Bicol by Friday and exit the Philippines on Saturday evening, the bureau said. Storm warnings were raised in

Dallas: Gunfire erupted at a US immigration facility in Texas on Wednesday morning, resulting in several casualties, law enforcement officials said. The shooting took place outside a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Dallas. Local police said two people were taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds, while one victim died at the scene. The suspect is deceased, police said. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on X that the shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The motive remains unclear, as does the identity of the victims. According to Ghana News Agency, FBI chief Kash Patel stated

Adzonkor: A philanthropic couple from New Botianor, Mr. and Mrs. Cosmos Gyan, have made a significant contribution to maternal healthcare by donating two delivery beds to the Adzonkor Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Compound in the Agortime-Ziope District of the Volta Region. According to Ghana News Agency, the donation took place during a ceremony at the facility, where Mrs. Grace Gyan presented the items on behalf of her husband. She revealed that the gesture was in celebration of their birthdays, explaining that instead of hosting a party, they decided to support maternal healthcare in underserved communities. “This is our

Accra: Zipline, the world’s largest autonomous logistics company, has reached a milestone of 1.6 million autonomous deliveries globally, with Ghana hosting the largest drone medical supply system in the world. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Roger S. Frimpong, Head of Business Operations at Zipline Ghana, shared this achievement during a media engagement at the Anum Distribution Centre in the Asuogyaman District. He disclosed that in just six years of operations in Ghana, Zipline had delivered over eight million individual medical products, including 70 million doses of vaccines, over 30,000 units of blood, and thousands of essential medicines to health