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PROTESTERS MARCH THROUGH GHANA’S CAPITAL – Nationwide protests held against alleged voter roll irregularities Ghana’s main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party held nationwide protests against alleged voter roll irregularities, demanding an independent forensic audit to rid the register of errors for free and fair elections. Voters in the West African gold- and cocoa-producing nation will head to the polls on Dec. 7 to elect a successor to President Nana Akufo-Addo, who will step down in January after serving the constitutionally mandated eight years. The election will pit ex-president John Dramani Mahama of the NDC against current Vice President Mahamudu…

FINLAND’S PRESIDENT PROPOSES U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL REFORMS – Finland’s president wants end of single state veto  Finland’s President Alexander Stubb has called for expansion of the U.N. Security Council, abolition of its single state veto power, and suspension of any member engaging in an “illegal war” such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He plans to present these proposals at the upcoming U.N. General Assembly. In an interview, Stubb proposed expanding the council’s permanent membership from five to ten, with additional representatives from Latin America, Africa, and Asia. He emphasised that no single nation should wield veto power and advocated for…

VACCINE GIVEN BY NHS KILLS HEALTHY 27-YEAR-OLD –  AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine led to fatal blood clots  A U.K. independent review found that a 27-year-old man who died of blood clots three weeks after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in 2021 should not have received the shot, it has been reported. Jack Last was vaccinated on March 30, 2021. He subsequently developed a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, which occurs when a blood clot forms in the brain’s venous sinuses and prevents blood from draining out of the brain. He died on April 20, 2021, from catastrophic brain bleeds. An inquest completed…

LIVERPOOL’S SHOCK HOME DEFEAT TO NOTTINGHAM FOREST – Arne Slot was left speechless by his player Liverpool manager Arne Slot expects a response from his players after their shock home defeat to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League over the weekend. Speaking on the eve of their Champions League opener away to AC Milan, Slot said that they should feel disappointed by the defeat, but that Tuesday’s encounter would be a completely different game. Life under Slot for Liverpool had begun with three league wins on the trot without conceding, including a dominant 3-0 victory at Manchester United, before losing…

HEARING INTO MANCHESTER CITY’S ALLEGED 115 BREACHES – The Premier League financial regulations could demote City from the Premier League The independent hearing into Manchester City’s alleged 115 breaches of Premier League financial regulations finally began yesterday. In what media are describing as the ‘sports trial of the century’, a three-person commission will sift through reams of evidence for an estimated 10 weeks with a verdict expected some time before the end of the current season. City, who have won the English title a record four times in succession, were referred to an independent commission in February 2023, with the…

ENERGY PROVIDER OVO FINED – The company is to pay £2.4m over complaint failures One of the Uk’s largest energy companies by the name OVO is to pay £2.4m in compensation after the regulator Ofgem found it had not been dealing with customer complaints correctly. Energy Ofgem said that 1,395 Ovo customers were hit by problems, including long delays in dealing with complaints, in some cases up to 18 months. OVO will pay £378,512 directly to affected customers and due to the “severity of consumer detriment”, OVO also paid £2m to the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme, which provides money…

THREATENED U.S BAN ON TIKTOK ‘VIOLATES FREE SPEECH’ – TikTok contests looming ban in court  TikTok took its case against a threatened US ban to a federal court where it contended that a law targeting the video platform was “unconstitutional”. TikTok’s  lawyer Andrew Pincus, argued that the US government had not demonstrated that TikTok poses national security risks and that the law violates the US Constitution on a number of grounds including running afoul of First Amendment free speech protections. The contested law gives ByteDance until Jan. 19 to sell or divest TikTok’s U.S. assets or face a ban in…

TRUMP SHOOTING SUSPECT TAKEN INTO CUSTODY – Suspect was at the golf course over 11 hours before the former President arrived Police body cam video has been released showing the moment law enforcement took into custody the man suspected of firing gunshots near Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s golf course over the weekend. The suspect, identified as Ryan Routh, 58, fled in a vehicle but was arrested about 40 minutes later driving north on Interstate 95. The licence plate on his vehicle had been reported stolen from another car. Records show a phone associated with Routh was located at the…

PLAN TO AXE WINTER FUEL PAYMENTS COULD KILL 4,000 BRITONS – Keir Starmer dealt blow as OWN Labour research shows  Keir Starmer has been dealt a harsh blow as research conducted by Labour has shockingly revealed that almost 4,000 pensioners could die if Winter Fuel Payments are cut. The analysis warned Conservative proposals to axe the allowance for 10 million elderly Britons in 2017 would increase excess deaths by 3,850. Labour’s research, which was published when Sir Keir Starmer was serving as Jeremy Corbyn’s Shadow Brexit Secretary, also labelled Theresa May’s proposal the “single biggest attack on pensioners in a…

PUTIN SAYS WEST WILL BE FIGHTING DIRECTLY WITH RUSSIA – Putin says their direct participation will change the nature of the conflict. President Vladimir Putin said that the West would be directly fighting with Russia if it allowed Ukraine to strike Russian territory with Western-made long-range missiles, a move he said would alter the nature and scope of the conflict. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been pleading with Kyiv’s allies for months to let Ukraine fire Western missiles including long-range U.S. ATACMS and British Storm Shadows deep into Russian territory to limit Moscow’s ability to launch attacks. Putin said such…