Oscars voting body hits diversity target with 819 new members
The latest batch of actors and film-makers to be invited to vote for the Oscars has been unveiled, exceeding the diversity target that was set for 2020. After the #OscarsSoWhite movement of 2016, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences promised to double the number of female and BAME members. Eva Longoria and Cynthia Erivo are among those […]
Hong Kong police arrest nearly 200 in first protest under new security law
Hong Kong police fired water cannon and tear gas and arrested nearly 200 people on Wednesday as protesters took to the streets in defiance of sweeping security legislation introduced by China that critics say is aimed at snuffing out dissent. Beijing unveiled the details of the much-anticipated law late on Tuesday after weeks of uncertainty, […]
Jojo: Juvenile boxing champion to donate cash to amateur boxers in Ghana
American born Ghanaian juvenile boxer, Joseph Jojo Awinongya Jnr, is set to donate cash and some other items to specific amateur boxers in Ghana to help the fight against covid-19. The seven-time United States National champion believes sports in general is facing hard times particularly boxing as a sports and boxers as the actors. Focusing […]
HO: Two days of heavy rainfall cause havoc
Residents of Donokodzi and Desiadenyo in Ho are counting their losses after two days of downpour caused massive floods which filled their homes up to knee level. The floods on Sunday and Monday filled about 100 houses, destroying personal belonging and causing widespread destruction to livestock. As at Sunday, officials of National Disaster Management Organisation […]
