New catalyst may help turn water into fuel – Study
Researchers at the University of Illinois (UI) have developed a new catalyst that may have cleared the obstacles of abundance, stability in acid conditions and efficiency in generating hydrogen in a sustainable way. The catalyst is an electrocatalytic material made from mixing metal compounds with substance called perchloric acid. The researchers first experimented with the […]
NASA to participate in first Israeli moon mission
The Israeli Space Agency (ISA) announced Wednesday that it had signed an agreement with NASA to engage the American space agency in the first Israeli moon mission. SpaceIL is an Israeli nonprofit organization, established in 2011, aiming to land a spacecraft on the moon by 2019. As part of the agreement, the unmanned spacecraft will […]
Lithuania: Government Bans Use Of Phones In Streets
Lithuania’s phone-addicted pedestrians will have to do without mobile devices when they cross streets under a new regulation approved on Wednesday as the Baltic country seeks to curb traffic deaths. “Pedestrians must not use mobile devices before stepping onto the street or walking across it,” Transport Minister Rokas Masiulis told a cabinet meeting that was […]
UK accuses Russian spies of cyber-attacks
The UK government has accused Russia’s military intelligence service of being behind four high-profile cyber-attacks. The National Cyber Security Centre says targets included firms in Russia and Ukraine; the US Democratic Party; and a small TV network in the UK. World Anti-Doping Agency computers are also said to have been attacked. Files later emerged showing […]
State Burial For Late Justice V.C.R.A.C Crabbe Underway
State funeral and burial for Retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Vincent Cyril Richard Arthur Charles Crabbe is currently underway at the Accra International Conference Centre in Accra. Filing past started at 6am followed by the pre-burial service at 9 am. The final funeral rites and reception will be held at the Accra […]
Three recipients named for 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics
Three scientists have won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for their work with lasers. Arthur Ashkin of the United States was awarded half the $1.01 million prize; the other half is shared by Gerard Mourou of France and Canadian Donna Strickland. Sweden’s Royal Academy of Sciences, which chose the winners, said Ashkin, […]
AccorHotels announces First Pullman Hotel in Ghana
AccorHotels and Platinum Properties, the Project Company of the Pullman Accra Airport City, have announced the signing of a landmark agreement for Pullman Accra Airport City, the country’s first Pullman branded hotel and Pullman Living serviced apartments located in the heart of Accra’s Airport City. The agreement was recognised by Kwame Nyantekyi-Owusu, Chairman of Inter-Afrique […]
Use honey to treat cough instead of antibiotics
Honey and over-the-counter medicines should be the first line of treatment for most people with coughs, new guidelines recommend. Antibiotics should rarely be prescribed by doctors for coughs because in most cases they do little to improve symptoms, health officials say. Most of the time a cough will improve on its own within two to […]
CK Akunnor signs three-year deal as new Kotoko coach
Former Ghana international Charles Kwablan (CK) Akunnor has signed a three-year deal with Ghana Premier League club, Kumasi Asante Kotoko as their new head coach. He is expected to be unveiled by the club’s management on Wednesday. He replaces Paa Kwesi Fabin who resigned in September after seven months in charge of Kotoko.
Ghanaian pilot to fly World's biggest aircraft to Accra as Terminal 3 is inaugurated Tomorrow
Captain Solomon Quianoo is a Ghanaian pilot with Emirates Airlines. Educated at the Koforidua Sec Tech and the University of Ghana, his carrier spans about 14 years, about 7 and half of those with Emirates. He has operated different types of aircraft including Boeing 777 and A340 before gaining command to pilot the A380, the […]
