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Facebook users are inadvertently providing access to their names and in some cases even their friend's names to advertising and Internet tracking companies. A report by the Wall Street Journal says that through some popular applications…

Thanks to the recession, 2009 was one of the worst years for poverty in America in more than half a century. The total number of Americans living in poverty hit 43.6 million, the highest level in 51 years and the national poverty rate rose…

The fee levied from taxpayers to fund the BBC will be frozen for six years in an effort to restrain spending by the state broadcaster at a time when other parts of the public sector face swingeing cuts. Government sources confirmed on…

Yahoo's uninspiring quarterly sales forecast disappointed Wall Street and underscored how the one-time Internet leader is struggling to keep up with Google and Facebook. Investors have pressured Yahoo, the leader in display advertising,…

Internet shopping mall operator Rakuten has asked Japan's Fair Trade Commission to examine an Internet search deal between Yahoo Japan and Google, it said Wednesday. The deal, which was announced in July, will see Yahoo Japan rely on…

Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, 85, was admitted to hospital in London on Tuesday for tests related to a recent flu illness, a government source said. Skip related content "We understand from Lady Thatcher's office that she has…

President of the Ghana Football Association Kwesi Nyantakyi is gradually sinking in the quagmire of “Mid Sea” following revelations from a recent audit of his outfit. The audit reports followed dark clouds hanging around a purported…

The policy think tank, Centre for Policy Analysis (CEPA) has said Ghana’s economy is sluggish and currently operating below its potential. Indicating it has drawn attention to the fact that the current stabilization programme emphasizes…

Florence Wireponwaa, a 61-year-old farmer who killed a goat she said strayed into her kitchen has been sentenced to a fine of GH¢120 by the Kade District Magistrate’s court. She pleaded guilty and would go to prison for six months in hard…

Ghana and Egypt have started a process that aims at deepening trade and investment relations between the two countries. The two countries will therefore organise a Joint Commission of Co-operation to concretise the relations and sign…