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Mr. Altelo Matteoli, Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, has given the assurance that the Italian Government would support Ghana's efforts at improving infrastructure in the transport sector. Consequently, a joint technical…

The Ministry of Health is re-focusing its policies to guarantee affordable and cost effective primary health care to the citizenry. The Deputy Minister of Health, Mr Rojo Mettle-Nunoo who made this known on Friday said it was necessary to…

The Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, is facilitating the creation of a body that would ensure the effective implementation of international environmental rules. The proposed body to be called, "Ghana Environmental…

Cocoa output from the world's top grower Ivory Coast will slip by 1.9 percent this season and could keep falling in coming years due to the spread of swollen shoot disease, an official said on Friday The decline this season would mark its…

South Africa's Gold Fields, the world's No. 4 gold producer, said on Friday it expected third quarter output to be in line with its guidance, while Q4 output was seen improving significantly. Gold Fields said it expected output for the…

A U.S. court convicted the former chief executive of Brocade Communications Systems Inc of securities fraud on Friday, a victory for the government in its high-profile crackdown on illegal options backdating. In a retrial, Gregory Reyes --…

Tens of thousands of NHS workers could be sacked and thousands of hospital beds lost under plans outlined by strategic health authorities, it was reported. The plans could also see procedures such as hip replacements scrapped and patients…

Air passengers faced four days of travel disruption after British Airways cabin crew began another strike in a bitter dispute over jobs and cost cutting. The airline said it would fly more than 75% of customers booked to travel during the…

Big US employers rethink their healthcare plansFirms that offer retiree drug benefits say the U.S. healthcare overhaul -- which eliminates a tax deduction -- could force them to curtail or cancel their benefit plans. AT&T Inc. said…

Students and their families should find the student loan process simpler, and lower-income students should find more financial help, under the sweeping changes tucked into the health-care legislation that Congress passed this week. The…