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The Colombian Connection

Ghana has been silently chosen by drug pushers as a principal hub for the movement of cocaine to Europe and other parts of the world in recent times. The Read More...

  • Ghana is a major hub for drug trafficking to Europe.
  • Special ties with Colombia post-2024 may have unintended consequences.
  • President's alliance decision raises public concerns.

World

Zelenskyy calls on EU countries to keep Usmanov and Fridman on sanctions list

The EU must not remove Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the sanctions list, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said amid fraught negotiations in Brussels. "Pressure on Moscow must be strengthened," he said.

  • Zelenskyy urges EU to keep Usmanov, Fridman on sanctions list
  • EU blacklist may lapse if no agreement by Tuesday deadline
  • Latvia's 36-month extension proposal vetoed by Prime Minister Kulbergs

AI

Spott Raises $21 Million To Build AI Operating System for Recruiters

When you’re on the outside, recruitment sounds simple. But when you’re inside a recruitment agency, you discover that most of the day is about admin more than it is about The post Spott Raises $21…

  • Recruiters spend much time on administrative tasks
  • Spott raises $21M in Series A funding
  • Company to expand to Sydney and New York

Health & Medicine

Lagos Govt warns residents against adulterated palm oil

The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency, LASCOPA, has raised the alarm over the increasing presence of sophisticated adulterated palm oil in markets across the state. The agency issued the warning following a technical presentation at the Lagos State Food Safety Conference and Exhibition by a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Food…

Health & Medicine

Research updates, September 22

A small study in NeuroImage: Reports has found more evidence of reduced blood flow to the brain of people with Long COVID. The authors concluded that this abnormality was linked with fatigue, after they assessed brain imaging results of 22 people with Long COVID and compared them with 19 controls.

Health & Medicine

National COVID-19 trends, September 22

While national averages for COVID-19 metrics appear to be at a peak or plateau as of mid-September, the picture actually looks pretty different from region to region. COVID-19 spread seems to have peaked for the summer in the South, but may still be increasing in the West and is starting to go up more in Northern states.

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