World – MyGhanaDaily https://myghanadaily.com News and more Mon, 20 Oct 2025 10:21:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Amazon streaming services hit by major outage as global cloud unit falters https://myghanadaily.com/amazon-streaming-services-hit-by-major-outage-as-global-cloud-unit-falters/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 10:21:55 +0000 https://myghanadaily.com/?p=39086 Streaming services tied to Amazon have suffered a widespread disruption this morning following a serious outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud-computing arm behind many major platforms worldwide. According to reports from users in the United Kingdom, United States and Asia, access to Amazon Prime Video, Alexa-based services, and various third-party apps ceased working [...]

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]]> Google owner Alphabet unveils £5bn UK AI investment https://myghanadaily.com/google-owner-alphabet-unveils-5bn-uk-ai-investment/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:45:20 +0000 https://myghanadaily.com/?p=38732 The world’s fourth-biggest company, Google owner Alphabet, has announced a £5bn ($6.8bn) investment in UK artificial intelligence (AI). The money will be used for infrastructure and scientific research over the next two years – the first of several massive US investments being unveiled ahead of US President Donald Trump’s state visit. Google’s president and chief [...]

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]]> Chef Hilda Baci officially sets record with largest Nigerian jollof serving https://myghanadaily.com/chef-hilda-baci-officially-sets-record-with-largest-nigerian-jollof-serving/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:06:33 +0000 https://myghanadaily.com/?p=38720 Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci has broken the world record for cooking the largest ever pot of jollof rice in Lagos last week. Guinness World Records (GWR) confirmed the achievement on social media, saying Ms Baci’s concoction of the popular West African dish weighed in at a staggering 8,780kg. After nine hours of cooking, the effort [...]

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]]> ‘I had to stop school several times because we couldn’t afford the fees’ – ACP Kofi Sarpong tells his story https://myghanadaily.com/i-had-to-stop-school-several-times-because-we-couldnt-afford-the-fees-acp-kofi-sarpong-tells-his-story/ Sun, 27 Apr 2025 21:20:15 +0000 https://myghanadaily.com/?p=35622 Celebrated Ghanaian gospel musician, ACP Kofi Sarpong, has shared a personal account of his early struggles. In an interview on The Career Trail on Joy TV, he revealed that he had to sell kenkey to support his education. “I started preparing the kenkey around age 13. I prepared it till secondary school, Form 5, because I [...]

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]]> Presidents, royalty and a multitude of simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis https://myghanadaily.com/presidents-royalty-and-a-multitude-of-simple-mourners-bade-farewell-to-pope-francis/ Sat, 26 Apr 2025 10:38:01 +0000 https://myghanadaily.com/?p=35475 The funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, April 21, aged 88, is taking place in the Vatican About 140,000 people have gathered in St Peter’s Square and the nearby streets for Pope Francis’s funeral, Italian police report. That includes 40,000 people in St Peter’s Square itself, which is almost at capacity. Presidents, [...]

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]]> Kanye West Wish Paris Was My Baby Mama … Instead Of Kim K https://myghanadaily.com/kanye-west-wish-paris-was-my-baby-mama-instead-of-kim-k/ Sat, 26 Apr 2025 06:42:07 +0000 https://myghanadaily.com/?p=35447 Kanye West claims he’s in need of a flux capacitor … so he can go back in time and choose to have kids with Paris Hilton instead of Kim Kardashian!!! Ye made the wacky revision on Digital Nas‘ recent livestream while urging someone on the phone to imagine the possibilities of a Ye and Paris hook-up. If he had his [...]

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]]> Mamelodi Sundowns beat Al Ahly on away goals to reach CAF Champions League final https://myghanadaily.com/mamelodi-sundowns-beat-al-ahly-on-away-goals-to-reach-caf-champions-league-final/ Sat, 26 Apr 2025 04:12:33 +0000 https://myghanadaily.com/?p=35439 Mamelodi Sundowns booked their place in the CAF Champions League final after a dramatic 1-1 draw against Al Ahly in Cairo on Friday night, progressing via the away goals rule. Following a goalless first leg in Pretoria, Al Ahly took control of the return leg when Taher Mohamed fired the hosts into the lead midway [...]

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]]> The Night the Potomac Cried: A Lament for 67 Lost Souls – Dr Yemi Akinbamijo https://myghanadaily.com/the-night-the-potomac-cried-a-lament-for-67-lost-souls-dr-yemi-akinbamijo/ Sun, 02 Feb 2025 08:32:59 +0000 https://myghanadaily.com/?p=32290 Written by Dr. Yemi Akinbamijo When the river was thirsty I asked why my night was long and dogged with unending insomnia. Why the nightmarish cycle of an endless night? Why are their footsteps echoing through the night? Why are the first responders howling through the night? Why? But they will never pass this way [...]

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]]> Nigeria is admitted as a partner country of the BRICS bloc https://myghanadaily.com/nigeria-is-admitted-as-a-partner-country-of-the-brics-bloc/ Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:52:19 +0000 https://myghanadaily.com/?p=31533 Nigeria has been admitted as a “partner country” of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, according to Brazil, the group’s chair. BRICS was formed by Brazil, Russia, India, and China in 2009, with South Africa added in 2010, as a counterweight to the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations. Last year, the bloc added Iran, [...]

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]]> Trump’s mass immigration raid starting Tuesday https://myghanadaily.com/trumps-mass-immigration-raid-starting-tuesday/ Mon, 20 Jan 2025 12:41:44 +0000 https://myghanadaily.com/?p=31513 U.S immigration authorities will carry out mass arrests of undocumented immigrants across the country on Tuesday, a top border official in the incoming administration of Donald Trump has said. The move would be among the first by Republican Trump, who returns to the White House on Monday, to uphold a campaign pledge to deport millions of undocumented immigrants [...]

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