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International news organization whose reporting appears across Ghanaian media outlets covering global events and investigations.
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… BBC Newsbeat has obtained the filings, first reported by video game website Kotaku, demanding Microsoft-owned site GitHub and chat app Discord turn over the user details of accounts thought to be sharing “copyrighted material”. …
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… Swindled played the Introducing stage at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in May AI-generated music has long been a concern for fans and artists. …
Spotify to add label for AI-generated artists and remove them from recommendationsTwo women adopted from Mumbai orphanages as babies and raised in the Netherlands met as teenagers, became lifelong friends, and have now discovered through DNA testing that they are biological sisters.
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Two women adopted from Mumbai orphanages as babies and raised in the Netherlands met as teenagers, became lifelong friends, and have now discovered through DNA testing that they are biological sisters.
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A US embassy worker accused of possessing indecent images of children was detained at his south London flat and flown to the United States in August without first being questioned by British police. The US Embassy said it informed UK law enforcement and took swift action; investigations are ongoing in conjunction with UK authorities.
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A UN official warned that Ukraine faces its toughest winter since Russia's full-scale invasion, with risk of "humanitarian catastrophe" if Russian attacks cut off power and water access. Russia has intensified aerial attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, while both countries deny deliberately targeting civilians.
12 September 2026 · Joy Online →
An Garda Síochána has described preparations for US President Donald Trump's two-day visit to Ireland as "one of the biggest security and policing operations" ever undertaken, with 10,000 12-hour shifts planned between Friday and Sunday. Trump is expected to arrive at Dublin Airport on Saturday morning, visit Irish officials and speak at the US Ambassador's residence, then travel to County Clare for the Irish Open at his golf club before departing Sunday evening.
11 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A ferry carrying 117 passengers and 17 crew caught fire off Palawan island in the Philippines on Wednesday night, killing at least five people. The coast guard has rescued 42 people and is continuing search efforts for more than 80 others missing since the incident.
11 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Flight data from the US National Transportation Safety Board shows a pilot on an Amazon cargo plane that crashed in Miami on Sunday warned the other pilot multiple times about the aircraft's excessive speed before it overshot a runway and burst into flames, killing five people. The Boeing 767-300's landing speed was 158 knots, noted as on the high end, with automated safety warnings also sounding during descent.
11 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Evan Hubinger, a safety researcher at Anthropic, has warned that AI is advancing rapidly and he believes there is greater than a 10% chance it "could kill all humans" within the next decade, citing concern that the technology might develop and improve itself to pose an existential risk to humanity. The warning comes as AI safety debate shifts from whether risks exist to how significant they are.
10 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Evan Hubinger, a safety researcher at Anthropic, has stated there is a greater than 10% chance AI "could kill all humans" within the next decade, warning that while current models pose low risk, the technology may soon become able to improve itself and pose an existential threat. His warning comes amid reports that Anthropic withheld its latest model from the UK's AI Safety Institute, and follows recent AI safety incidents including cyber-attacks by AI agents at major firms.
9 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A US-based tech watchdog found 332 paid ads containing artificial intelligence-generated child sexual abuse material on Facebook and Instagram over 10 months, with 84 appearing in India—78 of them after the Indian government ordered Meta to remove such content.
9 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A 78-year-old retired British nurse who moved to Sweden 22 years ago faces deportation after failing to submit a formal residence application following Brexit. She and her husband were unaware of the requirement until 2023, and her multiple appeals have been rejected.
9 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Russia and North Korea have opened their first road bridge, connecting the two countries across the Tumen River and enabling movement of cargo and passengers. The move comes as ties between the countries have strengthened since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, though Ukrainian investigative organization Truth Hounds claims the bridge is intended primarily as a covert military logistics corridor.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Rene Haas, chief executive of Cambridge-based chip designer Arm Holdings, told the BBC that artificial intelligence will find a cure for cancer beyond human capability in the future, though modelling DNA markers impacted by cancer is currently too complex for both humans and existing computers. Haas also said that AI's rapid growth is being held back by a shortage of chips needed to build data centres.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Scammers are targeting jobseekers on platforms like LinkedIn with fake recruitment processes and malicious documents; one victim lost £18,000 in cryptocurrency after downloading what appeared to be an interview tool. Professional recruitment platforms have warned of growing scams, particularly among younger professionals who ignore red flags in a competitive job market.
3 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A BBC investigation found that people smuggling gangs are shifting tactics and using larger "mega-dinghies" to carry more migrants across the Channel, as a crackdown has reduced the supply of small boats. The UK and France are announcing measures to increase police presence on the French coast to counter the threat.
3 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ariana Grande wrapped up her Eternal Sunshine tour in London on Tuesday and announced she is stepping back from public-facing appearances, including withdrawing from a planned production of Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George at London's Barbican.
2 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Apple Maps has renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America for US-based users following a Trump executive order amid US-Canada trade tensions, while the lake retains its original name for Canadian users. Google made a similar change for US users after Trump's order, which followed the collapse of trade talks and the imposition of 50% tariffs on $20bn of Canadian goods.
1 September 2026 · Joy Online →
France has begun levying fees on fast-fashion items, potentially reaching nearly €20 per garment by 2030, under a June law targeting "ultra-fast fashion" companies like Shein, Temu and AliExpress. China's commerce ministry has called the French law discriminatory and a possible WTO violation.
1 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The US Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan group of 22 states have filed a lawsuit alleging Amazon secretly overcharged over a million advertising customers by manipulating online auctions used to set ad prices, with the alleged scheme netting the company $20bn from advertising customers since 2019. Amazon strongly disputes the claims, but the company's shares fell 2.5% following the announcement.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Fast-fashion retailer Shein made its stock market debut in Hong Kong on Tuesday, raising $1.7bn at a valuation of $26.3bn—a quarter of its previous near-$100bn estimate. The listing follows failed attempts to go public in the US and UK, amid concerns about labour practices, environmental impact, and increased competition.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
US President Donald Trump has asked Apple to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America on its Maps platform, following an executive order changing the Great Lake's name. Google made the change for US-based users, though Canadian users still see Lake Ontario, and the renaming has faced pushback in Canada.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A shipment of 40,000 lbs of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer worth $25,000 was stolen from an Anheuser-Busch distribution centre in California after a person presented false documentation. Police are investigating whether this theft and another $45,000 shipment theft on the same day were part of the same fraudulent cargo-theft operation.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
American forces attacked two rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, killing and injuring people according to Iran's IRGC, which vowed "response and punishment." Iran responded by striking US military bases in Jordan, with Jordan intercepting eight missiles, and claimed to have targeted an air base in the UAE with drones, though the UAE denied being targeted and confirmed only shooting down a drone.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A flash flood swept through Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch in the Grand Canyon on Saturday afternoon, killing one person and leaving 15 others missing or unaccounted for. Sixty-two people have been airlifted from the area, with survivors describing the event as terrifying and sudden.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A European Broadcasting Union investigation found that a 532-member WhatsApp group called "Traders of Greater Europe" was used to launder hundreds of millions of euros in cash for organized crime and extremism, including funding to Islamic State militants in Syria. The chat, which contained over 82,000 messages between February and December 2022, used the hawala transfer system to arrange cross-border cash transfers with no paper trail.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Prison governors have told the BBC that inmates freed under the government's 2024 early release scheme are returning to jail at a rapid rate after reoffending, with some breaching their release conditions. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced changes to the next early release scheme starting in October, excluding anyone convicted of unlawful killing, though this will keep hundreds more in prison as English and Welsh jails operate at over 97% capacity.
30 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A former apartment manager in San Diego recounts how she met Omar al-Bayoumi, a Saudi resident, in 1999, who later introduced her to two men who would hijack American Airlines flight 77 and crash it into the Pentagon on 9/11. Al-Bayoumi is now at the centre of a $1 trillion lawsuit brought against Saudi Arabia by families of victims and survivors.
29 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Dramatic CCTV footage of devastating flash floods at Gyirong Port, a Nepal-Tibet border crossing, spread globally but has been largely absent from China's state media and heavily censored internet. While Beijing has launched a massive rescue operation and President Xi Jinping chaired an emergency meeting, the floods that have claimed hundreds of lives and left many unaccounted for since Wednesday remain heavily restricted from public view within China.
28 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says the company needs to address affordability for its next-gen console as hardware costs rise, partly driven by AI spending. She also announced that players will soon be able to obtain digital versions of 1,000 physical games they own, allowing those games to be played on future consoles without a disc.
27 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Dolly Parton turned down Elvis Presley's request to cover "I Will Always Love You" to retain publishing rights, which later earned her over $10m in royalties when Whitney Houston's 1992 cover sold 20 million copies globally. Forbes reports her entrepreneurial ventures—deals, companies, and investments—built her net worth to $450m.
27 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Chinese teenagers are buying prescription medications online without prescriptions and taking them in large doses to achieve a "pharmaceutical high" and escape pressure from exams and family conflict, according to reports from dozens of teens in social media chat rooms.
26 August 2026 · Joy Online →