INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Fraudsters hack Canada’s revenue agency website, steal banking information

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2020

Hackers have invaded the website of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), forcing the revenue body to close its online services to thousands of subscribers. Penpushing reports that the hackers have stolen personal information of Canadians and residents after they gained access to usernames and

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

President Trump’s younger brother, Robert Trump is dead

Daily Dispatch August 16, 2020

Robert Trump, immediate younger brother to United States President Donald Trump is dead. The younger Trump  died on Saturday night aged 71 after being hospitalised in New York, the president said in a statement. The president on Friday visited his brother in hospital after White House officials said Robert had become seriously ill. Officials did not […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Ghana evacuates 2000 citizens from Lebanon

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2020

The Ghanaian government has begun the evacuation of 2000 citizens stranded in Lebanon, following the deadly explosions in its capital Beirut, an official has said. The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Charles Owiredu said the government has already evacuated 500 nationals. He said government expected to evacuate the remaining 1,500 in the […]

BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL NEWS

UK economy in recession for first time in more than 10 years

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2020

The United Kingdom’s economy shrunk by a record 20.4% in the second quarter of 2020, plunging the country into recession for the first time since 2008. The 20.4% decline in Q2, which followed a 2.% drop in Q1, is the deepest slump the economy has since s1954, The Guardian reported on Wednesday morning.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Kamala Harris: Barack Obama says ‘Joe Biden nailed this decision’

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2020

Ex-President Barack Obama has hailed Joe Biden’s choice of Senator Kamala Harris as a running mate in this year’s United States Presidential Election, saying “Joe Biden nailed this decision”. Biden named Harris, a high-profile black senator from California, as his vice-presidential choice on Tuesday. “I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked @KamalaHarris […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

US elections: Kamala first ever black to be picked as running mate

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2020

Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has announced that Kamala Harris will be his vice-presidential running mate to try to unseat incumbent Donald Trump in the November election. Harris becomes the first Black woman to run for United States vice president. Biden’s campaign said he and Harris will make their first joint appearance on Wednesday […]