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Queen’s state burial: Soldier, 18, found dead at barracks
After the service at Westminster Abbey, Household Cavalry Trooper Jack Burnell-Williams was one of those who escorted the late monarch's coffin as it was...
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Shinzo Abe: A divided Japan sends its dead former prime minister farewell
Akie, the widow of Shinzo Abe, walked slowly while wearing a black kimono and carrying a silk-covered urn containing her husband's ashes.She set it...
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Ghanaian community in UK prepare to hold funeral ceremony for Queen Elizabeth II
The Ghanaian community in Britain is getting ready to perform a funeral service for the late queen in accordance with Ghanaian customs as the...
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King Charles III spoke with Akufo-Addo and Asantehene – Royal Reporter
King Charles III spoke, via telephone, with a number of world leaders in connection to the funeral of his late mother and former monarch,...
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Family of boy paraded naked for allegedly stealing GH¢100 wants justice
Kwabena Kwam alias Ofie One, an uncle to one of the boys stripped naked and paraded in Akuapem Adawso for allegedly stealing GH¢100, has...
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Popular pallbearers in Ghana grant interview to Aljazeera (VIDEO)
Popular Pallbearers in Ghana have granted an interview to Aljazeera.They responded to a number of issues in the industry.Watch video belowEveryone's favorite pallbearers speak...
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A morbid internet fully embraces the Ghanaian funeral meme
A new meme format has graced the internet, and its popularity is a signal to the general mood of the world: funereal.Today, Bernie Sanders...
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Coronavirus: How centuries old tradition of funerals has been affected in Ghana
Funerals are a big deal in Ghana and it is not uncommon, in some parts, for a ceremony to last up to seven days,...
Features
Coronavirus: Why Ghana has gone into mourning after mass funeral ban
In our series of letters from African writers, journalist and former Ghana government minister Elizabeth Ohene writes about the dramatic impact coronavirus is having...
World
Kenya declares national holiday for Moi’s funeral
The authorities in Kenya have declared that Tuesday 11 February will be a national holiday for people to attend the state funeral of former...
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