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01 Nov

Russia Fines Google $20 Decillion

Wontumi1BusinessGoogle, Russia

Russia is seeking an unfathomable sum of money from one of the world’s biggest tech companies. Google reportedly owes the Kremlin more than 2 undecillion rubles — a 2 followed by 36 zeroes — after refusing to pay fines that are now accruing for blocking pro-Russian channels on YouTube. The virtually unpronounceable penalty amounts to $20 decillion — or around $20 billion trillion trillion. That dwarfs the size of the global economy. At $110 trillion, according to International Monetary Fund figures, world gross domestic product looks modest in comparison. Google parent Alphabet, meanwhile, has a market value of around $2…

11 Jul

2024 Elections: Mahama Seeks Financial Support In Russia

Evans ManassehNews2024 elections, mahama, Russia

Ghana’s leading opposition Party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), appears to be struggling to raise funds to prosecute the Party’s 2024 campaign; a situation that has seen a dip in the party’s campaign activities. While the NPP, led by its flagbearer has earnestly begun the campaign to sell its message to Ghanaians across the country, followers of the NDC still doubt the direction of the Party’s campaign, thus occasioning apprehension among the rank and file of the Party’s base. Meanwhile, in a desperate move by the NDC to raise funds, some party officials led by John Dramani Mahama, flagbearer of…

10 Oct

UEFA Backs Out Of Decision To Readmit Russia U17s

Wontumi1SportsRussia, UEFA

Uefa has abandoned plans to reinstate Russian U17 teams into next year’s youth European Championships. Last month European football’s governing body announced it was exploring how to reintegrate the Russian youth team into the international setup, having suspended all Russian teams from Uefa competitions following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Now the organisation says that finding a way to reintegrate Russia’s U17 side has proven too difficult logistically. “No technical solution to allow Russian teams to play could be found,” a Uefa spokesperson said, who added that the “agenda point was withdrawn”. Uefa had argued that boys and girls…

12 Apr

Ukraine Compares Russia To ISIL After Beheading Video Emerges

wontumionline.comNewsRussia, Ukraine

Ukraine compared Russia to the armed group ISIL (ISIS) after a video circulating on social media allegedly showed Russian soldiers filming themselves beheading a Ukrainian captive. “There is something that no one in the world can ignore: how easily these beasts kill,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video message. “There will be legal responsibility for everything. The defeat of terror is necessary.” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba also said, “A horrific video of Russian troops decapitating a Ukrainian prisoner of war is circulating online. “It’s absurd that Russia, which is worse than ISIS, is presiding over the UNSC,”…

01 Sep

Schooling In Russia Has Affected John Mahama- Dr. Samson Anoma

Kakra NunuNewsJohn Mahama, Russia

The geographical area former President John Mahama chose to pursue his education has gravely affected him and molded him into a politician who uses communist inferior tactics. Dr. Samson Anoma has pointed out that Mr. Mahama’s decision to study in Russia has made him a dangerous Ghanaian who has specialized in attacking personalities. Making his point on Wontumi TV, the Kumasi Technical University lecturer stated that Mr. Mahama started his attack on Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta then quickly moved to the Agriculture Minister, Dr. Afriyie Akoto before settling on the Chief Justice Anin-Yeboah. “Where Mahama attended school in Russia…