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Ashanti News

Fifteen persons perished in a fatal accident on the Obuasi-Dunkwa-On Offin road in the Ashanti Region on Tuesday morning.

Eight of the deceased died on the spot when two vehicles collided head-long at around 1100 hours between Awona and Suhyenso near Obuasi.

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Authorities at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), have expressed disgust at what it sees as attempts to blame the University for the tragic accident that claimed the life of a female student and left another badly injured last Saturday.

They have, therefore, appealed to the public to stop pointing accusing fingers and instead come together and help prevent any such disaster from striking in the future.

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Fire caused minimal damage to parts of the Donor Clinic at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi on Sunday.

The fire occurred at the waiting room of the blood donation unit, causing damage to some furniture.

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The British Museum has organised a two-week training workshop in Kumasi to help upgrade and sharpen the skills of selected staff of the country's museums to properly manage and keep these places.

They were taught conservation techniques, object handling, display, label and mount-making.

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The Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit of the police service in Ashanti has since its establishment recorded a total of 2,290 sexual abuse cases.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), George Appiah-Sakyi of the Unit, said on the average, 154 cases of defilement is reported to them annually.

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