GENERAL NEWS: Akufo-Addo to firm-up school reopening after Cabinet meeting on December 30

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  President  Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo  is receiving briefings from  COVID-19  Technical Taskforce on limited school re-openings and would make a firm decision on school reopening in January 2021 after a Cabinet meeting on December 30, 2020. Addressing a news conference in Accra on  COVID-19  Updates on Tuesday, Information Minister,  Kojo Oppong Nkrumah , said the  COVID-19  Taskforce would work throughout the Christmas period to brief the President and analyse the impact of the  COVID-19  pandemic on students, during the limited school re-openings in July, August, September, and October, this year. Government in July allowed final year students in the tertiary education institutions to complete their semester courses and wrote their exit examinations. The final year senior high school students also returned to complete their term courses and wrote the West African Examination Certificate (WAEC), while the final year Junior ...
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WORLD NEWS: Fifa's Best Player: Ronaldo, Modric and Salah in final three.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah are the finalists for Best Fifa Men's Player award for 2018. 

Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, missed out on a place in the top three. 

There was also no place for any member of France's World Cup winning squad. 

Lyon's Champions League winning duo Ada Hegerberg of Norway and Germany's Dzsenifer Marozsan are the finalists for Best Fifa Women's Player, alongside Brazil forward Marta. 

Portugal winger Ronaldo, the 2016 and 2017 winner, won a fifth Champions League title with Real Madrid in May before joining Juventus for £99.2m. 

Real midfielder Luka Modric was named the World Cup 2018's player of the tournament as Croatia reached the final against France. 

Egypt forward Salah scored 44 goals as Liverpool reached the Champions League final, losing to Real. 

Modric beat Ronaldo and Salah to win the Uefa Men's Player of the Year last week. 

England striker Harry Kane, who won the World Cup Golden Boot and was on the original 10-man shortlist, has also missed out. 

Didier Deschamps, who led France to the World Cup, is nominated for coach of the year, alongside Croatia's Zlatko Dalic and former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane.

The awards are separate to the Ballon d'Or, after world football's governing body ended its association with that honour in 2016. 

A panel of Fifa legends and experts drew up 10-man shortlists for each award and a jury consisting of national team captains, coaches, selected journalists and fans choose the winner, each group accounting for 25% of the vote. 

Ronaldo's overhead kick against Juventus and Gareth Bale's overhead kick against Liverpool in the Champions League final are among the 10 nominees for the Puskas award for best goal, which is voted for by the fans. 

The winners will be announced on 24 September at Royal Festival Hall in London. 

Men's player 

Cristiano Ronaldo - Juventus & Portugal 

Luka Modric - Real Madrid & Croatia 

Mohamed Salah - Liverpool & Egypt 

Women's player 

Ada Hegerberg - Lyon & Norway

Dzsenifer Marozsan - Lyon & Germany 

Marta - Orlando Pride & Brazil 

Men's coach 

Zlatko Dalic - Croatia 

Didier Deschamps - France 

Zinedine Zidane - former Real Madrid 

Women's coach 

Reynald Pedros - Lyon 

Asako Takakura - Japan 

Sarina Wiegman - Netherlands

Goalkeeper 

Thibaut Courtois - Real Madrid & Belgium 

Hugo Lloris - Tottenham & France 

Kasper Schmeichel - Leicester & Denmark 

Puskas Award 

Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) v Liverpool 

Denis Cheryshev (Russia) v Croatia 

Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (AEK) v Olympiacos

Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro) -v America MG 

Riley McGree (Newcastle Jets) v Melbourne City

Lionel Messi (Argentina) v Nigeria 

Benjamin Pavard (France) v Argentina 

Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal) v Iran 

Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid ) v Juventus 

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) v Everton 

Fan Award 

Sebastian Carrera (Deportes Puerto Montt, Chile) 

Peru fans 

Japan and Senegal fans

Source: bbc.com

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