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United We Stand: AU Warms Up to Future

Addis Fortune - Haleta Yirga - ‎7 hours ago‎
The past week has been a busy one for the streets of Addis Abeba. It saw the coming to pass of the 14th edition of the African Union Summit.

Windows Releases Vista in Amharic

Addis Fortune - ‎7 hours ago‎
Microsoft Corporation, maker of the Windows Operating System, which dominates the market, officially released its Amharic version for Windows Vista on February 3, 2010, at a ceremony held at the Sheraton Addis.

Tigray, Southern Towns Get First Roads

Addis Fortune - Wudineh Zenebe - ‎7 hours ago‎
The Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) is awarding two road construction projects, worth 1.3 billion Br, for two local contractors. The first, a 76km segment from Dedebit to Adi Remets in Tigray, was awarded to Sur Construction which offered 801 million ...

Ethiopian Airliner's flight recorders sent to France

Daily Star - Lebanon - Patrick Galey - ‎5 hours ago‎
BEIRUT: The flight recorders from the Ethiopian Airlines plane which crashed off the coast of Beirut were transported Monday to France, where investigators hope to unlock the secret of what caused the disaster.

Titled Deeds, but Only for the Deserving

Addis Fortune - ‎7 hours ago‎
The city government of Addis Abeba is preparing to give tentative title deed documents by investigating the cases of those land holders without any documents and identifying those who deserve to be given the documents, it said.

EU to deploy exploratory mission to Ethiopia for 2010 elections

Nazret.com (blog) - ‎7 hours ago‎
The European Union will deploy an exploratory mission to Ethiopia from 15-25 February 2010 to asses the deployment of an EU Election Observation Mission for the May 2010 national elections, APA learns here on Monday.

Meles called upon society to complement efforts in making national elections ...

Walta Information Center - ‎21 hours ago‎
February 8, 2010 -- Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi called upon the society to actively participate in the upcoming national elections to be conducted in May 2010.
PM MELES CALLS ON ETHIOPIANS TO MAKE MAY ELECTIONS FREE AND FAIR Brunei News, Brunei Headlines from Brunei fm

Judge tells SA to pay for Mugabe sins

Independent Online - Karen Breytenbach - ‎19 minutes ago‎
The South African government has been hauled over the coals by a Pretoria High Court judge for not protecting its citizens from Robert Mugabe's land expropriations.

Why governors, PDP abandoned Yar'Adua

The Punch - Olusola Fabiyi - ‎5 hours ago‎
The sudden decision by governors to back Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as acting President has changed the tone of debate on the lingering crisis in the Presidency over the absence of President Umaru Yar'Adua, ...

'Unlicensed drivers will be fined'

Times LIVE - ‎15 hours ago‎
Gauteng chief magistrate Daniel Thulare will be referred to the Magistrates' Commission for saying drivers can drive without a licence, the transport ministry said.
Transport minister condemns 'no licence' comments Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

Gates Shores Up Allies in Afghan War, Urges Pressure on Iran

BusinessWeek - Viola Gienger - ‎1 hour ago‎
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates returns to Washington today after a weeklong Europe tour spent shoring up coalition support for Afghanistan and calling for sustained pressure on Iran to curtail its nuclear ...

Eyes on Ukraine PM to contest poll results or quit

BBC News - ‎38 minutes ago‎
Ukraine is waiting for Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to either contest results from Sunday's presidential election, or accept defeat and quit.

Chad's leader travels to Sudan to smooth relations

Washington Post - ‎9 hours ago‎
AP KHARTOUM, Sudan -- The president of Chad traveled to neighboring Sudan Monday for the first time in nearly six years to try to smooth relations strained over the troubled Darfur region.

Tana Basin Study Aims to Irrigate 20000ht

Addis Fortune - Wudineh Zenebe - ‎7 hours ago‎
A study for the irrigation of 20000ht of land in the Tana Basin was delivered by the Tahal Group, a Netherlands based engineering company, to the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) on Monday, February 1, 2010.

Yen, Dollar Decline on Speculation Europe Will Assist Greece

BusinessWeek - Yoshiaki Nohara, Ron Harui - ‎59 minutes ago‎
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The yen and dollar declined on speculation European officials will agree to assist Greece in tackling its fiscal deficit, reducing demand for the two currencies as a refuge.

Ethiopia gives GMP Certification to Venus Remedies

Ethiopian News Journal - ‎14 hours ago‎
Venus Remedies Ltd has received yet another Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) approval from Ethiopia's Drug Administration and Control Authority (DACA) for four of its facilities viz.

Zambian miners suspended for suspected sabotage

Reuters Ethiopia - ‎13 hours ago‎
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Chinese-owned NFC Africa Mining suspended 80 miners at its Chambishi copper mine for suspected sabotage to underground equipment, a workers' union said on Monday, but output was unaffected.
Chambishi miners suspended after underground fire Metalbulletin.com (subscription)

Adama Employs 8810 in Cobblestone Scheme

Addis Fortune - Daniel Kifle - ‎8 hours ago‎
Adama (Nazareth) is paving of three kilometres of sidewalk with a width of 12 metres using cobblestone at a cost of 4.3 million Br.

Adama Gets First Traffic Lights

Addis Fortune - Daniel Kifle - ‎8 hours ago‎
The installation of the first traffic lights for Adama (Nazareth) Town at three different locations, which cost nearly one million Birr, will be competed and delivered by February 22, 2010, Abdo Mohammed, head of the Administration and Security Office ...

Astronauts giving shuttle a post-launch scan

msnbc.com - Clara Moskowitz - ‎1 hour ago‎
Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour will scan their spacecraft overnight to search for any signs of heat shield damage from their early Monday launch.

95% of user-generated content was malicious in 2H 2009: Websense report

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - ‎2 hours ago‎
First off: the firm, which scans millions of Web sites and e-mails a day looking for malicious content, found that 95 percent of all user-generated content came laced with some kind of spam or malicious link.

Andrew McCarthy detained in Ethiopia

msnbc.com - Tim Nudd - ‎12 hours ago‎
Andrew McCarthy had a harrowing experience while on assignment for the travel magazine Afar recently, as he was escorted at gunpoint out of an historic underground church for intruding without documentation.

Sorting out Dilla's legacy

Detroit Free Press - B.J. Hammerstein - ‎Feb 7, 2010‎
Four years after Detroit hip-hop pioneer Dilla's death, his posthumous legacy has a renewed spirit with the establishment of the J Dilla Foundation and the ongoing reorganization of his legal estate.

Win festival tickets

The Southland Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
Here's your chance to win tickets to the Hokonui Moonshiners' Festival, the popular event held in Gore to commemorate some of the region's more interesting heritage.

Jackson's physician charged with involuntary manslaughter

Los Angeles Times - Jack Leonard, Harriet Ryan - ‎1 hour ago‎
Dr. Conrad Murray, a cardiologist hired to care for Jackson during the pop star's comeback attempt last year, pleads not guilty in a courtroom packed with international media and the singer's family.

No snow but Ethiopia's ski hope is on a roll

Washington Post - Barry Malone - ‎Feb 7, 2010‎
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's only Olympic skier wheels down a suburban Addis Ababa street on his roller skis, expertly weaving around six donkeys and drawing stares from locals more used to watching runners train.

NFL Replay: Aggressive tactics boost mighty Saints to first title

USA Today - Jarrett Bell - ‎1 hour ago‎
By H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY By Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY Stud of the week: Drew Brees. The Super Bowl MVP completed 82.1% of his passes, tying a Super Bowl record with 32 completions off his 39 throws, including two for touchdowns.

South Africa in control after Steyn show

The Hindu - ‎7 hours ago‎
ON A RAMPAGE: In the first innings, Dale Steyn claimed two wickets with conventional swing and five with reverse swing to help enforce the follow on, and then sent back first-innings centurion Virender Sehwag to set the match up for South Africa.

Seniors Living With HIV

KOKI FOX 23 - Abbie Alford - ‎1 hour ago‎
It's the talk many parents are nervous to have with their children. The sex talk. However, imagine having to have the talk with grandma and grandpa.
Fighting the HIV scourge The Guardian - Nigeria

Good Health VIEWPOINT: Too many of us GPs care more about money than patients

Daily Mail - Martin Scurr - ‎5 hours ago‎
When the new GP contract was under negotiation six years ago, doctors' representatives could not believe that the Government turned out to be such a pushover.
Complaints against GPs up 11% The Press Association

Fewer, larger does of radiotherapy better for breast cancer patients: research

Telegraph.co.uk - Rebecca Smith - ‎21 hours ago‎
Women with breast cancer should be treated with fewer, larger doses of radiotherapy, researchers have found, as study shows the approach improves quality of life.
Treatment hope for cancer patients The Press Association
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