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Ethiopian Central Bank Says Devaluation to Boost Exports, Domestic Output

Bloomberg - William Davison - ‎6 hours ago‎
Ethiopia's central bank expects exports and domestic manufacturing to improve after it devalued the birr by 17 percent this week, said Alemayehu Kebede, a spokesman for the National Bank of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia rejects dam criticism, targets 10000 MW

Ethiopian News Journal - ‎9 hours ago‎
Ethiopia on Thursday rejected criticism of its massive hydropower dam projects and vowed to push ahead with plans to boost its power generating ability from 2000 MW to 10000 MW within five years.

Hurricane Earl churns toward Mass.

CBC.ca - ‎16 minutes ago‎
Hurricane Earl was still large but "losing its punch" as it headed toward southeastern New England, the US National Hurricane Center advised late Friday afternoon.

Democracy, development can't be ensured without professional, robust, free ...

Walta Information Center - ‎11 hours ago‎
Addis Ababa, September 3, 2010 - The Ethiopian government recognizes that democracy and development can not be ensured without a professional, robust and free media, government communications affairs office said.

Kennewick 5th grader struck in crosswalk

Seattle Post Intelligencer - ‎Sep 2, 2010‎
AP TRI-CITIES, Wash. -- Police in the Tri-Cities are looking for a white pickup truck that struck a 10-year-old girl in a Kennewick crosswalk.

MONTES v. HOLDER

Leagle.com - ‎10 hours ago‎
Rosa Hermelinda Cordon Montes (Montes) seeks review of the dismissal by the Board of Immigration Appeals (the Board) of her appeal of the order of the Immigration Judge (the IJ) denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection ...
ALAMUU v. HOLDER Leagle.com

Government: Mozambique lost $3M because of riots

The Associated Press - Emanuel Camillo - ‎2 hours ago‎
MAPUTO, Mozambique - Mozambique's economy has lost more than $3 million because of deadly riots over the rising prices of food and other goods, the government said Friday, as state media reported new protests in two other towns.

Did the World Cup Wreck South Africa?

Newsweek - ‎2 hours ago‎
A spending bonanza before the tournament made it look as though the government cares about glitzy showmanship more than its workers.

ICC, Kenya, discuss investigations after 2007 poll violence

AFP - ‎5 hours ago‎
THE HAGUE - The International Criminal Court held talks with Nairobi Friday about cooperation following the investigations into violence in Kenya after disputed 2007 elections, the court said.

Peres hails 'promising start' of newly launched peace talks

Jerusalem Post - Mark Neiman - ‎48 minutes ago‎
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND BLOOMBERG NEWS Hillary Clinton declares peace is within Israeli and Palestinian interests in Friday night interview with Israeli and Palestinian reporters; Erekat denies report that negotiating teams scheduled to meet in West ...

7.0 quake hits New Zealand

Sydney Morning Herald - Ray Lilley - ‎19 minutes ago‎
AP A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early on Saturday and caused widespread damage, but there were just two reports of serious injuries.

Official: Honduran helped massacre survivor flee

Washington Post - Freddy Cuevas - ‎17 minutes ago‎
AP TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- A Honduran who survived the massacre of 72 migrants in Mexico helped untie the only other survivor - a wounded Ecuadorean - and the two fled together, an official said Friday.

BRIEF: Ethiopian bankers study Georgia tax experience

Ethiopian News Journal - ‎11 hours ago‎
A delegation from the National Bank of Ethiopia is visiting Georgia this week to learn about successfully implementing a modern tax regime, the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) has said.

Tullow buys into more licences in East Africa

Reuters Africa - ‎Sep 2, 2010‎
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil explorer Tullow Oil is buying 50 percent stakes in six exploration licences in Kenya and Ethiopia as the hunt for oil in East Africa gathers pace.

What now for Gulf? Fire complicates drill debate

The Associated Press - Matthew Daly - ‎1 hour ago‎
WASHINGTON - What now for the Gulf? News of another oil rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico, so soon after the BP oil spill, has set off a wave of anxiety along the Gulf Coast and prompted calls for the government to extend its six-month ban on deepwater ...

Ethiopia denies rebels chased oil, gas firms away

SomalilandPress - ‎3 hours ago‎
ADDIS ABABA, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Rebel claims that Malaysia's Petronas has stopped oil and gas exploration in Ethiopia are lies and three more firms are in negotiations to start exploration in the country, said its mines minister.

Macau offers world's cheapest broadband, Ethiopia last - By Jamie Yap, ZDNet Asia

Abugidainfo - ‎1 hour ago‎
Ethiopia was the second most expensive with access costing almost 21 times the average monthly wage. But only less than 1 percent of the Ethiopian population uses the Internet, making the country's subscriber ratio one of the lowest globally.

Facebook questions, spam fears greet Ping's arrival

USA Today - Brett Molina - ‎6 hours ago‎
How long before Facebook and Ping become friends? That appears to be the big question surrounding Apple's new social network for iTunes.

Earth's animals face grim future

msnbc.com - Jennifer Viegas - ‎Sep 2, 2010‎
Two of the most important and plentiful groups of marine animals 250 million years ago were corals and brachiopods, also called lamp shells.

Ethiopia: Addis's growing art scene

NewsDire - ‎Sep 2, 2010‎
By arefe @AddisJournal It has been an important week for Addis's cultural life as the city has come to declare its emerging artistic identity.

TI And Tiny Allegedly Caught With Ecstasy, Police Say

MTV.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
By MTV Staff Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesperson Nicole Nishida confirmed that lab tests on the pills found on both TI, 29, and Cottle, 36, tested positive for Ecstasy, a Schedule 1 narcotic noted for a euphoric high that mixes the ...

Bad week: Paris, pictured leaving the Miami court at a hearing last year, is ...

Daily Mail - ‎25 minutes ago‎
Following her arrest in Las Vegas for cocaine possession at the weekend, the socialite may be asked to cough up $160000 for breaching a movie contract.

Scandal Sheet: Did Lindsay Lohan Hit a Baby Stroller?

National Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
-This story about Lindsay Lohan hitting a stroller with a baby in it seems a little far-fetched, even for her. This video isn't really convincing me, plus eyewitnesses are saying it never happened.

Lively England routs Bulgaria

National Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
England's Jermain Defoe, centre, celebrates scoring his goal against Bulgaria with England's Theo Walcott, left, and Steven Gerrard during the Euro 2012 qualifying football match at Wembley Stadium, in London, England.

Report: France v Belarus - European Championship Qualifying

ESPN - ‎40 minutes ago‎
Laurent Blanc's first competitive match as France coach ended in a shock defeat which deals an early blow to their Euro 2012 qualifying bid.

15lb 4oz barbel falls from the River Bure

GoFishing UK - ‎5 hours ago‎
By Angling Times One of the country's smallest rivers has sealed its place on the big-fish map after Darren Gladden netted this huge 15lb 4oz barbel.

Pakistan cricket trio questioned on calls, texts and secret accounts

Telegraph.co.uk - Richard Edwards - ‎1 hour ago‎
Three Pakistan cricketers have been questioned by detectives over text messages, phone calls and secret bank accounts linked to alleged match-fixing.

Catherine Zeta Jones angry with hubby's docs

Hindustan Times - ‎Sep 2, 2010‎
Actress Catherine Zeta Jones has lashed out at doctors for failing to spot husband Michael Douglas's throat cancer sooner. "It makes me furious they didn''t detect it earlier,” the Sun quoted her as saying.

US, India share best practices to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa

Sify - ‎6 hours ago‎
India and the United States joined forces to showcase the strengths of India's HIV/AIDS prevention and control program for a delegation from Ghana, a real-life example of the bilateral partnership on global issues.

Clinical Trials To Go Ahead On Anti-AIDS Vaginal Gel

Voice of America - Lisa Schlein - ‎6 hours ago‎
UNAIDS and the World Health Organization have agreed to hold two further clinical trials on a vaginal gel, which shows promise in reducing the risk of HIV.
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