[ad_1] LUSAKA, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) – A virtual import and export conference and exhibition opened Tuesday with the Zambian government urging African countries to embrace e-commerce to speed up trade. The two-day event, organized by the Zambian government in collaboration with the private sector, is a flagship networking platform aimed …
Read More »Janet Yellen’s first battle is already taking shape
[ad_1] President-elect Joe Biden made the historic decision to appoint Janet Yellen, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, as his secretary of the Treasury. You don’t have an easy job ahead of you. What’s Happening: Yellen, who, if confirmed by the Senate, would be the first woman in office, will …
Read More »16-year-old Perth teenager reportedly killed after disappearing into water at Scarborough Beach
[ad_1] A 16-year-old boy is presumed dead after disappearing while cooling off with friends during a swim at a popular beach A teenager is alleged to have drowned on a popular beach in Perth, WA She was one of four people who entered the water to swim at 8 p.m. …
Read More »News: UAE and Ethiopia seek cooperation on artificial intelligence
[ad_1] Addis Ababa, November 24, 2020: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ethiopia are considering possibilities for cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), according to a statement sent to Addis Standard from the UAE embassy in Addis Ababa. This occurred at a meeting between Mr. Talal Al-Azeezi, Head …
Read More »Selection of Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary Raises Stocks: Live Trade Updates
[ad_1] In Brooklyn’s waterfront neighborhood of Red Hook, crews are building what will be one of the tallest warehouses on the East Coast.Credit…Hiroko Masuike / The New York Times Retailers are succumbing to the dominance of e-commerce and struggling to save increasingly irrelevant physical shopping spaces by turning them into …
Read More »News: Tigray Maikadra massacre of civilians is a heinous crime: Ethiopia Human Rights Commission
[ad_1] “It is now an urgent priority that victims receive reparation and rehabilitation, and that perpetrators directly or indirectly involved at all levels are held accountable to the law”, Daniel Bekele Please click here to download EHRC preliminary finding Addis Ababa, November 24, 2020 – The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission …
Read More »Regular Press Conference Offered November 24, 2020 by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian
[ad_1] The document: Early today, China successfully launched the Chang’e-5 spacecraft with a Long March-5 rocket at the Wenchang spacecraft launch site, marking the start of the country’s first mission to recover samples of an extraterrestrial body. Do you have any comments? Zhao Lijian: The impressive image of the Chang’e-5 …
Read More »Ethiopia: The threat of major hostilities in Mekelle puts civilian lives in serious danger – Bachelet
[ad_1] Geneva – “The highly aggressive rhetoric from both sides regarding the fight for Mekelle is dangerously provocative and runs the risk of putting already vulnerable and frightened civilians in grave danger,” the High Commissioner said. “I am afraid that such rhetoric will lead to further violations of international humanitarian …
Read More »The EU thanks Joe Biden for his ‘clear support’ in the Brexit negotiations with the UK
[ad_1] The EU has thanked President-elect Joe Biden for his support after he warned Boris Johnson not to undermine the Good Friday Agreement in pursuit of a favorable Brexit deal. Charles Michel, President of the European Council, “thanked the President-elect for his clear support for the Withdrawal Agreement that the …
Read More »Crested rats can kill with their poisonous fur
[ad_1] African crested rats They are fluff balls the size of a rabbit with endearing faces and a feline purr. But they are also highly poisonous, their fur is loaded with a toxin so powerful that only a few milligrams are lethal enough to kill a human. Rats do not …
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