The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution demanding an “immediate cessation of hostilities” for at least 90 days in key conflicts including Syria, Yemen, Libya, South Sudan and the Congo to confront the pandemic of coronavirus. New cases of coronavirus in the United States increased by nearly 50,000, …
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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – At least 10 people were killed and more than 80 wounded when the murder of a popular singer sparked explosions and protests in the Ethiopian capital and the surrounding Oromiya region on Tuesday, police and a doctor said. The riots highlight Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s growing …
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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – At least 10 people were killed and more than 80 wounded when the murder of a popular singer sparked explosions and protests in the Ethiopian capital and the surrounding Oromiya region on Tuesday, police and a doctor said. The riots highlight Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s growing …
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Hachalu, a prominent figure in the Oromo ethnic group, was shot Monday night in the Gelan Condominiums area of the capital Addis Ababa, according to state broadcaster EBC, citing Addis Ababa police commissioner Getu Argaw. . On Tuesday, images of protesters in the capital and the Oromia region circulated on …
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Saniniu Laizer, 52, a small-scale Maasai miner and his team found the two stones, weighing 9.27 kilograms (20.4 pounds) and 5,103 kilograms (11.3 pounds), on Mererani Hill in the Simanjiro district of the region northern Manyara. Laizer’s mining company employs more than 200 excavators. He sold the stones, which are …
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