Ethiopia began filling the Great Renaissance, a giant hydroelectric dam being built on the Blue Nile, its water minister said on Wednesday after talks with Sudan and Egypt on the structure stalled. The dam is the centerpiece of Ethiopia’s bid to become Africa’s largest energy exporter. “The construction of the …
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The International Court of Justice, tThe highest UN court has backed Qatar in a dispute with four neighbors that imposed an air blockade on Doha more than three years ago. The Hague-based ICJ on Tuesday rejected the appeal by Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) against …
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GENEVA / ZURICH (Reuters) – The new worldwide coronavirus pandemic will worsen if countries fail to comply with strict health precautions, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Monday. A community health officer helps sanitation workers don personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Fourah Bay College Coronavirus Treatment Center in Freetown, …
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Thousands of Israelis protested outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem, demanding his resignation when the government is criticized for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Some banners carried by protesters on Tuesday said “Netanyahu’s corruption makes us sick” and “Netanyahu, resign.” “The deadliest virus is not COVID-19, but …
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ADDIS ABABA / CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have failed to reach agreement in a new round of talks organized by the African Union to regulate the flow of water from the giant Blue Nile hydroelectric dam built by Addis Ababa , the three countries said. A satellite …
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