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Sunday, 17 August 2008 |
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Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba won the women's 10,000m in a new Olympic record by beating Turkey's Elvan Abeylegesse in a thrilling battle in Beijing. During a fast race which was stretched from the start, the pair were neck and neck going into the final six laps. But at the sound of the bell, world champion Dibaba kicked out and held on to win in 29 minutes 54.68 seconds.  |
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Tuesday, 05 August 2008 |
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Addis Fortune (Addis Ababa)
5 August 2008
Posted to the web 5 August 2008
By Omer Redi The state telecom monopoly, Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC), has suspended internet services in seven towns of the Oromia, Amhara and Harari regional states, as well as in Dire Dawa town. |
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Thursday, 31 July 2008 |
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More than 14 million people in the Horn of Africa need food aid because of drought and rocketing food and fuel prices, the United Nations has warned. The UN World Food Programme says it urgently needs $400m (£200m) to prevent starvation in the east African region. Ethiopia is worst hit, with 10 million people - some 12% of the population - in need of extra food supplies. Somalia, Eritrea and Djibouti are also affected, along with northern parts of Kenya and Uganda. |
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