World Athletics Championships 2023: Victor Kiplangat wins Uganda’s second ever men's marathon title
Uganda's Victor Kiplangat is the new world marathon men’s champion. The 23-year-old gallantly protected his lead to win his country’s second ever world marathon title in 2 hours 8 minutes 53 seconds on Sunday (27 August) at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, exactly 10 years after compatriot Stephen Kiprotich won the title in Moscow in 2013. Kiplangat added a world marathon gold to the Commonwealth Games title he clinched last year in Birmingham on the final day of the championships, on what is expected to be the hottest day this year in the Hungarian capital. "There was a lot of cheering but last part was very challenging so I am grateful I even finished. This is my first world championships marathon, it was tough but I believe I will come back even stronger for the next time," he said.
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August 28, 2023 23:47 UTC
Egypt-Ethiopia Talks on Giant Nile Dam End Without Breakthrough
Breaking Bread: John ThuneBaskets and Burgers: In Murdo, South Dakota, Republican Senator John Thune and Alexander Heffner, host of PBS’s The Open Mind, play some basketball and then break for cheeseburgers. Thune discusses the conundrum of military national service and explains why he believes America’s system of government still works even when presidents take office despite losing the popular vote. Breaking Bread is a series aimed at finding common ground across a deeply divided America. Journalist Alexander Heffner journeys from Maine to New Mexico, sitting down for meals and candid conversations with powerful political figures on both sides of the aisle. Heffner seeks to draw out lawmakers by incentivizing empathy and compromise in pursuit of a new consensus.
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August 28, 2023 20:05 UTC
"We are struggling to cope with thousands of new migrants"- Italian Red Cross
The Italian Red Cross has said it is struggling to cope with thousands of migrants at a cramped center on the island of Lampedusa. Hundreds of migrants arrived on the small island over the weekend, stretching the center beyond its capacity. "Clearly, this is an important situation, and an emergency situation, because with 4,000 people in a structure for 800 it is evident that it becomes a critical situation," Ignazio Schintu who coordinates the centre for the Italian Red Cross, told the Associated Press. The Red Cross took over the management of the hotspot on June 1 and in the past three months Schintu estimates at least 48,000 migrants have passed through it. After a short period of time on the island, most migrants are transferred on ferry boats to other parts of Italy.
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August 28, 2023 15:42 UTC
Military leader Burhan visits east Sudan in first tour outside of capital since conflict erupted
CAIRO (AP) — The head of Sudan’s army made a rare public speech Monday in his first tour outside of the capital since the conflict with a rival general erupted in mid-April. In the eastern coastal city of Port Sudan, Burhan said a military operation that included naval and air forces enabled him to leave the capital’s army headquarters safely. The conflict has reduced the capital to an urban battlefield, with the RSF controlling vast swaths of the city. The military command, where Burhan has purportedly been stationed since April, has been one of the epicenters of the conflict, besieged by RSF forces. In a statement issued late Sunday, Dagalo unveiled a new initiative that could restart peace talks between the two forces.
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August 28, 2023 15:02 UTC
Israeli Athlete Wins Historic Silver Medal At World Athletics Championship Marathon
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a historic achievement Sunday, Israeli athlete Maru Teferi won Israel’s first-ever medal at an international marathon, gaining a silver medal at the World Athletics Championship’s men’s marathon after overtaking his opponents in the race’s final section. Teferi was the vice-champion in the 2022 European Athletics Championship in Munich, and he also contributed to the gold medal won in the team marathon division at the same competition. This remarkable achievement makes Teferi the fourth Israeli to win a medal at the World Athletics Championship. Averbukh won a silver medal two years later with a leap of 5.85 meters in Edmonton 2001. The first Israeli woman to win a medal was Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko, the 2015 world silver medalist in Beijing, who also set the Israeli record in the triple jump with a 14.78-meter leap.
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August 28, 2023 13:37 UTC
Indian PM Modi proposes full G20 membership for African Union
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for the African Union (AU) to become a member of the G20, the club of the world's richest countries due to meet in India in September. “We have invited the African Union with the idea of granting it permanent member status” of the G20, Narendra Modi said during the B20 business forum which was held ahead of the G20 summit on September 9 and 10. In December, US President Joe Biden had already expressed the wish that the African Union join the G20 as a permanent member, assuring that "it was going to happen". Based in Addis Ababa , capital of Ethiopia , the AU has 55 member countries, totaling three trillion dollars in GDP. Thursday at the BRICS summit (group of large emerging countries) in South Africa, Mr. Modi spoke one-on-one with Chinese President Xi Jinping .
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August 28, 2023 12:19 UTC
Gebresilase’s second Okpekpe road race winner to win at WA Championships – The Sun Nigeria
Ethiopia’s Leul Gebresilase has become the second Okpekpe road race winner to win a medal at the 19th World Athletics Championships which ended Sunday in Budapest, Hungary. Gebressilasie ran 2:09:19 to win the men’s marathon’s bronze medal, his first ever world major championships medal for Ethiopia. The Ethiopian won the men’s title (29:28) at the fifth Okpekpe international 10km road race in 2017 in Okpekpe town in Edo state. Meanwhile, organisers of the historic Okpekpe road race has congratulated Gebresilase on his major breakthrough for Ethiopia. The Okpekpe race, especially its very challenging terrain, has been helpingathletes who honoured our invitation to become better athletes and medalists at major international events like the World Championships.
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August 28, 2023 11:08 UTC
Egypt and Ethiopia resume talks on Blue Nile dam
The Egyptian government announced this Sunday the resumption of negotiations with Ethiopia on the Great Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, an aspect that has complicated relations between the two countries. In this sense, Cairo has stressed that it rejects “any unilateral step” that does not take into account the above aspects, adding that it will “make every effort to make the negotiation process a success”. Bekele, in turn, stressed that the tripartite negotiations would strengthen cooperation between the three countries and described the possible outcomes of this meeting as “immense benefits” for both Addis Ababa and Cairo or Khartoum. Egypt and Ethiopia are at odds over the construction of the aforementioned dam. The governments of these three countries agreed in principle in January 2020 on the main points of contention around infrastructure, but Addis Ababa dropped out of the talks before the agreement was signed.
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August 28, 2023 08:36 UTC
Egypt hosts new negotiations on Ethiopian Nile Dam
CAIRO — A new round of negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue commenced Sunday with the participation of Sudanese, Egyptian and Ethiopian delegations. Filling and operating the dam by one side is a violation of the Declaration of Principles, signed in 2015, he noted. The massive $4.2-billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been at the center of a regional dispute ever since Ethiopia broke ground on the project in 2011, with Egypt fearing it will slash its share of Nile water. Protracted negotiations over the filling and operation of the dam since 2011 have thus far failed to bring about an agreement between Ethiopia and its downstream neighbors. Egypt has long viewed the dam as an existential threat, as it relies on the Nile for 97 percent of its water needs.
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August 28, 2023 07:52 UTC
Fact Check: Did blue lava erupt from an Ethiopian volcano? Viral tweet debunked
(Image via Twitter)Volcano images on Twitter not true: Social media users comment on the claims of the Ethiopian volcano. (Image via Twitter)Volcano images on Twitter not true: Social media users comment on the claims of the Ethiopian volcano. (Image via Twitter)Volcano images on Twitter not true: Social media users comment on the claims of the Ethiopian volcano. (Image via Twitter)Volcano images on Twitter not true: Social media users comment on the claims of the Ethiopian volcano. (Image via Twitter)Volcano images on Twitter not true: Social media users comment on the claims of the Ethiopian volcano.
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August 28, 2023 07:00 UTC
Pics Show 'Blue Lava' Erupting From a Volcano in Ethiopia?
Claim: Photographs shared to social media depicted a volcano in Ethiopia as it “erupts blue lava.” Rating: About this rating Miscaptioned Context While the two photographs were authentic, they did not show “blue lava” erupting from a single volcano. Photographs supposedly documenting vibrant, blue-hued molten rock erupting from a volcano in Ethiopia were shared to X (formerly Twitter) on Aug. 20, 2023, (archived here ). In other words, Kawah Ijen is the only known site in the world that has ignited blue flames for centuries. In short, while the two photographs featured in the X post were authentic, they did not show "blue lava" erupting from a single volcano in Ethiopia. Rather, the images showed blue flames, not molten rock, and the blue coloration was caused by the combustion of sulfuric gas.
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August 28, 2023 06:51 UTC
Ethiopia’s membership in BRICS will boost economy and ties
Ethiopia’s entry into the BRICS mechanism is expected to significantly boost the country’s economic growth and strengthen its mutually beneficial regional ties, an Ethiopian expert has said. “Ethiopia, despite being a relatively poor country, is a strong and civilized nation with a vast population. “The BRICS must have seen mutual benefit in admitting Ethiopia as a member. Miftah further emphasized Ethiopia’s potential in conflict resolution, peace-building, countering terrorism, and sustainable development, which has contributed to its selection as a member of BRICS. The expert argued that Ethiopia’s entry into the BRICS is a win-win move, which injects momentum into the country’s economy and enhances the bloc’s role in regional multilateral cooperation at the same time.
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August 28, 2023 06:29 UTC
‘God wants us away from our enemies’: bitter legacy of war splits Ethiopian church
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August 28, 2023 04:01 UTC
Norway’s Ingebrigtsen wins 5000m gold at Budapest World Athletics Championships
5000m gold heads to NorwayIngebrigtsen denies Ethiopian medals in 5000m triumphJakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway successfully defended his 5000m world title with a commanding performance at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. - Advertisement -The 22-year-old Ingebrigtsen crossed the line in a time of 13:11:30 to retain the gold medal he won last year in Eugene. Chasing Ingebrigtsen hard over the last lap were Spaniard Mohamed Katir and Kenyan Jacob Krop. Katir produced a late surge but had to settle for silver in 13:11:44, while Krop held on for bronze in 13:12:26. Yomif finished fifth in 13:12:51, while Hagos and Berihu took sixth and eighth respectively in times of 13:12:65 and 13:12:99
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August 28, 2023 02:46 UTC
Max Verstappen wins ninth straight F1 race, tying record
Max Verstappen won his third straight Dutch Grand Prix, giving him nine consecutive Formula 1 victories to tie Sebastian Vettel in that category. Perez was penalised five seconds for speeding in the pit lane, giving Alpine’s Gasly his first spot on the podium this season. “It’s incredible,” Verstappen said after the race, per The Athletic. “Also today, they didn’t make it easy for us with the weather, to make all the time the right calls. Even with all the bad weather, the rain, the fans were still going at it, so an incredible atmosphere.”F1 racing resumes September the 3rd in Monza, Italy, for the Italian Grand Prix.
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August 28, 2023 00:44 UTC