NDLEA Arrests South African With Methamphetamine Consignment At Abuja Airport
August 27, (THEWILL) – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested a South African man for attempting to export methamphetamine, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. The 29-year-old South African, Erasmus Jean Pierre, concealed 2.6kg of methamphetamine in his luggage, which was headed to the Middle East, on Wednesday. In a statement issued on Sunday, by its Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, it said its operatives intercepted Pierre during the outward clearance of passengers on Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 404, from Abuja to the Middle East via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. “In Adamawa state, NDLEA operatives on Tuesday, 22nd August, recovered 60,000 pills of tramadol from a suspect, Ibrahim Abba, 25, who was travelling in a commercial Toyota Starlet car from Kalaa village to Mubi. Equally, in Abuja the Federal Capital Territory, operatives intercepted two consignments of skunk with a gross weight of 1,242.1 kilograms.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 27, 2023 13:32 UTC
Uganda's Kiplangat wins men's world marathon title
Budapest (AFP) – Ugandan Victor Kiplangat won the men's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Sunday after producing a devastating final third to leave his rivals trailing in his wake. "Last year I was Commonwealth Games champion and that made me think this year I must become world champion. Kiplangat added: "It was hard today because it was so hot but I felt comfortable because I prepared well for this weather. Over the next 5km, Kiplangat, 23, surged to successfully drop the lead pack, Gebresilase falling 15sec behind. Teferi moved up through the field for silver, while reigning world champion Tola, who set a championship record when winning in Eugene last year, dropped out.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 27, 2023 13:32 UTC
Uganda’s Victor Kiplangat takes marathon gold at World Athletics Championships
Budapest: Uganda’s Victor Kiplangat won the men’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, while Maru Teferi of Israel finished with silver despite taking a tumble. “When I reached 30km I knew I felt strong and decided to push. Then at 35km I could surge again,” Kiplangat said after his victory. A pack of about 30 runners then slowed the pace and took control of it, before Kiplangat, Gebresilase and Tola made their move with 10km to go. Kiplangat’s victory made him the first Ugandan champion since Stephen Kiprotich in 2013, and the first non-Ethiopian winner since 2017.
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August 27, 2023 13:30 UTC
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan resume negotiations over disputed dam
But it is short of nearly $200 million needed to pay for staff salaries and keep the services running until the end of 2023. White said some donor countries would hold discussion about funding for UNRWA in September. “In the event we don’t get the funding, it is 298,000 students who might not be going to school. In Gaza, it is 1.2 million people who may not have access to healthcare,” White said during a visit to one UN-run school in Gaza City. In addition to the $200 million to support its operational budget in the wider region, UNRWA also needs $75 million for food aid in Gaza.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 27, 2023 13:24 UTC
Shankule delivers Ethiopian marathon gold, heat is on in decathlon
Canada´s world silver medallist Pierce LePage topped the standings going into the morning´s final event, the pole vault. Whoever prevails will be a new world champion as France´s titleholder Kevin Mayer withdrew with an injury on Friday. Shankule, whose victory at last year´s Valencia marathon put her third on the world all-time list, timed 2hr 24min 23sec to win gold on the streets of the Hungarian capital. Their hopes were raised by Neugebauer, the world leader this year, holding a 30-point overnight lead over LePage. He managed a slight improvement on his third and final effort of 47.63m which gave him a morale boost ahead of the pole vault.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 27, 2023 12:53 UTC
Man City will adapt in Guardiola’s absence, says midfielder Silva
Guardiola, 52, is recovering from the surgery in Barcelona, and assistant coach Juanma Lillo will replace the Spaniard on the touchline. “But for two matches before the international break, some players have been playing under him for seven years, others a bit less. But we know perfectly well what he wants from us and what the rest of the staff want from us. Lillo said Guardiola was constantly looking to improve despite all the success. “He doesn’t need a lot of input, building and generating ideas always.”Champions City are fifth in the standings with six points from two games.
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August 27, 2023 11:56 UTC
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan Resume Negotiations over a Disputed Dam
Cairo, Aug 27 (AP) Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan resumed their years-long negotiations Sunday over the controversial dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River's main tributary, officials said. The Blue Nile meets the White Nile in Sudan's capital of Khartoum, before winding northward through Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea. Irrigation Minister Hani Sewilam said Egypt wants a legally binding agreement on how the giant dam is operated and filled. Key questions remain about how much water Ethiopia will release downstream if a multi-year drought occurs and how the three countries will resolve any future disputes. Sudan wants Ethiopia to coordinate and share data on the dam's operation to avoid flooding and protect its own power-generating dams on the Blue Nile, the main tributary of the Nile.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 27, 2023 11:39 UTC
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan resume negotiations over a disputed dam
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan resumed their years-long negotiations Sunday over the controversial dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River’s main tributary, officials said. The Blue Nile meets the White Nile in Sudan’s capital of Khartoum, before winding northward through Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea. Irrigation Minister Hani Sewilam said Egypt wants a legally binding agreement on how the giant dam is operated and filled. Key questions remain about how much water Ethiopia will release downstream if a multi-year drought occurs and how the three countries will resolve any future disputes. Sudan wants Ethiopia to coordinate and share data on the dam’s operation to avoid flooding and protect its own power-generating dams on the Blue Nile, the main tributary of the Nile.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 27, 2023 11:16 UTC
Shankule leads Ethiopian 1-2 in world women’s marathon
Amane Beriso Shankule led an Ethiopian 1-2 as she won the women’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday. Shankule, whose victory at last year’s Valencia marathon put her third on the world all-time list, timed 2hr 24min 23sec on the streets of Budapest. Defending champion Gotytom Gebreslase claimed silver, 11sec behind, with Morocco’s Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi taking bronze in 2:25.17 in scorching and humid conditions with temperatures hitting 29 degrees Celsius (84 degrees Fahrenheit) by the time the race finished. More details on SportsDesk.
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August 26, 2023 21:21 UTC
Private health college in Ethiopia celebrates 20th anniversary – New Business Ethiopia
KEA-MED College of Ethiopia celebrates its 20th anniversary as the Addis Ababa Campus held today graduation ceremony for its students trained in various streams in TVET, including undergraduate and master’s degree levels in public health, nursing, and other programs. The college established 20 years ago, held a graduation ceremony for over 450 students today in Addis Ababa. KEA-MED College is the oldest private health professional’s college and has so far trained and supplied 18,681 graduates to the medical sector market since its establishment, according to the information given at the graduation ceremony. Speaking On the exit exam, nationwide, it was merely a 17.2 percent average passing rate for private higher education institutions; however, the exit exam result of KEA-MED College makes the college passing rate outstanding, Mahider told the gathering at the ceremony. The college has plans to open new campuses in Addis Ababa and start new undergraduate and master’s degree programs.
Source:News Business Ethiopia
August 26, 2023 21:15 UTC
WATCH: Ethiopian Israelis return to homeland to fight in civil war
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August 26, 2023 20:56 UTC
South Africa TV News Channel Reports that Ethiopia's BRICS Membership Instrumental in Pushing for Pan-Africanist Agenda
Addis Ababa, August 26/2023 (ENA) Ethiopia’s endorsement to join the BRICS bloc is a great moment to push for a Pan-Africanist agenda as the country is the seat of the African Union, South Africa's TV news channel eNCA reported. The emerging-markets bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) has invited 6 countries to join the group in its 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Particularly, it is great news that Ethiopia is part of BRICS, Head of Research relations at Al Jazeera Center of Studies, Thembica Fakude told eNCA TV. She added that South Africa can learn from these countries when it comes to issues of economic growth and unemployment. The journalist was also overwhelmed by Ethiopia’s membership of BRICS that the country has been working to manage conflicts over the past years.
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August 26, 2023 20:34 UTC
World Athletics: Shankule leads Ethiopian 1-2 in women's marathon
Amane Beriso Shankule led an Ethiopian 1-2 as she won the women’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday. Shankule, whose victory at last year’s Valencia marathon put her third on the world all-time list, timed 2hr 24min 23sec on the streets of Budapest. Israel’s Lonah Chemtai Salpeter finished fourth, just ahead of a third Ethiopian, Yalemzerf Yehualaw, with Rosemary Wanjiru the first Kenyan home in sixth. With 10km to run, a lead pack consisting of Wanjiru, Salpeter and the four Ethiopians — Tsehay Gemechu, Gebreslase, Yehualaw and Shankule — broke clear. ‘Get rid of the rest’But there was no such fatigue shown by Shankule, this year’s Boston Marathon runner-up looking strong through to the line.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 26, 2023 19:53 UTC
Lynx Air inaugurates Toronto – Los Angeles service
Canadian carrier Lynx Air has launched its inaugural flight from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) this week. Having taken to the skies for the first time in 2022, Lynx Air emerged with a mission to revolutionize Canadian air travel. Los Angeles: Lynx US ExpansionThe commencement of the Toronto to Los Angeles route marks the initiation of Lynx’s expansion in the United States ahead of the winter season. In addition to the new Toronto-Los Angeles route, Lynx Air already operates flights connecting Toronto and Orlando. Photo Credit: Lynx AirMerren McArthur, CEO of Lynx Air, emphasizes the airline’s commitment to transforming air travel dynamics in the Toronto market.
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August 26, 2023 17:13 UTC
World Athletics Championships: Shankule delivers Ethiopian marathon gold
BUDAPEST: Amane Beriso Shankule beat defending champion and compatriot Gotytom Gebreslase to give Ethiopia their third women's marathon title in the past five editions of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.The runners had to brave scorching and humid conditions in Budapest with temperatures hitting 29 degrees Celsius (84 degrees Fahrenheit) by the time the race finished.However, conditions became even more challenging for the decathletes, female shot putters and spectators in the stadium.Some revelled in it but others like decathlon overnight leader Leo Neugebauer of Germany wilted at the start of day two, the 23-year-old slipping to fourth after the first two events of the day.Canada's world silver medallist Pierce LePage topped the standings going into the morning's final event, the pole vault.Whoever prevails will be a new world champion as France's titleholder Kevin Mayer withdrew with an injury on Friday.Shankule, whose victory at last year's Valencia marathon put her third on the world all-time list, timed 2hr 24min 23sec to win gold on the streets of the Hungarian capital.Defending champion Gotytom Gebreslase claimed silver, 11sec behind, with Morocco's Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi taking bronze in 2:25.17. "We knew if we worked together we could get a better result, and we worked well as a team today," Shankule said of the Ethiopian quartet's race strategy.Germany, once an athletics powerhouse, are still awaiting their first medal of these championships.Their hopes were raised by Neugebauer, the world leader this year, holding a 30-point overnight lead over LePage.However, he dropped to third after a disappointing performance in the opening event on Saturday, the 110m hurdles.The 23-year-old was given a warning and seemed disconcerted by that, knocking over the first three hurdles to finish in 14.75sec, accruing just 880 points.Both LePage and his teammate, Olympic champion Damian Warner, passed him in the overall standings as they put on a fine display of high hurdling.LePage led Warner by 18 points with Neugebauer almost 100 points down on the leader.LePage had come out all guns blazing on Saturday, turning up the pressure on Neugebauer in the following discipline, the discus.The 27-year-old's first effort flew out to 50.98m whilst Neugebauer posted a modest 45.26m -- 10m off his personal best.He managed a slight improvement on his third and final effort of 47.63m which gave him a morale boost ahead of the pole vault.Neugebauer slipped out of the medal positions altogether after a remarkable three throws by Grenada's two-time Commonwealth Games champion Lindon Victor.The 30-year-old warmed up with a 51.48m first effort then improved on that with a world-best discus throw in a decathlon of 54.64m to move into bronze position.He then set the seal on his performance with a 54.97m effort, raising his arms in the circle in appreciation of the applause from the decent-sized crowd.Just 15 of the 24 who started out remained in competition following the pole vault.Six failed to make it past the first day and three no-heighted in the pole vault.Neugebauer battled his way back into second after a spirited pole vault display with a 5.10m clearance.However, he only holds a 22 point lead over Warner with Victor a further 46 points adrift going into the final two events, the javelin and the 1500m.LePage is a relatively comfortable 195 points clear of Neugebauer, 7,477 points to 7282.Should Neugebauer fail to deliver, the Germans will entertain hopes of a medal in the women's shot.Two of their contenders, Yemisi Ogunleye and Sara Gambetta, reached the final later Saturday.Ogunleye posted the third best throw in qualification, 19.44m, but it was the Netherlands' European champion Jessica Schilder, who topped it with 19.64m. "I came here to Budapest as European champion and a world championships bronze medallist," said Schilder. "The expectations are high and I have to cope with the pressure while I would like to just enjoy competing."
Source:Ethiopian News
August 26, 2023 14:58 UTC