Alliance and EXO Clan take Apex Legends by storm at Esports World Cup
Khelif was faced international scrutiny after the banned International Boxing Association claimed Khelif failed an unspecified eligibility test for women’s competition last year. “Let’s be very clear here: We are talking about women’s boxing,” Bach said Saturday. “What we see now is that some want to own the definition of who is a woman,” Bach added. The reduced field at the Paris Olympics boxing tournament — which has the fewest number of total boxers since 1956 — means that many fighters can clinch medals with just two victories. The Olympic sport reached gender parity for the first time in Paris, inviting 124 men and 124 women just 12 years after women’s boxing made its Olympic debut.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 03, 2024 13:38 UTC
Turkish FM meets with Ethiopian counterpart in Addis Ababa
The Turkish foreign minister on Saturday met with Ethiopian leaders in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. After his arrival in the Horn of Africa country, Hakan Fidan was received by Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and also met with his counterpart Taye Atske Selassie, said the Turkish Foreign Ministry. Fidan is expected to discuss bilateral relations, Ethiopia's reconciliation with neighboring Somalia, as well as regional issues during his visit, according to diplomatic sources. The Turkish Embassy in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa was established in 1926, while Ethiopia's Embassy in Ankara opened in 1933. Although Ethiopia's Ankara Embassy was closed in 1984 due to a regime change, it was reopened in 2006.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 03, 2024 13:14 UTC
Berihu Aregawi takes silver in 10,000m
Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregawi secured the country’s first silver medal of the Paris Olympics on Friday, August 2, by finishing second in the men’s 10,000m. Cheptegei, 27, earned his second Olympic title, three years after winning the 5,000m in Tokyo. Selemon Barega, who had won Ethiopia’s first track and field gold at the Tokyo Olympics, was unable to defend his title. The 20-year-old Berihu finished strongly for silver in 26:43.44. Ahmed, born in Mogadishu, won silver in the 5000m at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 03, 2024 12:26 UTC
Turkish foreign minister meets with Ethiopian counterpart in Addis Ababa
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Source:Ethiopian News
August 03, 2024 12:05 UTC
Brilliant Cheptegei completes set with 10,000m gold
PARIS, (Reuters) – World record holder Joshua Cheptegei claimed the Olympic 10,000 metres title he so desperately wanted on Friday when he found a late surge to win a fantastic race and take the Games’ first track gold. The 27-year-old Ugandan, who took silver in Tokyo and gold over 5,000m, produced a devastating last 600 metres to come home in 26:43.14 minutes – knocking 18 seconds off Kenenisa Bekele’s 2008 Olympic record. Cheptegei, world champion in 2019, 2022 and 2023, was surprisingly beaten to gold by Ethiopian Selemon Barega in Tokyo and was desperate for revenge. When I took silver in Tokyo I was so disappointed. I just wanted to win the 10,000m.”
Source:Ethiopian News
August 03, 2024 12:05 UTC
Somalia beach attack kills 32 civilians
At least 32 civilians were killed and 63 injured in an explosion on a popular beach in the Somali capital Mogadishu late yesterday evening, police said, an attack blamed by Somali state media on the militant group al-Shabaab. There was no immediate claim of responsibility by the al Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab, which has claimed similar attacks in the past, including the car bomb attack in 2022. Police spokesperson Abdifatah Aden said in addition to the civilians killed in the explosion, one of the attackers had blown himself up while three others had been killed by security forces. State news agency SONNA had earlier said five al-Shabaab attackers had been killed by security forces while a sixth had blown himself up during the assault. Al-Shabaab controlled a vast area of Somalia before being pushed back in government counteroffensives since 2022.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 03, 2024 11:35 UTC
10 dead in Russia building collapse
"At present, debris removal is underway. Earlier, the governor instructed the immediate commencement of debris clearing as soon as the search and rescue operation concluded," Xinhua reported, citing the regional information policy department. The tragedy occurred on Thursday when two entrances of a five-story gas-powered building in Nizhny Tagil, a city located in Russia's Sverdlovsk Oblast, caved in due to an explosion of a gas-air mixture. Following the incident, a state of emergency has been declared in the Dzerzhinsky district of Nizhny Tagil. The investigative committee has launched a criminal case concerning the provision of services or work that did not meet safety requirements.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 03, 2024 08:59 UTC
American sprinter Grant Fisher's medal finish was a first since 2012. Here's how he fared
Ethiopian Berihu Aregawi beat American Grant Fisher in a sprint to the line for silver. Ethiopian Berihu Aregawi beat American Grant Fisher in a sprint to the line for silver. Fisher's bronze medal marked the first for the U.S. in the longest race on the Olympic track since Galen Rupp took silver in 2012. Cheptegei adds this to the silver medal he won in Tokyo and the world titles he took in 2019, 2022 and 2023. Americans set world record in one of track’s newest eventsThe U.S. mixed 4x400 meter relay team set a world record in an event that is only 5 years old.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 03, 2024 08:40 UTC
Ethiopian Airlines Partners with TSA PreCheck, Expands India Service
Ethiopian Airlines Group has announced a partnership with the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) PreCheck program, promising a more streamlined travel experience for its customers departing from the United States. Ethiopian Airlines Group has partnered with the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) PreCheck program to provide faster security screening for its passengers departing from the United States. Ethiopian Airlines passengers departing from Atlanta, Chicago, Newark, New York, and Washington will now have access to this convenient service. Mesfin Tasew, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines Group, expressed enthusiasm for the partnership, highlighting its significance in enhancing passenger experience and reinforcing the airline's commitment to superior service. In addition to this partnership, Ethiopian Airlines is expanding its network with a new destination in India.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 03, 2024 08:32 UTC
Keely Hodgkinson relieved to get 800 metres campaign under way with heat win
Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson en route to winning her 800 metres heat (Martin Rickett/PA). Hodgkinson said: “I don’t really like heats. Hodgkinson did not rule out the possibility of all three British women reaching Monday evening’s final, saying: “I don’t see why not. There was just one gold medal up for grabs, in the men’s 10,000m, which was claimed by Ugandan three-time world champion and world record holder Joshua Cheptegei in a new Olympic record-setting 26:43.14. There was a world record of 3:07.41 for the United States team of Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon and Kaylyn Brown, with GB the third fastest of the field behind the US and hosts France.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 03, 2024 08:31 UTC
Joris Daudet leads a dominant French sweep of Olympic podium in BMX racing at the Paris Games
“It’s hard to perform, you know, when it mattered,” said Daudet, the three-time and reigning world champion, who finally earned an Olympic medal. His partner, Saya Sakakibara of Australia, won gold in the women’s race. But hopes were high after the trio of French riders dominated their heat races. Andre, who was fourth at the Tokyo Games, won two of his heats and finished second in the other. Daudet and Mahieu, who won worlds the previous year, also won a pair of heats and finished third in their others.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 03, 2024 08:25 UTC
Latest News In Ethiopia
Ethiopia's re-eligibility for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is dependent on the Ethiopian government's actions, US officials said this week. The Biden administration moved to suspend Ethiopia from the preferential trade regime in late 2021 in light of allegations of human rights violations committed during the two-year northern...
Source:Ethiopian News
August 03, 2024 08:16 UTC
Olympic Cheers Fill the Air as Fans Return for a 10,000-Meter Masterpiece and More at the Track
They were for distance runner Joshua Cheptegei, who stamped his mark on a masterpiece of a 10,000-meter race to set an Olympic record and win a gold medal. It featured 15 runners who had broken 27 minutes in their careers, meaning the 27:01 Olympic record was in peril before the starting gun even went off. Cheptegei gave Uganda its first gold medal in the 112-year history of the longest Olympic event on the track. “I was the world champion. Americans set world record in one of track’s newest eventsThe U.S. mixed 4x400 meter relay team set a world record in an event that is only 5 years old.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 02, 2024 23:41 UTC
Uganda’s Cheptegei wins men’s 10,000m gold at Paris Olympics 2024
Cheptegei stormed to the finish line in 26min 43.14 seconds, ahead of Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregawi and USA’s Grant Fisher. Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei withstood surging Ethiopian team tactics to claim gold in the men’s Olympic 10,000-metre at the Stade de France. The three-time world champion timed an Olympic record of 26 minutes and 43.14 seconds for victory on Friday. The world record holder added the Olympic 10,000 metres title to his remarkable haul to take the Games’ first track gold. As Cheptegei and Fisher made their way up through a bunching pack, Kejelcha was again on hand to offer a spurt of acceleration.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 02, 2024 22:35 UTC
Ethiopia PM says talks underway with armed groups; one group denies any discussion
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that negotiations are in progress with armed militias in the Amhara region to peacefully resolve the ongoing conflict there. The prime minister did not identify which armed groups were involved in the talks and when the talks started. Group denies it's talking to governmentA spokesperson for one of the Fano armed groups fighting in the Amhara region denies talks with the government. Fano is an ethnic Amhara militia without a formal structure and there are several groups operating in different parts of the Amhara region. Eyachew Teshale told VOA that they are not aware of any formal peace talks that are going on between the government and the Fano armed group.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 02, 2024 22:27 UTC