New York Republicans have selected Nassau County legislator Mazi Melesa Pilip as their nominee in the special election to replace ousted GOP Rep. George Santos, setting the stage for a competitive race in February. County party leaders selected Pilip, an Ethiopian immigrant who served as a paratrooper in the Israel Defense Forces, one week after Democratic leaders selected former Rep. Tom Suozzi as their nominee for the special election on Feb. 13. Kellen Curry, another Republican candidate for the seat, told NBC News that GOP leaders informed him they had picked Pilip for the special election. During the GOP selection process, Politico reported that Pilip is actually a registered Democrat. Santos also embellished much of his background, so local party leaders were focused on carefully vetting their potential candidates.

JOHANNESBURG, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's government told bondholders on Thursday it was hoping to negotiate a rework of its single international bond quickly and was set to include a form of "loss reinstatement" provision for investors, three sources attending the call told Reuters. However, it included a reference to a "loss reinstatement" provision to compensate bondholders if Ethiopia were to suffer another default that would affect bonds issued after the rework. However, the provision outlined by the government was not offering exactly what bondholders had envisaged, two of the sources said. Ethiopia requested debt relief under the G20's Common Framework in early 2021, but progress was initially delayed by the war. It agreed a debt service suspension with its official creditors ahead of negotiating more debt relief with them.

He has also recently become a world record holder, with the support of his friend Stan Browney – a YouTuber with three million subscribers – who helped organize Habtamu’s record attempts. He revealed that the first 10 minutes were the hardest: “You know you failed the last Guinness World Records attempt. As he neared the end of the record attempt, Habtamu recalls his body being in “a lot of pain”. Follow us on Google News and across our social media channels to stay up-to-date with all things Guinness World Records! Don't forget to check out our videos on YouTube and become part of our group chat by following the Guinness World Records WhatsApp channel.

Diriyah Company celebrated the first day of its inaugural Bashayer event by revealing an array of world-class amenities. Located nearby, the newly completed Eastern Gate and the Wadi Safar Experience Center round out the Wadi Safar landscape. At the planned Royal Diriyah Golf Club, guests witnessed the newly grassed driving range and the completion of the first nine holes at a course designed by golf legend Greg Norman. The Royal Diriyah Golf Club will be a premier golfing destination and exemplifies Diriyah’s commitment to providing unparalleled experiences. Jerry Inzerillo, Group CEO of Diriyah Company, expressed his enthusiasm, stating, “At Wadi Safar, we are re-defining lifestyle as we work to create one of the world’s greatest gathering places.

Ethiopia’s Internet providers are implementing best current practices to safeguard the country’s Internet infrastructure from emerging threats, according to a report from Internet Society Pulse. Ethiopia’s efforts in establishing a secure routing infrastructure underscores its dedication to maintaining a reliable and resilient Internet landscape,” added Dawit. According to the report, there is only one percent adoption of IPv6 in Ethiopia and a four percent average in Africa. The telecommunications market in Ethiopia is transitioning from a single government-owned operator that controlled the market until 2019 to a duopoly with the entrance of Safaricom Ethiopia in 2022. The Internet Society Pulse Country Report for Ethiopia highlights that governments, technology stakeholders, and industry players must work together to prioritize competition and open the market to increase Internet resilience.

Andrew Kwemoi, the first Ugandan to win the Milano Marathon, hopes to crown a breakthrough year with victory in Saturday’s fifth Adnoc Abu Dhabi Marathon. He is returning to the UAE capital having picked up a silver medal in the 10k race held at the second edition of the Adnoc Abu Dhabi Marathon back in 2019. READ MORE Abu Dhabi road closures announced ahead of Saturday's marathon“This time I have come here for the main race and the main prize. I’m hopeful of replicating that run here in Abu Dhabi. Prior to that, she won the Chicago Marathon in 2018 and 2019, and the London Marathon in 2019 and 2020.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has cracked down on a dissenter who is one of his former ministers, Taye Dendea. And remember, the Ethiopian prime minister is a Nobel Peace Prize winner. So the minister slammed the prime minister and he was promptly sacked. He won the Nobel Peace Prize. There should be a mechanism to rescind a Nobel Peace Prize, and Abiy Ahmed is a good candidate to start with.

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said Wednesday that around 200 members of the ADF rebels affiliated with the Islamic State group were killed in Ugandan-led airstrikes in September in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Originally mainly Muslim Ugandan rebels, the ADF (Allied Democratic Forces) have been active since the mid-1990s in eastern DRC, where they have killed thousands of civilians. “We carried out air attacks against terrorists in Congo,” President Yoweri Museveni declared on X (ex-Twitter), before asserting that “about 200 of them were killed” in strikes carried out on September 16. Contacted by AFP, the spokesperson for the Ugandan army, Felix Kulayigye, clarified that the president was referring to the ADF rebels. The leader of the ADF rebel group accused of the murders was arrested in early November by Kampala.

Northern Ethiopia has been beset with acute food shortages since the onset of the Tigray War in November 2020. For much of the war, the region was under a blockade, which effectively halted humanitarian aid and created famine-like conditions. The famine is now widespread across at least 12 districts in Tigray. According to the district’s administration, 111 people have died from starvation alone in the last three months. In another nearby district called Abergele, local officials say 76 have died.

Best of all, he was the first paid subscriber of the Walsenburg World newspaper in March 1889. As if having Mother Jones visit them wasn’t enough, coal miners and their families must have been totally awed by the presence of the famous Polly Pry. Even the Pictou camp social column in the Walsenburg World had shared the news of few children attending school there. After months of being idle, some coal mines were finally reopening. The Toltec, owned by Northern Coal Company, resumed work mid-December, abiding by union-scale wages – a victory for Mother Jones and her miners.

From left: Aamir, Melkamu and Omar. Photo: SuppliedPublished: Thu 14 Dec 2023, 1:55 PMMahzooz, the leading UAE draw that has changed thousands of lives and crowned 64 millionaires to date, on Thursday announced three distinguished winners of its latest raffle draw conducted during the 158th weekly draw on December 9. Each of the following winners took home an impressive Dh100,000 prize as part of the guaranteed triple 100 raffle draw. Joining Mahzooz only on December 1, Omar's winning streak began immediately on the first draw after registration, when he won Dh40. Working as a private driver, Melkamu discovered his win while watching the draw live on YouTube on Saturday evening.

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On Monday (11/12), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) resumed its voluntary humanitarian return (VHR) flights from Yemen to Ethiopia, the first movement since September. The charter flight carrying 118 migrants, including men, women and children, brings a glimmer of hope to thousands of stranded Ethiopian migrants facing dire circumstances. IOM estimates that over 200,000 migrants, primarily from East and the Horn of Africa, urgently require humanitarian assistance in Yemen. “Since then, I have been waiting to finally reunite with my family.”VHR flights are considered a lifeline for stranded migrants in Yemen. Without VHR, thousands of stranded migrants are left without a safe route home, exposed to increased risks of violence, coercion and abuse.

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