Paris 2024 athletics: Men's Olympic marathon preview, full schedule and how to watch live
Nearly two decades since the onset of their track rivalry, Eliud Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele return to the city where it all began for the Paris 2024 Olympics. The 37-year-old is chasing more history in Paris in 2024, and wants to become the first athlete to win three back-to-back Olympic marathon titles. The two haven't raced each other since 2018, when Kipchoge won the third of his fourth London marathon titles. Talking of times, Kipchoge is the fastest man alive in the absence of the world record holder Kelvin Kiptum, a fellow Kenyan who lowered the World Record at the 2023 Chicago Marathon. Kiptum, who had been preselected to the Paris 2024 marathon team, died in a car crash last February.
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August 06, 2024 16:27 UTC
Falana cautions #EndBadGovernance protesters against calls for military intervention
A human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has cautioned protesters to avoid “undemocratic forces” using the nationwide hunger protest to call for a military coup in the country. Falana’s statement follows reports on Sunday of protesters in Kano State waving Russian flags and chanting in Hausa, “We don’t want a bad government.”While acknowledging the constitutional right to peaceful protests (sections 39 and 40), Falana called on #EndBadGovernance protesters to reject undemocratic forces hijacking the movement to promote violence or a military coup. He said: “While we support the rights of the #EndBadGovernance protesters, we have a patriotic duty to call on them to distance themselves from undemocratic forces who have taken advantage of the peaceful protests to engage in violence or campaign for a military coup in the country. “It has become necessary to point out that calling for a military coup or waving the flag of Russia, a country known for supporting unconstitutional changes of government in Africa, constitutes a gross abuse of the constitutional right to protest against the government of Nigeria. “The legitimate protests against hardship in the land should not be turned into a campaign for an unconstitutional change of government.”The legal luminary further cautioned those advocating military rule, warning that they may face charges of treasonable felony in violation of Section 41 of the Criminal Code.
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August 06, 2024 16:01 UTC
South Africa Police Discover 90 Ethiopians Locked In House
South African police discovered 90 Ethiopians packed into locked rooms in inhuman conditions at the weekend, a spokesman said Monday and arrested two suspects on allegations of kidnapping and human trafficking. Officers “rescued 90 undocumented Ethiopian nationals who were allegedly being kept against their will and under inhuman conditions,” a statement said. They were “found locked up, confined and packed into rooms”. Last September, around 102 undocumented foreign nationals, most of them Ethiopians and some as young as 10 years old, were found in a house in the east of Johannesburg. According to then home affairs minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, they were brought to South Africa to operate general stores around the country.
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August 06, 2024 15:42 UTC
Ethiopian Embassy, SDPI to jointly hold ‘Green Legacy Forum’ in Islamabad
The collaboration was agreed upon during a meeting between Special Envoy & Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia to Pakistan, H.E. Dr. Abid Qaiyum Suleri, Executive Director, SDPI here at the Embassy of Ethiopia. The forum will have participation of Parliamentarians, diplomatic and business community, environmentalists, religious and media fraternity, youth and civil society. It is aimed at sharing success story of Ethiopia with Pakistan in environmental conservation, ecosystem restoration and food security under the Green Legacy initiative of H.E. He extended full support of the Institute to the Embassy to engage state-level dignitaries to participate in that plenary.
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August 06, 2024 15:23 UTC
Ethiopia: Human rights bodies failure to act as justice continues to elude victims of atrocities
Human rights violations have continued unabated, with no progress towards individual accountability, in the Amhara region since the latest armed conflict began a year ago. Human rights violations have continued unabated, with no progress towards individual accountability, in the Amhara region since the latest armed conflict began a year ago. “African and global human rights bodies were established to prevent and respond to gross human rights violations and crimes under international law, and to ensure those responsible for such crimes are held accountable – including by raising above attacks against Justice and accountability. It is long overdue for the African and global human rights bodies to bring Ethiopia back to their agenda, including setting up public and private engagements on the situation in the Amhara region. Tigere Chagutah“It is long overdue for the African and global human rights bodies to bring Ethiopia back to their agenda, including setting up public and private engagements on the situation in the Amhara region.
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August 06, 2024 12:46 UTC
ICC's bi-annual review of Darfur crimes delivered to UN Council
On Monday, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan addressed the United Nations Security Council in New York to deliver his bi-annual report on Darfur. While the Council referred the matter to the ICC in 2005, the main focus has been on crimes that took place after April 2023. The prosecutor previously mentioned the ongoing crimes in North Darfur and the regional capital of El Fasher. Karim Khan also sought the cooperation of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by General Hemedti. He condemned the financial and political support for the militias and the inaction of the international community.
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August 06, 2024 12:39 UTC
Olympic Games: Morocco’s Soufiane El Bakkali Advances to 3000 Steeplechase Final
El Bakkali crossed the finish line in a time of 8:17.90, to advance to the 3000 Steeplechase final, which will take place on Wednesday, August 7 at the Stade de France. Ugandan Chemutail Léonard came in second with a time of 8:18.19, followed by Ethiopian Getnet Wale (8:18.25).
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August 06, 2024 11:51 UTC
Vegan Food Near Me: The Best Restaurants In Barcelona
jump to the restaurantsIs Barcelona vegan-friendly? According to vegan restaurant guide Happy Cow, there are more than 540 vegan-friendly restaurants in Barcelona. It’s also worth noting that some traditional Spanish tapas dishes are often vegan by default, too. The best vegan restaurants in BarcelonaWhen it’s time for lunch or dinner, you have no shortage of vegan restaurants in Barcelona. Find it hereMad Mad Vegan6 Mad Mad VeganOn days when only a big juicy burger will do, head to Mad Mad Vegan.
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August 06, 2024 10:00 UTC
Video shows 2022 landslide in India, not recent Ethiopian disaster
A video shared on Facebook claims to show the landslide as it occured. However, this is false: the clip shows a massive landslide in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya in June 2022. Audio from the original footage was altered. Indian disasterAFP Fact Check used the video verification tool InVID-WeVerify to conduct reverse image searches on keyframes from the video. The natural sound of the landslide in the original footage of the event was altered in the clip falsely linked to Ethiopia.
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August 06, 2024 09:42 UTC
At least 13 killed after deadly landslide in southern Ethiopia
A landslide triggered by heavy rains in southern Ethiopia’s Wolaita area killed at least 13 people and the number of fatalities is expected to rise, a local official said Monday. “We have now evacuated more than 300 people as a precaution and in anticipation of yet another likely major landslide." A frantic rescue effort was underway in the Wolaita area, according to the regional government. Monday's landslide appeared to be less deadly than one that occurred last month in another area in southern Ethiopia where more than 200 people were killed. In 2016, more than 41 people died and hundreds were displaced in the same area after heavy rains triggered a deadly mudslide.
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August 06, 2024 09:38 UTC
Ethiopian Airlines signs MoU with Satarem
Ethiopian Airlines partners with Satarem America Inc. to produce and use Sustainable Aviation Fuel, enhancing its commitment to environmental sustainability. ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Airlines Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Satarem America Inc. to partner on production and use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel(SAF) in Ethiopia. Satarem shall produce SAF in the country, and Ethiopian Airlines has agreed to acquire the SAF from Satarem. With this MoU, Ethiopian Airlines Group has solidified its commitment to sustainability. As one of Africa’s largest and most experienced airlines, Ethiopian Airlines has long been at the forefront of sustainability.
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August 06, 2024 06:11 UTC
Ethiopia to Shield Its People From Cost-of-Living Blow
Well, and, you know, we've we've seen the burger really plunge since that announcement that the government made last week. But the predominant market was the parallel market, almost 80% of imports and inverted zero trading, which is a moderate. And as you know, we have a significant amount of research that we've been able to mobilize from them as all banks. I mean, is there concern that you could see something similar happening in Ethiopia? Let's talk about because you were mentioning the packages that Ethiopia secured, of course, last week as part of this.
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August 06, 2024 06:10 UTC
Israel and the foreign media - an unfolding psyop drama
Reporters get the story first and their media infrastructure is quick, it’s collaborative, virtual, global, technical, and getting better all the time. Media are part and parcel of its psyop efforts to influence target audiences, and Hamas teaches its public relations people how to make the best impression with Western media representatives. There is a disproportionate number of foreign journalists in Israel, because it’s a great posting. Media may be the backbone of democracy, but not if media are part and parcel of psyop to influence target audiences. That leads to the authors’ plausible answer to the question of why Hamas and its cohorts expend so much effort on psyop.
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August 06, 2024 05:40 UTC
Free Slain Politician's Brother in Ethiopia
Human Rights Watch could not establish the location or date these photographs were taken. Human Rights Watch has received a list of nine people who remain detained in connection with Batte's case. In recent months, Ethiopian authorities have increased threats, intimidation, and harassment against prominent Ethiopian human rights organizations, including the Ethiopian Human Rights Council, the country's oldest, independent rights group. Human Rights Watch and other rights organizations have repeatedly raised concerns about the government's lack of effective investigations into human rights violations, and about the capacity and independence of Ethiopia's investigative and judicial institutions, which are subject to political interference. "The Ethiopian authorities have glossed over or treated dismissively numerous high-profile killings and other human rights abuses against perceived critics of the government," Bader said.
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August 06, 2024 05:04 UTC
At least 13 killed and 300 evacuated after deadly landslide in southern Ethiopia
At least 13 killed and 300 evacuated after deadly landslide in southern EthiopiaADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A landslide triggered by heavy rains in southern Ethiopia’s Wolaita area killed at least 13 people and the number of fatalities is expected to rise, a local official said Monday. Samuel Fola, zone chief administrator of Wolaita, said more than 300 people have been evacuated from the area in Kindo Didaye district and that the number of those unaccounted for remains unknown. Monday’s landslide appeared to be less deadly than one that occurred last month in another area in southern Ethiopia where more than 200 people were killed. In 2016, more than 41 people died and hundreds were displaced in the same area after heavy rains triggered a deadly mudslide. In April, at least 45 people were killed in Kenya’s Rift Valley region when flash floods and a landslide swept through houses and cut off a major road.
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August 06, 2024 02:45 UTC