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Ethiopia to Host Conference of Association for Educational Assessment in Africa
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 21, 2025 (ENA) -- The 41st Annual Conference of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA) will be hosted by Ethiopia next week, the Ethiopian Educational Assessment and Examinations Service (EAES) announced....
Distribution and Antimicrobial Resistance Analysis of Blood Culture Isolates at a Chinese National Cardiovascular Regional Medical Center: A 7-Year Retrospective Study
Dove Medical Press
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August 22, 2025
Introduction Bloodstream infections (BSIs) represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality in both hospital and community settings. The escalating global burden of BSIs is driven by an aging population and an increasing prevalence of...
Readers' forum on Xi Jinping thoughts on human rights held in Ethiopia
CGTN
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A readers' forum on the book "Xi Jinping: On Respecting and Protecting Human Rights" was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on August 21, 2025. /Xinhua A readers' forum on the book "Xi Jinping: On Respecting and Protecting Human Rights" was held in...
Exploring Psychosocial and Economic Support for Children with HIV/AIDS: Perspectives of Health and Community Workers in the Katuba Health Zone, Lubumbashi
Dove Medical Press
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August 22, 2025
Introduction The global response to HIV, which has spanned several decades,1,2 is currently at an inflection point. By 2023, the number of individuals receiving life-saving antiretroviral therapy had reached nearly 31 million, while the number of...
Bell Hotel Refugee Eviction Sparks UK Immigration Debate
Mezha
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August 22, 2025
In the outskirts of London, the Bell Hotel in Epping has become a focal point of discussions about immigration. Since 2020, the building has been used by the government to house thousands of refugees arriving in the United Kingdom along the...
Abiy Ahmed Fueling Ethnic Hatred: Language and Rhetoric
Zehabesha
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August 21, 2025
The Habesha News Desk August 21, 2025 Analyzing Political Narratives: The Speeches of Abiy Ahmed and His Cabinet The Political speeches by Abiy Ahmed and other senior officials has raised concerns about the use of language that may fuel ethnic...
How British hotels became a flashpoint for a furious immigration debate
KTVZ - Oregon
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August 22, 2025
By Christian Edwards, CNN Epping, England (CNN) — The Bell Hotel in Epping, just outside of London, gets no new bookings, yet is full every night. That’s because, since 2020, it has been used by the government to help house the thousands of asylum...
Finchglow, Ethiopian Airlines partner on travel tour
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 21, 2025
Finchglow Holidays has announced a strategic partnership with Ethiopian Airlines and Ethiopian Holidays to broaden travel tour opportunities to Ethiopia. Through this collaboration, Nigerian travellers can now enjoy a rich selection of expertly...
Ethiopia Prioritizes Eye Care as Key National Health Initiative, Says Ministry
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 20, 2025 (ENA)— Ethiopia's Ministry of Health has reaffirmed its commitment to eye care, designating it a national health priority. During the inaugural ceremony of Ethiopia’s first Pediatric Eye Care Unit at Alert...
Neoliberal Economic Policies Are Failing Ethiopia
Zehabesha
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August 21, 2025
Many Ethiopians are asking if neoliberal economic policies are helping or hurting. Recent reforms—exchange-rate liberalization, subsidy cuts, and privatization—were meant to stabilize the birr and prices. Instead, families feel squeezed by high...
Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission Faces Legitimacy Crisis
Zehabesha
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August 20, 2025
In North America, communities worry diaspora forums could divide people and export polarization while crises inside Ethiopia continue. Critics say the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission is too close to power, and key actors have rejected...
Readers' forum on "Xi Jinping: On Respecting and Protecting Human Rights" held in Ethiopia
Xinhua News Agency
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ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- A readers' forum on the book titled "Xi Jinping: On Respecting and Protecting Human Rights" was held here on Thursday. In his address at the forum, Jiang Jianguo, executive vice president of the China Society for...
Ethiopian initiatives try to mainstream traditional and resilient enset crop in diets
Mongabay
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August 20, 2025
Enset, a drought-tolerant crop native to Ethiopia and known as the “tree against hunger,” feeds more than 25 million people and is seen as a key to building climate-resilient food systems. Despite its importance, enset has long been neglected by...
Medemer State’s Main Goal is to Hand over Ethiopia & Its Aspirations to Ethiopians, Not to a Few Groups
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 21, 2025 (ENA) -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that the main political and economic goal of ‘Medemer State’ is to hand over Ethiopia and its aspirations to Ethiopians, not to a few groups or individuals. The writer, Prime...
CDA, Ethiopian Embassy launch ‘Plant Fraternity’ campaign in Islamabad
Associated Press of Pakistan
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August 21, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Aug 21 (APP):Capital Development Authority (CDA), in collaboration with the Ethiopian Embassy and the Human Resource Development Network (HRDN), on Thursday launched the “Plant Fraternity” campaign at Fatima Jinnah...
Israeli Health Professionals Offering Trainings to Physicians Drawn from Addis Ababa
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 18, 2025 (ENA)—Israeli medical professionals are offering advanced training on comprehensive anesthesiology and life-supporting techniques to health professionals drawn from eight hospitals in Addis Ababa. One-week training is...
Reclaiming African identity: Grounding Pan-African Unity in cultural and ethnic authenticity
Business and Financial Times
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August 20, 2025
By Ben Brako Pan-Africanism, as a political and cultural ideal, has long sought to unify the continent’s diverse peoples under a shared vision of liberation, development, and solidarity. Yet despite decades of effort, the dream of continental...
Li was abused as a child. Years later, she confronted the man who did it: her father
SBS
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This article contains references to rape, sexual assault and child abuse. Dateline's latest episode, Surviving My Father, on 26 August live at 9.30pm on SBS or SBS On Demand. At a park in the modern metropolis of Shenzhen in southern China, a...
Ethiopia Journalists Association Says Reporter Abductions Must End
Zehabesha
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August 19, 2025
The call is simple: follow due process, not force. If there are allegations, journalists should be brought before a court within 48 hours—not taken by unknown individuals and kept without contact. These disappearances weaken the rule of law, sow...
What’s the relationship between exercise and obesity?
Islander News - Florida
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Conventional wisdom says that a good exercise regimen will help you lose weight or maintain lost weight. A new study reveals that populations from very different environments and cultures as well as different rates of obesity burn about the same...