Facebook attacked for emotion study

BBC Facebook said it conducted the study to gauge users’ response to content Facebook is facing criticism after it emerged it had conducted a psychology experiment on nearly 700,000 users without their knowledge. The test saw Facebook “manipulate” news feeds to control which emotional expressions the users were exposed to. The research was done in

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Facebook attacked for emotion study

BBC Facebook said it conducted the study to gauge users’ response to content Facebook is facing criticism after it emerged it had conducted a psychology experiment on nearly 700,000 users without their knowledge. The test saw Facebook “manipulate” news feeds to control which emotional expressions the users were exposed to. The research was done in

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KUWAIT SCAPEGOATS, CRIMINALIZES ETHIOPIAN DOMESTIC WORKERS

MIGRANT RIGHTS Kuwait’s low-income migrants endure daily discrimination but local media and authorities tend to particularly criminalize Ethiopian domestic workers. The March 2014 murder of a Kuwaiti woman by an Ethiopian domestic worker most recently inflamed rhetoric against Ethiopian migrants and incited national panic against domestic workers; state officials and local media fueled racist hysteria in

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Why is Ethiopia the second poorest country on the planet?

By Alemayehu G. Mariam Recently, a well-known correspondent for one of the major American media outlets stationed in Ethiopia sent me an email grousing about my article urging boycott of Coca Cola in Ethiopia. He wrote, “I’m sorry to be blunt, but I don’t understand the thrust of this article [on boycotting Coca Cola]. You seem

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10 Sudanese soldiers killed near Ethiopia border

Star Africa Tension is brewing along the Sudan-Ethiopia border after ten Sudanese soldiers were killed in a skirmish with a militia group there on Saturday, the army and witnesses said. Sudanese farmers in Gedaref State told the {African Press Agency } on Sunday that another 13 soldiers were injured in the attack believed to have

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Egypt, Ethiopia to form joint committee on Renaissance Dam

Daily News Egypt By Ali Omar Egyptian FM calls agreement “new chapter” in relationship between the two countries Egypt and Ethiopia agreed Thursday to form a joint committee within three months to streamline discussions on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the countries’ Foreign Ministers announced in a joint statement. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry

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Ministers feud may prevent Tanzania from signing the Entebbe agreement

The EastAfrican By Emmanuel Muga Tanzania’s Foreign Minister Bernard Membe has dismissed suggestions by the his Water colleague, Prof Jumanne Maghembe, that the country will ratify the Nile Basin Treaty in November. “I am the foreign minister; you should know that foreign ministers the world over take precedence on foreign issues over other ministers,” Mr

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Fishermen ply Ethiopia’s largest lake in papyrus boats, but hope for better

By Ariel Zirulnick The Christian Science Monitor BAHIR DAR, ETHIOPIA- As other fishermen haul in their catch a little after dawn, Temasgen Zelalem is just beginning to drop his net. Looking weary in the faint morning light, Mr. Temasgen says it’s his second drop in the last 24 hours. The nets he laid out last

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Harar: The city of Beer and Mosques

By Aidan O’Donnell BBC News Ethiopia’s historic city of Harar is one of Islam’s holiest centres – but in recent times it has built up another tradition and is now also known for its brewery. As holy cities go, Harar is a colourful one. Inside the walls of the old town I find buildings in

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Why Israeli delegation were Expelled from 23rd AU Summit?

Geeska Afrika Addis Ababa (HAN)-Regional Africa security and partnership update:  by. Ofer Petersburg, the opening ceremony for the 23rd African Union Summit in Malabo was to begin Thursday with a declaration of support for the three kidnapped Israeli teens by a number of participants, until bad blood brought tensions to a boil. Scheduled declaration of support from

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