Ex-Man Utd owner Glazer dies aged 86

Malcolm Glazer Malcolm Glazer, the billionaire who led a controversial takeover of Manchester United, has died at the age of 86. The Glazer family purchased United for £790m in May 2005 amid protests from the Premier League club’s fans. However, they went on to win five Premier League titles and the Champions League under his

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Nile Basin countries to negotiate Entebbe Agreement

By Menna Zaki Daily News Egypt Tanzanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Bernard Member plans to meet with foreign ministers of the Nile Basin countries in July to discuss amendments to the Entebbe Agreement over the allocation of Nile water, the minister announced in a Wednesday statement. He added that discussions would take

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Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda Sending 2,500 Troops to South Sudan

By William Davison Bloomberg Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda will send 2,500 troops to South Sudan to prevent renewed fighting between government and rebel forces, an Ethiopian official said. Soldiers from Ethiopia, which shares a border with South Sudan, may arrive in the war-torn nation “within weeks” and be the first to deploy as part of the United

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Star Alliance member Ethiopian Airlines to offer four daily services to Nairobi

Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest-growing and most profitable African airline, is pleased to announce that it will offer four daily services to Nairobi with the latest B737-800 New Generation with Sky Interior, starting from June 1, 2014. Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO, Mr. Tewolde Gebremariam, said: “We are very pleased to increase our flights to

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Al-Shabab Raids Village, At Least 39 Dead

VOA Photo: UA-ONU/IST Villagers in Modmoday 40 kms east of Baidoa Nearly 40 people are dead after al-Shabab militants attacked a village on the border between Ethiopia and Somalia. The governor of Somalia’s Bakool region, Mohamed Abdi Tall, told VOA that the Islamist militant group raided the village of Aato early Tuesday. He said 27 pro-government

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Fairtrade products fail to help the poor, study finds

CTV News By Corinne Ton Coffee and tea drinkers spending an extra few dollars on Fairtrade-certified products are not actually benefitting the lives of the poorest workers in rural Ethiopia and Uganda, according to a new report. Researchers at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London spent four years studying

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Ethiopia says may delay joining WTO to protect service industries

Reuters Ethiopia may delay plans to join the World Trade Organisation in 2015 if the country is required to liberalise its tightly regulated telecoms and banking industries sooner than it would like, the trade minister said. Kebede Chane told lawmakers late on Tuesday that member countries had raised dozens of questions with Prime Minister Hailemariam

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The Dangers Of Just One Evening Of Hookah Smoking

Huffington post Amanda L. Chan Hookah smoking may seem like a relatively harmless way to spend an evening, but a new study suggests otherwise. Just one evening of hookah smoking could make nicotine urine levels spike by more than 70 times, and also result in the increase of cancer-causing agents, according to the study published

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Ethiopia’s National Day – US Department of State (press release)

Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC On behalf of the government and the people of the United States, I send my best wishes to the government and people of Ethiopia as you celebrate your national day on May 28. It was a great pleasure to return to Addis Ababa earlier this month

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U.S. consultancy wins rare foothold in Ethiopia’s retail sector

* A.T. Kearney will run the Alle wholesaler for 2-1/2 years * Ethiopia aims to upgrade its supply, distribution networks * Targets increased competition, costs and inflation cuts By Binyam Tamene ADDIS ABABA, May 27 (Reuters) – A U.S. management consultancy has won a short contract to run Ethiopia’s just-launched state-owned cash-and-carry chain, officials said,

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