Thursday, May 02, 2013
'Lucy' comes home: Ethiopia celebrates iconic fossil
(May 02, 2013, Times LIVE))--When two heavy suitcases with the remains of "Lucy" were brought to the National Museum in Addis Abeba Wednesday, there was no holding back the emotions of onlookers and even journalists.
The 3.2-million-year-old fossil of a female hominid had been on tour throughout the United States for the past five years. Now Lucy is back in her African homeland. A woman wearing traditional African garb even offered a red rose to welcome Lucy's return.
The 3.2-million-year-old fossil of a female hominid had been on tour throughout the United States for the past five years. Now Lucy is back in her African homeland. A woman wearing traditional African garb even offered a red rose to welcome Lucy's return.
የአቡነ ጴጥሮስ ሀውልት ወደ ብሄራዊ ሙዚየም ተዛወረ
(ሚያዚያ 25/2005, (አዲስ አበባ))--በአዲስ አበባ የቀላል ባቡር ግንባታ የተነሳ የአቡነ ጴጥሮስ ሀውልት በግዜያዊነት ወደሚቆይበት ብሄራዊ ሙዚየም ዛሬ ሚያዚያ 25/2005 ተዛውሯል፡፡ ሃዉልቱ በነበረበት ቦታ የመሬት ዉስጥ የባቡር መስመር ይዘረጋል፡፡
Ethiopia confirms jail terms for blogger, opposition figure
(May 2013, (AFP))--Rights groups accuse the Ethiopian government of using the law to stifle peaceful dissent after a court confirms jail terms for a blogger and an opposition figure. An Ethiopian court on Thursday dismissed the appeal of blogger Eskinder Nega and opposition leader Andualem Arage who were jailed last year for terror-related offences.
Bomb suspect's friend Robel Phillipos: Who is he?
(May 02, 2013, (USA Today))--Robel Phillipos, charged with lying to authorities investigating the Boston Marathon bombings, was the first friend to recognize Dzhokar Tsarnaev's photo on TV news and alert the two other university students accused of aiding the suspect, according to the FBI affidavit released Wednesday.
Boomtown Ethiopia - Can Former Poster Child Nation Become A Model For African Growth?
(May 02, 2013, ADDIS ABABA))--It is a strange-looking capital. A gigantic open-air construction site, located at an altitude of 2,500 meters above sea level. Buildings, avenues, traffic circle: the whole city appears to be sprouting up from the ground, its landscape strewn with construction sites, wooden scaffoldings and trenches where women are working alongside men.
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