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The fate of the country balances on a knife edge
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The fate of the country balances on a knife edge

By Peter Yeung15 Nov 2020 Aljazeera.com As deadly fighting between federal government troops and regional Tigray forces intensifies, the fate of the country balances on a knife edge. Coming to power on a wave of optimism in April 2018, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was at the time cautiously seen as a remedy to decades of effective one-party rule with his promised programme of radical reform. But now, as nearly two weeks of deadly fighting between the federal government and a defiant northern leadership that for decades dominated Ethiopia’s politics intensifies, the future of the country balances on a knife edge.KEEP READINGEthiopia: Tigray leader confirms bombing Eritrean capitalIn Pictures: Ethiopians flee war across a river into SudanEthiopian refu...
Ethiopians fleeing Tigray war recount horrors as fighting rages
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Ethiopians fleeing Tigray war recount horrors as fighting rages

15 Nov www.aljazeera.com/ Thousands flee worsening conflict in northern region to seek shelter in Sudan as international alarm over a humanitarian disaster grows.https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.423.0_en.html#goog_60917707Play Video14 Nov 2020 Ethiopians seeking refuge in neighbouring Sudan have described the horror of intense fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, where deadly battles between federal government troops are rebel forces have sparked international alarm. With a communication blackout and severed transport links in much of the restive state, the reports by exhausted and terrified refugees pouring across the remote frontier into Sudan provide some of the first witness accounts of the 10-day conflict, which has reportedly killed hundreds of peop...
Baaritaanka Iyo Daaweynta COVID-19 Ee Lacag La’aanta Ah, ‘Ayaa Yeeshay Saameeyan weyn’
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Baaritaanka Iyo Daaweynta COVID-19 Ee Lacag La’aanta Ah, ‘Ayaa Yeeshay Saameeyan weyn’

14 Nof 2020 Waxaa qortay Hilary Beaumont XIGASHO: AL JAZEERA Khubarada caafimaadka bulshada waxay yiraahdaan daryeelka guud ee caafimaadka, oo ay kujirto baaritaanka iyo daaweynta COVID-19 ee lacag la’aanta ah, ‘wuxuu sameeyaa farqi weyn’ inta lagu gudajiro aafada.xanuunka corona virus. Maraykanka ayaa diiwaan galiyay maalinti ugu sarraysay ee cudurka COVID-19 bishii Noofambar 12, isaga oo diiwaangeliyay 144,133 xaaladood oo cusub, sida laga soo xigtay tirokoobyada Jaamacadda Johns Hopkins [Callaghan O'Hare / Reuters] Bartamihii bishii Maarso, majaajiliiste Mareykan ah Baten Phillips, oo sidoo kale loo yaqaan Baldhead Phillips, ayaa cun-cun ku leh cunaha iyo duulimaad uu ku qabsado. Markii ay diyaaradiisii ​​ka degtay Atlanta oo ah halka uu ku nool yahay, ...
The Reward For Peace Has Turned Into War Crimes !!
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The Reward For Peace Has Turned Into War Crimes !!

14 November By/ Compiled Freelance Journalist Elmi Osman Farah Despite being awarded the Peace Prize, Abiya Ahmed is seen by the international community, he is involved in war crimes, it my also blemish the reputation of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for a 2018 peace pact with Eritrea and had won plaudits for opening Ethiopia’s economy and easing a repressive political system, NEWS AGENCIES Reported. “There is a risk this situation will spiral totally out of control, leading to heavy casualties and destruction, as well as mass displacement within Ethiopia itself and across borders,” UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said via a spokesman. * AFP The United Nations, the African Union, and others are concerned the fighting could spread to other p...
Ethiopia says Tigray forces fired into neighbouring region
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Ethiopia says Tigray forces fired into neighbouring region

ALJAZEERA Rockets strike two airports in Ethiopia’s Amhara state bordering the Tigray region, raising fears of the conflict escalating 14 Nov 2020 Ethiopia’s federal government has accused forces loyal to the governing party in the northern Tigray region of firing rockets into neighbouring Amhara, raising fears the ongoing fighting could draw in other parts of the country. Two airports in Amhara state were targeted late on Friday with one of the rockets hitting the airport in Gondar, partially damaging it, said Awoke Worku, spokesperson for Gondar central zone. A second projectile fired simultaneously landed just outside of the airport at Bahir Dar.KEEP READINGEthiopia’s Tigray conflict explained in 500 wordsEthiopia appoints new Tigray leader, Amnesty reports ‘massacre’Ethiop...
Ethiopia Appoints New Tigray leader, Amnesty Reports ‘massacre’
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Ethiopia Appoints New Tigray leader, Amnesty Reports ‘massacre’

Aljazeera Parliament appoints new head of Tigray region, PM Abiy Ahmed announces as Amnesty says many civilians have been killed in fighting. Ethiopia’s parliament has appointed a new head of Tigray region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said as a prominent rights group reported a “massacre” of scores of civilians in the conflict. “Dr Mulu Nega has been appointed as the Chief Executive of the Tigray Regional State,” Abiy posted on Twitter on Friday. The announcement came as federal forces pressed a military offensive against leaders of the northern region whom the government accuses of treason and terrorism. Advertising " On Thursday, Ethiopian parliament stripped Tigray president Debretsion Gebremichael – who was elected in September and chairs the Tigray People’s Liberat...
Indian law on foreign funding a ‘tool to silence’ civil society
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Indian law on foreign funding a ‘tool to silence’ civil society

ALJAZEERA International Commission of Jurists says amendment to FCRA law will ‘obstruct’ the work of NGOs in the country. Rights defenders have criticised an amendment to the Indian Foreign Contributions Act (FCRA), which oversees foreign funding to NGOs, with International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) saying it is “a tool to silence” civil society organisations in the South Asia nation. ADVERTISING " In a briefing paper released on Thursday, the ICJ states that the FCRA is “severely shrinking” civil space in India and poses unnecessary obstacles to human rights defenders in India by “unlawfully obstructing” the work of NGOs in the country of 1.3 billion.KEEP READINGIndia to regulate online news and social media sitesFacebook’s India policy chief quits after hate s...
Ethiopia PM claims major advance in Tigray region
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Ethiopia PM claims major advance in Tigray region

12 Nov 2020 !!SOURCE : AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES With communications down and media barred, independent verification of the status of the conflict was impossible Close the menuLIVENews|Conflict Ethiopia’s prime minister has claimed that the Western Tigray region has been “liberated” after a week of fighting, while United Nations agencies warn of a dire humanitarian situation worsening by the day. “The Western region of Tigray has been liberated,” Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Twitter on Thursday.KEEP READINGUN fears Ethiopia refugee emergency, warns of aid being blockedEthiopia’s Tigray conflict explained in 500 wordsSudan braces for up to 200,000 fleeing Ethiopia fighting “The army is now providing humanitarian assistance and services. It is also fe...
Pfizer CEO sold $5.6 million of stock as company announced vaccine data that sent shares soaring
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Pfizer CEO sold $5.6 million of stock as company announced vaccine data that sent shares soaring

www.cnbc.com/health-and-science/ PUBLISHED WED, NOV 11 2020 11:36 AM ESTUPDATED 3 HOURS AGOWill Feuer@WILLFOIANick WellsSHAREKEY POINTS Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla sold 132,508 shares at an average price of $41.94 per share, or nearly $5.6 million total, on Monday, according to financial filings.The sale was part of a pre-scheduled 10b5-1 trading plan, which was adopted on Aug. 19.Pfizer confirmed the sale in a statement and added that Bourla has a larger holding in the company through the company's "qualified and nonqualified savings plans." Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla sold almost $5.6 million worth of stock on Monday, the same day the drugmaker announced positive early data on its experimental coronavirus vaccine that sent shares soaring. Shares of Pfizer jumped by al...
Kamala Harris Says Joe Biden Decisively Won US Elections
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Kamala Harris Says Joe Biden Decisively Won US Elections

Washington:  https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/kamala-harris-says-joe-biden-decisively-won-us-elections-2323569?amp=1&akamai-rum=off Joe Biden, a former vice president, in his third attempt at the White House, defeated Donald Trump in a closely contested election to become the 46th US president. US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Tuesday asserted that President-elect Joe Biden had won the US Presidential elections decisively, and alleged a "blatant attempt" to overturn the will of the people. "Joe Biden won decisively, with more votes than have ever been cast in American history. It amounts to 75 million voices and counting, calling on the Supreme Court to see this case for what it is," said Ms Harris, speaking at Wilmington, Delaware. "A blatant attempt to overturn ...