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  Geologists Determine African Rift to Be Ocean in the Making

  By David Bois | Wed Nov 4, 2009 1:57 PM ET

  be a matter of geologic time before seawater would find its way in.However, a recent set of findings stemming from seismic and volcanic activity in Ethiopia provide proof that what we're seeing is the early stages of ocean formation.As reported by PhysOrg and Live Science, an international tea Read More

  More like this in: Africa, Ocean, Physorg.com, Live Science, Geologists, Indian Ocean, Eastern Africa
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  Climate and Family Planning in Ethiopia

  By Kendall Hunter | Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:39 PM ET

  Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) reports that the Consortium for Integration of Population, Health and Environment (CIPHE) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia instead has a scheme that aims to balance population with available resources.Since its launch in 2005, some 14,000 inhabitants of Wich Read More

  More like this in: Climate change, London, Africa, Compost, Economics, Wetlands, Addis Ababa
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  Lather Up on Global Handwashing Day

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:19 PM ET

  42 different schools will participate in events including drama and role-plays on health and hygiene practices, and essay writing competitions.*In Ethiopia, about 1.5 million children will wash their hands in a variety of events. Students will sing songs, and stage drama performances to remin Read More

  More like this in: Iraq, Hygiene, Papua New Guinea, US, World, Education, Healthcare, Development, Health & Fitness
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  "Alternate" Nobel Winners

  By Kendall Hunter | Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:26 AM ET

  and creative advocacy and initiatives over two decades to further peace education and to rid the world of nuclear weapons" and Catherine Hamlin of Ethiopia for "her 50 years dedicated to treating obstetric fistula patients, thereby restoring the health, hope and dignity of thousands of Africa' Read More

  More like this in: Climate change, New Zealand, Congo, Nobel Prize, Sweden, NGO, Democratic Republic of Congo
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  Joseph of Ethiopia

  By Kendall Hunter | Thu Oct 8, 2009 10:00 AM ET

  "Sponsor an orphan or a child in destitute Ethiopia for $1 a day." There's a contact address in British Columbia, Canada and another in Addis Ababa Ethiopia and a basic form to fill out personal details and payment. That's it.But I came across him randomly, becoming another link in the chain -- Read More

  More like this in: Facebook, Canada, Running, Olympics, Addis Ababa, World, Social Responsibility, Africa, Giving, Development, Destinations, Voluntourism, Leisure Travel
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  Tweet Change

  By Kendall Hunter | Wed Oct 7, 2009 4:12 PM ET

  A quarter million dollars was raised – all of it going directly to the charity. Within weeks of the first Twestival, charity workers flew to Ethiopia to drill the first well and videos were sent via satellite to the very people who had tweeted and made it all happen.The second, identifie Read More

  More like this in: Twitter, Volunteerism, Scott Harrison, World, Social Responsibility, Asia, Africa, Mideast, Australia/New Zealand, Americas, Europe, Tech Does Good, Volunteerism, Fundraising, Events, Activism, Development, Culture
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  I Love Lucy No More

  By Darragh Worland | Thu Oct 1, 2009 6:18 PM ET

  suggests that chimps and humans actually evolved along separate lines from a common ancestor, which lived between 6 and 7 mars ago in what is now Ethiopia, rather than humans developing out of an ancient chimp-like ancestor, as previously believed.Scientists have been studying Ardi's skeleto Read More

  More like this in: The New York Times, John Lennon, Yahoo! Inc., World, Science, Africa, Innovation & Discovery, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences
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  Angelina Takes Zahara Home During U.N. Mission In Africa

  By Wynter Mitchell | Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:44 AM ET

  the philanthropy loving leading man and his leading lady –  but what makes this trip special? Last week, Mama Angelina snuck in a quiet trip to Ethiopia, the birthplace of daughter Zahara.According to People.com, this is the first time Zahara has been to her native homeland since Joli Read More

  More like this in: Angelina Jolie, Philanthropy, AIDS, Kenya, Cambodia, Refugee, Refugees, Somalia
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  Shedding Light on Foreign Lobbying

  By Katherine Gustafson | Sat Aug 22, 2009 3:21 PM ET

  firms representing foreign governments.A quick search on Eric Cantor (R-VA), for example, reveals that he met with lobbyists representing Panama, Ethiopia, Morocco and Turkey and received six contributions in amounts up to $5,000 during the period in question. Others were busier on th Read More

  More like this in: Turkey, Security, Morocco, National Security, Panama, John Kerry, Foreign Aid
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  Happy Death Day, Dear Rinderpest

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:00 PM ET

  according to a Newswise article. "Rinderpest surfaced in Africa in colonial times, initially killing up to 90 percent of the cattle population in Ethiopia, where an estimated one-third of the human population starved to death. In the years that followed, periodic epidemics severely damaged th Read More

  More like this in: Economy, Africa, Farmers, Kenya, Health Care, Uganda, NewsWise, Sudan, Tufts University