Ethiopia's traditional 'sauna' therapy gains big-city popularity
Urbanites enjoy beauty treatment claiming to heal everything from aches to birth-related trauma.
Sun Sep 01 2024
Congo expels Reuters reporter
Sonia Rolley said the immigration police in Kinshasa confiscated her passport and put her on a flight to Paris via Addis Ababa.
Wed Nov 09 2022
Ethiopia declares state of emergency as Tigrayan forces gain ground
The six-month state of emergency declaration follows territorial gains by Tigray rebels who are considering march on Addis Ababa.
Wed Nov 03 2021
EU delays 90 million Euros in aid to Ethiopia over Tigray crisis, document shows
Postponing those three budget support disbursements aims at creating political space to assess the current situation.
Wed Dec 16 2020
Garbage dump landslide kills 35 in Ethiopian capital
Hundreds of people rely on the 50-year-old Reppi dump, the city's only landfill site, to survive.
Mon Mar 13 2017
London's Tower Bridge draped with Trump protest banners ahead of inauguration
A banner reading "Build Bridges Not Walls" was draped across London's Tower Bridge on Friday as part of a series of events across the world aimed at expressing displeasure at Donald Trump.
Fri Jan 20 2017
Chicken scent offers hope for malaria prevention
Ethiopian scientists have discovered mosquitoes are repulsed by the smell of chicken.
Thu Jul 28 2016
South Sudan rivals sign ceasefire
South Sudan's government and rebels sign a ceasefire to halt a month of fighting which has displaced more than 500,000 people.
Fri Jan 24 2014
MAS establishes code-sharing with Ethiopian Airlines
The code-sharing arrangement will see Ethiopian Airlines' services from Addis Ababa, the largest city in Ethiopia, to Kuala Lumpur and vice-versa, carrying the MAS flight code.
Mon Dec 30 2013
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024