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Tamirat Tola Breaks New York City Marathon Course Record
5Nov By adminNo Comments
World

Tamirat Tola Breaks New York City Marathon Course Record

NEW YORK—Ethiopian Tamirat Tola broke the men’s course record in winning the New York City Marathon on Sunday, toppling yet another mark in an era of super shoes that is remaking records across the sport.Tola broke away around mile 19 and finished the 26.2-mile course in 2 hours, four minutes and 58 seconds on a partly cloudy, balmy day. He surpassed Geoffrey Mutai’s previous mark of 2:05:06 set in 2011. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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After Taming Rebels, Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner Faces New Threat
3Sep By adminNo Comments
World

After Taming Rebels, Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner Faces New Threat

Listen to article(2 minutes)Three years ago, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed raised an army from the country’s militias to tame a rebellion in the northern region of Tigray. Now some of his allies are turning on him in what is shaping up to be an even bigger threat to both his leadership and the stability of one of Africa’s largest and most strategically significant countries.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt among 6 nations to join China and Russia in BRICS economic bloc
28Aug By adminNo Comments
Money

Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt among 6 nations to join China and Russia in BRICS economic bloc

Iran and Saudi Arabia were among six countries set to join Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa in the BRICS economic bloc from next year, the group announced Thursday, in a move that will likely throw more scrutiny on Beijing's political influence in the Persian Gulf.The United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Egypt and Ethiopia are also set to become new members of BRICS from 2024.BRICS was set up in 2009 as a group of emerging market economies and has become one of the leading voices for more representation of the developing world and the Global South in world affairs. Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, speaks by video link on the closing day of the BRICS summit at the Sandton Convention Center in the Sandton district of Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday, Aug...
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