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The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: — Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin says he has tested positive and has told President Vladimir The post Prime Ministers battle against coronavirus appeared first on ZeHabesha Latest Ethiopian News Provider. […] MIDROC Ethiopia, a conglomerate comprised of eighty group and affiliate companies, has appointed Getachew Hagos as interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO). […] The Ethiopian Ministry of Mines and Petroleum signed a joint study agreement that will enable it to build a gas processing plant in Ethiopia. The agreement has been signed with the US-based company GreenCom Technologies. […] 
 Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) announced it has traded 602,823tons of commodities for over $906 million (30.4 billion birr) in the past nine months. This marks 97 percent of the target it set, the Exchange said in a statement sent to 2Merkato.com. During the nine months, ECX traded 231,885 tons of coffee, 211,777 tons of sesame, 69,760 tons of soya bean, 46,914 tons of green mung bean, 39,286 tons of white pea bean, and 3,201 tons of red pea bean have been transacted. This exceeds last year’s figures for the same period by 100,000 tones of commodities, which corresponds to twenty percent. In terms of specific commodities transacted, the trade of coffee has been achieved 99 percent of the target, with a two percent increase from last year. Sesame’s transaction, on the other hand, has been 75 percent of the target set for the item, with a four percent increase from the previous year. Overall, these commodities have been traded for 30.4 billion birr, with a 6 percent increase in the target set for the period, and a 21 percent rise from the same period last year. The electronic trading centers at Hawassa and Semera have entertained the trading of 987 tons of coffee and 6,665 tons of sesame during the nine months. All the 23 branches of the Exchange have been performing their tasks of testing samples and assigning standards for various items. In its statement, ECX has further reassured it is continuing to take necessary precautions to prevent the spread and effect of the coronavirus in its headquarters and branch exchange centers. ECX and its workers have donated 1.7 million birr for the national effort to tackle COVID-19, according to the Exchange’s statement. Source: ECX Press Release sent to 2Merkato.com […] The Ethiopian Road Authority inked an agreement with five Ethiopian and one Chinese contractor to construct 509 km long roads at a cost of $350 million (11.6 billion birr). The contractors the Authority entered an agreement with are Sunshine Construction PLC, YOTEK Construction PLC, Cross-Land Construction PLC, BEAKA General Business PLC, Sur Construction PLC, and China TCJu Civil Engineering Corp. […] Wellcome and the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) have awarded a grant of EUR 2.26 million to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to support the COVID-19 response by African Union Member States. The grant was awarded as part of the DFID/Wellcome Epidemic Preparedness for Coronavirus grant and it The post Wellcome and DFID support Africa COVID-19 continental response with € 2.26 million appeared first on ZeHabesha Latest Ethiopian News Provider. […] Getaneh Kassahun One of my favorite US presidents, and one of four to grace the big skies in Mt Rushmore, the 26th POTUS Theodore Roosevelt, a year after he left office, travelled to Europe and delivered one of the best speeches at Sorbonne in Paris (my hero PM Aklilu HW’s alma mater). The speech was The post The Man in the Arena—Eskinder Nega and Those Who Normalize Discrimination & Injustice appeared first on ZeHabesha Latest Ethiopian News Provider. […] IOM Press Release Around the world today, we are witnessing the severe impacts of the use of migration-related detention on migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees during the COVID-19 pandemic – indefinite detention in overcrowded facilities for some, prolonged situations of irregularity and fear of detention for others, heightened risk of infection for all: migrants, staff, their The post COVID-19 & Immigration Detention: What Can Governments and Other Stakeholders Do? appeared first on ZeHabesha Latest Ethiopian News Provider. […] The work of a young Ethiopian who is working hard to develop a functioning ventilator. The post COVID-19: The work of a young Ethiopian who is working hard to develop a functioning ventilator. appeared first on ZeHabesha Latest Ethiopian News Provider. […] |
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