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Spotlight: Futsum Zienasellassie leaves his footprint
Native of Eritrea has found prosperity in America on the distance running circuit.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
By Dave Krider | MaxPreps.com
Photo by Kirby Lee
Futsum Zienasellassie down the stretch at the Arcadia Invitational on April 7.
When Futsum Zienasellassie came to the United States as a 14-year-old from Eritrea, he had at least two illusions.
He...
Chalice sells Zara stake for $80m
Stuart McKinnon, The West AustralianApril 18, 2012, 12:30 pm
Chalice Gold Mines has bedded down the sale of its 60 per cent stake in the Zara gold project in Eritrea but got $20 million less for the asset than originally agreed.
Following due diligence by the buyer, China SFECO Group, and negotiations between the two parties, the agreed price for the Zara stake and the area surrounding the Koka...
Identifying as an Eritrean and an Oaklander
Senai Kidane works as a doctor at Kaiser's emergency room.
By: Ryan Phillips | April 16, 2012 – 1:00 pm
Many of the 20,000 people from Ethiopia and Eritrea living in the Bay Area call Oakland home. Oakland North is taking a look at the culture and history of the Ethiopian or Eritrean communities in Oakland with “East Africans in Oakland” a series of profiles...
South Boulder Mines upgrades Eritrea potash mine reserves to 1.08 billion tonnes
South Boulder Mines upgrades Eritrea potash mine reserves
The newly upgraded Colluli potash mine, in which South Boulder Mines has a 90% stake, is now estimated to contain 1.08 billion tonnes of 18% grade for 194 million tonnes of contained potash.
Posted: Monday , 16 Apr 2012
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Australia-based South Boulder Mines has upgraded its flagship Colluli...
Futsum Zeinasellassie breaks Indiana high school track record
Zeinasellassie runs 8:47.75 in 3,200 meters
North Central’s Futsum Zeinasellassie broke a 37-year-old Indiana high school track record in the 3,200 meters late Saturday night.
The Eritrean-born senior won in 8 minutes, 47.75 seconds at Arcadia, Calif., in an invitational meet that attracts athletes from across the country.
Rudy Chapa, Hammond, set a state record by running an 8:51.0 two-mile...
Anthropology: In Eritrea ‘the sanctuary of the tonsils’ with human remains and artifacts
Rome, April 4 (Adnkronos) – A field 'miracles' in a corner of the Danakil region, Eritrea. A treasure that contains the testimonies of human presence dating back a million years ago in Africa. And 'the' sanctuary of the tonsils', a site where they were found scattered in a vast, ancient artifacts used by our ancestors. And where, in particular, were identified several...
Eritrean Restaurant: Zebra and crocodile on the menu
Negousse Yacob in his new restaurant "African Palace" at the Mainzer Landstrasse. Photo: RüfferWhat are exotic food? This question is Negousse Yacob has employed exactly as he, the menu for the first African specialty restaurant in the "Cameroon" designed. "In the past I have always offered traditional food from my home," said the 50-year-old...
Eritrean man gets 20 years for wife’s manslaughter
By JOANNA PARASZCZUK
04/01/2012 11:21
Refugee convicted in plea bargain, asked to serve sentence in Eritrea.
By Thinkstock/Imagebank
In a ruling published on Sunday, the Jerusalem District Court announced that it had sentenced an Eritrean man to 20 years in prison last week, after convicting him of his wife's manslaughter.
Alam Tiama stabbed his wife to death last year. The couple...
Zersenay Tadese wins for the third time in Lisbon
The Eritrean athlete Zersenay Tadese won today for the third consecutive time, the Lisbon Half Marathon, but failed to attempt new world record.
Lisbon, Portugal – For the third consecutive year, Eritrean Zersenay Tadese won the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon.
He didn’t run under 59 minutes on Sunday (25) as in his previous appearances and crossed the finish line more than a minute...
More than 3,000 American troops based in Djibouti as US focuses to beat al-Qaeda
The focus of US efforts to defeat al-Qaeda is shifting to Africa and the Arabian peninsula after recent triumphs against the terrorist network in Pakistan, Leon Panetta, the US defence secretary, said.
Leon Panetta, the US defence secretary, speaks to military personnel during his visit to Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti Photo: AFP/GETTY
By Mike Pflanz, Nairobi | Telegraph
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