Beyonce marks Ethiopia millennium
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Pop star Beyonce joined millennium celebrations in Ethiopia with a concert for 5,000 fans.
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Reggae lovers celebrated the 60th anniversary of his birth on Sunday with a daylong concert in Addis Ababa that caused mixed reactions with the local community.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair was in Ethiopia on Thursday to chair a summit he hopes will turn Africa's problems into a global priority.
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When he saw a stage being built in  the Ethiopian capital to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Bob  Marley's birthday, 53-year-old Belay Kidane began to weep.
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At least 4 million Ethiopians would die each year without food aid, a British aid group said Monday, marking 20 years since a devastating famine killed more than half a million people in the impoverished country.
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia  - British Prime Minister  Tony Blair is to say Thursday that the time for excuses on  Africa is over as he chairs a meeting in Ethiopia he hopes will  turn the continent's problems into a global priority.
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Fireworks exploded and the faithful knelt in prayer as Ethiopia finally greeted a new Millennium on Wednesday.
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A new analysis of bones unearthed nearly 40 years ago in Ethiopia has pushed the fossil record of modern humans back to nearly 200,000 years ago &#151; perhaps close to the dawn of the species.
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Scientists have determined that human fossils found in Ethiopia in 1967 are 65,000 years older than first thought.
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On a warm, dry evening 50 years ago, thousands of people packed the old polo ground in Accra, capital of the soon-to-be-independent country of Ghana. Ernest Tetteh was in his final year of high school and recalled that the atmosphere turned electric as midnight neared.
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To the rhythm of thumping bass  lines, thousands of Bob Marley fans gathered in the Ethiopian  capital Sunday for a concert to honor the 60th anniversary of  the reggae icon's birthday.
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Ethiopia has called on Queen Elizabeth to return the bones of an orphan prince buried at Windsor Castle after he was spirited from his homeland by British soldiers nearly 140 years ago.
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Beyonce was the undisputed leader heading into Tuesday's BET Awards. The 25-year-old singer-actress had a leading six nominations &#151; twice as many as any other nominee, including female R&amp;B artist, collaboration, video of the year and the viewers' choice award.
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Mr. Tesfaye, who was born in Addis Ababa, plays modern pop that is well aware of the world outside Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia&#39;s Meseret Defar won the women&#39;s 5,000 meters gold medal at the Olympic Games in Athens on August 23. The 20-year-old, women&#39;s 3,000m winner in this year&#39;s world indoor championships in Budapest, clocked 14 minutes 45.
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Athens, Greece -- Debbie Ferguson carried the blue and yellow Bahamian flag during the parade of nations in the Olympic opening ceremony, then stood proudly Wednesday night as it flew in Olympic Stadium to honor her bronze medal in the 200 meters.
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India.Arie, Angelique Kidjo and the Marley family join a roster of international music stars here next month to celebrate the 60th birthday of the late reggae legend Bob Marley &#151; the first time the event has been held outside the singer's native Jamaica.