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Ethiopia’s Major Currency Shift: Market-Based System to Boost Economy

«The Rio Times» 

Ethiopia is embarking on significant economic reforms by adopting a market-based foreign exchange system. The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has lifted restrictions, allowing market forces to determine the value of the birr, the national currency. This move aims to increase the supply of dollars and stimulate economic activity amid rising inflation and severe currency […]

How Craig Breslow Pictures Quinn Priester Fitting In With Red Sox

New England Sportd Network: World Cup 

BOSTON — As the clock continues ticking before Tuesday’s 6 P.M. ET MLB trade deadline, the Red Sox (again) struck a deal, this time acquiring pitcher Quinn Priester from the Pirates in exchange for minor league prospect Nick Yorke. That marked the third trade first-year chief baseball officer Craig Breslow pulled off as Boston approaches […]

Morocco pardons 3 journalists held for years

Voice of America 

Rabat, Morocco — Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Monday pardoned three journalists detained for years, as hundreds of prisoners saw their sentences commuted to mark the monarch's 25th anniversary on the throne. Omar Radi, Soulaimane Raissouni and Taoufik Bouachrine, as well as historian and rights advocate Maati Monjib, were among the 2,476 people pardoned, a government official said on condition of anonymity. Rights groups, including Reporters Without Borders (RSF), had denounced the jailings of Radi and Raissouni... Читать дальше...

In dry Gujarat, alcohol flows when cops escort prisoners

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Two Gujarat policemen faced legal action after escorting a bootlegger to a local court but instead dropping him at his house and spending time at a hotel. Another case involved a constable allowing an undertrial to return from a hearing intoxicated. Investigations revealed their misconduct through CCTV footage and a medical checkup.

Two Wars with No Way Out

Salem News 

People involved in conflict resolution often say that every war must end. Most wars do end- in some fashion...