By AFP, NEARLY a quarter of the population in drought-hit Djibouti is in desperate need of aid, with malnutrition and a dramatic lack of water causing a mass exodus from rural areas, the UN said on Thursday. “Persistent and recurring droughts have resulted in a general lack of water for both people and livestock,” said […]
Continue ReadingFor the first time in 31 years, an American man wins the Boston Marathon. By USA Today, ERITREAN American Meb Keflezighi won the Boston Marathon 2014 men’s title on a day that was marked by remembrances of the bombings one year ago. He held off Wilson Chebet of Kenya at the finish to win in a time […]
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Eversley, Olympic marathoner Meb Keflezighi says he had some tense moments earlier this year in the wake of the April 15 Boston Marathon bombings. During a lunch in Central Park Friday, Keflezighi, 38, pointed out that initial reports after the blasts that killed three indicated one of the suspects might be a “dark-skinned […]
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