Jacob Kiplimo loses half-marathon world record. The Ugandan, who broke the record by 48 seconds in Barcelona a year ago, is believed to have received unauthorized assistance, Runner's World reports.
SportsFighting between federal and local forces has reportedly broken out in the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia.
WorldResearchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) have discovered a previously unknown mammal species in the mountains of southern Ethiopia. It is a small shrew that weighs only as much as a sugar cube, about three grams.
SwedenNot since World War II have so many conflicts been going on simultaneously. As a result, 37 million people are at risk of dying from hunger – and the situation is worst in Sudan, writes the International Rescue Committee.
ConflictsAustralia is withdrawing from the race to host next year's climate conference COP31, the country's climate change minister Chris Bowen confirmed, according to Australia's ABC. Turkey will therefore host the conference.
Swedish politicsEthiopia is set to host the COP32 climate summit in two years. But it is unclear where next year's meeting will be held – Australia or Turkey? Or Bonn, Germany?
WorldThe parties in Sudan continue the brutal fighting that has torn the country apart over the past two years. The war rages on with support from other countries. The war could never have continued with this intensity if the country had not been flooded with weapons from many other countries, says Johan Brosché, associate professor of peace and conflict studies.
ConflictsThe Afar region in northern Ethiopia says it is under attack from neighboring Tigray, raising concerns about renewed violence in the war-torn country.
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