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Facebook Fails to Detect Violent Hate Speeches in Advertisements Submitted by Non-Profit Groups
Facebook and parent company Meta again failed the test to detect violent hate speech in advertisements submitted by Global Witness and Foxglove. The group created 12 text-based ads that used dehumanizing hate speech. While Facebook’s systems approved the ads for publication, they were not actually published on the platform.
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'Ready To Pay Ultimate Price': Ethiopia's Olympic Medallist May Join War
Ethiopian Olympic gold medallist and national hero Haile Gebrselassie pledged on Wednesday to join the fight against rebellious forces in his country, after the prime minister said he had gone to direct the war from the front lines.
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Nobel Peace Laureate Ethiopia PM Joins Battle As Rebels Approach Capital
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was at the front line Wednesday where government forces are battling rebels from the northernmost Tigray region.
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Facebook Removes Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Post for Inciting Violence
Facebook says it has removed a post by Ethiopia’s prime minister that urged citizens to rise up and “bury” the rival Tigray forces who now threaten the capital as the country’s war reaches the one-year mark.
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Ethiopia's Tigray Conflict Worsens, 550 Rebels Killed
Refugees fled to Sudan on Tuesday and the African Union appealed for a ceasefire in a north Ethiopian region where Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is waging a military offensive against local leaders defiant of his authority.
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At Least 52 Killed In Ethiopia Protests Over Singer's Death
At least 50 people were killed in Ethiopia's Oromiya region in protests following the fatal shooting of a popular singer, a regional spokesman said on Wednesday, laying bare splits in the prime minister's political heartland ahead of next year's polls.
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Amid Ethnic Violence, Ethiopia Prime Minister Picks Up Nobel Peace Prize
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will collect his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Tuesday, but as ethnic violence rises at home he has kept festivities and meetings with the media to a minimum.
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Nobel Prize-Winning Ethiopian PM Known For Unpredictable Working Style
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for ending 20 years of hostility with neighbouring Eritrea, can arouse strong reactions at home.
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Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Ali, 43, Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, hailed as a visionary and reformer, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to resolve the long-running conflict with neighbouring foe Eritrea.
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Ethiopian Army Chief, Regional President Killed In "Hit Squad" Attack
Ethiopia's army chief and the president of a key region have been shot dead in a wave of violence highlighting the political instability in the country as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed tries to push through reforms.
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Ethiopia PM Hosts $173,000-A-Seat Fundraising Dinner To Beautify Capital
More than 200 people paid an eye-watering $173,000 (150,000 euros) to attend a dinner thrown by Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, to raise funds to beautify the capital Addis Ababa, state media reported Monday.
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With 18 Canadians Dead, Justin Trudeau Calls Ethiopia Crash ''Devastating''
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday deplored the "devastating news" that 18 Canadian nationals were among the 157 people killed in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jetliner.
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Escapes Rally Grenade Attack That Kills One
Ethiopia's new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed escaped a grenade attack on Saturday at a rally in the capital that killed one person and left scores wounded, officials and witnesses said.
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'Several Killed' In Blast At Ethiopian PM's Rally
A small blast sparked panic at public rally for Ethiopia's new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attended by tens of thousands of people on Saturday, an AFP journalist said.
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Ethiopia Declares State Of Emergency After PM Resigns
Ethiopia announced a state of emergency on Friday after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Thursday announced his intention to step down amid unrest and a political crisis in the Horn of Africa country.
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Facebook Fails to Detect Violent Hate Speeches in Advertisements Submitted by Non-Profit Groups
Facebook and parent company Meta again failed the test to detect violent hate speech in advertisements submitted by Global Witness and Foxglove. The group created 12 text-based ads that used dehumanizing hate speech. While Facebook’s systems approved the ads for publication, they were not actually published on the platform.
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'Ready To Pay Ultimate Price': Ethiopia's Olympic Medallist May Join War
Ethiopian Olympic gold medallist and national hero Haile Gebrselassie pledged on Wednesday to join the fight against rebellious forces in his country, after the prime minister said he had gone to direct the war from the front lines.
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Nobel Peace Laureate Ethiopia PM Joins Battle As Rebels Approach Capital
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was at the front line Wednesday where government forces are battling rebels from the northernmost Tigray region.
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Facebook Removes Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Post for Inciting Violence
Facebook says it has removed a post by Ethiopia’s prime minister that urged citizens to rise up and “bury” the rival Tigray forces who now threaten the capital as the country’s war reaches the one-year mark.
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Ethiopia's Tigray Conflict Worsens, 550 Rebels Killed
Refugees fled to Sudan on Tuesday and the African Union appealed for a ceasefire in a north Ethiopian region where Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is waging a military offensive against local leaders defiant of his authority.
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At Least 52 Killed In Ethiopia Protests Over Singer's Death
At least 50 people were killed in Ethiopia's Oromiya region in protests following the fatal shooting of a popular singer, a regional spokesman said on Wednesday, laying bare splits in the prime minister's political heartland ahead of next year's polls.
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Amid Ethnic Violence, Ethiopia Prime Minister Picks Up Nobel Peace Prize
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will collect his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Tuesday, but as ethnic violence rises at home he has kept festivities and meetings with the media to a minimum.
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Nobel Prize-Winning Ethiopian PM Known For Unpredictable Working Style
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for ending 20 years of hostility with neighbouring Eritrea, can arouse strong reactions at home.
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Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Ali, 43, Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, hailed as a visionary and reformer, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to resolve the long-running conflict with neighbouring foe Eritrea.
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Ethiopian Army Chief, Regional President Killed In "Hit Squad" Attack
Ethiopia's army chief and the president of a key region have been shot dead in a wave of violence highlighting the political instability in the country as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed tries to push through reforms.
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Ethiopia PM Hosts $173,000-A-Seat Fundraising Dinner To Beautify Capital
More than 200 people paid an eye-watering $173,000 (150,000 euros) to attend a dinner thrown by Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, to raise funds to beautify the capital Addis Ababa, state media reported Monday.
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With 18 Canadians Dead, Justin Trudeau Calls Ethiopia Crash ''Devastating''
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday deplored the "devastating news" that 18 Canadian nationals were among the 157 people killed in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jetliner.
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Escapes Rally Grenade Attack That Kills One
Ethiopia's new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed escaped a grenade attack on Saturday at a rally in the capital that killed one person and left scores wounded, officials and witnesses said.
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'Several Killed' In Blast At Ethiopian PM's Rally
A small blast sparked panic at public rally for Ethiopia's new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attended by tens of thousands of people on Saturday, an AFP journalist said.
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Ethiopia Declares State Of Emergency After PM Resigns
Ethiopia announced a state of emergency on Friday after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Thursday announced his intention to step down amid unrest and a political crisis in the Horn of Africa country.
