Addis Ababa, May 21, 2018 (FBC) - China is planning to scrap all limits on the number of children a family can have, according to people familiar with the matter.

The State Council, China’s cabinet, has commissioned research on the repercussions of ending the country’s roughly four-decade-old policy and intends to enact the change nationwide, said the people, who asked not to be named while discussing government deliberations.
The leadership wants to reduce the pace of aging in China’s population and remove a source of international criticism, one of the people said.
Proposals under discussion would replace the population-control policy with one called “independent fertility,” allowing people to decide how many children to have, the person said. 
The decision could be made as soon as the fourth quarter, the second person said, adding that the announcement might also be pushed into 2019.
Source: Bloomberg 
 

Addis Ababa, May 21, 2018 (FBC) -Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the US is imposing the "strongest sanctions in history" on Iran.

In a speech in Washington, America's top diplomat said Iran would be "battling to keep its economy alive" after the sanctions took effect.
He said he would work closely with the Pentagon and regional allies "to deter any Iranian aggression".
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump took the US out of the landmark 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
In his first major foreign policy speech as secretary of state, Mr Pompeo unveiled the administration's "Plan B" for countering the Islamic republic on Monday.
He laid out 12 conditions that Washington would need to be met for any "new deal" with Tehran, including pulling all its forces out of Syria and ending support for rebels in Yemen
America's top diplomat said relief from sanctions would only come when Washington had seen a real change in Iran's policies.
"We will apply unprecedented financial pressure on the Iranian regime," he said.
"The leaders in Tehran will have no doubt about our seriousness.
"Iran will never again have carte blanche to dominate the Middle East."
Source: BBC
Posted by Amare Asrat
 

Addis Ababa, May 21, 2018 (FBC) – Public procurement and property administration agency is to buy 2 million quintals of wheat to alleviate bread shortage in the capital Addis Ababa.

Yigezu Daba, director general of the agency, told FBC today that procurement process will commence as of next Friday.
The agency said it will distribute the wheat to beneficiaries within two weeks.

Addis Ababa, May 21, 2018 (FBC) - Ethiopia’s Peace Support Training Center (PSTC) is providing peacekeeping training for officers drawn from East African countries.

Officers from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Ethiopia as well as the African Union are taking part in the two-week long training that focuses on dialogue, negotiations, and military observation.
Speaking at the opening of the training today, Military Observers and Staff Officers Training Department Head Colonel Tamirat Andarge said the training comprises theoretical and field works.
In addition to the officers, training on dialogue and negotiations will be given to police and civil parties that will be assigned as senior professionals, he added.
The main objective of the training is to enhance the skill of peacekeepers in line with the system and procedures of the United Nations, Colonel Tamirat explained.
The training will be conducted by trainers of the center and professionals invited from other institutions.
Such types of training will enable the country to get valuable experiences that could help in its contributions to peacekeeping, he stated.
According to ENA, the governments of Denmark and Japan cover the expenses.

”ታይቶ የማይታወቅ ነገር ነው የሆነው። ታሰረች ከአርባ ደቂቃ በኋላ ተገደለች።”

የአሜሪካ ኤምባሲ ወደ ኢየሩሣሌም ይዛወር በነበረ ጊዜ ከእሥራኤል የፀጥታ ኃይሎች ጋር ከትናንት በስተያ በተካሄዱ የድንበር ላይ ግጭቶች ከተገደሉ ፍልስጥዔማዊያን መካከል የተወሰኑትን አስከሬኖች ለመቅበር አደባባይ የወጡ በሺሆች የሚቆጠሩ ፍልስጥዔማዊያን እንደሚበቀሉ ዝተዋል።