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Top news items of Ethiopia's major media outlets

Xinhua, July 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

The following are news highlights in Ethiopia's major media outlets on Wednesday.

-- The House of People's Representatives (HPR) convened for an urgent meeting on Tuesday passing draft bills of the revised income tax and other proclamations.

The approval of the new income tax is believed to introduce fairness in the tax system favoring low income citizens. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- Ethiopian President Dr. Mulatu Teshome urges stakeholders to revitalize efforts for sustaining the achievements registered in fighting HIV/AIDS.

Dr. Mulatu calls for more actions to curtail the spread of the virus. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)

-- Ethiopian Tourism Organization says the number of tourists visiting the country this year expected to hit 1 million, doubling the number of visitors from just three years ago. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)

-- The Addis Ababa University (AAU) Sunday launched a forum aimed at basing Africans development efforts on Africans Indigenous Knowledge Systems. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- EATON International industry, which is a Global Power Management Company, launches its program in Ethiopia.

This is meant to support Ethiopian Growth and transformation plan through the provision of sustainable and effective power management solution. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC) Endit