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Top news items in major Ethiopian media outlets

Xinhua, August 30, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MoH) is set to network all health institutions over the coming five years to enable them offer telemedicine -- the use of telecommunication and information technology to provide health care from a distance. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- A 22-member delegation led by the mayor of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, Diriba Kuma, started visit to the Republic of South Korea Monday to study urban policies. The delegation will stay in the country until Sept. 8. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)

-- New evidence suggests that the famous fossilised human ancestor dubbed "Lucy" by scientists died falling from a great height -- probably out of a tree.

CT scans have shown injuries to her bones similar to those suffered by modern humans in similar falls. The 3.2 million-year-old hominin was found on a treed flood plain. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC) Endit