Top news items in major Ethiopian media outlets

ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Ethiopia's major media outlets on Thursday.

-- The House of People's Representatives has urged the Ethiopian Sugar Corporation to attach prime focus to its huge responsibility of running the nation's massive resources.

Public Procurement and Property Administration Standing Committee with the House heard audit performance report of Tendaho, Wonji and Metehara sugar factories on Wednesday. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)

-- The Central Statistics Agency of Ethiopia says it is finalizing all the necessary preparations to conduct the 4th round of general census across the country as of February. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)

-- The Ministry of Health and Nala Foundation on Wednesday signed an agreement to launch pilot project that would help to prevent and control Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever, a disease caused by parasitic flatworms. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC) Enditem