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Liya Kebede: Model citizen gives back
Liya Kebede could rest on her beautiful laurels, but she chooses to make a difference. She’s graced countless Vogue covers, was the first model of color to sign a deal with Estee Lauder and has been ranked by Forbes as one of the highest paid models. But what Kebede really focuses on is her charitable [...]
Michigan woman crowned 2010 Miss USA in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – A 24-year-old woman from Michigan recovered after nearly stumbling in her evening gown and beat out 50 other women to take the 2010 Miss USA title on Sunday.
Defar wins fourth straight indoor 3000m title
DOHA (AFP) – Ethiopian Meseret Defar won a record fourth consecutive women’s world indoor 3000m title on Saturday. Defar, who won Olympic 5000m gold at the Athens Games and a bronze in Beijing, clocked 8min 51.17sec. “I’m very happy with this race and my fourth gold medal,” she said. “It was an easy victory for [...]
Ethiopia’s Tilahun Regassa wins half-marathon & $300k in Abu Dhabi
Tilahun Regassa, the 19-year-old Ethiopian and world women’s No 1 Mary Keitany, of Kenya, went home US$300,000 (Dh1.1 million) richer after winning their categories in the Zayed International Half Marathon yesterday.
Dubai names tallest building after bailout patron
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Dubai opened the world’s tallest skyscraper Monday, and in a surprise move renamed the gleaming glass-and-metal tower Burj Khalifa in a nod to the leader of neighboring Abu Dhabi — the oil-rich sheikdom which came to its rescue during the financial meltdown.
