Jessica PhelanApril 27, 2013 10:23

All 50 of the Dreamliners purchased around the world will receive new batteries, which not only operate at a lower temperature, but are encased in stainless steel to prevent them interfering with the rest of the aircraft in the event of a malfunction.

Randal Kuhn and Benjamin YoungMarch 10, 2013 08:42

HIV cure: a game changer or just a lucky little girl?

Commentary: Many obstacles remain for those who need interventions and care.

Enlarge

Activists participate in a campaign of civil disobedience outside the White House after a march from the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on July 24, 2012, in Washington, DC. AIDS activists from organizations all around the world participated in the march to "demand rights and resources to confront and cure HIV/AIDS." (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

this story is part of globalpost's continuing coverage of world business. for more visit our new business page.

DENVER — This week’s scientific report on the “functional cure” of a HIV-infected infant has set the world’s media ablaze with discussion and speculation. Is this truly a “game-changer,” as media outlets like NPR have reported?

Hailemariam Desalegn, Ethiopia’s PM, is new African Union Assembly chairman

Samantha StainburnJanuary 28, 2013 21:53

Hailemariam Desalegn, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, has been elected to a one-year term as chairman of the African Union Assembly, Bloomberg News reported.

Hannah Godefa, Ethiopian-born teen, named UNICEF ambassador

News DeskJanuary 4, 2013 19:57

Along with textbooks, notebooks and other supplies, Godefa organized 400,000 pencils to be sent to her native Ethiopia.

Ethiopia to free Swedish journalists imprisoned on terrorism charges, official says

News DeskSeptember 10, 2012 08:13

In December 2011, a court sentenced the Swedish journalists to 11 years each of "rigorous imprisonment" for supporting terrorism and illegally entering Ethiopia.

Prime Minister Meles Zenawi laid to rest in Ethiopia

Talia RalphSeptember 2, 2012 11:35

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was laid to rest in Addis Ababa Sunday, as tens of thousands of Ethiopians and many heads of state attended the leader's funeral to pay their respects.

Q&A: The brutal legacy of Ethiopia's Meles Zenawi

Amy SilversteinAugust 21, 2012 19:22

"The US government has been very reticent to confront Meles Zenawi on his abuses."

Ethiopia's tumultuous history (PHOTOS)

Jessen O'BrienAugust 21, 2012 14:45

GlobalPost takes a look at Ethiopia over the past few decades--it's days of socialism, democracy, war, famine, and recovery.

Erin Conway-SmithAugust 21, 2012 07:10

Chatter: Ethiopia's Meles Zenawi dies abroad after illness

The death of Ethiopian strongman Meles Zenawi, a close call for a top US general in Afghanistan, and why Europe's rocky real estate market could mean palazzos for the rest of us.

Enlarge

Graphic. (Antler Agency/GlobalPost)

The death of Ethiopian strongman Meles Zenawi, a close call for a top US general in Afghanistan, and why Europe's rocky real estate market could mean palazzos for the rest of us.

Meles Zenawi dead: Ethiopia's prime minister dies in Brussels at age 57

News DeskAugust 21, 2012 03:05

Meles had not been seen in public for about two months.