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$3.2 million year-old fossil \'Lucy\' is unveiled at Addis Ababa\'s National Museum on May 7, 2013. The fossil, discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia\'s Harar region, has returned home after a five-year tour of the US. It is the first time the skeleton has been on display in Ethiopia since 2000, and will be part of a temporary exhibition until May 13 before she is stored for research. Lucy is no longer the oldest-known member of the human family tree, but with 40 percent of her skeleton recovered, she is the oldest, most complete specimen of an early human species, standing about 3 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing approximately 60 pounds. She is named Lucy after the well-known Beatles tune, which her discoverers were listening to the day she was found.$

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$Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Officer Tewolde Gebremariam greets passengers onboard an Ethiopian Airlines 787 Dreamliner from Addis Ababa en-route to Jomo Kenyatta international airport in Kenya\'s capital Nairobi April 27, 2013. Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday became the world\'s first carrier to resume flying Boeing Co\'s 787 Dreamliner passenger jets, landing the first commercial flight since the global fleet was grounded three months ago following incidents of overheating in the batteries providing auxiliary power.$

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Ethiopian Airliner 787 Dreamliner prepare to take off from Addis Ababa, Saturday, April 27, 2013. An Ethiopian Airlines 787 Dreamliner flew from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, the first commercial flight by the Boeing aircraft since all 787s were grounded in January. The 50 planes around the world were grounded due to battery malfunctions that saw one 787 catch fire in the US. Over the past week teams of Boeing engineers have been fitting new batteries to the aircraft. This was after aviation authorities approved the revamped battery design.

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$An Ethiopian Airlines\' Boeing 787 Dreamliner prepares to take off from Addis Ababa airport in Ethiopia, Saturday, April 27, 2013. A Boeing 787 operated by Ethiopian Airlines flew from Ethiopia to Kenya\'s capital Nairobi on Saturday, the first commercial flight since air safety authorities grounded the Dreamliners after incidents with smoldering batteries on two different planes in January.$

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$This picture taken on February 1, 2011 shows the Holy Trinity Cathedral in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Known in Amharic as Kidist Selassie, is the highest ranking Orthodox cathedral in Addis Ababa and was completed in 1942, to commemorate Ethiopia\'s liberation from Italian occupation. The cathedral bears the title \'Menbere Tsebaot\', or \'Pure Altar\' and the church compound is the burial place for those who fought against the Italian Occupation, or those who accompanied the Emperor into exile from 1936 to 1941.$

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A picture taken on October 12, 2010 in Addis Ababa shows an old disused railways station.

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3.2 million year-old fossil 'Lucy' is unveiled at Addis Ababa's National Museum on May 7, 2013. The fossil, discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia's Harar region, has returned home after a five-year tour of the US. It is the first time the skeleton has been on display in Ethiopia since 2000, and will be part of a temporary exhibition until May 13 before she is stored for research. Lucy is no longer the oldest-known member of the human family tree, but with 40 percent of her skeleton recovered, she is the oldest, most complete specimen of an early human species, standing about 3 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing approximately 60 pounds. She is named Lucy after the well-known Beatles tune, which her discoverers were listening to the day she was found.

Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Officer Tewolde Gebremariam greets passengers onboard an Ethiopian Airlines 787 Dreamliner from Addis Ababa en-route to Jomo Kenyatta international airport in Kenya's capital Nairobi April 27, 2013. Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday became the world's first carrier to resume flying Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner passenger jets, landing the first commercial flight since the global fleet was grounded three months ago following incidents of overheating in the batteries providing auxiliary power.

Ethiopian Airliner 787 Dreamliner prepare to take off from Addis Ababa, Saturday, April 27, 2013. An Ethiopian Airlines 787 Dreamliner flew from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, the first commercial flight by the Boeing aircraft since all 787s were grounded in January. The 50 planes around the world were grounded due to battery malfunctions that saw one 787 catch fire in the US. Over the past week teams of Boeing engineers have been fitting new batteries to the aircraft. This was after aviation authorities approved the revamped battery design.

An Ethiopian Airlines' Boeing 787 Dreamliner prepares to take off from Addis Ababa airport in Ethiopia, Saturday, April 27, 2013. A Boeing 787 operated by Ethiopian Airlines flew from Ethiopia to Kenya's capital Nairobi on Saturday, the first commercial flight since air safety authorities grounded the Dreamliners after incidents with smoldering batteries on two different planes in January.

This picture taken on February 1, 2011 shows the Holy Trinity Cathedral in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Known in Amharic as Kidist Selassie, is the highest ranking Orthodox cathedral in Addis Ababa and was completed in 1942, to commemorate Ethiopia's liberation from Italian occupation. The cathedral bears the title 'Menbere Tsebaot', or 'Pure Altar' and the church compound is the burial place for those who fought against the Italian Occupation, or those who accompanied the Emperor into exile from 1936 to 1941.

A picture taken on October 12, 2010 in Addis Ababa shows an old disused railways station.

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