2014-09-01 Tanzania Health

  New Vision   

Mwinyi finishes the 5 km cancer run  New Vision
Retired Tanzanian President Ali Hassan Mwinyi (with grey hair) was the chief runner. PHOTO/Mpalanyi Sentongo. Tweet. mail; img. newvision. Tweet. mail; img. By Silvano Kibuuka Retired Tanzanian President Ali Hassan Mwinyi Sunday morning was chief ...

2014-09-01 Tanzania Science

  IPPmedia   

Knowledge is Power: Measuring knowledge to assess adaptive capacity  The Daily Star
Climate change and its effects – swollen seas, stronger storms, saltier soil – have already disrupted thousands of lives across Bangladesh. Preventing widespread and lasting damage remains a top priority, but significant changes to the country's climate and ...

2014-09-01 Tanzania Sports

Tanzania golfers limp at Regional meet  Daily News
THE national golf team collected four points to start in the third place after the first round of the 16th edition of East Africa Golf Challenge tournament that teed off on Friday at the par-71 Entebbe Golf Club in Uganda. The national team was 2.5 points adrift to ...

2014-09-01 Tanzania Entertainment

EALA Pushes to Promote Culture, Arts  AllAfrica.com
MEMBERS of the East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA) have pledged support towards Bagamoyo Institute of Arts and Culture (TaSUBa) in a move geared towards promoting it to become one of the renowned centres of excellence in cultural preservation ...

2014-09-01 Tanzania Technology

  The Australian Financial Review   

New Apple iPhone to have "Mobile Wallet" Function: Report  NDTV
Apple Inc plans to enable its next iPhone to become a mobile wallet by allowing owners to securely make mobile payments in a store with the touch of a finger, Bloomberg said on Sunday, citing a person familiar with the situation. The agreement includes ...

2014-09-01 Tanzania Business

  Daily News   

Govt for new monitoring system in agriculture  Daily News
MODERN technology use will help the country address challenges of agriculture production caused by climate change, Minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Christopher Chiza has said. The minister who is attending an African Green ...

2014-09-01 Tanzania World

  IPPmedia   

Kudos to EU, UN for raising a voice on albinos` plight  IPPmedia
Recent reports say that the government is coming for a slap on the wrists from the United Nations for its failure to do patently anything in view of the rampant killings of people with a skin handicap, albinos for more than ten years now. It can be said that hunting ...

2014-09-01 Tanzania Africa

  Times LIVE   

Lesotho coup: Mugabe's chance to flex muscles  NewsDay
THE weekend military coup in Lesotho has provided new Sadc chairperson President Robert Mugabe with an opportunity to flex his muscles and display his aversion to military coups, political analysts said yesterday. STAFF REPORTER. The analysts said ...

2014-09-01 Tanzania Tanzania

  Daily News   

End in sight for Katiba stalemate  Daily News
AFTER nearly five months of confusion that marred the ongoing constitution writing process, consensus is likely to be reached following a meeting held on Sunday between President Jakaya Kikwete and leaders of main political parties. There has been ...

2014-08-31 Tanzania Health

  New Vision   

Mwinyi impressed by cancer ward progress  New Vision
The former president of the Republic of Tanzania, Ali Hassan Mwinyi (left) and his delegation touring the cancer ward under construction at St. Raphael of St. Francis Hospital, Nsambya. PHOTO/Martin Ndijjo. Tweet ...

2014-08-31 Tanzania Science

  IPPmedia   

Knowledge is Power: Measuring knowledge to assess adaptive capacity  The Daily Star
Climate change and its effects – swollen seas, stronger storms, saltier soil – have already disrupted thousands of lives across Bangladesh. Preventing widespread and lasting damage remains a top priority, but significant changes to the country's climate and ...

2014-08-31 Tanzania Sports

  Reuters UK   

Soccer news and notes, Aug. 30  SFGate
Chelsea showed off its new attacking sparkle Saturday in a 6-3 win over Everton on the day Manchester City slipped to its first defeat in its Premier League title defense. City's 1-0 home loss to Stoke was exacerbated by its title rival's wild victory at Goodison ...

2014-08-31 Tanzania Entertainment

  BBC News   

Cut Road Dahl book chapter found  NEWS.com.au
A CHAPTER of children's classic Charlie And The Chocolate Factory which was cut from the final version has been published for the first time. The lost fifth chapter, which describes an extra room in the factory called the Vanilla Fudge Room, has been ...

2014-08-31 Tanzania Technology

  Daily Mail   

Internet Archive Uploads 2.4 Million Historical Images to Flickr  PC Magazine
And yet, the Internet Archive isn't even halfway done with all the images it has to upload. 0shares. Internet Archive Flickr. If you have a hankering for some old-timey cat pictures, the Internet Archive has you covered. Specifically, the Internet Archive's Flickr ...

2014-08-31 Tanzania Business

  Daily News   

TCRA issues licences to two communication firms  Daily News
THE Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has granted licences of operation to two communication companies - Smart Banking Solutions Limited and WiAfrica Tanzania Limited with the call to adhere to the regulations in order to provide the ...

2014-08-31 Tanzania World

  Daily News   

EU allocates 85 million euro to EAC  Daily News
The European Union (EU) through the European Development Fund (EDF 11) has allocated the East African Community 85 million Euros for 2016 to 2020 period. The funds will focus on three main priorities namely; peace and security (15 million euro), ...

2014-08-31 Tanzania Africa

  The Standard Digital News   

PM flees country following coup  Herald Scotland
Lesotho's prime minister Thomas Thabane accused his country's army of staging a coup and fled to South Africa, which condemned the military's action. Lesotho's prime minister Thomas Thabane accused his country's army of staging a coup and fled to South ...

2014-08-31 Tanzania Tanzania

  Daily Mail   

'What an absolute disgrace': Furious parents demand answers from 'charity ...  Daily Mail
Parents of university students whose summer adventures were ruined when a travel firm went bust claim it continued to advertise tours and request payments while it was in financial straits. Furious students, their parents and UK charities that benefited from ...

2014-08-30 Tanzania Health

  IPPmedia   

Municipality, CCBRT team up against killings of albinos  IPPmedia
Moshi District Commissioner Dr Ibrahim Msengi has urged local government officials in the district to impose strict security mechanisms to protect people with albinism from criminal killings and violence against handicapped people. The order was issued ...

2014-08-30 Tanzania Science

  Daily News   

EA Bunge urge partner states to remove climate change key disparities  Daily News
MEMBERS of the East African Legislative Assembly have asked member states to close in on the existing disparities in protocols and policies on climate change. Discussing the report from the Committee on agriculture, tourism and natural resources on ...

2014-08-30 Tanzania Sports

TPDF retain netball title  Daily News
THE Tanzania People's Defence Forces (TPDF) netball team successfully defended their title after defeating Uganda 36-30 in the on-going East African Community (EAC) Military Games and Cultural Event at JKU Saateni grounds on Wednesday. The TPDF ...

2014-08-30 Tanzania Entertainment

  Daily News & Analysis   

George Clooney happy to hear about Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie's wedding  Daily News & Analysis
George Clooney expressed his excitement for his newly married friends Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The longtime couple and parents of six exchanged vows in a secret ceremony in France last week, reported Us magazine. "How great is that?! I'm really ...

2014-08-30 Tanzania Technology

  Windows Phone Central   

Watch gameplay of Halo 2 on Lockout remastered and in 1080p  Windows Phone Central
Destiny and Sunset Overdrive will be two fun games on your Xbox One in the near future, but Halo: The Master Chief Collection is the game that has me hyped the most. Today Microsoft revealed Lockout as the next map in Halo 2 that will be remastered.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection revitalizes Halo 2's Lockout   Joystiq
Halo: Master Chief Collection   Game Informer
See Lockout Remaster in Action in Halo: The Master Chief Collection   IGN
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  The Australian Financial Review   

Google Drones Lift Industry Hopes  Wall Street Journal
Google's advanced-research lab said it is developing a system of drones to deliver goods with its Project Wing prototype. Photo: Google. When Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -0.29% Amazon.com Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq $339.04 -0.98 -0.29% Aug. 29, 2014 4:00 pm ...

2014-08-30 Tanzania Business

Local communities in gas producing areas to get 3 pc  Daily News
ANNE ROBI AS the nation prepares to introduce a policy to guide the petroleum sub sector in the country, the government has said that three per cent of the revenues to be collected from the resource would be provided to the municipalities in which it would ...

2014-08-30 Tanzania World

  IPPmedia   

Immigration officials conclude debate  IPPmedia
Members of the Constituent Assembly (CA) yesterday appear to have made a stand over the dual citizenship proposal after officials from the Immigration Department were called in to give a lecture on the subject. Information gathered at CA premises in ...

2014-08-30 Tanzania Africa

  The Standard Digital News   

Kenyan President presides over drug ship destruction  NTV Uganda
The Kenya Navy Friday destroyed the ship that was carrying heroine worth over 1 billion Kenya shillings. The vessel was sunk in deep seas following a directive by President Uhuru Kenyatta. The President has said the move will serve as a lesson to drug ...

2014-08-30 Tanzania Tanzania

  BBC News   

Kilimanjaro meningitis fundraisers left at airport  BBC News
Dozens of university students who were due to fly to Tanzania on a charity trek were forced to abandon their trip after the travel firm went bust. About 40 University of Nottingham students were planning to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of the Meningitis ...

2014-08-29 Tanzania Health

  Reuters   

The Ugly Face of Ebola Tells Us Africa Is NOT Rising  Huffington Post
The outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa is ugly. It has claimed over a 1,400 lives, tampering with the safety of communities and diminishing the number of health workers in already weakened health care systems in the three West African Ebola affected ...

2014-08-29 Tanzania Science

  Daily News    

Shorekeeper Jay Ford Joins Climate Change Commission  Cape Charles Wave
Virginia Eastern Shorekeeper Executive Director Jay Ford is joining the Governor's Climate Change and Resiliency Commission. The bipartisan Commission includes local elected officials, members of the General Assembly, business leaders, environmental ...

2014-08-29 Tanzania Sports

  Irish Independent   

China showcases future stars as curtain falls  The Nation
BEIJING - Up to 2,000 performers will feature at the closing ceremony for the Youth Olympics in China's Nanjing city Thursday after 12 days of competition that showcased the sporting superstars of the future. No official medals table is published for the ...

2014-08-29 Tanzania Entertainment

The Gardening Guy  The Northfield News
Sometimes life interferes with being a gardener. Here it is, midsummer and most of my vegetables are nearly ready to be eaten or to be put up for the winter. But I was invited to a wedding of a dear friend in Tanzania, and I am going! So I will be leaving my ...

2014-08-29 Tanzania Technology

  Attack of the Fanboy   

Lockout is BACK! - Halo: The Master Chief Collection  GameSpot
Rob breaks down the Halo: Master Chief Collection reveal footage of the fan favorite from Halo 2, Lockout. Robert Handlery on Google+. 4 Comments · Shares · Tweets · +1. Discussion. 4 comments. Livefyre · Get Livefyre · FAQ. Sign in. + Follow.
'Halo 2 Anniversary's Remastered 'Lockout' Revealed in Screenshots   Game Rant
Take a gander at Halo: The Master Chief Collection's version of Lockout   VG247
Lockout is Being Remastered for Halo: The Master Chief Collection   IGN
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  NBCNews.com   

Google's delivery drones newest front in war with Amazon  CBC.ca
Google's secretive research laboratory is trying to build a fleet of drones designed to bypass earthbound traffic so packages can be delivered to people more quickly. The ambitious program announced Thursday escalates Google's technological arms race ...

2014-08-29 Tanzania Business

  The Standard Digital News   

WB grant pushes to boost agriculture, tame poverty  Daily News
THE country's agriculture sector will get 60 million US dollars (about 100bn/-) in investment guarantees from World Bank's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) to boost growth and tame poverty. MIGA Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, ...

2014-08-29 Tanzania World

  The Guardian   

UN calls for 43 peacekeepers held hostage in Golan Heights to be freed  The Guardian
Golan Heights The Golan Heights: 43 UN peacekeepers from Fiji are being detained there. Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters. The United Nations says it is working to secure the release of 43 peacekeepers from Fiji who have been detained by militants in ...

2014-08-29 Tanzania Africa

  Times LIVE   

Zuma's plate has piled up while he rested in Russia  BDlive
WHAT was the weather like in Russia this week? President Jacob Zuma is well placed to answer — he spent the week having "low-key meetings" and resting before getting down to business with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday. Back home, the ...

2014-08-29 Tanzania Tanzania

  Daily News   

Separate monetary bodies 'not practical'ofpower  Daily News
ALTHOUGH the second draft constitution compiled by the Constitution Review Commission (CRC) proposes establishment of separate monetary institutions for Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar, financial experts have warned that the proposal is impracticable ...

2014-08-28 Tanzania Health

  USA TODAY   

CDC worker flown back to USA after Ebola exposure  USA TODAY
An employer with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been flown back to the USA from West Africa on a charter flight after being exposed to Ebola. The CDC employee is not sick, has no symptoms of Ebola and "therefore poses no ...

2014-08-28 Tanzania Science

  Northern Voices Online   

Africa Dragon fish or Polypterus senegalus show evolutionary process  Northern Voices Online
Africa Dragon fish or Polypterus senegalus show evolutionary process. A test show that from sea to land it was a difficult process. African dragon fish seems to be the missing link in the evolution of the life on earth. How the fish became four legged and how ...

2014-08-28 Tanzania Sports

  Goal.com   

Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda to put joint bid for Afcon 2017  Goal.com
Football Kenyan Federation have confirmed that Uganda and Rwanda have agreed to jointly pursue interest in bidding to host 2017 African Cup of Nations. This comes after the bids were re-opened following withdrawal of Libya as a host nation following ...

2014-08-28 Tanzania Entertainment

  Irish Independent   

Zara takes 'Holocaust' T-shirts off the shelves  Irish Independent
Published 28/08/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. The top that was withdrawn from sale. CLOTHING chain Zara has been forced to withdraw a new line of tops from sale after an outcry over its resemblance to uniforms worn by Jewish prisoners in Nazi ...

2014-08-28 Tanzania Technology

  Financial Express   

Apple Inc loses bid to block sales of 9 Samsung phones  Financial Express
Apple had wanted to ban the US sale of Samsung models like the Admire, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Note II, Galaxy S III, and Stratosphere. SummaryRebuff comes after Apple was awarded $119 mn in damages for Samsung's patent infringements.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Accessories Gear 2, Gear Fit And Spare Battery Charger ...   KDramaStars
Apple once again denied US sales ban on patent-infringing Samsung devices   AppAdvice
Apple loses bid to block Samsung phone sales   New Zealand Herald
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  eWeek   

Apple Reportedly Working on 12.9-Inch iPad as iPhone 6 Launch Looms  eWeek
The larger iPad rumors center on reports that iPad component and parts suppliers are gearing up for the new devices. Meanwhile, a French Website says the rumored Sept. 9 release date for the iPhone 6 looks right. The rumor mills surrounding Apple already ...

2014-08-28 Tanzania Business

Drill-stem Test Success for BG in Tanzania  Your Project News (press release)
BG Group plc (LSE: BG.L), a world leader in exploration and LNG, today announced that results from a recently completed second drill-stem test (DST) on the Mzia discovery in Block 1, offshore southern Tanzania, provided further support for a hub ...

2014-08-28 Tanzania World

  USA TODAY   

Tank serves as backdrop for wedding photo on Israeli Gaza border  USA TODAY
An Israeli couple took their wedding photo in an army staging area on the Israeli-Gaza border, near Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, Israel, on Wednesday. AP_Mideast_Israel_Palestinians.2. The Israeli couple leave a staging area as Israeli soldiers direct a tank back ...

2014-08-28 Tanzania Africa

  The Standard Digital News   

German firm opens Sh1.2b chemical factory in Nairobi  The Standard Digital News
NAIROBI, KENYA: German multinational firm BASF has opened a Sh1.17 billion (10 million euros) chemical plant in Kenya. The global chemical company is seeking to tap into the booming construction industry, specifically real estate and road projects in ...

2014-08-28 Tanzania Tanzania

  Treehugger   

WildLeaks targets poaching elite in Tanzania  The Asian Age
Poachers slaughtering Africa's elephants and rhinos with impunity are often shielded from the police by powerful connections, but a group of conservationists has turned to the anonymity of tip-offs to try to stem the killing. The founders of WildLeaks — a sort of ...

2014-08-27 Tanzania Health

  The Guardian   

Canada Pulling Ebola Lab Team From Sierra Leone  ABC News
Canada is evacuating a three-member mobile laboratory team out of Sierra Leone after people in their hotel were diagnosed with Ebola. The Public Agency of Canada said late Tuesday none of the team members had any direct contact with the sick ...

2014-08-27 Tanzania Science

  Salon   

Global warming is here, probably dangerous and may be permanent, UN report ...  Washington Post
Global warming is here, human-caused and probably already dangerous — and it's increasingly likely that the heating trend could be irreversible, a draft of a new international science report said. The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...

2014-08-27 Tanzania Sports

  Getty Images   

Yao Ming : Youth Olympic Games not about Results  CRIENGLISH.com
Yao Ming hands out medals to the winner in Men's basketball 3×3 at Nanjing Youth Olympics, Auguest 26. [Photo: cfp.cn]. Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming, an ambassador to the soon-to-be-concluded Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, is suggesting the ...

2014-08-27 Tanzania Entertainment

  Daily Mail   

It's Canberrrrrrrra for the Greens golden girl as Senator Sarah Hanson-Young ...  Daily Mail
The 'Ice Bucket Challenge' has gone political with Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young tipping the bucket on herself today in Canberra. The mercury was sitting at barely four degrees which she joined the In doing so, she also uttered words which would ...

2014-08-27 Tanzania Technology

  Tech Times   

Apple making plans to launch a 12.9-inch iPad alongside the iPhone 6: Bye bye ...  Tech Times
New report is claiming that Apple has its sights set on launching a new iPad. However, it could come with a massive 12.9-inch display, completely surpassing the Surface Pro 3's 12-inch display. (Photo : Nathan Clark). We've seen a growing demand for ...

2014-08-27 Tanzania Business

Excise tax structure set for rejig  Bangkok Post
The Excise Department is poised to change its tax base across the board to state-recommended retail prices from ex-factory prices in a bid to foster transparency and fairness. To pave the way for the new tax calculation structure, the department needs to ...

2014-08-27 Tanzania World

  CNN   

Putin, Poroshenko hold bilateral meeting in Minsk  The Hindu
Ukraine and Russia have agreed to hold military consultations over the bloody conflict in eastern Ukraine, President Petro Poroshenko said late on Tuesday after two hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The consultations between members of ...

2014-08-27 Tanzania Africa

  THISDAY Live   

Soldiers Resurface in Mubi as Fighting Rages in Gamborou  THISDAY Live
Nigerian soldiers, who allegedly escaped by a whisker to take refuge in neighbouring Cameroun following a fierce battle with members of the Boko Haram sect in Gamborou Ngala, Borno State on Monday, have resurfaced in Mubi, a border town in Adamawa ...

2014-08-27 Tanzania Tanzania

  Independent Online   

UN condemns abuse of Tanzania's albino children  South China Morning Post (subscription)
A UN expert has condemned the abuse of albino children in government care centres in Tanzania, a country where many are killed and their body parts sold as lucky charms. At least 74 albinos have been murdered in the east African country since 2000, the ...