2014-11-01 Tanzania Health

  WEKU   

Ghost Stories From Around The World  WUIS 91.9
The popobawa is a shape-shifting demon that stalks the Tanzanian island of Pemba. (Phoebe Boswell/NPR). Are you afraid of ghosts, vampires and witches? What about Hanako-san, a little girl who waits to drag her victims to hell in the third stall of the ...

2014-11-01 Tanzania Science

  Daily Mail   

How pilots watched their friend die: Virgin Galactic astronauts in mid-air launch ...  Daily Mail
Astronauts who flew to 45,00ft to help launch the doomed Virgin Galactic spaceplane that malfunctioned in mid-air today saw the explosion that killed one of their friends, it was claimed. One pilot for the embattled space tourism company was killed when ...

2014-11-01 Tanzania Sports

  Times of India   

Federer's number one hopes take a hit in Paris defeat  Times of India
PARIS: Roger Federer's hopes of knocking Novak Djokovic off the top of the ATP world rankings before the end of the year took a hit when he lost to big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic in the Paris Masters quarterfinals on Friday. The Swiss second seed was ...

2014-11-01 Tanzania Entertainment

  Kansas City Star   

Nik Wallenda to skywalk across 50-storied skyscrappers in Chicago  Times of India
Once again, the 35-year-old Nik Wallenda is putting his life on the line, literally. On Monday, he is going to walk two city blocks, 50-stories high up in the air, on a tightrope stretched across two skyscrapers — from 'Windy City' Chicago's Marina City West Tower ...

2014-11-01 Tanzania Technology

  Forbes   

Leaked FCC Report Details Weak "Hybrid" Plans For Net Neutrality  Forbes
The New York Times today has details on a plan from the FCC that attempts to address the acrimony between Net Neutrality activists and broadband providers. For those just joining us, some broadband providers wish to establish premium Internet access for ...

2014-11-01 Tanzania Business

  IPPmedia   

Tanzania says to issue revised GDP data in November  Reuters Africa
... * Base year to change to 2007 from 2001. * Analyst says economy could increase by 20 pct. DAR ES SALAAM Oct 31 (Reuters) - Tanzania will issue data on its rebased gross domestic product (GDP) in mid-November, with analysts estimating the size of the ...

2014-11-01 Tanzania World

  CBC.ca   

Burkina Faso sees 'military putsch' as Lt. Col. Zida claims to be 'in power'  RT
A statement aired on Burkina Faso's Omega Radio early Saturday claimed that Lieutenant Colonel Issac Zida has taken over the post of head of state, Reuters reported. “I assume the functions of head of state and I call on [West African regional bloc] ECOWAS ...

2014-11-01 Tanzania Africa

  CBC.ca   

Burkina Faso sees 'military putsch' as Lt. Col. Zida claims to be 'in power'  RT
A statement aired on Burkina Faso's Omega Radio early Saturday claimed that Lieutenant Colonel Issac Zida has taken over the post of head of state, Reuters reported. “I assume the functions of head of state and I call on [West African regional bloc] ECOWAS ...

2014-11-01 Tanzania Tanzania

Nine killed after oil truck rams into van in Arusha  Daily News
NINE people have been confirmed dead from a road accident involving a small commuter van, which reportedly collided with a tanker at Tengeru in Arumeru District on Wednesday evening. The small passenger vehicle, a Nissan Caravan with registration ...

2014-10-30 Tanzania Health

Maasai of Tanzania facing severe food insecurity and chronic child ...  Science Codex
In the first in-depth study of its kind of the Maasai people of Tanzania, research led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has revealed that the health of Maasai children is very poor compared to other ethnic groups. The new research ...

2014-10-30 Tanzania Science

  The Guardian   

Bad Science, Worse Policy  Forbes
Fossil-fuel emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, will result in “severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts for people, species and 27 ecosystems,” warns a new report from the UN-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Climate marathon: IPCC nears finish line for seminal report   RTCC
UN climate change expert: Keep hoping for agreement   Wisconsin Gazette
What you need to know about the next big climate report   Grist
The Copenhagen Post   
The Guardian   
Herald Scotland   
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  Sydney Morning Herald   

In US, search for answers after Antares space rocket explosion  Sydney Morning Herald
Washington: With a launch pad in Virginia covered in rocket debris,investigators began to figure out why the Antares rocket exploded catastrophically on Tuesday night just seconds into a planned cargo run to the International Space Station. The failure of the ...

2014-10-30 Tanzania Sports

  IBNLive   

Holders Manchester City exit League Cup to resurgent Newcastle  IBNLive
Manchester City\'s defense of the League Cup was ended by a 2-0 home loss to Newcastle in the last 16, with an injury to David Silva. Manchester: Manchester City's defense of the League Cup was ended by a 2-0 home loss to Newcastle in the last 16 on ...

2014-10-30 Tanzania Entertainment

  KENS 5 TV   

Turns out Daniel Radcliffe is an insane rapper  KENS 5 TV
Daniel Radcliffe can rap. We don't mean he just casually spits a few rhymes, but he RAPS. On The Tonight Show he told Jimmy Fallon, I've always hand. Loading… Post to Facebook. Turns out Daniel Radcliffe is an insane rapper Daniel Radcliffe can rap.
Watch Daniel Radcliffe Rap Complex Blackalicious Track on 'Tonight Show'   RollingStone.com

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  BGR   

GoPro attached to lion records hunt  CANOE
Ever get the urge to walk up to a hungry lion and strap a GoPro around it? No, of course not. That's because you like life. You can call him crazy -- or the “lion whisperer” -- but he goes by the name of Kevin Richardson and the animal behaviorist did just that.
Watch: GoPro video shows lion's hunt   USA TODAY
VIDEO: Incredible moment lioness hunts down waterbuck in the wild   Express.co.uk
This POV Footage of a Lion On the Hunt Is the Best Use of a GoPro Yet   Slate Magazine (blog)
Huffington Post   
Evening Standard   
The i100   
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  Contactmusic.com   

Melissa Rivers hires top firm for lawsuit  Contactmusic.com
TV producer Melissa Rivers is preparing to file a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit following her mother's passing in September. Melissa Rivers, the daughter of comedian Joan, is preparing to file a medical malpractice and wrongful death ...

2014-10-30 Tanzania Technology

  WTMA   

Mobile Users in Tanzania Score Free Internet  WTMA
(NEW YORK) -- Mobile users in Tanzania just scored free Internet, thanks to an initiative spearheaded by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Following the release of the Internet.org app in Namibia over the summer, Zuckerberg announced on Wednesday that ...

2014-10-30 Tanzania Business

  Daily Times   

Transport Reforms to Boost Tanzania's Economic Growth  AllAfrica.com
COME 2016 cargo trucks travelling between Dar es Salaam port to Nyakanazi in Kigoma Region will only stop at three check points including a slow down at Vigwaza's weigh in motion bridge. Trade Mark East Africa Country Director, Dr Josephat Kweka, said ...

2014-10-30 Tanzania World

  Sudan Tribune   

Fighting in Bentiu Leaves Control of S. Sudan Oil Town Unclear  Voice of America
South Sudan says the oil town of Bentiu remains under government control, but a main opposition group in the country says that is not true. The rebel group says it seized control of the town after three days of heavy fighting. A spokesman for the Sudan ...

2014-10-30 Tanzania Africa

  Zambian Watchdog   

Guy Scott becomes Africa's first white president since Apartheid  The Australian
ZAMBIAN Vice President Guy Scott has became Africa's first white leader in more than two decades after being named interim president following the death of Michael Sata in London. The 77-year-old Sata, nicknamed “King Cobra” for his sharp rhetoric, died ...

2014-10-30 Tanzania Tanzania

  RIA Novosti   

Human Rights Watch Urges Tanzania to End Child Marriage  RIA Novosti
Tanzania's marriage act of 1971 sets a minimum marriage age of 18 for boys and 15 for girls with parental consent, although both boys and girls can legally marry at the age of 14 with a court's consent. © AP Photo/ Nariman El-Mofty. 20:44 29/10/2014.
Video: Child Brides in Tanzania   Huffington Post
OPINION: Keeping All Girls in School is One Way to Curb Child Marriage in ...   Independent European Daily Express
Govt Urged to Set Marriage Age at 18   Human Rights Watch

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7Weather (Oct. 29, 12:15 p.m.)  WHDH-TV
Mild afternoon temperatures upper sixties to around seventy. It's not how we like it's the end result a lot of w.'s an event a few late day showers. Tanzania sixty's and seventy's ahead of this cool front and then. Cooler tomorrow and Friday normal but really cold ...

2014-10-28 Tanzania Health

  Daily News   

Fewer children get treatment for debilitating disease  Daily News
A SMALL percentage of children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus get treatment in the country, condemning them to a life of dependency on others as they grow. At the moment, there are only five specialists to treat the disease in the country and financial ...

2014-10-28 Tanzania Science

  io9   

Google Hiked Through Tanzania To Show You Where The Chimps Live  io9
Earlier this month, we brought you panoramic views of the Liwa Desert near Abu Dhabi, thanks to a Google Street View camera mounted on the back of a camel. Today we're taking you deep into the forests of Tanzania, where Google has brought you images ...

2014-10-28 Tanzania Sports

  SPORT24   

Mbalula hails 'concrete rose'  SPORT24
Johannesburg - South Africa's minister of sports, Fikile Mbalula, has paid homage to the late Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates captain Senzo Meyiwa, who was shot dead in Johannesburg on Sunday night. Addressing the media at the Rand Stadium on ...

2014-10-28 Tanzania Entertainment

  360Nobs.com   

BBA Hotshots: JJ a force to reckon with  NewsDay
ZIMBABWEAN Big Brother Hotshots representative, JJ seems to be a force to reckon with as he has managed to avoid eviction from the beginning through to week 3. Tinashe Sibanda Entertainment Reporter. JJ, who in week two survived by a whisker, this ...

2014-10-28 Tanzania Technology

  Chicago Sun-Times   

CVS and Rite-Aid turned off Apple Pay and that's a terrible idea  Chicago Sun-Times
Nothing gold can stay, Ponyboy: CVS turned off support for Apple Pay and Google Wallet on Saturday. “Our customers found it too easy and convenient,” according to a fake company spokesperson whom I made up because I'm disappointed and spiteful.
CVS, Rite Aid Chains Kill Apple Pay in Favor of Proprietary System   eWeek
Apple Pay blocked at CVS, Rite Aid in challenge to system   Houston Chronicle
Apple and Google face off against Big Retail in fight for pay-by-mobe   Register
SFGate   
Businessweek   
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  Christian Science Monitor   

Amazon Fire TV Stick: $39 Chromecast competitor with an actual remote  Christian Science Monitor
On Monday, Amazon introduced the Fire TV Stick, a streaming-media device about the size of a pack of gum. The Fire TV Stick will be available on November 19 for $39, and Amazon Prime subscribers can get it for $19.
Amazon's Fire TV Stick Challenges Google Chromecast   InformationWeek
Amazon steps up the Google competition with Fire TV Stick   Android Community
Amazon.com puts Fire on a stick for streaming video   Investor's Business Daily
Tech Times   
MSN News   
Techlicious (blog)   
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  Livemint   

Microsoft eyes holiday sales with $50 price cut for Xbox One  Livemint
Microsoft's latest console was initially offered with the Kinect sensor in a package that made it more expensive than the PS4. Photo: Bloomberg. San Francisco: Microsoft Corp., trying to win back customers for its Xbox One game console from Sony Corp.
Xbox One price cut in US for holiday season   THE BUSINESS TIMES
The Future Of Pizza Ordering Is Here Thanks To The Xbox One   Uproxx
Microsoft's Xbox One Price Drop Starts November 2; Console Available With ...   KDramaStars
Gizmodo Australia   
GameSpot   
Colorado Springs Gazette   
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  ReadWrite   

Fitbit Launches Suite Of Fitness Trackers  ReadWrite
Fitbit is charging ahead with a new line of fitness trackers. On Monday the company unveiled three new wearables that make it easy for people to track exercise, sleep, and heart rate from their wrist. Fitbit. The company is already one of the most popular ...

2014-10-28 Tanzania Business

  MFA China   

Xi Jinping Holds Talks with President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania,Stressing ...  MFA China
On October 24, 2014, President Xi Jinping held talks with President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania at the Great Hall of the People. The two heads of state spoke highly of the traditional friendship between China and Tanzania, and unanimously agreed to inherit ...

2014-10-28 Tanzania World

  The Express Tribune   

Pakistan wins ITU's administrative council seat  The Nation
ISLAMABAD - In a closely contested election, Pakistan Monday won seat as member of the Administrative Council of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The elections were held during the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, currently in progress at ...

2014-10-28 Tanzania Africa

  The Guardian Nigeria   

Kidnapped women 'used by Boko Haram on front line'  The Nation
LAGOS - Boko Haram has used kidnapped young women and girls on the front lines of its insurgency, according to a new report published on Monday, after a fresh abduction in Nigeria's far northeast. Human Rights Watch made the claim as it outlined ...

2014-10-28 Tanzania Tanzania

  Deutsche Welle   

Tanzania opposition parties team up for president  Newstime Africa
ARUSHA (AA) – Members of Tanzania's main opposition bloc on Monday signed an agreement to field one candidate for president in next year's general election. “We are very serious on this. UKAWA coalition is aiming for interest of our nation,” co-chair of ...

2014-10-27 Tanzania Health

  IPPmedia   

Tanzania,China sign multibillion-dollar investment deals  IPPmedia
President Jakaya Kikwete, looks on as First Lady Salma, greets China's Vice President, Li Yuanchao during the commemorations of the 50th anniversary of China/Tanzania Cooperation in Beijing China yesterday. (Photo: John Lukuwi of MAELEZO).
China to offer $104 million in fourth round of Ebola aid   AsiaOne
China pledges an extra HK$630 million to Africa in battle against Ebola   South China Morning Post (subscription)
UPDATE 1-Tanzania, China sign East Africa investment deals worth $1.7 billion   Reuters UK
Reuters Africa   
The Star Online   
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  Isle of Wight County Press   

Artwork raises funds for sufferers  Isle of Wight County Press
Organiser Anne Axford with some of the paintings in the show. Picture by Peter Boeam. ART. TWO artists with Spina Bifida took part in an exhibition to raise money for those suffering from the condition. Kelly Murdoch, of Ztam Photography, from St Helens, ...

2014-10-27 Tanzania Science

  Irish Examiner   

Hawaii residents ready to flee as lava oozes toward homes  Irish Examiner
People living near an active Hawaii lava flow have been warned to prepare for a possible evacuation in the next three to five days as molten rock oozed across a country road and edged closer to homes. The flow is currently about 48m to 70m wide and ...

2014-10-27 Tanzania Sports

Mbaya wins weekly Lugalo Club golf fiddle top prize  Daily News
KAIN Mbaya effortlessly won this week's fiddle golf tournament that was held on Friday at the Tanzania People's defence Forces (TPDF) Lugalo Club course in Dar es Salaam. Playing off handicap 12, Mbaya easily won Division A, as he was the only player at ...

2014-10-27 Tanzania Entertainment

  Daily News   

Dar risks Miss World disqualification  Daily News
TANZANIA faces a risk of being disqualified from the Miss World contest, if it will be discovered that the recently crowned 2014 Miss Redds' Tanzania, Sitti Mtemvu has tampered with her age. According to the Miss World regulations, if the authorities realise ...

2014-10-27 Tanzania Technology

  New York Times   

2 Drug Chains Disable Apple Pay, as a Rival Makes Plans  New York Times
A demonstration of Apple Pay on its first day last week. Over the weekend, Rite Aid and CVS disabled the system in their stores. Credit Bryan Thomas/Getty Images. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main ...

2014-10-27 Tanzania Business

  Ventures Africa   

Tanzania's Oil Reserves Have Energy Giants In Hot Competition  Ventures Africa
VENTURES AFRICA – Tanzania's new found oil and gas reserves has seen it become a hive of activity in the global energy industry with several world renowned multi-nationals jostling for a stake in the east African country's lucrative mineral resource.
Tanzania talks with Total, BP on hydrocarbon exploration   Reuters Africa

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  East African Business Week   

Dar es Salaam stock turnover reaches $15m  East African Business Week
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - Trading volumes at the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) last week reached Tsh27.62 billion ($15.85 million). According to DSE officials three years ago, it had been trading at Tsh50 billion ($31 million) per year. However ...

2014-10-27 Tanzania World

  CBC.ca   

Rousseff narrowly wins Brazil re-election  Hindustan Times
Brazilians narrowly voted leftist President Dilma Rousseff back into office on Sunday for a second term after a bitter election campaign that split Latin America's biggest economy largely between the poor north and richer south. Rousseff, Brazil's first woman ...

2014-10-27 Tanzania Africa

  Telegraph.co.uk   

The Pistorius Trial  The Nation
After months of one of the most widely reported trial in recent times, Oscar Pistorius has finally been sentenced to five years in prison for culpable homicide, and a suspended sentence of three years for firearm charges. The trial that started in March was ...

2014-10-27 Tanzania Tanzania

  IPPmedia   

Kova says no to Ukawa public rally  IPPmedia
The Dar es Salaam Special Police Zone Commander Suleiman Kova has warned the Coalition of the Defenders of the People's Constitution (Ukawa) against holding their planned public rally because it is illegal. However, Ukawa members confirmed to the ...

2014-10-26 Tanzania Health

  IPPmedia   

Tanzania,China sign multibillion-dollar investment deals  IPPmedia
President Jakaya Kikwete, looks on as First Lady Salma, greets China's Vice President, Li Yuanchao during the commemorations of the 50th anniversary of China/Tanzania Cooperation in Beijing China yesterday. (Photo: John Lukuwi of MAELEZO).
China to offer $104 million in fourth round of Ebola aid   AsiaOne
China pledges an extra HK$630 million to Africa in battle against Ebola   South China Morning Post (subscription)
UPDATE 1-Tanzania, China sign East Africa investment deals worth $1.7 billion   Reuters
Reuters Africa   
The Star Online   
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  Daily News   

Fewer children get treatment for debilitating disease  Daily News
A SMALL percentage of children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus get treatment in the country, condemning them to a life of dependency on others as they grow. At the moment, there are only five specialists to treat the disease in the country and financial ...

2014-10-26 Tanzania Science

Dynamite fishing destroying sea life  Daily News
ILLEGAL and unregulated fishing activities along the ocean's shoreline continue to persist despite government's efforts to curb the menace. Evidence shows that fishermen are using dynamite which greatly harms the environment. An officer at the Ministry of ...

2014-10-26 Tanzania Sports

  Irish Independent   

Ronaldo and Benzema lead Real Madrid to El Clasico win  Irish Independent
Independent.ie Newsdesk and Agencies · Email. Published 26/10/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring with a penalty kick against Barcelona. Barcelona's Luis Suarez ...

2014-10-26 Tanzania Entertainment

  Daily Mail   

Incredible time lapse captures five-day migration of 1.5 MILLION wildebeest from ...  Daily Mail
This is the stunning time-lapse that shows the migration of 1.5million wildebeest in Northern Serengeti, Tanzania. Captured by wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas and his brother Matt, the footage was shot over five days, and condensed to just one ...

2014-10-26 Tanzania Technology

  Daily Mail   

Incredible time lapse captures five-day migration of 1.5 MILLION wildebeest from ...  Daily Mail
This is the stunning time-lapse that shows the migration of 1.5million wildebeest in Northern Serengeti, Tanzania. Captured by wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas and his brother Matt, the footage was shot over five days, and condensed to just one ...

2014-10-26 Tanzania Business

  IPPmedia   

PAC gives ministry 2 weeks to develop food security plan  IPPmedia
Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday issued the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives a two week ultimatum to develop strategic food security and reliable market plans. The development unfolded at the….. following ...

2014-10-26 Tanzania World

  NPR   

Iran hangs woman for murder of 'attempted rapist'  Irish Independent
In this picture taken on July 8, 2007, Iranian Reyhaneh Jabbari stands handcuffed in a police office in Tehran, Iran. Jabbari was hanged on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, who was convicted of murdering a man she said was trying to rape her, the official IRNA news ...

2014-10-26 Tanzania Africa

  The Star Online   

Botswana president's party secures election victory  Zee News
Gaborone: Botswana`s ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) secured 33 of 57 parliament seats in national elections, initial results showed, putting President Ian Khama at the helm for a second five-year term. Residents of the southern African nation, who ...

2014-10-26 Tanzania Tanzania

EPA signing, legacy of Mwalimu and the students' demonstration in 1966  IPPmedia
One unknown feature of Tanzanian society is that an economic model built on the prerogative of piling up government revenue explains most ills of our society, not the misuse of resources or corruption as is often asserted. This prerogative, also tied up with ...

2014-10-25 Tanzania Health

  AsiaOne   

China to offer $104 million in fourth round of Ebola aid  AsiaOne
Medical staff test whether an Ebola protective suit is leak-proof at Shenzhen Third People's Hospital, in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Print. China said on Friday it would donate 500 million yuan (S$104 million) to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea to battle ...