2015-02-01 Tanzania Health

More knowledge needed to fight leprosy   
Daily News
LACK of adequate knowledge on leprosy has been named as one of the factors which hinder patients from seeking medical treatment at dispensaries, health centres and hospitals for early diagnosis and eventually treatment. Tuberculosis and leprosy ...

2015-02-01 Tanzania Science

Science World Report   

Why Do Zebras Have Stripes? Scientists Uncover the Evolutionary Answer   
Science World Report
How and why did zebras get their stripes? That's a good question and now, scientists may just have the answer. (Photo : Brenda Larison/UCLA). How and why did zebras get their stripes? That's a good question and now, scientists may just have the answer.
Where am I? > Home > Wildlife > How did the Zebra get its stri...   Environmental News Network

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The Nation   

Moisture mapping satellite to be launched   
The Nation
An unmanned Delta 2 rocket was being prepared for launch to put a Nasa satellite into orbit that is expected to improve drought monitoring and flooding forecasts. The 127-foot-tall (39-metre) rocket, built and flown by United Launch Alliance, is scheduled to lift ...

2015-02-01 Tanzania Sports

CNN   

Leekens accuses referee of 'forcing' Equatorial Guinea win   
Goal.com
Tunisia was leading until the dying seconds of the AFCON quarterfinal, when the official made a highly controversial decision which sparked fighting on the pitch. Tunisia boss Georges Leekens has accused the referee of "forcing" his side's controversial ...

2015-02-01 Tanzania Entertainment

Nigerian Entertainment Today   

Kanye West's toilet drama   
Nigerian Entertainment Today
Kim Kardashian West has revealed that her husband,‎ Kanye West recently had his phone flushed down the loo by their daughter, 19-month old North. The 'Only One' hitmaker found himself without a mobile phone when his wife, Kim Kardashian West, caught ...

2015-02-01 Tanzania Technology

U.S. News & World Report   

The Ticker   
Boston Herald
Drivers, bring your vehicles back to the shop for more work on faulty air bags. The government said yesterday more than 2 million Toyota, Chrysler and Honda vehicles need a second fix for air bags that may inadvertently inflate while the car is running.
More than 2 million vehicles recalled for potentially faulty air bags   Los Angeles Times
UPDATE 4-US regulators recall 2.1 million vehicles in new air bag issue   Reuters
Two million vehicles recalled for air bag fix   Washington Post
OregonLive.com   
Houston Chronicle   
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Gamenguide   

The Pirate Bay Has Returned To the Land Of the Living After Two Months   
The Mary Sue
The Pirate Bay The domain came back two weeks after the site was raided by Swedish police. The homepage featured a countdown to Feb. 1st, but it appears The Pirate Bay decided to come back early. It's up now, dishing out torrents and boasting a big ol' ...

2015-02-01 Tanzania Business

Business Recorder   

Tanzanian opposition calls for police reform   
Sabahi Online
Tanzanian opposition lawmakers have called for an overhaul of the country's policing laws after accusing police of using excessive force to disperse a demonstration in Dar es Salaam earlier this week, Tanzania's Daily News reported Friday (January 30th).
WB lists steps to boost tourism   Daily News
Tanzania's current account deficit narrows 11 pct in year to Nov   Reuters Africa
World Bank urges Tanzania to tackle fiscal deficit   Business Recorder

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IPPmedia   

Agricultural bank unveiled   
IPPmedia
Food crop farmers across the country will soon get a relief on credit facilities with which to conduct their farming activities at affordable interest rates from the newly established Tanzania Agricultural Bank (TADB), a national bank for farmers in the country.
Establishment of agricultural bank taking shape   Daily News

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Government reclaims 100 pc shares in TTCL ownership   
Daily News
FINALLY, the long-drown-out blame game between Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL) and Bharti Airtel over shares has ended, with the latter surrendering its 35 per cent stake it had in the state-run telecom firm. The Deputy Minister for ...

2015-02-01 Tanzania World

NDTV   

Sisi: "Egypt faces long, tough battle against militants"   
Jerusalem Post Israel News
Sisi said Egypt was confronting the "strongest secret organisation in the world", a reference to the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inspects the guard of honor upon arriving at Khartoum International ...

2015-02-01 Tanzania Africa

Aljazeera.com   

UN chief backs plan for AU forces to tackle Boko Haram   
Aljazeera.com
Ban Ki-moon backs African Union proposal to send soldiers to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria, as Chad bombs armed group. 01 Feb 2015 02:31 GMT | War & Conflict, Africa. All Social. Boko Haram's fight directly affected Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria ...

2015-02-01 Tanzania Tanzania

Kenyan parliamentarians tour Arusha   
Daily News
AS Tanzanian legislators sit in Dodoma, Members of Parliament (MPs) from Kenya toured Arusha City over the weekend. In addition to sampling the city, which serves as the headquarters for the East African Community (EAC) of which Kenya is a member, the ...

2015-01-31 Tanzania Health

Ebola has exposed global unpreparedness, says Kikwete   
Daily News
THE Ebola outbreak in West Africa has been devastating because the world is unprepared for such deadly pandemics, President Jakaya Kikwete has said. President Kikwete made the observation in Berlin where he was attending the Global Alliance for ...

2015-01-31 Tanzania Science

Environmental News Network   

Where am I? > Home > Wildlife > How did the Zebra get its stri...   
Environmental News Network
A team of life scientists led by UCLA's Brenda Larison has found at least part of the answer: The amount and intensity of striping can be best predicted by the temperature of the environment in which zebras live. In the January cover story of the Royal Society's ...

2015-01-31 Tanzania Sports

Malinzi calls for efforts to revive sports   
Daily News
THE National Sports Council (NSC) Chairman, Dioniz Malinzi has acknowledged that the standard of sports in the country was unsatisfactory at all levels and that something must be done in order to retain the lost old glory. Malinzi made this remarks at a joint ...

2015-01-31 Tanzania Entertainment

Wall Street Journal   

Jay Z Offers $56 Million For Online Music Service   
Wall Street Journal
Rapper Jay Z is the latest artist vying to own streaming music services. His company, Project Panther Bidco, offered $56.1 million in cash for Aspiro, a Stockholm-listed company that operates the streaming-music services WiMP and Tidal. The move comes as ...

2015-01-31 Tanzania Technology

Toronto Star (blog)   

Google agrees to change UK privacy policy   
Toronto Star (blog)
Google has agreed to change its U.K. privacy policy after a government agency found it “too vague.” The Information Commissioner's Office (IOC) says “the search engine was too vague when describing how it uses personal data gathered from its web ...

2015-01-31 Tanzania Business

Business Recorder   

WB lists steps to boost tourism   
Daily News
THE tourism industry has a great potential for more growth and increase of foreign exchange earnings to 16 billion US dollars annually by 2025 from the current 1.5 billion US dollars if it is adequately managed, the World Bank (WB) has said. WB Lead ...

2015-01-31 Tanzania World

The News International   

Another bloodied day   
The News International
On the day when Nawaz Sharif was in Karachi to discuss the implementation of the National Action Plan with provincial leaders we were served a brutal reminder of how the fight against militancy will take more than just plans. A suicide blast created mayhem ...

2015-01-31 Tanzania Africa

New York Times   

Apartheid death squad leader freed on parole   
Gulf Daily News
PRETORIA: Apartheid death squad leader Eugene de Kock, dubbed 'Prime Evil' for his role in the torture and murder of scores of black South African activists in the 1980s and early 1990s, was granted parole yesterday after more than 20 years in prison.
'Prime Evil,' pro-apartheid assassin, granted parole   CNN
The bigger outrage is that De Kock was following orders and those that gave ...   The Independent
Apartheid death squad leader Eugene de Kock killed her mother - and she ...   CBC.ca
Christian Science Monitor   
VICE News   
euronews   
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Salon   

Zimbabwe's President Is Appointed Chairman of African Union   
New York Times
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, one of Africa's most divisive figures, was appointed to the rotating chairmanship of the African Union by the organization's leaders on Friday. Mr. Mugabe, 90, assumed the largely ceremonial role during the ...

2015-01-31 Tanzania Tanzania

Daily Times   

Air chief calls on defence minister of Tanzania   
Daily Times
ISLAMABAD – Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt on Friday called on Dr Hussein, Defence Minister of Tanzania. Both the dignitaries remained together for some time and discussed matters of defence and ...

2015-01-30 Tanzania Health

Daily Times   

World 'dangerously unprepared' for pandemics: World Bank   
Daily Times
ISLAMABAD - World Bank President Jim Yong-kim warned that the world remains “dangerously unprepared” for deadly pandemics such as the Ebola outbreak that has killed thousands in West Africa. “The Ebola outbreak has been devastating in terms of ...

2015-01-30 Tanzania Science

NPR (blog)   

Scientists, General Public Have Divergent Views On Science, Report Says   
NPR (blog)
U.S. adults see various science-related topics much differently than do America's top scientists, with the two groups expressing widely divergent views on the safety of genetically modified foods, climate change, human evolution, the use of animals in research ...

2015-01-30 Tanzania Sports

Firstpost   

England win toss, elect to bowl against India   
Financial Express
England skipper Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to bowl against India in their must-win ODI of the tri-series at the WACA Ground here today. India brought in Mohit Sharma in place of injured Ishant Sharma while England have fielded an unchanged ...

2015-01-30 Tanzania Entertainment

National Post   

Justin Bieber Sorry For 'Arrogant' Attitude   
Sky News
The star says in a Facebook video he's "afraid of what people are thinking of me right now" after a series of controversies. 02:29, UK, Friday 30 January 2015. Play video "Justin Bieber Says Sorry In Video" ...

2015-01-30 Tanzania Technology

TechCrunch   

Microsoft Outlook For iOS And Android Arrives, It Looks Excellent   
Forbes
Today Microsoft Microsoft announced Outlook for iOS and a preview version for Android. iOS and Android devices already have calendar apps, but Microsoft said that the new Outlook app makes it easier to sort through your e-mail, contacts, calendar and ...

2015-01-30 Tanzania Business

Business Recorder   

World Bank urges Tanzania to tackle fiscal deficit   
Business Recorder
image DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania needs urgently to deal with its growing fiscal deficit to boost economic growth, which is expected to reach 7 percent this year, the World Bank said on Thursday. The Washington-based lender said rising pension and creditor ...

2015-01-30 Tanzania World

Wall Street Journal   

Gas blast wrecks Mexico children's hospital, at least 2 dead   
Boston Globe
MEXICO CITY — Injured and bleeding, mothers carrying infants fled from a maternity hospital shattered by a powerful gas explosion Thursday, and rescuers swung sledgehammers to break through fallen concrete hunting for others who might be trapped.
Babies found alive in rubble after truck blast rips through Mexico hospital   Reuters
Mexico maternity blast kills two, injures dozens   The Sun Daily
Gas Blast In Mexico Kills Two, Injures 66   Bernama
Gulf Daily News   
Irish Independent   
Xinhua   
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CBC.ca   

26 killed as attacks rock Egypt's Sinai   
The Star Online
CAIRO, Jan 30, 2015 (AFP) - Militants fired a barrage of rockets and set off a car bomb Thursday killing at least 26 people, mostly soldiers, in Egypt's North Sinai province, where security forces are battling a raging Islamist insurgency. The deadly assaults ...

2015-01-30 Tanzania Africa

The Nation   

Ban Ki-moon Launches Investigation of Three Protesters' Death in Mali   
Sputnik International
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has decided to launch an inquiry to determine the facts surrounding three protesters killed in Mali. Daily life at the under construction camp of the UN Peacekeepers in Gao, Mali. © Flickr/ UN Mission in Mali.
UN Orders Probe of Deadly Protest at UN Base in North Mali   The New Indian Express
UN chief launches inquiry of Mali protest deaths   GlobalPost
Mali leader pulls out of AU summit after deadly violence   Ahram Online
TODAYonline   
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Voice of America   

Study Finds Nigeria Presidential Poll Too Close to Call   
Voice of America
The presidential contest between Nigeria's incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and main rival General Mohammadu Buhari from the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) is too close to call, according to the latest Afrobarometer opinion poll.
Election coverage: Nigeria denies foreign journalists visas   The News
Over 5000 PDP members join APC in Kwara   The Nation Newspaper
Buhari has close relationship with Christians –Ngige   Daily Sun
Daily Times Nigeria   
Nigerian Tribune   
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Independent Online   

School denies class segregation   
Independent Online
Johannesburg - A Pretoria school on Thursday denied claims of racial segregation and said their pupils attended integrated classrooms. “Regarding the allegations of racial segregation at Curro Roodeplaat, we assure our stakeholders that Curro's learners ...

2015-01-30 Tanzania Tanzania

Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet   

Tanzanian Villagers Fear Lion 'Revenge'   
Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet
Six lions were killed by Tanzanian villagers who say they lost livestock to the protected predators. The killing of six lions near northern Tanzania's Olasiti village has residents living in fear of “revenge” attacks by the predators. The Arusha Times reports the ...

2015-01-28 Tanzania Health

Information Nigeria   

Tanzania's Albinos Hunted Down Like Animals And Sold By Their Own Families ...   
Information Nigeria
Greed has driven husbands to turn on wives, parents to turn on own children as witch doctors are now turning albinos bodies into charms and potions as the presidential election approaches,in a trade allegedly fuelled by some of the country's most powerful ...

2015-01-28 Tanzania Science

ABC News   

Fun with Flaming Death   
Wired
Satya Nadella's Got a Plan to Make You Care About Microsoft. The First Step? Holograms · Letter From the Editor: Microsoft's Holographic Goggles Are Strange—But Kind of Awesome · Video · WIRED Video · Insider · WIRED Insider · Subscribe · Subscribe to ...

2015-01-28 Tanzania Sports

Business Recorder   

Algeria and Ghana enter last eight   
Gulf Daily News
MONGOMO, Equatorial Guinea: Andre Ayew scored seven minutes from time to hand Ghana a dramatic come-from-behind 2-1 victory over South Africa at Estadio Mongomo last night and a place in the African Nations Cup quarter-finals. In another Group C ...

2015-01-28 Tanzania Entertainment

Sydney Morning Herald   

The Fantastic Four teaser trailer: Marvel unveils superhero-free superhero movie   
Sydney Morning Herald
Movie session times · Full movies coverage. The first look at the latest superhero movie off the Marvel production line is remarkable in at least one respect: it doesn't have any superheroes in it. To be sure, it's a teaser trailer, the latest fad out of Hollywood, ...

2015-01-28 Tanzania Technology

Deutsche Welle   

Apple reports biggest quarterly profit in history   
Deutsche Welle
Technology giant Apple has reported a net profit of $18 billion (15.9 billion euros) in its fiscal first quarter - the biggest quarterly profit ever made by a public company. Record iPhone sale boosted profit figures. Apple Logo San Francisco. The company's ...

2015-01-28 Tanzania Business

The Voice Online (blog)   

INDABA 2015- A platform to optimise African tourism business growth   
The Voice Online (blog)
South African Tourism (SAT) CEO, Thulani Nzima says every single INDABA element must give exhibitors an unrivalled and effective platform to showcase their products and services, and to do business as the INDABA belongs to them. He says the SAT is ...

2015-01-28 Tanzania World

New York Daily News   

First Lady criticized for not adhering to Saudi customs   
New York Daily News
First Lady Michelle Obama looked grim in Saudi Arabia as she stood behind President Obama to greet the new king and his all-male entourage — most of whom refused to shake her hand. The First Lady was criticized Tuesday for not covering her head ...

2015-01-28 Tanzania Africa

Times LIVE   

Kano Hisbah arrests 12 suspected homosexuals   
Nigerian Tribune
THE Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 12 persons who assembled in a hotel on the outskirts of the state for alleged wedding of two suspected homosexuals, which is contrary to the law of the country. The suspected homosexuals, according to report, had ...

2015-01-28 Tanzania Tanzania

Daily Mail   

Tanzania shuts major East African newspaper   
Daily Mail
Tanzania has suspended the publication of a major regional newspaper, the East African, with diplomats voicing concern at a possible crackdown on press freedom ahead of elections in October. The Nairobi-based weekly, part of the influential regional ...

2015-01-27 Tanzania Health

USA TODAY   

Details about Joan Rivers' death emerge as lawsuit is filed   
CNN
(CNN) The estate of the late comedian Joan Rivers filed a lawsuit Monday in New York County Supreme Court detailing alleged missteps by the outpatient endoscopy facility and the physicians caring for Rivers during an August 28 procedure that the New ...

2015-01-27 Tanzania Science

Full-Time Whistle   

Mountain-sized asteroid that flew past earth had own moon   
Business Standard
NASA has released radar observations of the 325 meter-wide asteroid that flew safely past Earth, showing that the asteroid had its own moon. Asteroid 2004 BL86 was over 3 times the Earth-moon distance i.e. 1.2 million kilometers, Discovery News reported.
Keep your eyes on the sky for asteroid appearance   CTV News
Giant asteroid set to buzz Earth   The Nation
asteroid comes unusually close to Earth   Stuff.co.nz
Christian Science Monitor   
Forbes   
Discovery News   
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Latin American Herald Tribune   

Ocean Warming Melting One of the Largest Glaciers of Antarctica   
Latin American Herald Tribune
SYDNEY – One of the largest glaciers on the planet, Totten, is melting due to ocean warming, a phenomenon that demonstrates the vulnerability of East Antarctica and its role in increasing the level of the oceans. The Totten glacier, 120 kilometers (74.5 miles) ...

2015-01-27 Tanzania Sports

Sports Mole   

Win chance to watch Lads in style   
Sunderland AFC
Sunderland AFC's official destination partner Tanzania Tourist Board are giving Black Cats fans the chance to experience matchday hospitality at the Stadium of Light. The Tanzanian Tourist Board are giving fans the opportunity to win passes to take in ...

2015-01-27 Tanzania Entertainment

USA TODAY   

Details about Joan Rivers' death emerge as lawsuit is filed   
CNN
(CNN) The estate of the late comedian Joan Rivers filed a lawsuit Monday in New York County Supreme Court detailing alleged missteps by the outpatient endoscopy facility and the physicians caring for Rivers during an August 28 procedure that the New ...

2015-01-27 Tanzania Technology

U.S. News & World Report   

Microsoft profit falls on sluggish Windows, currency pressure   
Livemint
Microsoft's flagship Windows business has been under pressure for three years as PC sales have declined, although the market appears to be stabilizing in recent months. Seattle: Microsoft Corp. on Monday reported a fall in its quarterly profit that was in line ...

2015-01-27 Tanzania Business

Maasai Bomas to get solar power, computer connections   
Daily News
THE mud-sealed, straw thatched, traditional Maasai Bomas may not be exactly something you would look at with any interest, except that soon these domestic structures will be exuding electricity light and also will be having computers installed inside.

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High Court Halts TAZARA Workers Three-Day Strike   
East African Business Week
Dar es Salaam — The High Court has halted a strike that was held by workers of Tanzania-Zambia Authority Railways Authority (TAZARA). The three-day strike, organized by workers of TAZARA, was deemed by the High Court of Tanzania as illegal.

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NDTV   

Nawaz Sharif greeted Modi On the occasion of 66th Republic Day of India   
PakTribune.com
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday greeted his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi On the occasion of 66th Republic Day of India. The Pakistani Prime Minister not only wished people of India prosperity but also sought friendly ties between ...

2015-01-27 Tanzania World

Irish Independent   

Saudi Arabia's new ruler and what it means for us   
Irish Independent
Published 27/01/2015 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. 01 of 2. Previous; Next. The new Saudi king Salman bin Abdul-Aziz al-Saud. Saudi Arabia's late King Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz al-Saud. King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz ...

2015-01-27 Tanzania Africa

Daily Maverick   

Vas(t) uncertainties: What future for our corruption fighters?   
Daily Maverick
Grootes is the host of the Midday Report on Talk Radio 702 and 567 Cape Talk, and the Senior Political Correspondent for Eyewitness News. He's been part of the political hack pack since before the Polokwane Tsunami, and covers politics in a slightly ...

2015-01-27 Tanzania Tanzania

Daily Mail   

Trade in body parts driven by belief albinos bring luck and wealth   
Daily Mail
Tanzania's albinos are being 'hunted down like animals' as greed for money and influence drives families to turn on their own loved ones in a trade allegedly fuelled by some of the country's most powerful people. It is believed albino body parts will bring a ...

2015-01-26 Tanzania Health

New York Times   

WHO Members Endorse Resolution to Improve Response to Health Emergencies   
New York Times
As the battle to snuff out the Ebola epidemic in West Africa continues, amid hopeful signs of ebbing, fears of an even more deadly and widespread infectious disease emerging in the future are motivating efforts to reform global health institutions that faltered in ...