2015-05-01 Tanzania Health

The Nation   

Pakistan on track to interrupt poliovirus transmission: IMB   
The Nation
Islamabad - Appreciating the turn around, the meeting of International Monitoring Board (IMB) on Polio that concluded on Thursday in Abu Dhabi observed that Pakistan's programme had been put on track and with current momentum Pakistan was on track to ...

2015-05-01 Tanzania Science

Wall Street Journal   

NASA's Messenger Spacecraft Ends Mission With Crash Into Mercury   
Wall Street Journal
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The only spacecraft ever to orbit Mercury ended its four-year tour with a crash landing Thursday. NASA's Messenger plunged from orbit as planned and slammed into the sun's closest planet at about 8,750 miles an hour, creating a ...

2015-05-01 Tanzania Sports

Channel News Asia   

Rory, Jordan on track; Furyk stunned   
SuperSport
World No 1 Rory McIlroy and Masters champion Jordan Spieth maintained their perfect starts to the WGC-Championship Match Play on Thursday to stay firmly on course for a place in the last 16. Northern Irishman McIlroy, an easy winner in his opening group ...

2015-05-01 Tanzania Entertainment

CBC.ca   

Street artist Wanksy spray paints penises around potholes to get them filled   
CBC.ca
Pesky potholes have been known to stick around for years in some cities before crews are finally sent to repair them. Obscene graffiti, on the other hand, will often disappear as quickly as someone can phone in a complaint. With this in mind, an anonymous ...

2015-05-01 Tanzania Technology

Huffington Post   

Age Ain't Nothing But A Number...That Microsoft's How-Old Apparently Can't Get ...   
Huffington Post
The Internet is pulling double-duty as both an ego crusher and incredible time suck with the debut of Microsoft's age-guessing tool, How-Old.net. The age-guessing website lets users upload a photo and then feel incredibly flattered or terribly offended (or, just ...

2015-05-01 Tanzania Business

CBA supports Kigamboni low-cost housing project   
Daily News
IT is now possible to own a home in Kigamboni area, through low cost loans, thanks to the partnership between CBA Bank Tanzania and the Chinese based real estate developers, Avic International Real Estate. The CBA Executive Director, Mr Julius Mcharo, ...

2015-05-01 Tanzania World

NewsDay   

Mugabe Kalanga jibe sparks anger   
NewsDay
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's disparaging statements against Kalangas and people of Matabeleland South have torched a tribal storm with the main opposition MDC-T describing them as inflammatory. BY MOSES MATENGA. Mugabe on Wednesday said ...

2015-05-01 Tanzania Africa

The Guardian Nigeria   

Jonathan pledges to hand over a terrorist-free Nigeria   
The Guardian Nigeria
From Madu Onuorah (Abuja), Laolu Akande (New York), Karls Tsokar (Abuja), Victoria Ojugbana (Lagos) and Njadvara Musa (Maiduguri) President Goodluck Jonathan has pledged to liberate all Nigerian territories held by the Boko Harm sect before the May ...

2015-05-01 Tanzania Tanzania

The National   

Tanzania: Plane problems for former president Clinton   
The National
A chartered plane carrying former US president Bill Clinton had to make an emergency landing after one of its engines developed a problem during a flight over Tanzania, Mr Clinton's spokesman, Matt McKenna told the Associated Press that "there was an ...

2015-04-30 Tanzania Health

CBC.ca   

Jean Nidetch, Weight Watchers founder, dead at 91   
CBC.ca
A half-century after dropping 70 pounds and keeping them off, Weight Watchers founder Jean Nidetch made some allowances: Cokes in her fridge, Klondikes in her freezer, the occasional potato or extra piece of bread on her plate. But she never again ...

2015-04-30 Tanzania Science

Sydney Morning Herald   

Out-of-control Russian cargo ship plunging to Earth, official says   
Sydney Morning Herald
Track the ship's progress here. An unmanned Russian cargo spacecraft ferrying supplies to the International Space Station is plunging back to Earth and apparently out of control, an official told AFP. "It has started descending. It has nowhere else to go," an ...

2015-04-30 Tanzania Sports

mirror.co.uk   

Mourinho's warning for Chelsea   
Eurosport.com ASIA
Mourinho's warning for Chelsea Boss Jose Mourinho warned Chelsea not to celebrate the title early and reminded them they still have a job to do. The Blues will win the Barclays Premier League with victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday following a 3-1 ...

2015-04-30 Tanzania Entertainment

KpopStarz   

Why Pamela Anderson And Rick Salomon Got Divorced: 'Things Fell Apart Due ...   
KpopStarz
The 47-year-old actress and her former husband were married twice and have now gotten divorced twice. Like Us on Facebook. "They were happy a lot, but things fell apart due to their different philosophies about family and lifestyles," a source told People.
Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon divorce: How much money did she get?   Zap2it.com (blog)
Pamela Anderson is devastated   www.norfolknews.ca/

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fox6now.com   

Daredevil performer Nik Wallenda completes walk across rim of 400-foot wheel ...   
fox6now.com
ORLANDO (AP) — Daredevil performer Nik Wallenda successfully completed a walk across the rim of the 400-foot Orlando Eye observation wheel in Florida. The 36-year-old started his walk shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 29th atop the city's newest ...

2015-04-30 Tanzania Technology

The Star Online   

Microsoft opens door to Android, Apple phone apps   
The Star Online
FRIEND WITH A FOE: Microsoft is encouraging Android apps to be used on its mobile phones. — Reuters. SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft Corp is making it easier for apps written for rival Google Inc's Android and Apple Inc's iOS systems to work on Windows ...

2015-04-30 Tanzania Business

Falling shilling should be propped up   
Daily News
THE Bank of Tanzania (BoT) was again this week forced to intervene against a rapidly depreciating shilling. The local currency hit an all-time low at over 2,000/- against the United States dollar. The central bank's intervention has successfully contributed ...

2015-04-30 Tanzania World

Haaretz   

Saudi King Salman purging monarchy of Abdullah's inner circle   
Haaretz
But strong man in kingdom is no doubt still Mohammed ibn Nayef, who will continue to serve both as interior minister and head of National Security Council. By Zvi Bar'el | Apr. 30, 2015 | 6:22 AM ...

2015-04-30 Tanzania Africa

The Guardian Nigeria   

PDP governors ask Mu'azu, others to resign   
The Guardian Nigeria
THE internal crisis that culminated in the defeat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the general elections has deteriorated. This came as the party's caucus in the House of Representatives, yesterday, urged All Progressives Congress (APC) to be more ...

2015-04-30 Tanzania Tanzania

Daily Mail   

Bill and Chelsea Clinton's plane on Africa tour makes 'unscheduled' landing   
Daily Mail
A chartered plane carrying former President Bill Clinton and his daughter made an unplanned landing Wednesday at a rural outpost in Tanzania after one of the aircraft's engines lost power. Tanzania was the first stop on Clinton's nine-day tour of Africa, which ...

2015-04-29 Tanzania Health

U-T San Diego   

Obesity risk soars after one hour of TV   
U-T San Diego
Dr. Mark DeBoer from the University of Virginia, author of a new study on TV viewing and weight gain, said he hopes the findings from his research will prompt policy makers to shift more resources to programs and services that help children become more ...

2015-04-29 Tanzania Science

Sydney Morning Herald   

Russian space cargo ship spins out of control after launch   
Sydney Morning Herald
Cape Canaveral, Florida: A Russian cargo ship tumbled out of control shortly after launch on Tuesday, threatening more than 3 tons (2,722 kg) of fuel, water, food and supplies intended for the International Space Station, NASA said. The Progress 59 freighter ...

2015-04-29 Tanzania Sports

...Etoile reschedule return leg   
Daily News
TUNISIAN side Etoile Sportive du Sahel have confirmed that their return leg of the CAF Confederation Cup against Mainland envoys Young Africans will be played on Saturday. According to Etoile du Sahel official website, the round of 16 tie, which was ...

2015-04-29 Tanzania Entertainment

USA TODAY   

'We need a champion for transgender acceptance'   
Stuff.co.nz
It has been going on for a considerable time with the stories of Janet Mock, Laverne Cox, Geena Rocero and so many others, but we have needed a 'champion'. When Bruce became an Olympic champion all those years ago, little did anyone have any idea of ...

2015-04-29 Tanzania Technology

Google launches cache link in Tanzania   
Daily News
INTERNET users in Tanzania will now enjoy affordable and faster surfing services, thanks to the launch of the Google Global cache link to the Tanzania Internet Exchange (TIX), that will ensure local traffic is sourced locally. At the launch of the service in Dar ...

2015-04-29 Tanzania Business

Zanzibar exotic spices for Expo Milano 2015   
Daily News
TANZANIA will showcase her exotic spice riches in the Expo Milano 2015, scheduled to take place in Milan, Italy from Friday this week up to the end of October. Tanzania Trade Development Authority (TANTRADE) Director General, Ms Jacqueline Mneney ...

2015-04-29 Tanzania World

Sydney Morning Herald   

Bali Nine executions haven't dented demand for Bali holidays   
Sydney Morning Herald
Australians are voicing their abhorrence at the executions of the Bali 9 duo but are showing no signs of boycotting popular tourist destinations in Indonesia such as Bali. In fact, they continue to fly to Bali in record numbers. While the Abbott government made ...

2015-04-29 Tanzania Africa

CHANNELS TELEVISION   

Nigeria rescues women held by Boko Haram   
Peninsula On-line
A file picture taoen on April 30, 2014 shows Former Nigerian Education Minister and Vice-President of the World Bank's Africa division (3rd L) Obiageli Ezekwesilieze speaking while leading a march of Nigeria women and mothers of the kidnapped girls of ...

2015-04-29 Tanzania Tanzania

Two navy patrol ships inaugurated   
Daily News
PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete on Tuesday said that the government will continue to support Tanzania People's Defence Forces (TPDF), notably, the Navy Command, to enhance its capacity and ensure it performs its statutory duties effectively. The president ...

2015-04-28 Tanzania Health

The Guardian Nigeria   

Total distributes 500 insecticide nets   
The Guardian Nigeria
Managing Director, Total Nigeria, Mr. Alexis Vovk (right), presenting a LLIN to a beneficiary in Ibafon community. AS part of activities to mark this year's World Malaria Day and to boost efforts in eradicating Malaria in Lagos and Nigeria, Total Nigeria Plc, last ...

2015-04-28 Tanzania Science

NDTV   

T Rex's 'Bizarre' Vegetarian Cousin Puzzles Scientists   
NDTV
This handout image released by the journal Nature on April 27, shows a dinosaur, the Chilesaurus diegosuarez. (AFP PHOTO/NATURE/GABRIEL LIO). Paris: Tyrannosaurus Rex, one of history's most dreaded carnivores, had an odd-looking vegetarian ...

2015-04-28 Tanzania Sports

Stuff.co.nz   

Richie McCaw ruled out for the Crusaders' crunch Super Rugby clash with ...   
Stuff.co.nz
Richie McCaw was taken off the field for a concussion test during the Crusaders' 29-15 win over the Blues. The Crusaders have ruled All Blacks captain Richie McCaw out of Saturday's clash with the Hurricanes after a head knock but are confident he will ...

2015-04-28 Tanzania Entertainment

The Guardian   

How to teach ... the Magna Carta   
The Guardian
King John signs the Magna Carta at Runnymede on the banks of the River Thames. Photograph: Universal History Archive/Un/REX. Monday 27 April 2015 11.00 EDT Last modified on Monday 27 April 2015 11.03 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter ...

2015-04-28 Tanzania Technology

ITWeb Africa   

Tigo Tanzania announces 4G strategy   
ITWeb Africa
With its recent launch of 4G LTE technology in Tanzania, leadership at Tigo believes the company has a unique opportunity to capitalise on an increase in mobile phone use and internet penetration. Speaking at the launch, Tigo Interim General Manager ...

2015-04-28 Tanzania Business

NHC is doing a commendable job   
Daily News
WE carried an article on Monday about the National Housing Corporation (NHC)'s revenue to the government which increased from 4.2bn/- in 2009/2010 to 27bn/- in 2013/2014. NHC's Director General, Nehemia Mchechu, said in Dar es Salaam over the ...

2015-04-28 Tanzania World

Herald Sun   

Wilkie's take on Aust role in drug case   
The Australian (blog)
THE Australian government has done a lot but could have done more to fight for the lives of convicted drug smugglers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, says independent MP Andrew Wilkie. WITH the men just hours from facing a firing squad in ...

2015-04-28 Tanzania Africa

Citizen News   

LIST: Former Ministers Among Persons Appointed to State Corporations   
Citizen News
President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed 302 new executives to 79 state corporations. The government has assured Kenyans that the new appointments reflect the face of the nation. Peninah Aloo Obudho to be the Chairperson of the Board of the Kenya ...

2015-04-28 Tanzania Tanzania

National Geographic   

Asean will be poorer without elephants – Jose B. Collazo and Curtis S. Chin   
The Malaysian Insider
From Sumatra's rain forests to the mountain forests of Indochina, the natural habitats of Southeast Asia are in trouble. Every now and then there is a bit of good news. Last November, a retirement party complete with Buddhist rituals was held for Phnom Penh's ...

2015-04-27 Tanzania Health

IPPmedia   

Bilharzia wreaks havoc in Kilimanjaro Region.   
IPPmedia
Some 57,014 low income earners living in Kilimanjaro Region have fallen victim to bilharzias in the span of only one year, 2014. Commenting recently, the Kilimanjaro Regional Commissioner, Leonidas Gama, expressed grave concern that the situation is ...

2015-04-27 Tanzania Science

Times of India   

Embryonic Research   
Financial Express
Weeks after the pioneers of gene-editing techniques warned against germline editing, or the modification of the genome in human embryos, Chinese scientists have confirmed that they indeed tried it out, but with very poor results. Though the Chinese ...

2015-04-27 Tanzania Sports

Daily Mail   

Napoli 4-2 Sampdoria: Gonzalo Higuain scores twice as Napoli keep up ...   
Daily Mail
Gonzalo Higuain scored twice as Napoli strengthened their claim for a Champions League place with a 4-2 victory over Sampdoria. Raul Albiol's early own goal gave Sampdoria a shock lead but fourth-placed Napoli wrested back control before half-time ...

2015-04-27 Tanzania Entertainment

CBC.ca   

102-year-old dancer watches herself on film for the 1st time   
CBC.ca
Alice Barker, 102, went back in time to watch herself high-kick and can-can in some of New York City's hottest clubs during the 1930s and 1940s. Barker was a dancer in nightspots such as the Cotton Club and Cafe Zanzibar decades ago. She was a member ...

2015-04-27 Tanzania Technology

Biztech Africa   

Tigo launches bid to become biggest 4G network in Tanzania   
Biztech Africa
Tigo Tanzania has launched a brand new 4G LTE technology, which it says will make it the biggest and fastest Internet network in the country. Speaking at the launch, Tigo Interim General Manager Cecile Tiano said: “This once again demonstrates our ...

2015-04-27 Tanzania Business

Foodpanda forays into the food delivery segment   
Times of India
CHENNAI: Online food ordering platform Foodpanda has launched its own food delivery services. The company is currently targeting restaurants, which have delivery services as well as those that have not yet stepped into this realm. "Although the service ...

2015-04-27 Tanzania World

The Guardian Nigeria   

Of xenophobia and a quest for African renaissance   
The Guardian Nigeria
THE just-abating xenophobic attacks on fellow Africans by their South African hosts are not only barbaric, but also destructive to the ties that bind brothers and sisters across the continent. Indeed, the attacks put a big question mark on the humanity of the ...

2015-04-27 Tanzania Africa

The Guardian Nigeria   

We will probe alleged missing $20b oil money, says Buhari   
The Guardian Nigeria
THE last may not have been heard of the alleged missing $20 billion as the President- elect, Major-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) yesterday assured that he would order a probe to ascertain how the oil monies disappeared into thin air from the accounts of the ...

2015-04-27 Tanzania Tanzania

Tanzanians ce lebrate Union Day   
Daily News
THOUSANDS of Dar es Salaam residents braved the scorching sun at the Uhuru Stadium on Sunday to celebrate 51 years of the union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The Union Day, themed “51 years of the Union, uphold peace and vote 'yes' for the ...

2015-04-26 Tanzania Health

The Guardian Nigeria   

There Is No Documented Resistance To Novel Malaria Drug In Nigeria, Says ...   
The Guardian Nigeria
Dr. Ezeigwe Dr. Nnenna Ezeigwe is the National Coordinator, National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP). Yesterday was World Malaria Day April 25, 2015. In this interview, Ezeigwe, a consultant public health physician, said contrary to reports of ...

2015-04-26 Tanzania Science

Daily Beast   

Are Designer Babies Finally Real?   
Daily Beast
A research team in China genetically engineered human embryos this week. Beyond unethical, the practice adds fire to an already heated issue: reproductive freedom. That uneasy nether-realm where genes and ethics meet up with possibly mad scientists ...

2015-04-26 Tanzania Sports

News24 Nigeria   

Shoes better than some of the world's best - Zwane   
News24 Nigeria
Johannesburg - Kaizer Chiefs' Arthur Zwane, known as 10111 on the soccer field, said his late team-mate John "Shoes" Moshoeu was a better soccer player than some of the world's best. Comparing Moshoeu to international football legend Zinedine Zidane, ...

2015-04-26 Tanzania Entertainment

CBC.ca   

102-year-old Harlem Renaissance dancer sees her young self on film for the first ...   
Seacoastonline.com
It has been decades since Alice Barker last danced on a stage. But after the 102-year-old finally saw video footage of her glory days performing in dance clubs in the 1930s and 1940s, she wanted to get out of her bed to do it all over again. email · print.
102-year-old dancer watches herself on film for the 1st time   CBC.ca
102-Year-Old Dancer Looks At Old Imagery of Herself for the First Time   PetaPixel (blog)
102-Year-Old Dancer Sees Herself Perform for the First Time   UrbanMecca
Irish Examiner   
KelownaNow   
kvor   
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Zanzibar film-festival scheduled fo…   
New Business Ethiopia
The longest running film-festival in East Africa, Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) is scheduled to take place from the 18th – 26th of July 2015 in Stonetown, the organizers said. ZIFF announced the films in the Official Selection based on a record 419 ...

2015-04-26 Tanzania Technology

PCC Mobile Broadband   

Tigo Tanzania Starts 4G Rollouts with Debut Launch in Dar es Salaam   
PCC Mobile Broadband
TIGO, the leading innovative telecommunications company in Tanzania, has launched a brand new 4G service in some parts of the country, providing high speed mobile internet that will enable digital lifestyle tranformation across the country. With the surging ...

2015-04-26 Tanzania Business

Business communities faults district authorities over by-laws enactment.   
IPPmedia
Tarime Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA) members have blamed Tarime Township Council for ruling out their opinions on taxes during enactment of the township by-laws. Speaking at the chamber's annual general meeting on ...

2015-04-26 Tanzania World

ABC News   

Nepal earthquake: Death roll rises to 1805; India rescues 546 people   
Zee News
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup said that four IAF aircraft have been pressed into action and have rescued 540 stranded Indians. #NepalEarthquake Update: 4 flights have returned from KTM with stranded Indians. Ten flights planned ...

2015-04-26 Tanzania Africa

The Guardian Nigeria   

Lest We Forget… Africa's Hospitality Liberated South Africa   
The Guardian Nigeria
Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi flanked by two victims of xenophobic attack at the Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg, South-Africa. THE recent xenophobic attacks on foreigners in South Africa brought into focus the role African countries ...

2015-04-26 Tanzania Tanzania

IPPmedia   

'No more elephants in decade'   
IPPmedia
Tanzania is bound to lose all her elephants in 10 years given Africa's rate of poaching that sees 15 of them being killed every minute by the people in search for their precious tusks, the Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism Lazaro Nyalandu has ...

2015-04-25 Tanzania Health

Tanzania cracks down on "sextortion" by public officials   
Zee News
Dar Es Salaam: Tanzania has warned its public officials that using positions of power to extort sexual favours from women will no longer be tolerated after nearly nine in every 10 women in the public sector were estimated to have been sexually harassed.

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Live Science   

This Country Is the Happiest in the World, United Nations Finds   
Live Science
The happiest country in the world isn't in the tropics, as you might expect, but is known for its snow-covered peaks and delicious chocolate: Switzerland took the top spot in the 2015 World Happiness Report, a United Nations ranking of 158 countries.
And the world's happiest country is...   CNBC
Meet the 25 happiest countries in the world   Chron.com
These Are The Happiest Countries In The World   Huffington Post
WTVD-TV   
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The Age   

Australian doctor Abu Yusuf in Islamic State video promoting health service   
The Age
A doctor calling himself Abu Yusuf urges other medical professionals to join him in the Islamic State Health Service. An Australian doctor has appeared in an Islamic State propaganda video to spruik the group's health services and urge other medical ...

2015-04-25 Tanzania Science

Mashable   

Hubble telescope's successor should change how we see the universe   
Mashable
NASA expects that the Hubble Space Telescope will keep beaming back amazing data and photos for at least the next five years. But what happens after the long-running space telescope gets put out to cosmic pasture? Don't worry. NASA has a plan. By 2018 ...

2015-04-25 Tanzania Sports

DestinyMan   

Shoes Moshoeu fought to the end   
DestinyMan
The former Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana player was diagnosed with cancer in 2013, his cousin told mourners at Moshoeu's memorial service at Grace Bible Church in Soweto. “[He was] a man of deep faith. He never gave up hope for a full recovery,” she ...

2015-04-25 Tanzania Entertainment

PetaPixel (blog)   

102-Year-Old Dancer Looks At Old Imagery of Herself for the First Time   
PetaPixel (blog)
Check out the wonderful power cameras have in helping us relive old memories. The video above shows what happened when a 102-year-old woman named Alice Barker was shown old footage and photos of herself when she was a chorus line dancer ...