2015-07-01 Tanzania Health

No control on alcohol consumption   
Daily News
A legislator has called upon the government to ban drinking of alcohol in the country as one of the ways to check the spread of HIV/AIDS. Mr Muhammad Ibrahim Sanya (CUF -Mji Mkongwe) told the House that if the ban is not possible, the government should ...

2015-07-01 Tanzania Science

Sydney Morning Herald   

why we need to keep adding leap seconds   
Sydney Morning Herald
Today at precisely 10am Australian Eastern Standard time, something chronologically peculiar will take place: there'll be an extra second between 09:59:59 and 10:00:00. This will make 1st July 2015 (or 30th June 2015 in many other parts of the world ...
Leap second added to Aussie clocks   The Australian (blog)
The proper care and feeding of your leap second   Washington Post (blog)
Leap second: all the latest developments and reaction – live!   The Guardian
ABC Online (blog)   
Bangkok Post   
LA Magazine   
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Irish Independent   

UK at risk of asteroid tsunami 'that could kill hundreds of thousands'   
Irish Independent
PARTS of the UK are at risk from an asteroid tsunami that could kill hundreds of thousands of people living in coastal regions, scientists have warned. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Experts at the ...
Happy Asteroid Day: We Are Woefully Unprepared!   Newsweek
Stand down, Bruce: No need to worry about asteroids hitting the earth   Stuff.co.nz
Asteroid Day focuses on threat from near Earth objects   The Space Reporter
Penny4NASA (blog)   
International Business Times AU   
Rapid News Network   
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ABC Online   

Celestial conjunction: Jupiter and Venus prepare to dance   
ABC Online
Although they are millions of kilometres apart, Venus and Jupiter will appear to be side by side, separated by just a fraction of a degree tonight. The planets have been moving closer together over the past few weeks.
Star of Bethlehem? Jupiter and Venus converge in night sky   Christian Science Monitor
How to see Venus and Jupiter get cozy in the sky tonight   Mashable
Venus-Jupiter Conjunction Visible on July 1   Patch.com
Stuff.co.nz   
WOODTV.com   
9NEWS.com   
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Stuff.co.nz   

Rich countries' $100bn promise to fight climate change 'not delivered'   
Stuff.co.nz
The Atlantic Ocean washes up at Arpoador rock in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The country's environment minister was among those from developing nations annoyed at the developed world's "continued lack of any clear road map" to provide a promised $100bn ...

2015-07-01 Tanzania Sports

Taifa Queens fall to Zambia, Botswana   
Daily News
ZAMBIA beat Tanzania 55-37 in their first game at an African 5-nation netball tournament in Botswana, as they set to show why they deserved a place at the 2015 World Netball Cup to be held in Australia. Twiga Stars also lost 39-47 to hosts Botswana in ...
NETBALL TEAM BACK TO WINNING WAYS IN AFRICA   Times of Swaziland

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SportingNews.com   

Chris Long travels to Tanzania, provides clean water   
SportingNews.com
Working with his Waterboys Initiative, Long went to Mfereji Village, a community without a well. He explained the mission in detail last month. PHOTOS: NFL players doing good | POLL: NFL players' favorite players. "I'll be going on a clean-water trip ...

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Sydney Morning Herald   

Wimbledon 2015: Eugenie Bouchard double faults with black bra   
Sydney Morning Herald
Click here for full coverage of Wimbledon 2015 · The lowdown: Wimbledon 2015 · The steep decline of Eugenie Bouchard · Eugenie Bouchard and Simona Halep fall in the first round. Wimbledon has been rocked by a scandal so disgraceful, so shocking, that ...

2015-07-01 Tanzania Entertainment

The Shopkeeper's Code   
Huffington Post
Recently, I was in Tanzania with several first time travelers. So, we did the dreaded shopping for souvenirs shopping in Moshi. As in many third world countries, street vendors are aggressive in trying to get your business. In Africa, it is even more ...

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Sydney Morning Herald   

Apple Music 'tainted' by decision to censor songs, titles on Beats 1 radio station   
Sydney Morning Herald
Meet Zane Lowe, the DJ scratching out Beats 1 for Apple Music · Apple Music is almost here: everything you need to know. Subscribers to Apple's brand new Beats 1 radio station may be disappointed to discover the music streaming service only plays the ...

2015-07-01 Tanzania Technology

Sydney Morning Herald   

Apple Music 'tainted' by decision to censor songs, titles on Beats 1 radio station   
Sydney Morning Herald
Meet Zane Lowe, the DJ scratching out Beats 1 for Apple Music · Apple Music is almost here: everything you need to know. Subscribers to Apple's brand new Beats 1 radio station may be disappointed to discover the music streaming service only plays the ...

2015-07-01 Tanzania Business

News24   

Child labourers in Tanzania gold mines rescued   
News24
Dar es Salaam - More than 12 000 children have been rescued in the past three years from gold mines in northern Tanzania, according to children's rights groups who fear thousands more youngsters are being forced to work in hazardous conditions for a ...

2015-07-01 Tanzania World

Times of India   

Indonesia military plane crash toll rises to 141   
Times of India
MEDAN, Indonesia: The death toll from the crash of an Indonesian air force plane, which had been packed with military personnel and their families, rose to 141 on Wednesday as rescuers used heavy machinery to search the debris. The Hercules C-130 ...

2015-07-01 Tanzania Africa

Belfast Telegraph   

Man held over Nigeria girls' kidnap   
Belfast Telegraph
Nigerian troops have arrested a businessman accused of "participating actively" in Boko Haram's mass abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls from a town. Ads by Google. Defence Ministry s pokesman Major General Chris Olukolade said Babuji Ya'ari headed a ...

2015-07-01 Tanzania Tanzania

Huffington Post   

Using DNA evidence to pinpoint poaching zones   
Mongabay.com
A study published last week in Science showed that most of the ivory being trafficked today comes from two areas in Africa: savanna elephant ivory from southeast Tanzania in East Africa and forest elephant ivory from the meeting point of Gabon, the ...
Ivory Belongs on the Front of Elephants   Huffington Post
Genetic maps target ivory black market   SciDev.Net

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Some children's homes need closer look   
Daily News
THE National Assembly has been told that the government appreciates the role played by religious institutions, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and individuals in taking care of children who live in difficult conditions. The children include orphans.

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I won't join Ikulu race, Nchimbi declares   
Daily News
SONGEA Urban Member of Parliament Emmanuel Nchimbi announced his resolve not to join this year's Union presidential race, saying CCM has got an adequate aspirants base from which to pick the best candidate. “I have analysed all the 41 candidates ...

2015-06-30 Tanzania Health

Los Angeles Times   

Avril Lavigne cries over doctors who called her crazy: 'Lyme disease exists'   
Los Angeles Times
For Avril Lavigne, one of the worst parts of suffering through Lyme disease was having doctors treat her like she was a crazy person. lRelated Avril Lavigne asks fans for prayers as she reveals 'health issues' · Ministry of Gossip · Avril Lavigne asks ...
Avril Lavigne Is 'Excited for Life After' Lyme Disease   TIME
NZ Model devours a KFC Double Down in 28 Seconds0:56   NEWS.com.au
Avril Lavigne reveals battle with Lyme disease   Brisbane Times
New Zealand Herald   
Stuff.co.nz   
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TIME   

Third day with no new MERS cases in S. Korea   
Jakarta Post
South Korea said Tuesday it had gone three days without any new cases of the deadly MERS virus, in a welcome boost to efforts to tackle the largest outbreak outside Saudi Arabia. The news came as the health ministry said an 81-year-old woman who ...

2015-06-30 Tanzania Science

People Magazine   

Happy Leap Second! Why This Tuesday Is Going to Be Exactly One Second ...   
People Magazine
Hey, residents of Earth, have you ever wished that June lasted just a little bit longer? Good news! The last day of the month – Tuesday, June 30 – will last one second longer than most every other June 30 in history. The reason? Science! Coordinated ...

2015-06-30 Tanzania Sports

Djibouti refs for Stars, Cranes tie   
Daily News
THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Djibouti referees to take charge of the return leg of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier between Tanzania and Uganda. The continental football governing body has confirmed that ...

2015-06-30 Tanzania Entertainment

MSNBC   

Caitlyn Jennner attends NYC Pride event   
MSNBC
At the event, transgender activist Candis Cayne dedicated her performance of the song “I'm Every Woman” to Jenner, who made headlines in April for identifying publicly as a transgender woman in an interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer. Jenner, 65, was ...

2015-06-30 Tanzania Technology

Computerworld   

Uber grabs mapping tech, employees from Microsoft   
Computerworld
Uber is adding to its mapping smarts by acquiring technology used by Microsoft's Bing Maps, and has hired roughly 100 Microsoft employees who work on image collection and data analysis. Microsoft decided it will no longer collect the imagery and data ...
AOL in Deal With Microsoft to Take Over Display Ad Business   New York Times
Microsoft to drop display ad biz, cut 1200 jobs Bloomberg   Moneycontrol.com
Microsoft hands some of the reins for its display ad business to AOL   PCWorld
USA TODAY   
The Guardian   
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Computerworld   

Surprise! Apple iPhone 6S specs include Force Touch (rumors of iPhone 7 ...   
Computerworld
Apple iPhone 6S specs rumors are a-swirlin'. (But don't call it the iPhone 7 OK?) Will the shiny force touch you? Super-secret-squirrel leakers are leaking secrets about Force Touch. Apparently, after its (ahem) rapturous reception in the Apple Watch ...
Debut of iPhone 8 years ago hid its potential   Boston Globe
Apple report reveals experimental new feature in next iPhone   Christian Science Monitor
iPhone history: How the iPhone has evolved since its debut in 2007   New York Daily News

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Christian Science Monitor   

Amid antitrust investigation, report accuses Google of rigging its searches ...   
Christian Science Monitor
A new report alleges that Google tampered with search results to highlight its own services and drive out competitors. Is it ethical for Google searches to suppress rivals? By Graham Starr, Staff Writer June 29, 2015. Save for later Saved · About video ...
Yelp researchers take aim at Google search results   Los Angeles Times
Study Suggests That Google Has Its Thumb on Scale in Search   New York Times
Why Yelp's anti-competitive case against Google is weak at best   Fortune
Boston Globe   
Engadget   
Business Insider   
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Livemint   

Facebook Lite for Android launched in India   
The Hindu
Facebook on Monday launched a new version of its app for Android phones in India. Aimed at emerging markets, Facebook Lite is a lighter version that has been optimised for slower data connections. “There are a large number of users, who are on 2G, and ...

2015-06-30 Tanzania Business

East African Business Week   

Govt for improved global environmental policy   
IPPmedia
The government has said that strengthening the global policy on environment, including both the International Investment Agreements (IIA) and the international tax regimes must be a priority for the growth and expansion of investment to Tanzania and ...
In Favour of Institutionalised Foreign Investment   AllAfrica.com
Morocco, Top Destination for Investments in the Maghreb: UN Report   Morocco World News
Infrastructure is key to growing FDI   DhakaTribune
East African Business Week   
EJ Insight   
AME Info (press release)   
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East African Business Week   

Tanzania Ferry to Increase Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam Services   
AllAfrica.com
Mwanza — A new ferry, Lady of Zanzibar (Kilimanjaro V), arrived in the country last week writes ANDREW ZABLON. The ferry (pictured below) is the fifth Australian company Richard Devine Marine (RDM) vessel built since 2009 for Azam Marine-Kilimanjaro ...

2015-06-30 Tanzania World

Firstpost   

Egypt cancels 30 June celebrations as country mourns death of top prosecutor   
Firstpost
Cairo: Egypt has cancelled celebrations marking the second anniversary of the 30 June revolution which ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, as the country mourns the killing of Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat. Police inspect the site of the car ...

2015-06-30 Tanzania Africa

BDlive   

Peace Eludes South Sudan as Rivals Hold Talks   
New York Times
NAIROBI, Kenya — Even as South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir, and his longtime rival, the rebel leader Riek Machar, met here at the behest of Kenya's president to end South Sudan's civil war, Mr. Machar's forces captured the strategic city of Malakal.
South Sudan, mired in conflict, squeezes budget   Reuters
Rebels Recapture South Sudan's Oil Hub Malakal   Wall Street Journal
South Sudanese leaders hold five-hour direct talks in Nairobi   Coastweek
The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)   
StarAfrica.com   
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PinkNews   

Mozambique decriminalises homosexuality   
PinkNews
While the law had not been enforced since the African country gained independence in 1975, it was still technically illegal to be “habitually engage[d] in vices against nature.” It was a hangover from colonial Portuguese codes, dating from 1886, and ...

2015-06-30 Tanzania Tanzania

www.worldbulletin.net   

US Grants 70 Billion/ - to Boost Conservation Efforts   
AllAfrica.com
The US Government, through its Agency for International Development has pledged more than US $ 30 million in the next five years, to boost wildlife and environment conservation efforts in Tanzania. To start with, the US Envoy to Tanzania, Ambassador ...
Protecting borders means protecting tourism   eTurboNews
Tanzania launches scheme to save endangered wildlife   www.worldbulletin.net

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Kikwete scheduled to address Parliament   
Daily News
PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete is scheduled to address a special 10th Parliament as the Head of State and Government on July 9, this year. His address of the fourth phase government will come ahead of the Parliament's official dissolution few weeks later, ...

2015-06-29 Tanzania Health

WVXU   

It Turns Out We Really Didn't Know What People Are Dying From   
WVXU
Dr. Christopher Murray in Tanzania on his quest to find out causes of death around the world. His chief collaborator Alan Lopez, is seated behind him. Courtesy of Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Jeremy Smith, author of <em>Epic Measures.</em>.

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Daily News & Analysis   

No Mers infections reported in South Korea for two days straight   
The Straits Times
SEOUL - No new cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) were reported in South Korea on Monday, its Health Ministry said, marking the second-consecutive days that no cases were reported. The number of people infected remained at 182, the ...

2015-06-29 Tanzania Science

Financial Times   

US space assumptions explode along with cargo   
Financial Times
It was a puff of smoke 139 seconds into the Falcon 9 rocket's voyage towards the International Space Station that indicated something had gone wrong. Moments later, with the rocket operated by SpaceX nearly 45km above the Atlantic Ocean, smoke began ...

2015-06-29 Tanzania Sports

2015-06-29 Tanzania Entertainment

Zanzibar: On the trail of turtles and glam rock gods   
CNN
(CNN) Pond Ali Hamadi discusses the sea turtles swimming toward him across the lagoon as a father would his children. Arguably, he has every right to. He's raised more of the creatures than he can remember for a new life in the Indian Ocean. From a small ...

2015-06-29 Tanzania Technology

Bloomberg   

Apple Suppliers Said to Start Making New IPhone With Force Touch   
Bloomberg
Apple Inc.'s suppliers have started initial production of new iPhone models with a feature called Force Touch, which senses how hard users are pressing down on a screen, people with knowledge of the matter said. Its newest iPhones, in the same 4.7-inch ...

2015-06-29 Tanzania Business

Kikwete to grace DITF opening   
Daily News
PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete will officiate at the 39th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) on Friday, being the last fair to preside before retiring. Of great interest, last year President Kikwete toured the trade fair twice, as a sign of the weight he puts in ...

2015-06-29 Tanzania World

Stuff.co.nz   

Anglican Church blasts greedy presidential aspirants   
IPPmedia
A section of clerics of the Anglican Church in the country yesterday blasted greedy presidential aspirants, politicians and followers of the church, sounding out a strong warning that the church would never support those disobeying public order and legitimate ...

2015-06-29 Tanzania Africa

Independent Online   

Mineworkers blast Marikana findings   
Independent Online
Marikana - Mineworkers in Marikana have blasted the Farlam Commission of Inquiry report for finding against the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu). About 2 000 mineworkers braved the cold weather in Wonderkop, Marikana, ...

2015-06-29 Tanzania Tanzania

IPPmedia   

GNU future uncertain - Dr Shein   
IPPmedia
Zanzibar President Dr Ali Mohammed Shein on Friday dissolved the House of Representatives with a strong message to members of the Civic United Front (CUF). The Isles president said that representative from CUF have the duty to find answers on how to ...

2015-06-28 Tanzania Health

The Statesman (press release)   

Want to enjoy main course? Avoid good appetizer   
The Statesman (press release)
A good appetizer has the potential to significantly change how the main course is enjoyed, says a study by a food science professor. "If you have a fantastic appetizer and then the main seems lack luster, that could be because of this type of contrast effect.
Why scrummy starters ruin your meal   Tewkesbury ADMAG

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Science World Report   

PRIDE: Largest New Study On LGBT Health Collects Data Via iPhone App   
Science World Report
UC San Francisco announced on Thursday that they would begin an ambitious study on LGBT health by collecting data from iPhone and Internet users to build a database on issues that uniquely affect the community, including physical, mental and social ...

2015-06-28 Tanzania Science

NDTV   

NASA Explains Why June 30 Will be 1 Second Longer   
NDTV
June 30 will officially be a bit longer than usual because an extra second or "leap" second will be added . (Representational Image, Thinkstock). submit to reddit; inShare; Add to Flipboard Magazine. Washington: Strictly speaking, a day lasts 86,400 seconds.
30 June Gets A Leap Second Because Earth's Rotation Is Slowing Down   Gizmodo Australia
Extra second to be added on 30th June of this year   Times of India
Here's why June 30 will be precisely one second longer   Web India
Mobiletor.com   
Financial Express   
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USA TODAY   

Weather 90% 'go' for Sunday SpaceX launch   
USA TODAY
MELBOURNE, Fla. — Rivals to launch the first astronauts from Cape Canaveral to the International Space Station in the post-shuttle era, Boeing and SpaceX hope to help each other with Sunday's 10:21 a.m. ET launch of an unmanned resupply mission.
SpaceX's Dragon poised for launch from Florida with worms, lettuce, parking ...   ABC Online
How to Fly Rockets Back to Earth   Discovery News
NASA, Kennedy Space Centre, SpaceX, SpaceX CRS-7, Elon Musk, Dragon ...   Vancouver Sun (blog)
The Denver Post   
Florida Today   
Tech Times   
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Fox News   

DARPA aiming to send genetically Engineered Organisms to Mars   
NY City News
A team of engineers at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is working on an interesting project to send genetically engineered organisms Mars. The project aims to make the red planet more hospitable for humans. According to reports ...

2015-06-28 Tanzania Sports

IPPmedia   

Yanga, Villa share spoils   
Daily News
MAINLAND champions Young Africans and visiting SC Villa of Uganda battled to a goalless draw in an international friendly match at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam yesterday. Yanga used the game meant to emphasise and create awareness on the ...

2015-06-28 Tanzania Entertainment

Music Mayday host Funky Jazz picnic   
Daily News
MUSIC Mayday, situated at Mikocheni in Dar es Salaam, are staging a “Funky, Jams and Jazz” session today. For the third picnic concert, two Jazz ensembles - Dazzjazz and Watufulani - are lined up to provide musicial delights and the organisers told the ...

2015-06-28 Tanzania Technology

Huffington Post   

Gay Pride festivities take on special meaning for revelers   
Tampabay.com
They wore the colors of the rainbow in shirts and hair and body paint at an event that many recognized as so much more than just a parade and good party. Thousands of Tampa Bay residents and other Floridians gathered Saturday for the annual St. Pete ...

2015-06-28 Tanzania Business

Govt to re-do elephant census in Ruaha-Rungwa ecosystem.   
IPPmedia
As elephants get depleted at a fast speed in various national parks and game reserves in the country the government will again carry-out validation exercise on the exact number of jumbos in Ruaha-Rungwa ecosystem in the southern part of the east African ...

2015-06-28 Tanzania World

IPPmedia   

Govt endorses One Stop Border Posts Act, 2015.   
IPPmedia
Government has endorsed the One Stop Border Posts Act, 2015 to facilitate smooth movement of people and goods within the East African Community (EAC)region. However, the government has signed contract for establishment of one stop border posts for ...

2015-06-28 Tanzania Africa

NDTV   

Militants kill 11 in Mali town   
DAWN.com
BAMAKO: Suspected Islamist fighters attacked a town in western Mali near the border with neighbouring Mauritania before dawn on Saturday, leaving up to 11 people dead, including three soldiers and eight attackers, an army nurse said. A senior army officer ...

2015-06-28 Tanzania Tanzania

IPPmedia   

Media Bill officially withdrawn.   
IPPmedia
The government has officially confirmed withdrawal of Access to Information Bill, 2015 which was scheduled to be tabled in the House today, saying that the bill will be tabled in the next parliament. The official announcement was made in Parliament yesterday ...

2015-06-26 Tanzania Health

NDTV   

Nearly instantaneous, finger-prick Ebola test could be a game-changer   
Washington Post
Public health officials may soon be able to screen patients for Ebola at border crossings and hospitals with a finger-prick blood test that takes mere minutes. The development of the rapid diagnostic test, reported in The Lancet Thursday, represents a ...

2015-06-26 Tanzania Science

Mashable   

NASA and Microsoft plan to bring the HoloLens into space   
Mashable
NASA and Microsoft are again teaming up on the HoloLens. But this time, the goal is to bring the augmented reality headset into space. NASA and Microsoft announced Project Sidekick Thursday, a new experiment that aims to bring Microsoft's holographic ...

2015-06-26 Tanzania Sports

Pundits laud Mkwasa's appointment   
Daily News
PUNDITS have applauded the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) for appointing indigenous coaches to handle the national team, Taifa Stars, technical bench after parting ways with Dutchman Mart Nooij last week. A few days after the federation appointed ...

2015-06-26 Tanzania Entertainment

Belfast Telegraph   

2015 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest   
Belfast Telegraph
Peter Gedei: The famous hall "Halle der Circe" is located at the end of the highest-lying touristic cave in the world (2100 m alt.), which can be reached only by experienced cavers. With proper lighting the permanent ice in the hall shines in beautiful blue tones, ...