2015-10-01 Tanzania Health

Reuters   

Tanzanian albino children attacked for body parts face return home from USA   
Reuters
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Shy, soft-spoken Mwigulu Magesa, missing an arm from a brutal attack in Tanzania where albinos are targeted for their body parts, wants to be president some day and knows exactly what he will do when he takes ...

2015-10-01 Tanzania Science

The Hindu   

A love letter to science   
The Hindu
It's not surprising that Matt Damon's currently in the news. It's surprising as to why he is though. In a recent interview, the 44-year-old's remarks on actors keeping their sexuality a secret, has caused much backlash. It's a classic case of foot-in ...
Ridley Scott thrilled to scratch surface of possibilities with 'The Martian'   KMBC Kansas City
Review: Damon charms as stranded astronaut in 'The Martian'   Wisconsin Gazette
Surviving 'The Martian': How to Stay Alive on Mars (Infographic)   Space.com
TucsonSentinel.com   
Daily Press   
The Boston Globe   
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Los Angeles Times   

British sites yield mummies, but no King Tuts as found in Egypt   
Los Angeles Times
Bones from a suspected British mummy uncovered at Bradley Fen, an archaeological site near Peterborough, England. Bones from a suspected British mummy uncovered at Bradley Fen, an archaeological site near Peterborough, England. (Courtesy ...

2015-10-01 Tanzania Sports

Times of India   

History-maker Ronaldo casts doubt on Real Madrid future   
Times of India
MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo refused to commit his future to Real Madrid just hours after becoming the club's joint leading scorer of all time with two goals on Wednesday. Ronaldo equalled Raul's record of 323 goals for the Spanish giants in their 2-0 ...

2015-10-01 Tanzania Entertainment

SlashGear   

New X-Files show teased in pair of TV trailers   
SlashGear
The new X-Files show is nearing, and Fox decided to tease eager fans last night, dropping a pair of TV trailers during Minority Report and Gotham. The two teasers go together, with the second picking up where the last one left off — all in all, it ...
Watch New Teaser for The X-Files Revival (Video)   Netflix Life
New X-Files Revival Extended Trailer Promises "The Truth Is Still Out There"   TVOvermind

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Irish Independent   

How Jim Carrey has left a trail of emotional mayhem   
New Zealand Herald
Actor Jim Carrey says he was shocked and saddened to learn of the death of ex-girlfriend Cathriona White. Photo / AP. The distraught ex-lover caught up in the tragic suicide of his beautiful young girlfriend just days after they split up - it's not a ...
Cathriona 'could have been saved,' says close friend   Irish Independent
'I was on Prozac for a long time' — Jim Carrey on depression and love   The Australian (blog)
Jim Carrey's late ex-girlfriend Cathriona White 'involved in Scientology for ...   Mirror.co.uk
Financial Express   
Daily Mail   
People Magazine   
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Daily Beast   

Kim Kardashian Talks Kanye Wests Presidential Run: That Was News to Me   
Daily Beast
The would-be FLOTUS opened up about her hubby's 2020 presidential campaign, and how Kanye would redecorate the White House. Shop ▾. At last month's VMAs, the world witnessed an admittedly high Kanye West ramble through an impassioned, ...

2015-10-01 Tanzania Technology

LocalNews8.com   

Idaho to promote cyber security awareness   
Ontario Argus Observer
BOISE—October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, so the Idaho Department of Finance will join a plethora of other businesses and agencies in promoting online safety awareness through the Champion Program. National Cyber Security ...

2015-10-01 Tanzania Business

FastJet predicts bigger loss   
The Nation Newspaper
FastJet Plc, seeking to become the first discount airline with a network spanning sub-Saharan Africa, predicted a wider full-year loss and reined in expansion plans as an economic slowdown linked to falling commodity prices weighs on revenue. FastJet ...

2015-10-01 Tanzania World

Jerusalem Post Israel News   

Jewish leaders send condolences to Saudi king over haj stampede tragedy   
Jerusalem Post Israel News
A major Jewish organization publicly expressed condolences on Thursday to the ruler of Saudi Arabia in the wake of the tragic stampede that killed nearly 800 haj pilgrims in Mecca last week. The letter, whose addressed, King Salman, was referred to as ...
After billions spent on Haj safety, Saudis lost control of deadly   Daily Times
Iran-Saudi tensions soar over Haj stampede, arms boat   DAWN.com
Iran's Khamenei threatens 'harsh' retaliation over Hajj stampede at Mina   CNN International
Philippine Star   
Huffington Post   
Tehran Times   
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CBC.ca   

Supposed Snowden supporter spends entire TV segment discussing Edward Scissorhands   
CBC.ca
An U.S. television host finished an entire segment on Edward Snowden without remarking that her guest, who she thought was a Snowden supporter, was actually talking about the movie character Edward Scissorhands.
Edward Snowden's new Twitter account prompts strong takes from longshot candidates   Boston.com
Snowden draws crowd with Twitter debut!   The News International
Troll defends Edward Scissorhands, not Snowden, on HLN   Chicago Sun-Times
Daily Beast   
Raw Story   
Huffington Post   
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Fox News   

Explosion strikes Chinese city where earlier blasts killed 7   
Fox News
Sept. 30, 2015: Men gather near the site of a residential building which partially collapsed by what police are describing as explosive devices delivered in mail packages in Liucheng county in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Chinatopix ...

2015-10-01 Tanzania Africa

Times LIVE   

Jinxed lecture at UK by economist Piketty   
Times LIVE
A much anticipated talk by rock star economist Thomas Piketty at the University of Cape Town turned into a circus yesterday afternoon after he failed to turn up, technology spoilt the back-up plan and activists tried to steal his show.
UCT lecture disrupted by Rhodes Must Fall group   Independent Online
UJ to honour Piketty with doctorate   South African Broadcasting Corporation
Piketty's Contribution to Unpacking Inequality - Timely and Relevant   AllAfrica.com
News24   
Rand Daily Mail   
BDlive   
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South African Broadcasting Corporation   

Mugabe lashes out at EU, US   
South African Broadcasting Corporation
President Robert Mugabe says the refugee migration crisis in Europe could have been avoided through the respect of the independence of other countries.(REUTERS). Tags: US · New York · UN · Robert Mugabe · UN General Debate · United Nations ...

2015-10-01 Tanzania Tanzania

Right Side News   

Tanzania: Six Churches Torched in One Week   
Right Side News
On September 23, the Living Waters International Church, Buyekera Pentecostal Assemblies of God, and Evangelical Assemblies of God Tanzania Church — three churches in total — were burned down. Three days later, on September 26, the Evangelical ...

2015-09-29 Tanzania Health

Fox News   

Skipping chemo with breast cancer yields positive results   
WPEC
WEST PALM BEACH (CBS12) -- There is good news for thousands of women fighting breast cancer. A major study reveals many women can skip chemotherapy all-together, without hurting their odds of beating the disease. No hair loss, no nausea. All you ...

2015-09-29 Tanzania Science

New Vision   

Liquid water found on Planet Mars   
New Vision
This image shows dark, narrow, 100 meter-long streaks called recurring slope lineae flowing downhill on Mars are inferred to have been formed by contemporary flowing water. (AFP/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) ...

2015-09-29 Tanzania Sports

IPPmedia   

Tambwe, Busungu Silence Simba   
AllAfrica.com
Amisi Tambwe scored as champions Young Africans ended Simba's dominance against them in fashion with a 2-0 victory in the Mainland Premier League clash at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam yesterday. Former Simba striker Tambwe scored a ...

2015-09-29 Tanzania Entertainment

Duo evicted from BSS   
Daily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
TWO Bongo Star Search's contestants were evicted from the musical show competition that was aired on yesterday. The latest evictees are Furaha Charles from Mbeya and Emmy Wimbo from Dar es Salaam. 0 Comments. Speaking after the eviction, Furaha ...

2015-09-29 Tanzania Technology

Times of India   

Volkswagen probes if it cheated on Indian emission norms   
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The embattled Volkswagen group has initiated an internal investigation in India to see how many diesel models and variants of its brands - Audi, VW and Skoda - may have possibly been impacted by the engines that cheated emission tests in ...

2015-09-29 Tanzania Business

SeeNews Renewables   

USTDA to support study for 60-MW solar project in Tanzania   
Greentech Lead
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) will support feasibility study for a 60-megawatt solar photovoltaic project in northwestern Tanzania. The grant agreement for NextGen Solawazi was signed on Friday. US-based engineering and technical ...

2015-09-29 Tanzania World

IPPmedia   

Kilimo Kwanza mentioned as role model at Highway Conference, South Africa   
IPPmedia
Highway Africa student assistants dance to the NIA Collective's music at the Highway Africa Farewell Reception in Grahamstown, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. (Photo: Tamani Chithambo). The Guardian Newspaper has been cited as a role model in promoting ...

2015-09-29 Tanzania Africa

Independent Online   

Refugee crisis: Zuma rebukes leaders   
Independent Online
New York - South African President Jacob Zuma has rebuked world leaders at the annual gathering of the United Nations over the current refugee crisis in Europe, saying it was “man-made” because world powers did not listen to Africa when it dealt with ...
We are no longer colonies, Zuma tells UN   News24
SAfrican investments are boosting African economies – Zuma   eNCA
In UN speech, South African President calls for reform of Security Council   Big News Network.com
AllAfrica.com   
South African Broadcasting Corporation   
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Times LIVE   

Woman bust with drugs 'not an actress'   
Independent Online
Johannesburg - Police on Monday denied claims that the woman arrested at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Sunday, allegedly with R4.6 million worth of ephedrine (main ingredient in tik) in her luggage, was a South African celebrity.
Actress Involved in R4.6 Million Drug Bust   AllAfrica.com
SA actress caught with R4.6 million worth of drugs at airport   Johannesburg Sunday World
OR Tambo #DrugBust woman is an actress - but not a celebrity (yet)   Times LIVE
YOU.co.za   
Sowetan Live (press release) (registration) (blog)   
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Vanguard   

Police lost 435 officers, men in last 6 months — IGP   
Vanguard
Osogbo—The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arase, has said that the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has lost over 435 of its men and officers within the last six months. Arase disclosed this yesterday in Osogbo while speaking at a session held ...
435 policemen lost to fighting crimes in six months, says Arase   The Nation Newspaper
Terrorism, kidnapping: Aregbesola calls for synergy between Police, DSS   Daily Sun
Insurgency, kidnapping: Aregbesola calls for synergy between Police, DSS   The Eagle Online
National Mirror   
Daily Trust   
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CHANNELS TELEVISION   

INEC Contradicts Army, Says Rivers Gov Election Violence-free   
THISDAY Live
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) monday told the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition sTribunal sitting in Abuja that the Nigerian Army lied when it claimed that there was no election in the state. The commission stated that ...
INEC, Army differ over conduct of Rivers gubernatorial election   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Rivers tribunal: Nigerian Army lied, says INEC   The Punch
Jos poll: Why Appeal Court overuled tribunal   The Nation Newspaper
Vanguard   
Daily Times Nigeria   
Daily Sun   
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Starr 103.5 FM   

Akufo-Addo: Punish culpable judges in judicial scandal   
Starr 103.5 FM
The presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has prayed the Chief Justice Theodora Georgina Wood to punish anyone found guilty in the corruption scandal which has hit the judiciary. Nana Akufo-Addo said no one should be seen ...

2015-09-29 Tanzania Tanzania

Southern Times Africa   

Tanzania gears up for its closest ever elections   
Southern Times Africa
Tanzania's 25 October presidential and parliamentary elections will be hotly contested and may turn out to be the closest elections in the country's history. As the campaigns get underway, the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party still has a clear ...
Candidate Boards Bus in Attempts of 'Shading' His Aloof Political Image   AllAfrica.com
Campaigns symbol of mature democracy   Daily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
WhatsApp is now the primary platform for political trash talk in Tanzania's ...   Quartz
GhanaWeb   
Voice of America   
AFKInsider   
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Tanzania tightens security ahead of October polls   
GlobalPost
DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The National Electoral Commission in Tanzania said on Monday it was beefing up security at its headquarters to protect election facilities to be used in the east African nation's general elections slated for Oct. 25.

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Dar es Salaam Picked to Spearhead New Global Development Initiative   
AllAfrica.com
The United Nations has picked Tanzania and seven other countries as High Level Support Group in the world to spearhead the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that have replaced the Millennium Development Goals. In a statement issued by the ...

2015-09-28 Tanzania Health

Malawi24   

Need to stop girl-child from undergoing FGM   
Daily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
A RECENT survey done in Singida region has shown that girls who are below one year old are undergoing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a recent research has indicated. View Comments. Journalists working in Singida region told a seminar in Dodoma ...

2015-09-28 Tanzania Science

TIME   

Stargazers enjoy double treat; supermoon and total lunar eclipse   
Toronto Sun
VANCOUVER -- Stargazers across Canada were in for a two-for-one treat Sunday night with the rare confluence of a total lunar eclipse with a so-called supermoon. A supermoon occurs when a full or new moon makes its closest approach to the Earth and ...

2015-09-28 Tanzania Sports

IPPmedia   

Simba, Yanga in battle of wits   
Daily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
IT is Simba versus Young Africans day, the greatest rivalry in Mainland Premier League football, as the giants clash at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam this evening. 0 Comments. The day, once again bring the biggest action in the Vodacom Premier ...

2015-09-28 Tanzania Entertainment

East African Business Week   

Greetings from Haapsalu   
East African Business Week
ARUSHA, Tanzania - Roughly an hours drive from Tallinn, the capital city, along the western coast of Estonia lies Haapsalu, a town packed with history, warm winds, wide bays edged with sea grass and streets that lead to the seashore. Here my companions ...

2015-09-28 Tanzania Technology

Zee News   

LIVE: `Brain drain` can become `brain gain` for India: PM Modi to NRIs at ...   
Zee News
Menlo Park (California): PM Narendra Modi, 65, is the first Indian leader to visit the US West Coast in more than 30 years. On Day 2 of his Silicon Valley tour PM Modi visited Facebook and Google Inc headquarters before an event at the San Jose ...
PM Modi meets Sundar Pichai, Larry Page; Google to provide WiFi at 500 railway ...   The Indian Express
There is hunger for information, connectivity in India: Google CEO Sundar Pichai   Daily News & Analysis
Ride the Modimobile to smartphone heaven: Why Modi's Digital India is so hot ...   Firstpost
PCWorld   
Huffington Post India   
Moneycontrol.com   
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TechCrunch   

Google Turns 17 Today, Celebrates Its 'Least Random Birthday'   
TechCrunch
Here's something that didn't pop up for me on Facebook. Happy Birthday Google! Or is it Alphabet? No, it's Google. The search site now CEO'd by Sundar Pichai is almost an adult..it turned 17 today. While even its founders aren't exactly sure when the ...

2015-09-28 Tanzania Business

The Punch   

Dangote's Tanzanian cement plant for inauguration Oct. 10   
The Punch
Dangote Cement has announced that it will inaugurate its new 3.0-million-metric-tonne per annum cement plant located in the Mtwara District of Tanzania on October 10, 2015. The company said it would also hold the grounding breaking for the 25-hectare ...

2015-09-28 Tanzania World

The Nation   

World leaders adopt UN goals to end poverty in 15 years   
The News International
UNITED NATIONS: World leaders on Friday pledged to end extreme poverty within 15 years, adopting an ambitious set of UN goals to be backed up by trillions of dollars in development spending. Pope Francis welcomed the new global agenda as an ...

2015-09-28 Tanzania Africa

Vanguard   

Ambode vows to improve on Fashola's urban renewal   
Vanguard
Lagos—Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, weekend assured Lagosians that he would fulfil his electoral promises, especially in the area of infrastructural renewal. The governor, who spoke at the 2015 Ojude Oba Epe Festival held at the Epe ...

2015-09-28 Tanzania Tanzania

Magufuli boat set for Z`bar route   
IPPmedia
A new ferry boat whose services were halted following its failure to attract passengers going to Bagamoyo from Dar es Salaam, and vice versa, may now be scheduled for longer and more turbulent cruises across the 100-kilometre Zanzibar Channel to the ...

2015-09-26 Tanzania Health

CBC.ca   

Volkswagen's emissions & Martin Shkreli's ambitions: BUSINESS WEEK WRAP   
CBC.ca
Volkswagen dominated the news cycle this week, with news that the German automaker has been installing software on its diesel powered cars aimed at acing emissions tests while surreptitiously belching out up to 40 times the legal limit of nitrogen ...
Drug Price Gouging?   Reason (blog)
Old-Drug Price Hike 'Perversion of the System,' Biogen CEO Says   Bloomberg
Multiple factors cause high prescription drug prices in US   San Angelo Standard Times
Lexington Herald Leader   
Washington Post (blog)   
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New York Times   

New Drugs Prove More Effective in Treatment of Kidney Cancer, Studies Find   
New York Times
New studies of two drugs, showing that each works better than the standard treatment for advanced kidney cancer, should lead to changes in patient care, researchers said on Friday. One study, of the drug nivolumab (sold as Opdivo), was stopped ahead of ...

2015-09-26 Tanzania Science

AL.com   

Supermoon (blood moon) lunar eclipse rises Sunday: 7 things to know   
AL.com
The Supermoon rises over Huntsville, Sunday, August 10, 2014 in Huntsville, Ala. The 'supermoon' is a full Moon falls close to perigee, the Moon’s closest point to Earth in its slightly elliptical monthly orbit. The astronomical term for this event ...
Supermoon plus eclipse equals rare sky show Sunday night   Winfield Daily Courier Online
Eyes on the skies: GTA awaits supermoon, total lunar eclipse combo   CBC.ca
Lunar eclipse will have watchers seeing red   Port Huron Times Herald
CTV News   
Nature World Report   
The Globe and Mail   
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NDTV   

ISRO launches Mars Atlas to celebrate one year of Mars Orbiter Mission   
Dispatch Times
The ISRO will also be bringing out a book, “Fishing hamlet to Mars” on November 5 to mark the anniversary of Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) also called Mangalyaan, whose success has boosted India's global standing as a space power. On September 24 ...

2015-09-26 Tanzania Sports

New Vision   

Botswana rugby seven announces squad for Olympic qualifiers   
Coastweek
GABORONE, (Xinhua) -- Botswana women rugby sevens coach Moses Mariba on Wednesday announced the squad for the Olympic qualifying tournament in South Africa. The 12 players will depart early Thursday morning for the single spot available for ...

2015-09-26 Tanzania Entertainment

The Independent   

Milan Fashion Week S/S 2016: Fans will purr at Donatella Versace's menagerie ...   
The Independent
“She's a very real woman,” said Donatella Versace before her spring/summer 2016 Versace show, tossing her mane of flaxen hair and gesticulating at a few of her garms. “She works, travels around, she has to be perfect all the time… she's not a young girl.
Versace SS16 show report Milan Fashion Week   Financial Times
Versace Goes Utilitarian for Spring 2016   Fashionista (blog)
Versace stops the traffic in Milan with a twist on camouflage   The Guardian
Vogue.com   
Telegraph.co.uk   
Mirror.co.uk   
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Wall Street Journal   

Milan Fashion Week Recap: Day Two   
Wall Street Journal
Getting into Moschino required body surfing throngs of fans. Inside, yellow caution tape and warning signs read “Couture detour” and “Dangerous couture ahead.” There was a functioning car wash on the runway. Gifts for seated guests (bottles of ...
The Powerpuff Girls Collection By Jeremy Scott Unveiled At Moschino Fashion ...   Fashion & Style
Moschino's Construction Zone   Daily Front Row (blog)
Hi-vis, Windex and a car wash: Jeremy Scott's ingenious Moschino show   Telegraph.co.uk
Marie Claire.co.uk   
New York Daily News   
MTV.com   
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New York Daily News   

Tyga hints at engagement to Kylie Jenner, calls her 'fiance'   
Financial Express
Rapper Tyga has sparked engagement rumours to his girlfriend Kylie Jenner as he called the reality TV star "fiancee" in a Snapchat video. By: PTI | Los Angeles | September 26, 2015 9:05 AM. G+. Other Articles. Maggie Gyllenhaal to star in HBO drama ...
Kylie Jenner buys car worth USD 70000 for friend   Business Standard
Kim Kardashian Reacts To Kylie Jenner-Tyga Engagement, Says Kylie Can't Be The ...   Franchise Herald
Kylie Jenner Got Another Puppy—Meet the Adorable Sophia!   E! Online
KpopStarz   
The Hollywood Gossip   
NYSE Post   
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Irish Examiner   

London Fashion Week: Here are the trends we'll all be embracing in 2016   
Irish Examiner
Want to know what you'll be wearing next spring? Fresh from London Fashion Week, Rachel Marie Walsh has the lowdown on the trends we'll all be embracing in 2016. 1. Simone Rocha is blooming… and harnessing femininity. Simone Rocha had a lot to ...