2014-12-29 Tanzania Health

Dar asked to allocate $600m for HIV/Aids   
IPPmedia
Tanzania government has been advised to allocate between $600 to 640 million per year in the coming four years through self mobilization to help fight against HIV and Aids response. The advice was made by the Civil Society Organization National Steering ...

2014-12-29 Tanzania Science

FlightCentric.com   

ESA astronaut takes some breathtaking photos of our planet   
Capitalberg
German Astronaut Alexander Gerst, while on a collaborative European Space Agency's Blue Dot mission has taken some enthralling pictures of our planetary home. And what's more intriguing is that the European Space Agency has released the six minute ...

2014-12-29 Tanzania Sports

Hindustan Times   

Rain delays start of post-lunch session   
Business Standard
Rain delayed the start of the post-lunch session on day four of the Third Test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here Monday. Australia were 90 for one at lunch, an overall lead of 155 runs, with Chris Rogers (not out 33) and Shane Watson ...

2014-12-29 Tanzania Entertainment

AsiaOne   

Sony's 'The Interview' makes $23.8 million in opening weekend   
AsiaOne
Sony Pictures (6758.T) said "The Interview" has earned more than US$15 million (S$19.8 billion) in online sales and another US$2.8 million in theatres, an impressive return made possible by the publicity surrounding the cyberattack blamed on North Korea.
Apple makes "The Interview" movie available on iTunes   Daily News & Analysis
Sony's 'The Interview' movie earns $15 million in online sales   Livemint
The Interview makes $18m after massive online sales   The Guardian
BBC News   
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The Inquisitr   

Beyonce's dad Matthew Knowles sells her memorabilia in garage sale   
The Age
Matthew Knowles decided he needed more space in his office, so he gathered up a heap of Beyonce merchandise he had lying around for a garage sale. The sale of T-shirts, DVDs and other memorabilia outside his Huston office sparked rumours he was ...

2014-12-29 Tanzania Technology

IBNLive   

Twitter Experiences Outage That Prevents Some Users From Signing In   
NDTV
Twitter on Sunday experienced a partial outage, the nature of which was not immediately clear, the company said. "Something is technically wrong," the microblogging service's welcome page said on Sunday "Thanks for noticing-we're going to fix it up and ...

2014-12-29 Tanzania Business

TMEA launches fund to ease logistics   
IPPmedia
Trade Mark East Africa (TMEA) has inaugurated the first of its $16 million Logistics Innovation for Trade (LIFT) fund, marking a breakthrough in reducing logistics and transport costs among five member states of the East African Community (EAC) through ...

2014-12-29 Tanzania World

ABC News   

Flight QZ8501: The Search Operation Explained   
Sky News
Several countries have deployed ships and planes to help track down the missing jet which lost contact over the Java Sea. 03:27, UK, Monday 29 December 2014. Jusuf Kalla, Indonesia's vice president, monitors the search operation in Jakarta. Indonesia is ...

2014-12-29 Tanzania Africa

The Punch   

Reps to summon Jega over readiness for 2015   
The Punch
The House of Representatives on Sunday raised concerns over the 2015 general elections, saying that adequate funding for the Independent National Electoral Commission and security would determine the credibility of the polls. The House Committee on ...

2014-12-29 Tanzania Tanzania

Escrow account scam may decide CCM`s future   
IPPmedia
A Communications and Research Associate, Maya Prabhu from Africa Research Institute, ARI, wrote a very interesting article (published by The Citizen, December 24th 2014) on the effect of Tanzania's dependence on foreign aid. Prabhu quoted one of ...