2015-02-24 Tanzania Health

BBC News   

Rats 'not main cause of Black Death'   
BBC News
Black rats may not have been to blame for numerous outbreaks of the bubonic plague across Europe, a study suggests. Scientists believe repeat epidemics of the Black Death, which arrived in Europe in the mid-14th Century, instead trace back to gerbils from ...

2015-02-24 Tanzania Science

Daily Mail   

Mummified monk revealed inside Buddha statue   
USA TODAY
A CT scan by a Dutch team of researchers showed the skeletal remains of a mummified meditating monk inside a seated Buddha statue about 1,000 years old. (Photo: Drents Museum). 32 CONNECT 51 TWEET 2 LINKEDIN 2 COMMENTEMAILMORE.
Buddha CAT scan reveals monk, ancient writings   NEWS.com.au
Mummified Chinese monk found inside ancient Buddha statue   Shanghaiist
Liuquan, Buddhist monk, found mummified in Chinese Buddha statue   Newsday
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NOLA.com   

Scientist cited by climate change deniers didn't reveal energy industry funding ...   
NOLA.com
Wei-Hock Soon, also known as Willie Soon, a scientist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, left, refuses to answer questions about his funding from a Greenpeace official after a Heritage Foundation talk in September 2013. (Greenpeace). Print.
Prominent Climate Change Denier caught taking $1.2 Million from Energy ...   Examiner.com
Deniers' favourite scientist quietly took money from the fossil fuel industry   Business Spectator
Report: Southern Co. paid for climate skeptic's research   Utility Dive
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The Space Reporter   

Latest spacewalk 'selfie' taken against background of Earth, ISS   
The Space Reporter
Astronaut Butch Wilmore took a dramatic picture of himself during a spacewalk this weekend, featuring himself against a background of the blue and white Earth and part of the International Space Station (ISS). Fellow astronaut and spacewalker Terry Virts is ...

2015-02-24 Tanzania Sports

DAWN.com   

Cricket-Windies forced into two changes, bat first against Zimbabwe   
Reuters Africa
CANBERRA Feb 24 (Reuters) - West Indies captain Jason Holder was forced to make two changes to his team but won the toss and elected to bat first in the World Cup Pool B match against Zimbabwe at Manuka Oval in Canberra on Tuesday. Both teams lost ...

2015-02-24 Tanzania Entertainment

Times of Oman   

Jane Jaffer's latest novel sheds light on Omani princess   
Times of Oman
Muscat: Two women's tales of overcoming adversity and finding love far from their homelands were the inspiration for local writer Jane Jaffer's new novel, Love in the Time of Zanzibar. The work of historical fiction highlights the life of Omani princess Sayyida ...

2015-02-24 Tanzania Technology

THE BUSINESS TIMES   

Google Wallet partners up to battle Apple Pay   
THE BUSINESS TIMES
Google said on Monday it was teaming up with the mobile phone payment firm Softcard to ramp up its efforts to counter Apple Pay in the emerging sector. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG. Comments. Share. 24 Feb9:04 AM. [NEW YORK] Google said on Monday it was ...

2015-02-24 Tanzania Business

spyghana.com   

Tanzania's Kikwete Takes Over EAC Chairmanship   
AllAfrica.com
Nairobi — Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete has officially taken over the chairmanship of the East African Community (EAC) from Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta. Kikwete took over the chairmanship during the 16th East Africa Community Summit in ...

2015-02-24 Tanzania World

Zee News   

Top UK officials Jack Straw, Malcolm Rifkind exposed in sting, deny 'cash for ...   
Zee News
London: Former British foreign secretaries Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind on Monday sought to defend themselves after they fell for a sting laid by journalists and were caught on tape offering their services to private firms in return for cash. While Jack ...

2015-02-24 Tanzania Africa

ABC News   

Foreign news outlets to publish leaked ASIO documents   
9news.com.au
Al-Jazeera is reportedly in possession of hundreds of top secret cables from the some of the world's top intelligence agencies including ASIO and plans to publish the confidential documents over the coming days. The cables which date from 2006 to ...

2015-02-24 Tanzania Tanzania

Mail & Guardian Online   

Tanzania cracks down on 'dirty' dance   
Mail & Guardian Online
With the explosion of social media, the "new generation" form of the kigodoro dance has gone viral, leading to its blacklisting by the state. This is the "new generation" form of the kigodoro dance, the name in Kiswahili which translates rather aptly to "little ...