2014-08-27 Tanzania Sports

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Yao Ming : Youth Olympic Games not about Results  CRIENGLISH.com
Yao Ming hands out medals to the winner in Men's basketball 3×3 at Nanjing Youth Olympics, Auguest 26. [Photo: cfp.cn]. Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming, an ambassador to the soon-to-be-concluded Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, is suggesting the ...

2014-08-27 Tanzania Entertainment

  Daily Mail   

It's Canberrrrrrrra for the Greens golden girl as Senator Sarah Hanson-Young ...  Daily Mail
The 'Ice Bucket Challenge' has gone political with Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young tipping the bucket on herself today in Canberra. The mercury was sitting at barely four degrees which she joined the In doing so, she also uttered words which would ...

2014-08-27 Tanzania Technology

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Apple making plans to launch a 12.9-inch iPad alongside the iPhone 6: Bye bye ...  Tech Times
New report is claiming that Apple has its sights set on launching a new iPad. However, it could come with a massive 12.9-inch display, completely surpassing the Surface Pro 3's 12-inch display. (Photo : Nathan Clark). We've seen a growing demand for ...

2014-08-27 Tanzania Business

Excise tax structure set for rejig  Bangkok Post
The Excise Department is poised to change its tax base across the board to state-recommended retail prices from ex-factory prices in a bid to foster transparency and fairness. To pave the way for the new tax calculation structure, the department needs to ...

2014-08-27 Tanzania World

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Putin, Poroshenko hold bilateral meeting in Minsk  The Hindu
Ukraine and Russia have agreed to hold military consultations over the bloody conflict in eastern Ukraine, President Petro Poroshenko said late on Tuesday after two hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The consultations between members of ...

2014-08-27 Tanzania Africa

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Soldiers Resurface in Mubi as Fighting Rages in Gamborou  THISDAY Live
Nigerian soldiers, who allegedly escaped by a whisker to take refuge in neighbouring Cameroun following a fierce battle with members of the Boko Haram sect in Gamborou Ngala, Borno State on Monday, have resurfaced in Mubi, a border town in Adamawa ...

2014-08-27 Tanzania Tanzania

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UN condemns abuse of Tanzania's albino children  South China Morning Post (subscription)
A UN expert has condemned the abuse of albino children in government care centres in Tanzania, a country where many are killed and their body parts sold as lucky charms. At least 74 albinos have been murdered in the east African country since 2000, the ...