2014-08-26 Tanzania Health

  Livemint   

Ebola fight needs $430 million to end record outbreak: WHO  Livemint
The European Commission and aid groups including Doctors Without Borders have criticized the WHO for a lack of leadership in coordinating the fight against the outbreak. Photo: AFP. Geneva: More than $430 million will be needed to bring the worst Ebola ...

2014-08-26 Tanzania Science

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Experimental US hypersonic weapon destroyed seconds after launch  Sydney Morning Herald
A hypersonic weapon being developed by the US military was destroyed four seconds after its launch from a test range in Alaska early on Monday after controllers detected a problem with the system, the Pentagon said. The weapon is part of a program to ...

2014-08-26 Tanzania Sports

  Channel News Asia   

Injury a dampener for flag-bearer Jonathan  Channel News Asia
A week before heading out to Nanjing for the Youth Olympic Games, the 17-year-old felt a strain to his right tricep, which he further strained during training. PHOTOS. Jonathan Chan (Photo: SNOC). Enlarge; Caption. NANJING: Four years ago, Jonathan Chan ...

2014-08-26 Tanzania Entertainment

  NDTV   

The Hyderabad Woman Behind the Rice Bucket Challenge  NDTV
New Delhi: It is ice versus rice now. The difference - the ice bucket comes only if one tries to duck the actual donation for charity. For rice - it is donation all the way. But Hyderabad-based Manjulatha Kalanidhi's brainchild - calling for donation of a bucket of rice ...

2014-08-26 Tanzania Technology

  SFGate   

Amazon to buy gamer website Twitch to bolster entertainment  Livemint
Sources said Amazon is paying $970 million in cash for the online gathering place for gamers. The deal, which trumped Google Inc.'s pursuit of the startup, is worth about $1.1 billion. Photo: Bloomberg. San Francisco: Chief executive officer (CEO) Jeff Bezos ...

2014-08-26 Tanzania Business

  IPPmedia   

DSE capitalisation jumps to 20trn/-, says management  IPPmedia
Total market capitalisation at the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) has now reached 20.7trn/- from 14trn/- recorded last year, the management has said. This was said recently in Bagamoyo, by the DSE chief Executive Officer Moremi Marwa during a ...

2014-08-26 Tanzania World

  Irish Independent   

US warns of Russia's 'significant escalation' in Ukraine  Livemint
Susan Rice's comments came after Kiev's security service said its army in the war-torn east had captured 10 Russian paratroopers on Ukrainian soil, ramping up tensions on the eve of crunch talks on the conflict. Photo: Reuters. Washington: The White House ...