2015-11-08 Uganda Health

ABC News   

Infant Goes Into Remission Thanks to Cancer Treatment Breakthrough With ...   
ABC News
A breakthrough technology has given hope to a family who thought their baby daughter may not survive to her second birthday. Layla Richards was diagnosed with leukemia last year at 14 weeks old, according to the Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.
Designer cells reverse baby girl's cancer in world first   The Nation
Breakthrough as 'designer cell' therapy fights girl's leukaemia   Irish Examiner
Baby In Remission From Cancer After Gene-Editing Therapy   TIME
The Straits Times   
The Scientist   
Wall Street Journal   
Great Ormond Street Hospital   
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The Independent   

With Ebola waning, Sierra Leone seeks to rebuild its economy   
The Independent
The people of Sierra Leone will breathe an uneasy sign of relief today. The west African nation is expected to be officially be declared free from Ebola – which has killed 11,313 people in the region – by the World Health Organisation. The declaration ...

2015-11-08 Uganda Science

CBS News   

Breakingviews: Exxon investors may rue climate-risk indifference   
Reuters
The company's approach to the climate debate has already been in the headlines of late. The Los Angeles Times and others have detailed how Exxon factored into its operations the financial risks of climate change unearthed by its own research, but kept ...

2015-11-08 Uganda Sports

Nkata Set to Replace Kimanzi At Tusker   
AllAfrica.com
Nairobi — Muhoroni Youth head coach, Paul Nkata is set to join Kenyan Premier League ten-time champions, Tusker FC to replace Francis Kimanzi who stepped aside last month after a string of poor results. George Owoko is tipped to assist the Ugandan ...

2015-11-08 Uganda Entertainment

New Vision   

Baba makes banana fibre piece for Pontiff   
New Vision
Sheila Baba is not just an artist but a very talented one. She decided to craft Pope Francis' mosaic from banana fibre. She brought it to New Vision to help in the on-going fundraising for the redevelopment of the Uganda Martyrs shrine in Namugongo ...

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Vanguard   

Accolades as James Bond's film, Spectre hits Nigerian cinema   
Vanguard
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Paul Arkwright felt elated during the week as he was among the dignitaries that thronged the Silverbird Cinema, Victoria Island, Lagos, to see the new James Bond's film, “Spectre” which premiered in the ...

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Voice of America   

NYC Auction House Breaks Record   
Voice of America
November 06, 2015 6:05 PM. NEW YORK—. Records were set in a historic Impressionist and Modern art auction on Thursday night where private collectors from around the world bid on names like van Gogh, Monet, and Picasso, at Sotheby's elite auction ...

2015-11-08 Uganda Technology

NBCNews.com   

VW to Pay Extra Taxes Owed Because it Understated CO2 Emissions   
NBCNews.com
The costs facing Volkswagen for its emissions cheating scandal rose on Friday when the German carmaker said it would foot the bill for extra taxes incurred by drivers because it understated the carbon dioxide emissions of about 800,000 cars in Europe.
VW says will foot tax bill for carbon emissions blunder   Business Standard

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CBS News   

Review: 3 Android phones that offer something different   
CBS News
New Android phones appear with regularity, but far too few of them really seem ... new. Sure, cameras keep getting better and phones keep getting faster. For the most part, though, you'd be hard-pressed to single out many new features that aren't just ...
Geeks and investors like the BlackBerry Priv, but does it appeal to the masses?   Financial Post
BlackBerry Priv gets generally positive reception; stock price rises   CTV News
Blackberry Priv offers familiar flavour in new shell   Hamilton Spectator
Telegraph.co.uk   
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Fortune   

Activision Blizzard Studios Co-President: 'Call Of Duty Is Bigger Than Marvel'   
Fortune
Disney veteran Nick van Dyk, now co-president of Activision Blizzard Studios, explains the power of video game across all media. On the heels of its plan to acquire Candy Crush maker King Digital Studios for $5.9 billion, Activision Blizzard has gone ...

2015-11-08 Uganda Business

CBS News   

Breakingviews: Exxon investors may rue climate-risk indifference   
Reuters
The company's approach to the climate debate has already been in the headlines of late. The Los Angeles Times and others have detailed how Exxon factored into its operations the financial risks of climate change unearthed by its own research, but kept ...

2015-11-08 Uganda World

Wall Street Journal   

Brazil Searches for Missing After Dam Breach   
Wall Street Journal
MARIANA, Brazil—Many who live in the rural outskirts of this colonial mining town said they had always feared the earthen dams that mining companies had erected above their homes to contain millions of gallons of water and iron-ore waste. So when ...