2014-10-01 Uganda Health

  News24   

Sierra Leone crowds mistakenly celebrate 'end of Ebola'  News24
Medical personnel inside a clinic taking care of Ebola patients in the Kenema District on the outskirts of Kenema, Sierra Leone. (Youssouf Bah, AP). Multimedia · User Galleries · News in Pictures Send us your pictures · Send us your stories ...

2014-10-01 Uganda Science

  Wildlife Extra   

World wildlife populations have declined by half since 1970  Wildlife Extra
Deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon. In the Living Planet Report, species in Latin America were found to show the sharpest decline. A new report undertaken by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has revealed that ...

2014-10-01 Uganda Sports

Goalie Kigonya sinks BUL FC with historic strike | Uganda Premier League  Kawowo Sports
Bright Stars FC goalie became the first custodian to register his name on the score sheet in the 2014/15 Uganda Premier League season after his stunning free kick ensured victory for his side against BUL FC. Following a dull goalless first half that saw both ...

2014-10-01 Uganda Entertainment

Ye sells Uganda to China with passion  The Observer (blog)
Curiosity about ancient Egyptian culture led Cathy Ye to Uganda, a country she had never heard of until a search on the internet for the source of the Nile. The first impression she got was that of a very hot and dangerous country. Hardly anyone she knew had ...

2014-10-01 Uganda Technology

  Forbes   

The Most Important Promised Feature Of Windows 10 Could Pay Off Big For ...  Forbes
Microsoft unveiled much of what I said you should expect to hear at their Windows press event today in San Francisco, along with a few new details and additional features we hadn't heard of yet from all of the “Windows 9″ leaks buzzing around the net ...

2014-10-01 Uganda Business

Why tourism struggles to attract government funds  The Observer (blog)
It is a question that bothers everyone in the tourism sector: why does government heap praises on the tourism sector, but does not give it deserving funding? Well, now one government official has given us some clues. Daphne Rutaraka, an Economist on the ...

2014-10-01 Uganda World

  Press TV   

Intl. conference on Palestine held in Mecca, Saudi Arabia  Press TV
The issue of Palestine is a thorny problem the Muslim world has been trying to resolve for decades. But the attempts in this regard have failed so far due to many reasons. An international conference on the issue has been held in Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
ISIS is the Antithesis of the Holy Pilgrimage   TIME
Hajj 2014: Ten Things Muslims Must do During the Mecca Pilgrimage   International Business Times UK
'Selfies' frowned upon, but technology is transforming the Hajj   Los Angeles Times
Huffington Post   
Patheos (blog)   
The Observer (blog)   
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  Irish Independent   

Thai murder victim may have been raped, say police  Herald Scotland
POLICE believe a British student may have been raped before being killed on the Thai island of Koh Tao. POLICE believe a British student may have been raped before being killed on the Thai island of Koh Tao. Custom byline text: Ben Kendall. The bodies of ...

2014-10-01 Uganda Africa

  Daily Sun   

With Oshiomhole's foundation, PDP should forget Edo –Ihonvbere  Daily Sun
Secretary to Edo State Government (SSG), Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, has reacted to President Goodluck Jonathan's boast that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would 'recover' Edo from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Ihonvbere said: “If President ...

2014-10-01 Uganda Uganda

  postzambia.com   

Amama: I will say more at an opportune time  The Observer
Under fire and out of favour, former Prime Minister John Patrick Amama Mbabazi has signalled he intends to carry on as secretary general of the ruling party. Speaking to The Observer in a brief telephone interview at the weekend, Mbabazi insisted that he ...

2014-09-30 Uganda Health

  Seychelles News Agency   

Seychelles Ministry of Health investigates Kenyan national's death, says Ebola ...  Seychelles News Agency
(Seychelles News Agency) - Just as the Ebola death toll tops 3,000, a man dies mysteriously and abruptly shortly after a visit to his home country, fuelling panicked rumours of Ebola showing its terrifying face in the tiny islands of the Seychelles.
Uganda hosts regional surveillance meeting on Ebola   New Vision
How fight against Ebola can save our game   The Standard Digital News

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  Arab News   

Australia decides not to send doctors to W. Africa  Arab News
In this Sept. 19, 2014 photo, Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop address a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Iraq, at the United Nations headquarters. (AP). Associated Press. Published — Tuesday 30 September 2014. Last update 30 September ...

2014-09-30 Uganda Science

  New York Times   

Toolmaking May Have Risen Independently  New York Times
An assortment of Levallois and less advanced biface tools. Credit Royal Holloway, University of London. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Observatory. By DOUGLAS QUENQUA. Continue reading the main story Share This ...

2014-09-30 Uganda Sports

  spyghana.com   

2014 Ibrahim Index Points Put Worrying Trends  spyghana.com
Mo Ibrahim Foundation The 2014 Ibrahim Index of African Governance, launched today, shows that between 2009 and 2013 overall governance improved on the African continent. However, over the past ten years, the main drivers of this overall positive trend ...

2014-09-30 Uganda Entertainment

  Shalom Life   

Netflix Releases Chelsea Handler Comedy Special Sneak Peek [VIDEO]  Shalom Life
Since leaving her long-running E! late night talk show 'Chelsea Lately', comedian and author Chelsea Handler, has announced an exclusive relationship with popular streaming service Netflix that will include a new talk show as well as four docu-comedy ...

2014-09-30 Uganda Technology

  Argyll Free Press   

Rumour: Black Nokia Lumia 830 coming to AT&T on the 7th November  WMPoweruser.com
WPCentral reports from the usual “people familiar with the matter” that Nokia's “affordable flagship”, the Nokia Lumia 830, is coming to AT&T on the 7th November. The 10 megapixel handset is rumoured to come in a special black version which AT&T ...

2014-09-30 Uganda Business

  Wall Street Journal   

The Morning Risk Report: Money Laundering Worries Widen Beyond Banks  Wall Street Journal (blog)
More than 2,000 anti-money laundering professionals will gather in Las Vegas starting today for one of the top conferences on the topic, run by the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists. Joining the banker-heavy event this year will be ...

2014-09-30 Uganda World

  NPR   

World Watch: News Digest  Wall Street Journal
Spain's Constitutional Court suspended a planned referendum on independence in Catalonia, opening a potentially volatile phase in a long-running dispute between the central government and the country's most important industrial region. The court agreed ...

2014-09-30 Uganda Africa

  Business Recorder   

Man arrested in Ethiopian embassy shooting in Washington  Business Recorder
image WASHINGTON: US Secret Service agents arrested a man after he fired a gun outside the Ethiopian embassy in Washington on Monday, US media reported. Video shown by Ethiopian television ESAT shows a man standing by the embassy compound ...

2014-09-30 Uganda Uganda

  Press TV   

When president reigns, you serve at his whim  NTV Uganda (blog)
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni recent decision to sack his long-term confidant and ally Amama Mbabazi from the position of prime minister, was a big meal for the Uganda media and got tongues in the region wagging. To many, it was the final signal that ...

2014-09-28 Uganda Health

  National Post   

At risk of Ebola, Liberia's top doctor quarantines herself  Los Angeles Times
Liberia's chief medical officer has quarantined herself for three weeks and ordered her entire office to do the same after an assistant died of Ebola. Dr. Bernice Dahn had no symptoms. But her move to quarantine her office was in line with a government policy ...

2014-09-28 Uganda Science

Nsibambi calls for wider use of Swahili in Uganda  NTV Uganda
Former Prime Minister Professor Apollo Nsibambi says the government should put more effort towards popularizing the teaching of Kiswahili to make the region compete in the region. Former Prime Minister Professor Apollo Nsibambi says the government ...

2014-09-28 Uganda Sports

  SuperSport   

Two Changes as Lule names Cubs Starting XI against Zambia  Kawowo Sports
The D-Day is here. Uganda U-17 national team, The Cubs face their Counterparts from Zambia in a CAF U-17 qualifier at Nakivubo Stadium. The Ugandan head coach, Matia Lule has called for two significant changes to the side that lost 0 – 2 in Lusaka two ...

2014-09-28 Uganda Entertainment

  The Express Tribune   

I love traditional wear and saris: Tommy Hilfiger  The Express Tribune
Fashion bigwit says he is inspired by apparel, such as saris, as he celebrates 10 years of his brand's existence in India. NEW DELHI: Iconic designer Tommy Hilfiger, known for designs that celebrate the essence of classic American style, confessed that his ...

2014-09-28 Uganda Technology

  The Hindu   

Samsung launches Galaxy Alpha  The Hindu
With the festival season kicking off, Samsung, on Saturday, launched a new Alpha smartphone in India with a price tag of Rs.39,990. The phone, which will be available from the first week of October, is a departure from the trademark Galaxy design of the ...

2014-09-28 Uganda Business

Analysts expect shilling to be stable next week  Independent
The Uganda shilling is seen stable over the next week with a firmer bias on the back of diminishing corporate demand for foreign exchange after falling by 1.2% in the week [from Sept. 22-26] and likely inflows from offshore investors at a Central Bank auction ...

2014-09-28 Uganda World

  CBC.ca   

Goggles at the ready as Hong Kong activists brace for crackdown  Daily Mail
HONG KONG, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators surrounding Hong Kong government headquarters braced for a showdown with police on Sunday after accelerating a plan to shut down the heart of the global financial hub.
Hong Kong protests: What you need to know   CNN
Hong Kong clashes, arrests kick-start plans to blockade city   Sydney Morning Herald
Riot police clash with protesters   Herald Scotland
The Nation   
DAWN.com   
The Guardian   
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  The Nation   

Murder verdict postponed for Egypt's Mubarak  The Nation
CAIRO : An Egyptian court on Saturday postponed its verdict in the murder retrial of former president Hosni Mubarak to November, in the latest twist in the legal battle surrounding the ousted autocrat. Mubarak is accused alongside seven of his former police ...

2014-09-28 Uganda Africa

  Nigerian Tribune   

2015: PDP Will Reclaim Edo – Jonathan  Leadership Newspapers
President Goodluck Jonathan, at the weekend, renewed the war between him and the All Progressives Congress (APC) when he described the party as only existing in signboards just as he assured that the party would fall in Edo and Rivers states in the ...

2014-09-28 Uganda Uganda

  New Vision   

Big crowds welcome back Museveni  New Vision
PHOTOS: Thousands have received President Yoweri Museveni in Entebbe as he returned from the US where the UN General Assembly opened this week. Ugandans gave him a grand welcome, celebrating Uganda's position in the world now that Sam ...

2014-09-27 Uganda Health

  NBCNews.com   

Cuba sends 461 doctors, nurses to help fight Ebola in West Africa  Xinhua
HAVANA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Cuba will send a total of 461 doctors and nurses to West Africa to help fight the Ebola epidemic, local media reported Friday. The first batch of 165 healthcare workers will arrive in Sierra Leone in early October, including 62 ...

2014-09-27 Uganda Science

  Huffington Post   

Africa to Issue $1 Billion in Climate Bonds  Huffington Post
While Africa is only responsible for a small percent of the world's carbon emissions, the continent is widely recognized to be among the most vulnerable to the planet's changing climate. Weather-related disasters are already undermining record growth in ...

2014-09-27 Uganda Sports

  SuperSport (blog)   

Cubs look to overturn Zambia tie  SuperSport (blog)
Uganda's Under 17 team, the Cubs, face an uphill task to overturn a 2-0 deficit when they host their Zambian counterparts on Saturday at Nakivubo Stadium. Coach Mathias Lule's side need to score three goals without reply or at least score twice without ...

2014-09-27 Uganda Entertainment

  TODAYonline   

George Clooney's wedding brings out the stars in Venice  TODAYonline
VENICE — There was no other news on the Rialto yesterday (Sept 26) as A-list stars glided into Venice to celebrate the wedding of Hollywood hero George Clooney and human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin. The two-time Oscar winner and Kentucky-born ...

2014-09-27 Uganda Technology

  Forbes   

Why Bendgate Matters For iPhone 6 Plus Users And Apple's Supply Chain  Forbes
Yep, it bends! For anyone who doubted that Lewis Hilsenteger of Unbox Therapy really bent an iPhone 6 Plus, he has done it again—with witnesses. This time, instead of shooting the bend in the privacy of his video studio, he choose a busy square in his ...

2014-09-27 Uganda Business

  Kansas City Star   

US economy expands at fastest pace in Q2  Xinhua
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. economy expanded at the fastest pace during the second quarter of this year since late 2011, a sign showing the world's largest economy is gaining growth momentum. The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday ...

2014-09-27 Uganda World

  Daily Mail   

Four pupils stabbed to death as they walk to school by man who attacked from ...  Daily Mail
Four pupils were stabbed to death by a middle-aged man as they walked to elementary school in south China today. The shocking incident is the latest in a string of knife attacks targeting schoolchildren in China over the last decade. Officials said police were ...

2014-09-27 Uganda Africa

  UN News Centre   

Mugabe holding Zimbabwe back  NewsDay
As sadly predictable, President Robert Mugabe, in his address at the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York on Thursday, ranted against Western countries for their alleged sins of commission such as maintaining sanctions against his ...

2014-09-27 Uganda Uganda

  Diplomat News Network   

US queries Uganda over rape and sexual exploitation reports in Somalia  Diplomat News Network
New York (Xinhua + DIPLOMAT.SO) – Uganda's Chief of Defense Forces Gen. Katumba Wamala on Friday said he spent much of the time on a recent trip in the U.S. explaining that the recent allegations that Ugandan troops in Somalia were sexually ...

2014-09-25 Uganda Health

  CTV News   

Canada's new top doctor planning beefed-up Ebola effort  CTV News
The incoming head of the Public Health Agency of Canada says he wants to step up efforts to fight the Ebola outbreak. Dr. Gregory Taylor, Canada's newly-appointed chief medical officer, says he wants to send more mobile clinics, more doctors and more ...

2014-09-25 Uganda Science

  Zee News   

India's successful Mars mission 'significant milestone' for the country: NASA  Zee News
Washington: The US space agency NASA on Wednesday termed India's successful maiden Mars mission as a “significant milestone” for the country. Congratulating its counterpart ISRO, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said: “We congratulate the Indian ...

2014-09-25 Uganda Sports

  New Vision   

Kenyans prevail  The Star
Yvonne Akinyi (C) of Kenya contests against Dina Salim Ahmed (L) and Mohamed Yahia Deghady (R) of Egypt during their Zone Five All Africa Games/ Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at the Lugogo MTN Arena in Kampala on September 22, 2014. Kenya won ...

2014-09-25 Uganda Entertainment

  Vibe Ghana   

Big Brother Africa Hotshots: Meet the 5th Set of Housemates – Mr 265, Mira ...  Bella Naija
The tension is indeed building for the highly anticipated Big Brother Africa Hotshots season hitting your screens this October. BN already unveiled some housemates the past couple of days and now we have the 5th set of housemates bringing the number to ...

2014-09-25 Uganda Technology

  NDTV   

Complaints on 'Bendy' iPhone, Software Bugs Dog Apple  NDTV
Apple released and then abruptly pulled back an update for the iOS software powering the iPhone on Wednesday after users complained of bugs, including one that disabled cellular service. The apparently botched update came after a rash of complaints ...

2014-09-25 Uganda Business

  Capital FM Kenya   

Lawmakers want thin SIM rollout halted  Capital FM Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 24 – The National Assembly committee on Energy, Communication and Information now wants the rollout of the thin SIM technology by Equity Bank halted until an independent audit on its use is conducted. The bank was given the ...

2014-09-25 Uganda World

  NDTV   

Barack Obama Offers to Lift Sanctions if Russia 'Changes Course' on Ukraine  NDTV
Barack Obama speaks at the 69th UN General Assembly at UN Headquarters. (Agence France-Presse). Washington: US President Barack Obama on Wednesday slammed Russia's "aggression" in Ukraine but offered to lift sanctions against Moscow if it threw ...

2014-09-25 Uganda Africa

  Firstpost   

Boko Haram's eccentric leader killed in encounter, claim Nigerian forces  Firstpost
Abuja: Nigerian forces have killed a man claiming to be the leader of Islamist Boko Haram militants, Abubakar Shekau, the country's defence authority said on Wednesday. An image grab of a video posted by Boko Haram which shows the man claiming to be ...

2014-09-25 Uganda Uganda

Prime Minister's Office staff grilled over UShs 9Bn mis-use  NTV Uganda
Parliament's Public Accounts Committee is investigating how 9.2 billion shillings was advanced the personal accounts of staff within the Prime Minister's office. Parliament's Public Accounts Committee is investigating how 9.2 billion shillings was advanced the ...

2014-09-24 Uganda Health

  Economic Times   

Ebola could infect more than a million, US warns  Business Standard
Atlanta, Sep 24 (IANS/EFE) More than a million people could be infected with the Ebola virus by January unless greater efforts are made to contain the disease in West Africa, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention have said. In a press ...

2014-09-24 Uganda Science

  NBCNews.com   

Obama admits US role in creating climate change crisis  Business Standard
President Barack Obama acknowledged the role of the United States in creating the climate change crisis Tuesday and told developing nations Washington will provide science and technology to help them combat it. Addressing the United Nations Climate ...

2014-09-24 Uganda Sports

Champions KCC FC tip off campaign against table leaders Police FC | UPL  Kawowo Sports
KCC FC players join Brian Umony in celebrations during the CECAFA Kagame Cup. They start Photo: @Kawowo Sports KCC FC players join Brian Umony in celebrations during the CECAFA Kagame Cup. They start their league campaign against Police FC ...

2014-09-24 Uganda Entertainment

  Vibe Ghana   

Big Brother Africa unveils housemates  The Observer (blog)
Big Brother Africa always gets people talking; the shower hour, make-or- break relationships and the tension of being up for possible eviction. This year's edition dubbed Big Brother Africa Hotshots has even got more people talking, because just days to the ...

2014-09-24 Uganda Technology

  Tech Times   

SwiftKey app tops App Store charts: Here's why the predictive typing keyboard ...  Tech Times
After allowing third party keyboard's for the first time, Apple's App Store has been flooded with keyboard apps, including the popular SwiftKey app. (Photo : SwiftKey). Typing on Apple's devices has become a lot easier with iOS 8, but Apple's QuickType ...

2014-09-24 Uganda Business

  NBCNews.com   

Obama admits US role in creating climate change crisis  Business Standard
President Barack Obama acknowledged the role of the United States in creating the climate change crisis Tuesday and told developing nations Washington will provide science and technology to help them combat it. Addressing the United Nations Climate ...

2014-09-24 Uganda World

  Getty Images   

Australian police shoot suspected terrorist dead  USA TODAY
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Two Australian counterterrorism police had no choice but to shoot a suspected terrorist when he attacked them in a confrontation in Australia's second largest city, top police officials said Wednesday. Some experts suspect ...

2014-09-24 Uganda Africa

  The Streetjournal   

Court halts actions against Suntai  Nigerian Tribune
The Taraba State High Court of Justice, sitting in Jalingo, has passed an injunction restraining the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, and the acting governor from carrying out any further actions against the office of the executive governor of the state ...

2014-09-24 Uganda Uganda

Mbabazi is another Museveni friend used and dumped  The Observer (blog)
The late Sam Kalega Njuba called his 'The Betrayal' while Maj John Kazoora Bashaija titled his 'Betrayed by My Leader.' I don't know what former Prime Minister John Patrick Amama Mbabazi will call his. But humiliation, impoverishment, arrest and ...

2014-09-23 Uganda Health

  Daily News & Analysis   

Ebola death toll passes 2800 but 'contained' in Senegal, Nigeria  Daily News & Analysis
An outbreak of Ebola in West Africa has been largely contained in Senegal and Nigeria, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday, but the disease is still spreading elsewhere and has now killed over 2,811 people in the region. Senegal and ...