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 ...

2015-11-08 Uganda Africa

Vanguard   

Police say arrest 83 Biafran separatists in Nigerian oil state   
Reuters Canada
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian police said they arrested more than 80 members of a Biafran separatist movement on Friday during one of a series of protests across the oil-rich southeast against the detention of the group's leader. The 78 men and ...

2015-11-08 Uganda Uganda

Jamaica Observer   

'Steppa' wins regional Commonwealth award   
Jamaica Observer
WILLIAMS... there are a lot of youth out there sitting on greatness, unseen and not knowing their own potential. LONDON, England — Jamaica's Miguel 'Steppa' Williams has been named Commonwealth Caribbean Youth Worker of the Year 2015. He was ...

2015-11-07 Uganda Health

New Vision   

Total E & P in drive against Cholera   
New Vision
Total E & P Uganda, has donated an assortment of medical supplies to Masindi, Hoima, and Buliisa, to boost their fight against cholera. This follows an outbreak of the disease within the area especially in Hoima district at landing sites along the ...

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ABC News   

First-of-its-kind 'designer cell' therapy saves baby close to dying from leukemia   
Chicago Tribune
Five months ago, Layla Richards's parents were told that their infant daughter was about to die. The child had been undergoing treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia since she was just 14 weeks old. She'd been subjected to chemotherapy, flown ...
Infant Goes Into Remission Thanks to Cancer Treatment Breakthrough With ...   ABC News
Designer cells reverse baby girl's cancer in world first   The Nation
Breakthrough as 'designer cell' therapy fights girl's leukaemia   Irish Examiner
Times of India   
RT   
The Scientist   
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Mashable   

Woman gives birth one hour after realizing she's pregnant   
Mashable
Some women know they're pregnant right away, and some take a little bit longer. Judy Brown, 47, went to Beverly Hospital in Beverly, Massachusetts this Wednesday, complaining of severe abdominal pain. She thought she had a gallstone. Upon examination ...

2015-11-07 Uganda Science

The Guardian   

How to colonize Mars   
The Guardian
Ambitious plans to settle the red planet may conflict with international law. Sara Bruhns and Jacob Haqq-Misra suggest an alternative approach. What happens when the population of Mars is more than one? Photograph: Allstar/20TH CENTURY FOX.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette   

Official: NY probes Exxon, Peabody climate statements   
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's attorney general is examining statements by Exxon Mobil and Peabody Energy to determine whether they deceived investors about the causes and impacts of climate change, an official familiar with the investigations said ...

2015-11-07 Uganda Sports

New Vision   

Cranes players wait to see who will make the team against Togo   
NTV Uganda
A number of Ugandan footballers are holding their breath as they wait to find out if they have made the grade for the national football team. A number of Ugandan footballers are holding their breath as they wait to find out if they have made the grade ...
More professionals turn up for Cranes first training   New Vision
How Airtel is supporting the Uganda Cranes to Attain AFCON and World Cup ...   Kawowo Sports
Uganda names squad ahead of 2018 World Cup qualifier   Xinhua
AllAfrica.com   
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Bleacher Report   

Yaya Toure Blasts African Stars for Prioritising Girls and Money over Success   
Bleacher Report
Manchester City's star midfield Yaya Toure has hit out at fellow African footballers, claiming a “fatalistic resignation” has prevented more players from the continent reaching the summit of the game. The four-time African Footballer of the Year was ...

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Capital FM Kenya   

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 ...

2015-11-07 Uganda Entertainment

Vision to give Pope reader's messages   
New Vision
Vision Group has announced the platforms on which messages to the Pope will be received. Under the campaign; Send us your message; we shall hand it over to Pope Francis, Vision Group wants to link its readers to the pope. The chief executive officer, ...

2015-11-07 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 it will cover extra CO2 and fuel usage taxes paid by EU drivers   The Guardian
VW says will foot tax bill for carbon emissions blunder   Business Standard
VW pledges to pay customers' added tax on CO2   Deutsche Welle
Zee News   
The Chosun Ilbo   
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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 ...
Droid Turbo 2 Review: Definitely Shatterproof, But Also an Eyesore   Gizmodo
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
Hamilton Spectator   
insideTORONTO.com   
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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 ...

2015-11-07 Uganda Business

International markets roundup   
Trading Room
NEW YORK - Facebook shares have bolted higher following a big earnings jump as US equities registered modest gains in opening trade. Five minutes into trade on Thursday, Facebook was up 4.6 per cent after posting an 11 per cent gain in third-quarter ...

2015-11-07 Uganda World

The Guardian   

Dozens missing in BHP-Vale mine disaster in Brazil as rescue continues   
The Guardian
Rescue teams searched through mud and debris on Friday for dozens of people missing after a pair of dams collapsed at a Brazilian mine owned by two of the world's biggest iron ore producers. Walls of water filled with mining waste cascaded downhill ...
UPDATE 5-Dozens missing in Brazil mine disaster, death toll uncertain   Reuters
Search ongoing for missing in Brazil mine disaster, death toll uncertain   Daily Mail
Brazilian village buried in mudslide   CBC.ca
Telegraph.co.uk   
ABC Online   
Fox News Latino   
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Reuters   

US patrol sought to avoid provocation, not reinforce China island claim: officials   
Reuters
WASHINGTONThe U.S. Navy deliberately avoided military drills or other actions that could have further inflamed tensions with Beijing during a patrol last week near islands China has built in the South China Sea, U.S. officials said. "We wanted to ...
US Wants China to be Part of Asian Security System: Ashton Carter   NDTV
EU urges peaceful settlement in disputed sea   ABS CBN News
Chinese warship and US destroyer keep it friendly in South China Sea   New York Post
新华搜索 - 新华网   
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New York Times   

In Protesting Against Israel, Youth in Gaza Also Defy Hamas   
New York Times
El BUREIJ, Gaza Strip — The Palestinian youths huddled in the prohibited zone along the fence separating Gaza from Israel on Friday, cloaked by thick smoke pluming from flaming tires as they hurled rocks at Israeli jeeps. A tear gas canister came ...
Three Israelis wounded as violence in Hebron escalates   The Guardian
Palestinians shut Arab newspaper, allegedly over report on Israel ties   Ynetnews
Palestinian shooting attacks signal escalation in West Bank   CBS News
Haaretz   
Xinhua   
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The Guardian Nigeria   

Moscow Needs An Exit Strategy for Its Syrian Quagmire   
Huffington Post
Russia, on the surface, appears strong and triumphant in diplomatic meetings and its military adventures in Syria. Russian President Vladimir Putin seems confident about his ability to impose one fait accompli after the other on all sides. Putin is ...
Syrian rebels hold ground despite Russian strikes   OCRegister
Russian air attack blamed for 19 civilian deaths in Isil town   Telegraph.co.uk
More than 40 people killed in Russian strikes in Raqqa   ARA News

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THE BUSINESS TIMES   

Protests in Taiwan as Ma leaves for meet with Xi   
THE BUSINESS TIMES
Taiwanese protesters shout slogans and hold banners against Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou and Chinese President Xi Jinping meeting in Singapore, outside Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan on Nov 07, 2015. PHOTO: EPA. Comments. Share. Nov 7 ...

2015-11-07 Uganda Africa

Vanguard   

Pro-Biafra protests ground activities in Onitsha   
Vanguard
Activities were yesterday grounded in Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra State and its environs by youth sympathetic to Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who were protesting the continued detention of their leader, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu. One of the ...

2015-11-07 Uganda Uganda

NDTV   

NRM launches manifesto for 2016-2021   
Independent
President Yoweri Museveni in his capacity as the National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential flag-bearer, has launched the party manifesto for the period 2016-2021. While launching the manifesto at Imperial Royale Hotel Kampala, Museveni outlined ...

2015-11-06 Uganda Health

The American Bazaar   

Startling rise in death of middle-aged white men, women in the US   
The American Bazaar
A significant portion of white, middle-aged Americans has experienced a startling rise in its death rate since 1999, according to a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The mortality rate for white men and ...

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Irish Independent   

Layla (1) becomes first person to be cured of cancer using 'designer' DNA   
Irish Independent
A one-year-old girl has become the first person in the world to be free of leukaemia through a ground-breaking genetic editing technique which creates designer immune cells to fight cancer. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments.
A Novel Cell Therapy Untested in Humans Saves Baby With Cancer   New York Times
Our little miracle! Baby girl battling leukaemia saved by 'revolutionary' cell ...   Daily Mail
'Miracle' leukaemia recovery from Layla, 1, after world first treatment   Durham Times
New Zealand Herald   
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BBC News   

In a first, tapeworm spreads tumours to man   
Times of India
MIAMI: Stunned scientists described the first known case of a man infected with tumours by a common parasitic tapeworm, raising concern about more such infections that may go undetected. "We were amazed when we found this new type of disease ...

2015-11-06 Uganda Science

New York Times   

Solar Storms Strip Air From Mars, NASA Says   
New York Times
The air on Mars — what there is of it — is leaking away, about half a pound a second sputtering into space, scientists announced on Thursday. The planet's early atmosphere is thought to have been as thick as or thicker than Earth's today, and even ...
Tim Peake: Science, housework and fun   BBC News
Nasa reveals solar winds stripped Mars' atmosphere   Telegraph.co.uk
NASA drops Boeing from space station cargo competition   Reuters
USA TODAY   
13WMAZ   
FTC Publications   
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Washington Post   

New York is investigating Exxon Mobil for allegedly misleading the public ...   
Washington Post
This story has been updated. The state of New York is investigating whether Exxon Mobil misled the public and investors about the risks of climate change, a move sought by environmentalists that could signal a broader reckoning with the conduct of big ...

2015-11-06 Uganda Sports

New Vision   

Cranes gear up for Togo; Museveni chief guest   
New Vision
FUFA President Eng Moses Magogo (middle) and Coach Sredejovic Micho (2nd R) with some of the Cranes foreign players who have jetted in for the Togo Match. (Photo: Silvano Kibuuka). mail. img. newvision. mail; img. By Swalley Kenyi 2018 FIFA World ...

2015-11-06 Uganda Entertainment

Fox News   

What Bond got right   
The News International
Britain's intelligence services chose the release of the new James Bond movie, Spectre, to go on both a charm offensive and a recruitment drive last week. Just as the latest 007 film hit the screens, so too did an unusual splurge of media coverage. MI6 ...
5 things to know about Bond's Aston Martin DB10 before seeing 'Spectre'   Mashable
License to thrill: 8 of the finest James Bond action scenes   Hindustan Times
BOOK REVIEW: 'Trigger Mortis'   Washington Times
Daily Mail   
Entertainment Weekly   
People Magazine   
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E! Online   

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton, Take Note: 11 TV Co-Star Couples Who Have ...   
E! Online
Can co-star couples really last in Hollywood once the cameras stop rolling? The Voice fans everywhere were shouting "I knew it!" when it was confirmed that coaches Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are officially dating. Soon after that initial excitement ...

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Irish Independent   

Fashionistas queue overnight for designer clothes collection   
Irish Independent
Brave shoppers queued overnight to be the first in line to purchase clothes from a new designer collection. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. The Balmain X H&M collection is a highly anticipated collaboration between the ...
After 3-day queue, shoppers wipe Balmain x H&M collection off shelves   AsiaOne
People around the world lose their minds over Balmain x H&M collection   Sydney Morning Herald
Shoppers queue up for low-cost offering from French designer   New Zealand Herald
Times LIVE   
The Straits Times   
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Daily Mail   

Justin Bieber admits his relationship with mother Pattie has become 'pretty ...   
Daily Mail
Earlier this year he thanked his mother for not giving up on him and for helping him end his 'stupid phase'. But sadly, in a new interview with Billboard, Justin Bieber has shed light on how his once close relationship with Pattie Mallette has changed ...
Bieber lets rip at child stardom   Sydney Morning Herald
Justin Bieber distanced from mother   TV3.ie
'I was distant because I was ashamed' - Justin Bieber rebuilding trust with mum   TVNZ
NEWS.com.au   
Yahoo7 News   
Mashable   
Billboard   
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BBC News   

Malala Yousafzai: Her father's daughter   
BBC News
It's been three years since the name Malala Yousafzai entered the collective consciousness, when the then unknown 15-year-old Pakistani girl was shot by the Taliban for defying their ban on female education in the country's Swat Valley. Her subsequent ...
I am feminist thanks to you, Malala tells Emma   The Nation
Ziauddin Yousafzai: 'My dream for my daughter Malala'   International Business Times UK
Men should step forward to make equal rights a reality, Malala Yousafzai tells ...   Firstpost
9news.com.au   
Sydney Morning Herald   
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Starpulse.com   

Adele Says The Idea Of Fame 'Terrifies' Her   
Starpulse.com
Adele revealed that although she is one of the best-known singers in the world, the idea of fame terrifies her. Adele released her first single off of her first album in three years, "Hello" to huge acclaim by both the music industry and fans. In the ...

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Vogue Australia   

A model tells first-hand what it's like to be at a Victoria's Secret casting ...   
Vogue Australia
Bridget Malcolm will be on the runway with Victoria's Secret for the first time this year. I first started shooting for Victoria's Secret in 2013, which was a dream come true in itself. My first major catalogue shoot was with Lily Aldridge – and I ...
Candice Swanepoel Battling Flu Ahead Of Victoria's Secret Fashion Show   Contactmusic.com
Jourdan Dunn pulls out of Victoria's Secret show after 'BS' tweeting   The Times (subscription)
Lily Aldridge: Fantasy Bra fitting as great as a marriage proposal   TV3.ie
AsiaOne   
Daily Mail   
Huffington Post   
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