2015-02-01 Uganda Health

AsiaOne   

"Mutant mosquitoes" may stop spread of deadly diseases in Florida Keys   
CBS News
Look out, mutants are coming to the Florida Keys. Mutant mosquitoes, that is. Millions of them. At least that's the plan being considered by federal health officials to head off dengue fever and chikungunya -- two deadly, mosquito-borne diseases. A British ...

2015-02-01 Uganda Science

Zee News   

Urban areas experiencing intense heat waves globally   
Business Standard
For the past four decades, global warming has increased dramatically in cities, shows a new study led by an assistant professor of civil engineering Vimal Mishra at IIT-Gandhinagar. The trend appears to be growing faster in urban areas than in less-populated ...

2015-02-01 Uganda Sports

CNN   

Leekens accuses referee of 'forcing' Equatorial Guinea win   
Goal.com
Tunisia was leading until the dying seconds of the AFCON quarterfinal, when the official made a highly controversial decision which sparked fighting on the pitch. Tunisia boss Georges Leekens has accused the referee of "forcing" his side's controversial ...

2015-02-01 Uganda Entertainment

Meet Uganda's First Olympic Snowboarder   
Independent
Brolin Mawejje hopes to become the first Olympic snowboarder from Uganda, a country that has no snow. The 20-year-old pre-med student is the star of Far From Home, a documentary debuting at the Santa Barbara Film Fest on February 2. The film is a ...

2015-02-01 Uganda Technology

PCWorld   

Possible Galaxy S6 schematics leak, offering more details about Samsung's next ...   
PCWorld
We may have a slightly clearer picture at what Samsung is cooking up for its Galaxy S6. First up from the rumor mill is an image of three prototypes from PhoneArena, which have a flatter back design. It's unclear if one or any of these are the final build, but it ...

2015-02-01 Uganda Business

spyghana.com   

Uganda: Gov't To Divide Country Into Productive Agriculture Zones   
spyghana.com
Minister Tress Buchanayandi said government wanted to increase productivity by dividing the country into productive agriculture zones but that this has not been possible due to lack of information on the productivity of local soils. Currently, identification of ...

2015-02-01 Uganda World

NDTV   

Sisi: "Egypt faces long, tough battle against militants"   
Jerusalem Post Israel News
Sisi said Egypt was confronting the "strongest secret organisation in the world", a reference to the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inspects the guard of honor upon arriving at Khartoum International ...

2015-02-01 Uganda Africa

Aljazeera.com   

UN chief backs plan for AU forces to tackle Boko Haram   
Aljazeera.com
Ban Ki-moon backs African Union proposal to send soldiers to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria, as Chad bombs armed group. 01 Feb 2015 02:31 GMT | War & Conflict, Africa. All Social. Boko Haram's fight directly affected Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria ...

2015-02-01 Uganda Uganda

New Vision   

Uganda Investment Authority   
New Vision
Uganda Investment Authority is in the process of establishing a portfolio of industrial and business parks around the country to provide well planned and fully serviced sites to potential investors. Click here for more. The statements, comments, or opinions ...

2015-01-31 Uganda Health

BBC News   

Ebola crisis: Liberia delays school re-opening   
BBC News
Liberia has delayed planned re-opening of schools, saying they are not not yet fully prepared to prevent the spread of Ebola. The schools - closed in July - had been due to open on Monday, but teaching will now begin on 16 February. The BBC's Mark Doyle ...

2015-01-31 Uganda Science

AsiaOne   

Yes, it's hot in the city and getting hotter   
New Zealand Herald
From 1973 to 2012, the number of heatwaves per urban area rose by 0.3 of an event. Photo / Thinkstock. Urban heatwaves have become more frequent over the past 40 years, scientists report. A weather database of cities across the world reveals "significant" ...

2015-01-31 Uganda Sports

SuperSport (blog)   

Tunisia set to break semi-final jinx   
SuperSport (blog)
Ten years - that's how long it's been since Tunisia made an Afcon semi. Can they do it now? The proud North African nation take on hosts Equatorial Guinea on Saturday night hoping to end this jinx. So far, their tournament has gone well. The Carthage ...

2015-01-31 Uganda Entertainment

Metro   

Kanye West's new Only One music video features his daughter North West   
Metro
Kanye West has unveiled an adorable video for Only One that features his daughter North West. Directed by Spike Jonze, it sees a hooded Kanye strolling through a field hand in hand with little Nori. Yeezy premiered a clip of the vid on The Ellen DeGeneres ...

2015-01-31 Uganda Technology

Forbes   

Android Circuit: Galaxy S6 And S Edge Leaks, Samsung Still Scared, iPhone ...   
Forbes
Taking a look back at the week's news across the Android world, this week's Android Circuit highlights a number of stories including the lack of Lollipop 5.0 updates, Samsung's falling profits and how the company is damaging the Galaxy S6 before it is ...

2015-01-31 Uganda Business

New Vision   

URA Boss Takes Tax Gospel to Kikuubo Hub   
The Observer
Uganda Revenue Authority Commissioner General Doris Akol last week braved the hustle and bustle of downtown Kampala as she courted Kikuubo traders, telling them that their full taxable potential is not being realized. The meeting was arranged for Akol, ...

2015-01-31 Uganda World

Salon   

Zimbabwe's President Is Appointed Chairman of African Union   
New York Times
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, one of Africa's most divisive figures, was appointed to the rotating chairmanship of the African Union by the organization's leaders on Friday. Mr. Mugabe, 90, assumed the largely ceremonial role during the ...

2015-01-31 Uganda Africa

New York Times   

Apartheid death squad leader freed on parole   
Gulf Daily News
PRETORIA: Apartheid death squad leader Eugene de Kock, dubbed 'Prime Evil' for his role in the torture and murder of scores of black South African activists in the 1980s and early 1990s, was granted parole yesterday after more than 20 years in prison.
'Prime Evil,' pro-apartheid assassin, granted parole   CNN
The bigger outrage is that De Kock was following orders and those that gave ...   The Independent
Apartheid death squad leader Eugene de Kock killed her mother - and she ...   CBC.ca
Christian Science Monitor   
VICE News   
euronews   
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Salon   

Zimbabwe's President Is Appointed Chairman of African Union   
New York Times
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, one of Africa's most divisive figures, was appointed to the rotating chairmanship of the African Union by the organization's leaders on Friday. Mr. Mugabe, 90, assumed the largely ceremonial role during the ...

2015-01-31 Uganda Uganda

New Vision   

NCS disbands non-compliant Sports federations   
Kawowo Sports
In what appears a shocker in the Ugandan sports industry, The National Council of Sports has disbanded all sports associations that failed to comply with the new regulations. This was revealed on Friday evening with NCS making it clear that only two ...

2015-01-30 Uganda Health

Archbishop Ntagali backs Joint Medical Stores   
The Observer
Church of Uganda Archbishop Stanley Ntagali has appealed to health units to buy drugs and supplies from Joint Medical Stores (JMS) because of the “quality assurance” provided through excellent storage of the drugs and medical equipment. During a ...

2015-01-30 Uganda Science

NPR (blog)   

Scientists, General Public Have Divergent Views On Science, Report Says   
NPR (blog)
U.S. adults see various science-related topics much differently than do America's top scientists, with the two groups expressing widely divergent views on the safety of genetically modified foods, climate change, human evolution, the use of animals in research ...

2015-01-30 Uganda Sports

SuperSport   

Nations Cup heads into knockout stage   
Daily Mail
BATA, Equatorial Guinea, Jan 30 (Reuters) - At least one of the leading contenders for the African Nations Cup title will be eliminated at the weekend when Algeria meet the Ivory Coast in the quarter-finals. Sunday's clash in Malabo between two teams who ...

2015-01-30 Uganda Entertainment

USA TODAY   

I just want whatever Kim wants: Kanye wants   
Business Standard
Singer Kanye West said he wants whatever his wife Kim Kardashian West desires when it comes to having babies. The rapper admits he goes along with his wife's wishes when it comes to having kids and backed her up after she revealed that the pair have ...

2015-01-30 Uganda Technology

MiamiHerald.com   

Samsung's smartphone crown facing threat from Apple   
TODAYonline
SEOUL — Samsung lost the battle of the big phones last quarter as Apple's copycat large iPhone lured buyers in the crucial Chinese market. The South Korean firm said yesterday its October-to-December profit sank, with an improvement in its semiconductor ...

2015-01-30 Uganda Business

New Vision   

Uganda's Banking, Telecoms Industries May See Profits Surge   
Ventures Africa
VENTURES AFRICA – The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) predicts that a significant number of firms, mostly commercial banks and telecom companies could declare larger profits for the 2014 fiscal year than they did the year before. According to General ...

2015-01-30 Uganda World

Al Jazeera America   

Texas executes convicted killer with IQ of 67   
Los Angeles Times
A Texas inmate who had been described as intellectually disabled by civil rights advocates was put to death Thursday, officials said. Robert Ladd, 57, was pronounced dead at 7:02 p.m. at Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville, according to a spokeswoman ...

2015-01-30 Uganda Africa

The Nation   

Ban Ki-moon Launches Investigation of Three Protesters' Death in Mali   
Sputnik International
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has decided to launch an inquiry to determine the facts surrounding three protesters killed in Mali. Daily life at the under construction camp of the UN Peacekeepers in Gao, Mali. © Flickr/ UN Mission in Mali.
UN Orders Probe of Deadly Protest at UN Base in North Mali   The New Indian Express
UN chief launches inquiry of Mali protest deaths   GlobalPost
Mali leader pulls out of AU summit after deadly violence   Ahram Online
TODAYonline   
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Voice of America   

Study Finds Nigeria Presidential Poll Too Close to Call   
Voice of America
The presidential contest between Nigeria's incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and main rival General Mohammadu Buhari from the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) is too close to call, according to the latest Afrobarometer opinion poll.
Election coverage: Nigeria denies foreign journalists visas   The News
Over 5000 PDP members join APC in Kwara   The Nation Newspaper
Buhari has close relationship with Christians –Ngige   Daily Sun
Daily Times Nigeria   
Nigerian Tribune   
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Independent Online   

School denies class segregation   
Independent Online
Johannesburg - A Pretoria school on Thursday denied claims of racial segregation and said their pupils attended integrated classrooms. “Regarding the allegations of racial segregation at Curro Roodeplaat, we assure our stakeholders that Curro's learners ...

2015-01-30 Uganda Uganda

The Observer   

Minister Tumwebaze gets death threats   
The Observer
Frank Tumwebaze, the minister for the Presidency and Kampala, revealed in an interview yesterday that there are people who “want to kill me.” He said he is targeted for being a vocal activist of the ruling NRM and a defender of President Museveni.
Frank Tumwebaze not on forced leave   NTV Uganda
Minister Tumwebaze sacking rumour false - Gov't   New Vision

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The Observer   

EAC staff spend Shs 8bn on travel   
The Observer
The 90-page report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013 suggests that the East African Community as an institution “had major setbacks and challenges” during the year under review. The report was compiled by 14 members of the East African Legislative ...

2015-01-28 Uganda Health

The Sun Daily   

Uganda, fueling brain drain, sends MDs to Trinidad   
Frost Illustrated
(GIN)—For a country with less than 3,000 practicing doctors to treat 34.9 million people, Uganda's decision to send some 300 doctors to Trinidad and Tobago has raised the temperatures of the some of the local parliamentarians to the boiling point. According ...

2015-01-28 Uganda Science

ABC News   

Fun with Flaming Death   
Wired
Satya Nadella's Got a Plan to Make You Care About Microsoft. The First Step? Holograms · Letter From the Editor: Microsoft's Holographic Goggles Are Strange—But Kind of Awesome · Video · WIRED Video · Insider · WIRED Insider · Subscribe · Subscribe to ...

2015-01-28 Uganda Sports

Zee News   

Cameroon - Ivory Coast Preview: Renard leaps to Yaya Toure's defence   
Yahoo Singapore News
Ivory Coast coach Herve Renard fully admits Yaya Toure may struggle to replicate his Manchester City performances at international level. Renard's men face Cameroon in their final Africa Cup of Nations Group D fixture on Wednesday, knowing only a win ...

2015-01-28 Uganda Entertainment

Sydney Morning Herald   

The Fantastic Four teaser trailer: Marvel unveils superhero-free superhero movie   
Sydney Morning Herald
Movie session times · Full movies coverage. The first look at the latest superhero movie off the Marvel production line is remarkable in at least one respect: it doesn't have any superheroes in it. To be sure, it's a teaser trailer, the latest fad out of Hollywood, ...

2015-01-28 Uganda Technology

Detroit Free Press   

Facebook denies outage was caused by hackers   
The Australian Financial Review
Facebook has denied that it was taken down by hackers after it went offline on Tuesday along with Instagram. Photo: Reuters. Sophie Nicholson. Facebook and its Instagram photo-sharing site were interrupted temporarily on Tuesday, provoking panic, ...

2015-01-28 Uganda Business

The Observer (blog)   

Mortgages elude many Ugandans   
The Observer (blog)
Mathias Katamba is the managing director of Housing Finance bank, one of the leading banks in offering mortgage finance. He told Alon Mwesigwa why a lot needs to be done to see that more Ugandans get access to affordable houses. How do you assess ...

2015-01-28 Uganda World

New York Daily News   

First Lady criticized for not adhering to Saudi customs   
New York Daily News
First Lady Michelle Obama looked grim in Saudi Arabia as she stood behind President Obama to greet the new king and his all-male entourage — most of whom refused to shake her hand. The First Lady was criticized Tuesday for not covering her head ...

2015-01-28 Uganda Africa

Times LIVE   

Kano Hisbah arrests 12 suspected homosexuals   
Nigerian Tribune
THE Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 12 persons who assembled in a hotel on the outskirts of the state for alleged wedding of two suspected homosexuals, which is contrary to the law of the country. The suspected homosexuals, according to report, had ...

2015-01-28 Uganda Uganda

KFM   

700 turn up for police recruitment in Kampala   
KFM
The national police recruitment exercise has kicked off today in all regions of the country, primarily targeting police cadets. 500 police cadets are targeted across the country, with a minimum qualification of a degree, or its equivalent from a recognized ...

2015-01-27 Uganda Health

Nyasa Times   

Global Fund pledges $574m to Malawi for Aids fight –Minister   
Nyasa Times
Global Fund has pledged a total USD574 million to Malawi in order to help the country ably fight against Malaria, Tuberculosis and Hiv and Aids, the country's health minister has disclosed. Minister of Health Kalilani: Global Fund will make the money ...

2015-01-27 Uganda Science

Full-Time Whistle   

Mountain-sized asteroid that flew past earth had own moon   
Business Standard
NASA has released radar observations of the 325 meter-wide asteroid that flew safely past Earth, showing that the asteroid had its own moon. Asteroid 2004 BL86 was over 3 times the Earth-moon distance i.e. 1.2 million kilometers, Discovery News reported.
Keep your eyes on the sky for asteroid appearance   CTV News
Giant asteroid set to buzz Earth   The Nation
asteroid comes unusually close to Earth   Stuff.co.nz
Christian Science Monitor   
Forbes   
Discovery News   
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Green Prophet   

Forecasters take note: land use changes affect weather   
San Diego Jewish World
tel aviv university logo TEL AVIV (Press Release)—The night before the Israel Defense Forces' 1976 mission rescuing over 200 hostages from hijackers in Entebbe, Uganda, Tel Aviv University's Prof. Pinhas Alpert, then head of an Israel Air Force base ...

2015-01-27 Uganda Sports

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation   

Equatorial Guinea spark joyous celebrations by reaching quarters   
DAWN.com
EBEBIYIN: Equatorial Guinea sparked jubilant celebrations around the country on Sunday as the hosts snatched an unlikely African Nations Cup quarter-final place after a pulsating 2-0 win over neighbours Gabon. The victory in Bata ensured a second-place ...

2015-01-27 Uganda Entertainment

WCSH-TV   

Rotary District 7780 and Uganda   
WCSH-TV
Six musicians from various Rotary Clubs across the state travelled to Uganda last year as musical ambassadors. They worked with YPO Uganda, a musical youth organization. YPO will be the guests of the Rotary at a fundraiser on January 31st. News Center.

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CBC.ca   

Details about Joan Rivers' death emerge as lawsuit is filed   
CNN
(CNN) The estate of the late comedian Joan Rivers filed a lawsuit Monday in New York County Supreme Court detailing alleged missteps by the outpatient endoscopy facility and the physicians caring for Rivers during an August 28 procedure that the New ...

2015-01-27 Uganda Technology

Firstpost   

WikiLeaks blasts Google for quietly handing emails to government   
Daily News & Analysis
WikiLeaks, founded by Julian Assange, landed in the public spotlight in 2010 when it published a trove of classified government information, including leaked US diplomatic cables. WikiLeaks criticized Google Inc on Monday, alleging that the company waited ...

2015-01-27 Uganda Business

MediaPost Communications   

Esther Cepeda: An instructive yet unsatisfying look at Coke   
Chico Enterprise-Record
It's not often that I hate and love a book at the same time. Perhaps this is because I usually stick to nonfiction books written by journalists. Recently, however, I stumbled onto “Citizen Coke: The Making of Coca-Cola Capitalism” by Bartow Elmore, thinking I ...

2015-01-27 Uganda World

Irish Independent   

Saudi Arabia's new ruler and what it means for us   
Irish Independent
Published 27/01/2015 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. 01 of 2. Previous; Next. The new Saudi king Salman bin Abdul-Aziz al-Saud. Saudi Arabia's late King Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz al-Saud. King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz ...

2015-01-27 Uganda Africa

Daily Maverick   

Vas(t) uncertainties: What future for our corruption fighters?   
Daily Maverick
Grootes is the host of the Midday Report on Talk Radio 702 and 567 Cape Talk, and the Senior Political Correspondent for Eyewitness News. He's been part of the political hack pack since before the Polokwane Tsunami, and covers politics in a slightly ...

2015-01-27 Uganda Uganda

Fox News   

Pretrial of former child soldier begins in International Criminal Court   
The Globe and Mail
The list of crimes read out to the International Criminal Court – murder, enslavement, pillaging – painted Dominic Ongwen, a long-time commander for Uganda's notorious Lord's Resistance Army, as a monster. But when the accused spoke, he did so in the ...

2015-01-26 Uganda Health

The Guardian   

Tide turning in Ebola fight after hard lessons   
STLtoday.com
DAKAR, Senegal • A top U.N. official in the fight against Ebola greeted just three patients at one treatment center he visited last week in Sierra Leone. Families in Liberia are no longer required to cremate the remains of loved ones to halt the spread of the ...