en-ug-hotdailynews: 6月 2015

2015年6月30日星期二

2015-07-01 Uganda Health

New Cases of Ebola Put an End to Liberia's Status as Virus-Free
New York Times
MONROVIA, Liberia — More than a month after Liberia was declared free of Ebola, at least two new cases have emerged, the first discovered when the body of a 17-year-old boy tested positive for the virus, officials said Tuesday. The World Health ...

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2015-07-01 Uganda Science

Leap second: all the latest developments and reaction – live!
The Guardian
You just had one of the longest hours of your life. At midnight GMT, clocks added an extra second to allow atomic clocks to stay in sync with the Earth's rotation. Will the internet fall apart? Follow all the latest developments on our live blog ...
Leap second added to Aussie clocks   The Australian (blog)
The proper care and feeding of your leap second   Washington Post (blog)
why we need to keep adding leap seconds   Sydney Morning Herald
ABC Online (blog)
Bangkok Post
LA Magazine
all 862 news articles »

Irish Independent

UK at risk of asteroid tsunami 'that could kill hundreds of thousands'
Irish Independent
PARTS of the UK are at risk from an asteroid tsunami that could kill hundreds of thousands of people living in coastal regions, scientists have warned. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Experts at the ...
Happy Asteroid Day: We Are Woefully Unprepared!   Newsweek
Stand down, Bruce: No need to worry about asteroids hitting the earth   Stuff.co.nz
Asteroid Day focuses on threat from near Earth objects   The Space Reporter
Penny4NASA (blog)
International Business Times AU
Rapid News Network
all 92 news articles »

Celestial conjunction: Jupiter and Venus prepare to dance
ABC Online
Although they are millions of kilometres apart, Venus and Jupiter will appear to be side by side, separated by just a fraction of a degree tonight. The planets have been moving closer together over the past few weeks.
Star of Bethlehem? Jupiter and Venus converge in night sky   Christian Science Monitor
Venus-Jupiter Conjunction Visible on July 1   Patch.com
Jupiter and Venus align above Tekapo   Stuff.co.nz
Mashable
WOODTV.com
9NEWS.com
all 493 news articles »

Rich countries' $100bn promise to fight climate change 'not delivered'
Stuff.co.nz
The Atlantic Ocean washes up at Arpoador rock in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The country's environment minister was among those from developing nations annoyed at the developed world's "continued lack of any clear road map" to provide a promised $100bn ...

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2015-07-01 Uganda Sports

Sydney Morning Herald

Wimbledon 2015: Eugenie Bouchard double faults with black bra
Sydney Morning Herald
Click here for full coverage of Wimbledon 2015 · The lowdown: Wimbledon 2015 · The steep decline of Eugenie Bouchard · Eugenie Bouchard and Simona Halep fall in the first round. Wimbledon has been rocked by a scandal so disgraceful, so shocking, that ...

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2015-07-01 Uganda Entertainment

Sydney Morning Herald

Apple Music 'tainted' by decision to censor songs, titles on Beats 1 radio station
Sydney Morning Herald
Meet Zane Lowe, the DJ scratching out Beats 1 for Apple Music · Apple Music is almost here: everything you need to know. Subscribers to Apple's brand new Beats 1 radio station may be disappointed to discover the music streaming service only plays the ...

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2015-07-01 Uganda Technology

Facebook opens South Africa office: Nicola Mendelsohn – VP for EMEA, Facebook
Moneyweb.co.za
HANNA BARRY: Social media network Facebook today opened its South African office. We are joined now on the line by Nicola Mendelsohn, Facebook vice-president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Nicola, thanks for your time today. How many users ...

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2015-07-01 Uganda Business

Reuters

Euro slips after Greece misses IMF repayment deadline
Reuters
SYDNEY/TOKYO The euro slipped in Asia on Wednesday with Greece's fate still hanging in the balance after it became the first advanced economy to ever be in arrears to the International Monetary Fund. The common currency eased 0.2 percent to $1.1128 ...

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2015-07-01 Uganda World

Sydney Morning Herald

Two huge planes plough into one street: ten years apart
Sydney Morning Herald
2005 Medan plane crash toll reaches 149. Jakarta: An Indonesian military transport plane that crashed into a northern residential area of Medan on Tuesday was carrying 113 people, an air force spokesman said. It passed overhead a few times, really low.
Indonesia military plane crash toll rises to 141   Times of India
Indonesia police official says 141 bodies recovered from military plane crash ...   Washington Post
Plane crash death toll tops 140   Irish Independent
TIME
The Indian Express
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IS beheads two civilian women in Syria
The Hindu
The Islamic State group has beheaded two women in Syria on accusations of “sorcery”, the first such executions of female civilians in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Tuesday. “The Islamic State group executed two women by beheading ...

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2015-07-01 Uganda Africa

Belfast Telegraph

Man held over Nigeria girls' kidnap
Belfast Telegraph
Nigerian troops have arrested a businessman accused of "participating actively" in Boko Haram's mass abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls from a town. Ads by Google. Defence Ministry s pokesman Major General Chris Olukolade said Babuji Ya'ari headed a ...

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2015-07-01 Uganda Uganda

Gen. Mugisha Muntu Steps Aside as Besigye Returns
Independent
Forum for Democratic Change Party President, General Mugisha Muntu has stepped aside from his position as he prepares to contest as the flag bearer of the Uganda's leading opposition party. Gen. Muntu's announcement comes day after former party ...

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2015年6月29日星期一

2015-06-30 Uganda Health

45% of Ugandan men have children with multiple partners
New Vision
Ugandan men are ranked among the highest in the world in fathering children with more than one woman, according to a new report. The State of the World's Fathers report indicates that 45% of Ugandan men have children with multiple women. This means ...

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2015-06-30 Uganda Science

NDTV

Falcon Rocket Explosion Leaves SpaceX Launch Schedule in Tatters
NDTV
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the unmanned Dragon cargo capsule on board appearing to explode shortly after launching from Florida. submit to reddit; inShare; Add to Flipboard Magazine. CAPE CANAVERAL: SpaceX on Monday was searching for what ...

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2015-06-30 Uganda Sports

Vipers SC celebrates successes, launches ambitious plan for future
NTV Uganda
The team has only been in existence for 10 years, but Vipers SC already has two topflight league titles to its name. An error occurred. Unable to execute Javascript. The team has only been in existence for 10 years, but Vipers SC already has two ...

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Rugby: Hardworking Lady Cranes hoping to be as colourful as a rainbow
NTV Uganda (blog)
With socks in different hues (one purple, another yellow), luminous green boots, and clipboard on laps, Helen Buteme cut the image of an old-fashioned coach as she cast a watchful eye from the stands at Legends Club on players who were hoping to make ...

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2015-06-30 Uganda Entertainment

U.S. News & World Report

Apple Music is almost here — everything you need to know
Sydney Morning Herald
You've probably heard of this new music subscription service launching from Apple, thanks to pop star Taylor Swift. After a short tiff over royalty rates, Apple and Swift are back together again. And now, Apple Music is prepared for launch. The service ...
Dr. Dre Joins Taylor Swift By Making This Major Album Move   MTV.com
AC/DC ends streaming resistance as Apple Music launches   Los Angeles Times
Apple aims for bigger bite of music market   BBC News
New York Times
New Zealand Herald
Irish Independent
all 687 news articles »

Entebbe Raid series: Part 3
New Vision
THE STORY SO FAR . . . On June 27, 1976, an Air France plane carrying 248 passengers was hijacked en route to Paris from Tel Aviv, Israel and diverted to Entebbe. With just a few hours to the expiry of a deadline after which the hijackers would begin ...
Review: Operation Thunderbolt   Jewish Chronicle

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Digital Migration Deadline Is Illegal
AllAfrica.com
For some 30 African countries, including the technologically advanced North African giants Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria and Egypt, the deadline for digital migration is 2020. But Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has insisted and implemented the ...

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2015-06-30 Uganda Technology

International Business Times

Verizon Lumia 735 Price Slashed To Only $30 On-Contract
International Business Times
The Verizon Lumia 735, one of the most-awaited Lumia phones in the U.S., started selling in the third week of June with a price tag of $80 on-contract, and now it's avaialable for even less, with a price cut of $50. However, there is no change in the ...
Microsoft Lumia 430 Dual Sim review: Worthy addition in battle of budget ...   The National
Microsoft launches smartphone line   East African Business Week
Microsoft unveils 3 new smartphones in Uganda   Telecompaper (subscription)

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Christian Science Monitor

Amid antitrust investigation, report accuses Google of rigging its searches ...
Christian Science Monitor
A new report alleges that Google tampered with search results to highlight its own services and drive out competitors. Is it ethical for Google searches to suppress rivals? By Graham Starr, Staff Writer June 29, 2015. Save for later Saved · About video ...
Yelp researchers take aim at Google search results   Los Angeles Times
Study Suggests That Google Has Its Thumb on Scale in Search   New York Times
Yelp study claims that Google 'knowingly' worsens search results   Engadget
Fortune
Boston Globe
Business Insider
all 93 news articles »

Mashable

Targeting 1 billion people, Facebook to open its first African office
Mashable
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addresses the internet.org summit in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. Image: AP Photo/Press Trust of India/Associated Press. Ariel. By Ariel BogleAustralia 2 minutes ago. The battle for Internet users in Africa has ...
Facebook opens first African office   EJ Insight
Facebook Axes Zimbabwe, Settles its First Africa Office in Jo'burg   ZimEye - Zimbabwe News
Facebook eyeing next billion users with upcoming Africa office   SlashGear
iTech Post
CDA News
Businessinsider India
all 60 news articles »

MOBOfree Launches ID Verification Option for Users in Nigeria and Uganda
TechCabal
In what is obviously an attempt to inspire trust in their users, classified ads platform and marketplace, MOBOfree has announced the launch of an ID verification drive in Nigeria and Uganda. The user authentication process requires that prospective ...
MOBOfree launches First-of-a-Kind ID Verification program in Nigeria and Uganda   PC Tech Magazine
MOBOfree launches ID verification programme   Security Document World (press release)

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AOL in Deal With Microsoft to Take Over Display Ad Business
New York Times
When the deal for Verizon to buy AOL was announced last month, executives from both companies said AOL was an appealing acquisition because of its advertising technology. On Monday, AOL showed some of the value in announcing a deal with Microsoft.
Uber grabs mapping tech, employees from Microsoft   Computerworld
Microsoft to drop display ad biz, cut 1200 jobs Bloomberg   Moneycontrol.com
Microsoft sends display ad business to AOL   USA TODAY
The Seattle Times
PCWorld
The Guardian
all 193 news articles »

Debut of iPhone 8 years ago hid its potential
Boston Globe
Eight years later, it's easy to remember the first delicious shock of using an iPhone. June 29, 2007, was day one, the day Apple Inc.'s new smartphone went on sale, the day it first fell into our hands. And the wonder of that first experience comes ...
Surprise! Apple iPhone 6S specs include Force Touch (rumors of iPhone 7 ...   Computerworld
iPhone history: How the iPhone has evolved since its debut in 2007   New York Daily News
Apple report reveals experimental new feature in next iPhone   Christian Science Monitor

all 278 news articles »

Livemint

Facebook Lite for Android launched in India
The Hindu
Facebook on Monday launched a new version of its app for Android phones in India. Aimed at emerging markets, Facebook Lite is a lighter version that has been optimised for slower data connections. “There are a large number of users, who are on 2G, and ...

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2015-06-30 Uganda Business

Greece considers legal action to stop expulsion from Eurozone
The Australian
Greece could seek legal action to stop the country being forced out of the eurozone if it fails to seal a debt deal. Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis. Source: AFP. “The Greek government will make use of all our legal rights,” Greek Finance ...
Europe stares down Greece   The Australian Financial Review
EU's Juncker said to have made last-minute offer to Greece   Livemint
'No' vote by Greece means turning back on EU: Jean-Claude Juncker   Financial Express
Reuters Africa
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East African Business Week

Tanzania hospitality sector set to expand
East African Business Week
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – The government has said the domestic hospitality sub-sector is in an expansion phase. Speaking to the East African Business Week recently at the occasion of the official opening of the Ramada Resort in Dar es Salaam, Pereira ...

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2015-06-30 Uganda World

Egypt cancels 30 June celebrations as country mourns death of top prosecutor
Firstpost
Cairo: Egypt has cancelled celebrations marking the second anniversary of the 30 June revolution which ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, as the country mourns the killing of Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat. Police inspect the site of the car ...

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2015-06-30 Uganda Africa

BDlive

Peace Eludes South Sudan as Rivals Hold Talks
New York Times
NAIROBI, Kenya — Even as South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir, and his longtime rival, the rebel leader Riek Machar, met here at the behest of Kenya's president to end South Sudan's civil war, Mr. Machar's forces captured the strategic city of Malakal.
South Sudan, mired in conflict, squeezes budget   Reuters
Rebels Recapture South Sudan's Oil Hub Malakal   Wall Street Journal
South Sudanese leaders hold five-hour direct talks in Nairobi   Coastweek
The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
StarAfrica.com
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PinkNews

Mozambique decriminalises homosexuality
PinkNews
While the law had not been enforced since the African country gained independence in 1975, it was still technically illegal to be “habitually engage[d] in vices against nature.” It was a hangover from colonial Portuguese codes, dating from 1886, and ...

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2015-06-30 Uganda Uganda

Uganda Radio Network

Besigye to stand in FDC flag-bearer elections
NTV Uganda
Dr. Besigye, who is abroad, sent his aide Francis Mwijukye to pick the nomination forms from the FDC Electoral Commission on Monday. An error occurred. Unable to execute Javascript. In the strongest indication yet that he may take his fourth shot at ...
29 Jun, 13:59 - Besigye Picks Nomination Form for 2016   Uganda Radio Network

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Entebbe Raid series: Part 3
New Vision
THE STORY SO FAR . . . On June 27, 1976, an Air France plane carrying 248 passengers was hijacked en route to Paris from Tel Aviv, Israel and diverted to Entebbe. With just a few hours to the expiry of a deadline after which the hijackers would begin ...
Review: Operation Thunderbolt   Jewish Chronicle

all 2 news articles »

Makerere University (School of Public Health)
New Vision
The Academic Registrar of Makerere University invites applications for admission to Master of Public Health Disaster Management (Full-time) programme for 2015/16 Academic Year. It is a two-year programme open to both Ugandans and International ...

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2015年6月28日星期日

2015-06-29 Uganda Health

Sierra Leone Telegraph

Is Sierra Leone sleep walking into another round of Ebola epidemic?
Sierra Leone Telegraph
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa which has taken the life of over 11,000 people in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, may have significantly receded, especially with Liberia being declared Ebola free, but Sierra Leone and Guinea continue to record new ...

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2015-06-29 Uganda Science

Corals adapting to global warming: Study
Times of India
WASHINGTON: At a time when global warming is threatening the very survival of coral reefs, some coral populations already have genetic variants necessary to tolerate warm ocean waters, a new study says. Humans can also help to spread these genes by ...

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2015-06-29 Uganda Sports

East African Business Week

Uganda gets 2012 London Olympic Stadium wrap
East African Business Week
KAMPALA, Uganda - The 2012 London Olympics games may have ended over three years ago but Uganda is one of the few countries that is relieving the games having recently received part of the stadium wrap. The £7 million fabric 'wrap' surrounding the ...

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2015-06-29 Uganda Entertainment

Uganda plans total analogue blackout by August
East African Business Week
KAMPALA, Uganda - Analogue broadcasting will be completely phased out in Uganda by the end of August this year. This was confirmed by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) Director for Broadcasting, Fred Otunnu, last week.
Digital migration deadline is illegal   Independent

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Philippine Star

Movie dudes, sexy girls and the Hollywood scene
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - The title Entourage (änt-u-'razh) pretty much gives away the content of the movie, whether entourage as people (gang or barkada), wedding participants or surroundings. It is about contemporary Hollywood types and their shenanigans, ...

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2015-06-29 Uganda Technology

Apple Suppliers Said to Start Making New IPhone With Force Touch
Bloomberg
Apple Inc.'s suppliers have started initial production of new iPhone models with a feature called Force Touch, which senses how hard users are pressing down on a screen, people with knowledge of the matter said. Its newest iPhones, in the same 4.7-inch ...

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2015-06-29 Uganda Business

Hindu Business Line

Africa's demographics not time bomb
Independent
While advanced economies are facing the problem of an aging population, one of Africa's most attractive assets both domestically and internationally is that it holds the world's largest youth demographic. To those keeping close tabs on Africa, this burgeoning ...

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2015-06-29 Uganda World

French Assailant Texted Beheading Photo to Canadian Number
New York Times
PARIS — The man accused of beheading his employer and setting off an explosion at an American chemical factory in southeastern France used a smartphone application to send a gruesome photograph of himself with the victim's head, a French official said ...

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2015-06-29 Uganda Africa

Independent Online

Mineworkers blast Marikana findings
Independent Online
Marikana - Mineworkers in Marikana have blasted the Farlam Commission of Inquiry report for finding against the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu). About 2 000 mineworkers braved the cold weather in Wonderkop, Marikana, ...

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2015-06-29 Uganda Uganda

Arrest. Expel. Block
Independent
NRM top bosses at the national conference at Namboole in Dec 2014. File PhotoArrest. Expel. Block. The Independent has learnt that those are the three main options several meetings of NRM leaders on the Amama Mbabazi issue have been discussing.

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UPC uncertain about its future
New Vision
Uganda Peoples Congress president elect, Jimmy Akena addressing journalists during a press conference at UPC party headquarters at Uganda House on June 24, 2015. PHOTO/TABITHA MORAA ...

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2015年6月27日星期六

2015-06-28 Uganda Health

Researchers frustrated by failure to roll out 'game-changing' Ebola test
Nature.com
A simple, fast kit for Ebola diagnosis was approved four months ago, but has yet to make it to the field. Declan Butler. 26 June 2015. Article tools. Rights & Permissions. Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images. An inexpensive, rapid test kit for Ebola was ...

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2015-06-28 Uganda Science

Corals adapting to global warming: Study
Times of India
WASHINGTON: At a time when global warming is threatening the very survival of coral reefs, some coral populations already have genetic variants necessary to tolerate warm ocean waters, a new study says. Humans can also help to spread these genes by ...

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2015-06-28 Uganda Sports

Corporate bodies, individuals inject sh236m in EA Military Games
New Vision
The dinner was at UPDF headquarters in Mbuya was hosted by the CDF Gen. Katumba Wamala (left). (Credit: Mpalanyi Ssentongo). mail. img. newvision. mail; img. By Samson Opus Preparations for this year's East African Military Games and Cultural event ...

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2015-06-28 Uganda Entertainment

Jeremy Piven: Not a diva, nor a jerk
gulfnews.com
Jerry Ferrara, Kevin Connolly, Jeremy Piven, Adrian Grenier and Kevin Dillon in Warner Bros. Pictures' EntImage Credit: ( 1 of 2 ). ‹› Published: 18:19 June 27, 2015 Tabloid. By Julia Llewellyn Smith, The Telegraph Group Limited, London 2015 ...

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2015-06-28 Uganda Technology

Qi Wireless Charging to Become as Fast as Qualcomm's Wired Quick Charge 2.0
NDTV
The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC), a Qi wireless charging standard group, has announced new specifications. With the updated specifications, the Qi wireless charging will now support charging at up to 15 watts of power - the same offered by ...

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2015-06-28 Uganda Business

UN warns of increase in heroin deaths
Irish Examiner
The UN drug body has warned that record poppy output in Afghanistan will translate into a spike in heroin-induced deaths, with death rates already rising in Europe and the US. Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan reached its highest level last year since ...

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2015-06-28 Uganda World

Taiwan Water Park Blast Leaves Hundreds Injured
New York Times
HONG KONG — Hundreds of people were injured at a water park in Taiwan on Saturday when a cloud of colored powder exploded in the air over a crowd during a live event, erupting into a huge fireball, the island's official Central News Agency reported.
More than 500 injured after fire breaks out following explosion in Taiwan water ...   ABC Online
Taiwan water park fire injures 350   Irish Independent
200 injured in explosion at Taiwan water park   DAWN.com
The Guardian
Focus Taiwan News Channel
Channel News Asia
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Burundi crisis escalates as opposition boycotts elections
The Nation
BUJUMBURA - Opposition parties said on Friday they would boycott Burundi's elections in protest at the president's bid for a third term and over concerns voting would not be fair, escalating the African nation's worst political crisis since a civil war ended in ...

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