2015-07-28 Uganda Health

East African Business Week   

Uganda Ups Fight Against Cancer   
AllAfrica.com
The fight against cancer in Uganda is at its peak as National Cancer Awareness Association (NCAA) runs a cancer week campaign at the Uganda museum grounds. According to cancer reports, there are 35,000 cases of cancer per year and 22,000 of these ...

2015-07-28 Uganda Science

Washington Times   

CAL THOMAS: Kepler-452b: Farway planet that could sustain intelligent life   
Washington Times
NASA has discovered the answer to all of our problems. It is another planet, a possible twin to Earth that could theoretically sustain life. This revelation could be bigger than Columbus “discovering” America, or Lewis and Clark finding the Northwest ...
NASA's Kepler Mission Identifies a Planet Similar to Eart   Echo Examiner
Earth-like Planet Astounds China and the Rest of the World   Yibada (English Edition)
200 billion stars   The Express Tribune (blog)
INFORUM   
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New York Times   

Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking Among Hundreds to Urge Ban on Military Robots   
New York Times
Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking, along with hundreds of artificial intelligence researchers and experts, are calling for a worldwide ban on so-called autonomous weapons, warning that they could set off a revolution in weaponry comparable to gunpowder ...

2015-07-28 Uganda Sports

New Vision   

Players from 10 African nations attend Uganda Professionals Golf event   
Xinhua
KAMPALA, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Foreign players from nine nations have arrived to compete in the 2015 Uganda Professionals Open Golf Championship. The event, running from July 28 to Aug. 1 at the par 72 Kitante course, has attracted players from Kenya, ...

2015-07-28 Uganda Entertainment

Lastonia Leviston to Get $2 Million More from 50 Cent   
WebProNews
50 Cent Can Be Sued For Posting Sex Tape With Rick Ross' Ex, Says Judge! (Wochit). 50 Cent may not be laughing anymore at a lawsuit filed by Rick Ross' ex Lastonia Leviston after Fiddy posted a sex tape with Lastonia on his website. Manhattan judge ...

2015-07-28 Uganda Technology

Sydney Morning Herald   

Microsoft hopes computer users show Windows 10 some love   
Sydney Morning Herald
Know someone required to use Microsoft Windows at work but who uses a Mac at home? Probably so. As Apple has hopped from a global afterthought to the world's fifth-largest computer maker, Microsoft's Windows operating system has endured on its status ...

2015-07-28 Uganda Business

Reuters   

Toshiba interim CEO Muromachi to stay on in role: media   
Reuters
TOKYO Toshiba Corp has decided to propose interim President Masashi Muromachi as a more permanent chief executive officer beyond September after a slew of executives resigned over their roles in the country's biggest accounting scandal in years, ...

2015-07-28 Uganda World

Los Angeles Times   

Ex-president APJ Abdul Kalam dies at 83, pushed for a nuclear India   
Los Angeles Times
Former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, known as the father of the country's military missile program, died Monday after collapsing while delivering a lecture, a top state official said. He was 83. Kalam was the nation's president from 2002 until ...
Nation Mourns People's President APJ Abdul Kalam; PM Modi to Receive Body at ...   NDTV
10 Rajaji Marg waits for former president APJ Abdul Kalam, one last time   The Indian Express
APJ Abdul Kalam's body flown to Delhi   Livemint
Firstpost   
Times of India   
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Firstpost   

Cuba, Malaysia removed from US human trafficking blacklist   
Firstpost
Washington: Democratic lawmakers and rights groups on Monday accused the State Department of politicizing its annual rankings of nations on their efforts to combat modern-day slavery, as key trading partner Malaysia was taken off a blacklist. Cuba was ...

2015-07-28 Uganda Africa

Sydney Morning Herald   

Obama meets Lucy, an ancient 'ancestor', in Ethiopia   
Sydney Morning Herald
Addis Ababa: , Barack Obama came to Africa partially to connect with the continent of his forefathers. On Monday, he met an ancestor of an altogether different kind: "Lucy", the 3.2 million-year-old partial skeleton of a hominid discovered in Ethiopia.
Barak Obama lauds Ethiopia over fight against al-Shabaab   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Obama pushes for end to South Sudan conflict   The Seattle Times
Obama in keynote African Union speech   9news.com.au
New York Times   
Hindustan Times   
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The Week Magazine   

Tourist suspected of illegally killing lion in Zimbabwe   
The Week Magazine
A tourist is suspected of paying a safari operator $55,000 in order to kill Cecil, a 13-year-old lion who lived in a national park in Zimbabwe. "He was the most beautiful animal". Tribute to Cecil, Zimbabwe's famous lion killed by hunter http://t.co ...
Death of Zimbabwe's famous lion Cecil sparks outrage   The Globe and Mail
Foreign hunter accused of killing Zimbabwe lion   The Nation
Safari tourist suspected in killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe   CNN
South China Morning Post (subscription)   
Mashable   
Slate Magazine (blog)   
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CHANNELS TELEVISION   

House Of Reps Deputy Speaker Says He Will Not Resign   
CHANNELS TELEVISION
Yusuf-Lasun deputy speaker The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives in Nigeria, Honourable Yusuf Lasun, has insisted that he will not be forced to resign as the Deputy Speaker of the House. Addressing members of the Abuja chapter of the ...

2015-07-28 Uganda Uganda

New Vision   

Police: Crime rates fell in the last six months   
NTV Uganda
Inspector General of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura has ordered with immediate effect the deployment of police personnel at all streets in the city. An error occurred. Try watching this video on www.youtube.com, or enable JavaScript if it is disabled in ...
Defilement, murder top police crime report   New Vision

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News24   

Ugandan MPs get bumper travel payout   
News24
Kampala - Ugandan members of parliament have been awarded a one-off payment of four times their monthly pay to supplement their travel expenses, a move that critics say is aimed at shoring up support before 2016 elections. Parliament's deputy ...

2015-07-27 Uganda Health

The Hindu   

World Head and Neck Cancer Day today   
The Hindu
Tobacco causes more than 80 per cent of head and neck cancer in India. It affects people in the most productive age. But a positive factor is that most of the deaths and ill health are preventable or cured if detected early. Treatment should be done in ...
“A timely need for responsible parties to take immediate action to...   Asian Tribune
'Head and neck cancer most common among Indian men'   Zee News
What is head and lung cancer?   The Hans India
TheHealthSite   
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East African Business Week   

Uganda ups fight against cancer   
East African Business Week
The fight against cancer in Uganda is at its peak as National Cancer Awareness Association (NCAA) runs a cancer week campaign at the Uganda museum grounds. According to cancer reports, there are 35,000 cases of cancer per year and 22,000 of these ...

2015-07-27 Uganda Science

Yahoo News   

What's life like on Kepler 452b? A little like this, maybe?   
Washington Post
I awoke from my cryopod with the tingling elbows and knees that I'd been told to expect as a consequence of extended hypertravel. I eased my bare feet onto the floor and did a couple of quick jumping jacks to get my blood flowing. Then I peered through ...
Kepler Mission Discovered a Kepler 452b -- Earth's Closest Living Relative   CruxialCIO
Finding Another Earth   Space Daily
Search for Another Home: NASA Discovers Most Earth-like Planet   Yibada (English Edition)
The Next Digit   
Bangkok Post   
Johnson City Press (subscription)   
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CTV News   

Icy plains, haze and a 'mountain in a moat': 5 curious new Pluto discoveries   
CTV News
From Milky Way reject to NASA's buzziest new enterprise, Pluto is once again basking in the intergalactic spotlight. Discovered in 1930 and dethroned as our solar system's ninth planet in 2006, Pluto shot back to stardom this week as new images from ...
NASA's New Horizons Uncovers Flowing Ices and a Vast Haze on Pluto   IGN
Amazing photo of Pluto's hazy atmosphere captured by New Horizons   NewsQuench
Pluto Looks Dazzling In This New Exaggerated Colour Image   Gizmodo Australia
News Every day   
R & D Magazine   
The Next Digit   
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Herald Sun   

Labor 'aspiring' to 50% renewables   
Business Spectator
Australia should be aspiring to a target of 50 per cent renewable energy by 2030, Labor says. In addition the party's national conference has agreed to a policy platform including application of carbon emission standards on motor vehicles. Climate ...
China's climate change plan represents decisive move   Irish Times
All states need to shift to zero-carbon economy: Mushahid   The Nation
SA seeks Paris climate talks detail   InDaily
The Express Tribune   
The Market Business   
The Age   
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Christian Science Monitor   

Climate change drove woolly mammoths to extinction, say scientists   
Christian Science Monitor
Dramatic climate shifts made it difficult for large animals such as the woolly mammoth to survive, new research confirms. By Laura Geggel, LiveScience July 26, 2015. Save for later Saved. close. This photo shows a museum worker inspecting a replica of ...
Extinction events linked to prehuman global warming   NEWS.com.au
Climate Warming Events Killed Off Woolly Mammoths, New Study Reveals   The Inquisitr
Mighty mammoths went extinct due to warming Earth   Zee News
Gizmodo Australia   
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NDTV   

Scientists to Hunt for Alien Life on Jupiter's Moons   
NDTV
The puzzling, fascinating surface of Jupiter's icy moon Europa looms large in this newly reprocessed color view, made from images taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990s. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute ...

2015-07-27 Uganda Sports

SuperSport   

Micho not driven by revenge   
SuperSport
Uganda coach Micho Sredojevic insists the Cranes will not have revenge on their mind when they face Togo in the 2018 Russia World Cup qualifiers. The Cranes, who were given a bye into the second round, were on Saturday drawn to face Togo in the ...

2015-07-27 Uganda Entertainment

The Independent   

50 Cent ordered to pay extra USD 2 Million in sex tape suit   
Business Standard
A Manhattan jury said 50 Cent should pay Lastonia Leviston USD 2 million in punitive damages on top of the USD 5 million they already found he should pay her for posting her sex tape online for millions to see. "I've been served justice by the courts ...
Judge adds on $2 million more to 50 Cent's losing $5 million lawsuit   Sun Times National
50 Cent Ordered To Pay $2 Million More To Lastonia Leviston For Releasing Sex Tape   uInterview.com (blog)
Court rubbishes 50 Cent's bankruptcy claims   New Vision
The Independent   
Philly.com (blog)   
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NEWS.com.au   

The MJ songs we'll never hear   
NEWS.com.au
MICHAEL Jackson's sound engineer says he has 20 unfinished tracks by the late pop star on his computer — but he isn't allowed to let anyone hear them. “I don't have the right to write the song titles or to let people hear them for the moment,” Michael ...
Rights To Michael Jackson Co-Written Simpsons Song 'Do The Bartman' Sold   RTT News
'Do The Bartman' Sold At Auction   Michael Jackson World Network

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Kenya now very secure   
East African Business Week
Kenya has suffered in the recent media, being touted as one the most insecure country. Even some respected news anchors have referred to Kenya as a 'Terrorism hotbed.' Well, the coming of no less than Obama himself, the president of the USA should tell ...

2015-07-27 Uganda Technology

Firstpost   

Microsoft Lumia 950, 950 XL Windows 10 flagships to feature iris scanner ...   
Firstpost
The recent report about Microsoft laying of more people, mostly from the phone division, had introduced some uncertainty to the future of its phone business. However, looks like, it won't stop the company from launching new Windows 10 smartphones ...
Windows 10 to reboot connections   The Australian
Microsoft launches free Windows 10 upgrade   Stuff.co.nz

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Times LIVE   

Study shows smartwatches vulnerable to hacking risk   
Times LIVE
Customer Chai Yeewei tries on an Apple Watch Edition collection watch at a luxury watch boutique in Singapore June 26, 2015. Image: EDGAR SU REUTERS. The surging market for smartwatches opens up new ground for hackers, according to researchers ...

2015-07-27 Uganda Business

The 2015 GES comes to a close   
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
The 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit came to a close Sunday evening with participants urging governments to work with the private sector in developing entrepreneurship policies. Solomon Asamoah, the Deputy Managing for Africa Development Fund ...

2015-07-27 Uganda World

Firstpost   

At least 13 dead after al- Shabaab attack Somali hotel   
Firstpost
Mogadishu: The Somali militant Islamist group al Shabaab attacked a Mogadishu hotel on Sunday, driving a car packed with explosives through the hotel gate and killing at least 13 people, a first responder and the rebel group said. A Reuters witness ...
12 Are Killed in Bombing Outside Hotel in Somalia   New York Times
US condemns 'abhorrent' Mogadishu attacks   The Sun Daily
Truck bomb hits Somali hotel, kills 12   Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Sky News Australia   
Xinhua   
Sunatimes   
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ABC Online   

Palestinians, Israeli police clash at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound   
ABC Online
Palestinian Muslim worshippers and Israeli police clashed at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound on Sunday, on the annual Jewish day of mourning for the Holy City's two destroyed Biblical temples. No serious injuries were reported at the site, which ...
Palestinian youths and Israeli police clash at al-Aqsa site   CNN International
Palestinian Youths Clash With Israeli Police in Jerusalem   New York Times
Police and protesters clash amid mounting tension at religious shrine   Irish Independent
Xinhua   
Press TV   
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Telegraph.co.uk   

Passenger held after arson attempt on Chinese plane   
DAWN.com
BEIJING: A man who tried to set fire to the cabin of a plane with more than 100 people aboard as it was landing in southern China early on Sunday was overpowered by fellow passengers and crew, reports said. Two of the 95 passengers suffered injuries ...
Passenger arrested after trying to set fire on Chinese plane   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Man tries to set fire on China jet midair   Times of India
Security probe after man sets fire to seat on domestic flight   ecns
The Chosun Ilbo   
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Reuters Africa   

Syria's Assad - Army focussing on holding most important areas   
Reuters Africa
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday the army had been forced to give up areas in order to hold onto more important ones in its fight with insurgents, and the scale of the war meant the military faced a manpower shortage.
Assad admits his army is exhausted and in retreat   The Australian (blog)
Shortage of troops takes toll on Assad   Irish Independent
Syria's embattled president admits manpower shortage   STLtoday.com
The Seattle Times   
ABC Online   
Los Angeles Times   
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New York Times   

Three Killed After Small Plane Crashes in Tokyo   
New York Times
TOKYO — A small plane crashed into a quiet neighborhood in Tokyo on Sunday, killing the pilot, a passenger and a woman on the ground, while three people were pulled alive from the wreckage, officials said. The single-engine propeller plane plowed into ...

2015-07-27 Uganda Africa

Los Angeles Times   

Obama strikes a chord with Kenyan women   
Los Angeles Times
Esther Nduta dreamed of finishing school and starting a business, but her parents took her out of school when she was 14 because they couldn't afford the fees. Now she spends her days doing menial jobs such as washing clothes and dishes to pay her ...

2015-07-27 Uganda Uganda

New Vision   

Bukenya, Sejusa advise DP factions to reconcile   
New Vision
Former Vice president Prof. Gilbert Bukenya hugs General David Sejusa during the opening of 2015 DP delegates conference at Katomi Garuga Entebbe on July 24, 2015. Photo/Ramadhan Abbey ...

2015-07-26 Uganda Health

New Vision   

Voice of head and neck cancer patients and their fight   
Business Standard
The Pink Hope Patient Support Group joined hands with The International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies (IFHNOS) and Indian Dental Association (IDA) to create voice of the head and neck cancer patients, an initiative to raise awareness ...

2015-07-26 Uganda Science

Nature World News   

New Horizons' Results: Flowing Ice, Haze, and Mysterious Plains on Pluto   
Nature World News
Four images from New Horizons' Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) were combined with color data from the Ralph instrument to create this enhanced global view of what Pluto may look like from 280,000 miles (450,000 kilometers) away. (Photo ...

2015-07-26 Uganda Sports

New Vision   

Sserunkuma inspires KCC to quarters   
SuperSport
Isaac Sserunkuma scored the lone strike as KCC overcame a stubborn Malakia side 1-0 in their last Group C encounter at the ongoing Cecafa Kagame Cup in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The forward capitalised on a through pass from Hakim Ssenkumba to ...

2015-07-26 Uganda Entertainment

Khaleej Times   

50 Cent to pay $2M in lawsuit   
Khaleej Times
Rapper 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III, exits after testifying in a lawsuit. (Reuters). Rapper 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III, exits after testifying in a lawsuit. (Reuters) ...

2015-07-26 Uganda Technology

The Seattle Times   

5 things you should know about Microsoft's Windows 10   
The Seattle Times
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at a January event demonstrating the new features of Windows 10. Nadella has said he wants customers to “love” the system. (Elaine Thompson/AP). A Dell laptop running Windows 10 was on display at the Microsoft ...

2015-07-26 Uganda Business

The News International   

Euro softens in Asia after Greece gains   
gulfnews.com
Tokyo: The euro lost early gains in Asia on Friday after getting a boost from progress in the Greek debt crisis, while the dollar rose against most Asian currencies as investors bet on a US rate hike this year. In Tokyo afternoon trade, the single ...
ASIA MARKETS ON BACK FOOT AHEAD OF GREECE VOTE   The Indian Panorama
Dollar hits new multi-year highs against emerging market units   Yahoo News UK

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EthioSports   

Airbnb Plans to Expand Further Across African Continent   
EthioSports
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 25, 2015/ — Airbnb (https://www.airbnb.com), the world's leading community-driven hospitality company, announced that its CEO, Brian Chesky will attend GES 2015 today to meet with entrepreneurs from around the world and explore ...

2015-07-26 Uganda World

Sydney Morning Herald   

Turkey threatens more air strikes in Syria, Iraq against Islamic State, PKK   
Sydney Morning Herald
Beirut: Turkey is hardening its stance against Islamic State and Kurdish PKK militants, threatening to launch a third wave of air strikes against positions in Syria and Iraqi Kurdistan after a two-day bombing raid. The move came as Turkey abandoned its ...

2015-07-26 Uganda Africa

Minneapolis Star Tribune   

Obama criticises Kenya over corruption, homophobia   
DAWN.com
NAIROBI: US President Barack Obama on Saturday called for gay rights in Africa during his landmark visit to Kenya, comparing homophobia to racial discrimination he had encountered in the United States. In a joint press conference after talks with ...
Obama vows to return to Kenya, without the suit   The Sun Daily
Obama dines with long lost relatives during Kenya visit   Irish Independent
An upbeat tone mixes with notes of discord as Obama visits Kenya   TODAYonline
9news.com.au   
The Straits Times   
CNN   
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CBC.ca   

Boko Haram blamed for 25 deaths in Nigeria   
DAWN.com
MAIDUGURI: At least 25 people were killed in new suspected Boko Haram attacks in northeastern Nigeria, with many villagers also forced to flee their homes, residents said on Saturday. “The terrorists stormed Maikadiri around 9am and opened fire on ...

2015-07-26 Uganda Uganda

Tamale Mirundi 'Demoted'   
Independent
Presidential Spokesperson, John Tamale Mirundi has been relieved of his duties as spokesperson for the President. Mirundi will be replaced by Linda Nabusayi Wamboka. The motor-mouthed politician is hereby appointed as presidential advisor on Media.
Statehouse shake up: maverick Mirundi replaced by Nabusayi   NTV Uganda

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New Vision   

Bukenya, Mwesigye face expulsion from NRM   
New Vision
KAMPALA - Former Vice President Gilbert Bukenya and ex-minister Hope Mwesigye risk being expelled from the NRM party after they declined to appear before a committee set up by the Central Executive Committee (CEC). Mwesigye is the NRM ...

2015-07-25 Uganda Health

University Herald   

Malaria Testing May Reduce Overprescription by 73%   
University Herald
mosquito (Photo : Flickr) Diagnostic tests could improve treatment of malaria patients, according to a recent study. New research suggests that diagnostic tests could improve treatment of malaria patients. Researchers from the Artemisinin-based ...
Testing for Malaria At Drug Shops Reduces Overprescription - Study   AllAfrica.com
Malaria death toll in Northern Uganda hits 165   New Vision
Malaria Diagnostic Testing Reduces Overprescription   Gazette Review
Humanosphere   
Medical Xpress   
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Wall Street Journal   

FDA Proposes Placing Sugar Guide on Food Labels   
Wall Street Journal
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday formally proposed requiring nutrition labels to list amounts of added sugar and recommended consumption levels, a move long promoted by health advocates but opposed by many food and beverage companies.
FDA Proposes Labels That List Added Sugars and Do the Math, Too   New York Times
US pushing for clearer sugar labels on food   TVNZ
New food labels aim to help you eat less sugar   The Verge
SunHerald.com   
Press Herald   
ModVive   
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Los Angeles Times   

As death nears, chemotherapy may do more harm than good   
Los Angeles Times
It's been documented that many terminal cancer patients don't benefit from chemotherapy and other types of treatments toward the end of their lives. Nonetheless, many, with their doctors, opt to continue treatment -- faced with impossible choices, they ...
End-of-life chemotherapy can give cancer patients WORSE quality of life   Daily Mail
Doctors raise concern about chemo for end-stage cancer   New Vision
Benefit of End-Stage Chemotherapy Is Questioned   New York Times

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Press Examiner   

Eye drop gives hope for knifeless cataract cure   
Dispatch Times
Cataracts could soon be cured with a few eye drops that do away with surgeries, according to a study on dogs. In the recent study, researchers used lanosterol, a steroid that preceded cholesterol, on canines and found out that the product cleared the ...
Eye Drops Promise to Treat Cataracts Without Surgery   iFreePress.com (blog)
Soon Cataracts May Be Treated Operation-Free; Through Eye Drops   Press Examiner
Researchers Develop Eye Drops That 'Dissolve' Cataracts   International Business Times
WebMD   
Pioneer News   
UPI.com   
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TIME   

First malaria vaccine gains regulator approval   
Irish Examiner
The world's first malaria vaccine got a green light from European drugs regulators who recommended it should be licensed for use in babies in Africa at risk of the mosquito-borne disease. The shot, called RTS,S or Mosquirix and developed by drugmaker ...