2015年8月31日 星期一

2015-09-01 Uganda Health


NEWS.com.au
   
Researchers exposed people to a cold virus while tracking their sleep habits ...   
NEWS.com.au
People who do not get enough sleep are four times more likely than their well-rested counterparts to catch a cold, US researchers say. The findings in the journal Sleep are based on a study of 164 volunteers who allowed themselves to be exposed to a ...
People with poor sleep 'four times more likely to catch a cold'   Herald Scotland
Sleep longer to lower risk of catching cold   New Zealand Herald
Sleep Fights Colds, Study Finds   NBCNews.com
Daily Mail   
Newsroom America   
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CNN International
   
73 San Quentin inmates with Legionnaires' disease symptoms   
Washington Times
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Officials say the number of inmates at San Quentin State Prison showing respiratory illness symptoms increased to 73. State corrections department spokeswoman Dana Simas said Monday the 73 inmates are under observation ...

2015-09-01 Uganda Science


Sky News Australia
   
Plastic in guts of 99% of seabirds by 2050   
Sky News Australia
About 90 per cent of all seabirds alive today have eaten plastic of some kind, scientists say. Australian and British researchers say it demonstrates the urgent need for all nations to better manage their waste and cut down on packaging. Scientists ...
Scientists warn almost all seabirds will ingest plastic by 2050   ABC Online
Up to 90% of seabirds have plastic in their guts, study finds   The Guardian
Seabirds 'blighted by plastic waste'   BBC News
Voice of America   
CBC.ca   
Daily Mail   
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NEWS.com.au
   
Scientists develop slow-melting ice cream   
NEWS.com.au
THE summer scourge of sticky hands could become a thing of the past as British researchers announced the discovery of an ingredient to make slow-melting ice cream on Monday. The protein BslA, which occurs naturally in some food, helps to blend the ...

2015-09-01 Uganda Sports


New Vision
   
Vipers, Express Win as Soana Thump Lweza   
AllAfrica.com
Kampala — Champions Vipers moved into second position on the Azam Uganda Premier League log following their 1-0 win over newly -promoted Jinja Municipal Council at Buikwe in one of six games played on Saturday. John Semazzi's first half header off ...

2015-09-01 Uganda Entertainment


Museveni asabye abavubuka obutejeguula   
NTV Uganda
Museveni abadde atongoza ekibiina ky'abavubuka ekitumiddwa FFUGA NEERA NEERA nga kirimu abavubuka okuva mu matendekero ag'enjawulo. Bonna basome owa pulayimale okuzing'ama mu gwanga Pulezidenti Museveni akitadde ku bunafu ...

2015-09-01 Uganda Technology


The Indian Express
   
Android Wear smartwatches will now work with Apple iPhones   
The Indian Express
Google today broke down the wall between Android smart watches and iPhones, taking on Apple Watch on its home turf. A version of Android Wear smart watch software tailored for Apple's mobile operating system made its debut, paired for now only with LG ...

2015-09-01 Uganda Business


National Accord
   
A New Engine Factory to Start Operation in Ethiopia in November   
AllAfrica.com
Ethiopian Airlines, 'the sixth among the 22 most dependable airlines in the world', 'Airline of the year award winner', 'ATW best regional Airline in the world' and owner of many other awards and tags in this year only, announced that it 'exceeded its ...
Ethiopian Airlines flying high as other African carriers sink   EthioSports
Ethiopian Airlines flying high as other carriers sink   Walta Information Center
KQ-Ethiopian Airlines Debate Rages On One More Time. And Kenyans Surrender!   Ghafla!Kenya
National Accord   
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UNBS to lose new headquarters over Shs3.5 billion debt to Japanese firm   
NTV Uganda
The new multi-billion shilling building which houses the headquarters of the Uganda Bureau of Standards, could be auctioned in 30 days if the government agency does not settle a Shs3.5 billion debt.

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East African Business Week
   
UK consultants given contract to sell KQ planes   
East African Business Week
NAIROBI, Kenya - Cabot Aviation, a British consultancy firm, has won a contract to sell off four Kenya Airways (KQ) Boeing 777-200ERs. “We are delighted to have been appointed by Kenya Airways as its exclusive remarketing agent. This tops off an ...

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Reuters
   
Oil prices drop 3 percent as investors retreat from overnight gains   
Reuters
SINGAPORE Oil prices fell 3 percent in Asian trade on Tuesday, with investors covering short positions and taking profits after Brent and U.S. crude soared more than 8 percent in the previous session. Both Brent and U.S. crude prices dropped nearly $2 ...
MarketsOil fever burns as WTI has 8% jump   Financial Times
Oil Sharply Lower in Volatile Trade, Weak China Data Weighs   Wall Street Journal
Oil rates drop 3% as investors retreat from overnight gains   Moneycontrol.com
Economic Times   
Channel News Asia   
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Chron.com
   
Massive gas find a boon for Egypt, salve for energy crisis   
Chron.com
CAIRO (AP) — Experts say the discovery of a huge natural gas field off the Egyptian coast is a major boon for the country that will help alleviate energy shortages and boost the economy. They say that the new "supergiant" offshore field revealed a day ...

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Asahi Shimbun
   
China state media announce confessions in stock market investigations   
Asahi Shimbun
SHANGHAI--Chinese state media announced a slew of confessions on Aug. 31 following investigations into dramatic stock market fluctuations, including from a reporter who said he had spread false information that had caused "panic and disorder." An ...
'I am deeply sorry I caused losses'   NEWS.com.au
Capital market crackdown nets 4 CITIC officials   China Daily
China Announces Legal Actions for 'Securities Violations'   Wall Street Journal
Hamilton Spectator   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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The Globe and Mail
   
Asia bourses in downbeat start to September   
Financial Times
Tuesday 04:30 BST. Asian investors struggled to put a grim August behind them and started September on a negative note, weighed down by a deluge of data that included Chinese manufacturing activity hitting its lowest point in almost three years ...
UPDATE 1-China c.bank to tighten FX forwards trading to curb speculation - sources   Reuters
Yuan Gains as PBOC Raises Reference Rate by Most Since November   Bloomberg
Andrew Sentance: It's time to look to the West for growth   Telegraph.co.uk
China Daily   
BusinessWorld Online Edition   
Reuters UK   
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2015-09-01 Uganda World


The Indian Express
   
Grenade explodes during Ukraine clashes; 1 officer killed   
Washington Post
KIEV, Ukraine — A grenade exploded outside Ukraine's parliament during a nationalist protest against a vote to give greater powers to separatist regions in the east, killing one police officer and injuring 122 people, the Interior Ministry said. It ...
Grenade explodes during Ukraine clashes; one officer killed   Firstpost
Violent Protest Follows Kiev Vote on Autonomy for East Ukraine   New York Times
Ukraine clashes: deadly protests in Kiev   Irish Times
Gawker   
Sydney Morning Herald   
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Newsweek
   
Vice News Journalists Detained in Turkey on Charges of 'Aiding a Terrorist ...   
NBCNews.com
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — A Turkish court charged two Vice News journalists and their assistant on Monday with "aiding a terrorist organization" and ordered them arrested pending trial. Their employer has called the charges "baseless and alarmingly false.".
Turkey: Journalists Held in Terror Case   New York Times
Turkey Arrests Vice News Journalists on Terror-Related Charges   Wall Street Journal
Turkish court charges Vice News reporters with terrorism links   Sydney Morning Herald
Voice of America   
Toronto Star   
Jakarta Post   
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The Cry For Media Freedom in Egypt   
Huffington Post
This post was originally published on The Toolbox, a tech and social impact initiative of Humanise, Inc. Something exquisitely tragic happens when power and politics bind the hands and mouths of journalists. A lifeline between all sides of the truth ...

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Death toll at 158 in blasts at China port   
Herald Sun
THE death toll has risen to 158 from explosions at a chemical warehouse in north-eastern China, with 15 people still missing. THE toll included 94 firefighters and 11 police killed in the August 12 accident, the official Xinhua news agency reported on ...

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The Australian Financial Review
   
Russia launches fresh crackdown on internet   
The Australian Financial Review
Some 20 laws tightening government control of the Internet have been passed in Russia since President Vladimir Putin's re-election in 2012. Alexei Nikolsky. by Olivia Solon. Global Internet firms operating in Russia wake up on Tuesday to a new era in ...

2015-09-01 Uganda Africa


CHANNELS TELEVISION
   
Buhari Swears In SGF, NSA, SA Media   
CHANNELS TELEVISION
Femi-Adesina-Babagana-Mungono-Babachir-Lawal President Mohammadu Buhari has sworn in the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, National Security Adviser, Babagana Mungono and the Special Assistant to the ...

2015-09-01 Uganda Uganda


Global Risk Insights
   
Upgraded Entebbe to Handle 3 Million Passengers   
AllAfrica.com
President Yoweri Museveni has directed Chinese firms involved in big infrastructure projects to use locally produced materials largely to support domestic companies and the country's economy. Chinese firms have won multibillion contracts for local ...
Museveni hails Barcelona star for boosting tourism   East African Business Week

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Radio Tamazuj
   
Mabior Garang welcomes govt ceasefire declaration   
Radio Tamazuj
The spokesman of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) has welcomed the South Sudanese government's declaration of ceasefire, urging his fellow citizens to build more momentum for peace. SPLM-IO is the rebel group headed ...

2015年8月30日 星期日

2015-08-31 Uganda Health


Mashable
   
The only hangover cure that works   
New Zealand Herald
A pint of water after a big night? Or a takeaway to soak up the booze? There's no point, say scientists. Scientists have solved one of the burning questions of our time: how to avoid a hangover. And their answer? Drink less. They found that hangover ...
Drinking water, eating after heavy drinking 'does not prevent hangovers'   The Times (subscription)
Aiming to Avoid a Hangover? Water May Not Help   Newsweek
Drinking water doesn't prevent a hangover, study says   BBC News

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The Hindu
   
Prolonged television watchers have higher risk of fatal pulmonary embolism   
HealthCanal.com
London, UK – Prolonged television watchers have a higher risk of fatal pulmonary embolism, a condition associated with long haul flights, reveals research presented at ESC Congress today by Mr Toru Shirakawa, public health research fellow in the ...

2015-08-31 Uganda Science


The Independent
   
Watch the Supermoon live: How to see the brightest Moon of the year tonight   
The Independent
Tonight will see the first "Supermoon" of the year – the brightest, biggest view of the celestial satellite around. One of three such shows by the Moon this year, the phenomenon will take place all over the globe today, 29 August 2015, as the moon ...

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NEWS.com.au
   
Sydney supermoon: Australia treated to year's first celestial phenomenon   
NEWS.com.au
SYDNEY stargazers have been treated to a spectacle in the sky in the form of the year's first celestial phenomenon, the supermoon. The east coast of Australia got their first taste of the supermoon just after the moon rose around 7pm AEST, while the ...
Full Moon On Saturday Dubbed “The Supermoon”   Press Examiner
Supermoon Saturday : Everything you need to know about the incredible   TV Newsroom
Families: Watch the 'supermoon' rise Saturday   Ledger Gazette

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TV Newsroom
   
Frogs' irrational choices counter sexual selection theory   
TV Newsroom
The most attractive, quickest call tended to trump a call of intermediate tone and speed. Their declaration is grounded on recent studies they have made to determine how female choose their partners and what traits are considered attractive among ...
Túngara frogs make irrational decisions when it comes to mating   Fx Report Daily
Female Tungara Frogs May be 'Irrational' When Choosing Their Mate   Ledger Gazette
Female Túngara frogs don''t always make rational decision while selecting a mate   The Hullabaloo Online
Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News (blog)   
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The Standard Daily
   
Study to repeat 100 past research experiments failed half of the time ...   
The Standard Daily
Over 300 scientists set out to repeat the successes recorded in about 100 past research experiments and published by top psychology journals just to see if they'd get the same results obtained by the original experimenters – but alas, they failed half ...
Study Finds The Most Published Psychology Research Papers Suffer Credibility Issue   The Market Business
Psychology research papers suffer credibility issue as results can't be ...   Northern Californian
Outside experts cannot replicate the way people think or act and it is beyond ...   KRWG News22
The Times (subscription)   
iFreePress.com (blog)   
The Monitor Daily   
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ABC News
   
'Mission isolation' to experience Mars life   
Times of India
What do you get when you put four Americans, a French astrobiologist and a German physicist in a dome with a diameter of just 36 feet? A simulation of life on Mars, apparently. Six recruits have began the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation ...

2015-08-31 Uganda Sports


Zambia Daily Mail
   
Jassy's African title dream shattered   
Zambia Daily Mail
Jassy was second to Kenyan Jaspreet Chatthe when his Subaru Impreza rolled out in the seventh stage of the 720.67 kilometres rally. With Jassy out, Chatthe only needs to finish the Uganda rally today regardless of the position to win the Africa Rally ...

2015-08-31 Uganda Entertainment

2015-08-31 Uganda Technology


Rocky Mountain Collegian
   
One month after debut, Windows 10 running on 75 million devices   
Rocky Mountain Collegian
SEATTLE — Microsoft, a company built on getting people to pay for software, is reaping the benefits of free. Four weeks after its debut, the new Windows 10 operating system now powers more than 75 million devices, Yusuf Mehdi, the Microsoft executive ...

2015-08-31 Uganda Business


Tax approval for Tanzania license   
East African Business Week
MWANZA, Tanzania - Tanzania government has instructed relevant authorities responsible for issuing of new or renewing business licenses to do so only upon receiving tax clearance from applicants. The Finance Act No. 16 of 2015 has amended the ...

2015-08-31 Uganda World


TODAYonline
   
Sudan's Bashir to visit China despite international arrest warrant   
ABS CBN News
KHARTOUM - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir is expected to travel to China on Monday for a four-day visit, the foreign ministry said, defying an international warrant for his arrest. The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest ...

2015-08-31 Uganda Africa


Reuters UK
   
Insight - Clan warfare trumps diplomacy in Mali's fragile north   
Reuters UK
GAO The United Nations has deployed 10,000 peacekeepers and poured more than $1 billion (£650 million) into Mali but its efforts to end a three-year conflict are threatened by the reemergence of a centuries-old rivalry between Tuareg clans. The U.N. ...

2015-08-31 Uganda Uganda


New Vision
   
President breaks ground for EBB Airport expansion   
New Vision
KAMPALA - President Yoweri Museveni Saturday performed a ground breaking ceremony for the expansion projects of Entebbe International Airport. The ceremony took place at the airport in Entebbe. The project budget is US$200m. The construction period ...

2015年8月29日 星期六

2015-08-30 Uganda Health


Newsweek
   
Aiming to Avoid a Hangover? Water May Not Help   
Newsweek
A bartender pours a pitcher of beer at a restaurant in Jakarta, Indonesia August 6. Darren Whiteside/Reuters. Filed Under: Culture. Downing water desperately to prevent tomorrow's hangover? A word to the wise: That might not necessarily do anything for ...

2015-08-30 Uganda Science


New Vision
   
Lesotho govt praises Uganda on decentralization   
New Vision
JINJA - The Lesotho government has hailed Uganda government for decentralizing its systems of operation which have brought services closer to the people. Dr Pontso Matumeto Sekatte, the local government minister of Lesotho who spoke to both ...

2015-08-30 Uganda Sports


Hindustan Times
   
EPL: Chelsea slump to Crystal Palace at home, Man City win   
Hindustan Times
Crystal Palace's Bakary Sako (C) scores a goal during the English Premier League (EPL) match between Chelsea and Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge in London on August 29, 2015. (AFP Photo) ...

2015-08-30 Uganda Entertainment


Talking Arts: Uganda's film industry makes slow but steady progress   
NTV Uganda
Uganda's film industry is growing fast, with actors, producers and directors following their dreams and creating a precedent even when the industry is seriously beset by lack of resources. An error occurred. Try watching this video on www.youtube.com, ...

2015-08-30 Uganda Technology


Computerworld
   
Windows 10 hits the 75-million mark   
Computerworld
Microsoft this week bumped up its claim of Windows 10 devices to 75 million when a company executive tweeted that figure Wednesday. "More than 75 million devices running Windows 10 -- and growing every day," Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president of ...

2015-08-30 Uganda Business


New Vision
   
Lesotho govt praises Uganda on decentralization   
New Vision
JINJA - The Lesotho government has hailed Uganda government for decentralizing its systems of operation which have brought services closer to the people. Dr Pontso Matumeto Sekatte, the local government minister of Lesotho who spoke to both ...

2015-08-30 Uganda World


Sydney Morning Herald
   
Peter Greste calls on world to step up pressure on Egypt over sentence   
Sydney Morning Herald
Australian journalist Peter Greste has urged the international community to step up pressure on the Egyptian government to "undo the injustice" meted out to him and two al-Jazeera colleagues, who were sentenced on Saturday to three years in prison by a ...

2015-08-30 Uganda Africa


The Nation
   
38 girls die in crash on way to Swaziland beauty pageant   
The Nation
MBABANE : A road accident in Swaziland killed 38 girls and seriously injured 20 others who had been on their way to a traditional ceremony where King Mswati III can choose a new wife, pro-democracy activists reported. The accident happened Friday night ...

2015-08-30 Uganda Uganda


Bangalore Mirror
   
Ugandan held for selling cocaine worth Rs 6L   
Times of India
BENGALURU: Central Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths arrested a 25-year-old Ugandan and recovered 117 grams of cocaine worth Rs 6 lakh from him. The CCB team caught Vincent Ekwenze, a resident of TS Palya, east Bengaluru, in an electrical shop near ...

2015年8月28日 星期五

2015-08-29 Uganda Health


Science World Report
   
Global Life Expectancy Climbs Higher Than Healthy Life Across the World   
Science World Report
Global life expectancy is climbing. Now, scientists have found that it's risen by more than six years since 1990 as healthy life expectancy grows. (Photo : Flickr/Francisco Osorio). Global life expectancy is climbing. Now, scientists have found that it ...
People Are Now Living Longer But Sicker Lives: Study   Tech Times
Indians Are Living Longer But Not Just as Healthier   The Wire
As life expectancy rises worldwide, many are living longer with illness and ...   Scope (blog)
La prensa   
Healio   
Times Gazette   
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CBS Local
   
Second West Nile death reported in Dallas County   
WFAA
Dallas County Health and Human Services has reported the county's second death from West Nile Virus this season. Loading… Post to Facebook. Second West Nile death reported in Dallas County Dallas County Health and Human Services has reported the ...

2015-08-29 Uganda Science


ZME Science
   
RoboHow: the Wikipedia that teaches robots how to cook   
ZME Science
Developing robots that behave like us is one of the holy grails of modern robotics. And although recent advances in AI technology, human mimicking and automation have brought us closer than ever to that goal and gave machines a better sense of how to ...

2015-08-29 Uganda Sports


Zambia Daily Mail
   
Chatthe too good for Jassy   
Zambia Daily Mail
JASSY Singh's hopes of winning the Africa Rally Championship (ARC) title are hanging by a thread after finishing behind leader Jaspreet Chatthe of Kenya during the Uganda International Rally super special stage. The rally revved off yesterday at Zion ...

2015-08-29 Uganda Entertainment


The Killeen Daily Herald
   
'Elementary' star Lucy Liu is a first-time mom to Rockwell   
The Killeen Daily Herald
FILE - In this Monday, May 13, 2013, file photo, actress Lucy Liu arrives for the American Ballet Theatre Spring Gala at the Metropolitan Opera House, in New York. Liu took to Instagram and Twitter on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, to reveal that the 46-year ...

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Stuff.co.nz
   
Game of Thrones: George RR Martin reveals key character lived   
Stuff.co.nz
Writer and executive producer George R. R. Martin may have been telling the truth, but he could have been foxing too. WARNING: The following contains spoilers from Game of Thrones series 5. Did you see a body? It only counts if you saw a body. Game of ...

2015-08-29 Uganda Technology


CTV News
   
Facebook milestone: 1 billion people logged onto social network on Monday   
CTV News
NEW YORK -- A billion people logged in to Facebook on a single day this week, marking the first time that many members used the world's largest online social network in a 24-hour period. The number amounts to one-seventh of the Earth's population.
Facebook Reaches 1 Billion Users in One Day   Top Tech News
Contextualizing Facebook's 1 Billion Daily Users with 6 Graphs   Zacks.com
Zuckerberg cheers as 1000000000 suckers login to Facebook in 24 hours   Computerworld
Forbes   
ABC News   
STLtoday.com   
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Wall Street Journal
   
Uber Hires Two Hackers to Work on Self-Driving Cars' Defenses   
Wall Street Journal
Uber Technologies Inc. wants to make self-driving cars and naturally, it doesn't want people to hack them. The ride-hailing company confirmed on Friday that it had hired two well-known car hackers to help devise its own defenses. Security researchers ...