2014-12-26 Uganda Health

Scotsman   

Festive cheer without the hangover   
Scotsman
Christmas is synonymous with alcohol but that doesn't have to be the case. Picture: Getty. Published on the 26 December 2014 00:00. Published 26/12/2014 00:00. Print this. 0 comments Be the first to comment. Christmas has become synonymous with ...

2014-12-26 Uganda Science

Singularity Hub   

US researchers develop mind-controlled robotic arms   
Arirang News
Robotic arms for amputee patients may sound like something from a science fiction movie but it is now a reality thanks to a group of U.S. scientists. This is great news for Leslie Baugh who lost both his arms in a tragic electrical accident 40 years ago. He never ...

2014-12-26 Uganda Sports

Daily News    

DAVID ISABIRYE: Santa Claus Wishes For Ugandan Sports come 2015.   
Kawowo Sports
Across the divide, the day presents special moments of the year to celebrate with family members, work mates, lovers, friends and foes alike. Father Christmas, 'Santa Claus', also known as Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle moves about every nation and home to ...

2014-12-26 Uganda Entertainment

Entertainment Weekly   

6 Christmas pop songs even more unbearable than the holidays   
Entertainment Weekly
'Tis the season for gift-giving, avoiding your family and, for our most sacrosanct pop stars, putting out a holiday album in the name of “why the hell not?” Sure, some artists put in enough effort to make something genuinely good—Justin Bieber's chart-topping ...

2014-12-26 Uganda Technology

Paul Tan's Automotive News   

Google self-driving car first "real prototype" unveiled   
Paul Tan's Automotive News
The first “real prototype” of the Google self-driving car has been unveiled, arriving with working headlights and road-legal status, according to the company. Revealed earlier on in May, Google has since refined the prototype and is now replete with a host of ...

2014-12-26 Uganda Business

The Elkhart Truth   

Return of high oil prices not a certainty   
gulfnews.com
The financial markets may finally have got the Christmas present they were looking for this week as oil prices showed some stability for the first time since late November. The fact that prices have fluctuated daily between $62 (Dh228) and $59 shows that ...

2014-12-26 Uganda World

The Nation   

Pope condemns Taliban attack on Pak students   
The Nation
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis issued a strident call in his Christmas day message to safeguard children who are victims “under our very eyes” of violence and trafficking, while also demanding an end to “brutal persecution” worldwide. Killings and ...

2014-12-26 Uganda Africa

Sky News Australia   

Mauritania hands down first apostasy death sentence   
Sydney Morning Herald
Nouakchott:A Muslim man has become the first person to be sentenced to death for apostasy in Mauritania since independence in 1960 after a court ruled an article he had written was blasphemous. Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed, who is around 30 years ...

2014-12-26 Uganda Uganda

Xmas is not just for feasting - Fr. Kalumba   
New Vision
KAMPALA - The Parish Priest of Christ the King church in Kampala Mgr. Gerald Kalumba, has challenged Christians not to think of Christmas as mere feasting but as a spiritual reflection. In his Christmas homily to believers on Thursday, Kalumba expressed ...