2015-01-24 Uganda Health

New Vision   

Avoid men, live longer - 109-year old woman reveals secret   
New Vision
The oldest woman in Scotland who celebrated her 109th birthday on January 2 said the secret to a long life is plenty of porridge - but no men, reports the UK's Daily Mail. Centenarian Jessie Gallan, who has never married, was born in a tiny two-room farm ...

2015-01-24 Uganda Science

Christian Science Monitor   

Huge asteroid to zoom past Earth Monday   
Christian Science Monitor
Roughly 1,800 feet wide, Asteroid 2004 BL86 will whiz past our planet with a comfortable 745,000 miles of clearance, scientists say. By Shannon Hall, SPACE.com January 23, 2015. close. An artist's concept of a near-Earth asteroid flying close to Earth.
Asteroid to appear in night sky Monday   Santa Clarita Valley Signal
Big asteroid to fly by Earth on Monday   ABS CBN News
Asteroid set to pass so close on Monday you'll be able to see it with binoculars ...   Daily Mail
SMN Weekly   
The Register   
The Inquisitr   
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Gizmodo Australia   

The Engineering Challenges Facing NASA's Mars 'Helicopter'   
Gizmodo Australia
We've put a rover on Mars, heck, we've got a few of them up there. What's the next step, before the inevitable invasion by humans? A helicopter obviously! Well, more specifically, drones that can help the poor ground-shackled rovers get a better idea of what ...

2015-01-24 Uganda Sports

BusinessDay   

World Cup qualifiers to begin in October   
Ghana Football Association
The African qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup in Russia will begin in October while the campaign to the next African Nations Cup finals gets under way in June, the Confederation of African Football confirmed on Thursday. The 52 African nations expected to ...

2015-01-24 Uganda Entertainment

What's on Xiamen   

Rick Owens debuts penis-revealing dress at Men's Fashion Week   
What's on Xiamen
Ah, Men's Fashion Week. You never fail to surprise us with your wacky, overpriced garms that we hope our boyfriends will never EVER wear. But this time round brought perhaps the most surprising trend of all - the visible peen. For realsies! Designer Rick ...

2015-01-24 Uganda Technology

Business Recorder   

One Direction braced for new Sony hack   
The Nation
London (BTG): One Direction is said to be bracing for the possibility that they could become the next high-profile victims of the Sony hackers. The music stars are all signed to Sony Music, which has apparently released a blanket apology in advance of a ...

2015-01-24 Uganda Business

spyghana.com   

Nabagereka Primary School Pulled Down   
spyghana.com
The affected teachers say police cordoned off the place on Friday morning at around 5am and ordered them to remove their belongings. A girl picks some files from the debris. PHOTO/Abou Kisige. Unidentified investor is said to have acquired the land.
Investor demolishes Kampala School   New Vision

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Mail & Guardian Online   

White: Agriculture needs to remember roots   
East Oregonian (subscription)
It's easy to forget that once upon a time, all agriculture was organic and grassfed. Saving seeds, composting, fertilizing diverse crops with manure, not tilling and raising livestock entirely on grass was the norm over a century ago. Yet today, these are just the ...

2015-01-24 Uganda World

Irish Examiner   

Saudi king's death unlikely to change rivalry with Iran   
Los Angeles Times
In Iran, Saudi Arabia's longtime rival for influence in the Middle East, there is little expectation that King Abdullah's death will alter the deep enmity that has helped fuel hostilities and proxy battles throughout the region, including in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen ...

2015-01-24 Uganda Africa

Deutsche Welle   

Terrorism in Africa   
Deutsche Welle
In 2009, Islamist terror group Boko Haram launched a military offensive in north-eastern Nigeria. Since then, it's killed thousands of people; many more have fled their homes to escape onslaught. The organization fiercely opposes western education and ...

2015-01-24 Uganda Uganda

spyghana.com   

ICC: Ongwen will appear before Bulgarian judge   
spyghana.com
According to a statement released by ICC yesterday, Ongwen will appear before Bulgarian judge Ekaterina Trendafilova at 14:00 (The Hague local time). ” During the initial appearance hearing, the single Judge will verify the identity of the suspect and the ...