2015-02-16 Uganda Health

New Vision   

Govt spends Sh39b annually on unsafe abortions   
New Vision
The executive director Straight talk foundation, Susan Ajok and the country director UNAIDS, Musa Bungudu during the breakfast meeting at Serena hotel on February 13, 2015. PHOTO/JULIET KASIRYE ...

2015-02-16 Uganda Science

The Guardian   

Nobel laureate asks Australia to follow UK example on bipartisan climate deal   
The Guardian
Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt has called on Australia's political parties to follow Britain's example by striking a joint pledge to urgently tackle climate change. On Saturday, the British prime minister, David Cameron (Conservative), the opposition leader, ...

2015-02-16 Uganda Sports

Tribal Football   

TWITTER WAR! Palace chief Parish mocks gloating Liverpool fans   
Tribal Football
Crystal Palace chief Steve Parish has taken aim at Liverpool fans after defeat in the FA Cup. as_gayle. Crystal Palace chief Steve Parish has taken aim at Liverpool fans after defeat in the FA Cup. Parish mocked gloating Reds on Twitter yesterday: ...

2015-02-16 Uganda Entertainment

The Malaysian Insider   

There's more than meets the eye in switch-off of TV stations   
The Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)
The 2006 Geneva Agreement that governs the use of broadcast frequencies sets June 2015 as the switch-off date for the analogue television broadcasting. The Government of Kenya is in such a hurry to effect the switch off it has plunged the country into ...

2015-02-16 Uganda Technology

Wired   

Apple studies self-driving car, auto industry source says   
ABS CBN News
FRANKFURT/SAN FRANCISCO - Technology giant Apple is looking beyond mobile devices to learn how to make a self-driving electric car, and is talking to experts at carmakers and automotive suppliers, a senior auto industry source familiar with the ...

2015-02-16 Uganda Business

Ottawa Citizen   

Egan: Gangs in our house. Why can't we throw the bums out?   
Ottawa Citizen
Tenants in Ottawa Community Housing's 14,000 units are protected by law and a contested eviction would need to be argued at the Landlord and Tenant Board. Cole Burston / Ottawa Citizen. Share Adjust Comment Print. If a gang member lives in public ...

2015-02-16 Uganda World

New Vision   

'IS behead' 21 Egyptian Christian captives   
New Vision
An image grab taken from a video released by the jihadist media arm Al-Hayat Media Centre on February 15, 2015 purportedly shows black-clad Islamic State (IS) group fighters leading handcuffed hostages, said to be Egyptian Coptic Christians, wearing ...

2015-02-16 Uganda Africa

Independent Online   

Malema's party slams Mbete   
Independent Online
Johannesburg - National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete is inciting violence against the Economic Freedom Fighters by describing them as thugs and party leader Julius Malema as a cockroach, the EFF said on Sunday. “No amount of conspiracy theories, ...

2015-02-16 Uganda Uganda

New Vision   

Janani Luwum gets national celebration   
Independent
Church of Uganda has, after 38 years since the martyrdom of Archbishop Janani Luwum, reached an agreement with the government to celebrate his life and honour his martyrdom. Effective this year, the day he was murdered - February 16 - is to be marked ...