2015-02-20 Uganda Health

Livemint   

Drug-resistant malaria near India seen posing global threat   
Livemint
Tokyo: Malaria resistant to the best treatment available has been documented in Myanmar near the Indian border, researchers said, stoking concerns it could spread to one of the most populous nations and other parts of the globe. The advance into India of ...

2015-02-20 Uganda Science

Christian Science Monitor   

When it comes to evolution, bigger really is better   
Christian Science Monitor
Stanford researchers have compiled data that seems to support Cope's rule – the notion that evolution "favors" size. By Joseph Dussault, Staff Writer February 19, 2015. close. A southern right whale leaps out of water in the Atlantic Sea, offshore of the ...

2015-02-20 Uganda Sports

Daily Mail   

Tunisia set to appeal potential ban from African Nations Cup   
Daily Mail
The Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) has gone to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to appeal against a potential African Nations Cup ban. Tunisia were knocked out of this year's tournament by hosts Equatorial Guinea at the quarter-final stage, a game that ...

2015-02-20 Uganda Entertainment

Sydney Morning Herald   

Indian couple leave everything to monkey   
Sydney Morning Herald
Lucknow: A wealthy Indian couple has made a pet monkey their sole heir, saying their lives became more prosperous after they adopted the animal and they want to ensure he is looked after. Brajesh Srivastava and his wife Shabista have no children, but they ...

2015-02-20 Uganda Technology

The Observer (blog)   

Toyota Land Cruiser stands the test of time   
The Observer (blog)
For approximately 31 years, the Toyota Land Cruiser has been around, serving in all areas of endeavour, throughout the world. It has been able to do so because of its resilience, especially when it comes to long journeys and rough terrain. You will see it on ...

2015-02-20 Uganda Business

The Hindu   

German Catholic archdiocese reveals it's richer than Vatican   
Reuters
PARIS Feb 19 (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic archdiocese of Cologne in Germany has disclosed it is worth 3.35 billion euros ($3.82 billion), making it richer than the Vatican. Publication of the first full report of its wealth reflects greater financial transparency ...

2015-02-20 Uganda World

Zee News   

Cyclone slams into northeast Australia   
Reuters UK
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Australians hunkered down on Friday as a powerful cyclone crossed the northeast, damaging houses, bringing down trees, cutting power lines and causing flash flooding, while a second storm made landfall to the ...

2015-02-20 Uganda Africa

Independent Online   

Signal jamming: Zuma says 'never again'   
Independent Online
Cape Town - South African President Jacob Zuma on Thursday denied that he was a racist and assured white people that they should not fear being “chased” out of Nelson Mandela's “Rainbow Nation”. The president also said that a new law preventing ...

2015-02-20 Uganda Uganda

Okayafrica   

Uganda's First Nobel Peace Prize Nominee   
Okayafrica
On Tuesday, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) nominated Ugandan lawyer and grassroots activist Victor Ochen and his African Youth Initiative Network for the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize. Ochen's nomination marks the first time a Ugandan has ...