2015-02-22 Uganda Health

#PerilousRoads: Kampala pedestrians at mercy of motorists   
NTV Uganda
It is not uncommon for pedestrians to be knocked over by a zooming errant driver at a zebra crossing in Kampala. It is not uncommon for pedestrians to be knocked over by a zooming errant driver at a zebra crossing in Kampala. The Kampala metropolitan ...

2015-02-22 Uganda Science

CBC.ca   

Spacewalking astronauts ready ISS for new crew capsules   
CBC.ca
Spacewalking astronauts routed more than 90 metres of cable outside the International Space Station on Saturday, tricky and tiring preparation for the arrival of new American-made crew capsules. It was the first of three spacewalks planned for NASA ...

2015-02-22 Uganda Sports

SuperSport (blog)   

Lweza down Express, Stars win   
SuperSport (blog)
One of this season's newcomers, Lweza, caused the upset of the day when they beat traditional giants Express 2-1 at Wankulukuku to record their sixth victory of the campaign. Striker Geoffrey Sserunkuma and Francis Sembatya scored the visitors' goals ...

2015-02-22 Uganda Entertainment

BBC News   

Birdman beats Boyhood at Independent Spirit awards   
BBC News
Birdman has beaten Boyhood to the top prize at the Film Independent Spirit awards - one day before the films go up against each other at the Oscars. Alejandro G Inarritu's showbiz satire won best feature, best actor for Michael Keaton and for cinematography.
Oscars battle between Birdman and Boyhood heats up after Spirit Awards   The Straits Times
Winning Spirit for Moore and Keaton   Irish Independent
Oscars 2015: 'Birdman', 'Boyhood' Seen As Top Picks for Best Picture   NBCNews.com
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The Hindu   

Pet monkey in Rae Bareli all set to become millionaire   
The Hindu
A wealthy childless couple in Raw Bareli is planning to bequeath their property and savings to their pet monkey, 'Chunmun', they had adopted 10 years ago. “People might say we are crazy, let them say so...,” the couple said. The monkey had lost its mother ...

2015-02-22 Uganda Technology

Discovery News   

Robot Feeds Tomatoes to Runners Mid-Marathon   
Discovery News
For those craving a juicy tomato while running (anyone?), life could get a whole lot sweeter. Developed by a Japanese ketchup and tomato sauce company named Kagome, the so-called Tomatan is a humanoid-looking backpack that sits on an athlete's ...

2015-02-22 Uganda Business

KFM   

Kikwete for speedy progress of EA Common Market   
Daily News
PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has expressed concern over the slow progress in the implementation of the East African Community (EAC) Common Market Protocol which was endorsed five years ago. "While implementation of the EAC Common Market ...

2015-02-22 Uganda World

New York Times   

Former Yemen president flees capital   
Gulf Daily News
SANA'A: Yemen's former president left the capital after Shi'ite rebels who surrounded his house let him go under international and local pressure, aides close to him said yesterday. The aides said former president Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi left Sana'a and ...

2015-02-22 Uganda Africa

Toronto Star   

As Boko Haram grows stronger, Nigeria prepares for vote   
Toronto Star
They are still missing. #BringBackOurGirls was pleaded from the United Nations to the red carpet, from Michelle Obama to the Pope, but the Twitter activism and all the attention it garnered didn't help. If anything, Boko Haram, the group that kidnapped and ...

2015-02-22 Uganda Uganda

New Vision   

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New Vision
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