2015-07-22 Uganda Health

Times of India   

12 years off drugs, teen's HIV in check   
Times of India
An 18-year-old French teen born with HIV has had her infection under control and nearly undetectable despite stopping treatment 12 years ago — an unprecedented remission, doctors are saying. The teen might have some form of natural resistance to HIV ...

2015-07-22 Uganda Science

New York Times   

De Blasio, at Vatican, Hails Pope's 'Urgency' on Climate Change   
New York Times
VATICAN CITY — There would be no special welcome from the papal lectern. And when the time came for Pope Francis to greet some of the leaders he had beckoned to this holy city, Mayor Bill de Blasio was not among the select few granted a clasped hand.
The security nightmare in Pope Francis' visit   The Observer (blog)
Gov. Jerry Brown, at Vatican, tells mayors to 'light a fire' on climate change   Los Angeles Times
NYC mayor chastises EU on immigration policy, cuts off business with Trump   RT
Washington Post   
Fox News Latino   
CTV News   
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StarAfrica.com   

Next Einstein Forum launches search for Africa's young scientist   
StarAfrica.com
The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) has launched the search for 54 of Africa's top young science and technology ambassadors, one from each African country, who being selected as NEF Ambassadors will join the NEF Fellows Class as young science and ...

2015-07-22 Uganda Sports

Toronto Star   

Non-French speaker wins French Scrabble title   
9news.com.au
A New Zealand man who barely knows how to speak French has claimed a Scrabble world title in France this week. Nigel Richards went to the French town of Louvain and conquered all before him to claim the 44th World Championships of French Scrabble, ...

2015-07-22 Uganda Entertainment

Billboard   

Krautrock/Electronic Pioneer Dieter Moebius Dies   
Billboard
Dieter Moebius of Cluster performs on stage during the final day of ATP Nightmare Before Christmas at Butlins Holiday Centre on Dec. 5, 2010 in Minehead, England. Gary Wolstenholme/Redferns. 0 ...

2015-07-22 Uganda Technology

IBNLive   

Twitter removes wallpapers from all profile pages, timelines   
IBNLive
New Delhi: Much to the disappointment of users, Twitter has removed background images and customized wallpapers from all timelines and profile pages and replaced them with a blank white background. Earlier, users were able to set a wallpaper of their ...

2015-07-22 Uganda Business

THE BUSINESS TIMES   

PayPal up 5% on Nasdaq upon split from eBay   
THE BUSINESS TIMES
Paypal has returned to the public stock markets for the first time in more than a decade in a rousing start. PHOTO: AFP. Comments. Share. Jul 22, 20155:50 AM. San Francisco. PAYPAL has returned to the public stock markets for the first time in more ...
PayPal jumps in first trades after spinoff   New Vision

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K24 TV   

Kenya's shilling firms, stocks fall for 10th straight session   
Reuters Africa
... * Shilling gains after commercial banks offload dollars * Stocks close 0.5 pct lower (Adds shilling closing rate, stocks, bonds) NAIROBI, July 21 (Reuters) - The Kenyan shilling gained ground on Tuesday after tight local currency liquidity forced ...
Posted by Shoaib-ur-Rehman Siddiqui   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
Kenyan shilling weakens, increasing likelihood of central bank action   Reuters
Exporters win big from battered shilling   The Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)
Independent   
K24 TV   
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Financial Times   

Huawei first-half smartphone revenues leap 87%   
Financial Times
Huawei, the Chinese telecoms hardware maker, has unveiled an 87 per cent surge in handset sales revenues in the first half of 2015 and says its consumer electronic business — primarily smartphones — now accounts for one third of its global revenues.
Huawei smartphone sales jump 39% in the first half of the year   BBC News
Huawei Dials Up Strong Smartphone Sales   Wall Street Journal
Huawei says smartphone shipments jumped 39 percent in first half   Reuters
Financial Express   
NDTV   
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The Australian Financial Review   

BRICS lender opens as challenger to World Bank   
The Australian Financial Review
A new BRICS development bank was formally launched in Shanghai this week, with representatives from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa envisaging a nimbler, more responsive alternative to institutions such as the World Bank. The inauguration ...

2015-07-22 Uganda World

New York Times   

Africans to Welcome Obama, but Not a Scolding on Gay Rights   
New York Times
JOHANNESBURG — President Obama has not even left for his trip to Africa this week, but he is already getting a lot of advice about what he should — or should not — say about gay rights after he lands. Some politicians in Kenya have warned against ...

2015-07-22 Uganda Africa

Washington Times   

Obama's Ethiopia visit legitimizes authoritarian government, critical ...   
Washington Times
Long criticized for human rights abuses and attacks on press freedom, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and his ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front coalition has been in power for more than two decades and captured every seat in ...

2015-07-22 Uganda Uganda

New Vision   

Uganda's ADF rebels begin regrouping in DRC - sources   
StarAfrica.com
Intelligence brief to the Joint Operation Command (JOC) by the Congolese intelligence unit indicates that the rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) is regrouping in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) under new leadership, following the arrest and ...