2015-07-24 Uganda Health

National Science Foundation (press release)   

Breaking the cycle of malaria transmission   
National Science Foundation (press release)
Malaria, one of the world's deadliest diseases, kills hundreds of thousands of people every year, spreading through a devastatingly effective cycle of incubation and transmission. It starts when a female anopheles mosquito infected with a malaria ...

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New Vision   

Malaria death toll in Northern Uganda hits 165   
New Vision
State minister for health Chris Baryomunsi delivers a statement on the malaria outbreak in Northern Uganda during plenary. Photo by Maria Wamala. mail. img. newvision. mail; img. By Joyce Namutebi and Moses Mulondo. NEARLY 375,000 people in 10 ...

2015-07-24 Uganda Science

Los Angeles Times   

Is Kepler-452b an Earth twin? More like a bigger, older cousin   
Los Angeles Times
Astronomers digging through data from NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope say they have discovered the closest Earth-like "twin" circling another star ever found. The planet, called Kepler-452b, is about 60% larger in diameter than Earth and ...

2015-07-24 Uganda Sports

BBC Sport   

Alex McCarthy: Goalkeeper moves from QPR to Crystal Palace   
BBC Sport
McCarthy has signed a four-year contract with the Eagles and becomes the club's third signing of the summer. The 25-year-old, capped three times by England at Under-21 level, made four first-team appearances while at QPR. "When I first heard about ...

2015-07-24 Uganda Entertainment

TV3.ie   

50 Cent 'woefully inadequate' in court   
TV3.ie
50 Cent could find his legal expenses increased exponentially after failing to prove his financial troubles to the judge presiding over his sex tape legal battle. Previous: Jake Gyllenhaal misses Heath Ledger. Next: Lea Michele's supportive friends. 50 ...
Cent: Fine, I'm Broke!   Rapid News Network
Counterfeit 50 Cent   The Straits Times
50 Cent Will Survive His Bankruptcy Thanks To Some Of His Businesses   Forbes
New York Daily News   
New Vision   
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Rappler   

20 unfinished Michael Jackson tracks stored on sound engineer's computer   
Rappler
MICHAEL JACKSON. The late pop legend left 20 unfinished songs with his sound engineer. Screengrab from Facebook/Michael Jacson. PARIS, France – Michael Jackson's sound engineer said Thursday he has 20 unfinished tracks by the late pop star on ...

2015-07-24 Uganda Technology

TIME   

Why Apple is afraid to release Watch numbers   
New Zealand Herald
Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company won't release sales data on the Apple Watch in order to keep it from competitors. Photo / AFP. Apple is sitting on $202.8 billion in cash. So no matter what analysts and the market think of the company's latest ...
Here is why Apple Watch could be the most successful smartwatch ever   The Indian Express
Apple Watch could need time: analysts, Technology   Dispatch Times
Even Apple loyalists taking their time on Apple Watch   The State
Junior College   
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ABC News   

Microsoft joins effort to curb 'revenge porn'   
The Star Online
JOINING THE FRAY: Microsoft has established a new reporting page that makes the process of getting revenge porn removed easier. – AFP. WASHINGTON: Microsoft announced it was joining an effort to curb so-called “revenge porn,” by helping victims ...

2015-07-24 Uganda Business

Wall Street Journal   

Unilever Continues to Battle Soft Demand   
Wall Street Journal
LONDON— Unilever UL 0.40 % PLC on Thursday posted a 12% drop in first-half profit that reflected slowing sales growth and a year-earlier gain from an asset sale. The maker of Magnum ice cream, Dove soap and Axe deodorant reported first-half profit of ...

2015-07-24 Uganda World

Sydney Morning Herald   

Lafayette, Louisiana cinema shooting leaves multiple wounded, gunman dead   
Sydney Morning Herald
Lafayette: A gunman opened fire at a cinema in Lafayette, Louisiana, on Thursday evening, killing at least one person and injuring nine others before taking his own life, according to a local ambulance company. The shooting took place during a 7pm ...
Police: 3 Dead in Movie Theater Shooting, Including Gunman   ABC News
Three Killed, Seven Injured in Louisiana Theater Shooting   NBCNews.com
3 dead, 7 hurt when gunman opens fire in Louisiana movie theater   CNN
Sky News Australia   
The Daily Advertiser   
WSLS   
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USA TODAY   

Turkish state-run TV: Turkish jets strike at IS targets across border in Syria   
Washington Post
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish state-run TV: Turkish jets strike at IS targets across border in Syria. Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. world. middle_east ...
Tentative deal reached to increase US access to Turkish air bases   CNN International
Syria border shots kill Turkish soldier   Sky News Australia
US Jets to Use Turkish Bases in War on ISIS   New York Times
Times of India   
Daily News & Analysis   
The Australian Financial Review   
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NBCNews.com   

Barack Obama leaves US for Africa trip to Kenya, Ethiopia   
Economic Times
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama left Washington for Kenya on Thursday in a trip that will also include a stop in the Ethiopian capital and a visit to the home of the African Union. The landmark trip to Obama's ancestral homeland of Kenya, where ...

2015-07-24 Uganda Africa

NBCNews.com   

Barack Obama leaves US for Africa trip to Kenya, Ethiopia   
Economic Times
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama left Washington for Kenya on Thursday in a trip that will also include a stop in the Ethiopian capital and a visit to the home of the African Union. The landmark trip to Obama's ancestral homeland of Kenya, where ...

2015-07-24 Uganda Uganda

New Vision   

Opposition Rejects NRM's 10.2 Million Registered Voters   
AllAfrica.com
According to NRM, support for the ruling party has climbed to 10.2 million voters, just five million shy of the national Electoral Commission tally of 15.2m eligible voters. That figure, however, has been roundly disputed by the opposition. According ...
This is the best chance to defeat Museveni – Besigye   New Vision

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New Vision   

NRM Whip confident MPs will support Bill that seeks to expel Legislators ...   
NTV Uganda
The Chief Whip of the National Resistance Movement party Ruth Nankabirwa has revealed that the members of parliament will overwhelmingly support the constitutional amendments bill. An error occurred. Try watching this video on www.youtube.com, ...