2015-08-26 Uganda Health

Brnow   

Planned Parenthood protests draw Southern Baptists   
Brnow
Southern Baptists were among an estimated 50,000-75,000 pro-life activists who protested at Planned Parenthood clinics across America Aug. 22, calling for the defunding of the nation's largest abortion provider. Protestors in more than 350 cities ...

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AsiaOne   

Fish oil supplements don't prevent mental decline: study   
AsiaOne
Lab technician Nancy Roman poses with two vials of omega oil processed from Menhaden fish at the Omega protein processing plant in Reedville, Virginia. AFP. Wednesday, Aug 26, 2015. AFP. Fish oil supplements, which are high in omega-3 fatty acids, ...

2015-08-26 Uganda Science

Science World Report   

Chimpanzee Population In Uganda Three Times Larger Than Once Believed   
Science World Report
New findings published in the journal BMC Ecology reveal that a chimpanzee population in Uganda has been found to be three times larger than previously estimated, suggesting that the animals may adapt to degraded habitats better than expected. (Photo ...

2015-08-26 Uganda Sports

New Vision   

Dutch football legend Kluivert in Uganda   
New Vision
Legendary Dutch footballer Patrick Kluivert is in Uganda for a tour which will climax with signing of a deal to develop football. Amos Wekesa, a board member of Uganda Tourism Board in charge of marketing, said Kluivert is scheduled to sign a ...
Barcelona legends to establish Football Academy in Uganda   Kawowo Sports
Barcelona greats to play Cranes   SuperSport
Barcelona stars Kluivert, Rayco tourism ambassadors for Uganda   Forimmediaterelease.net (press release)
NTV Uganda   
Coastweek   
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New Vision   

Ugandan footballer joins Orlando Pirates   
New Vision
Cranes Yasser Mugerwa in action against Taifa Stars during the CHAN qualifier at Nakivubo on 4/7/2015. Photo/Mpalanyi Sentongo. mail. img. newvision. mail; img. By Shafik Ssenoga Uganda Cranes player Yasser Mugerwa has finally joined South Africa ...

2015-08-26 Uganda Entertainment

National Post   

Boy trips, punches hole in $1.5 million painting   
CNN
(CNN) It's enough to cause curators to break out in cold sweats: the sight of a museum visitor tumbling right into a valuable, centuries-old painting at a busy exhibition. A Taiwanese schoolboy, 12, did just that on a visit to a Leonardo da Vinci ...
Boy trips at exhibit, tears hole in baroque painting worth $1.5M   Toronto Star
Oops! Boys will be boys   Times LIVE
Twelve-year-old boy trips over at Taiwan gallery and punches a hole in a $2 ...   New Zealand Herald
Focus Taiwan News Channel   
ABC Online   
The Australian   
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The Guardian   

Hamlet review – Benedict Cumberbatch is imprisoned by a dismal production   
The Guardian
After all the hype and hysteria, the event itself comes as an anticlimax. My initial impression is that Benedict Cumberbatch is a good, personable Hamlet with a strong line in self-deflating irony, but that he is trapped inside an intellectual ragbag ...
Benedict Cumberbatch praised for role in 'dismal' Hamlet   New Zealand Herald
Benedict Cumberbatch's mum says son is a "bloody good Hamlet"   Mirror.co.uk
Cumberbatch wins praise for Hamlet role   Irish Independent
Reuters Canada   
Daily Mail   
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USA TODAY   

Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic are US Open top seeds   
USA TODAY
NEW YORK (AP) — Top-ranked Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic are seeded No. 1 for the U.S. Open. The U.S. Tennis Association announced the seedings Tuesday. The year's last major tournament starts Monday, when Williams will seek to complete ...

2015-08-26 Uganda Technology

TV Newsroom   

Google and Twitter reach desktop search deal for tweets   
TV Newsroom
The ability to search for trending topics or search for a Twitter account on Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) has not been expanded to desktops. The tie-up could help boost engagement at Twitter, which has seen growth sputter compared with other social ...

2015-08-26 Uganda Business

Ugandan shilling firms after central bank says will sell dollars   
Reuters Africa
KAMPALA Aug 25 (Reuters) - The Ugandan shilling strengthened on Tuesday after the central bank said it planned to sell dollars, a day after the local currency hit a record low. At 0924 GMT commercial banks quoted the shilling at 3,450/3,470, after ...
Shilling Drops to Shs 3640 Against the Dollar   AllAfrica.com
Uganda C/Bank intervenes to stabilize shilling   StarAfrica.com

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The Hill (blog)   

Selling part of Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a bad idea   
The Hill (blog)
Selling off part of our Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) while the price of oil is at a six-year low and refinery inputs are at an all-time high? It sounds like a classic Washington plan. I understand the desire to find new sources of money in a belt ...

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TechCabal   

Lagos to host RemitAfrica confab in November   
The News
MobileMoneyAfrica will host the RemitAfrica conference on Nov 04 – 05 in Lagos, the economic capital of Nigeria, Africa's largest remittance nation. Remittance providers and stakeholders such as money transfer operators, financial services providers, ...

2015-08-26 Uganda World

Jerusalem Post Israel News   

Report: Israeli weapons being used in South Sudan conflict   
Jerusalem Post Israel News
The report was issued by a group of experts appointed by the United Nations Security Council to analyze the ongoing civil war in South Sudan. Members of the Sudanese Armed Forces. (photo credit:REUTERS). Share on Facebook Share on Twitter.
South Sudan's President Set to Sign Peace Deal   Wall Street Journal (blog)
UN Report Details Flow of Foreign Weapons Into South Sudan   New York Times
South Sudan: UN to 'act immediately' unless peace deal signed   BBC News
Haaretz   
Times of Oman   
ABC Online   
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Reuters   

Crisis Talks Give Insight into N.Korean Leadership   
The Chosun Ilbo
North and South Korea clashed twice since the inauguration of President Park Geun-hye in 2013. The first major confrontation occurred in May of 2013, when the North shut down the inter-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex, and the second just recently ...
For rival Koreas, peace meeting was next best thing   AsiaOne
The difference in latest Korean standoff   The Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)
Calm returns to Korean peninsula   Irish Examiner

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Jerusalem Post Israel News   

Israel should be annihilated, Iranian official says   
Jerusalem Post Israel News
The UK's Hammond said Monday that Iran's current gov't had more nuanced approach to Israel relative to its predecessor. A nuclear test explosion from April 1954 is shown in this undatelined photo from the Pentagon. A nuclear test explosion from April ...
Rouhani to hold press conference Saturday   Tehran Times
In Iran's eyes, Britain is still the 'old fox'   Telegraph.co.uk
British Embassy Reopens In Iran After Four Years   TV Newsroom
BBC News   
NDTV   
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The Indian Express   

France train suspect watched jihadi video: prosecutor   
The Hindu
Minutes before he slung an assault rifle across his chest and walked through a high-speed train, the Moroccan suspect in the foiled attack watched a jihadi video on his cell-phone, the French prosecutor said in formally opening a terrorism ...
Accused train gunman watched jihadi video before attack, prosecutor says   Fox News
France Thalys train attack provokes rail security row   BBC News
Moroccan Charged with Attempted Terror Attack on French Train   Voice of America
ABC Online   
ABC News   
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BBC News   

Europe migrants: Tracing perilous Balkan route to Germany   
BBC News
For many thousands of migrants heading to Europe from the Middle East, the long route to a new life now lies through Greece and the Western Balkans with the ultimate destination in Germany and other northern EU countries. It is a journey fraught with ...
A 21st-Century Migrant's Essentials: Food, Shelter, Smartphone   New York Times
Strangers in their own country -- and now in Serbia   CNN
A 21st-century migrant's checklist: water, shelter, smartphone   The Seattle Times
Washington Post   
Irish Times   
Firstpost   
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Christian Science Monitor   

Bangkok blast probe not helped by broken security cameras, police say   
Christian Science Monitor
On Monday, a crowd gathered at the shrine in central Bangkok and observed a minute of silence to mark the moment the bomb exploded. By Nattasuda Anusonadisai and Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press August 24, 2015. Save for later Saved. close. People ...

2015-08-26 Uganda Africa

Irish Examiner   

South Africa convicts 8 police officers of murder   
Irish Examiner
A judge has convicted eight South African policemen who dragged a handcuffed Mozambican man behind a police van of murder. A spokesman for the National Prosecuting Authority said a judge ruled that the policemen cuffed taxi driver Mido Macia to the ...

2015-08-26 Uganda Uganda

New Vision   

Public universities return to normalcy   
New Vision
Public universities have now returned to normalcy following the suspension of industrial action by non-teaching staff. The 4,000 non-academic staff in Makerere, Kyambogo, Gulu, Busitema, Mbarara and Muni universities laid down their tools on August 03 ...