2015-08-27 Uganda Health

New Vision   

Trillium is first Oregon CCO to receive National Committee for Quality ...   
The Register-Guard
Trillium Community Health Plan, the Coordinated Care Organization that manages Medicaid services for about 95,000 Lane County residents, said it is the first of Oregon's 16 CCOs to receive accreditation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
Uganda makes more strides in the health laboratory sector   New Vision

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New Vision   

ECOWAS forum on healthcare begins Sept. 3   
The Nation Newspaper
The future of healthcare on West Africa will be on the agenda when traditional medicine practitioners and key players in healthcare meet on September 3. The two-day forum, which is the seventh scientific congress of Traditional Medicine Practitioners ...
Traditional medicine researchers tipped on WHO standards   New Vision

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Saskatoon StarPhoenix   

Top doctor backs proposed AIDS strategy   
Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Saskatchewan Ministry of Health This graph shows the annual number of tests for HIV conducted at the Saskatchewan Disease Control Laboratory from 2004 to 2013. SASKATOON — Saskatchewan is about one-third of the way toward adequately addressing ...

2015-08-27 Uganda Science

The Guardian   

Global sea levels have climbed 8cm since 1992, Nasa research shows   
The Guardian
Scientists believe ocean currents and natural cycles are temporarily offsetting a sea level rise in the Pacific Ocean. Photograph: Ray Collins/Barcroft Media. Reuters. Wednesday 26 August 2015 23.13 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 26 August 2015 23.15 ...

2015-08-27 Uganda Sports

CBS Local   

Must Watch: Great Sportsmanship Shown Between Opponents   
CBS Local
One of the best parts about watching the Little League World Series is the amazing sportsmanship that the kids show on the field. They congratulate each other, tip their hats to the other team, and apologize for a hit-by-pitch. The games are still ...
Kids at the Little League World Series remind us what true sportsmanship is   SB Nation
These Little League Players Could Teach Us A Lot About Sportsmanship   Elite Daily (blog)

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New Vision   

Uganda Faces Senegal Mismatch   
AllAfrica.com
After three straight losses, this is surely the end of the road for the Silverbacks, the Ugandan basketball team that takes on favourites Senegal, writes FELIX EUPAL. From the time the draws for the 2015 AfroBasket were made, Uganda dreaded a last-16 ...

2015-08-27 Uganda Entertainment

New Vision   

Tight security at Busy Signal/ Konshens show   
New Vision
Jamaican dancehall reggae artist Busy Signal speaks at the press conference as Jeff Ssekandi (l) and managing director BK Afrobeat Benon Kasenene (r) listen. Busy Signal will perform with Konshens in a dancehall duel at Lugogo Cricket Oval on Firday.
Singer Busy Signal Jets in   AllAfrica.com

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BBC News   

'Manspreading' added to online dictionary   
BBC News
The act of "manspreading", or sitting with legs wide apart on public transport, is among 1,000 new words to enter the online Oxford dictionary. OxfordDictionaries.com issues quarterly updates on current definitions of English words. Other new entries ...
'Manspreading' makes it into dictionary   NEWS.com.au
Hangry Redditor rage quits cat cafe: All enter Oxford Dictionary   CNET
'Manspreading', 'hangry', make it to dictionary but it's NBD   Irish Independent
TIME   
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Daily Mail   

Banksy releases dark trailer for his bemusement park Dismaland   
Daily Mail
Thousands of fans have attempted to get their hands on the £3 tickets on Friday - a day before the park opened to the general public - but the website crashed due to 'weight of traffic'. Organisers were forced to deny the website was a hoax today when ...
Watch the Very Creepy Trailer for Banksy's 'Dismaland' Theme Park   PEOPLE Great Ideas
Dismaland: Palestinian Artist Removed After Staging Protest Against Israeli ...   ArtLyst
Gloomy trailer for Banksy's Dismaland released   PPP Focus.com

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Sky News Australia   

Millennium sequel author manic depressive   
Sky News Australia
David Lagercrantz has revealed he wrote the highly anticipated sequel to Stieg Larsson's best-selling Millennium crime trilogy in a manic depressive state amid controversy over the decision to continue the series. 'I've been terrified ... and I used to ...
Millennium sequel hits bookstores as author admits 'total fear'   Jakarta Post
Salander returns in riveting 'Spider's Web'   USA TODAY
'The Girl in the Spider's Web' review: Lisbeth Salander hacks on   Washington Post
Zee News   
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BBC News   

Kullervo: Tolkien's fascination with Finland   
BBC News
On Thursday JRR Tolkien's early story The Story of Kullervo will be published for the first time. The dark tale reveals that Tolkien's Middle Earth was inspired not only by England and Wales… but also by Finland. "Hapless Kullervo," Tolkien called him ...
Tolkien's first prose published   Times LIVE
Early JRR Tolkien work set to be published   Stuff.co.nz
JRR Tolkien's first story The Story of Kullervo published today   Daily Mail
The Nation   
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Focus Taiwan News Channel   

Consumer protection personnel visit controversial exhibition   
Focus Taiwan News Channel
Taipei, Aug. 26 (CNA) The Cabinet-level Department of Consumer Protection on Wednesday sent personnel to "The Face of Leonardo, Images of a Genius" exhibition in Taipei to check the venue and advertisements, amid a series of controversies ...

2015-08-27 Uganda Technology

The Indian Express   

Facebook tests new service M, a personal assistant inside Messenger   
The Indian Express
M, a personal digital assistant inside Facebook Messenger app which will complete tasks and find information for users. Google +. Comments. By: Tech Desk | New Delhi | Published:August 27, 2015 8:57 am. Facebook M is the new voice-assistant in ...

2015-08-27 Uganda Business

Entebbe Airport Expansion Kicks Off This Saturday   
Independent
On the 29th of this month, the first phase of the expansion of Entebbe Airport will kick off. The first phase is being financed by a concession loan of $200m extended to Uganda by the Chinese Government through Exim bank. This phase one construction ...

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BusinessDay   

Over 200 delegates from 25 countries for remitAfrica2015 in Lagos   
WorldStage
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, ...

2015-08-27 Uganda World

Hindustan Times   

South Sudan prez Salva Kiir signs peace deal despite doubts   
Hindustan Times
Ending 20 months of war in the world's youngest nation, South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Wednesday signed a peace deal despite concerns about whether peace would take hold. The signing ceremony was held in the capital Juba under the threat of UN ...

2015-08-27 Uganda Africa

The Nation Newspaper   

Nigeria charges former security adviser with illegal weapons possession   
Daily Mail
ABUJA, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Nigeria on Monday charged former National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki with illegal possession of weapons and acts that pose potential harm to national security. The Department of State Security recovered arms and ...

2015-08-27 Uganda Uganda

New Vision   

Shell Uganda Named in Shs 1.4 Billion UNRA Fuel Fraud   
AllAfrica.com
Shell Uganda has been singled out as Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) fuel supplier that led to a loss of Shs 1.4 billion in a period of eight months at UNRA's 22 countrywide substations. Dennis Owor, then Internal Audit Manager (UNRA) while ...