2014-09-01 Namibia Health

  The Nation   

Tests promise blockbuster new heart attack drug  The Nation
WASHINGTON - An experimental drug from Swiss pharma giant Novartis reduced deaths from chronic heart failure by 20 percent compared with an existing treatment, according to the results of a vast new study. The new drug, called LCZ696, has been ...

2014-09-01 Namibia Science

  Daily Mail   

Sheen speaks out after Aussie arrested  9news.com.au
Hollywood star Charlie Sheen has criticised Danish authorities over the arrests of 14 anti-whaling activists, including an Australian, in the North Atlantic. Sheen donated one of three inflatable boats used by Krystal Keynes and other Sea Shepherd members to ...

2014-09-01 Namibia Sports

Elmbridge's Italian job - Italy, Wales, Fiji & Namibia are hoping Elmbridge can ...  Surrey Comet
Elmbridge is no stranger to rugby, but Cobham RFC chairman Tony Balkwill believes the rugby World Cup will find a wider audience when it visits the borough in 2015. Cobham and the American Community School will play host to Italy and Namibia during ...

2014-09-01 Namibia Entertainment

New perspectives on me, my selfie & I  gulfnews.com
On a July trip to Namibia, my friend took about 150 “selfies.” I shot two over 10 days, for a lifetime total of three. He posted his favourite image from our African adventure on Facebook, adding it to the 109 selfies already sitting in his profile box. I showed my two ...

2014-09-01 Namibia Technology

  The Australian Financial Review   

Apple said to team up with Visa, MasterCard on iPhone wallet  Livemint
The new iPhone will make mobile payment easier by including a near-field communication chip for the first time, said a source. Photo: AFP. New York: Apple Inc. plans to turn its next iPhone into a mobile wallet through a partnership with major payment ...

2014-09-01 Namibia Business

  Business Recorder   

Rosneft Has Enough Capital To Finance Projects, But Sanctions Sticky  Forbes
Russian energy giant, Rosneft Rosneft, has enough capital available to finance its planned oil projects, but sanctions are definitely a problem, the company CEO told Spiegel magazine this weekend. CEO Igor Sechin, known by the locals as Darth Vader, said ...

2014-09-01 Namibia World

  Haaretz   

Missing those who have lived through hell for seven weeks  Haaretz
With the Gaza war over, my heart goes out to the children an hour's drive away whom Israel does not let me watch grow up. By Amira Hass | Sep. 1, 2014 | 6:09 AM. Tweet. Palestinian children in Gaza City, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014. Three Palestinian children ...

2014-09-01 Namibia Africa

  Times LIVE   

Lesotho coup: Mugabe's chance to flex muscles  NewsDay
THE weekend military coup in Lesotho has provided new Sadc chairperson President Robert Mugabe with an opportunity to flex his muscles and display his aversion to military coups, political analysts said yesterday. STAFF REPORTER. The analysts said ...

2014-09-01 Namibia Namibia

Namibia: Swapo makes good on gender quota pledge  StarAfrica.com
Namibia's ruling Swapo Party has delivered on its promise of equal gender representation following the successful election of party candidates who will represent the organization in the country's next National Assembly.The former liberation movement held ...

2014-08-31 Namibia Health

  CTV News   

Novartis drug shows promise on heart failure  Boston Globe
NEW YORK — An experimental drug has shown a striking efficacy in prolonging the lives of people with heart failure and could replace what has been the bedrock treatment for more than 20 years, researchers said Saturday. The drug, which is being ...

2014-08-31 Namibia Science

  ABC News   

Sinkhole that proved popular at Corvette Museum will be filled  Reuters
Aug 30 (Reuters) - A sinkhole that swallowed eight cars inside the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky will be filled even though it has become a tourist attraction that sharply increased attendance and revenue, the museum's board decided on Saturday.
Corvette museum decides to fill giant sinkhole   Delhi Daily News
The Corvette Museum Will Fill Up The Entire Sinkhole After All   Jalopnik
Corvette museum Board Votes to fill giant sinkhole   Capital OTC
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  NorthJersey.com   

Century-old extinction of the passenger pigeon still a cautionary tale  NorthJersey.com
Passenger pigeons once ruled America's skies, sweeping across the landscape in such breathtakingly large flocks that they obscured the sun for hours, even days. When they roosted in trees, there were so many birds that the branches of oaks splintered and ...

2014-08-31 Namibia Sports

  Telegraph.co.uk   

Soccer news and notes, Aug. 30  SFGate
Chelsea showed off its new attacking sparkle Saturday in a 6-3 win over Everton on the day Manchester City slipped to its first defeat in its Premier League title defense. City's 1-0 home loss to Stoke was exacerbated by its title rival's wild victory at Goodison ...

2014-08-31 Namibia Entertainment

  BBC News   

Cut Road Dahl book chapter found  NEWS.com.au
A CHAPTER of children's classic Charlie And The Chocolate Factory which was cut from the final version has been published for the first time. The lost fifth chapter, which describes an extra room in the factory called the Vanilla Fudge Room, has been ...

2014-08-31 Namibia Technology

  Philly.com   

Drone groan: first Amazon — and now Google  The Seattle Times
It seems if you're a tech giant these days you need to have a drone-development program, lending to the notion that in the future we'll see skies darkened by fleets of these devices. But is it all just for show?
Why I Am More Excited About Google's Project Loon Than Project Wing   Forbes
Google's "Project Wing" is a Secret Drone Program   The Escapist
Google Drones Could Be Coming to Doorsteps   Guardian Liberty Voice
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  Daily Mail   

Internet Archive Uploads 2.4 Million Historical Images to Flickr  PC Magazine
And yet, the Internet Archive isn't even halfway done with all the images it has to upload. 0shares. Internet Archive Flickr. If you have a hankering for some old-timey cat pictures, the Internet Archive has you covered. Specifically, the Internet Archive's Flickr ...

2014-08-31 Namibia Business

  Toronto Star   

Nicaraguan rescuers reach 20 trapped gold miners  Toronto Star
BONANZA, NICARAGUA—Rescue workers and trapped miners alike frantically dug away at opposite sides of rock and mud that blocked a Nicaragua gold mine, finally succeeding in freeing at least 20 men. Efforts to reach five miners still missing continued ...

2014-08-31 Namibia World

  The Standard Digital News   

PM flees country following coup  Herald Scotland
Lesotho's prime minister Thomas Thabane accused his country's army of staging a coup and fled to South Africa, which condemned the military's action. Lesotho's prime minister Thomas Thabane accused his country's army of staging a coup and fled to South ...

2014-08-31 Namibia Africa

  The Standard Digital News   

PM flees country following coup  Herald Scotland
Lesotho's prime minister Thomas Thabane accused his country's army of staging a coup and fled to South Africa, which condemned the military's action. Lesotho's prime minister Thomas Thabane accused his country's army of staging a coup and fled to South ...

2014-08-31 Namibia Namibia

Swapo stalwarts spurn 'pot' nomination  Namibian
PENSIVE ... Swapo coordinator for Oshikoto Armas Amukwiyu (l) and Swapo vice-president Hage Geingob during the party's electoral college. Photo: Nampa. Swapo's list of 96 members for the next parliament is decided on this weekend at the party's ...

2014-08-30 Namibia Health

  Irish Independent   

New drug gives hope of a cure for deadly Ebola  Irish Independent
A treatment for the Ebola virus may have been found, as scientists reported that a drug cured 100pc of monkeys with the disease. Share. Go To. Comments. The experimental drug ZMapp is being used to treat infected patients, including William Pooley, the ...

2014-08-30 Namibia Science

  NBCNews.com   

All Clear: Iceland's Bardarbunga Volcano Eruption Over, Air Travel OK'd  NBCNews.com
Iceland said a small volcanic eruption in the Bardarbunga volcano system that started in the early hours of Friday had stopped and that it had lifted all airspace restrictions. Earlier in the day, the Icelandic Meteorological Office reduced its ash warning level for ...

2014-08-30 Namibia Sports

Ode to an Unsung Football Icon, Gabes 'Flying Fish' Mupupa 1941 - 2010  AllAfrica.com
Former Eleven Arrows Football Club free scoring centre forward, Gabriel Mupupa, better known as Gabes, or better still 'Flying Fish' in football circles, was an athlete who could aptly be described as a genius and one of the finest footballers the land of the ...

2014-08-30 Namibia Entertainment

Turkeys Heritage Sites to Be Exhibited  AllAfrica.com
Windhoek — The Embassy of Turkey in Windhoek presents a photo exhibition by Turkish photographer Osman Nuri Yüce from September 8 at the Franco Namibia Cultural Centre (FNCC)'s Restaurant La bonne. This exhibition, depicting Turkey's heritages ...

2014-08-30 Namibia Technology

  The Australian Financial Review   

Google Drones Lift Industry Hopes  Wall Street Journal
Google's advanced-research lab said it is developing a system of drones to deliver goods with its Project Wing prototype. Photo: Google. When Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -0.29% Amazon.com Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq $339.04 -0.98 -0.29% Aug. 29, 2014 4:00 pm ...

2014-08-30 Namibia Business

  euronews   

IMF board supports Lagarde amid corruption probe  Xinhua
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday voiced support for Managing Director Christine Lagarde as she was under investigation of negligence. "As we have said before, it would not be ...

2014-08-30 Namibia World

  Reuters UK   

Australia's terror alert remains medium  The Australian
AUSTRALIA'S terror alert will remain at medium despite the United Kingdom increasing its assessment of risk from substantial to severe, the second-highest level. THE alert level is regularly reviewed by authorities and would be increased to high "if it were ...

2014-08-30 Namibia Africa

  The Standard Digital News   

Kenyan President presides over drug ship destruction  NTV Uganda
The Kenya Navy Friday destroyed the ship that was carrying heroine worth over 1 billion Kenya shillings. The vessel was sunk in deep seas following a directive by President Uhuru Kenyatta. The President has said the move will serve as a lesson to drug ...

2014-08-30 Namibia Namibia

Low Trade Hampers SADC Integration  AllAfrica.com
SOUTH Africa and Namibia's refusal to sign a trade protocol last week during the Sadc summit in Victoria Falls clearly underlined the regional grouping is still far from achieving its main goals of economic and political integration, which were the major reasons ...

2014-08-29 Namibia Health

  NDTV   

As Ebola Grips Liberia's Capital, a Quarantine Sows Chaos  NDTV
Medicins Sans Frontieres health workers disinfect protection clothes and boots outside the isolation unit at ELWA hospital. (Reuters). Monrovia: Some people are swimming in and out of the Ebola quarantine zone in this seaside capital. One man slips out ...

2014-08-29 Namibia Science

  AsiaOne   

MAS stocks suspended ahead of revamp plan reveal  AsiaOne
KUALA LUMPUR - Trading in Malaysia Airlines shares was suspended from 9am on Friday ahead of an announcement by major shareholder Khazanah Nasional. Khazanah, which owns nearly 70 per cent of the ailing national carrier, is expected to unveil ...

2014-08-29 Namibia Sports

  Irish Independent   

China showcases future stars as curtain falls  The Nation
BEIJING - Up to 2,000 performers will feature at the closing ceremony for the Youth Olympics in China's Nanjing city Thursday after 12 days of competition that showcased the sporting superstars of the future. No official medals table is published for the ...

2014-08-29 Namibia Entertainment

  Today.com   

Newlyweds Adam Levine & Behati Prinsloo sell home, in contract to buy NYC loft  Today.com
Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine and Victoria's Secret model Behati Prinsloo made their first red-carpet appearance as newlyweds this week after tying the knot in Mexico last month. The husband and wife are also making real estate moves together, selling ...

2014-08-29 Namibia Technology

  ITWeb Africa   

Namibia hosts world's 'biggest TV white spaces pilot'  ITWeb Africa
A northern Namibian area spanning 62km x 152km (9,424 km²) has become home to the world's biggest television white spaces (TVWS) broadband pilot project, says Microsoft. TVWS taps unused portions of spectrum in frequency bands to provide wireless ...

2014-08-29 Namibia Business

AziNam receives new licence for Blocks 2312 and 2412A, offshore Namibia  ScandOil
AziNam Ltd. says that a new licence has been issued for Blocks 2312A&B and 2412A&B, now renamed as Blocks 2312 and 2412A (the Central Blocks), offshore Namibia, operated by Chariot Oil & Gas (Chariot). The newly awarded license has a three year ...

2014-08-29 Namibia World

  The Guardian   

UN calls for 43 peacekeepers held hostage in Golan Heights to be freed  The Guardian
Golan Heights The Golan Heights: 43 UN peacekeepers from Fiji are being detained there. Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters. The United Nations says it is working to secure the release of 43 peacekeepers from Fiji who have been detained by militants in ...

2014-08-29 Namibia Africa

  BDlive   

Arms deal critics lose faith in inquiry, decline to testify  BDlive
Arms Procurement Commission chairman Judge Willie Seriti, right, and co-commissioner Free State Judge President Hendrick Musi, during proceedings in Pretoria in August. Picture: PUXLEY MAKGATHO ...

2014-08-29 Namibia Namibia

  New Era   

Namibia struggle child killed in jobs demo  New Zimbabwe.com
A YOUNG woman was shot dead in Namibia on Wednesday in clashes between police and the children of fallen independence fighters, a rare incidence of political violence in the country. Frieda Ndatipo, 26, was killed during a demonstration calling for jobs ...

2014-08-28 Namibia Health

  NBCNews.com   

Scientists reverse bad memories by blasting brain cells  New Zealand Herald
Traumatic memories could be switched into pleasant recollections with a flash of light, scientists claim. Doctors may one day be able to use a new technique to treat soldiers with post-traumatic stress or patients with debilitating phobias. The method, which has ...

2014-08-28 Namibia Science

  Northern Voices Online   

Africa Dragon fish or Polypterus senegalus show evolutionary process  Northern Voices Online
Africa Dragon fish or Polypterus senegalus show evolutionary process. A test show that from sea to land it was a difficult process. African dragon fish seems to be the missing link in the evolution of the life on earth. How the fish became four legged and how ...

2014-08-28 Namibia Sports

  Capital FM Kenya   

Isabwa brace powers Kenya to CAR finals  Capital FM Kenya
CHIPU-NANJING NAIROBI, Kenya, August 27- Billy Isabwa touched down twice to send Kenya Under-19s to Saturday's Confederation of African Rugby Division 1 A finals in a 27-20 stuffing of Zimbabwe in Windhoek, Namibia. Defending champions Namibia ...

2014-08-28 Namibia Entertainment

  Irish Independent   

Zara takes 'Holocaust' T-shirts off the shelves  Irish Independent
Published 28/08/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. The top that was withdrawn from sale. CLOTHING chain Zara has been forced to withdraw a new line of tops from sale after an outcry over its resemblance to uniforms worn by Jewish prisoners in Nazi ...

2014-08-28 Namibia Technology

  KDramaStars   

Samsung Galaxy S5 Accessories Gear 2, Gear Fit And Spare Battery Charger ...  KDramaStars
The all-new Samsung Galaxy S5 hit the market recently and has been a hot topic for techies and Samsung lovers all around the world. One thing people go crazy about are the accessories that are available for this powerful smartphone. We take a look at the ...

2014-08-28 Namibia Business

  Irish Independent   

Ryanair to submit bid for Cyprus Airways  Irish Independent
John Mulligan. Published 28/08/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Kenny Jacobs. Ryanair will submit a non-binding bid tomorrow to buy struggling Cyprus Airways as the Irish carrier eyes expansion in the region. Share. Go To. Comments. Ryanair chief ...

2014-08-28 Namibia World

  USA TODAY   

Tank serves as backdrop for wedding photo on Israeli Gaza border  USA TODAY
An Israeli couple took their wedding photo in an army staging area on the Israeli-Gaza border, near Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, Israel, on Wednesday. AP_Mideast_Israel_Palestinians.2. The Israeli couple leave a staging area as Israeli soldiers direct a tank back ...

2014-08-28 Namibia Africa

  The Standard Digital News   

German firm opens Sh1.2b chemical factory in Nairobi  The Standard Digital News
NAIROBI, KENYA: German multinational firm BASF has opened a Sh1.17 billion (10 million euros) chemical plant in Kenya. The global chemical company is seeking to tap into the booming construction industry, specifically real estate and road projects in ...

2014-08-28 Namibia Namibia

  Independent Online   

Protester's death rocks Namibia  Independent Online
Windhoek - A young woman was shot dead in Namibia on Wednesday in clashes between police and the children of fallen independence fighters, a rare incidence of political violence in the country. Frieda Ndatipo, 26, was killed during a demonstration ...

2014-08-27 Namibia Health

  Channel News Asia   

E-cigarettes not a proven way to quit smoking, global and local authorities agree  Channel News Asia
Citing a World Health Organisation study, Singapore's Ministry of Health says there have been no applications to register electronic nicotine delivery systems as smoking cessation therapy. PHOTOS. Photo of a woman smoking an electronic cigarette.
E-cigarettes should be regulated and sales restricted, WHO says   Los Angeles Times
Health experts demand curb on the sale of e-cigarettes   Herald Scotland
World Health Organization Wants More E-Cigarette Regulation   PNC Voice
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  Sydney Morning Herald   

British Ebola sufferer gets new drug  Sydney Morning Herald
London: A British nurse infected with Ebola while working in Sierra Leone is being given the same experimental drug used on two US missionaries who have recovered from the disease, doctors in London say. William Pooley, 29, is being treated with ZMapp ...

2014-08-27 Namibia Science

  Salon   

Global warming is here, probably dangerous and may be permanent, UN report ...  Washington Post
Global warming is here, human-caused and probably already dangerous — and it's increasingly likely that the heating trend could be irreversible, a draft of a new international science report said. The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...

2014-08-27 Namibia Sports

  Getty Images   

Yao Ming : Youth Olympic Games not about Results  CRIENGLISH.com
Yao Ming hands out medals to the winner in Men's basketball 3×3 at Nanjing Youth Olympics, Auguest 26. [Photo: cfp.cn]. Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming, an ambassador to the soon-to-be-concluded Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, is suggesting the ...

2014-08-27 Namibia Entertainment

  Daily Mail   

It's Canberrrrrrrra for the Greens golden girl as Senator Sarah Hanson-Young ...  Daily Mail
The 'Ice Bucket Challenge' has gone political with Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young tipping the bucket on herself today in Canberra. The mercury was sitting at barely four degrees which she joined the In doing so, she also uttered words which would ...

2014-08-27 Namibia Technology

  Tech Times   

Apple making plans to launch a 12.9-inch iPad alongside the iPhone 6: Bye bye ...  Tech Times
New report is claiming that Apple has its sights set on launching a new iPad. However, it could come with a massive 12.9-inch display, completely surpassing the Surface Pro 3's 12-inch display. (Photo : Nathan Clark). We've seen a growing demand for ...

2014-08-27 Namibia Business

Deep Yellow raising $3M for uranium in Namibia  Proactive Investors UK
Deep Yellow (ASX:DYL) has received firm commitments from sophisticated and institutional investors for a $3 million share placement at $0.017. The placement will place Deep Yellow in a sound position for the medium term, and will be used to progress its ...

2014-08-27 Namibia World

  NDTV   

Petro Poroshenko to Seek Ceasefire After 'Very Tough' Talks with Vladimir Putin  NDTV
Minsk: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko promised after late-night negotiations with Russia's Vladimir Putin to work on an urgent ceasefire plan to defuse the separatist conflict in the east of his former Soviet republic. The first talks between the two leaders ...

2014-08-27 Namibia Africa

  THISDAY Live   

Soldiers Resurface in Mubi as Fighting Rages in Gamborou  THISDAY Live
Nigerian soldiers, who allegedly escaped by a whisker to take refuge in neighbouring Cameroun following a fierce battle with members of the Boko Haram sect in Gamborou Ngala, Borno State on Monday, have resurfaced in Mubi, a border town in Adamawa ...

2014-08-27 Namibia Namibia

2014-08-26 Namibia Health

  New Era   

Ya Toivo described as a towering political giant  New Era
WINDHOEK – President Jacob Zuma's special adviser and spokesperson, MacMaharaj, has described Andimba Herman Toivo ya Toivo as a stubborn and an ethical freedom fighter. Maharaj who was a fellow prisoner with Ya Toivo on Robben Island ...

2014-08-26 Namibia Science

  MiamiHerald.com   

US Army's Hypersonic Weapon Explodes in Alaska  Chinatopix
A new and advanced hypersonic weapon developed by the U.S. Army exploded over Kodiak Island, Alaska just shortly after it was launched. The flight test was part of a Conventional Prompt Global Strike technology development program of the U.S. Army, ...

2014-08-26 Namibia Sports

  Zee News   

Namibia named hosts of ICC WCL Division 2  Zee News
Namibia named hosts of ICC WCL Division 2 Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday named Namibia as the host of the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Division 2 to be held from Jan 17-24, 2015. Six teams will compete in the event, ...