2015-01-01 Namibia Health

Atlanta Journal Constitution   

Influenza reaching epidemic levels this year   
WKBT La Crosse
This season's flu outbreak has reached epidemic levels, and the CDC is expecting it to get worse. Related Content. Purdue rallies, beats Minnesota 72-68 · StormTeam 8 Detailed Forecast · Horses killed in Minn. barn fire · A Look Into The Coulee Conference ...

2015-01-01 Namibia Science

New Vision   

First frog that gives birth to tadpoles   
New Vision
This undated photo shows a male and female of the new species (Limnonectes larvaepartus). The male is the smaller one, and the frogs were collected on the west coast of the Central Core of Sulawesi, Indonesia. (AFP/Jim McGuire) ...

2015-01-01 Namibia Sports

Irish Examiner   

The Man: Richie McCaw   
Irish Examiner
He finally won that elusive World Cup in 2011, but has found a form resurgence in his mid-30s to enable one last tilt at the windmill. Marc Hinton on the man who's ready to make history in this year's Rugby World Cup in England. IT WAS Uncle “Bigsy” who ...

2015-01-01 Namibia Entertainment

E! Online   

Let's Look at Sofía Vergara's Perfect Engagement Ring From Every Angle, Shall ...   
E! Online
We know some of you are still super pissed that Sofía Vergara and Joe Manganiello are engaged, but you-know-what happens, guys, and you just gotta accept it and move on. So, sulk if you must, but we're going to use this time wisely and do something ...

2015-01-01 Namibia Technology

NDTV   

Government Blocks Websites Allegedly Carrying Anti-India Content From ISIS   
NDTV
New Delhi: Government has blocked 32 websites citing national security concerns, as they were allegedly carrying anti-India material from terror groups such as ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria). "We have blocked some websites, as there were of serious ...

2015-01-01 Namibia Business

NDTV   

AirAsia's Chief Responds Quickly and With Compassion   
NDTV
AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes walks upon arrival to visit the command centre of the search operation for the victims of Flight 8501 at the airport in Pangkalan Bun on Wednesday. (Associated Press photo) ...

2015-01-01 Namibia World

Telegraph.co.uk   

2015 begins: Shanghai tragedy, fireworks elsewhere   
Salt Lake Tribune
Fireworks explode over the clock known as 'Big Ben' housed in Elizabeth Tower, to celebrate the New Year in London, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth). Fireworks explode over the clock known as 'Big Ben' housed in Elizabeth Tower, ...

2015-01-01 Namibia Africa

CHANNELS TELEVISION   

6 die in Yobe explosion   
Nigerian Tribune
AN explosion rocked Fika, a major town in Yobe State, on Wednesday, leaving six people dead. The explosion, according to a report by Premium Times, occurred close to a security checkpoint in the town. The state Police Commissioner, Marcus Danladi, told ...

2015-01-01 Namibia Namibia

2014-12-31 Namibia Health

NBCNews.com   

CDC warns of 'epidemic' levels of flu-season deaths   
The Seattle Times
The H3N2 flu strain that's dominant right now is not the one that was targeted by the flu vaccines distributed in North America. By Karen Kaplan. Los Angeles Times (TNS). Related. Reader Comments. Read all comments · Post a comment. advertising. Deaths ...

2014-12-31 Namibia Science

Capitalberg   

Drunken birds slur just like humans: Study says   
Capitalberg
Researchers from Oregon Health & Science University have found that birds slur after getting drunk just like human do. Scientists selected Zebra finch, a song bird that learns to sing in the same manner as humans learn speech. In the study made, Researcher ...

2014-12-31 Namibia Sports

Irish Independent   

It's stick or twist at half-time for Premier League clubs   
Irish Independent
Jack Pitt-Brooke. Published 31/12/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. 01 of 3. Previous; Next. Burnley boss Sean Dyche is hoping his risk-free approach can keep the Clarets in the Premier Division. Jan Kruger/Getty Images.
Handing out half-time gongs   Irish Examiner
Yaya Toure takes to Twitter to insist he was rested despite Manuel Pellegrini's ...   Daily Mail
Top Five Moments: 2014 highlights in the Premier League   SkySports
HITC   
Sports Mole   
GiveMeSport   
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Sport24   

Ghana appoints new fitness trainer for Black Stars   
Xinhua
ACCRA, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Ghana has appointed a new physical fitness trainer for the senior national soccer team, the Black Stars. Jamie Lawrence, a former Jamaican international, has been appointed to work with head coach Avram Grant during the 2015 ...

2014-12-31 Namibia Entertainment

People Magazine   

Is Chris Rock's Divorce Getting Ugly?   
People Magazine
The divorce between Chris Rock and his wife of over 18 years, Malaak Compton-Rock, has the potential to get messy. In his divorce filing with the Superior Court of New Jersey, the Top Five director and star, 49, claims that Compton-Rock, 45, has kept his ...

2014-12-31 Namibia Technology

Mashable   

IE, once king of browsers, to be phased out   
Times of India
Microsoft is developing a new, streamlined web browser that will replace Internet Explorer, according to reports, in an apparent attempt to move towards other popular browsers like Chrome and Firefox. The new app could also help Microsoft distance itself ...

2014-12-31 Namibia Business

Fox News   

Hong Kong Bans Live Poultry Imports From China   
Wall Street Journal
A worker weighs a live chicken for a customer at a shop in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong on December 28, 2014. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images. By. Chester Yung. Chester Yung. The Wall Street Journal. CANCEL. BiographyChester Yung ...

2014-12-31 Namibia World

Aljazeera.com   

UNSC, failing the test of Palestine   
Aljazeera.com
How the US outmanoeuvred Palestine and used Nigeria to avoid using its veto at the UN Security Council. Last updated: 31 Dec 2014 03:26. Marwan Bishara. Marwan Bishara is the senior political analyst at Al Jazeera. RSS · Books · Listen. Email Article.
EU to promote 'now more than ever' two-state solution   Jerusalem Post
Australia, US reject latest Palestinian call for Israel to withdraw from Palestinian ...   ABC Online
Australia 'damaged' relations with Arab world by voting down UN Palestinian ...   The Guardian
Gulf Daily News   
Irish Independent   
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Irish Independent   

Mass protests in Moscow as leading Putin critic is jailed   
Irish Independent
Police officers detain a protester during an unsanctioned protest in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday. The unsanctioned protest came hours after Alexei Navalny was found guilty of fraud and given a suspended sentence. Navalny, who has been under house arrest ...

2014-12-31 Namibia Africa

Christian Science Monitor   

Gambian president flying home after gunfire panics the nation's capital   
Brisbane Times
Banjul: Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh said he was returning home from Chad late on Tuesday, after gunfire erupted around the presidential palace in the Gambian capital of Banjul last night. The government denied reports of an attempted coup, but a ...

2014-12-31 Namibia Namibia

The Citizen   

Another rhino cow and calf poached in Kunene   
Namibian
EMERGENCY ... Demonstrators holding placards during their peaceful demonstration against rhino and elephant poaching in Namibia in August. The aim is to give a message to courts to pass stiff sentences to perpetrators. NamPol in the Kunene Region is ...

2014-12-30 Namibia Health

NDTV   

Ebola Returns to Europe with First Case Diagnosed in Britain   
NDTV
Glasgow: A healthcare worker recently back from Sierra Leone was diagnosed with Ebola on Monday by doctors in Scotland's largest city, the first diagnosis of the deadly virus in Britain during the current outbreak. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon ...

2014-12-30 Namibia Science

USA TODAY   

Belize's Blue Hole reveals Mayan extinct due to 100 years long drought (+video)   
Inferse
Summary: Belize's 'Blue Hole' revealed clues regarding the real reasons behind the disappearance of the Mayan population. inShare0. By Alexander | On December 29, 2014. Belize's 'Blue Hole' has been at the center of scientific debate for years. In fact, in ...

2014-12-30 Namibia Sports

Sport24   

Akekho onendawo yakhe kwiBafana - Mashaba   
News24
Johannesburg – Umqeqeshi weBafana Bafana uShakes Mashaba kulindeleke ukuthi amemezele uhlu lwabadlali abangu-23 abazoya e-Equatorial Guinea kwi-Afcon. UMashaba phambilini wamemezela uhlu lwabadlali abangu-34 ukuze akwazi ukuhlunga ...

2014-12-30 Namibia Entertainment

Musician Pablo passes away   
Namibian
NAMIBIAN music pioneer Max Michael Mweshininga, popularly known as 'Pablo Diablo The Outlaw', has passed away at the age of 34. According to close friends and fellow artists, Pablo is believed to have passed away in his sleep, this morning. “He was ...

2014-12-30 Namibia Technology

Irish Independent   

Largest internet market China blocks Gmail access   
Irish Independent
Published 30/12/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Google China. China blocked access to Google's e-mail service through third-party applications, adding Gmail to the list of services from the search company banned in ...

2014-12-30 Namibia Business

Unanswered questions over oyster contamination   
Namibian
THE reason and source of cadmium contamination of Namibian oysters, which resulted in Hong Kong stopping all live oyster imports from Namibia on 23 December till further notice, still has to be identified, according to the chairman of the Namibian ...

2014-12-30 Namibia World

Bangkok Post   

Teen spears shark that kills his friend   
Bangkok Post
SYDNEY - A teenager who escaped a shark attack that killed his friend in western Australia has described how he fired his spear gun down the deadly creature's throat, as the search for the killer began on Tuesday. Experts say attacks by sharks are ...

2014-12-30 Namibia Africa

Daily Times Nigeria   

Obasanjo is a terrible liar, say Osoba, Adebanjo   
Daily Times Nigeria
Few days after Nobel Laureate, Professor Oluwole Akinwande Soyinka called former President Olusegun Obasanjo a compulsive and career liar, two other prominent fellow Ogun State indigenes have used similar words to describe on the same person.
You Are Untruthful Chronicler Of History, Osoba, Adebanjo Tell Obasanjo   Leadership Newspapers
Make inciting statements, go to jail, FG warns   Nigerian Tribune
Obasanjo lied on third term –Osoba   Daily Sun
The Guardian Nigeria   
Daily Trust   
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Leadership Newspapers   

We Are Not Afraid Of APC – Oyedokun   
Leadership Newspapers
Alhaji Shuaibu Afolabi Oyedokun, a former secretary to state government (SSG) in the old Oyo State, is also a former national deputy chairman (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and presently a permanent member of the Board Of Trustees of the ...

2014-12-30 Namibia Namibia

'Quietest Christmas of My Police Career' - Deputy Commissioner Nelumbu   
AllAfrica.com
ACTING Chief of the Erongo Police, Deputy Commissioner Andreas Nelumbu said that he has been in the Namibian police force for 22 years and has never experienced a Christmas period as quiet as the last one in the Erongo Region. "The most serious ...

2014-12-29 Namibia Health

Kansas City Star   

WHO: Ebola Death Toll Rises To 7693 In West Africa   
Design & Trend
The World Health Organization announced Friday that the death toll from Ebola in West Africa has grown to 7,693. There have been nearly 20,000 cases reported since the outbreak began last year. Dec. 28 marks one year since the Ebola outbreak began, ...

2014-12-29 Namibia Science

FlightCentric.com   

ESA astronaut takes some breathtaking photos of our planet   
Capitalberg
German Astronaut Alexander Gerst, while on a collaborative European Space Agency's Blue Dot mission has taken some enthralling pictures of our planetary home. And what's more intriguing is that the European Space Agency has released the six minute ...

2014-12-29 Namibia Sports

Telegraph.co.uk   

Mourinho fumes at referee missing 'Big Ben' penalty   
TODAYonline
Jose Mourinho, the manager of Chelsea, shows his frustration during the Barclays Premier League match between Southampton and Chelsea at St Mary's Stadium on Dec 28, 2014 in Southampton, England. Photo: Getty Images. mail · print. View all 0 ...

2014-12-29 Namibia Entertainment

AsiaOne   

Sony's 'The Interview' makes $23.8 million in opening weekend   
AsiaOne
Sony Pictures (6758.T) said "The Interview" has earned more than US$15 million (S$19.8 billion) in online sales and another US$2.8 million in theatres, an impressive return made possible by the publicity surrounding the cyberattack blamed on North Korea.
Apple makes "The Interview" movie available on iTunes   Daily News & Analysis
Sony's 'The Interview' movie earns $15 million in online sales   Livemint
The Interview makes $18m after massive online sales   The Guardian
BBC News   
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The Inquisitr   

Beyonce's dad Matthew Knowles sells her memorabilia in garage sale   
The Age
Matthew Knowles decided he needed more space in his office, so he gathered up a heap of Beyonce merchandise he had lying around for a garage sale. The sale of T-shirts, DVDs and other memorabilia outside his Huston office sparked rumours he was ...

2014-12-29 Namibia Technology

IBNLive   

Twitter experiences sign in issues, down for many users   
IBNLive
New Delhi: In the latest in the long series of Twitter outages, many users are unable to login to their accounts to the popular microblogging service. A two-sentence post on its Twitter Status blog, that updates users on the status of the Twitter service, says, ...

2014-12-29 Namibia Business

Reuters   

Oil prices climb on worries over Libyan supply   
Reuters
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Monday, after dropping for the past two sessions, as escalating clashes in Libya stoked worries about supply from the OPEC member. A fire caused by fighting at one of Libya's main export terminals has destroyed ...

2014-12-29 Namibia World

The Straits Times   

Flight QZ8501: The Search Operation Explained   
Sky News
Several countries have deployed ships and planes to help track down the missing jet which lost contact over the Java Sea. 03:27, UK, Monday 29 December 2014. Jusuf Kalla, Indonesia's vice president, monitors the search operation in Jakarta. Indonesia is ...

2014-12-29 Namibia Africa

The Punch   

Reps to summon Jega over readiness for 2015   
The Punch
The House of Representatives on Sunday raised concerns over the 2015 general elections, saying that adequate funding for the Independent National Electoral Commission and security would determine the credibility of the polls. The House Committee on ...

2014-12-29 Namibia Namibia

2014-12-28 Namibia Health

The Independent   

Ebola: How does it compare?   
BBC News
The world has witnessed the largest-ever epidemic of Ebola claim thousands of lives in West Africa in 2014. Since the first case, a two-year-old who passed away on 28 December 2013, there have been more than 6,900 deaths. Outbreaks such as Ebola have ...

2014-12-28 Namibia Science

Digital Journal   

Astronaut Returns from International Space Station, Brings Back Video of Earth   
Pioneer News
Images from space, taken by astronaut Alexander Gerst have been joined together to form a time lapse video. Gerst is from the European Space Agency and served as the flight engineer on board the International Space Station (ISS) from May until November ...

2014-12-28 Namibia Sports

Telegraph.co.uk   

Mourinho: I will give Terry new contract   
Irish Independent
Jeremy Wilson. Published 28/12/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. 'He's a happy guy, he's playing well, he likes his team-mates, likes the manager, he works well. It's a very happy group and I think John feels very, very ...

2014-12-28 Namibia Entertainment

Vibe   

Ludacris engaged to his longtime girlfriend Eudoxie   
Business Standard
Rapper-actor Ludacris has proposed his longtime girlfriend Eudoxie Agnan during a vacation in Costa Rica. The 37-year-old 'The Fast and the Furious' star proposed Eudoxie in style as the happy couple shared the pictures via their respective Instagram ...

2014-12-28 Namibia Technology

Kansas City Star   

Sony Admits PlayStation Problems Was Hack Attack   
NBCNews.com
Sony has appeared to admit for the first time that the disruption to its PlayStation network that ruined Christmas for untold children was the result of a cyberattack. "The video game industry has been experiencing high levels of traffic designed to disrupt ...

2014-12-28 Namibia Business

Wall Street Journal   

Is oil heading to fair price era?   
DAWN.com
When asked by the Middle East Economic Survey (MEES), if oil markets would ever lift prices to $100 a barrel again, Saudi oil minister Ali al-Naimi responded “we may not.” Not too long ago deemed a “fair” price by major producers, $100 a barrel crude ...

2014-12-28 Namibia World

Daily Caller   

Racist jibe at Obama in North Korea row   
Herald Scotland
North Korea has called US President Barack Obama a "monkey" and blamed Washington for internet outages that it has experienced during a confrontation with the United States over the hacking of the film studio Sony Pictures. North Korea has called US ...

2014-12-28 Namibia Africa

The News   

Why Buhari Instigated Regional Rebellion Against Obasanjo — Osuntokun   
The Streetjournal
Mr Akin Osuntokun is not new on the nation's political terrain. He operated at the highest level of government when he was Political Adviser to former President OlusegunObasanjo. Before then, he was the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria ...

2014-12-28 Namibia Namibia

2014-12-27 Namibia Health

Aljazeera.com   

Life support for pregnant Irish woman to end   
Aljazeera.com
Court allows hospital to switch off life support for brain-dead woman as her unborn foetus has no chance of survival. Last updated: 27 Dec 2014 01:55. Listen. Email Article. Email. Print Article. Print. Share article. Share. Send Feedback. Feedback. The case ...

2014-12-27 Namibia Science

The Independent   

The year in space exploration: 9 spaceships, 3500 hours of research, and ...   
VentureBeat
While the public's image of what goes on aboard the International Space Station (ISS) may be mostly superb photos of Earth or Christmas stockings hanging over doorways, let's not forget that there's a whole lot of work being done by the rotating cast of six ...

2014-12-27 Namibia Sports

BBC Sport   

Chelsea FC stroll to victory over West Ham, stays atop England Premier League ...   
Financial Express
John Terry scored for the second straight game and Diego Costa grabbed his 13th goal of the season as Chelsea beat West Ham. Chelsea F.C., diego Costa, English Premier League Chelsea F.C.'s Diego Costa celebrates after scoring a goal against West ...

2014-12-27 Namibia Entertainment

New York Times   

Ambitious exodus entertains but fails to move its audience   
Herald.ie
In attempting to bring the Biblical tale of Moses to the big screen, Ridley Scott faced two huge names from the past. The combination of Cecil B. DeMille and Charlton Heston loomed large over this project, that pair's work in The Ten Commandments casting a ...

2014-12-27 Namibia Technology

ABC News   

Meet Lizard Squad, the group that says it took down Microsoft and Sony's ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
Washington: Microsoft's online network for its Xbox gaming console has been restored to nearly full service after an allegedly co-ordinated hack brought it and Sony's PlayStation network down in the United States. The PlayStation network remained down as ...

2014-12-27 Namibia Business

Gold rallies on China speculation   
The Seattle Times
In the U.S. financial markets, gold gained $21.80 to $1,195.30 an ounce on Friday, the biggest gain in more than two weeks. By Debarati Roy. Bloomberg News. Related. Reader Comments. Read all comments · Post a comment. advertising. Gold advanced ...

2014-12-27 Namibia World

The News International   

Pakistan airstrikes kill 23 militants in North Waziristan   
Daily News & Analysis
At least 23 militants were killed when Pakistani fighter jets today pounded terrorist hideouts in the restive North Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border. Military fighter jets targeted militant hideouts in Dattakhel area, killing 23 terrorists including some ...

2014-12-27 Namibia Africa

Channel News Asia   

In Ivory CoastFormer first lady goes on trial   
Pulse Nigeria
Simone Gbagbo is being tried for her alleged role in stealing an election which her husband, former President, Laurent Gbagbo lost in 2010 and the post-election violence which followed. Published: 1 minute ago; 'Jola Sotubo. Print; eMail · Former First Lady ...