2015年1月31日 星期六

2015-02-01 Namibia Health


The Independent
   
Ebola outbreak: BA and Whitehall pushed to restart direct flights to virus-hit ...   
The Independent
The Government and British Airways are under pressure from politicians and charities to restart direct flights between the UK and Ebola-ravaged Sierra Leone and Liberia. BA temporarily cancelled a route linking Heathrow to Liberia, with a stopover in Sierra ...

2015-02-01 Namibia Science


The Nation
   
Moisture mapping satellite to be launched   
The Nation
An unmanned Delta 2 rocket was being prepared for launch to put a Nasa satellite into orbit that is expected to improve drought monitoring and flooding forecasts. The 127-foot-tall (39-metre) rocket, built and flown by United Launch Alliance, is scheduled to lift ...

2015-02-01 Namibia Sports


USA TODAY
   
Leekens accuses referee of 'forcing' Equatorial Guinea win   
Goal.com
Tunisia was leading until the dying seconds of the AFCON quarterfinal, when the official made a highly controversial decision which sparked fighting on the pitch. Tunisia boss Georges Leekens has accused the referee of "forcing" his side's controversial ...

2015-02-01 Namibia Entertainment


Nigerian Entertainment Today
   
Kanye West's toilet drama   
Nigerian Entertainment Today
Kim Kardashian West has revealed that her husband,‎ Kanye West recently had his phone flushed down the loo by their daughter, 19-month old North. The 'Only One' hitmaker found himself without a mobile phone when his wife, Kim Kardashian West, caught ...

2015-02-01 Namibia Technology


U.S. News & World Report
   
The Ticker   
Boston Herald
Drivers, bring your vehicles back to the shop for more work on faulty air bags. The government said yesterday more than 2 million Toyota, Chrysler and Honda vehicles need a second fix for air bags that may inadvertently inflate while the car is running.
More than 2 million vehicles recalled for potentially faulty air bags   Los Angeles Times
UPDATE 4-US regulators recall 2.1 million vehicles in new air bag issue   Reuters
Two million vehicles recalled for air bag fix   Washington Post
OregonLive.com   
Houston Chronicle   
all 272 news articles »   


Gamenguide
   
The Pirate Bay Has Returned To the Land Of the Living After Two Months   
The Mary Sue
The Pirate Bay The domain came back two weeks after the site was raided by Swedish police. The homepage featured a countdown to Feb. 1st, but it appears The Pirate Bay decided to come back early. It's up now, dishing out torrents and boasting a big ol' ...

2015-02-01 Namibia Business


MiamiHerald.com
   
Germany's Merkel rules out more debt cuts for Greece   
Business Standard
German Chancellor Angela Merkel ruled out further debt cuts for Greece, putting the new Greek government on a collision course with the European Union (EU). According to a report in The Guardian, Merkel's uncompromising stance will not be welcomed in ...

2015-02-01 Namibia World


NDTV
   
Sisi: "Egypt faces long, tough battle against militants"   
Jerusalem Post Israel News
Sisi said Egypt was confronting the "strongest secret organisation in the world", a reference to the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inspects the guard of honor upon arriving at Khartoum International ...

2015-02-01 Namibia Africa


Aljazeera.com
   
UN chief backs plan for AU forces to tackle Boko Haram   
Aljazeera.com
Ban Ki-moon backs African Union proposal to send soldiers to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria, as Chad bombs armed group. 01 Feb 2015 02:31 GMT | War & Conflict, Africa. All Social. Boko Haram's fight directly affected Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria ...

2015-02-01 Namibia Namibia

2015年1月30日 星期五

2015-01-31 Namibia Health


New York Times
   
Athletes' biological clocks affect their performance   
Reuters UK
(Reuters Health) – A week before the Super Bowl, a new study suggests that players' performances may depend at least in part on how the game's timing aligns with their body clocks. Athletes' performances are best predicted by how long it's been since their ...

2015-01-31 Namibia Science


SustainableBusiness.com
   
Tool Shows World Can Achieve Climate Goals, With All 10 Billion People ...   
SustainableBusiness.com
It can feel overwhelming and even futile when we hear targets like zero emissions by 2050, while population reaches 10 billion and the world's economy triples in size - how can we possibly stay below 2°C temperature rise? A new tool shows it is possible to ...

2015-01-31 Namibia Sports


Reuters UK
   
Laird two ahead at Phoenix Open, Woods shoots 82   
Reuters UK
Jan 23, 2015; La Quinta, CA, USA; Martin Laird practices on the driving range before the second round of the Humana Challenge at PGA West - Arnold Palmer Private Course. Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports ...

2015-01-31 Namibia Entertainment


Wall Street Journal
   
Jay Z Offers $56 Million For Online Music Service   
Wall Street Journal
Rapper Jay Z is the latest artist vying to own streaming music services. His company, Project Panther Bidco, offered $56.1 million in cash for Aspiro, a Stockholm-listed company that operates the streaming-music services WiMP and Tidal. The move comes as ...

2015-01-31 Namibia Technology


Toronto Star (blog)
   
Google agrees to change UK privacy policy   
Toronto Star (blog)
Google has agreed to change its U.K. privacy policy after a government agency found it “too vague.” The Information Commissioner's Office (IOC) says “the search engine was too vague when describing how it uses personal data gathered from its web ...

2015-01-31 Namibia Business


NHE's Mariental Houses Expensive   
AllAfrica.com
THE National Housing Enterprise (NHE) denied through the media this week that its houses built at Mariental were sub-standard and unaffordable. Residents of the town, however, are shocked at the prices charged for homes under the NHE's Creditlink ...

2015-01-31 Namibia World


The News International
   
Another bloodied day   
The News International
On the day when Nawaz Sharif was in Karachi to discuss the implementation of the National Action Plan with provincial leaders we were served a brutal reminder of how the fight against militancy will take more than just plans. A suicide blast created mayhem ...

2015-01-31 Namibia Africa


New York Times
   
South Africa grants parole to apartheid death squad leader   
TVNZ
The South African government has granted parole to Eugene de Kock, the head of an apartheid state covert unit responsible for dozens of deaths, saying his freedom is in the interest of national reconciliation. But those who knew de Kock's victims are ...

2015-01-31 Namibia Namibia


Namibian press speculates on new cabinet   
StarAfrica.com
The Namibian press zoomed in on possible Cabinet of president-elect Hage Geingob and allegations that the Namibian Qualifications Authority (NQA) was not interested in verifying qualifications obtained in Zimbabwe.With less than two months before ...

2015年1月29日 星期四

2015-01-30 Namibia Health


TIME
   
Arizona officials warn up to 1000 people at risk in measles outbreak   
Newsday
As many as 1,000 people in Arizona, including about 200 children, could be at risk for measles, and state officials urged precautions to fight the outbreak as Super Bowl fans converge on the Phoenix region. At least seven cases of measles connected to the ...

2015-01-30 Namibia Science


Looking for Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems in the south east Atlantic   
MercoPress
Researchers from the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) and the University of Vigo, belonging to the science team EcoAfrik project, are participating in an offshore oceanographic campaign, off the coast of South Africa and Namibia, looking for ...

2015-01-30 Namibia Sports


SuperSport
   
Nations Cup heads into knockout stage   
Daily Mail
BATA, Equatorial Guinea, Jan 30 (Reuters) - At least one of the leading contenders for the African Nations Cup title will be eliminated at the weekend when Algeria meet the Ivory Coast in the quarter-finals. Sunday's clash in Malabo between two teams who ...

2015-01-30 Namibia Entertainment


InStyle
   
Behati Prinsloo Says “I Do” to an Adam Levine-Lookalike In Tommy Hilfiger Ad ...   
InStyle
Victoria's Secret Angel Behati Prinsloo and Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine tied the knot during the summer last year in Mexico with what, we can only imagine, must have been a beautiful ceremony (since no pictures of their wedding have surfaced). But now ...

2015-01-30 Namibia Technology


TechCrunch
   
Microsoft Outlook For iOS And Android Arrives, It Looks Excellent   
Forbes
Today Microsoft Microsoft announced Outlook for iOS and a preview version for Android. iOS and Android devices already have calendar apps, but Microsoft said that the new Outlook app makes it easier to sort through your e-mail, contacts, calendar and ...

2015-01-30 Namibia Business


Proactive Investors UK
   
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas wraps up acquisition of Pan African, bolstering presence ...   
Proactive Investors UK
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas (CVE:EOG) (NSX:EOG) said it has closed its acquisition of Pan African Oil (CVE:PAO) announced last month, solidifying its position as the dominant license holder offshore Namibia. Pan African shareholders will get 0.326 of a common ...

2015-01-30 Namibia World


South China Morning Post (subscription)
   
Islamic State's Egypt wing claims deadliest attacks in months, killing 27 soldiers ...   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Islamic State's Egypt wing claimed a series of attacks that killed at least 27 security personnel on Thursday in some of the worst anti-government violence in months, after commemorations around the anniversary of the 2011 uprising turned deadly in the past ...

2015-01-30 Namibia Africa


The Nation
   
Ban Ki-moon Launches Investigation of Three Protesters' Death in Mali   
Sputnik International
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has decided to launch an inquiry to determine the facts surrounding three protesters killed in Mali. Daily life at the under construction camp of the UN Peacekeepers in Gao, Mali. © Flickr/ UN Mission in Mali.
UN Orders Probe of Deadly Protest at UN Base in North Mali   The New Indian Express
UN chief launches inquiry of Mali protest deaths   GlobalPost
Mali leader pulls out of AU summit after deadly violence   Ahram Online
TODAYonline   
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Voice of America
   
Study Finds Nigeria Presidential Poll Too Close to Call   
Voice of America
The presidential contest between Nigeria's incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and main rival General Mohammadu Buhari from the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) is too close to call, according to the latest Afrobarometer opinion poll.
Election coverage: Nigeria denies foreign journalists visas   The News
Over 5000 PDP members join APC in Kwara   The Nation Newspaper
Buhari has close relationship with Christians –Ngige   Daily Sun
Daily Times Nigeria   
Nigerian Tribune   
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Independent Online
   
School denies class segregation   
Independent Online
Johannesburg - A Pretoria school on Thursday denied claims of racial segregation and said their pupils attended integrated classrooms. “Regarding the allegations of racial segregation at Curro Roodeplaat, we assure our stakeholders that Curro's learners ...

2015-01-30 Namibia Namibia

2015年1月27日 星期二

2015-01-28 Namibia Health


Former Veterans PS Amagulu dies   
Namibian
His death was confirmed by Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Joel Kaapanda, who could not provide more details at the time. Media reports however stated that Amagulu died at Katutura State Hospital. Amagulu had been at the helm of ...

2015-01-28 Namibia Science


ABC News
   
Fun with Flaming Death   
Wired
Satya Nadella's Got a Plan to Make You Care About Microsoft. The First Step? Holograms · Letter From the Editor: Microsoft's Holographic Goggles Are Strange—But Kind of Awesome · Video · WIRED Video · Insider · WIRED Insider · Subscribe · Subscribe to ...

2015-01-28 Namibia Sports


The Guardian
   
Last Nations Cup quarter-finalists to be decided   
Daily Mail
MONGOMO, Equatorial Guinea, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The last quarter-final places at the African Nations Cup will be decided on Wednesday but there is nothing to choose between the four protagonists in Group D who conclude the first round of the tournament ...

2015-01-28 Namibia Entertainment


Sydney Morning Herald
   
The Fantastic Four teaser trailer: Marvel unveils superhero-free superhero movie   
Sydney Morning Herald
Movie session times · Full movies coverage. The first look at the latest superhero movie off the Marvel production line is remarkable in at least one respect: it doesn't have any superheroes in it. To be sure, it's a teaser trailer, the latest fad out of Hollywood, ...

2015-01-28 Namibia Technology


Deutsche Welle
   
Apple reports biggest quarterly profit in history   
Deutsche Welle
Technology giant Apple has reported a net profit of $18 billion (15.9 billion euros) in its fiscal first quarter - the biggest quarterly profit ever made by a public company. Record iPhone sale boosted profit figures. Apple Logo San Francisco. The company's ...

2015-01-28 Namibia Business


Commodities react to King Abdullah's death, ECB QE   
CPI Financial (blog)
Following hot on the heels of the Swiss drama, attention turned this week to the European Central Bank where expectations held that something big was underway. In the end, ECB president Mario Draghi did not disappoint and the unleashing of a major ...

2015-01-28 Namibia World


New York Daily News
   
Michelle Obama criticized for not covering her head during trip to Saudi Arabia   
New York Daily News
First Lady Michelle Obama looked grim in Saudi Arabia as she stood behind President Obama to greet the new king and his all-male entourage — most of whom refused to shake her hand. The First Lady was criticized Tuesday for not covering her head ...

2015-01-28 Namibia Africa


Times LIVE
   
Kano Hisbah arrests 12 suspected homosexuals   
Nigerian Tribune
THE Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 12 persons who assembled in a hotel on the outskirts of the state for alleged wedding of two suspected homosexuals, which is contrary to the law of the country. The suspected homosexuals, according to report, had ...

2015-01-28 Namibia Namibia

2015年1月26日 星期一

2015-01-27 Namibia Health


USA TODAY
   
Details about Joan Rivers' death emerge as lawsuit is filed   
CNN
(CNN) The estate of the late comedian Joan Rivers filed a lawsuit Monday in New York County Supreme Court detailing alleged missteps by the outpatient endoscopy facility and the physicians caring for Rivers during an August 28 procedure that the New ...

2015-01-27 Namibia Science


Full-Time Whistle
   
Mountain-sized asteroid that flew past earth had own moon   
Business Standard
NASA has released radar observations of the 325 meter-wide asteroid that flew safely past Earth, showing that the asteroid had its own moon. Asteroid 2004 BL86 was over 3 times the Earth-moon distance i.e. 1.2 million kilometers, Discovery News reported.
Keep your eyes on the sky for asteroid appearance   CTV News
Giant asteroid set to buzz Earth   The Nation
asteroid comes unusually close to Earth   Stuff.co.nz
Christian Science Monitor   
Forbes   
Discovery News   
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Latin American Herald Tribune
   
Ocean Warming Melting One of the Largest Glaciers of Antarctica   
Latin American Herald Tribune
SYDNEY – One of the largest glaciers on the planet, Totten, is melting due to ocean warming, a phenomenon that demonstrates the vulnerability of East Antarctica and its role in increasing the level of the oceans. The Totten glacier, 120 kilometers (74.5 miles) ...

2015-01-27 Namibia Sports


Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
   
Equatorial Guinea spark joyous celebrations by reaching quarters   
DAWN.com
EBEBIYIN: Equatorial Guinea sparked jubilant celebrations around the country on Sunday as the hosts snatched an unlikely African Nations Cup quarter-final place after a pulsating 2-0 win over neighbours Gabon. The victory in Bata ensured a second-place ...

2015-01-27 Namibia Entertainment


USA TODAY
   
Details about Joan Rivers' death emerge as lawsuit is filed   
CNN
(CNN) The estate of the late comedian Joan Rivers filed a lawsuit Monday in New York County Supreme Court detailing alleged missteps by the outpatient endoscopy facility and the physicians caring for Rivers during an August 28 procedure that the New ...

2015-01-27 Namibia Technology


Variety
   
Microsoft profit falls on sluggish Windows, currency pressure   
Livemint
Microsoft's flagship Windows business has been under pressure for three years as PC sales have declined, although the market appears to be stabilizing in recent months. Seattle: Microsoft Corp. on Monday reported a fall in its quarterly profit that was in line ...

2015-01-27 Namibia Business


Wall Street Journal (blog)
   
Obama Starts Last Day in India With Town Hall   
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The third and final day of President Barack Obama's visit to India starts Tuesday. He will hold a town hall style event in Siri Fort auditorium in south Delhi with an invited audience of around 2,000 people. First Lady Michelle Obama will accompany him to the ...

2015-01-27 Namibia World


Irish Independent
   
Saudi Arabia's new ruler and what it means for us   
Irish Independent
Published 27/01/2015 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. 01 of 2. Previous; Next. The new Saudi king Salman bin Abdul-Aziz al-Saud. Saudi Arabia's late King Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz al-Saud. King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz ...

2015-01-27 Namibia Africa


Daily Maverick
   
Vas(t) uncertainties: What future for our corruption fighters?   
Daily Maverick
Grootes is the host of the Midday Report on Talk Radio 702 and 567 Cape Talk, and the Senior Political Correspondent for Eyewitness News. He's been part of the political hack pack since before the Polokwane Tsunami, and covers politics in a slightly ...

2015-01-27 Namibia Namibia


The Citizen
   
Namibia to beef up rhino and elephant protection   
The Citizen
The Namibian government will beef up protection for rhinos and elephants and tighten laws to curb increased poaching, which suddenly surged last year, it said on Monday. “We must increase patrols on the ground which requires more manpower and ...

2015年1月25日 星期日

2015-01-26 Namibia Health


New York Times
   
WHO Members Endorse Resolution to Improve Response to Health Emergencies   
New York Times
As the battle to snuff out the Ebola epidemic in West Africa continues, amid hopeful signs of ebbing, fears of an even more deadly and widespread infectious disease emerging in the future are motivating efforts to reform global health institutions that faltered in ...

2015-01-26 Namibia Science


Digital Journal
   
Asteroid called 2004 BL86 to pass relatively closely to Earth on Monday   
OregonLive.com
The orbit of asteroid 2004 BL86 will bring it within about 745,000 miles of Earth on Jan. 26, 2015. (NASA). Print · Brad Schmidt | The Oregonian/OregonLive By Brad Schmidt | The Oregonian/OregonLive The Oregonian Email the author | Follow on Twitter
Big Asteroid 2004 BL86 to go past earth on Jan 27   Customs Today Newspaper
See an asteroid tonight   The Durango Herald
Asteroid 2004 BL86 set to pass so close to Earth it will be visible with binoculars   The Independent
KCCI Des Moines   
AL.com   
Viral Global News   
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Gulf Daily News
   
Zooming in on Pluto   
Gulf Daily News
BALTIMORE CITY: A Nasa probe is to start photographing the icy world of Pluto, to prepare itself for a historic encounter in July. The New Horizons spacecraft has travelled five billion km over nine years to get near the dwarf planet. And with 200 million km still ...

2015-01-26 Namibia Sports


Independent Online
   
Jubilation as Balboa, Salvador score   
Independent Online
Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea - Equatorial Guinea sparked jubilant celebrations around the country on Sunday as the hosts snatched an unlikely African Nations Cup quarter-final place after a pulsating 2-0 win over neighbours Gabon. The victory in Bata ...

2015-01-26 Namibia Entertainment


The Age
   
Fashion designer Rick Owens puts men's genitals on the catwalk for the first time   
The Age
Anything goes? Rick Owens' male models showed more than has been seen on the catwalk before. Photo: Getty Images. As soon as the Rick Owens men's fashion show finished in Paris, the hashtag #dickowens started trending. And it was fairly obvious why.
Paris men's fashion: exposed penises, femme-males and chic-sport   The Straits Times
Nudity doesn't shock us anymore   CNN
Why fashion designer Rick Owens shocked his audience with exposed penises   Vox
National Gazette   
GMA News   
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Lebanon Democrat
   
Life: Ready when sex destroys   
Baptist Standard
One of the stellar hallmarks of Christianity is its gracious, low bar for inclusion in God's kingdom. People are beckoned to enter an eternal relationship with God on the basis of faith, not works (Ephesians 2:8-9). Not one human being has to work to establish a ...

2015-01-26 Namibia Technology


Emirates 24/7
   
How to become Microsoft 'insider' and download Windows 10 for free   
Emirates 24/7
The Redmond, Washington-based software major had announced the latest build (9926) and features of Windows 10 on Wednesday, including Cortana integration and game streaming from its Xbox One console. The most striking thing about the company's ...

2015-01-26 Namibia Business


THE BUSINESS TIMES
   
Oil slides as Saudi Arabia seen holding firm amid supply glut   
THE BUSINESS TIMES
Oil fell to the lowest level in almost six years amid speculation that Saudi Arabia's new king will maintain its production policy and as expanding US crude inventories added to signs a global glut may persist. PHOTO: EPA. 26 Jan 10:40 AM. [NW YORK] Oil fell ...

2015-01-26 Namibia World


Telegraph.co.uk
   
MarketsGreek election creates fresh uncertainty   
Financial Times
The euro tumbled further, Treasury bonds strengthened and Asian equities retreated after the anti-austerity Syriza party won a big victory in Greek national elections. With nearly three-quarters of votes counted, Syriza led New Democracy, the ruling ...