2015年7月29日 星期三

2015-07-30 Namibia Health


ProfNet Experts Available on Sandra Bland, Highway Trust Fund, Student Loans, More   
SYS-CON Media (press release)
NEW YORK, July 29, 2015 Below are experts from the ProfNet network that are available to discuss timely issues in your coverage area. ProfNet is a service that connects journalists with subject matter experts. Find out more at. You can also submit a ...
Violence makes school a nightmare   New Era (press release)

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People Magazine
   
Youngest double hand transplant ever (+watch)   
New Zealand Herald
An 8-year-old boy who lost his hands and feet to a serious infection has become the youngest US patient to receive a double-hand transplant, surgeons said. Zion Harvey's forearms were heavily bandaged but his hands were visible as he flashed some big ...

2015-07-30 Namibia Science


BBC News
   
Aurora found around brown dwarf beyond our Solar System   
BBC News
An aurora has been spotted outside our Solar System for the first time, scientists report. An international team detected the light display around a brown dwarf about 18 light years away in the Lyra constellation. They say the luminous glow looks like ...
Out of This World: Scientists Spot Aurora Beyond Our Solar System   NBCNews.com
Failed stars have aurora that glow a million times brighter than northern lights   Daily Mail
Brown dwarf's fiery aurora is out of this world...and solar system   CNET
Los Angeles Times   
The Seattle Times   
Washington Post   
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Christian Science Monitor
   
Blue moon: What is it and where can you see it? (+video)   
Christian Science Monitor
Blue moon: An extra full moon on Friday will give astronomers, professional and amateur alike, the chance to look skyward once again. By Husna Haq, Correspondent July 29, 2015. Save for later Saved. close. The full moon rises over the illuminated Kazan ...

2015-07-30 Namibia Sports


Irish Examiner
   
Michel Platini runs into storm after announcing FIFA candidature   
Financial Express
UEFA boss Michel Platini announced he would stand for president of world football's governing body FIFA today, and immediately ran into a storm of criticism from one of his potential rivals. By: AFP | July 30, 2015 8:23 AM ...

2015-07-30 Namibia Entertainment


Irish Independent
   
Author Enright named on longlist for Booker prize   
Irish Independent
Acclaimed Irish author Anne Enright is among the 13 novelists in the running for the Man Booker Prize. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. The Dubliner made the longlist for the coveted prize for her acclaimed ...
Man Booker Prize Longlist 2015: Literary agent Bill Clegg outdoes his clients ...   The Independent
Eileen Battersby: Readers the big winners in Man Booker longlist   Irish Times
Anuradha Roy, Sahota on Booker longlist   The Hindu
Daily News & Analysis   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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The Australian
   
Jane Birkin asks Hermès to remove her name from crocodile-skin handbags   
The Australian
Jane Birkin wants to put some distance between herself and the world's most coveted handbag. The British actress has asked Hermès International SCA to have her name removed from its iconic Birkin bags made with crocodile skin, objecting to what she ...

2015-07-30 Namibia Technology


Sydney Morning Herald
   
Why Windows 10 could make or break Microsoft's new emphasis on team work   
Sydney Morning Herald
Windows 10 is the latest and biggest proving ground of whether the new Microsoft is better at building software than the old one. Wednesday's release of the newest version of the company's operating system comes with typically high stakes. Microsoft ...
Windows 10: India will be a tough market for Windows 10, specially with ...   Firstpost
Microsoft's all-new Windows 10 OS draws positive reviews   IBNLive
Microsoft gears for turnaround with Windows 10   New Zealand Herald
Irish Independent   
PCWorld   
Times of India   
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Wall Street Journal
   
Samsung Profit Falls, as Smartphone Sales Disappoint   
Wall Street Journal
SEOUL— Samsung Electronics Co. SSNHZ 0.00 % said net profit for the second quarter fell 8% from a year earlier as sales of the company's flagship Galaxy S6 smartphone fell short of expectations. The decline was the fifth straight year-over-year profit ...
Samsung Electronics sees profit fall 8% in the second quarter   BBC News
Samsung Electronics posts 8% fall in Q2 net profit   Economic Times
Samsung Q2 results signal further drop in profit   ZDNet
Reuters   
Financial Times   
Sydney Morning Herald   
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NBCNews.com
   
Yahoo trumpets new mobile chat service featuring silent video   
The Seattle Times
Yahoo's new Livetext chat service combines traditional text messages with a silent video feed between the two people chatting. By Vindu Goel. The New York Times. Yahoo is quite late to the world of mobile messaging, but you've got to give it some ...
Yahoo finally gets its own free video messaging app - with a twist   Stuff.co.nz
Yahoo unveils LiveText instant messaging app, combines text and video but has ...   New York Daily News
Yahoo's Livetext messaging app has video, no audio   SFGate
FOX10 News   
Apple Insider   
Yibada (English Edition)   
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Macworld
   
Google Translate app lets you see the world in your language   
KHON2
The update for Google Translate app lets you visually translate what you see through your mobile device in 27 languages. Simply opening the app and point the camera at text – a street sign, ingredient list, instruction manual, dials on a washing ...
Google adds 20 languages to instant translation app   THE BUSINESS TIMES
Google Translate update lets more travelers see the world in their language   The Borneo Post
Google's Real-Time Translation App Learns 20 Languages, Tweaks Voice Translator   Yibada (English Edition)
Slate Magazine (blog)   
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Firstpost
   
Facebook now testing LinkedIn-style 'Profile Tags' for profile pages: Report   
Firstpost
Facebook will now take a few cues from LinkedIn. The social media giant is reportedly in the process of testing a new feature dubbed Profile Tags. With this new feature, users can add tags to their own profile or let friends add tags for you which must ...
Facebook is testing new tags for your profile page [Update]   The Next Web
Facebook testing LinkedIn-style personality tags on profile pages   Mashable
You've likely seen this new Facebook feature on another social network   Fortune

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Stuff.co.nz
   
Reports shows Russians hackers used Twitter, photos to breach US computers   
Stuff.co.nz
Russian hackers used an exploit called Hammertoss, which uses several common websites, including Twitter, to relay commands and extract data from US government computers. Russian government-backed hackers who penetrated high-profile US ...

2015-07-30 Namibia Business


NBCNews.com
   
MarketsAsian markets look past Fed, Chinese shares gain   
Financial Times
Major benchmarks around Asia were off to a good start on Thursday in the wake of the Federal Reserve signalling that it remains on course to lift interest rates this year. Japan's Nikkei was 1.4 per cent higher to 20,578.5 as it looked to end a four ...
US Federal Reserve inches closer towards rate increase   Economic Times
Asian Shares Higher After Fed Meeting; China Falls Slightly   Wall Street Journal
Wall Street ends higher after US Fed leaves investors unruffled   Financial Express
The Australian Financial Review   
Reuters Africa   
Reuters   
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2015-07-30 Namibia World


Sydney Morning Herald
   
MH370: what the latest discovery tells us about the search for the missing ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
Questions surround the discovery of a piece of aircraft on Reunion Island, now widely believed to have come from the missing Malaysian airliner MH370. Here's what we know so far: 1. What washed up? Aviation experts have confirmed it is a piece of wing ...

2015-07-30 Namibia Africa


Irish Independent
   
Cecil the lion's dentist killer pulls his clinic appointments   
Irish Independent
A dentist who has become the target of worldwide outrage for hunting and killing a protected lion in Zimbabwe has advised his patients to seek care elsewhere as he remained in hiding amid protests at his US clinic.
Cecil the Lion: Dentist rarely discussed hunting with patients   Firstpost
African hunting dreams collide with Cecil the lion protests   Financial Express
Cecil the lion: slaughter unleashes calls for ban on trophy hunting   Sydney Morning Herald
Reuters Africa   
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New Zimbabwe.com
   
Zanu PF MP wants Kasukuwere disciplined   
New Zimbabwe.com
THE spat between former indigenisation minister, Saviour Kasukuwere and Justice Wadyajena reached tipping point Wednesday when the Gokwe-Nembudziya MP formally recommended disciplinary action against the top Zanu PF official. Wadyajena ...

2015-07-30 Namibia Namibia


Murray & Roberts Workers Unhappy   
AllAfrica.com
JUST a week after workers and management at Murray & Roberts at Tsumeb spent a day negotiating for better wages and working conditions, a boilermaker at the company contacted The Namibian to report unacceptable working conditions local workers are ...

2015年7月28日 星期二

2015-07-29 Namibia Health


Big Island Now
   
DOH, Filmmakers Join Together for World Hepatitis Day   
Big Island Now
In recognition of World Hepatitis Day, the Hawai'i State Department of Health and Hep Free Hawai'i have partnered with local filmmakers to create short films highlighting the inspirational stories of local people living with or affected by hepatitis.
'Get informed, get tested': getting the word out about hepatitis C   Ottawa Citizen
'Alarming' levels of new cases of HIV   Herald
Health Department issues advisory about Hepatitis C increase   WBBJ-TV
AIDS.gov blog (blog)   
Bulletin Leader   
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Fox News
   
Maryland 8-year-old is youngest to receive double hand transplant   
Fox News
July 28, 2015: Double-hand transplant recipient eight-year-old Zion Harvey smiles during a news conference at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Surgeons said Harvey, who lost his limbs to a serious infection, has become the youngest patient to ...

2015-07-29 Namibia Science


Times of India
   
Tech experts warn against 'AI arms race'   
Times of India
LONDON: Over a 1,000 stalwarts from the world of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) including icons like Stephen Hawking, technologist Elon Musk, philosopher Noam Chomsky and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak have signed a letter calling for a ...

2015-07-29 Namibia Sports


Goal.com
   
Betting Preview: Bayern to claim fourth title   
Goal.com
Bayern Munich are being backed in to retain their Bundesliga title with ease ahead of the 2015-16 season kicking off. Pep Guardiola's reigning champions, who lifted the title for the third season in succession last term, finishing 10 points ahead of ...

2015-07-29 Namibia Entertainment


E! Online
   
Tyler Perry Is Speechless After Bobbi Kristina Brown's Death—Plus, Funeral ...   
E! Online
Tyler Perry may be a man of many words, but Bobbi Kristina's death has him speechless. The writer, producer and actor, who recently penned an open letter asking fans and media to respect the family's privacy during the incredibly difficult time in both ...
Bobbi Kristina Brown's funeral scheduled for Saturday   TV3.ie
Bobbi autopsy sheds little light on bathtub mystery   postzambia.com
Tyler Perry shares sorrowful words about Bobbi Kristina Brown's death for ...   New York Daily News
People Magazine   
Irish Independent   
Toronto Sun   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
UPDATE 1-Dr. Seuss back in stores with newly discovered children's book   
Reuters
(Adds comments from former secretary, background). NEW YORK, July 28 (Reuters) - A new book by much-loved children's author Dr. Seuss hit stores on Tuesday, 24 years after his death. "What Pet Should I Get?" was discovered in November 2013 while the ...

2015-07-29 Namibia Technology


Sydney Morning Herald
   
Windows 10 review: Microsoft delivers a welcome upgrade   
Sydney Morning Herald
If you're the kind of web user who's already paranoid about companies stalking you online, Windows 10, the latest operating system from Microsoft, may just tip you over the edge. It expands personalisation not just to your web browsing or phone usage ...
Windows 10 launches today: Here's a checklist to follow before you upgrade   Firstpost
Microsoft Hopes Sneak Peeks of Windows 10 Will Pay Off   Wall Street Journal
Get Your PC Ready For Windows 10 Now   Forbes
The Australian Financial Review   
Telegraph.co.uk   
The Indian Express   
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NBCNews.com
   
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's criticism of company refreshing, analysts say   
Financial Express
Critics have long lamented that Twitter Inc is difficult to use and has had trouble defining itself, which is why it has not expanded its audience. By: Reuters | July 29, 2015 9:00 AM. Other Articles. Virgin Australia whittles back annual loss with ...
Twitter shares slump as executives say growth will take time   Livemint
Twitter shares fall as growth of monthly users slows   Reuters
Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter. Source: AFP   Herald Sun
New York Times   
The Sun Daily   
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Firstpost
   
Motorola Moto X Style, Moto X Play launched with Android 5.1 and 21MP rear cameras   
Firstpost
After the launch of the Moto G (3rd gen) in India earlier today, Motorola had three events happening simultaneously in New York City, Sao Paolo and London where it announced the two variants of the Moto X – the Moto X Play and the Moto X Style. While ...
Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) arrives at Rs 11999, and it is waterproof   The Indian Express
Motorola mulls manufacturing facility in India   Financial Express
Motorola hopes you'll fall for latest Moto X, Moto G phones   USA TODAY
SlashGear   
Mashable   
InformationWeek   
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Computerworld
   
Intel and Micron 3D XPoint Memory Kicks Off A Revolution   
Forbes
Earlier today, Intel Intel and Micron announced that they've cracked a way to make a new kind of storage. Partway between NAND Flash (the kind found in everything from your cellphone to expensive 'all flash' storage arrays) and RAM (the memory devices ...

2015-07-29 Namibia Business


Financial Times
   
Diageo and Heineken call time on South African joint venture   
Financial Times
Diageo, the spirits group, and Dutch brewer Heineken have ended a distribution joint venture in South Africa, saying their respective businesses will fare better alone. The two drinks companies said on Tuesday that they would call time on the ...
Diageo Terminates Heineken Partnership in South Africa   Wall Street Journal
UPDATE 1-Heineken, Diageo end joint ventures in South Africa, Namibia   Reuters
Diageo dissolves Heineken venture to go solo in SA   BDlive
Reuters Africa   
Dispatch Times   
AFKInsider   
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iAfrica.com
   
Namibia to Host Regional Centre for Renewable Power   
AllAfrica.com
Energy ministers in the region approved the establishment of a SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE) on Friday and agreed that Namibia should host the centre. The decision was taken during the 34th meeting of SADC ...

2015-07-29 Namibia World


Irish Independent
   
Gaddafi's son sentenced to death by firing squad in Libya   
Irish Independent
Saif Al-Islam (L), son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, talking Open Gallery 4 Saif Al-Islam (L), son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, talking to reporters in Tripoli in 2011, and Abdullah Al-Senussi, then head of the Libyan Intelligence Service ...
Death by shooting – Gaddafi's son gets sentenced for war crimes   TVNZ
Saif Al-Islam sentenced to death in 'flawed' trial   Irish Examiner
In court as Gaddafi's son sentenced to death   BBC News
Boston Globe   
Miami Herald   
Times LIVE   
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ABC News
   
American Dentist Accused of Killing a Famous Lion Cecil While on Safari   
ABC News
Walter James Palmer is thought to have lured the beloved lion out of a protected park to hunt him down. 1:07 | 07/28/15. Share. Title. Description. Share From. Share With. Facebook. Tweet. </> Embed. Email. <br/><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/video ...
The travesty of Cecil the lion   Washington Post (blog)
Outrage over Cecil the lion's death in Africa: Trophy hunters are chiefly ...   Los Angeles Times
US man accused in African lion death thought hunt   Jakarta Post
New York Times   
Telegraph.co.uk   
Hindustan Times   
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Los Angeles Times
   
Malaysian PM replaces deputy, sacks AG amid scandal   
DAWN.com
KUALA LUMPUR: Embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday sacked his deputy premier and attorney general as part of a major cabinet reshuffle widely seen as an attempt to tighten his hold on office amid corruption allegations. Najib has ...

2015-07-29 Namibia Africa


ABC News
   
American Dentist Accused of Killing a Famous Lion Cecil While on Safari   
ABC News
Walter James Palmer is thought to have lured the beloved lion out of a protected park to hunt him down. 1:07 | 07/28/15. Share. Title. Description. Share From. Share With. Facebook. Tweet. </> Embed. Email. <br/><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/video ...
Outrage over Cecil the lion's death in Africa: Trophy hunters are chiefly ...   Los Angeles Times
The travesty of Cecil the lion   Washington Post (blog)
US man accused in African lion death thought hunt   Jakarta Post
Philippine Star   
Hindustan Times   
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BusinessDay
   
PDP lost presidential election despite outspending APC by N1.8bn in advertising   
BusinessDay
A report by Compliance and Content Monitoring Limited (CCM) a technology player in media monitoring in Nigeria, has shown that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) outspent the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 presidential elections as ...

2015-07-29 Namibia Namibia

2015年7月27日 星期一

2015-07-28 Namibia Health


Daily Times
   
'40 million Indians have hepatitis B'   
Times of India
MUMBAI: The World Health Organization said India needs better detection and prevention facilities, on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day on Tuesday. WHO estimates that 40 million Indians live with the chronic hepatitis B infection. A study by SRL ...

2015-07-28 Namibia Science


New York Times
   
Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking Among Hundreds to Urge Ban on Military Robots   
New York Times
Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking, along with hundreds of artificial intelligence researchers and experts, are calling for a worldwide ban on so-called autonomous weapons, warning that they could set off a revolution in weaponry comparable to gunpowder ...

2015-07-28 Namibia Sports


Soccer Laduma
   
Downs Clinch The Dr Hage Geingob Cup   
Soccer Laduma
Mamelodi Sundowns defeated Namibian outfit, African Stars, 1-0 to clinch the Dr Hage Geingob Cup on Sunday. Read: 'Cheeseboy' On His Downs Future. Pitso Mosimane decided to go for Hlompho Kekana, Surprise Moriri, Themba Zwane and Lebogang ...

2015-07-28 Namibia Entertainment


The Australian
   
Bill Cosby alleged sexual assault victims unite on New York magazine cover   
The Australian
Thirty-five women who allege they were sexually assaulted by US comedian Bill Cosby have united on a magazine cover to tell startlingly similar stories of abuse. They include models, waitresses, Playboy bunnies and women who used to work in show ...

2015-07-28 Namibia Technology


USA TODAY
   
OnePlus 2 hopes to be a new flagship killer to rival iPhone, Galaxy   
USA TODAY
New York— On the heels of last year's sleeper hit, Chinese start-up OnePlus has announced a new phone that promises iPhone-type specs at half the price. Late Monday the company unveiled the the OnePlus 2, its successor to last year's OnePlus One .
OnePlus finally reveals the OnePlus 2, its 'flagship killer', starting at $329   Mashable
OnePlus announces the next generation flagship killer: The OnePlus 2, priced ...   ZDNet
OnePlus 2: A Big Android Phone for Relatively Little Money   Wall Street Journal (blog)
IBNLive   
Firstpost   
Wired   
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Stuff.co.nz
   
Hackers can use a text to infiltrate your Android smartphone   
Stuff.co.nz
New report says a text message can be used to hack into your Android phone, without you even having to open it. Hackers have found a way to steal information from Android phones with just a text. The scariest part, according to Forbes? You don't even ...
Android flaw lets hackers break in with a text message   AsiaOne
Oh Great, New Android Flaw Lets Hackers Into Your Phone With Just A Text   Gizmodo Australia
​Stagefright: Just how scary is it for Android users?   ZDNet
NEWS.com.au   
Mashable   
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VentureBeat
   
YouTube shakes off Google+   
Los Angeles Times
Google is saying that it's time for Google+ to be going, going… though not completely gone. The company announced Monday it will pull back Google+'s integration with Google products in an attempt to streamline the service, which has been panned by ...