2015年8月31日 星期一

2015-09-01 Namibia Health


NEWS.com.au
   
Researchers exposed people to a cold virus while tracking their sleep habits ...   
NEWS.com.au
People who do not get enough sleep are four times more likely than their well-rested counterparts to catch a cold, US researchers say. The findings in the journal Sleep are based on a study of 164 volunteers who allowed themselves to be exposed to a ...
People with poor sleep 'four times more likely to catch a cold'   Herald Scotland
Sleep Fights Colds, Study Finds   NBCNews.com
Sleep longer to lower risk of catching cold   New Zealand Herald
Daily Mail   
Newsroom America   
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CNN International
   
73 San Quentin inmates with Legionnaires' disease symptoms   
Washington Times
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Officials say the number of inmates at San Quentin State Prison showing respiratory illness symptoms increased to 73. State corrections department spokeswoman Dana Simas said Monday the 73 inmates are under observation ...

2015-09-01 Namibia Science


Sky News Australia
   
Plastic in guts of 99% of seabirds by 2050   
Sky News Australia
About 90 per cent of all seabirds alive today have eaten plastic of some kind, scientists say. Australian and British researchers say it demonstrates the urgent need for all nations to better manage their waste and cut down on packaging. Scientists ...
Scientists warn almost all seabirds will ingest plastic by 2050   ABC Online
Up to 90% of seabirds have plastic in their guts, study finds   The Guardian
Seabirds 'blighted by plastic waste'   BBC News
Voice of America   
CBC.ca   
Daily Mail   
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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Scientists discover secret to slow-melting ice cream   
Sydney Morning Herald
Ice cream fans could soon savour a slower-melting treat on a hot day thanks to a new ingredient developed by scientists. Researchers discovered a naturally occurring protein that can be used to create ice cream which is more resistant to melting than ...

2015-09-01 Namibia Sports


NewsDay
   
'Bright future for Young Sables'   
NewsDay
ZIMBABWE Rugby Union director of rugby Brighton Chivandire has predicted a bright future for some of the players who were part of the Young Sables squad which narrowly missed out on qualification to next year's Junior World Rugby Trophy to rivals ...

2015-09-01 Namibia Entertainment


CNN International
   
'Ready for Kanye' committee formed   
CNN International
Washington (CNN) One Republican in Maryland is ready for President Kanye West. The night after West claimed at MTV's Video Music Awards that he's running for president in 2020, the "Ready for Kanye" committee -- which, in theory, would allow the group ...

2015-09-01 Namibia Technology


autoevolution
   
2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe Gets Official Racecar Conversion Sketch for 2016 ...   
autoevolution
If Mercedes-AMG GT is the starting point for the car destined to represent the Stuttgart brand in GT3 competitions, for DTM, this honour has fallen on Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe's shoulders. It doesn't really come as a surprise since this has been the norm ...
Mercedes sketches new DTM C-Class   Autoblog (blog)
2015 Mercedes-Benz S500 Coupe Review   CarAdvice
Frankfurt preview: Mercedes-Benz V-Class AMG Line   LeftLane News
GTspirit   
Ledger Gazette   
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ABC News
   
Android smart watches get in time with iPhone   
Jakarta Post
Google on Monday broke down the wall between Android smart watches and iPhones, taking on Apple Watch on its home turf. A version of Android Wear smart watch software tailored for Apple's mobile operating system made its debut, paired for now only ...

2015-09-01 Namibia Business


Govt opens up with housing cards   
Namibian
SOME mass housing contractors who failed to deliver on the required number of houses so far will have their contracts changed and the work readvertised, attorney general Sacky Shanghala has told The Namibian. Shanghala says government will reopen ...

2015-09-01 Namibia World


The Indian Express
   
Grenade explodes during Ukraine clashes; 1 officer killed   
Washington Post
KIEV, Ukraine — A grenade exploded outside Ukraine's parliament during a nationalist protest against a vote to give greater powers to separatist regions in the east, killing one police officer and injuring 122 people, the Interior Ministry said. It ...
Grenade explodes during Ukraine clashes; one officer killed   Firstpost
Violent Protest Follows Kiev Vote on Autonomy for East Ukraine   New York Times
Ukraine clashes: deadly protests in Kiev   Irish Times
Gawker   
Sydney Morning Herald   
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Newsweek
   
Vice News Journalists Detained in Turkey on Charges of 'Aiding a Terrorist ...   
NBCNews.com
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — A Turkish court charged two Vice News journalists and their assistant on Monday with "aiding a terrorist organization" and ordered them arrested pending trial. Their employer has called the charges "baseless and alarmingly false.".
Turkey: Journalists Held in Terror Case   New York Times
Turkish Court orders arrest of two British journalists on terror charges   The Indian Express
Turkey Arrests Vice News Journalists on Terror-Related Charges   Wall Street Journal
Sydney Morning Herald   
Jakarta Post   
Voice of America   
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The Cry For Media Freedom in Egypt   
Huffington Post
This post was originally published on The Toolbox, a tech and social impact initiative of Humanise, Inc. Something exquisitely tragic happens when power and politics bind the hands and mouths of journalists. A lifeline between all sides of the truth ...

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Death toll at 158 in blasts at China port   
Herald Sun
THE death toll has risen to 158 from explosions at a chemical warehouse in north-eastern China, with 15 people still missing. THE toll included 94 firefighters and 11 police killed in the August 12 accident, the official Xinhua news agency reported on ...

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The Australian Financial Review
   
Russia launches fresh crackdown on internet   
The Australian Financial Review
Some 20 laws tightening government control of the Internet have been passed in Russia since President Vladimir Putin's re-election in 2012. Alexei Nikolsky. by Olivia Solon. Global Internet firms operating in Russia wake up on Tuesday to a new era in ...

2015-09-01 Namibia Africa


CHANNELS TELEVISION
   
Buhari Swears In SGF, NSA, SA Media   
CHANNELS TELEVISION
Femi-Adesina-Babagana-Mungono-Babachir-Lawal President Mohammadu Buhari has sworn in the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, National Security Adviser, Babagana Mungono and the Special Assistant to the ...

2015-09-01 Namibia Namibia

2015年8月30日 星期日

2015-08-31 Namibia Health


Mashable
   
The only hangover cure that works   
New Zealand Herald
A pint of water after a big night? Or a takeaway to soak up the booze? There's no point, say scientists. Scientists have solved one of the burning questions of our time: how to avoid a hangover. And their answer? Drink less. They found that hangover ...
Drinking water, eating after heavy drinking 'does not prevent hangovers'   The Times (subscription)
Aiming to Avoid a Hangover? Water May Not Help   Newsweek
Drinking water doesn't prevent a hangover, study says   BBC News

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The Hindu
   
Prolonged television watchers have higher risk of fatal pulmonary embolism   
HealthCanal.com
London, UK – Prolonged television watchers have a higher risk of fatal pulmonary embolism, a condition associated with long haul flights, reveals research presented at ESC Congress today by Mr Toru Shirakawa, public health research fellow in the ...

2015-08-31 Namibia Science


The Independent
   
Watch the Supermoon live: How to see the brightest Moon of the year tonight   
The Independent
Tonight will see the first "Supermoon" of the year – the brightest, biggest view of the celestial satellite around. One of three such shows by the Moon this year, the phenomenon will take place all over the globe today, 29 August 2015, as the moon ...

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NEWS.com.au
   
Sydney supermoon: Australia treated to year's first celestial phenomenon   
NEWS.com.au
SYDNEY stargazers have been treated to a spectacle in the sky in the form of the year's first celestial phenomenon, the supermoon. The east coast of Australia got their first taste of the supermoon just after the moon rose around 7pm AEST, while the ...
Full Moon On Saturday Dubbed “The Supermoon”   Press Examiner
Supermoon Saturday : Everything you need to know about the incredible   TV Newsroom
Families: Watch the 'supermoon' rise Saturday   Ledger Gazette

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TV Newsroom
   
Frogs' irrational choices counter sexual selection theory   
TV Newsroom
The most attractive, quickest call tended to trump a call of intermediate tone and speed. Their declaration is grounded on recent studies they have made to determine how female choose their partners and what traits are considered attractive among ...
Túngara frogs make irrational decisions when it comes to mating   Fx Report Daily
Female Tungara Frogs May be 'Irrational' When Choosing Their Mate   Ledger Gazette
Female Túngara frogs don''t always make rational decision while selecting a mate   The Hullabaloo Online
Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News (blog)   
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The Standard Daily
   
Study to repeat 100 past research experiments failed half of the time ...   
The Standard Daily
Over 300 scientists set out to repeat the successes recorded in about 100 past research experiments and published by top psychology journals just to see if they'd get the same results obtained by the original experimenters – but alas, they failed half ...
Study Finds The Most Published Psychology Research Papers Suffer Credibility Issue   The Market Business
Psychology research papers suffer credibility issue as results can't be ...   Northern Californian
Outside experts cannot replicate the way people think or act and it is beyond ...   KRWG News22
The Times (subscription)   
iFreePress.com (blog)   
The Monitor Daily   
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ABC News
   
'Mission isolation' to experience Mars life   
Times of India
What do you get when you put four Americans, a French astrobiologist and a German physicist in a dome with a diameter of just 36 feet? A simulation of life on Mars, apparently. Six recruits have began the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation ...

2015-08-31 Namibia Sports


Telegraph.co.uk
   
Swansea end United's unbeaten start   
DAWN.com
LONDON: Swansea City defeated Manchester United 2-1 for the third successive meeting as Louis van Gaal's side's unbeaten start to the Premier League season ground to a halt at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday. After an entertaining first half ended ...
'Unbelievable' Swansea becoming Premier League force: Manager   The Indian Express
Manchester United Sputters as Wayne Rooney Struggles to Ignite   New York Times
Van Gaal delighted to have social Rooney in his kitchen cabinet   Irish Independent
Times of India   
Hindustan Times   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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Herald Sun
   
Roger Federer's new trick set to be a hit at US Open   
Herald Sun
Video; Image. Cannot Contact Server. Please upgrade your Flash Plugin. Roger Federer looking for sixth US Open crown 0:40. Play video. http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/. US Open: Roger Federer is looking for his sixth US Open crown after taking a ...

2015-08-31 Namibia Entertainment


Bucks Local News
   
MOVIE REVIEW: This film's 'Four' are hardly 'Fantastic' (TRAILER)   
Bucks Local News
In 1961, before The Avengers emerged, Fantastic Four became the first superhero team in the stable of Marvel Comics characters. Back then, Marvel Comics was a mere subdivision of Atlas Publications. It was battling unsuccessfully for market share ...
Fantastic fail   E Kantipur
“Fantastic Four”: What Went Wrong?   Santa Monica Daily Press

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2015-08-31 Namibia Technology


New York Daily News
   
Top Speed: Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe   
Economic Times
The latest to join Mercedes bandwagon in India is Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe. The car is based on the designo platform. Check out the video to know more about the luxurious car. For the latest videos, follow us on twitter ...

2015-08-31 Namibia Business


The Globe and Mail
   
'Supergiant' gas field   
Irish Independent
Italian energy company Eni SpA said yesterday it had discovered a "supergiant" natural gas field off Egypt, describing it as possibly one of the largest in the world. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Eni said ...
Egypt Gas Find Could Shake Up Israel's Energy Plans   Haaretz
Vast Reserves of Natural Gas Found Off the Coast of Egypt   New York Times
Italy's Eni finds giant Egypt gas field   Herald Sun
Forbes   
Financial Post   
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2015-08-31 Namibia World


Brisbane Times
   
Foreigner arrested in Bangkok bombing case   
New Zealand Herald
Police have arrested a suspect in relation to the Bangkok shrine bombing. Photo / Thai Police. Thai authorities arrested a foreign man they said had been holed up in a suburban apartment with bomb-making equipment and stacks of passports, the first ...

2015-08-31 Namibia Africa


Reuters Africa
   
Insight - Clan warfare trumps diplomacy in Mali's fragile north   
Reuters Africa
GAO (Reuters) - The United Nations has deployed 10,000 peacekeepers and poured more than $1 billion (£650 million) into Mali but its efforts to end a three-year conflict are threatened by the reemergence of a centuries-old rivalry between Tuareg clans.

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The Nation Newspaper
   
100 days of Buhari   
BusinessDay
As President Muhammadu Buhari marks his first 100 days in office, we note with joy the positive atmosphere that has enveloped the nation and the renewed hope and optimism it has engendered among Nigerians that 'change' has indeed come and that we ...

2015-08-31 Namibia Namibia


Nekundi's appointment as acting secretary wrong: Kafita   
Namibian
The central committee (CC) meeting that endorsed the appointment of Swapo Party Youth League deputy secretary Veikko Nekundi as acting secretary is illegitimate as it was never convened by the national executive committee (NEC). This is according to ...

2015年8月29日 星期六

2015-08-30 Namibia Health


Newsweek
   
Aiming to Avoid a Hangover? Water May Not Help   
Newsweek
A bartender pours a pitcher of beer at a restaurant in Jakarta, Indonesia August 6. Darren Whiteside/Reuters. Filed Under: Culture. Downing water desperately to prevent tomorrow's hangover? A word to the wise: That might not necessarily do anything for ...

2015-08-30 Namibia Science


Hutchinson News
   
Fountain: Mission to Pluto opens eyes   
Hutchinson News
Glen Fountain, a native of Arlington, Kansas, is the project manager for the New Horizons spacecraft that recently gave invaluable data about Pluto, is photographed in the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Museum on August 29, 2015. Glen Fountain.
Next Stop Kuiper Belt For New Horizons ?   Nature World Report
New Horizon will go on a next mission after Pluto flyby   California Turkish Times
Beyond Pluto: 2nd Target Chosen for New Horizons Probe   The Hullabaloo Online
News Ledge   
Gazette Tribune   
CNN International   
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
   
Skywatch: A full harvest moon with a total lunar eclipse   
Washington Post
Forget July's blue moon. For September's full moon, you'll probably see red. Catch a compelling, cosmic treat Sept. 27 and 28: It's a full harvest moon featuring a total lunar eclipse. As Earth travels around the sun, the planet always casts a shadow ...
Rare 'supermoon' will take over night sky Saturday   UPI.com
Heads Up! There's A Supermoon Tonight   CBS Local
First Of Three 'Supermoons' In Skies   Sky News
Akron Beacon Journal   
RT   
NY City News   
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CBC.ca
   
Mars simulation project: 6 people start 1 year of isolation in Hawaii dome   
CBC.ca
Six people will spend the next year living in a dome in Hawaii in the name of science. The crew is part of the University of Hawaii's fourth Hawaii space exploration analog and simulation (HI-SEAS) mission, which simulates Mars missions. The six ...
A year in a bubble: NASA begins most ambitious Mars-analog mission yet   Christian Science Monitor
NASA simulates Mars mission by locking up people in a tiny dome   Engadget
Nasa-funded project puts 6 recruits in a large dome for 12 months to simulate ...   The Independent
Pioneer News   
The Hullabaloo Online   
International Business Times   
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National Geographic
   
Froggy Went A-Courtin'', But Lady Frogs Chose Second-Best Guy Instead   
The Hullabaloo Online
CALLING CARD Male túngara frogs like this one attract their mates with a series of chirpy croaks. When picking between two calls, females tend to prefer a lower tone and more quickly repeated calls, but adding in a third suitor with an unattractive .
Froggy Went A-Courtin”, But Female Frogs Opt For Second-Best Guy Instead   Times Gazette
Study: Sometimes the 'irrational' choice is the best one   Business Insider
Decoy effect” enables female frogs to choose less attractive, suitable mates   Barrington Review
The Weather Space   
KRWG News22   
iFreePress.com (blog)   
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The Hullabaloo Online
   
Hubble Takes Stunning Photo of Dazzling Butterfly-shaped Nebula   
The Hullabaloo Online
The shimmering colours seen on this NASA/ESA Hubble Area Telescope picture exhibit the exceptional complexity of the Twin Jet Nebula. Aesthetically, the nebula appears to be having a late-career renaissance – bright, colorful and full of energy.
Hubble captures sparkling Twin Jet Nebula   Bulletin Leader
Hubble Telescope captures shimmering 'cosmic butterfly'   Jewocity.com (press release) (blog)
'Butterfly nebula': Hubble Telescope captures images of two stars, dust in   Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News (blog)
KRWG News22   
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The Hullabaloo Online
   
Failing in This Cases Resulted In Success, Says NASA   
The Hullabaloo Online
Researchers simulated the failure scenario where one of two drogue parachutes that are used as a way to stabilize and slow the capsule at a high altitude, and one of three main parachutes, used to slow the module to a landing speed would not deploy, .
NASA Puts Orion Parachutes To The Test   The Weather Space
Orion parachute test success for NASA   Jewocity.com (press release) (blog)
Inside NASA Mars Mission: Proper Parachuting   EE Times
SpaceFlight Insider   
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AmeriPublications
   
NASA shows the most impressive images of dwarf planet Ceres   
AmeriPublications
The Dawn mission spacecraft was able to provide NASA with fairly detailed images of the dwarf planet Ceres on August 21. The quality of the pictures were fairly impressive, considering they were taken 1470 kilometers away from the dwarf planet that is ...

2015-08-30 Namibia Sports


Daily Mail
   
Mo Farah wins World Championships 5000m title to clinch a unique 'triple-double'   
Daily Mail
Before the race they called him 'beatable' but Mo Farah's rivals were forced to accept that, in this form, he is nigh on unstoppable as the Briton achieved an unprecedented 'triple double' with victory in the 5,000m. The 32-year-old, who won 5,000m and ...

2015-08-30 Namibia Entertainment


Zambia Daily Mail
   
Mic Burner to premiere $50000 music video   
Zambia Daily Mail
HIP-HOP and dancehall artiste Mic Burner's video of his song Thought of You, which he says was shot at a cost of US$50,000 in South Africa and Namibia, is next month set to premiere on international music channels like Trace, Channel O, BET, MTV and ...

2015-08-30 Namibia Technology


GTspirit
   
Top Speed: Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe   
Economic Times
The latest to join Mercedes bandwagon in India is Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe. The car is based on the designo platform. Check out the video to know more about the luxurious car. For the latest videos, follow us on twitter ...

2015-08-30 Namibia Business

2015-08-30 Namibia World


Irish Independent
   
Police arrest suspect in Bangkok bomb attack   
Irish Independent
Thai authorities have arrested a foreigner with a fake Turkish passport and bomb-making materials, the first possible breakthrough in the probe into the deadly bombing at a Bangkok shrine nearly two weeks ago.
Police arrest Erawan bomb suspect (Updated Sunday)   Bangkok Post
Bangkok Blast: Suspect arrested with bomb making materials   Inquirer.net
Thai police arrest foreign man over Bangkok bombing   Channel News Asia
Sky News Australia   
Sydney Morning Herald   
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Brisbane Times
   
Egypt sentences 3 Al-Jazeera reporters to 3 years in   
Jakarta Post
Guilty: In this Feb. 19, 2015, file photo, Canadian Al-Jazeera English journalist Mohamed Fahmy, pauses during an interview with The Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced three Al-Jazeera English journalists ...
Peter Greste calls on world to step up pressure on Egypt over sentence   Sydney Morning Herald
Egypt again convicts Greste   The Australian (blog)
The Latest: Greste Calls on El-Sissi to 'Undo Injustice'   New York Times
The Guardian   
The Nation   
Jerusalem Post Israel News   
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Jakarta Post
   
Huge Malaysia rally for Najib's resignation enters   
Jakarta Post
Carry on: Activists from the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (BERSIH) gather on a main road in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during a rally Sunday. Tens of thousands of Malaysians wearing yellow T-shirts and blowing horns defiantly held a ...
Day Two of Bersih rally begins with prayers, exercises after protesters sleep ...   The Straits Times
Malaysians demand reforms, PM's ouster   The News International
Pressure mounts on Malaysian PM as protests spill into second day   Daily Mail
Daily Times   
Bloomberg   
Bangkok Post   
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The Nation
   
38 girls die in crash on way to Swaziland beauty pageant   
The Nation
MBABANE : A road accident in Swaziland killed 38 girls and seriously injured 20 others who had been on their way to a traditional ceremony where King Mswati III can choose a new wife, pro-democracy activists reported. The accident happened Friday night ...