2015-04-20 Namibia Health

The Guardian   

Ebola outbreak: we simply could not cope, admits World Health Organisation   
The Guardian
Health workers transport a person suspected to have died of Ebola in Port Loko, on Health workers transport a suspected Ebola victim in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Photograph: Michael Duff/AP. Reuters. Sunday 19 April 2015 19.44 EDT Last modified on ...

2015-04-20 Namibia Science

Apex Tribune   

Colour of light influences our body clock, can help beat jet lag   
Times of India
LONDON: The subtle hues of light help our brain tell the time of day, according to a new finding that can help shift workers or travellers minimize jet lag. Scientists at The University of Manchester showed that the colour of light has a major impact on how the ...

2015-04-20 Namibia Sports

The Star Online   

Direct Barca must stand firm against PSG   
The Star Online
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona's lethal attack has put them on course for a seventh Champions League semi-final place in eight years but their shaky defence gives Paris Saint Germain a glimmer of hope on Tuesday. The Catalan side are renowned for ...

2015-04-20 Namibia Entertainment

Philly.com   

'Furious 7' hits $1.15 billion at the box office, sets mark for Universal   
NewsOK.com
LOS ANGELES — “Furious 7” finished atop the box office for the third consecutive weekend with an estimated $29.1 million in ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada, but it was the international market that pushed the Universal Pictures film to be the highest ...

2015-04-20 Namibia Technology

New York Times   

Changing Tactics, Apple Promotes Watch as a Luxury Item   
New York Times
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple has scrapped its usual routine for releasing products with its new device, the Apple Watch. The company is instead taking a page from the playbook of another industry: luxury goods makers. Gone are the long lines in front of Apple ...

2015-04-20 Namibia Business

South China Morning Post (subscription)   

World's poorest now opening more bank accounts, says World Bank   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Nearly three quarters of a billion people opened bank accounts or used mobile money providers for the first time from 2011 to 2014, a major leap forward in access to financial services that development experts say is key to ending global poverty. The Global ...

2015-04-20 Namibia World

Irish Examiner   

'Worst-ever' migrant shipwreck prompts calls for EU action   
The Straits Times
ROME (AFP) - European Union (EU) ministers headed Monday into crisis talks under pressure to confront people-smuggling gangs, with more than 700 people feared dead in what may be the Mediterranean's deadliest migrant disaster to date.
Migrant deaths may shame Europe over Mediterranean moat   Daily News & Analysis
Survivor: Smugglers locked hundreds in hold of capsized boat   STLtoday.com
EU Meets As Hundreds Feared Drowned Off Libya   Sky News
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Stuff.co.nz   

Islamic State video purported to show killing of Ethiopian Christians   
Stuff.co.nz
New video purportedly released by Islamic State claims to show its militants shooting and beheading Ethiopian Christians in Libya. A new Islamic State video distributed on social media apparently shows the shootings and beheadings of two groups of ...

2015-04-20 Namibia Africa

Stuff.co.nz   

Islamic State video purported to show killing of Ethiopian Christians   
Stuff.co.nz
New video purportedly released by Islamic State claims to show its militants shooting and beheading Ethiopian Christians in Libya. A new Islamic State video distributed on social media apparently shows the shootings and beheadings of two groups of ...

2015-04-20 Namibia Namibia

StarAfrica.com   

Former Namibian leader resigns from active politics   
StarAfrica.com
... - Namibia's former president and the Mo Ibrahim Prize laureate Hifikepunye Pohamba has resigned from active politics, a month after stepping down at the end of his second term as president, APA has learned on Sunday. Pohamba, who led this southern ...