2015-07-25 Namibia Health

Health Public Private Partnership Awarded   
AllAfrica.com
Rural communities are only too familiar with the colourful Mister Sister mobile clinics which serve villages and settlements that are too far from government clinics, to walk there. This programme has been voted recently by a panel of public-private ...

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Rabies Vaccine Possible but Difficult   
AllAfrica.com
A research project to determine the extent and impact of rabies on the local kudu population, and to establish practical counter measures, is gaining momentum. The project announced this week it has gathered tentative information that an oral vaccine ...

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A Call for Action On Women and Girls in Emergencies   
AllAfrica.com
Pregnant with her sixth child, Nibitanga Suzana, 27, was forced to make the hazardous three-day journey from Bujumbura to the refugee camp on the Tanzania border when the Burundian conflict erupted in April. By the time she arrived, she had nothing left.

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TIME   

First malaria vaccine gains regulator approval   
Irish Examiner
The world's first malaria vaccine got a green light from European drugs regulators who recommended it should be licensed for use in babies in Africa at risk of the mosquito-borne disease. The shot, called RTS,S or Mosquirix and developed by drugmaker ...

2015-07-25 Namibia Science

New York Times   

Pluto's Atmosphere Is Thinner Than Expected, but Still Looks Hazy   
New York Times
Pluto's thin air may be falling to the ground. The total mass of the atmosphere on Pluto appears to have fallen by half in just two years, scientists working on NASA's New Horizons mission reported during a news conference on Friday. “That's pretty ...
Pluto is covered with flowing ice - and hazier than scientists thought   Irish Independent
Diver killed by shark off Tasmania   TVNZ
Conditions on Pluto: Incredibly Hazy With Flowing Ice   ABC News
Los Angeles Times   
Washington Post   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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WTVC   

Scientists Find Closest Thing Yet to Earth-Sun Twin System   
WTVC
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have identified a "close cousin" to Earth that's orbiting a sun-like star and might harbor life. "It is the closest thing that we have to another place that somebody else might call home," said Jon Jenkins from ...
Earth's 'Cousin' Found; Burnt Scroll Made Readable, ET Search Boosted   Voice of America (blog)
NASA Discovers First Earth-Like Planet   WLTX.com
Billions of Earth-like planets in galaxy: NASA scientist   The American Bazaar
NewsBusters (blog)   
Washington Post   
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Sky News Australia   

Four-legged snake fossil found in museum   
Sky News Australia
The first known fossil of a four-legged snake has been discovered by a scientist on a routine field trip to a museum. It is hoped the find will help unravel the mystery of how serpents lost their legs. Dave Martill, from the University of Portsmouth ...
Four-legged snake discovered   Telegraph.co.uk
Four-legged snake fossil discovered   The Nation
Four-limbed, long-fingered snake hints at a creepy crawly evolutionary journey   Washington Post
The Straits Times   
CBS News   
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Telegraph.co.uk   

Horrific images show slaughter of 250 whales in Faroe Islands hunt   
Telegraph.co.uk
Up to 250 pilot whales have been killed as part of an annual hunt in the Faroe Islands, prompting calls from anti-whaling activists for the barbaric practice to be stopped. Images taken by the Sea Shepherd group, show the sea turning red with the blood ...
GRAPHIC IMAGES: 250 pilot whales killed in annual slaughter in Faroe Islands   9news.com.au
The sea turned red: Islanders' brutal slaughter of 250 stranded whales   New Zealand Herald
The Mass Slaughter of Pilot Whales in the Faroe Islands Needs to Stop   RYOT
scallywagandvagabond   
TakePart   
Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News (blog)   
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Christian Science Monitor   

How climate change may have killed the mammoth   
Christian Science Monitor
New analysis of ancient DNA has found that mammoths and giant sloths succumbed to sudden, rapid warming events, a finding that has implications for wildlife in a warming world. By Henry Gass, Staff writer July 24, 2015. Save for later Saved. close.
Warmer Climate May Have Contributed to Mammoth Extinction   New Historian
Rapid Climate Change Blamed for Extinction of Woolly Mammoths   Latin American Herald Tribune
Humans did not drive the Woolly Mammoth to Extinction…   Empire State Tribune
Newsroom America   
National Geographic   
University Herald   
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Christian Science Monitor   

Why is China building the world's largest radio telescope?   
Christian Science Monitor
The Arecibo Observatory satellite in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, listens for life on other planets in this file photo from July 1998. This satellite will no longer be the world's largest if China completes work on its current radio telescope. Chris Hawley/AP ...
China is Building an Absolutely Massive Radio Telescope   io9
China Is Building The World's Largest Radio Telescope To Search For ...   The Inquisitr
China starts assembling world's biggest radio telescope   Economic Times

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CTV News   

Hybrid tree grows 40 different types of fruit on its branches   
CTV News
A green-thumbed art professor in the U.S. has painstakingly created a living work of art in the Tree of 40 Fruit, a hybrid that is exactly what its name suggests. Sam Van Aken has grafted several different stone fruit trees together to create a number ...
How an artist created a real tree of 40 fruits that is part Frankenstein, part ...   OregonLive.com
This incredible tree produces 40 different kinds of fruit   AOL News
Hot Clicks: 40 different types of fruit all grow on the same tree   KHQ Right Now
HUH.   
Business Standard   
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CNET   

Hair ice mystery has finally been revealed by researchers from Germany and ...   
Vocal Republic
A brand new research revealed within the journalBiogeosciences particulars the work of scientists at fixing the mystery behind the expansion of hair ice – a silky-like hairs that look very similar to white sweet floss, and often grows on some tree ...
Fungus Responsible for Freakishly White Hair Ice   World Report Now
Fungus Responsible for Hair Ice Identified   R & D Magazine
Scientists solve the mystery of "hair ice"   BABW News
iFreePress.com (blog)   
Discovery News   
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ScienceAlert   

New model suggests dark matter acts uncannily like particles found in the 1930s   
ScienceAlert
According to new study, dark matter may not be as exotic as we've been led to believe. In fact, it may act remarkably similar to 'pions' - subatomic particles that were discovered back in the 1930s - and knowing this may finally help us detect the ...
Dark matter may not be as mysterious as thought   Economic Times
Dark matter Not Mysterious but Similar to Sub-atomic Particles: Study   Microfinance Monitor
Deja-vu, new theory says dark matter acts like well-known particle   Space Daily
Financial Express   
Island Crisis News   
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Gizmag   

Synthetic material mimics coral's ocean-cleaning attributes   
Gizmag
Researchers from China's Anhui Jianzhu University have developed a synthetic substance that mimics coral's ability to collect harmful heavy metals from water. Tests on the effectiveness of the aluminum oxide structure have so far shown promising results.
Study: Coral-Like Structure Successfully Captures Ocean Polluntants   Chem.Info
New Coral Material Mimics Reefs by Removing Toxic Heavy Metals   Science World Report
Synthetic coral could suck pollution out of the sea   TechRadar
Laboratory Equipment   
AZoNano.com   
Nature World News   
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2015-07-25 Namibia Sports

Citizen   

Sundowns reach Dr Hage Geingob Cup Final   
Citizen
Mamelodi Sundowns are through to the final of the Dr Hage Geingob Cup after beating Primeiro De Agosto of Angola 5-3 on penalties in Windhoek earlier today. The game had to be decided on penalties after the teams were tied at 1-1 after regulation time.
African Stars Gun for Hage Geingob Cup   AllAfrica.com
Sundowns beat Primeiro De Agosto in Dr Hage Geingob Cup in Namibia   KickOff.com

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Reds Survives Scare - Gutsy Julinho Bows Out Fighting With Boots On   
AllAfrica.com
African Stars booked their place in the final of the Dr Hage Geingob Cup - courtesy of a hard-fought penalty shootout triumph over a stubborn Julinho Sporting in an action-packed semi-final at the Independence stadium in Windhoek last night. Underdogs ...

2015-07-25 Namibia Entertainment

Miss Outapi launched   
Namibia Economist
MD of the Miss Outapi pageant, Sackey Aipinge announced over the weekend the search is on for the young women who will embody the appeal, attractiveness and prosperity of Outapi. The Miss Outapi beauty pageant was officially launched last Saturday ...

2015-07-25 Namibia Technology

The Advocate   

Jaguar brings sexy and sporty back with its 2016 F-Type   
The Advocate
This Nov. 19, 2014 photo provided by Jaguar shows the 2016 Jaguar F-Type at the Los Angeles International Auto Show in Los Angeles. The sexy-looking Jaguar F-Type becomes more sporty and seductive for 2016 with a manual transmission, surprisingly ...

2015-07-25 Namibia Business

Businesswomen break bread together again   
Namibia Economist
(L-R) Maragreth Mango, Customer Service Experience Manager, Standard Bank Namibia, Agnesia (Mara) Booysen, Guest Speaker and Desere Lundon-Muller, Chairperson, Economist Businesswoman Club. (Photograph by Mandisa Rasmeni). At the regular ...

2015-07-25 Namibia World

BBC News   

President Obama due to begin busy Kenya schedule   
BBC News
US President Barack Obama is to open a major business summit on the first full day of his landmark visit to Kenya. He has praised what he called the "dynamism" of Kenya's business class and is expected to call for greater efforts to tackle corruption.
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey   New York Times
Kenya demands CNN apologise for 'hotbed of terror' slur ahead of Obama visit   Irish Independent
Kenya bids 'welcome home' to President Obama   Sydney Morning Herald
People Magazine   
Stuff.co.nz   
The Globe and Mail   
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New York Times   

Kerry Says Israel May Deepen Its Isolation by Opposing Iran Nuclear Accord   
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that the nuclear accord he negotiated with Iran was in Israel's interest and that the Israeli government's decision to oppose it could further its isolation. “I fear that what could happen is if ...
Iran hits out at John Kerry's 'empty threats' over nuclear deal   The Guardian
Kerry says Israeli action against Iran would be 'huge mistake' - NBC   Irish Independent
Secretary of State John Kerry Gets Into 'Intense Exchange' With Jewish Leaders ...   TheBlaze.com
NDTV   
Washington Post   
Financial Express   
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The Hindu   

Thailand Charges 72 With Human Trafficking Crimes Ahead of US Report   
New York Times
BANGKOK — Prosecutors in Thailand indicted 72 people on Friday, accusing them of involvement in a multinational human trafficking syndicate. The indictments were filed three days before the expected release of an annual State Department report on ...

2015-07-25 Namibia Africa

BBC News   

President Obama due to begin busy Kenya schedule   
BBC News
US President Barack Obama is to open a major business summit on the first full day of his landmark visit to Kenya. He has praised what he called the "dynamism" of Kenya's business class and is expected to call for greater efforts to tackle corruption.
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey   New York Times
Kenya demands CNN apologise for 'hotbed of terror' slur ahead of Obama visit   Irish Independent
President Obama Has Emotional Reunion with His Sister in Kenya   People Magazine
Stuff.co.nz   
Sydney Morning Herald   
The Globe and Mail   
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New York Times   

Gov. Ambode seeks stronger ties with South-Africa   
BusinessDay
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, on Friday, said the state was committed to boosting trade relations with the Republic of South Africa. Ambode said this when the leadership of the Africa National Congress (ANC), South Africa's ruling party, paid a ...

2015-07-25 Namibia Namibia

Namibian   

Govt promises massive land project... Bows to public outcry for housing   
Namibian
BIG DEAL ... President Hage Geingob posing with some of his ministers and the Affirmative Repositioning activists at State House today. Government struck a deal with AR and has undertaken to embark on a programme to service 200 000 plots of urban land ...