2015-09-08 Namibia Health

Daily Mail   

Kids battling cancer describe their 'happy places' that help them to forget pain   
Daily Mail
Most of us have a mental 'happy place' that we escape to when times are tough, and for young patients battling childhood cancer, the practice of 'going to your happy place' is more than just a catchphrase; it's a coping mechanism that they use to take ...

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Volunteer Doctors Bring Joy to Katima Patients   
AllAfrica.com
Katama Mulilo Intermediate Hospital patients have expressed gratitude towards the private and state doctors who volunteered to treat them as part of an initiative by health minister Bernhard Haufiku. Under normal circumstances, these patients would ...

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New Era (press release)   

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month   
New Era (press release)
September is official Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Namibia will be the first African country to join in the 'Yellow and Gold in the fight against Childhood Cancer' campaign. This means that, for the entire month of September CAN will have media ...

2015-09-08 Namibia Science

Telegraph.co.uk   

Stonehenge 'on steroids' found 2 miles away   
USA TODAY
Stonehenge, the world-renowned circle of stone columns in southern England, may have had a brother. A much bigger, older brother. University of Bradford researchers announced Monday that they had discovered a monument of about 100 stones covering ...

2015-09-08 Namibia Sports

Namibian   

NFA withdraws protest after missing deadline   
Namibian
The Namibia Football Association (NFA) will no longer submit a protest to the Confederation of African Footfall (CAF), over the eligibility of two Senegal players who were in the final 18-man squad with French passports when they played the Brave ...
Namibia withdraws protest over Senegal players' eligibility   StarAfrica.com
NFA cries foul over Senegalese' French passports   New Era (press release)

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Southampton FC   

'It's Not a Train Smash' - Mannetti   
AllAfrica.com
"THERE'S no shame in losing to Senegal" and the Brave Warriors live to fight another day, head coach Ricardo Mannetti said after his side went down 0-2 to the West Africans in their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday. Goals in either half ...
AFCON 2017: Namibia protest to CAF over Senegal players' eligibility   StarAfrica.com
Senegal's maturity and intelligence won the AFCON 2017 qualifier against Namibia   Xinhua
Mané nets in Senegal win   Southampton FC
HITC   
Namibian   
Soccer Laduma   
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Telegraph.co.uk   

Andy Murray crashes out of US Open   
Telegraph.co.uk
Andy Murray watched a 130 mph ace zoom by to create a two-set deficit at the US Open, and then sat in his changeover chair and cursed at himself, over and over and over. A little later, Murray cracked his racket against the court once, breaking the ...
Andy Murray, Blanked in Tiebreaker, Falls at US Open   New York Times
Tennis-Murray's quarter-finals streak ends with loss to Anderson   Reuters Africa
US Open: Andy Murray upset by Kevin Anderson   Washington Post
The Australian   
CTV News   
CNN   
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Brisbane Times   

Prince Ali has no faith in Platini to reform   
Brisbane Times
Former FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein questions Michel Platini's desire to change FIFA. 08/09/15. Return to video. Copy video link. Copy the text below to get a direct link to this video: Copy video link form. Link code for this ...
Fifa election: Prince Ali to announce presidential candidacy   BBC Sport
Fifa in Crisis: Prince Ali to announce his bid for presidency   Yahoo News UK
Prince Ali will run to succeed Sepp Blatter as Fifa president   Telegraph.co.uk
The Guardian   
Firstpost   
USA TODAY   
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IBNLive   

Stan Wawrinka through to quarters at US Open   
IBNLive
New York: French Open champion Stan Wawrinka kept the pressure on to end the threat posed by Donald Young and register a 6-4 1-6 6-3 6-4 victory over the American to reach the quarter-finals at the US Open on Monday. Fifth seed Wawrinka stayed on ...

2015-09-08 Namibia Entertainment

Reuters   

'Mad Men' star Hamm and longtime girlfriend split - People   
Reuters
REUTERS - "Mad Men" star Jon Hamm and his girlfriend of nearly two decades, actress and filmmaker Jennifer Westfeldt, have ended their relationship, celebrity publication People magazine reported on Monday. "With great sadness, we have decided to ...

2015-09-08 Namibia Technology

Engadget   

Amazon to launch $50 tablet: Report   
IBNLive
Online retailer Amazon.com Inc plans to release a $50 tablet in time for the holiday season, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The 6-inch screen tablet comes with a mono speaker and is priced much lower than ...
Amazon's Jeff Bezos announces the Kindle Fire in 2011. Source: AP   The Australian
Amazon to release $50 tablet to take on Apple's iPad   Daily Mail
Amazon to Release $50 Tablet as It Struggles to Sell Pricier Devices   Wall Street Journal
SlashGear   
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Sky News Australia   

Apple to unveil two new iPhones, iPad Pro   
Sky News Australia
Apple is set to announce two new iPhones and a larger, more powerful iPad later this week. The new iPhones will be called the 6S and 6S Plus. Both phones are reported to contain pressure sensors in the screen - a technology already used on the Apple ...

2015-09-08 Namibia Business

Petrorio Confirms Departure   
AllAfrica.com
RE-BRANDED Brazilian oil company PetroRio previously known as HRT, has confirmed that it has packed its bags and shut its offices in Namibia and three other countries. PetroRio's press agent Monique Melo told The Namibian last week that they have ...

2015-09-08 Namibia World

Sky News Australia   

UK, France agree to accept thousands of migrants   
DAWN.com
BERLIN: Britain and France on Monday joined Germany in pledging to accept tens of thousands of refugees as Europe's record influx of people fleeing war and misery sparked warnings that one Greek migrant chokepoint was “on the verge of explosion”.
Struggling Germany urges neighbors to do more to ease refugee crisis   Reuters Canada
Hundreds of refugees surge past police along Hungary border as PM slams EU quotas   Fox News
Germany split   Irish Independent
Sky News Australia   
CNN   
Boston Globe   
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The Guardian   

Paris climate talks could fail, warns Francois Hollande   
The Guardian
French president Francois Hollande has also called for a firm international commitment on climate financing. Photograph: Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images. Fiona Harvey. Monday 7 September 2015 10.54 EDT Last modified on Monday 7 September 2015 ...

2015-09-08 Namibia Africa

The Star   

Cord candidate in 2017 'non-issue'   
The Star
it never came up: Cord members and co-principals address the press at the end of a two-day retreat at the Great Rift Valley Lodge in Naivasha yesterday. BY STAR REPORTER. September 8, 2015 ...

2015-09-08 Namibia Namibia

Oukwanyama Queen Merciful of Dumped Babies   
AllAfrica.com
QUEEN Martha Mwadinomho waKristian yaNelumbu of OuKwanyama has reiterated her call for women in Namibia to refrain from dumping babies, but to hand them over at the OuKwanyama palace. She repeated her earlier request at the Oshikango village ...