2015-02-01 Zimbabwe Health

ZimEye - Zimbabwe News   

I Can Smell My Own Flesh Rotting Inside Me But I Will Not Go to Hospital   
ZimEye - Zimbabwe News
“I would rather sit at home and wait to die in pain from these chronic headaches as I cannot afford medical fees that Mpilo Central Hospital is demanding. I would rather save for a decent burial.” These are the heart-rending words of 56-year-old Ms Zondie ...

2015-02-01 Zimbabwe Science

The Nation   

Moisture mapping satellite to be launched   
The Nation
An unmanned Delta 2 rocket was being prepared for launch to put a Nasa satellite into orbit that is expected to improve drought monitoring and flooding forecasts. The 127-foot-tall (39-metre) rocket, built and flown by United Launch Alliance, is scheduled to lift ...

2015-02-01 Zimbabwe Sports

The Zimbabwe Daily   

For once, let's stop this blame game   
The Zimbabwe Standard
During the past week, a lot has been said about Zifa president Cuthbert Dube having failed to stir the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) ship as Zimbabwean football continues to sink into murky waters. Inside Sport with Michael Kariati. This has been said ...

2015-02-01 Zimbabwe Entertainment

USA TODAY   

Whitney Houston's daughter 'placed in medically induced coma'   
The Straits Times
LOS ANGELES (AFP, REUTERS) - The daughter of the late singer Whitney Houston was pulled unconscious from her bathtub on Saturday at her Georgia home, in an eerie echo of her mother's tragic death three years ago. Bobbi Kristina Brown, 21, was ...

2015-02-01 Zimbabwe Technology

U.S. News & World Report   

The Ticker   
Boston Herald
Drivers, bring your vehicles back to the shop for more work on faulty air bags. The government said yesterday more than 2 million Toyota, Chrysler and Honda vehicles need a second fix for air bags that may inadvertently inflate while the car is running.
More than 2 million vehicles recalled for potentially faulty air bags   Los Angeles Times
UPDATE 4-US regulators recall 2.1 million vehicles in new air bag issue   Reuters
Two million vehicles recalled for air bag fix   Washington Post
OregonLive.com   
Houston Chronicle   
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Gamenguide   

The Pirate Bay Has Returned To the Land Of the Living After Two Months   
The Mary Sue
The Pirate Bay The domain came back two weeks after the site was raided by Swedish police. The homepage featured a countdown to Feb. 1st, but it appears The Pirate Bay decided to come back early. It's up now, dishing out torrents and boasting a big ol' ...

2015-02-01 Zimbabwe Business

CNN   

Oil Price Plunge - Time to Prioritise Tourism Above Oil   
The Guardian
OIL revenue is declining globally. According to OPEC daily basket price, the crude oil price has slipped down to$44 a barrel yesterday. This figure representing about 61 percent decline compared to $115 for which the price was sold in June 2014. With this ...

2015-02-01 Zimbabwe World

Channel 24   

Simba remembered for his ability to captivate - SABC   
Channel 24
Johannesburg - Television presenter Simbarashe "Simba" Mhere will be remembered for his ability to captivate an audience, the SABC said on Saturday. "He will be remembered mostly by his ability to captivate Top Billing audiences by his powerful voice, ...

2015-02-01 Zimbabwe Africa

Aljazeera.com   

UN chief backs plan for AU forces to tackle Boko Haram   
Aljazeera.com
Ban Ki-moon backs African Union proposal to send soldiers to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria, as Chad bombs armed group. 01 Feb 2015 02:31 GMT | War & Conflict, Africa. All Social. Boko Haram's fight directly affected Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria ...

2015-02-01 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

New Zimbabwe.com   

Corporal punishment law rapped   
The Zimbabwe Standard
Parents and educationists say the recent ban on corporal punishment exposes children to unbecoming behaviour as they ride on the legal cover. BY PHYLLIS MBANJE. Recently, High Court judge, Justice Esther Muremba ruled that it was unconstitutional, ...

2015-01-31 Zimbabwe Health

Firstpost   

Zimbabwean jailed for nine years for eating python meat   
Firstpost
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A Zimbabwean man has been jailed for nine years for eating python, a protected species, a Zimbabwean daily reported on Friday. Archwell Maramba said he had been eating the snakemeat for its medicinal value. "I wanted to ...

2015-01-31 Zimbabwe Science

U-T San Diego   

Scientists recant claim about universe   
U-T San Diego
UC San Diego's Brian Keating helped capture subtle signs of the early moments of the universe. Share Photo.  ·  · Reddit; ✉. UC San Diego's Brian Keating helped capture subtle signs of the early moments of the universe.  ·  · Reddit; ✉; 0 Comments.
Speck of Interstellar Dust Obscures Glimpse of Big Bang   New York Times
Scientists overturn widely-publicized Big Bang claim   The Globe and Mail
Dazzling 'discovery' of gravitational waves from the Big Bang goes poof with new ...   Washington Post
Science 2.0 (blog)   
Science Now   
SFGate   
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Pioneer News   

Is it a Dragon Or A Dinosaur?   
Pioneer News
In every culture, folklore comes from the imagination of the people telling stories about the things they see and experience. While the creation of fantastical creatures are usually nothing more than fantasy they are often based on real animals. The dragon, for ...

2015-01-31 Zimbabwe Sports

SuperSport (blog)   

Tunisia set to break semi-final jinx   
SuperSport (blog)
Ten years - that's how long it's been since Tunisia made an Afcon semi. Can they do it now? The proud North African nation take on hosts Equatorial Guinea on Saturday night hoping to end this jinx. So far, their tournament has gone well. The Carthage ...

2015-01-31 Zimbabwe Entertainment

New Zimbabwe.com   

FULL LIST: Nama awards nominees   
NewsDay
A lot has been said about the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama), but director of the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) Elvas Mari on Wednesday described the awards' 14-year journey as successful. WINSTONE ANTONIO OWN CORRESPONDENT.
NACZ announces 14th NAMA nominees   New Zimbabwe.com

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Cinema Blend   

Missy Elliot Will Reportedly Work It With Katy Perry During Super Bowl Halftime ...   
Cinema Blend
If there's one thing the Super Bowl halftime show does well – beyond spending a year's worth of dough on 15 minutes worth of show – it's mixing the classic with the new and popular. (And yes, the word “well” is arguable for some years.) For Super Bowl XLIX, ...

2015-01-31 Zimbabwe Technology

Toronto Star (blog)   

Google agrees to change UK privacy policy   
Toronto Star (blog)
Google has agreed to change its U.K. privacy policy after a government agency found it “too vague.” The Information Commissioner's Office (IOC) says “the search engine was too vague when describing how it uses personal data gathered from its web ...

2015-01-31 Zimbabwe Business

The Guardian Nigeria   

Oil Price plunge: Time to Prioritise Tourism Above Oil   
The Guardian Nigeria
OIL revenue is declining globally. According to OPEC daily basket price, the crude oil price has slipped down to$44 a barrel yesterday. This figure representing about 61 percent decline compared to $115 for which the price was sold in June 2014. With this ...

2015-01-31 Zimbabwe World

Salon   

Zimbabwe's President Is Appointed Chairman of African Union   
New York Times
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, one of Africa's most divisive figures, was appointed to the rotating chairmanship of the African Union by the organization's leaders on Friday. Mr. Mugabe, 90, assumed the largely ceremonial role during the ...

2015-01-31 Zimbabwe Africa

New York Times   

Apartheid death squad leader freed on parole   
Gulf Daily News
PRETORIA: Apartheid death squad leader Eugene de Kock, dubbed 'Prime Evil' for his role in the torture and murder of scores of black South African activists in the 1980s and early 1990s, was granted parole yesterday after more than 20 years in prison.
'Prime Evil,' pro-apartheid assassin, granted parole   CNN
The bigger outrage is that De Kock was following orders and those that gave ...   The Independent
Apartheid death squad leader Eugene de Kock killed her mother - and she ...   CBC.ca
Christian Science Monitor   
VICE News   
euronews   
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Salon   

Zimbabwe's President Is Appointed Chairman of African Union   
New York Times
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, one of Africa's most divisive figures, was appointed to the rotating chairmanship of the African Union by the organization's leaders on Friday. Mr. Mugabe, 90, assumed the largely ceremonial role during the ...

2015-01-31 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

New Zimbabwe.com   

Farmer to be evicted against Mphoko order   
New Zimbabwe.com
A MATABELELAND SOUTH white commercial farmer is facing eviction from his successful banana farm after provincial leaders ignored a directive by Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko not to evict him. Matabeleland South provincial affairs minister ...

2015-01-30 Zimbabwe Health

New Zimbabwe.com   

Min: 80 pct of males circumcised by 2018   
New Zimbabwe.com
THE ministry of health has launched an ambitious US$100 million male circumcision programme that is expected to see at least 80 percent of the male population being voluntarily circumcised. The development was confirmed by health minister David ...

2015-01-30 Zimbabwe Science

NPR (blog)   

Scientists, General Public Have Divergent Views On Science, Report Says   
NPR (blog)
U.S. adults see various science-related topics much differently than do America's top scientists, with the two groups expressing widely divergent views on the safety of genetically modified foods, climate change, human evolution, the use of animals in research ...

2015-01-30 Zimbabwe Sports

New Zimbabwe.com   

'Ndoro not leaving Black Aces'   
NewsDay
WARRIORS striker Tendai Ndoro would not be leaving Mpumalanga Black Aces in the current football transfer window, which closes today at 5pm, despite reports linking him with big money moves to three big South African Premiership sides, the club has ...

2015-01-30 Zimbabwe Entertainment

New Zimbabwe.com   

FULL LIST: Nama awards nominees   
NewsDay
A lot has been said about the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama), but director of the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) Elvas Mari on Wednesday described the awards' 14-year journey as successful. WINSTONE ANTONIO OWN CORRESPONDENT.
NACZ announces 14th NAMA nominees   New Zimbabwe.com

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National Post   

Justin Bieber Sorry For 'Arrogant' Attitude   
Sky News
The star says in a Facebook video he's "afraid of what people are thinking of me right now" after a series of controversies. 02:29, UK, Friday 30 January 2015. Play video "Justin Bieber Says Sorry In Video" ...

2015-01-30 Zimbabwe Technology

TechCrunch   

Microsoft Outlook For iOS And Android Arrives, It Looks Excellent   
Forbes
Today Microsoft Microsoft announced Outlook for iOS and a preview version for Android. iOS and Android devices already have calendar apps, but Microsoft said that the new Outlook app makes it easier to sort through your e-mail, contacts, calendar and ...

2015-01-30 Zimbabwe Business

“I will not experiment with economy” – Mangudya   
The Zimbabwe Daily
HARARE,– The central bank governor John Mangudya said on Wednesday he will not experiment with the economy during his tenure but will find ways to push for implementation of radical changes that will drive economic growth. Mangudya, who was ...

2015-01-30 Zimbabwe World

Wall Street Journal   

Gas blast wrecks Mexico children's hospital, at least 2 dead   
Boston Globe
MEXICO CITY — Injured and bleeding, mothers carrying infants fled from a maternity hospital shattered by a powerful gas explosion Thursday, and rescuers swung sledgehammers to break through fallen concrete hunting for others who might be trapped.
Babies found alive in rubble after truck blast rips through Mexico hospital   Reuters
Mexico maternity blast kills two, injures dozens   The Sun Daily
Gas Blast In Mexico Kills Two, Injures 66   Bernama
Gulf Daily News   
Irish Independent   
Xinhua   
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CBC.ca   

26 killed as attacks rock Egypt's Sinai   
The Star Online
CAIRO, Jan 30, 2015 (AFP) - Militants fired a barrage of rockets and set off a car bomb Thursday killing at least 26 people, mostly soldiers, in Egypt's North Sinai province, where security forces are battling a raging Islamist insurgency. The deadly assaults ...

2015-01-30 Zimbabwe Africa

The Nation   

Ban Ki-moon Launches Investigation of Three Protesters' Death in Mali   
Sputnik International
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has decided to launch an inquiry to determine the facts surrounding three protesters killed in Mali. Daily life at the under construction camp of the UN Peacekeepers in Gao, Mali. © Flickr/ UN Mission in Mali.
UN Orders Probe of Deadly Protest at UN Base in North Mali   The New Indian Express
UN chief launches inquiry of Mali protest deaths   GlobalPost
Mali leader pulls out of AU summit after deadly violence   Ahram Online
TODAYonline   
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Osun Defender   

LOBATAN: Buhari has close relationship with Christians, Says Ngige |Sun   
Osun Defender
ngige-chris2-600x336 The Senatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) for Anambra Central Senatorial district, Senator Chris Ngige, described allegations that the party's presidential candidate, Major Gen Buhari (rtd) hates the Igbo as mere ...

2015-01-30 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Nehanda Radio   

Force is not for the classroom   
NewsDay
Parents and teachers are divided on this with strong arguments for and against the practice. Zimbabwe's new Constitution adopted in 2013 bars education officers and teaching staff from meting out corporal punishment on pupils. Early this month, High Court ...

2015-01-28 Zimbabwe Health

New Zimbabwe.com   

Vaginal HIV blocker on track, experts   
New Zimbabwe.com
A CLINICAL trial that aims to develop a new microbicide which serves as a vaginal ring for preventing women from contracting HIV is on track, according to its latest review. Experts says alternative prevention strategies are needed to help African women ...

2015-01-28 Zimbabwe Science

ABC News   

Fun with Flaming Death   
Wired
Satya Nadella's Got a Plan to Make You Care About Microsoft. The First Step? Holograms · Letter From the Editor: Microsoft's Holographic Goggles Are Strange—But Kind of Awesome · Video · WIRED Video · Insider · WIRED Insider · Subscribe · Subscribe to ...

2015-01-28 Zimbabwe Sports

Former Auckland coach and Zimbabwean spinner Paul Strang excited for World ...   
Stuff.co.nz
Former Zimbabwean spinner Paul Strang discusses World Cup matches in Auckland and Hamilton, history against India and South Africa and issues a call to arms for Kiwis to adopt his home country during the tournament. The Cricket World Cup is a big deal.

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Business Recorder   

Algeria and Ghana enter last eight   
Gulf Daily News
MONGOMO, Equatorial Guinea: Andre Ayew scored seven minutes from time to hand Ghana a dramatic come-from-behind 2-1 victory over South Africa at Estadio Mongomo last night and a place in the African Nations Cup quarter-finals. In another Group C ...

2015-01-28 Zimbabwe Entertainment

Sydney Morning Herald   

The Fantastic Four teaser trailer: Marvel unveils superhero-free superhero movie   
Sydney Morning Herald
Movie session times · Full movies coverage. The first look at the latest superhero movie off the Marvel production line is remarkable in at least one respect: it doesn't have any superheroes in it. To be sure, it's a teaser trailer, the latest fad out of Hollywood, ...

2015-01-28 Zimbabwe Technology

Pittsburgh Post Gazette   

Facebook denies outage was caused by hackers   
The Australian Financial Review
Facebook has denied that it was taken down by hackers after it went offline on Tuesday along with Instagram. Photo: Reuters. Sophie Nicholson. Facebook and its Instagram photo-sharing site were interrupted temporarily on Tuesday, provoking panic, ...

2015-01-28 Zimbabwe Business

Pickstone Peerless to begin mining in second quarter   
NewsDay
VAST Resources plc, the AIM-listed resource and development company, says it has invested $4 million in the construction of a mine in Chegutu with operations due to start in the second half of the year. VICTORIA MTOMBA BUSINESS REPORTER.
Vast Resources offers former workers, director 10 million shares as gratuity   The Zimbabwe Daily

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ZimEye - Zimbabwe News   

Cabinet approves National Competitiveness Commission   
NewsDay
CABINET has reportedly approved the setting-up of the National Competitiveness Commission which is expected to be operational by the first quarter of 2015 to eliminate distortions and policy inconsistencies associated with doing business in Zimbabwe.
ZIMRA to complete border posts modernisation by 2018   The Herald

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New Zimbabwe.com   

Depositors of closed Trust Bank to get $1,7m   
New Zimbabwe.com
THE Deposit Protection Corporation will pay out just over $1,7 million to depositors of the now defunct Trust Bank, the Reserve Bank said on Tuesday but provided a fresh window for new investors to shore up the bank. Last October the High Court placed ...

2015-01-28 Zimbabwe World

New York Daily News   

First Lady criticized for not adhering to Saudi customs   
New York Daily News
First Lady Michelle Obama looked grim in Saudi Arabia as she stood behind President Obama to greet the new king and his all-male entourage — most of whom refused to shake her hand. The First Lady was criticized Tuesday for not covering her head ...

2015-01-28 Zimbabwe Africa

Times LIVE   

Kano Hisbah arrests 12 suspected homosexuals   
Nigerian Tribune
THE Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 12 persons who assembled in a hotel on the outskirts of the state for alleged wedding of two suspected homosexuals, which is contrary to the law of the country. The suspected homosexuals, according to report, had ...

2015-01-28 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Roads named after Muzenda, Nkomo   
NewsDay
GOVERNMENT has renamed Fourth Street in Harare and Main Street in Bulawayo as Simon Vengai Muzenda and Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo streets respectively in honour of the two liberation icons. STAFF REPORTER. In a notice published in the ...

2015-01-27 Zimbabwe Health

CBC.ca   

Details about Joan Rivers' death emerge as lawsuit is filed   
CNN
(CNN) The estate of the late comedian Joan Rivers filed a lawsuit Monday in New York County Supreme Court detailing alleged missteps by the outpatient endoscopy facility and the physicians caring for Rivers during an August 28 procedure that the New ...

2015-01-27 Zimbabwe Science

Full-Time Whistle   

Mountain-sized asteroid that flew past earth had own moon   
Business Standard
NASA has released radar observations of the 325 meter-wide asteroid that flew safely past Earth, showing that the asteroid had its own moon. Asteroid 2004 BL86 was over 3 times the Earth-moon distance i.e. 1.2 million kilometers, Discovery News reported.
Keep your eyes on the sky for asteroid appearance   CTV News
Giant asteroid set to buzz Earth   The Nation
asteroid comes unusually close to Earth   Stuff.co.nz
Christian Science Monitor   
Forbes   
Discovery News   
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Latin American Herald Tribune   

Ocean Warming Melting One of the Largest Glaciers of Antarctica   
Latin American Herald Tribune
SYDNEY – One of the largest glaciers on the planet, Totten, is melting due to ocean warming, a phenomenon that demonstrates the vulnerability of East Antarctica and its role in increasing the level of the oceans. The Totten glacier, 120 kilometers (74.5 miles) ...

2015-01-27 Zimbabwe Sports

Bayern Central   

Bayern announce new signing Lionel Messi (humour)   
Bayern Central
Good news boys and girls! FC Bayern München has announced that Lionel Messi has agreed terms on a contract with the club, which will see him wear red from 1 July 2015. Read on for faux details. First of all, let me apologise for the tardiness of the humour ...

2015-01-27 Zimbabwe Entertainment

Times LIVE   

SABC gives naked pastor the boot   
Times LIVE
Pastor Sthembiso Zondo's slot on Ukhozi FM's Vuka Motivation has been shelved until further notice following a tape of him in the nude going viral. Save & Share. Email · Print. Related News. Keep the video of me naked and learn from it, says Pastor Zondo.
SABC axes naked pastor   Independent Online
SABC shelves Pastor Zondo's slot on Ukhozi FM   Zalebs
Naked Pastor Axed From SABC   ZimEye - Zimbabwe News
The New Age Online   
Johannesburg Sunday World   
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New Zimbabwe.com   

Gurira's 'Familiar' gets world premiere   
New Zimbabwe.com
YALE Repertory Theatre is presenting the world premiere of a play it commissioned, "Familiar," by Danai Gurira, starting Friday, Jan. 30. The writer, who was born in the United States and raised in Zimbabwe, scored earlier hits at Yale Rep with "Eclipsed" in ...

2015-01-27 Zimbabwe Technology

The News International   

Facebook Releases Lite Android App For Emerging Markets   
Forbes
Facebook is working on an app called Facebook Lite, which is optimized for low-end Android devices in emerging markets. Facebook Lite launched in a limited number of countries across Asia and Africa over the weekend, according to TechCrunch.
Facebook testing a spare 'Lite' service for Android   Computerworld
Facebook Lite is Facebook's new slimmed-down app for emerging markets   Pocket-lint.com
Facebook Lite Launches to Target Low-End Phones and Emerging Markets   AndroidGuys
The Straits Times   
Mashable   
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U.S. News & World Report   

Microsoft profit falls on sluggish Windows, currency pressure   
Livemint
Microsoft's flagship Windows business has been under pressure for three years as PC sales have declined, although the market appears to be stabilizing in recent months. Seattle: Microsoft Corp. on Monday reported a fall in its quarterly profit that was in line ...