2015-01-16 Zimbabwe Health

CBS Local   

Study: Lack Of Exercise Causes Twice As Many Deaths As Obesity   
CBS Local
ATLANTA (CBS Atlanta) – Lack of exercise may cause twice as many deaths as obesity, a new study finds. Researchers out of the University of Cambridge in Britain found that as little as a 20-minute daily walk can help prevent heart attacks. “Just a small ...

2015-01-16 Zimbabwe Science

Stuff.co.nz   

Human activity has pushed Earth beyond four of nine 'planetary boundaries ...   
Stuff.co.nz
Humanity is disrupting the health of the earth and the future is grim unless changes are made to stabilise climate, biodiversity and fertiliser distribution says lead researcher ANU Professor Will Steffen. At the rate things are going, the Earth in the coming ...

2015-01-16 Zimbabwe Sports

New Zimbabwe.com   

FC Platinum ready for Zambians   
New Zimbabwe.com
FC PLATINUM veteran defender Daniel Vheremu says their international friendly match against Zambian side Power Dynamos at Mandava on Saturday is crucial as they seek to make a mark in the Caf Confederations Cup this year. Norman Mapeza's men ...

2015-01-16 Zimbabwe Entertainment

NEWS.com.au   

The ancient city that tourism forgot   
NEWS.com.au
ABOUT halfway up the cobblestone stairwell, the screeching starts. Loose stones tumble from the tops of the walls far up on the hilltop. All around me, tree limbs shake. It's just after dawn, and I'm alone, climbing the trail to the 15th-century royal compound on ...

2015-01-16 Zimbabwe Technology

The Week Magazine   

Google Glass sales to stop Jan. 19   
The Week Magazine
Google Glass as you know it is over. On Thursday, the Google Glass team announced on (where else?) Google+ that the product is going through a "transition" and won't be available after Jan. 19. They added that they are "continuing to build for the future.".
Google Glass sales halted over 'freakish' label   TVNZ
Google Glass to Leave Research Lab as New Boss Takes Over Project   New York Times (blog)
Cloudy outlook for Glass as Google cancels sales   9news.com.au
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Firstpost   

Battle of the Phablets: Xiaomi Mi Note vs Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Samsung Note 4   
Firstpost
Putting an end to all the rumours around the Mi 5, Xiaomi has finally taken the wraps off the all new Mi Note. The Mi Note comes with aggressive specifications at bargain. The Mi Note packs a 5.7-inch full HD display with a 2.5D screen similar to the iPhone 6 ...

2015-01-16 Zimbabwe Business

Going tough for banks   
Zimbabwe Independent
ZIMBABWE'S central bank has since the introduction of the multiple currency regime in 2009 put a number of banks under curatorship amid hopes the financial institutions could be saved, but it has resulted in the majority slipping into liquidation.

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Auditor General queries Farmers World loan   
Zimbabwe Independent
THE Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development failed to account for payment of almost US$12 million made for farming equipment supplier, Farmers World, an audit report has revealed. Staff Writer. In the Report of the Auditor- General ...

2015-01-16 Zimbabwe World

Bangkok Post   

Belgium police kill 2 suspected militants as terror threat spreads   
Bangkok Post
Europe's terror crisis is not over. First, France and now Belgium where police have shot dead two alleged militants in a gun battle Thursday, reportedly foiling plans of an imminent attack suspected to involve jihadists who had returned from Syria. Please join ...

2015-01-16 Zimbabwe Africa

Boston Globe   

Boko Haram atrocities must not be forgotten   
Boston Globe
What makes one act of terror more tragic than another? An unfair and moot point, perhaps. Yet it is unquestionable that the senseless killings of 12 journalists and five others in Paris by Islamic militants last week sucked all the proverbial air from the room, ...

2015-01-16 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

New Zimbabwe.com   

Presidentialism, patronage and profits   
New Zimbabwe.com
IT is important that the continent's intellectual community becomes honest and competent enough to make comprehensive analyses of the impact leadership has had in post-colonial Africa. We have seen the rise of both informal and formal politics in Africa, ...