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 ...