2015-07-24 Zimbabwe Health

Worcester Telegram   

There's an Adderall doping scandal in the world of professional gaming   
Worcester Telegram
robert morris esports. Performance-enhancing drugs aren't just for regular sports anymore. In the world of eSports, however, it's not about bulking up physically. In the world of eSports, performance is about mental acuity and concentration. The drug ...

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Irish Independent   

'I know I'm going to die': student sent final text after taking toxic diet pills   
Irish Independent
A student sent a text message saying she knew she was going to die after taking toxic "slimming pills" and driving herself to hospital, an inquest has heard. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Eloise Parry (21) ...

2015-07-24 Zimbabwe Science

Financial Express   

NASA discovers Earth-like planet 'Kepler-452b'   
Financial Express
The planet, dubbed Kepler-452b, orbits a star that is about 6 billion years old, compared to the 4.6 billion year age of the sun. By: Reuters | July 24, 2015 8:52 am. G+. kepler 452b, earth like planet. Newly discovered Kepler-452b is first near-Earth ...
Is Kepler-452b an Earth twin? More like a bigger, older cousin   Los Angeles Times
Earth 2.0! NASA scientists discover our planet's closest twin   Firstpost
Kepler 452b: What to know about this newly-found, maybe Earth-like world   Mashable
The Globe and Mail   
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CNET   

Snake fossil with four legs just wants a hug   
CNET
The discovery of a fossil of a snake with four legs suggests that the modern-day reptiles evolved from digging, rather than swimming, ancestors. by Michelle Starr · @riding_red; 24 July 2015, 12:09 pm AEST. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus. email.
Four-legged snake ancestor 'dug burrows'   BBC News
Scientists Find 4-Legged Snake Fossil   Huffington Post
Fossil of a four-legged snake found in Brazil   The News International

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The Nation   

Russian, Japanese, US crew reach ISS   
The Nation
MOSCOW - Astronauts from Russia, Japan and the United States Thursday docked successfully with the International Space Station after a two-month delay, despite a minor hiccup. The Soyuz TMA 17M rocket - carrying cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, US ...

2015-07-24 Zimbabwe Sports

NewsDay   

Manyuchi finally meets Mugabe   
NewsDay
WORLD Boxing Council welterweight champion Charles Manyuchi will finally be recognised for his exploits with a State banquet to be held in his honour next Thursday. BY HENRY MHARA. The boxer, who arrived in the country on Wednesday evening from ...

2015-07-24 Zimbabwe Entertainment

NewsDay   

Chenjerai Hove, Chronicler of Zimbabwean Struggles, Dies at 59   
New York Times
Chenjerai Hove, one of Zimbabwe's leading writers, whose poems and novels powerfully evoked the struggles of ordinary village folk before and after independence, died on July 12 in Stavanger, in southwestern Norway. He was 59. His death was ...

2015-07-24 Zimbabwe Technology

Forbes   

Why 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 2' May Never Be Backward Compatible On Xbox One   
Forbes
Microsoft Microsoft has been keeping track of which Xbox 360-era games players want to see on the Xbox One through backward compatibility, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is now leading the pack. The company's best moment of E3 2015 was the ...

2015-07-24 Zimbabwe Business

Nehanda Radio   

Urban tollgates proposals a nightmare for motorists   
Zimbabwe Independent
The proposal by the Transport and Infrastructural Development minister Obert Mpofu to introduce urban tollgates came at a wrong time when Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) and city councils are hogging the limelight for the wrong reasons.
Zimra to refund Zinara $46 million   Nehanda Radio

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The Zimbabwe Daily   

Mobile transactions surpass $2bn   
The Zimbabwe Daily
The value of transactions processed through mobile platforms surpassed $2 billion during the first five months of the year, highlighting the increasing number of people turning to mobile devices to transact. According to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's ...

2015-07-24 Zimbabwe World

E! Online   

Shooting at Amy Schumer film Trainwreck in Lafayette, Louisiana leaves three dead   
Sydney Morning Herald
Lafayette: A 58-year-old gunman opened fire inside a crowded movie cinema in Lafayette, Louisiana, on Thursday evening, killing two people and injuring seven others before taking his own life, police said. The gunfire erupted during a crowded 7pm ...

2015-07-24 Zimbabwe Africa

The Hindu   

Barack Obama leaves US for Africa trip to Kenya, Ethiopia   
Economic Times
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama left Washington for Kenya on Thursday in a trip that will also include a stop in the Ethiopian capital and a visit to the home of the African Union. The landmark trip to Obama's ancestral homeland of Kenya, where ...

2015-07-24 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

NewsDay   

Grace bootlicking frenzy breaks out   
NewsDay
FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe was yesterday showered with fawning birthday messages by government departments and parastatals as she turned 50 yesterday. BY OBEY MANAYITI. The bootlicking by ministers and heads of parastatals has traditionally been ...