2015-08-02 Zimbabwe Health

CNN   

Four dead in Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York   
CNN
New York (CNN) The number of deaths in the New York City Legionnaires' disease outbreak is up to four. Sixty-five cases of the flu-like disease have been reported since mid-July in the South Bronx, up from 31 on Thursday, the city Department of Health ...
NYC Health Official Expects More Legionnaires' Disease Cases   New York Times
Fourth person dies from Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Bronx: officials   New York Daily News
Legionnaires outbreak: 4 dead, 65 infected, New York City on alert   RT
CBS Local   
USA TODAY   
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The Hindu   

District panchayat observes World Breastfeeding Week   
The Hindu
Joining the campaign for concerted global action to support women to combine breastfeeding and work, the district panchayat observed the World Breastfeeding Week here on Saturday by organising a function at the Government Victoria Hospital for Women ...

2015-08-02 Zimbabwe Science

NewsDay   

Vulnerability of Women to climate change health threat in Zimbabwe   
NewsDay
Vulnerability involves a combination of exposure and sensitivity to risk,and the inability to cope or adapt to Climate change, everyone will be affected by these changes, but not equally (Care, 2010). “Climate change is the biggest global health threat ...
Investors could lose if climate change risk is ignored   FT Adviser

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Telegraph.co.uk   

Hitchiking robot 'killed' in Philadelphia   
Telegraph.co.uk
A hitchhiking robot that captured the hearts of fans worldwide has met its demise in the US. The Canadian researchers who created hitchBOT as a social experiment say someone in Philadelphia damaged the robot beyond repair on Saturday, ending its brief ...

2015-08-02 Zimbabwe Sports

NewsDay   

Ndiraya faces Bosso in Charity Shield   
The Zimbabwe Standard
Tonderai Ndiraya will this afternoon plunge into his first ever task as head coach of a top-flight league team when he leads Dynamos into the ZNA Charity Shield final against old foes Highlanders at Rufaro. BY MICHAEL MADYIRA. The tie might be merely a ...

2015-08-02 Zimbabwe Entertainment

gulfnews.com   

Betty White on Cecil the lion's killing   
gulfnews.com
FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2015 file photo, Betty White attends the SNL 40th Anniversary Special in New York. WhiImage Credit: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP. Cecil the lion is seen at Hwange National Parks in this undated handout picture received July 31, 2015.
Spare the outrage and act for animals   Bangkok Post
Animal Activist Betty White On Dentist That Killed Lion: “Anything Loose They ...   CBS Local
No offence, Cecil, but I feel sorry for your killer   The Times (subscription)
New York Daily News   
Daily Caller   
Washington Post   
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ABC News   

Bobby Brown says 'final private goodbye' to Bobbi Kristina   
Financial Express
Singer-songwriter Bobby Brown said his "final private goodbye" to his daughter Bobbi Kristina when he visited her funeral home a day before her funeral. By: PTI | London | August 2, 2015 8:54 AM ...

2015-08-02 Zimbabwe Technology

Times Gazette   

Angry Birds 2 Revives Fierce Form, Piles Up 1-Million Downloads in Just 12 Hours   
Times Gazette
Mobile gaming app maker Rovio summoned back its fierce and destructive form as its newest Angry Birds 2 has been downloaded 1 million times and counting in its first 12 hours of release on mobile phones that runs iOS and Android. Rovio has disclosed ...

2015-08-02 Zimbabwe Business

Nehanda Radio   

Zimbabwe: Airzim Grounded - Fuel Woes Cited - All Morning Flights Cancelled ...   
AllAfrica.com
Air Zimbabwe has been hit by acute fuel shortages which forced it to cancel all morning fights and approach regional counterparts for assistance over the past one week. All morning flights were cancelled yesterday and delayed to midday as the crisis ...

2015-08-02 Zimbabwe World

Scottish Daily Record   

UK plane crash kills members of bin Laden family, police say   
CNN
LONDON (CNN) — Three members of Osama bin Laden's family were among four people killed in a small plane crash in southern England, British police said. The plane crashed Friday at a car auction site on the property of Blackbushe Airport in Hampshire, ...

2015-08-02 Zimbabwe Africa

The Indian Express   

Cecil the lion's brother killed, claims Zimbabwe conservation group   
The Indian Express
A conservation group reported that Jericho, brother of the lion slain by American dentist Walter Palmer, had also been killed. Comments. By: AFP | Johannesburg | Published:August 2, 2015 8:56 am. cecil the lion, zimbabwe cecil, cecil lion, cecil ...
Cecil the lion: World reacts to trophy hunting scandal   ABC Online
Officials say Cecil's 'brother' Jericho killed by hunters, but researcher ...   New York Daily News
The law of the jungle   Irish Independent
The Sun Daily   
Daily News & Analysis   
Salt Lake Tribune   
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The Punch   

States owe banks N685bn — Osinbajo   
The Punch
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said in Kano State on Saturday that the 36 states of the federation owe commercial banks N685bn. He said the situation made the Federal Government to assist the states with the bailout fund since the development had ...
FG Committed To Promise On IDPs' Welfare, Says Osinbajo   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Vice President Osinbajo Visits IDP Camp In Kano State   CHANNELS TELEVISION
Osinbajo In Kano, Talks Corruption, Visits IDPs   Daily Times Nigeria
The Nation Newspaper   
THISDAY Live   
DailyPost Nigeria   
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BusinessDay   

Buhari faces acid test over Halliburton bribery scandal   
BusinessDay
The commitment to rid Nigeria of corruption will be tested by how far and how well President Muhammadu Buhari handles the Halliburton bribery scandal which allegedly involved highly placed Nigerians described as sacred cows; Analysts have said.
For Buhari: A Winning Communication Strategy By Sonala Olumhense   SaharaReporters.com
Buhari an obstacle to War on Corruption   The News
President Buhari Under Pressure to Move Against Nigeria's Oil Thieves   Nigerian Bulletin
THISDAY Live   
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Leadership Newspapers   

We'll Crush Boko Haram This Year – PMB   
Leadership Newspapers
President Muhammadu Buhari declared yesterday that the Multinational Joint Task Force of the Lake Chad Commission will crush Boko Haram sect before the year 2015 runs out. The president, who stated this in Cotonou, Benin Republic capital, at a gala ...

2015-08-02 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

NewsDay   

Zanu PF rule two years on: Agony, unfulfilled promises   
The Zimbabwe Standard
FRIDAY July 31 marked exactly two years after the 2013 harmonised elections. What prevails today is a case of unfulfilled promises and hopelessness in the country whose economic fortunes continue to tumble. BY MOSES MATENGA. Zanu PF won the ...