2014-10-24 Zimbabwe Health

  NPR   

Yale Researchers Project 90000 Ebola Deaths In Monrovia Alone  Voice of America
The latest figures from the World Health Organization show that Ebola epidemic has claimed nearly 5,000 lives, mostly in West Africa. But as we hear, that number could be 18 times greater in just one county in Liberia within two months. Of the three countries ...

2014-10-24 Zimbabwe Science

  UN News Centre   

New FAO-backed Initiative To Combat Desertification, Land Degradation  RTT News
The growing menace of desertification poses a distinct threat to the world's agriculture and eco-systems, the United Nations agriculture agency warned Wednesday, as it announced a new initiative aimed at curbing the spread of land degradation and building ...

2014-10-24 Zimbabwe Sports

  Radio New Zealand   

Sky TV cements grip on rugby  Stuff.co.nz
Sky Television appears to have cemented its grip on rugby for another five years and will soon return fire on its online competitors by launching its own internet television entertainment service. The pay-television giant had lost the rights to show most English ...

2014-10-24 Zimbabwe Entertainment

  CBC.ca   

Tomorrow Daily 074: VR moon tours, an 'Avengers 2' trailer analysis, and a real ...  CNET
On today's show, we discuss virtual reality tours of the moon using Oculus Rift, all the crazy things we spotted in the "Avengers 2: Age of Ultron" trailer, and a real-life Transformer that changes from humanoid to car (just like Optimus Prime). Transcription not ...

2014-10-24 Zimbabwe Technology

  New York Times   

Facebook Is Trying To Make Chat Rooms Happen Again With Their New App  MTV.com
Remember when Facebook suddenly took a 180 degree spin on their feelings about anonymity and announced a secret project that would allow users to chat inside of Facebook without using their real names? Well, they would like to introduce you to Rooms.
Facebook will now let you post anonymously   Telegraph.co.uk
Facebook goes retro with 'Rooms' chat app   THE BUSINESS TIMES
Facebook Rooms allows users to chat without having to give away their identity   Daily Mail
Christian Science Monitor   
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  Livemint   

Microsoft revenue tops estimates as CEO Nadella advances revamp plan  Livemint
Revenue at the ailing Nokia Oyj handset business, which Microsoft acquired earlier this year, also topped projections. Photo: AFP. Seattle: Microsoft Corp.'s quarterly sales topped estimates on cloud-computing growth and recovering personal-computer sales, ...

2014-10-24 Zimbabwe Business

  Bulawayo24 News   

Econet Half-Year Profit Declines 30% as Zimbabwean Economy Slows  Businessweek
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Ltd., the country's biggest mobile-phone operator, posted a 30 percent decline in first-half profit as economic growth slowed in the southern African nation. Net income declined to $49.6 million in the six months ended August, ...

2014-10-24 Zimbabwe World

  Reuters   

Canada Parliament gunman had planned to travel to Syria: police  Reuters
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The gunman in Wednesday's attack on Canada's capital had a criminal record and recently applied for a passport, planning to travel to Syria after undergoing a "radicalization process," police said on Thursday. Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, 32, ...