2015-07-01 Zimbabwe Health

NewsDay   

'HIV infections rate not slowing down'   
NewsDay
The rate of new HIV infections is not slowing down as it should and countries most affected like Zimbabwe would need to make greater strides in expanding access to antiretroviral treatment (ART) which is now the leading preventive method. By Phyllis ...

2015-07-01 Zimbabwe Science

Sydney Morning Herald   

why we need to keep adding leap seconds   
Sydney Morning Herald
Today at precisely 10am Australian Eastern Standard time, something chronologically peculiar will take place: there'll be an extra second between 09:59:59 and 10:00:00. This will make 1st July 2015 (or 30th June 2015 in many other parts of the world ...
Leap second added to Aussie clocks   The Australian (blog)
The proper care and feeding of your leap second   Washington Post (blog)
Leap second: all the latest developments and reaction – live!   The Guardian
ABC Online (blog)   
Bangkok Post   
LA Magazine   
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Irish Independent   

UK at risk of asteroid tsunami 'that could kill hundreds of thousands'   
Irish Independent
PARTS of the UK are at risk from an asteroid tsunami that could kill hundreds of thousands of people living in coastal regions, scientists have warned. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Experts at the ...
Happy Asteroid Day: We Are Woefully Unprepared!   Newsweek
Stand down, Bruce: No need to worry about asteroids hitting the earth   Stuff.co.nz
Asteroid Day focuses on threat from near Earth objects   The Space Reporter
Penny4NASA (blog)   
International Business Times AU   
Rapid News Network   
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ABC Online   

Celestial conjunction: Jupiter and Venus prepare to dance   
ABC Online
Although they are millions of kilometres apart, Venus and Jupiter will appear to be side by side, separated by just a fraction of a degree tonight. The planets have been moving closer together over the past few weeks.
Star of Bethlehem? Jupiter and Venus converge in night sky   Christian Science Monitor
How to see Venus and Jupiter get cozy in the sky tonight   Mashable
Venus-Jupiter Conjunction Visible on July 1   Patch.com
Stuff.co.nz   
WOODTV.com   
9NEWS.com   
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Stuff.co.nz   

Rich countries' $100bn promise to fight climate change 'not delivered'   
Stuff.co.nz
The Atlantic Ocean washes up at Arpoador rock in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The country's environment minister was among those from developing nations annoyed at the developed world's "continued lack of any clear road map" to provide a promised $100bn ...

2015-07-01 Zimbabwe Sports

NewsDay   

Referee suspended over blunder   
NewsDay
ASSISTANT referee Bongani Gadzikwa was suspended yesterday following his blunder that denied Highlanders an equaliser in their Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match against Dynamos at Rufaro Stadium on Sunday. BY TAWANDA ...

2015-07-01 Zimbabwe Entertainment

Sydney Morning Herald   

Apple Music 'tainted' by decision to censor songs, titles on Beats 1 radio station   
Sydney Morning Herald
Meet Zane Lowe, the DJ scratching out Beats 1 for Apple Music · Apple Music is almost here: everything you need to know. Subscribers to Apple's brand new Beats 1 radio station may be disappointed to discover the music streaming service only plays the ...

2015-07-01 Zimbabwe Technology

Moneyweb.co.za   

Facebook opens South Africa office: Nicola Mendelsohn – VP for EMEA, Facebook   
Moneyweb.co.za
HANNA BARRY: Social media network Facebook today opened its South African office. We are joined now on the line by Nicola Mendelsohn, Facebook vice-president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Nicola, thanks for your time today. How many users ...

2015-07-01 Zimbabwe Business

Reuters   

Euro slips after Greece misses IMF repayment deadline   
Reuters
SYDNEY/TOKYO The euro slipped in Asia on Wednesday with Greece's fate still hanging in the balance after it became the first advanced economy to ever be in arrears to the International Monetary Fund. The common currency eased 0.2 percent to $1.1128 ...

2015-07-01 Zimbabwe World

Sydney Morning Herald   

Two huge planes plough into one street: ten years apart   
Sydney Morning Herald
2005 Medan plane crash toll reaches 149. Jakarta: An Indonesian military transport plane that crashed into a northern residential area of Medan on Tuesday was carrying 113 people, an air force spokesman said. It passed overhead a few times, really low.
Indonesia police official says 141 bodies recovered from military plane crash ...   Washington Post
Indonesia military plane crash toll rises to 141   Times of India
Plane crash death toll tops 140   Irish Independent
TIME   
The Indian Express   
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The Nation   

IS beheads two civilian women in Syria   
The Hindu
The Islamic State group has beheaded two women in Syria on accusations of “sorcery”, the first such executions of female civilians in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Tuesday. “The Islamic State group executed two women by beheading ...