2015-07-25 South Africa Health

Independent Online   

Comrades medalists fails dope test   
Independent Online
One of this year's Comrades Marathon gold medallists in the men's race has tested positive for a banned substance in his A sample, the SA Institute for Drug Free Sport (Saids) confirmed today. Saids chief executive, Khalid Galant, said today that ...
Doping allegations at Comrades   The New Age Online

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ABC Online   

World's first malaria vaccine a step closer to rollout   
ABC Online
ELIZABETH JACKSON: The world is one step closer to having its first malaria vaccine available. Overnight, European regulators have approved it, despite its limited effectiveness in children and babies. But with malaria still accounting for nearly 600 ...
First malaria vaccine gains regulator approval   Irish Examiner
GlaxoSmithKline's Malaria Vaccine Clears Final Scientific Hurdle   Wall Street Journal
Doctor's decades-long quest for malaria vaccine pays off   CBS News
Sky News Australia   
Telegraph.co.uk   
The Times (subscription)   
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Huffington Post   

How Poverty Stunts Kids' Brain Development   
Huffington Post
When U.S. scientists confirmed that lead exposure from gasoline caused permanent mental disability, deafness and a host of other health problems, the Environmental Protection Agency acted swiftly in 1973, calling for the incremental reduction of lead ...
Brain scans show effects of poverty on kids   Minneapolis Star Tribune
Growing up in poverty can slow brain growth   BDlive
Poverty may affect children's brain development   Health24
iFreePress.com (blog)   
Vocal Republic   
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Fox News   

West African drug officials see 'alarming' rise in meth trade   
Fox News
June 29, 2014 - FILE photo of Senegalese police preparing to incinerate methamphetamines seized at the Malian border in Tambacounda, Senegal. Drug enforcement officials say West African gangs are producing and exporting hundreds of millions of ...

2015-07-25 South Africa Science

Irish Mirror   

The end of the world is NOT nigh: Scientists postpone the apocalypse until 2100   
Irish Mirror
The human species has been given a stay of execution by scientists who have put back the predicted day of the apocalypse back by 50 years. Experts at Anglia Ruskin University's Global Sustainability Institute have decided the earth will be wiped clean ...
The end is nigh! Not quite   Independent Online
Scientists use computer model to predict end of the world   Daily Mail

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BGR   

Scientists have created self-aware robots, but don't start panicking yet   
BGR
Scientists have just made a robot that has demonstrated self awareness during a particular test, but that doesn't mean Judgement Day is coming. We're probably a long way from having to defend our race against robots, as the men behind the machines have ...

2015-07-25 South Africa Sports

SuperSport   

LIVE: Bangladesh v SA, 1st test   
SuperSport
Welcome to our live coverage of of the fifth and final day of the opening test match between Bangladesh and South Africa from the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. Follow the links on this page to ensure you stay on top of the action.
Bangladesh vs South Africa 2015, Live Cricket Score: 1st Test at Chittagong, Day 5   Cricket Country
Live Cricket Score of Bangladesh vs South Africa, 1st Test, Day 5 at Chittagong   Cricbuzz
Rain washes out fourth day of BD-SA Test   The Nation
AllAfrica.com   
gulfnews.com   
Pakistan Today   
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Independent Online   

Palace bury SuperSport United   
Independent Online
Cape Town – Crystal Palace romped to a 4-0 victory over SuperSport United in their pre-season Cape Town Cup friendly in the Mother City on Friday. In a particularly poor first-half where SuperSport conceded the four goals, there was a bewildered look ...
Palace ease past SuperSport   Sport24
Ajax Cape Town 2-2 Sporting Lisbon (2-4 pens): Urban Warriors lose on penalties   Goal.com
Palace too strong for SuperSport   SuperSport
Citizen   
KickOff.com   
SkySports   
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Times LIVE   

Brüssow a fetching prospect   
Times LIVE
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has shied away from using Heinrich Brüssow because, at 1.8m, he brought no lineout ability, which has long been a central part of Meyer's game plan. Save & Share. Email · Print. But last week's evidence that two fetchers ...

2015-07-25 South Africa Entertainment

Independent Online   

Singh a driving force in film industry   
Independent Online
Peabody winner, entrepreneur and one of South Africa's most prolific film producers, Anant Singh talks Diff and movies with Debashine Thangevelo. HE has made more than 80 movies in his career and won a Peabody Award for Yesterday. He has a prolific ...

2015-07-25 South Africa Technology

Independent Online   

PICS: Jhb robbery caught on Street View   
Independent Online
In Google's never-ending quest to capture every corner of the globe for its Maps service, their legion of cars equipped with 360 degree cameras have snapped a few odd things. Everything from a gang of scuba divers chasing cars on land, to a creepy ...
Scary Armed Robbery In Progress Captured By Google Street View In South Africa   The Inquisitr
South Africa: Google Street View captures moment security guard is hijacked at   Dispatch Times
Armed robbery caught by Google Street View   PPP Focus.com
Rapid News Network   
New Zealand Herald   
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PCWorld   

Microsoft's upgrade app won't let GeForce GTX 980 Ti owners reserve Windows 10   
PCWorld
If you've purchased a ferocious Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card, there's a good chance you enjoy living on the bleeding edge of technology. That's why an issue that's preventing GTX 980 Ti owners from reserving a copy of Windows 10 hurts so ...

2015-07-25 South Africa Business

Wall Street Journal   

S.Africa lifts repo rate to 6 pct to curb inflation risks   
Reuters Africa
PRETORIA, July 23 (Reuters) - South Africa's Reserve Bank lifted interest rates by 25 basis points to 6.00 percent on Thursday, a move viewed as a borderline call, and said inflation risks and tepid growth would keep it in a hiking cycle. By raising ...
Credit taps likely to tighten further   Moneyweb.co.za
Reserve Bank hikes repo rate to 6%   Mail & Guardian Online
Reserve Bank raises benchmark interest rate   Times LIVE

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The Times (subscription)   

Anglo and Lonmin to cut thousands of jobs amid metal prices meltdown   
The Times (subscription)
The world's biggest mining groups are poised to unleash thousands of redundancies as they reel from a meltdown in commodities prices. Renewed concerns over the Chinese economy sent the prices of gold, silver, copper and platinum to multiyear lows ...

2015-07-25 South Africa South Africa

Independent Online   

ANC councillor damaged EFF car: court   
Independent Online
Rustenburg - A court in Rustenburg heard on Friday how an African National Congress (ANC) councillor allegedly attacked members from a rival political party who had tried to campaign in the area earlier this month. During the bail application of ANC ...

2015-07-25 South Africa Africa

BBC News   

President Obama due to begin busy Kenya schedule   
BBC News
US President Barack Obama is to open a major business summit on the first full day of his landmark visit to Kenya. He has praised what he called the "dynamism" of Kenya's business class and is expected to call for greater efforts to tackle corruption.
Barack Obama's 'homecoming': President returns to Kenya, reunites with father ...   The Indian Express
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey   New York Times
Kenya demands CNN apologise for 'hotbed of terror' slur ahead of Obama visit   Irish Independent
People Magazine   
Sydney Morning Herald   
The Globe and Mail   
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New York Times   

Gov. Ambode seeks stronger ties with South-Africa   
BusinessDay
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, on Friday, said the state was committed to boosting trade relations with the Republic of South Africa. Ambode said this when the leadership of the Africa National Congress (ANC), South Africa's ruling party, paid a ...

2015-07-25 South Africa World

The Indian Express   

US calls Burundi election 'deeply flawed'   
Reuters
WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday called Burundi's election "deeply flawed" and urged President Pierre Nkurunziza to hold a "meaningful, serious" dialogue with the central African country's opposition, the State Department said in ...
World Watch   Wall Street Journal
Burundi's President Nkurunziza wins controversial third term   Washington Post
Burundi: President Nkurunziza wins controversial third term   Hindustan Times

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BBC News   

President Obama due to begin busy Kenya schedule   
BBC News
US President Barack Obama is to open a major business summit on the first full day of his landmark visit to Kenya. He has praised what he called the "dynamism" of Kenya's business class and is expected to call for greater efforts to tackle corruption.
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey   New York Times
Kenya demands CNN apologise for 'hotbed of terror' slur ahead of Obama visit   Irish Independent
Kenya bids 'welcome home' to President Obama   Sydney Morning Herald
The Globe and Mail   
People Magazine   
The Australian (blog)   
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TheBlaze.com   

Police: Theater Gunman Killed With Handgun He Bought Legally   
New York Times
LAFAYETTE, La. — A man who lost his family, home and businesses as he spent years angrily espousing right-wing extremism on television, the Internet and to anyone else who would listen did not say a word as he opened fire on strangers in a darkened ...