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2015-08-10 South Africa Health


NDTV
   
China to build highway for Liberia as part of Ebola recovery aid   
Reuters
MONROVIA China will build a new coastal highway for Liberia as part of its aid to the country recovering from an Ebola epidemic, Liberia's foreign minister said on Sunday. He was speaking at a news conference with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi who ...
China pledges support for Ebola recovery   Xinhua

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Vaccine News Daily
   
Canadian government and Rotary Foundation Canada partner to fight polio and ...   
Vaccine News Daily
The Government of Canada and the Rotary Foundation Canada recently joined their resources to donate $18 million to help eliminate polio as well as decrease poverty rates in the world's developing countries. Over the upcoming four years, the Canadian ...

2015-08-10 South Africa Science


Daily Times
   
Why do kittens have vertical pupils?   
Daily Times
Pupils' shape and size can reveal whether your kitten is a hunter or the hunted, research shows, Zee News reports. The study also said that species with pupils that are vertical slits are more likely to be ambush predators that are active both day and ...
Scientists unravel mystery behind cats' vertical pupils   Livemint
Does your pet have vertical pupils? This is what science says   The Hindu
Eye shape reveals whether an animal is predator or prey, new study shows   The Guardian

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CBS Local
   
A First: International Space Station Crew To Eat Food Grown In Space   
CBS Local
DENVER (CBS4) – Crew members on board the International Space Station will sample the first food ever grown, harvested and eaten in space. NASA says it's more than just a gardening experiment, it's also a critical step on the path to living on Mars.
Space vegetables are on the menu for the first time at the International Space ...   The Verge
NASA astronauts will eat space-grown veggies for the first time   Engadget
Astronauts are about to eat the first food grown in space   Quartz
ABC Online   
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Vancouver Sun
   
Clear skies may present perfect view of Perseid meteor shower for Metro Vancouver   
Vancouver Sun
This summer's Perseid meteor shower will reach its peak next week, starting Tuesday, and sky watchers in Metro Vancouver should see hundreds of shooting stars. With clear skies, it could be a spectacular light show of as many as 100 meteors streaking ...

2015-08-10 South Africa Sports


Paltrinieri wins 1500 freestyle at worlds   
The Daily Star
Italy's Gregorio Paltrinieri reacts after winning the men's 1500m freestyle final at the Swimming World Championships in Kazan, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn). RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. Associated Press. you've reached a ...

2015-08-10 South Africa Entertainment


The Daily Star
   
Economic crisis proves no tragedy for Greek theater   
The Daily Star
EPIDAURUS, Greece: On a stifling summer night, the ancient Greek amphitheater of Epidaurus is packed to capacity for a performance of a 2,400-year-old play by Aristophanes – testimony to Greeks' enduring love of theater despite years of grinding ...

2015-08-10 South Africa Technology


TV Newsroom
   
EFF tracker-smashing Privacy Badger exits beta   
Junior College
“Although we like Disconnect, AdBlock Plus, Ghostery and similar products”, they say, noting that Privacy Badger is based on the ABP code, none of those add-ons suited the folks at the EFF – who doubt netizens' ability to configure them to block ...

2015-08-10 South Africa Business


Times LIVE
   
Eskom's war on 'bad' coal slated as 'mad'   
Times LIVE
The dispute involving Eskom, Glencore and the Department of Mineral Resources boiled over this week and could be "the fuse that will ignite the barrel of dynamite", says a top coal industry player. Glencore placed its Optimum Coal Holdings subsidiary ...
South Africa's mines minister withdraws suspension on Glencore mine   Reuters Africa
Ramatlhodi reconsiders suspension of Optimum's licence   BDlive
South Africa Lifts Suspension of Glencore Optimum's Mine License   Bloomberg
Eyewitness News   
Moneyweb.co.za   
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Times LIVE
   
No load shedding planned on Women's Day   
Times LIVE
A South African woman carrying her daughter on her back runs her take away restaurant by candle light during a sheduled power outage known as load shedding in the impoverished neighbourhood of Masiphumelele, Cape Town. Image by: EPA/NIC ...

2015-08-10 South Africa South Africa


Times LIVE
   
Women's Day belongs to brave women who stand up against drugs, alcohol   
Times LIVE
Democratic Alliance Women's Network interim leader Denise Robinson speaks with the microphone during the party's Women's Day celebrations event in Atlantis in the Western Cape on 9 August 2015.
How these women made it to the top   News24
Why Women's Day is not as meaningful as it should be   Women24

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Independent Online
   
Salvage operation at Crystal Towers Hotel   
Independent Online
Cape Town – A fire that apparently began in the sauna of an upmarket Cape Town hotel and spa has been extinguished, the City of Cape Town's fire department said on Sunday. “The fire has been extinguished and we are just in the process of getting out ...
Fire breaks out at Crystal Towers hotel in Cape Town   News24
Salvage operation underway at Cape Town's Crystal Towers Hotel   The New Age Online

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TheSouthAfrican
   
South African women are earning 15% less for doing the same jobs as men   
TheSouthAfrican
The gender pay gap is real. Not just in South Africa, but all over the world. Tweet. You probably don't need reminding that August is Women's Month. While it's a month of celebrating women who are doing a great job, it's also a month of highlighting ...

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Independent Online
   
'Women and men must work side by side'   
Independent Online
Sasolburg – Without women working side by side with men, South Africa will not become the prosperous nation envisaged by the preamble of the Constitution, President Jacob Zuma said on Sunday. “Also, if we are to succeed economically as a country, ...

2015-08-10 South Africa Africa


CBC.ca
   
Ugandan Gays Hold Pride Rally a Year After Anti-Homosexual Law Is Scrapped   
Wall Street Journal
ENTEBBE, Uganda—Hundreds in Uganda's gay community rallied over the weekend in a march hailed as a small victory for gay rights after the government last year tried to impose lifetime jail terms for homosexual acts. Banner-waving gay, lesbian and ...

2015-08-10 South Africa World


At least seven dead in Mali hotel attack as hostage-taking ends   
ABC Online
Malian and French armed forces have ended a hostage-taking at a hotel in the centre of Mali that left at least seven people dead, the defence ministry says. The military operation at the Hotel Byblos in Sevare, popular with United Nations staff, "has ...

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DAWN.com
   
Japan marks 70th anniversary of Nagasaki atomic bombing   
DAWN.com
TOKYO: Japan on Sunday marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki that claimed more than 74,000 lives, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came under fire for his attempts to expand the military's role. Bells tolled and tens of thousands of ...