2015-10-14 South Africa Health

South African Broadcasting Corporation   

'Blood clots leading cause of death globally'   
South African Broadcasting Corporation
Thrombosis is the abnormal and life-threatening blood clots that form in the artery or vein. (REUTERS). Tags: South Africa · Blood clots · Thrombosis · Vein · Vuyo Mbuli · Legs · Pelvis · Barry Jacobson · Breast Cancer · United Kingdom · Prostate ...

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3News NZ   

3 fixes for your fat pet   
New Zealand Herald
Pet obesity has been found to be the leading nutritional disorder affecting pets. Photo / iStock. Are you the owner of a roly-poly Lab or a chubby cat? You're not alone. In fact, it's estimated a third of New Zealand pets are overweight. Following a ...
Is your pet obese? Time for a diet   Independent Online
Today's the day to weigh pets   Otago Daily Times
Free weight clinics for our chubby chums   Morpeth Herald
3News NZ   
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Nyasa Times   

Macra Electrifies Euthini Health Centre   
AllAfrica.com
Mzuzu — People of Euthini and surrounding communities in Mzimba District can now breathe a sigh of relief after Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) in conjunction with the country's postal and courier operators connected electricity to ...

2015-10-14 South Africa Science

KUAM.com   

Race for Water Odyssey studies plastic pollution in oceans   
KUAM.com
It's a group of explorers, adventurers, and scientists, that are sailing around the world in 300 days to learn more about plastic pollution in the five trash gyres. "The study's goal from a scientific point of view is to better understand the currents ...
Race for Water Odyssey continues campaign against plastic pollution in Cape Town   BYM News (press release)

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South Africa's CSIR celebrates 70 years of research   
South Africa.info
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is celebrating its 70th birthday this year, and at its annual two day conference, held on 8 and 9 October, the focus was on the impact and breakthroughs the organisation has had over the past ...

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Books LIVE (blog)   

Watch an Elephant Tackling a Buffalo in the Kruger Park, and Find Your Own ...   
Books LIVE (blog)
Wildlife Southern Africa National Parks and Reserves Crocodiles basking in the sun, a herd of impala running with astounding haste and grace, perhaps a lioness stalking zebra: there is always something to see in the Kruger National Park. Some sightings ...

2015-10-14 South Africa Sports

Citizen   

Nicaragua's Gonzalez, from garbage collector to flyweight champ   
Citizen
As a kid in a poor neighborhood of a poor country, Nicaragua's Roman Gonzalez collected garbage with his father in a cart pulled by a rented horse. Managua (AFP). Now he is on top of the world, at least the boxing part of it: Gonzalez, whose nickname ...
Garbage boy comes to The Garden   SuperSport (blog)
The 112-pound champ who wants Floyd Mayweather's throne   New York Post
Boxing: Nicaragua's 'Chocolatito' González, from garbage collector to ...   The Tico Times
Digital Journal   
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SuperSport   

Rugby-Boks get comfy at England's 'world-class' training base   
Reuters Africa
BAGSHOT, England Oct 13 (Reuters) - South Africa's players are enjoying the quiet surroundings of Pennyhill Park in the build-up to their Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Wales on Saturday, benefitting from the millions of pounds sunk into the ...
South Africa get training bonus from England World Cup flop   Citizen
South Africa benefit from termination of England's World Cup dream   Belfast Telegraph
Wallabies considered Bok base 'too boring'   SuperSport
Times LIVE   
Sport24   
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Independent Online   

Springboks need 'momentum in attack'   
Independent Online
London - South Africa great Schalk Burger hopes the memory of what happened to the Springboks at the World Cup four years ago will help guard against more quarter-final heartache this weekend. In 2011, South Africa dominated territory and possession ...

2015-10-14 South Africa Entertainment

Independent Online   

SA mourns Muvhango's Sammy   
Independent Online
Social media users are reeling after the death of Muhvhango actor Sammy Moeti, who played the role of Vho-Mushasha. Moeti, who was renowned for his sense of humour, was immensely popular amongst fans of the telenovella. The news was announced ...

2015-10-14 South Africa Technology

Idolator: All About The Music   

SAP, Apple team up with Imagine Dragons   
Independent Online
Cape Town - In a very modern, feel-good story SAP and Apple have teamed up with the American rock group Imagine Dragons to raise funds for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. In our increasingly wired world it is hard to escape any big ...

2015-10-14 South Africa Business

Atlanta Fed: Economy growing at 1 percent   
Atlanta Business Chronicle
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta reported Oct. 9 the GDPNow model forecast for real… more. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta reported Oct. 9 the GDPNow model forecast for real gross domestic product growth ...

2015-10-14 South Africa South Africa

Independent Online   

Suspended Hawks boss locked out   
Independent Online
Durban – Almost two weeks after it was revealed that senior police officers had unsuccessfully demanded access to the office of suspended KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Hawks boss Johan Booysen, the locks to his office have been changed. Spokesman for the ...

2015-10-14 South Africa Africa

Sacramento Bee   

UC Davis experts dissect Europe's migration crisis   
Sacramento Bee
The wave of several hundred thousand migrants breaking over Europe this summer holds lessons for the United States, three UC Davis experts said at a panel on the crisis Tuesday. While Europe is home to 10 percent of the world's people, a quarter of all ...

2015-10-14 South Africa World

NEWS.com.au   

MH17 victims 'would have died quickly'3:35   
NEWS.com.au
By CHARLES MIRANDA in Amsterdam and wiresNews Corp Australia Network. Share; Share on Facebook; Share on Twitter; Share on Google+; Share on Reddit; Email a friend. A Russian-made Buk missile brought down MH17; Missile struck left side of ...