2015-11-08 South Africa Health

eNCA   

Breakthrough in early detection of breast cancer   
eNCA
Johannesburg, 6 November 2015 - A new homegrown machine that detects breast cancer in less than an hour, is set to revolutionise the medical fraternity. Not only does it have far-reaching implications for the fight against the disease, it looks set to als.
South Africa makes breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer   TheSouthAfrican

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Huffington Post   

Cuts To Free Condom Program Put Indian Sex Workers At Greater Risk For HIV   
Huffington Post
<span class='image-component__caption' itemprop="caption">An INDRANIL MUKHERJEE via Getty Images An Indian sex worker demonstrates how to use a condom during a behavioural change communication (BCC) session at the Social Activities ...

2015-11-08 South Africa Science

Phys.Org   

New Horizons completes record-setting Kuiper Belt targeting maneuvers   
Phys.Org
Path to a KBO: Projected route of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft toward 2014 MU69, which orbits in the Kuiper Belt about 1 billion miles beyond Pluto. Planets are shown in their positions on Jan. 1, 2019, when New Horizons is projected to …more. NASA ...
New Horizons is Officially Off to the Kuiper Belt!   Gizmodo
New Horizons Team finishes Maneuvers for Kuiper belt Object 2014 MU69   NYC Today
New Horizons Changes Course For 2019 Encounter   Aviation Week
MyBroadband   
The Space Reporter   
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UpNorthLive.com   

Photos: Blue whale washes up on Oregon Coast   
UpNorthLive.com
The whale washed ashore Monday morning about 7 miles north of Gold Beach in Curry County and is visible from Highway 101. The state parks department is leading the effort to remove the carcass. (Oregon State Parks photo). 151105_blue_whale_660.jpg ...

2015-11-08 South Africa Sports

Independent Online   

Boks to play All Blacks in Durban   
Independent Online
South Africa will face world champions New Zealand in coastal city Durban next October in the Rugby Championship after four seasons of hosting their greatest rivals on the Highveld. New Zealand regained the world title and became the first three-time ...

2015-11-08 South Africa Entertainment

Independent Online   

H&M out of style on Twitter   
Independent Online
Johannesburg - Hennes & Mauritz's much anticipated arrival in SA - only the third country on the continent to open outlets - has been marred by a social media faux pas. The brand, which dates its history back to 1947 when it launched in Sweden and has ...
H&M apologises for 'racist' Twitter response   Eyewitness News
H&M's big South African faux pas   eNCA
Did H&M South Africa make a 2nd Twitter gaffe?   Women24

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The Citizen (press release) (blog)   

Holiday pics of Boity and Cassper   
The Citizen (press release) (blog)
We do not know where they are, but from the pictures, it looks amazing. Warning: last pic is PG. Refiloe Phoolo, known as Cassper Nyovest, and his presenter and model girlfriend Boitumelo Thulo, known as Boity, have gone on a vacation which they have ...

2015-11-08 South Africa Technology

htxt.africa   

Hands on with the Huawei Mate S and Mediapad M2 8.0   
htxt.africa
Although the Huawei Mate S has been available for the better part of a month in South Africa, the Chinese manufacturer gave members of the press and guests some private time with the smartphone as well as the brand new Mediapad M2 8.0 tablet at a ...

2015-11-08 South Africa Business

BDlive   

Nuclear Matters' Carol M. Browner on White House Summit on Nuclear Energy   
Digital Journal
WASHINGTON--(Business Wire)--Nuclear Matters Leadership Council Member and former EPA Administrator Carol M. Browner issued the following statement following today's White House Summit on Nuclear Energy. “Today's recognition by the Obama ...

2015-11-08 South Africa South Africa

News24   

Stop fighting and bickering, Mbete tells ANC conference in KZN   
News24
Pietermaritzburg – National ANC chairperson Baleka Mbete on Friday told delegates attending the ANC's 8th Provincial Conference in KwaZulu-Natal to stop the bickering and infighting between them. "We don't have to lie to ourselves. We have to ...

2015-11-08 South Africa Africa

Vanguard   

This Nnamdi Kanu, that Radio Biafra and the tragedy of charlatanism (2)   
Vanguard
From the great heights of Ikemba Ojukwu to the wretchedness and mediocrity of an Nnamdi Kanu. What a tragedy! “As long as your mother ties a two piece wrapper you are a Biafran, you are a descendant of light. …..Why would anyone go to church to ...

2015-11-08 South Africa World

The Nation   

Dozens missing in Brazil mine disaster, death toll uncertain   
Reuters Africa
MARIANA, Brazil (Reuters) - Rescue teams searched through mud and debris on Friday for dozens of people missing after a pair of dams collapsed at a Brazilian mine owned by two of the world's biggest iron ore producers. Walls of water filled with mining ...

2015-11-07 South Africa Health

eNCA   

Breakthrough in early detection of breast cancer   
eNCA
Johannesburg, 6 November 2015 - A new homegrown machine that detects breast cancer in less than an hour, is set to revolutionise the medical fraternity. Not only does it have far-reaching implications for the fight against the disease, it looks set to als.
South Africa makes breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer   TheSouthAfrican

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Eyewitness News   

Condom shortage hampers India's Aids fight   
Eyewitness News
Two-thirds of India's 31 state Aids units have less than a month's supply of condoms. Condoms. Picture: sxc.hu. Picture: freeimages.com. India · HIV Aids · Aids · Shortage of condoms. India,HIV Aids,Aids,Shortage of condoms. World. Email; Print ...

2015-11-07 South Africa Science

Livemint   

New UN report underscores the tough math of the global carbon budget   
Washington Post
With less than a month to go until the all important U.N. climate change conference in Paris, yet another key report has reinforced how off target the world is from the goal of limiting warming to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. And it ...
All Eyes On China as Climate Summit Approaches   Huffington Post
Biggest emitters of carbon 'least worried about climate change'   The Straits Times
Who Will Pay for Climate Change?   Newsweek
The Australian Financial Review   
TIME   
Business Standard   
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New York Times   

Wonderful Indonesia   
AllAfrica.com
The word 'wonderful' is a big brag. It's a term that connotes pleasure, delight and admiration and to use it as the defining word for an entire country may seem a little immodest. Unless, of course, that country is Indonesia. Wonderful Indonesia with ...
Reclamation and the (re)public   Jakarta Post

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The Express Tribune   

UN Green Climate Fund Approves First Projects for $168 Million   
Bloomberg
The United Nations Green Climate Fund approved $168 million of funding for its first eight projects, a boost to the global climate talks a month before 195 nations aim to seal a new deal requiring all nations to limit greenhouse gases. The projects ...
UN fund approves its first climate aid for poor nations   News24
UN climate fund releases $183m to tackle global warming   The Guardian
Green Climate Fund approves first eight investments to combat climate change   UN News Centre
Livemint   
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Yahoo7 News   

Pilot whales die after NZ mass stranding   
Yahoo7 News
A pod of 29 pilot whales that got stranded on New Zealand s remote Stewart Island A pod of 29 pilot whales that got stranded on New Zealand's remote Stewart Island have all died. A pod of 29 pilot whales have died after becoming stranded on a remote ...
Stranded whales on Stewart Island euthanised by DOC   TVNZ
Mass stranding leaves 29 pilot whales dead   3News NZ
Dozens of whales die on Stewart Island   Southland Times

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Aviation Week   

New Horizons Changes Course For 2019 Encounter   
Aviation Week
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2015-11-07 South Africa Sports

Sport24   

Mathoho expects Chiefs response   
Sport24
Cape Town - Kaizer Chiefs defender Eric Mathoho believes the team have identified the mistakes from their humbling derby defeat against Orlando Pirates, and are ready to respond this weekend. AmaKhosi suffered a demoralising 3-1 loss against their ...
Big guns battle for TKO semis spots   SuperSport
Tips For Selected Soccer 6 Matches   Soccer Laduma
Soweto derby - Bucs have the edge   Independent Online
Times LIVE   
KickOff.com   
AllAfrica.com   
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Sport24   

Wits out to reclaim PSL top spot   
Sport24
Cape Town - Bidvest Wits will have the chance to move to the top of the Absa Premiership when they host Jomo Cosmos at Bidvest Stadium. Wits claimed their biggest win of the season and ended Platinum Stars' unbeaten run with a 4-0 win in Rustenburg on ...

2015-11-07 South Africa Entertainment

eNCA   

Bonang and AKA set tongues wagging   
eNCA
File: Bonang and AKA (not pictured) found themselves in the middle of social media storm about their rumored relationship. Photo: Twitter / Bonang Matheba. JOHANNESBURG - Bonang and AKA found themselves in the middle of a social media storm on ...

2015-11-07 South Africa Technology

htxt.africa   

Hands on with the Huawei Mate S and Mediapad M2 8.0   
htxt.africa
Although the Huawei Mate S has been available for the better part of a month in South Africa, the Chinese manufacturer gave members of the press and guests some private time with the smartphone as well as the brand new Mediapad M2 8.0 tablet at a ...

2015-11-07 South Africa Business

Citizen TV   

South Africa's rand, stocks tumble on strong US jobs data   
Reuters Africa
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 6 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand weakened sharply to a record low against the dollar after firmer-than-expected non-farm payrolls data from the United States on Friday heightened prospects of an interest rate hike next month by the ...

2015-11-07 South Africa South Africa

News24   

Stop fighting and bickering, Mbete tells ANC conference in KZN   
News24
Pietermaritzburg – National ANC chairperson Baleka Mbete on Friday told delegates attending the ANC's 8th Provincial Conference in KwaZulu-Natal to stop the bickering and infighting between them. "We don't have to lie to ourselves. We have to ...

2015-11-07 South Africa Africa

Vanguard   

This Nnamdi Kanu, that Radio Biafra and the tragedy of charlatanism (2)   
Vanguard
From the great heights of Ikemba Ojukwu to the wretchedness and mediocrity of an Nnamdi Kanu. What a tragedy! “As long as your mother ties a two piece wrapper you are a Biafran, you are a descendant of light. …..Why would anyone go to church to ...

2015-11-07 South Africa World

The Guardian   

Dozens missing in BHP-Vale mine disaster in Brazil as rescue continues   
The Guardian
Rescue teams searched through mud and debris on Friday for dozens of people missing after a pair of dams collapsed at a Brazilian mine owned by two of the world's biggest iron ore producers. Walls of water filled with mining waste cascaded downhill ...
Brazilian village buried in mudslide   CBC.ca
UPDATE 5-Dozens missing in Brazil mine disaster, death toll uncertain   Reuters
Search ongoing for missing in Brazil mine disaster, death toll uncertain   Daily Mail
ABC Online   
Fox News Latino   
Stuff.co.nz   
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Independent Online   

Irish women tweet their periods to PM   
Independent Online
Dublin - Irish women are tweeting details of their periods to Prime Minister Enda Kenny to help publicise a campaign to repeal restrictive abortion laws. Abortion is a divisive issue in Ireland where, after large street protests from both sides of the ...
Enda Kenny silent on pro-choice women's tweets on periods   Irish Examiner
Irish women tweet about periods to PM in abortion row   Eyewitness News
Inside Ireland's Largest Newsroom: Enda Kenny; Yesterday's Man?   Irish Independent
INFORUM   
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Reuters Africa   

US patrol sought to avoid provocation, not reinforce China island claim ...   
Reuters Africa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy deliberately avoided military drills or other actions that could have further inflamed tensions with Beijing during a patrol last week near islands China has built in the South China Sea, U.S. officials said. "We ...
US Wants China to be Part of Asian Security System: Ashton Carter   NDTV
EU urges peaceful settlement in disputed sea   ABS CBN News
Chinese warship and US destroyer keep it friendly in South China Sea   New York Post
The Straits Times   
新华搜索 - 新华网   
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Reuters   

Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline in win for greens   
Reuters
WASHINGTONU.S. President Barack Obama on Friday rejected the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada in a victory for environmentalists who campaigned against the project for more than seven years. "The pipeline would not make a meaningful ...

2015-11-06 South Africa Health

Times LIVE   

SA health body is sick   
Times LIVE
Doctors have long complained that the HPCSA does not register new professionals quickly enough and allows investigations into doctors and therapists to drag on for years. File photo. Image by: Gallo Images/ Thinkstock ...

2015-11-06 South Africa Science

Renewable energy supply to double in major economies by 2030   
Daily Times
LONDON: Renewable energy supply in eight major economies will collectively more than double by 2030 due to new national climate and energy plans, according to a study by the think tank World Resources Institute (WRI). Total clean energy supply from ...