2015-07-25 Nigeria Health

The Express Tribune   

Nigeria marks 1 year since last polio case   
The Nation
LAGOS - Nigeria on Friday marked one year since its last case of polio, raising hopes it will soon be taken off the list of endemic countries as the first step to being declared free of the disease. The last case was in the Sumaila district of Kano ...
Nigeria marks 1 year since last polio case, hopes to learn from previous mistakes   CBC.ca
Experts Call For Vigilance As Nigeria Marks One Year Without Polio   CHANNELS TELEVISION
Nigeria marks polio-free year, raising global eradication hopes   Fox News
BBC News   
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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 Nigeria Science

New York Times   

Pluto's Atmosphere Is Thinner Than Expected, but Still Looks Hazy   
New York Times
Pluto's thin air may be falling to the ground. The total mass of the atmosphere on Pluto appears to have fallen by half in just two years, scientists working on NASA's New Horizons mission reported during a news conference on Friday. “That's pretty ...
Pluto is covered with flowing ice - and hazier than scientists thought   Irish Independent
Diver killed by shark off Tasmania   TVNZ
Pluto's relegation to 'dwarf'   Washington Post
Telegraph.co.uk   
Los Angeles Times   
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WTVC   

Scientists Find Closest Thing Yet to Earth-Sun Twin System   
WTVC
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have identified a "close cousin" to Earth that's orbiting a sun-like star and might harbor life. "It is the closest thing that we have to another place that somebody else might call home," said Jon Jenkins from ...
Earth's 'Cousin' Found; Burnt Scroll Made Readable, ET Search Boosted   Voice of America (blog)
NASA Discovers First Earth-Like Planet   WLTX.com
Billions of Earth-like planets in galaxy: NASA scientist   The American Bazaar
NewsBusters (blog)   
Washington Post   
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Sky News Australia   

Four-legged snake fossil found in museum   
Sky News Australia
The first known fossil of a four-legged snake has been discovered by a scientist on a routine field trip to a museum. It is hoped the find will help unravel the mystery of how serpents lost their legs. Dave Martill, from the University of Portsmouth ...
Four-legged snake discovered   Telegraph.co.uk
Four-legged snake fossil discovered   The Nation
World Briefs: Four-legged fossil shows snake's origin   The Straits Times
Washington Post   
CBS News   
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Telegraph.co.uk   

Horrific images show slaughter of 250 whales in Faroe Islands hunt   
Telegraph.co.uk
Up to 250 pilot whales have been killed as part of an annual hunt in the Faroe Islands, prompting calls from anti-whaling activists for the barbaric practice to be stopped. Images taken by the Sea Shepherd group, show the sea turning red with the blood ...
GRAPHIC IMAGES: 250 pilot whales killed in annual slaughter in Faroe Islands   9news.com.au
The sea turned red: Islanders' brutal slaughter of 250 stranded whales   New Zealand Herald
The Mass Slaughter of Pilot Whales in the Faroe Islands Needs to Stop   RYOT
scallywagandvagabond   
TakePart   
Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News (blog)   
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Christian Science Monitor   

How climate change may have killed the mammoth   
Christian Science Monitor
New analysis of ancient DNA has found that mammoths and giant sloths succumbed to sudden, rapid warming events, a finding that has implications for wildlife in a warming world. By Henry Gass, Staff writer July 24, 2015. Save for later Saved. close.
Warmer Climate May Have Contributed to Mammoth Extinction   New Historian
Rapid Climate Change Blamed for Extinction of Woolly Mammoths   Latin American Herald Tribune
Humans did not drive the Woolly Mammoth to Extinction…   Empire State Tribune
Newsroom America   
National Geographic   
University Herald   
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Christian Science Monitor   

Why is China building the world's largest radio telescope?   
Christian Science Monitor
The Arecibo Observatory satellite in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, listens for life on other planets in this file photo from July 1998. This satellite will no longer be the world's largest if China completes work on its current radio telescope. Chris Hawley/AP ...
China is Building an Absolutely Massive Radio Telescope   io9
China Is Building The World's Largest Radio Telescope To Search For ...   The Inquisitr
China starts assembling world's biggest radio telescope   Economic Times

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CTV News   

Hybrid tree grows 40 different types of fruit on its branches   
CTV News
A green-thumbed art professor in the U.S. has painstakingly created a living work of art in the Tree of 40 Fruit, a hybrid that is exactly what its name suggests. Sam Van Aken has grafted several different stone fruit trees together to create a number ...
How an artist created a real tree of 40 fruits that is part Frankenstein, part ...   OregonLive.com
This incredible tree produces 40 different kinds of fruit   AOL News
Hot Clicks: 40 different types of fruit all grow on the same tree   KHQ Right Now
HUH.   
Business Standard   
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CNET   

Hair ice mystery has finally been revealed by researchers from Germany and ...   
Vocal Republic
A brand new research revealed within the journalBiogeosciences particulars the work of scientists at fixing the mystery behind the expansion of hair ice – a silky-like hairs that look very similar to white sweet floss, and often grows on some tree ...
Fungus Responsible for Freakishly White Hair Ice   World Report Now
Fungus Responsible for Hair Ice Identified   R & D Magazine
Scientists solve the mystery of "hair ice"   BABW News
iFreePress.com (blog)   
Discovery News   
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ScienceAlert   

New model suggests dark matter acts uncannily like particles found in the 1930s   
ScienceAlert
According to new study, dark matter may not be as exotic as we've been led to believe. In fact, it may act remarkably similar to 'pions' - subatomic particles that were discovered back in the 1930s - and knowing this may finally help us detect the ...
Dark matter may not be as mysterious as thought   Economic Times
Dark matter Not Mysterious but Similar to Sub-atomic Particles: Study   Microfinance Monitor
Deja-vu, new theory says dark matter acts like well-known particle   Space Daily
Financial Express   
Island Crisis News   
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Gizmag   

Synthetic material mimics coral's ocean-cleaning attributes   
Gizmag
Researchers from China's Anhui Jianzhu University have developed a synthetic substance that mimics coral's ability to collect harmful heavy metals from water. Tests on the effectiveness of the aluminum oxide structure have so far shown promising results.
Study: Coral-Like Structure Successfully Captures Ocean Polluntants   Chem.Info
New Coral Material Mimics Reefs by Removing Toxic Heavy Metals   Science World Report
Faux Coral Could Clean Ocean   Laboratory Equipment
TechRadar   
AZoNano.com   
Nature World News   
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2015-07-25 Nigeria Sports

Ekiti FA Begins 5-Team 2015 League   
Leadership Newspapers
The association's Head, Technical Committee, Mr Segun Adelakun, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ado-Ekiti that the league would be played at the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium. He said that five teams in the state, Crown FC, Kola Babes, Civil Defence ...

2015-07-25 Nigeria Entertainment

Nigerian Bulletin   

Nigeria Films: Basketmouth Apologies to D'Banj and Davido, Says It's a Joke   
Nigerian Bulletin
Popular Nigerian comedian, Basketmouth has openly apologized to the Koko Master D'Banj and multi-award winning artist Davido, says what he said about them was a joke. According to Nigeriafilms report, the comedian went to his annual show ...

2015-07-25 Nigeria Technology

TechCabal   

Nigeria: An Airtel-layered Dobox is launching very soon   
TechCabal
When this happens, Airtel will become the third Nigerian telco to deploy Dobox in the over-the-top content play that has been building among Nigerian telcos these past years. With the Airtel Dobox, Airtel subscribers will be able to download videos and ...
Etisalat Sues NCC Over Concession Rift   Leadership Newspapers
Telecoms Battle: Etisalat drags MTN to court over voice tariffs   Pulse Nigeria
Telcos go to war in Africa   IT News Africa

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NAIJ.COM   

Why Your Vehicle May Soon Be Impounded By The FRSC   
NAIJ.COM
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has stated its intention to Impound vehicles adjudged as not road worthy all over the country starting from next week. According to the FRSC Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, who was speaking during a live ...

2015-07-25 Nigeria Business

The Punch   

FAAC allocates N518bn to three tiers of govt   
The Punch
The allocation, when compared to the N403.02bn distributed in the previous month of May, represents an increase of N115.5bn or 28.67 per cent. Addressing journalists shortly after the meeting, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Mrs.
FG, others shared N518.54bn in June —FAAC   National Mirror

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Financial Times   

New Delhi should loosen its grip on interest rates   
Financial Times
Steering Indian monetary policy must rank as one of the toughest jobs around. Depending on which index is used, prices across its vast and varied economy could be rising at a rate of anything between plus 5 and minus 2 per cent. For years, the rupee ...

2015-07-25 Nigeria 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
People Magazine   
Los Angeles Times   
Fox News   
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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 ...

2015-07-25 Nigeria 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.
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
President Obama Has Emotional Reunion with His Sister in Kenya   People Magazine
Stuff.co.nz   
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 Nigeria Nigeria

CHANNELS TELEVISION   

Ondo Government Suspends Commercial Motorcycle Operations   
CHANNELS TELEVISION
Ondo The Ondo State Government has ordered the suspension of commercial motorcycle (Okada) operations in Akure metropolis effective from 12 midnight on Friday, July 24, 2015. This is as a result of the protest by commercial motorcyclists in the city on ...