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pl | 08:00, 01.10.2009 /Reuters, AFP
LICZBA OFIAR MOŻE PRZEKROCZYĆ TYSIĄC
Kolejne trzęsienie ziemi na indonezyjskiej wyspie Sumatra. Poranny wstrząs miał siłę 6.8 w skali Richtera i był nieco słabszy od środowego o sile 7.9 stopnia. Jak dotąd nie podano dokładnej liczby ofiar, ale jak informuje agencja AFP, może ona przekroczyć tysiąc. Po pierwszym trzęsieniu mówiono o 100 - 200 ofiarach.
Żywioł zniszczył miasto Padang (EPA)
Prezydent Indonezji apeluje o pomoc (Reuters)
Indonezja: mogło zginąć ponad tysiąć osób
Ponad sto ofiar tsunami.
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Pierwsze trzęsienie ziemiDrugi wstrząs nastąpił kilkanaście godzin później i uderzył około 280 km od epicentrum pierwszego.Zdaniem szefa centrum ds. klęsk żywiołowych w ministerstwie zdrowia Rustama Pakayi, liczba ofiar może przekroczyć tysiąc osób.- Setki domów zostały zniszczone. Wybuchły pożary, mosty się zawaliły - relacjonował świadek wydarzeń w rozmowie z agencjąZ doniesień agencyjnych wynika, że wielu ludzi nadal pozostaje uwięzionych pod gruzami.Mer Padangu zaapelował przez radio o natychmiastową pomoc dla ofiar kataklizmu. - Wielu ludzi czeka na pomoc... Brak nam elektryczności, wody pitnej i łączności. Naprawdę potrzebujemy pomocy.- Apelujemy do wszystkich, by przybywali do Padangu i pomogli nam w poszukiwaniu ciał i ratowaniu rannych -Państwowa Agencja ds. Likwidowania Następstw Klęsk Żywiołowych podkreśliła, że trudno oszacować wysokość strat, gdyż nastąpiła awaria połączeń telekomunikacyjnych z Padangiem.Wstrząsy były odczuwalne także w odległej o kilkaset kilometrów Dżakarcie oraz w sąsiednich państwach: Singapurze i Malezji. Z niektórych wieżowców w Singapurze ewakuowano pracowników.CentrumGeolodzy od dawna ostrzegają, że liczący niemal milion mieszkańców Padang może zostać pewnego dnia zniszczony w trzęsieniu ziemi z powodu swego położenia w pobliżu obszarów o bardzo wysokiej aktywności sejsmicznej.W 2004 r. potężne trzęsienie ziemi u północnych wybrzeży Sumatry wywołało falę tsunami. Zginęło wtedy ponad 200 tys. osób w kilku państwach Azji.kj,jak kg, mtom/kdj,iga/tr | pl | Rejon epicentrum trzęsienia w pobliżu Wysp Samoa
'''W wyniku wczorajszego trzęsienia ziemi które wywołało tsunami na Pacyfiku zginęło ponad 100 osób. Lokalne szpitale są przepełnione rannymi. Ofiarami są głównie mieszkańcy Samoa i Tonga. Silne trzęsienie ziemi nawiedziło też Indonezję. Tajfun Ketsana w Azji zabił już blisko 300 osób.'''
Fala tsunami miała 4,5 metra wysokości i zmiotła z powierzchni ziemi nadmorskie wioski. Wśród ofiar kataklizmu mogą być turyści z Australii. Tamtejszy premier Kevin Rudd potwierdził już śmierć dwóch obywateli Australii - sześcioletniej dziewczynki i 50-letniej kobiety. Wśród zabitych jest co najmniej 77 osób z Samoa, 25 z Samoa Amerykańskim i sześciu obywateli Tonga.
W rejonie dotkniętym przez kataklizm nie czynne są szkoły oraz urzędy. Prezydent Barack Obama ogłosił Samoa Amerykańskie (wschodnia część archipelagu) rejonem katastrofy.
Tsunami zostało wywołane przez trzęsienie ziemi o sile ok. 8,3 stopni trwało ok. 3 minut.
Epicentrum trzęsienia znajdowało się w odległości ok. 190 km od stolicy Wysp Samoa (Ocean Spokojny) - miasta Apia. Główny wstrząs został odnotowany o godzinie 06:48:11 29 września (Samoa), 30 września (Tonga) czasu lokalnego. W Polsce była wtedy 18:48:11.
=== Trzęsienie w Indonezji ===
Sumatra
Silne trzęsienie ziemi nawiedziło także wybrzeże indonezyjskiej wyspy Sumatra. Po trzęsieniu o sile 7,6 w skali Richtera zginęło co najmniej 1000 osób. Wstrząsy wywołały też panikę wśród ludności.
Epicentrum wstrząsów znajdowało się 50 km na zachód od Padangu, na głębokości około 80 km. Po wystąpieniu trzęsienia objawiano się wystąpienia tsunami, lecz te nie wystąpiło. Centrum Ostrzeżeń przed Tsunami na Pacyfiku poinformowało, że wydano ostrzeżenie przed tsunami dla Indonezji, Indii, Tajlandii i Malezji, jednak później je odwołano.
=== Ketsana pustoszy Azję ===
Tajfun tuż przed atakiem na Wietnam (28 września)
Zniszczenia wywołane przez tajfun Ketsana na Filipinach
Tajfun Ketsana szalejący już od tygodnia nad Azją Południowo-Wschodnią zabił tam ponad 300 osób.
Ucierpiały takie kraje jak Chiny, Laos, Kambodża, Tajlandia, choć najbardziej Wietnam oraz Filipiny.
Tajfun najpierw uderzył w Filipiny gdzie zabił 246 osób. We wtorek (29 IX) dosiągł też Wietnam. Tam odnotowano 32 przypadki zgonów. Z miejsca zagrożenia ewakuowano 170 tys.osób. Co najmniej 11 osób zginęło, a 29 zostało rannych po przejściu tajfunu Ketsana w Kambodży. |
en | WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Jill Abramson, the former executive editor of The New York Times, made her first public appearance since her abrupt dismissal last week, speaking about resilience in a long-scheduled commencement address on Monday at Wake Forest University.
In an 11-minute speech marked with applause and laughter, Ms. Abramson said her father had always emphasized that it was as important to handle setbacks as to embrace success.
“I’m talking to anyone who has been dumped,” she said. “Not gotten the job you really wanted or received those horrible rejection letters from grad school. You know, the sting of losing, or not getting something you badly want. When that happens, show what you are made of.”
She said she was asked by a student whether she might remove a tattoo on her back of the Times’ gothic T. “Not a chance,” she said.
“It was the honor of my life to lead the newsroom,'’ she said.
At least for the morning, a buzzing Manhattan news media story was transported from Midtown offices and boardrooms to a sunlit quad, surrounded by trees and stately buildings, alive with the excitement of graduating students in black gowns and mortarboard hats with black and gold tassels. Alongside the parents, students and others taking their seats were reporters from news organizations including Politico, The Wall Street Journal and several television stations.
“I’m impressed that your achievements here have attracted so much media attention,” she joked at the beginning of her address. She said her biggest concern about speaking at the commencement was that “the small media circus following me would detract from you, the class of 2014.”
Ms. Abramson entered the ceremony in a procession with faculty and administrators, wearing a black gown with three black and gold stripes on the arms. She was introduced by Albert R. Hunt Jr., a Bloomberg News columnist, who called her appointment by The Times three years ago, as the first female executive editor, a “seminal step.'’ Mr. Hunt praised her for leaving The Times “better, stronger and more vibrant than ever.”
Ms. Abramson stood behind a podium and addressed thousands of students seated in the university’s bucolic quad. Under a yellow and white striped marquee, in front of the spire of the university’s Wait Chapel, she spoke slowly and clearly, despite Mr. Hunt’s lighthearted warning to the graduates that her strong New York accent might require a translator.
“There were definitely different expectations,” said Wade Collins, 22, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in mathematical economics. “Some people expected her to go hard at what happened. But she walked the line really well. And this was interesting. These speeches can be really dull.”
Since the publisher of The Times, Arthur Sulzberger Jr., announced on Wednesday that she would be replaced by her No. 2, Dean Baquet, Ms. Abramson had not publicly discussed her ouster. Mr. Sulzberger had tried to bring off a smooth transition, but Ms. Abramson declined to participate in a more peaceful handover, according to people with direct knowledge of the situation.
In his initial announcement, Mr. Sulzberger said only that he had fired her because of “an issue with management in the newsroom.”
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Last week, a report on The New Yorker’s website suggested that she had been fired for seeking equal pay with her predecessor, Bill Keller, setting off a debate on gender equality. Those reports were strenuously denied in statements from The Times, which included the assertion that Ms. Abramson earned 10 percent more than Mr. Keller by the time her tenure ended.
In response to those reports, and a growing debate over whether gender played a role in her dismissal, Mr. Sulzberger issued two more statements about Ms. Abramson in an attempt to quell the furor over her departure. In one statement, issued Saturday, Mr. Sulzberger wrote, “I concluded that she had lost the support of her masthead colleagues and could not win it back.”
A precipitating factor in Ms. Abramson’s departure was a controversy surrounding the paper’s attempts to hire Janine Gibson, a senior editor at The Guardian newspaper, according to people with direct knowledge of the discussions. Mr. Baquet was not aware that Ms. Abramson had made an offer to Ms. Gibson, and only learned about it during a lunch with Ms. Gibson. This angered both Mr. Baquet and Mr. Sulzberger, who had been led to believe that the rest of the masthead was kept up-to-date about the offer to Ms. Gibson, these people said.
Ms. Abramson, 60, had been confirmed as the speaker at Wake Forest for some weeks, said Nathan O. Hatch, the university’s president, in an interview before the commencement. She was recruited to speak by Mr. Hunt, a Wake Forest alumnus and member of the college’s board of trustees.
After the news of Ms. Abramson’s dismissal, Mr. Hatch said, “We called her on Thursday, and she still wanted to do it.”
The controversy has brought more attention to the speech, Mr. Hatch said, and will perhaps have extra significance for graduates who are “coming into a world where they may have 20 jobs in their lifetimes,” and will need to learn resilience. For female students, especially, he said, “I do think it has extra resonance.”
Mr. Hatch, following Ms. Abramson, spoke on the value of teamwork. “Great teams,” he said, “require trust in each other.”
Near the end of her address, Ms. Abramson said: “What’s next for me? I don’t know. So I’m in exactly the same boat as many of you. Like you, I’m a little scared, but also excited.'’ | es | left
En un discurso en la Universidad de –, –, la exeditora ejecutiva del diario , , dio sus primeras declaraciones tras haber sido removida de su cargo la semana pasada. Al comenzar, ante los casi 2000 graduados, resaltó que fue un “honor liderar la redacción” durante 17 años y no expresó ningún tipo de rencores ni hizo referencia al director del periódico, . Con respecto al tatuaje que lleva en su espalda, una “t” gótica del diario que dirigió, respondió que no se lo quitará “ni de broma”, ante una de las preguntas de los estudiantes.
A su vez, destacó ante su audiencia:
En la ceremonia, fue presentada por el columnista de Bloomberg, , quien la describió como una mujer “brillante, comprensiva y absolutamente incansable”. Asimismo, antes los dichos que la exponen como dura, impaciente y agresiva, el columnista agregó: “Eso es lo que se necesita para ser un buen director”. Por otra parte, Abramson, habló de la fortaleza de los reporteros que deben soportar inmensas dificultades al hacer su trabajo y dijo: "El periodismo que pide cuentas al poder es lo que hace resistente a nuestra democracia". Cabe recordar que la periodista y editora fue la primer mujer en dirigir el diario. De igual manera, su reemplazo, , es el primer afroamericano en ocupar ese puesto.
Finalizando su disertación, la exdirectora manifestó:
=== Debates en torno a la remoción de Jill Abramson ===
El despido de la periodista generó una serie de controversias en lo que respecta a los medios de comunicación y a la igualdad de género, ya que se sugirió que, en un principio, su remoción tendría que ver con que la exeditora del Times se quejó por cobrar menos que sus compañeros masculinos. Esto fue desmentido por la empresa que, en contraposición, expuso que ella ganaba un 10 por ciento más que su predecesor, Bill Keller, con la misma antigüedad.
En torno a las distintas declaraciones, Sulzberger dijo que la exdirectora ejecutiva había perdido el apoyo de sus colegas y que le será difícil volverlo a ganar. Conjuntamente, dijo:
Por último, una de las versiones que más hizo ruido con respecto a la remoción se vincula con la resistencia que revelaba Abramson para una digitalización del periódico. En referencia a esto, Juan Antonio Giner, referente de la prensa mundial, utilizó la red social y señaló que la periodista “no veía la urgencia” de una transformación. |
en | Ausgangssperre, Inzidenzwert-Fokus, Eingriffe in die Schulpolitik – in den Ländern formiert sich Widerstand gegen die Pläne des Bundes, mehr Macht an sich zu ziehen. Der Ton ist unerbittlich, wann eine Änderung des Infektionsschutzgesetzes beschlossen wird, ist komplett offen. | de | Jan Ullrich
Der Radrennstall „Team T-Mobile“ teilte heute um 09:34 Uhr mit, den Radprofi Jan Ullrich mit sofortiger Wirkung suspendiert zu haben. Dies gaben Teamsprecher Christian Frommert und Luuc Eisenga auf einer heute Morgen einberufenen Pressekonferenz in Plobsheim bei Straßburg bekannt.
Auch Ullrichs Betreuer Rudy Pevenage sowie sein Teamkollege Oscar Sevilla wurden aus dem Team ausgeschlossen. Damit wird Ullrich auch nicht an der Tour de France teilnehmen.
Die Entscheidung ist offensichtlich eine Konsequenz aus der Entwicklung des spanischen Dopingskandals. Bei einem spanischen Mediziner waren im Rahmen einer Razzia Blutkonserven gefunden worden, die mit „Jan“ und „Hijo Rudicio“ („Rudis Sohn“) beschriftet waren. Es besteht der Verdacht systematischen Blutdopings. Die Teamsprecher erklärten: „Auf Grund von Unterlagen, die wir von der Tour-Direktion erhalten haben, halten wir es für unmöglich, vorläufig mit diesen Dreien weiterzuarbeiten.“
Die spanische Guardia Civil, eine paramilitärische Polizeieinheit, soll insgesamt 58 Rennfahrer identifiziert haben. Sie sollen in ein Dopingnetzwerk um den ehemaligen Teamarzt Fuentes verstrickt sein.
Die Teammanager der anderen Teams haben sich ebenfalls heute darauf geeinigt, auch die übrigen des Dopings verdächtigten Fahrer bei der diesjährigen Tour de France nicht starten zu lassen. DW-World nennt in diesem Zusammenhang die Namen der folgenden Radprofis, die ebenfalls zum engen Favoritenkreis der diesjährigen Tour zählen: der Italiener Ivan Basso (CSC), die Spanier Francisco Manchebo (AG2R) und Joseba Beloki (Würth Team). Es gab ebenfalls Einverständnis über das weitere Verfahren, wonach keine neuen Fahrer für die wegen Dopingverdachts ausgefallenen nachnominiert werden sollen. Für das T-Mobile-Team bedeutet das, dass sich die Mannschaft auf sieben Fahrer reduziert.
Angesichts des neuerlichen Dopingskandals zeigte sich der deutsche Radprofi Erik Zabel deprimiert: „Für den Radsport könnte das wirklich zu einem Flächenbrand werden, der wahrscheinlich nicht mehr zu löschen ist. Das ist natürlich für den Sport, den du eigentlich aus Leidenschaft betreibst, schlimm. Aber in diesen Tagen schämt man sich manchmal richtig, dass man selbst den Sport betreibt.“
Der Präsident des neuen Deutschen Olympischen Sportbundes (DOSB), Thomas Bach, forderte Jan Ullrich, der sich heute noch nicht zu seinem Ausschluss von der Tour geäußert hat, zu einem DNA-Test auf. Nur so könne letzte Klarheit gewonnen werden.
Tour-Direktor Jean-Marie Leblanc lobte das konsequente Vorgehen des T-Mobile-Teams als „couragierte Geste“. |
de | Kubrat Pulew darf auf einen WM-Kampf gegen Wladimir Klitschko hoffen. Der Bulgare setzte sich im Ausscheidungskampf gegen Tony "The Tiger" Thompson einstimmig nach Punkten durch. Mehr… | de | Jan Ullrich
Der Radrennstall „Team T-Mobile“ teilte heute um 09:34 Uhr mit, den Radprofi Jan Ullrich mit sofortiger Wirkung suspendiert zu haben. Dies gaben Teamsprecher Christian Frommert und Luuc Eisenga auf einer heute Morgen einberufenen Pressekonferenz in Plobsheim bei Straßburg bekannt.
Auch Ullrichs Betreuer Rudy Pevenage sowie sein Teamkollege Oscar Sevilla wurden aus dem Team ausgeschlossen. Damit wird Ullrich auch nicht an der Tour de France teilnehmen.
Die Entscheidung ist offensichtlich eine Konsequenz aus der Entwicklung des spanischen Dopingskandals. Bei einem spanischen Mediziner waren im Rahmen einer Razzia Blutkonserven gefunden worden, die mit „Jan“ und „Hijo Rudicio“ („Rudis Sohn“) beschriftet waren. Es besteht der Verdacht systematischen Blutdopings. Die Teamsprecher erklärten: „Auf Grund von Unterlagen, die wir von der Tour-Direktion erhalten haben, halten wir es für unmöglich, vorläufig mit diesen Dreien weiterzuarbeiten.“
Die spanische Guardia Civil, eine paramilitärische Polizeieinheit, soll insgesamt 58 Rennfahrer identifiziert haben. Sie sollen in ein Dopingnetzwerk um den ehemaligen Teamarzt Fuentes verstrickt sein.
Die Teammanager der anderen Teams haben sich ebenfalls heute darauf geeinigt, auch die übrigen des Dopings verdächtigten Fahrer bei der diesjährigen Tour de France nicht starten zu lassen. DW-World nennt in diesem Zusammenhang die Namen der folgenden Radprofis, die ebenfalls zum engen Favoritenkreis der diesjährigen Tour zählen: der Italiener Ivan Basso (CSC), die Spanier Francisco Manchebo (AG2R) und Joseba Beloki (Würth Team). Es gab ebenfalls Einverständnis über das weitere Verfahren, wonach keine neuen Fahrer für die wegen Dopingverdachts ausgefallenen nachnominiert werden sollen. Für das T-Mobile-Team bedeutet das, dass sich die Mannschaft auf sieben Fahrer reduziert.
Angesichts des neuerlichen Dopingskandals zeigte sich der deutsche Radprofi Erik Zabel deprimiert: „Für den Radsport könnte das wirklich zu einem Flächenbrand werden, der wahrscheinlich nicht mehr zu löschen ist. Das ist natürlich für den Sport, den du eigentlich aus Leidenschaft betreibst, schlimm. Aber in diesen Tagen schämt man sich manchmal richtig, dass man selbst den Sport betreibt.“
Der Präsident des neuen Deutschen Olympischen Sportbundes (DOSB), Thomas Bach, forderte Jan Ullrich, der sich heute noch nicht zu seinem Ausschluss von der Tour geäußert hat, zu einem DNA-Test auf. Nur so könne letzte Klarheit gewonnen werden.
Tour-Direktor Jean-Marie Leblanc lobte das konsequente Vorgehen des T-Mobile-Teams als „couragierte Geste“. |
de | Am Freitag (30.6.) um 9:34 Uhr gaben die Teamsprecher Christian Frommert und Luuc Eisenga auf einer Pressekonferenz in Plobsheim bei Straßburg bekannt, dass Jan Ullrich und sein Team-Kollege Oscar Sevilla bei der diesjährigen Tour nicht an den Start gehen weden. "Auf Grund von Unterlagen, die wir von der Tour-Direktion erhalten haben, halten wir es für unmöglich, vorläufig mit diesen Dreien weiterzuarbeiten", hieß es zur Begründung. Inzwischen ist klar: Der Skandal zieht noch viel weitere Kreise.
Eine Stunde, nachdem die Bombe geplatzt war, einigten sich die Manager der 21 Teams darauf, auch alle anderen Verdächtigen nicht bei der Tour starten zu lassen. Damit werden neben Ullrich auch andere Favoriten wie der Italiener Ivan Basso (CSC) und die Spanier Francisco Manchebo (AG2R) und Joseba Beloki (Würth Team) bei der Frankreich-Rundfahrt fehlen. Die spanische Zeitung "El País" hatte im Vorfeld über 58 Radprofis berichtet, die unter dem Verdacht des Blutdopings stehen, darunter viele Fahrer, die für die Tour gemeldet waren. Die 21 Teamchefs verständigten sich am Freitag darauf, keine Fahrer nachzunominieren. Damit tritt T-Mobile nur mit sieben Athleten an.
Ullrich und Sevilla befanden sich mit den anderen Teammitgliedern gerade im Mannschaftsbus auf dem Weg zu der Pressekonferenz, auf der das Team vorgestellt werden sollte, als sie von der Suspendierung informiert wurden. "Die echte Beweislage liegt erst jetzt auf dem Tisch", sagte Teamsprecher Stefan Wagner: "Wir hatten beim ersten Verdacht um Akteneinsicht gebeten. Das ist erst heute geschehen - warum, wissen wir nicht. Die Faktenlage widerspricht den Unschuldsbeteuerungen von Ullrich so stark, dass wir handeln mussten, um unserem Grundsatz vom sauberen Sport noch folgen zu können."
Teamchef Olaf Ludwig betonte, dass die bisherigen Unschuldserklärungen von Ullrich und Sevilla sogar in schriftlicher Form vorlagen. "Es gibt klare Richtlinien, die mit den Fahrern vereinbart sind und die keinen Interpretationsspielraum lassen. Dies war auch Jan Ullrich, Oscar Sevilla und Rudy Pevenage bekannt", sagte Ludwig. In einer Pressemitteilung des Teams hieß es, die Mannschaftsleitung sei vom Sponsor, dem Mobilfunkkonzern T-Mobile, aufgefordert worden, die Suspendierungen vorzunehmen.
Acht Stunden nach seinem Ausschluss von der Tour de France hat sich Ullrich am Freitagnachmittag im Quartier des T-Mobile Teams zu den gegen ihn erhobenen Vorwürfen geäußert. Die Nachricht habe ihn geschockt. Das ist das Schlimmste, was ihm in seiner Karriere passiert sei, sagte der 32-Jährige nach stundenlagen Beratungen mit seinem Manager Wolfgang Strohband und Anwälten. Der Toursieger von 1997 beteuerte noch einmal seine Unschuld. Er habe mit der Sache nichts zu tun, erklärte Ullrich und kündigte Schritte zur Klärung an.
"Wer hat ihn beraten, wer hat ihn betreut?"
Ullrichs früherer Trainer Peter Becker äußerte sich dem Nachrichtensender N24 gegenüber enttäuscht: "Ich bin im Moment sehr aufgelöst, aufgebracht und unglaublich traurig. Wer hat ihn beraten, wer hat ihn betreut, seit ich nicht mehr bei ihm bin? Er ist eigentlich alt genug, um zu wissen, wem er sich anvertraut. Ich möchte es einfach noch nicht glauben, es ist unfassbar."
Ullrichs Vertrag läuft Ende des Jahres aus. Vor einer möglichen Verlängerung müsse der bisherige Star des Teams einen "glaubwürdigen Beweis seiner Unschuld" vorlegen, forderte Teamsprecher Wagner. Ob auch der jüngste Sieg Ullrichs bei der Tour de Suisse nunmehr in Frage gestellt werde, ließ Wagner offen. "Das ist jetzt alles spekulativ." Bei der Tour de France, die am Samstag (1.7.) in Straßburg beginnt, will das T-Mobile-Team trotzdem starten.
Allgemeine Anerkennung für das konsequente Vorgehen
Thomas Bach, Präsident des neuen Deutschen Olympischen Sportbundes (DOSB), forderte Jan Ullrich zu einem DNA-Test auf - "im eigenen Interesse und im Interesse des Sports." Erst ein solcher Test könnte endgültige Klarheit bringen. "Wenn das Blut in den Beuteln von Jan ist, wäre er für mich in die Machenschaften verstrickt. Ansonsten würde er als unschuldig gelten", erklärte der Kölner "Doping-Jäger" Wilhelm Schänzer. Das konsequente Vorgehen des Teams T-Mobile fand allgemein Anerkennung. "Das war eine couragierte Geste", sagte Tour-Direktor Jean-Marie Leblanc.
Mit der gemeinsamen Aktion der 21 Teamchefs wurde zudem eine ähnliche Situation wie 1998 beim ersten großen Tour-Skandal vermieden. Damals war die Rundfahrt ein Spießrutenlauf für alle Beteiligten. Bereits vor dem Start stand das Festina-Team um den Franzosen Richard Virenque unter Doping-Verdacht, die Staatsanwaltschaft ermittelte, lange wurde dementiert. Erst nach Tagen gab das Festina-Team systematisches Doping zu, so dass es nach der ersten Woche aus dem Rennen genommen wurde. (fb) | de | Jan Ullrich
Der Radrennstall „Team T-Mobile“ teilte heute um 09:34 Uhr mit, den Radprofi Jan Ullrich mit sofortiger Wirkung suspendiert zu haben. Dies gaben Teamsprecher Christian Frommert und Luuc Eisenga auf einer heute Morgen einberufenen Pressekonferenz in Plobsheim bei Straßburg bekannt.
Auch Ullrichs Betreuer Rudy Pevenage sowie sein Teamkollege Oscar Sevilla wurden aus dem Team ausgeschlossen. Damit wird Ullrich auch nicht an der Tour de France teilnehmen.
Die Entscheidung ist offensichtlich eine Konsequenz aus der Entwicklung des spanischen Dopingskandals. Bei einem spanischen Mediziner waren im Rahmen einer Razzia Blutkonserven gefunden worden, die mit „Jan“ und „Hijo Rudicio“ („Rudis Sohn“) beschriftet waren. Es besteht der Verdacht systematischen Blutdopings. Die Teamsprecher erklärten: „Auf Grund von Unterlagen, die wir von der Tour-Direktion erhalten haben, halten wir es für unmöglich, vorläufig mit diesen Dreien weiterzuarbeiten.“
Die spanische Guardia Civil, eine paramilitärische Polizeieinheit, soll insgesamt 58 Rennfahrer identifiziert haben. Sie sollen in ein Dopingnetzwerk um den ehemaligen Teamarzt Fuentes verstrickt sein.
Die Teammanager der anderen Teams haben sich ebenfalls heute darauf geeinigt, auch die übrigen des Dopings verdächtigten Fahrer bei der diesjährigen Tour de France nicht starten zu lassen. DW-World nennt in diesem Zusammenhang die Namen der folgenden Radprofis, die ebenfalls zum engen Favoritenkreis der diesjährigen Tour zählen: der Italiener Ivan Basso (CSC), die Spanier Francisco Manchebo (AG2R) und Joseba Beloki (Würth Team). Es gab ebenfalls Einverständnis über das weitere Verfahren, wonach keine neuen Fahrer für die wegen Dopingverdachts ausgefallenen nachnominiert werden sollen. Für das T-Mobile-Team bedeutet das, dass sich die Mannschaft auf sieben Fahrer reduziert.
Angesichts des neuerlichen Dopingskandals zeigte sich der deutsche Radprofi Erik Zabel deprimiert: „Für den Radsport könnte das wirklich zu einem Flächenbrand werden, der wahrscheinlich nicht mehr zu löschen ist. Das ist natürlich für den Sport, den du eigentlich aus Leidenschaft betreibst, schlimm. Aber in diesen Tagen schämt man sich manchmal richtig, dass man selbst den Sport betreibt.“
Der Präsident des neuen Deutschen Olympischen Sportbundes (DOSB), Thomas Bach, forderte Jan Ullrich, der sich heute noch nicht zu seinem Ausschluss von der Tour geäußert hat, zu einem DNA-Test auf. Nur so könne letzte Klarheit gewonnen werden.
Tour-Direktor Jean-Marie Leblanc lobte das konsequente Vorgehen des T-Mobile-Teams als „couragierte Geste“. |
en | Lindsay Murdoch in Dili and Phillip Coorey on Batam Island
June 26, 2006
A HERO of East Timor's independence struggle, Jose Ramos Horta, has resigned from the Government in disgust, while his former wife emerged as the frontrunner to take over from the embattled Prime Minister, Mari Alkatiri.
Fears of violence mounted last night after the central committee of Mr Alkatiri's ruling Fretilin party refused to bow to demands for his resignation.
Hundreds of protesters from the east are expected in Dili today to support the Prime Minister, prompting fears of a clash with protesters from the west who have been demanding his removal. Gunshots were heard in Dili last night for the first time in weeks.
After hearing Fretilin had dug in its heels, Mr Ramos Horta told the office of the President, Xanana Gusmao, he could no longer work in a government led by Mr Alkatiri.
Mr Ramos Horta's move is a blow to efforts to find a resolution to the country's crisis. Both sides have relied on him to bring key people together in his efforts to broker an end to the crisis.
The Nobel laureate's resignation as foreign minister and defence minister became effective at 5pm yesterday, Mr Gusmao's office said. Earlier Mr Ramos Horta had met his former wife, Ana Pessoa, the Senior Minister of State for State Administration, when she returned to East Timor for a the Fretilin meeting.
Mr Alkatiri's position became untenable after the Prosecutor-General, Longuinhos Monteiro, said at the weekend the former interior minister, Rogerio Lobato, had implicated him in setting up a hit squad to eliminate rivals.
The police chief, Paulo Martins, who is in hiding, has called for Mr Alkatiri's arrest. "He should be arrested it's the law that says so," he said. The Government calls Mr Martins a deserter, but he said he was threatened after he opposed using the police as a political tool.
Fretilin's central committee passed a resolution yesterday appealing for Mr Alkatiri and Mr Gusmao to stay in their posts. The committee called for international monitors and the church to help solve the crisis.
Ms Pessoa said yesterday that leaders had to find a solution to the crisis, "otherwise there won't be a way out". She said the party would consult Mr Gusmao before making any decision.
"The President has a special role, a special contribution," she said of Mr Gusmao. "We cannot sideline our President." Ms Pessoa's responsibilities include the justice portfolio. She is a close Alkatiri ally, No. 2 in Fretilin and the Government, and is in effect the deputy prime minister.
Asked if she was willing to be prime minister, she said: "I am willing to contribute to help find a solution. I am willing to do whatever is possible." Mr Ramos Horta and Ms Pessoa split decades ago and have a grown son.
Mr Monteiro refused at the weekend to rule out Mr Alkatiri being charged over the setting up of the so-called hit squads. Another senior minister, the Minister for Transport, Communications and Public Works, Ovidio Amaral, also resigned yesterday.
The Prime Minister, John Howard, said on Batam Island, Indonesia, that he did not imagine Mr Ramos Horta's resignation would be permanent. "I don't think he is lost to the political scene," he said, given "the natural reactions of working out political differences inside a country".
with AAP | de | Der ehemalige Außenminister von Timor-Leste
Friedensnobelpreisträger José Ramos-Horta gab gestern bekannt, dass er am heutigen Sonntag von dem Posten des Außen- und Verteidigungsministers zurücktrete.
Zu den Gründen gab er an: „Ich wünsche nicht, mit der jetzigen Regierung oder irgendeiner anderen Regierungsstelle von Marí Alkatiri in Verbindung gebracht werden.“ Die Entscheidung fiel, nachdem eine Versammlung der Regierungspartei FRETILIN den amtierenden Premierminister Alkatiri trotz anhaltender Proteste und anderer kritischer Stimmen seitens des Präsidenten Xanana Gusmão das Vertrauen ausgesprochen hatte.
Hintergrund ist die anhaltende Unruhe im Land, die Tote und zehntausende Vertriebene gefordert hatte. Die Bevölkerung und ein Teil der Armee, der wegen schlechter Zustände der Truppe im Februar erst desertierte und später entlassen wurde, unterstützten Premierminister Alkatiri nicht (weitere Details). Auch Präsident Gusmão hat inzwischen das Vertrauen in Alkatiri verloren. Vergangene Woche stelle er Alkatiri ein Rücktrittsultimatum.
Alkatiri soll in die Aufstellung von Todesschwadronen verwickelt gewesen sein, um politische Gegner zu eliminieren. Gegen den ehemaligen Innenminister Rogerio Lobato wurde inzwischen ein Haftbefehl erlassen. Ihm wird vorgeworfen, Morde in Auftrag gegeben zu haben.
Ovidio Amaral, Minister für Transport, Kommunikation und Öffentlichsarbeit, entschloss sich ebenfalls, seinen Posten aufzugeben.
Kurz vor der Bekanntgabe seines Rücktritts traf sich Ramos-Horta mit seiner ehemaligen Ehefrau Ana Pessoa, einer Verbündeten Alkatiris und der derzeitigen Justizministerin. Auf die Frage, ob sie bereit sei, den Posten des Premierministers zu übernehmen, sagte sie: „Ich bin bereit, meinen Beitrag bei der Findung einer Lösung zu leisten. ... Ich bin bereit, alles in meiner Macht Stehende dafür zu tun.“
Die Vereinten Nationen beschlossen derweil den Einsatz von Blauhelmen, welche die etwa 2.000 Mann starke Eingreiftruppe, die Ende Mai in Timor-Leste landete, bis zum 20. August des Jahres ablösen sollen. |
en | June 25, 2006 - 7:32PM
Jose Ramos Horta has resigned from the government of embattled East Timor Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri, the office of the country's president Xanana Gusmao said on Sunday night.
Mr Horta resigned as foreign and defence minister, effective from 5pm on Sunday.
Mr Gusmao's office said Mr Alkatiri had been informed.
Mr Gusmao's spokesman Agio Pereira said Mr Horta had stated that
"I do not wish to be associated with the present government or with any government involving Mr Alkatiri."
Informed sources said the day long central committee meeting of the ruling Fretilin party confirmed their confidence in Mr Alkatiri to continue as prime minister despite mounting pressure for him to resign.
A press conference was to be held about 7.30pm.
AAP | de | Der ehemalige Außenminister von Timor-Leste
Friedensnobelpreisträger José Ramos-Horta gab gestern bekannt, dass er am heutigen Sonntag von dem Posten des Außen- und Verteidigungsministers zurücktrete.
Zu den Gründen gab er an: „Ich wünsche nicht, mit der jetzigen Regierung oder irgendeiner anderen Regierungsstelle von Marí Alkatiri in Verbindung gebracht werden.“ Die Entscheidung fiel, nachdem eine Versammlung der Regierungspartei FRETILIN den amtierenden Premierminister Alkatiri trotz anhaltender Proteste und anderer kritischer Stimmen seitens des Präsidenten Xanana Gusmão das Vertrauen ausgesprochen hatte.
Hintergrund ist die anhaltende Unruhe im Land, die Tote und zehntausende Vertriebene gefordert hatte. Die Bevölkerung und ein Teil der Armee, der wegen schlechter Zustände der Truppe im Februar erst desertierte und später entlassen wurde, unterstützten Premierminister Alkatiri nicht (weitere Details). Auch Präsident Gusmão hat inzwischen das Vertrauen in Alkatiri verloren. Vergangene Woche stelle er Alkatiri ein Rücktrittsultimatum.
Alkatiri soll in die Aufstellung von Todesschwadronen verwickelt gewesen sein, um politische Gegner zu eliminieren. Gegen den ehemaligen Innenminister Rogerio Lobato wurde inzwischen ein Haftbefehl erlassen. Ihm wird vorgeworfen, Morde in Auftrag gegeben zu haben.
Ovidio Amaral, Minister für Transport, Kommunikation und Öffentlichsarbeit, entschloss sich ebenfalls, seinen Posten aufzugeben.
Kurz vor der Bekanntgabe seines Rücktritts traf sich Ramos-Horta mit seiner ehemaligen Ehefrau Ana Pessoa, einer Verbündeten Alkatiris und der derzeitigen Justizministerin. Auf die Frage, ob sie bereit sei, den Posten des Premierministers zu übernehmen, sagte sie: „Ich bin bereit, meinen Beitrag bei der Findung einer Lösung zu leisten. ... Ich bin bereit, alles in meiner Macht Stehende dafür zu tun.“
Die Vereinten Nationen beschlossen derweil den Einsatz von Blauhelmen, welche die etwa 2.000 Mann starke Eingreiftruppe, die Ende Mai in Timor-Leste landete, bis zum 20. August des Jahres ablösen sollen. |
en | East Timor's ruling Fretilin party agreed today to keep Mari Alkatiri as the country's prime minister, ignoring calls from President Xanana Gusmao and thousands of protesters that he should resign, a presidential spokesman said.
The decision triggered the immediate resignation of popular Foreign and Defence Minister Jose Ramos-Horta, spokesman Agio Pereira said.
"Ramos-Horta has been told that the Fretilin central committee meeting today had decided to keep Alkatiri as prime minister," Pereira said. | de | Der ehemalige Außenminister von Timor-Leste
Friedensnobelpreisträger José Ramos-Horta gab gestern bekannt, dass er am heutigen Sonntag von dem Posten des Außen- und Verteidigungsministers zurücktrete.
Zu den Gründen gab er an: „Ich wünsche nicht, mit der jetzigen Regierung oder irgendeiner anderen Regierungsstelle von Marí Alkatiri in Verbindung gebracht werden.“ Die Entscheidung fiel, nachdem eine Versammlung der Regierungspartei FRETILIN den amtierenden Premierminister Alkatiri trotz anhaltender Proteste und anderer kritischer Stimmen seitens des Präsidenten Xanana Gusmão das Vertrauen ausgesprochen hatte.
Hintergrund ist die anhaltende Unruhe im Land, die Tote und zehntausende Vertriebene gefordert hatte. Die Bevölkerung und ein Teil der Armee, der wegen schlechter Zustände der Truppe im Februar erst desertierte und später entlassen wurde, unterstützten Premierminister Alkatiri nicht (weitere Details). Auch Präsident Gusmão hat inzwischen das Vertrauen in Alkatiri verloren. Vergangene Woche stelle er Alkatiri ein Rücktrittsultimatum.
Alkatiri soll in die Aufstellung von Todesschwadronen verwickelt gewesen sein, um politische Gegner zu eliminieren. Gegen den ehemaligen Innenminister Rogerio Lobato wurde inzwischen ein Haftbefehl erlassen. Ihm wird vorgeworfen, Morde in Auftrag gegeben zu haben.
Ovidio Amaral, Minister für Transport, Kommunikation und Öffentlichsarbeit, entschloss sich ebenfalls, seinen Posten aufzugeben.
Kurz vor der Bekanntgabe seines Rücktritts traf sich Ramos-Horta mit seiner ehemaligen Ehefrau Ana Pessoa, einer Verbündeten Alkatiris und der derzeitigen Justizministerin. Auf die Frage, ob sie bereit sei, den Posten des Premierministers zu übernehmen, sagte sie: „Ich bin bereit, meinen Beitrag bei der Findung einer Lösung zu leisten. ... Ich bin bereit, alles in meiner Macht Stehende dafür zu tun.“
Die Vereinten Nationen beschlossen derweil den Einsatz von Blauhelmen, welche die etwa 2.000 Mann starke Eingreiftruppe, die Ende Mai in Timor-Leste landete, bis zum 20. August des Jahres ablösen sollen. |
fr | Copyright de l’image Facebook Image caption Angéla Kpeidja et Pricile Kpogbeme
L'affaire ressemble à bien des égards à un Metoo à la sauce béninoise.
Deux journalistes béninoises, Angéla Kpeidja de la télévision nationale et Pricile Kpogbeme, au chômage, ont témoigné sur le "harcèlement sexuel et les abus" commis dans les rédactions au Bénin.
La première a saisi l'occasion du 1er mai, la fête du travail, pour fustiger les humiliations subies, selon elle, par plusieurs femmes journalistes. Sa publication sur Facebook est devenue virale.
Sa consœur, Pricile Kpogbeme, lui a emboîté le pas le 3 mai, jour de la célébration de la liberté de la presse.
Dans une vidéo postée sur sa page Facebook, la journaliste détaille les différentes abus auxquels elle a fait face dans sa carrière.
Selon elle, les femmes sont considérées comme des "objets sexuels" au sein des organes de presse du pays.
Son chômage serait lié, d'après elle, à son refus de céder aux avances.
Audience avec le président béninois Patrice Talon
Sur sa page Facebook, le chef de l'Etat béninois, Patrice Talon annonce avoir rencontré les responsables de la télévision nationale béninoise Ortb et la première lanceuse d'alerte, Angéla Kpeidja.
Il a aussi donné son point de vue sur la question du harcèlement sexuel dans les médias béninois.
"J'ai tenu, ce mardi 5 mai 2020, une séance de travail avec les responsables de l'Office de Radiodiffusion et Télévision du Bénin (ORTB), certains membres de mon Gouvernement dont le Ministre de la Communication et Mme Angela KPEIDJA suite à sa dénonciation de faits graves dont elle aurait été victime. Je me suis intéressé au sujet, convaincu que de nombreuses femmes béninoises, dans le cadre de leur travail, peuvent être sujettes à ces pratiques répréhensibles. En effet, dans la société moderne que s'emploie à bâtir au quotidien notre Gouvernement avec l'ensemble du peuple béninois, les pratiques liées aux harcèlements, aux violences basées sur le genre, ne doivent pas avoir droit de cité et ne doivent pas rester impunies", écrit M. Talon.
Il a exhorté les responsables de l'ORTB de tout mettre en œuvre pour que les faits allégués, qu'ils soient fondés ou non (ce qu'il appartiendra à la justice d'établir), n'aient pas droit de cité.
"Cela est valable pour cet office comme pour l'ensemble des administrations publiques et privées de notre pays. D'ores et déjà, j'ai la conviction que l'acte posé par Mme Angela KPEIDJA sera le déclencheur d'une aube nouvelle pour faire en sorte que les victimes d'abus à caractère sexuel soient mieux protégées dans notre pays", ajoute le président béninois.
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La réaction de l'Ortb
La télévision nationale béninoise qui emploie Angéla Kpeidja a réagi à ses accusations dans un communiqué.
"Nous voudrions porter à votre connaissance qu'à ce jour, la Direction générale de l'ORTB n'a reçu aucune plainte portant sur harcèlement moral, sexuel ou pour viol sur un personnel féminin. Des faits qui, s'ils existent, sont suffisamment graves pour être seulement dénoncés Angela Kpeidja", indique le texte.
L'ORTB ajoute qu'en parfaite harmonie avec ses valeurs à savoir Professionnalisme, Innovation et Esprit d'Equipe, l'ORTB demeure une entreprise au sein de laquelle les droits et devoirs des travailleurs sont garantis".
Sur les réseaux sociaux, les deux femmes reçoivent aussi bien le soutien de leurs pairs et des internautes mais également des critiques de personnes souhaitant qu'elles citent des noms pour éviter que des innocents soient soupçonnés. | fr | Le vendredi 1 mai 2020, Angela Kpeidja, journaliste béninoise, dénonce sur sa page le harcèlement sexuel et moral au sein de l’ORTB (). Cette situation a fait couler beaucoup d'encre et de salive, au point que la journaliste a été reçue en audience par le chef de l'État, le président et certains responsables de l'ORTB le 5 mai 2020.
Cité dans cette affaire, Mesmin Adisso, secrétaire de rédaction de la télévision nationale, a été limogé à travers une note de service, même s'il n'est mentionné nulle part qu'il s'agit d'une sanction liée à l'affaire de harcèlement sexuel ; mais, sur la toile, les internautes ont très tôt lié les deux dossiers. Mesmin Adisso, à son tour, a porté plainte pour laver son honneur. Une enquête est ouverte pour élucider cette affaire. |
en | BrasilTelecom is the most popular (and hated) phone company in South Brazil, with a very large market share, thanks to the fact it was a state-owned company that was sold for a dime (that’s another story).
Since it was announced that Brazilian authorities were tending to ask for the backbones controllers to block access to a specific YouTube video (more details here: Where no China has gone before: Brazil bans YouTube), BrT customers are totally unable to access any YouTube contents.
That’s not, however, any preventive measure in order to preserve any customer from being sued; it’s just an opportunist movement to cover the real problems they have when they sign up a contract with BrT.
A customer of mine (I sell web hosting at PortoFácil, in case you didn’t know), who has a BrT link of 600kbps, called me to see why his was taking so long to load. You know, a customer is a customer, but they are not supposed to have a technical profile. “My site” (sic) in fact was not the site I host for him, but his start page, that is one of those home-made portals bloated with — useful or not — information.
Since I was there, I took some time to compare how my own perform in ordinary equipment (not the developer’s machine), and noticed that the download speed was really too slow. I then called the phone support from BrT and they told me to download a file from BrT network. The download was fine and fast (66Kb/s). Once our problem was not solved, we asked for a paid visit from a technician, hoping that he could point out to a feasible solution.
On the selected time the technician was at my customer’s office, but when I explained the problem he took his brief and said that was not a cabling problem. Under the right psychological pressure the guy told us the following: BrT links to outside Brazil are very highly utilized, but the company has no plans to solve this problem. Of course, the final user, the customer, is penalized, because the contract says the company guarantees only 10% of the nominal bandwidth, and only inside their own network!
Now, BrT is taking advantage of the hype on the case of the model having sex fun on the beach to lower their backbone utilization by blocking one of the main bandwidth-consumer sites.
Finally, what makes me the saddest about this story is the following: I’m about to move to another apartment, bigger, better, more beautiful. But in that part of the town there is no bandwidth provider but BrasilTelecom. Bummer!
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Compare Preços de: Modems , Telefones, Internet, , Advogados. | en | 125px
The largest telecom company in Brazil, BrasilTelecom, has blocked its users from accessing YouTube following a court order to shut down the popular video sharing website.
BrasilTelecom did not issue an official statement regarding YouTube, but its customers are complaining that all access to the website is blocked.
A ban on YouTube was ordered by Brazilian courts after celebrity Daniela Cicarelli sued the website for hosting unauthorized videos of her having sex on the beach. YouTube removed the videos, as is standard for videos it receives legal complaints about, but was unable to stop other users from uploading copies since it does not screen videos before they are uploaded. |
pt | Uma liminar do Tribunal de Justiça de São Paulo pode impedir o acesso de usuários brasileiros ao site de compartilhamento de vídeos YouTube.
A decisão do desembargador Ênio Santarelli Zuliani seria uma punição pelo site não ter respeitado a decisão da Justiça tirando do ar os vídeos da modelo Daniella Cicarelli com o namorado em uma praia na Espanha.
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As supostas cenas de sexo na praia foram divulgadas no YouTube e ganharam a rede, levando o casal a mover duas ações na Justiça - uma pedindo indenização por danos morais, contra as Organizações Globo, o Internet Group (iG) e o YouTube; e a outra pedindo a retirada dos vídeos do ar.
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O Tribunal de Justiça de São Paulo concedeu a liminar obrigando os sites a retirarem as cenas do ar, sob pena de multa de 250 mil reais. Segundo Rubens Decossau Tilkian, que representa Tato, a multa já está sendo executada, mas o pedido de bloqueio ao site é uma forma de fazer valer a decisão da Justiça brasileira, que estaria sendo negligenciada.
“Eles não têm um sistema eficaz para evitar que o vídeo volte a ser publicado”, argumenta o advogado. Segundo Tilkian, as empresas que detém os canais de comunicação que permitem que o conteúdo chegue aos internautas brasileiros é que serão responsáveis por barrar o acesso ao YouTube no Brasil.
No final da tarde da quinta-feira (04/01), o Tribunal de Justiça de São Paulo, por meio de sua assessoria de imprensa, negou que o desembargador Ênio Santarelli Zuliani tenho pedido a retirada do site do ar, como publicou o IDG Now!, mas sim quer impedir o acesso ao vídeo de supostas cenas de sexo da apresentadora Daniella Cicarelli e o seu namorado Renato Malzoni, em uma praia na Espanha
Medida eficaz?
O bloqueio ao site enfrentaria dificuldades técnicas, na opinião do procurador do Ministério Público Federal em São Paulo, Sérgio Suiama. “É tecnicamente inviável. A Justiça vai intimar os provedores de acesso de todo o País para bloquear o conteúdo?”, questiona o procurador.
Para Renato Opice Blum, advogado especialista em direito digital, os provedores não são réus no processo, portanto não deveriam ser responsáveis pelo bloqueio. “Caberia ao YouTube, mas se eles sequer removeram os vídeos é difícil acreditar que eles fariam o bloqueio”, opina. | en | 125px
The largest telecom company in Brazil, BrasilTelecom, has blocked its users from accessing YouTube following a court order to shut down the popular video sharing website.
BrasilTelecom did not issue an official statement regarding YouTube, but its customers are complaining that all access to the website is blocked.
A ban on YouTube was ordered by Brazilian courts after celebrity Daniela Cicarelli sued the website for hosting unauthorized videos of her having sex on the beach. YouTube removed the videos, as is standard for videos it receives legal complaints about, but was unable to stop other users from uploading copies since it does not screen videos before they are uploaded. |
de | Bild vergrößern Die islamistische Partei Jamaat-e-Islami hatte zur Demonstration aufgerufen. (© dpa)
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In Pakistan haben tausende Demonstranten gegen die Nato und die Wiedereröffnung der Nachschubrouten für die internationalen Truppen in Afghanistan protestiert. Die Demonstranten, die aus Peshawar im Nordwesten des Landes in die Stadt Jamrud an der afghanischen Grenze gezogen waren, riefen am Dienstag Parolen wie "Tod den USA".
Nach Angaben eines Behördenvertreters nahmen bis zu 20.000 Menschen an dem Protestmarsch teil, ein AFP-Fotograf schätzte die Zahl der Teilnehmer auf 8000 bis 10.000. Die Veranstalter, die islamistische Partei Jamaat-e-Islami, hatten mit 50.000 Teilnehmern gerechnet. Die pakistanische Regierung hatte Anfang Juli die im November nach einem tödlichen US-Luftangriff auf einen pakistanischen Grenzposten verhängte Blockade der Nato-Transportwege aufgehoben.
Die Entscheidung rief Proteste von islamistischen Parteien und anderen Gruppen hervor. Bislang haben allerdings nur wenige Lastwagen die Grenze nach Afghanistan passiert, weil die Spediteure Entschädigungen für die siebenmonatige Blockade und Sicherheitsgarantien verlangen.
(Süddeutsche.de/AFP/rela) | de | Am gestrigen Dienstag demonstrierten tausende Pakistaner gegen die NATO und die Wiedereröffnung der Nachschubrouten für die in Afghanistan stationierten ISAF-Truppen. Die Demonstranten zogen von der im Nordwesten des Landes liegenden Stadt Peschawar aus in die Stadt Jamrud, welche sich nahe der afghanischen Grenze befindet, und riefen dabei Parolen wie „Tod den USA“.
An dem Protestmarsch sollen sich einem Behördenvertreter zufolge bis zu 20.000 Menschen beteiligt haben. Ein AFP-Fotograf schätzte die Zahl der Teilnehmer jedoch auf 8.000 bis 10.000 Menschen. Die Demonstration wurde von der islamistischen Partei Jamaat-e-Islami organisiert, welche mit 50.000 Teilnehmern gerechnet hatte. Die Blockade der NATO-Transportwege, die im November 2011 nach einem tödlichen US-Luftangriff auf einen pakistanischen Grenzposten verhängt wurde, wurde Anfang Juli von der pakistanischen Regierung aufgehoben.
Die Aufhebung der Blockade verursachte Proteste von Seiten islamistischer Parteien und anderer Gruppen. Da die Spediteure für die Blockade, welche sieben Monate lang andauerte, Entschädigungen und Sicherheitsgarantien verlangen, passierten bislang nur einige wenige Lastwagen die Grenze nach Afghanistan. |
de | 17. Juli 2012
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Barroso: Vertrauen der EU in Rumänien erschüttert
Die EU-Kommission hat Rumänien unter verschärfte Beobachtung gestellt. EU-Kommissionspräsident Jose Manuel Barroso erklärte am Mittwoch in Brüssel bei der Präsentation des neuen Fortschrittsberichts zu Rumänien und Bulgarien, das „Vertrauen“ der Europäischen Union in Bukarest sei „erschüttert“.
Die in den vergangenen fünf Jahren seit dem Beitritt Rumäniens 2007 erfolgten Fortschritte im Justizbereich und gegen Korruption seien durch die Ereignisse der letzten Wochen gegen das Rechtssystem „infrage gestellt“ worden.
Deshalb sei es notwendig, dass Rumänien die von der EU-Kommission geforderten Empfehlungen zur Behebung der Lage rasch umsetze. Ein weiterer außerordentlicher Fortschrittsbericht werde noch im laufenden Jahr erfolgen. Die elf von der Kommission kritisierten Punkte müssten so schnell wie möglich umgesetzt werden.
Angesprochen darauf, welche Maßnahmen ergriffen werden, sollte der rumänische Ministerpräsident Victor Ponta die Forderungen der EU nicht umsetzen, wollte die Kommission nicht eingehen.
„Wir werden nicht über die Zukunft spekulieren“, doch es werde „jetzt eine außerordentlich aufmerksame Beobachtung“ der Implementierung der Maßnahmen erfolgen. Welche Auswirkungen auf den gewünschten Schengen-Beitritt Rumäniens mit dem Bericht verbunden seien, könne derzeit nicht gesagt werden.
Barroso betonte, jedes EU-Land müsse ein unabhängiges, funktionierendes Justizsystem haben, die demokratischen Rechte respektieren und die Gesetze einhalten.
„Die Vorgänge in Rumänien haben unser Vertrauen erschüttert.“ Es sei nicht hinzunehmen, wenn Richter eingeschüchtert werden, wenn sie nicht jene Urteile treffen, die die Regierung in Bukarest haben wolle. Und die Verfassung könne auch nicht einfach über Nacht geändert werden.
„Wir brauchen rasche Antworten.“ Barroso zeigte sich trotz der Vorgänge zuversichtlich, dass Ponta die Fehler rasch ausräumen werde. Er wolle Ponta auch für das letzte Treffen Anerkennung zollen.
Der Fortschrittsbericht der EU-Kommission zu Rumänien betont, dass das Land das Vertrauen der EU-Partner erst wieder zurückgewinnen müsse, was den Respekt für den Rechtsstaat und die Unabhängigkeit des Justizsystems betrifft. Barroso erklärte, die notwendige Gewaltenteilung müsse in einem demokratischen System garantiert werden.
In den vergangenen fünf Jahren seien zwar Fortschritte bei der Korruptionsbekämpfung und den Justizreformen erfolgt, „aber all das wurde durch die Ereignisse des letzten Monats infrage gestellt“. Die Kommission habe „ernsthafte Bedenken“ über die Einhaltung der Gesetze und die Unabhängigkeit des Justizsystems in Rumänien.
Ponta habe angesichts dieser Sorge der Kommission geantwortet und zugesagt, rasch zu reagieren. „Die Kommission wird die Lage beobachten und sicherstellen, dass die Verpflichtungen auch umgesetzt werden. Eine rasche und klare Umsetzung kann zu einem stabilen, glaubwürdigen und investitionsfreundlichen wirtschaftlichen Klima beitragen und auch die Finanzmärkte beruhigen.“
Der nunmehr vorliegende neue Fortschrittsbericht führt aus, dass Mängel und Fehler bei den Justizreformen und beim Kampf gegen die Korruption von einer „großen Mehrheit der Rumänen“ Grund für Besorgnis seien.
Nach einer jüngsten Eurobarometer-Umfrage würden 72 Prozent der Rumänen eine Fortsetzung der Reformen befürworten, bis es „vergleichbare Standards zu anderen Mitgliedstaaten“ gebe.
Angesichts der jüngsten Herausforderungen werde die Kommission einen weiteren Fortschrittsbericht bis Ende 2012 vorlegen. Dabei solle geprüft werden, inwieweit den Bedenken Rechnung getragen wurde und die Gewaltenteilung wieder hergestellt wurde.
Der einer Mitte-links-Koalition vorstehende Ministerpräsident treibt in einem Machtkampf unter anderem mit Eilverordnungen ein Amtsenthebungsverfahren gegen Präsident Traian Basescu aus dem gegnerischen Polit-Lager voran.
Dabei beschwor Ponta auch einen Konflikt mit dem Verfassungsgericht über die Regeln eines solchen Verfahrens herauf. Das rumänische Justizsystem steht seit dem EU-Beitritt 2007 wegen Mängeln unter besonderer Beobachtung Brüssels.
apa | de | Am gestrigen Dienstag demonstrierten tausende Pakistaner gegen die NATO und die Wiedereröffnung der Nachschubrouten für die in Afghanistan stationierten ISAF-Truppen. Die Demonstranten zogen von der im Nordwesten des Landes liegenden Stadt Peschawar aus in die Stadt Jamrud, welche sich nahe der afghanischen Grenze befindet, und riefen dabei Parolen wie „Tod den USA“.
An dem Protestmarsch sollen sich einem Behördenvertreter zufolge bis zu 20.000 Menschen beteiligt haben. Ein AFP-Fotograf schätzte die Zahl der Teilnehmer jedoch auf 8.000 bis 10.000 Menschen. Die Demonstration wurde von der islamistischen Partei Jamaat-e-Islami organisiert, welche mit 50.000 Teilnehmern gerechnet hatte. Die Blockade der NATO-Transportwege, die im November 2011 nach einem tödlichen US-Luftangriff auf einen pakistanischen Grenzposten verhängt wurde, wurde Anfang Juli von der pakistanischen Regierung aufgehoben.
Die Aufhebung der Blockade verursachte Proteste von Seiten islamistischer Parteien und anderer Gruppen. Da die Spediteure für die Blockade, welche sieben Monate lang andauerte, Entschädigungen und Sicherheitsgarantien verlangen, passierten bislang nur einige wenige Lastwagen die Grenze nach Afghanistan. |
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Dann melden Sie sich einfach mit Ihren Zugangsdaten an. | de | Der sieben Monate alte Baby Jannis, der am vergangenen Montag im Wohnzimmer seiner Familienwohnung in Bad König vom Hund der Familie totgebissen wurde, starb in Folge von einem einzigen Biss in die Fontanelle. Das hat am Donnerstag die Obduktion in Darmstadt erwiesen. Der verletzte Säugling wurde am Montagabend in aller Eile in eine Spezialklinik in Mannheim gebracht, wo er später am Abend gestorben ist.
Der Hund ist laut den Berichten ein fünf Jahre alter Staffordshire Bullterrier-Mischling. Das Tier soll in ein Tierheim in Würzberg gebracht worden sein.
Es ist in Deutschland schon der zweite tödliche Angriff von einem Hund in nur sehr kurzer Zeit. Vergangene Woche tötete in Hannover ein Hund eine 52-Jährige Mutter und ihren 27-Jährigen Sohn. Auch in diesem Fall handelte es sich um einen Staffordshire-Terrier-Mischling. |
de | Hannover. Eine Woche nach der tödlichen Attacke des Staffdorshire Terrier-Mischlings Chico auf einen 27-Jährigen und dessen 52-jährige Mutter steht fest, wie es mit dem Hund in den kommenden Tagen weitergehen soll. Nach Angaben des Tierheims Hannover soll er so schnell wie möglich einem Wesenstest unterzogen werden. „Erst danach sollen die medizinischen Untersuchungen vorgenommen werden“, sagt Heiko Schwarzfeld, der Leiter des Tierheims. Wann der Test durchgeführt werden kann ist noch offen. Hansjoachim Hackbarth von der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover soll sich Chico am Mittwoch im Tierheim in Langenhagen ansehen, um diese Frage zu klären. Dabei geht es auch um die Schwellung am Kopf des Tieres. „Damit ein Hund einen Wesenstest absolvieren kann, müssen ein paar Voraussetzungen gegeben sein“, sagt TiHo-Sprecherin Sonja von Brethorst. Dazu gehört, dass der Hund frei von Krankheiten ist, an einen Maulkorb gewöhnt und geimpft ist.
Eine Tierärztin der Stadt hatte in einer ersten Inaugenscheinnahme des Hundes im Tierheim festgestellt, dass der Unterkiefer des Tieres geschwollen ist. Woher die Schwellung stammt, ob von einer Zahnentzündung oder einem Tumor, ist noch unklar. „Wir sind der Ansicht, dass eine Computertomografie notwendig ist, um ausschließen zu können, dass der Hund keinen Tumor im Kopf hat“, sagt Schwarzfeld.
Staffordshire-Mischling Chico ist erstmals nach der tödlichen Attacke in Groß-Buchholz auf dem Gelände des Tierheims in Krähenwinkel ausgeführt worden. Zur Bildergalerie
Am Dienstag konnte Chico zum ersten Mal seit dem Vorfall seinen Zwinger im Tierheim verlassen. „Ein erfahrener Tierpfleger hat ihn zum Gassigehen ausgeführt. Er hat sich dabei super brav benommen“, sagt Claus Reichinger vom Tierheim München. Er steht seit dem Angriff in engem Kontakt mit den Kollegen in Hannover und ist am Montagabend nach Niedersachsen gereist, um sich den Hund anzusehen. Der Tierschützer befasst sich in seinem Verein seit Jahren mit Rasselisten und auffälligen Hunden. Das Tierheim München betreibt auch einen Gnadenhof. „Ob wir die Möglichkeit haben, ihn dort unterzubringen, kann erst nach Abschluss aller Untersuchungen gesagt werden“, sagt Reichinger. Die Stadt übte unterdessen harte Kritik an dem Umstand, dass ein Mitarbeiter des Tierheims vor den Augen der Öffentlichkeit mit Chico Gassi gegangen war. „Wir akzeptieren das nicht und haben das Tierheim angewiesen, das nicht noch einmal zu tun“, sagte Stadtsprecher Udo Möller.
Die Staatsanwaltschaft Hannover hat inzwischen ein Verfahren wegen fahrlässiger Tötung gegen Unbekannt eingeleitet. „Wir lassen uns alle Akten und Unterlagen kommen, um beurteilen zu können ob vor sieben Jahren jemand einen strafrechtlich relevanten Fehler gemacht hat“, sagt Oberstaatsanwalt Thomas Klinge. Bislang können die Ermittler noch immer nichts über den genauen Hergang der Tat mitteilen. „Wir wissen noch nicht, wie der Hund plötzlich so in Rage geraten konnte“, sagt Klinge. Sollte sich herausstellen, dass eine Erkrankung des Tieres, möglicherweise ein Tumor, zu der Aggressivität und der tödlichen Attacke geführt hat, hätte das nach Angaben der Staatsanwaltschaft Auswirkungen auf die jetzt eingeleiteten Ermittlungen wegen des Verdachts der fahrlässigen Tötung.
Der städtische Ordnungsdezernent Axel von der Ohe hatte am Montag eingeräumt, dass Mitarbeitern in seinem Verwaltungsbereich 2011 folgenschwere Fehler im Fall Chico unterlaufen sind. Allerdings war zu dem Zeitpunkt noch der jetzige Enercity-Vorstand Marc Hansmann Ordnungsdezernent. Chico war damals nach Behördenhinweisen zwar als gefährlich eingestuft worden, man wollte deshalb dem Besitzer die Haltung des Hundes untersagen – dann aber kümmerte sich niemand mehr um den Fall. Es seien auch Mitarbeiter betroffen, die inzwischen dort nicht mehr in der Abteilung tätig sein, hieß es am Dienstag. Wie viele Personen an der Entscheidung, damals beteiligt waren, sei jetzt Gegenstand der Ermittlungen. Im Veterinäramt arbeiten derzeit 20 Mitarbeiter, darunter sieben Amtstierärzte. Vier weitere Angestellte kennen sich speziell mit den Paragrafen des Hundegesetzes aus. Sie sind zuständig für 15 800 offiziell bei der Stadt gemeldete Hunde. Nach Angaben des Amts prüfen die Mitarbeiter im Schnitt pro Jahr 100 auffällig gewordene Hunde. In besonders schwierigen Fällen werden zudem Experten von außen hinzu gezogen. Ob das im Fall Chico auch so war, ist noch unklar.
Ausgang ohne Maulkorb
Der Hund war bei seinem Ausgang am Dienstag zwar unter strenger Aufsicht unterwegs – aber ohne Maulkorb. Das liegt nach Angaben des Tierheims daran, dass die schmerzhafte Erkrankung am Kopf das Anlegen des Maulkorbs derzeit zur Qual macht. Nur weil erfahrene Tierpfleger den Ausgang begleiteten, habe man von der Maulkorbregel ausnahmsweise abgesehen, hieß es dazu im Tierheim.
Wer entscheidet über Leben und Tod? Die Stadt wollte Chico eigentlich bereits zu Wochenbeginn einschläfern lassen – hat aber zunächst davon Abstand genommen, weil die Untersuchungen noch andauern. Der Anwalt der Opferangehörigen, Andreas Hüttl, wies allerdings in der HAZ darauf hin, dass der Hund derzeit den gesetzlichen Erben gehört, also den Schwestern des 27-jährigen Halters – und dass diese zumindest gefragt werden sollten vor einer Entscheidung. Im Grundsatz befürworteten auch sie aber das Einschläfern. Trotzdem bleibt die Frage: Wer entscheidet eigentlich? Nach Angaben des Deutschen Tierschutzbunds regelt das Deutsche Tierschutzgesetz dies eindeutig. „Es schreibt vor, dass kein Tier ohne vernünftigen Grund eingeschläfert werden darf“, sagt Mitarbeiterin Lea Schmitz. Die Anordnung zum Einschläfern eines gefährlichen Hundes liege im Ermessen des zuständigen Veterinäramts, also der Stadt. Im Fall Chico sind zusätzlich die gesetzlichen Regelungen des niedersächsischen Hundegesetzes und des niedersächsischen Gesetzes über die öffentliche Sicherheit und Ordnung heranzuzie- hen.
Von Tobias Morchner | de | Der sieben Monate alte Baby Jannis, der am vergangenen Montag im Wohnzimmer seiner Familienwohnung in Bad König vom Hund der Familie totgebissen wurde, starb in Folge von einem einzigen Biss in die Fontanelle. Das hat am Donnerstag die Obduktion in Darmstadt erwiesen. Der verletzte Säugling wurde am Montagabend in aller Eile in eine Spezialklinik in Mannheim gebracht, wo er später am Abend gestorben ist.
Der Hund ist laut den Berichten ein fünf Jahre alter Staffordshire Bullterrier-Mischling. Das Tier soll in ein Tierheim in Würzberg gebracht worden sein.
Es ist in Deutschland schon der zweite tödliche Angriff von einem Hund in nur sehr kurzer Zeit. Vergangene Woche tötete in Hannover ein Hund eine 52-Jährige Mutter und ihren 27-Jährigen Sohn. Auch in diesem Fall handelte es sich um einen Staffordshire-Terrier-Mischling. |
en | S. Korean soldiers fire at Asiana passenger jet
SEOUL — South Korean troops have fired at a passenger jet flying from China with 119 people on board after mistaking it for a North Korean aircraft, amid increasingly fraught relations on the divided peninsula.
Two soldiers at a guard post on Gyodong island, just 1.7 kilometres (one mile) south of the North Korean coast, fired their K-2 rifles on Friday towards the plane, descending as it approached Seoul's Incheon International Airport.
Ties between the two Koreas are at their lowest ebb in more than a decade after Pyongyang announced late last month it was breaking all contacts with the South's conservative government.
The South Korean Asiana aircraft was flying southeast over Jumun island, 12 kilometres south of Gyodong, towards Incheon, when the soldiers fired a total of 99 rounds including two blanks, Yonhap news agency said.
"The firing continued (for) about 10 minutes but the plane was too far off the rifle's range and it did not receive any damage," Yonhap quoted a Marine Corps official as saying.
"When the plane appeared over Jumun island, soldiers mistook it as a North Korean military aircraft and fired."
A Marine Corps spokesman confirmed the incident to AFP but declined to give further details.
An aviation controller told AFP that the Asiana Airbus 321 was flying from the southwest Chinese city of Chengdu with 119 people on board, including crew members, and was following a normal route.
"It was flying normally. It did not deviate from its normal route," the controller said.
An Asiana spokesman said there was no damage to the plane as it was too far away from the guard post, adding that the military had inquired whether the plane had suffered any damage.
Following the incident, the Marine Corps will step up training for soldiers to help them distinguish between civilian aircraft and enemy planes, Yonhap said.
South Korean soldiers had been alerted to possible provocative acts by North Korea amid simmering cross-border tensions.
After a few months of relative calm, since late May the North has been using harsher rhetoric against the South's conservative government -- describing it as a US puppet bent on fuelling confrontation.
The South's Defence Minister Kim Kwan-Jin has told frontline troops that if the North Koreans attack, they should strike back immediately without waiting for orders from top commanders about how to respond.
"Don't ask your commanders whether to fire back or not. Take actions first and then report afterwards," Kim was quoted as saying when he visited the western frontline in March.
The minister's remarks came after the South's military was widely criticised for a perceived weak and slow response when North Korea last November shelled Yeonpyeong island, one of five frontline islands, and killed four people.
The arrival by boat in South Korea of nine refugees from the North on June 11 has further heightened tensions.
South Korea has rejected Pyongyang's demand to send the nine back to the communist state, but the North's Red Cross warned Thursday that relations could worsen unless they are returned immediately.
Seoul's policy is to accept all North Koreans who wish to stay in the South, while repatriating those who stray across the sea border by accident.
The arrival in February of a boatload of North Koreans sparked weeks of acrimony. That boat drifted across the Yellow Sea border in thick fog, possibly accidentally.
The North's military has also threatened an attack in protest at the use by some South Korean troops of photos of Pyongyang's ruling family as rifle-range targets. The practice has been stopped but the North is demanding an apology.
Media reports on Friday said the South has deployed missiles capable of hitting the North Korean capital Pyongyang near the tense border.
The deployment of the surface-to-surface missiles was in response to a recent rise in tensions, Yonhap news agency and Dong-A Ilbo newspaper reported.
Copyright © 2011 AFP. All rights reserved. More » | en | An Asiana A321, from file
Troops in South Korea attacked a passenger jet Saturday after mistaking it for a North Korean aircraft. The plane was out of range and escaped undamaged; the 119 on board were unharmed.
Soldiers fired 99 rounds, including two blanks, from their at the as it approached on a flight from China. That airport serves Seoul and is 25 miles (40.2 kilometres) from the border between the two Korean states.
The plane's route is disputed. One aviation controller said that the plane was "flying normally" and "did not deviate from its normal route," a claim with which Asiana agrees. However, '''' reports that the South Korean marines who attacked the aircraft say it was off-course. A Marine Corps official said the shooting lasted ten minutes as the plane flew over island. The marines fired from nearby .
The troops opened fire with K2s, but the jet was out of range.
Relations between the two Korean countries have been tense since the end of open hostilities in the 1953 . The South Korean military has recently used photos of North Korean leader 's family for target practice, with the north threatening retaliation. South Korean media claimed yesterday that the south has US-built missiles capable of reaching the northern capital, Pyongyang, and blamed the north for twin bombings that killed 50 people last year.
One current dispute involves nine refugees arriving in the south by boat on June 11. Yesterday, the south said that all wish to defect and, per its policy, refused to hand them back. The north's warned on Thursday that failure to do so could lead to further deterioration in Korean relations.
South Korean troops have been told by Defence Minister to fire at attacking North Koreans without waiting for or seeking instructions. "Don't ask your commanders whether to fire back or not. Take actions first and then report afterwards," he said on the front line in March. The South Korean military was criticised in November for a slow response to the north's shelling of island, which killed four.
The two marines who attacked the plane yesterday had recently been told that the North was increasing military action due to heightened tensions. As a result of the incident, increased training on aircraft identification will be performed. Asiana said they were unaware of the attack until contacted by the military and asked if the jet had been hit. |
en | The South Korean jet was coming in to land at Seoul's Incheon International Airport - close to the border with North Korea - when Marines opened fire with rifles.
The Asiana Airlines jet carrying about 119 people was undamaged and no one was hurt.
The incident highlights how persistent tensions near the heavily armed inter-Korean border pose the possibility for dangerous miscalculation.
The Korean peninsula has remained in a technical state of conflict since the Korean War ended in a truce in 1953. A peace treaty has never been signed.
South Korea's defence officials and civil aviation officials could not immediately be reached for comment on the report.
An Asiana official reached by telephone confirmed that marines fired small weapons at one of the airline's planes coming from China and that there was no damage.
Two marine guards stationed on Gyodong island near the border fired rifle rounds at the flight as it approached Incheon International Airport west of Seoul, mistaking it for a North Korean military plane, the Yonhap report said. The jet was flying out of range of the rifles and avoided damage, it said.
The airport is located about 25 miles south of the inter-Korean border.
Yonhap quoted its source as saying the marines claimed the plane was flying off course. The Asiana official, described the plane's route as normal.
News of the incident comes as South Korea on Friday refused to send back a group of North Koreans who crossed into southern waters by boat last weekend, saying all nine have expressed the desire to defect.
North Korea has demanded the immediate repatriation of all nine people who landed on a South Korean-held island last Saturday aboard two small boats. Pyongyang warned on Thursday that failure to send them back would aggravate ties between the two Koreas.
North Korea threatened earlier this month to retaliate for the South Korean military's use of photos of leader Kim Jong Il's family for shooting practice.
Seoul also blames Pyongyang for two deadly attacks that killed 50 South Koreans last year. US-made missiles capable of striking Pyongyang were deployed to South Korean sites near the Demilitarized Zone earlier this year, South Korean media reports said. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff declined to confirm the reports. | en | An Asiana A321, from file
Troops in South Korea attacked a passenger jet Saturday after mistaking it for a North Korean aircraft. The plane was out of range and escaped undamaged; the 119 on board were unharmed.
Soldiers fired 99 rounds, including two blanks, from their at the as it approached on a flight from China. That airport serves Seoul and is 25 miles (40.2 kilometres) from the border between the two Korean states.
The plane's route is disputed. One aviation controller said that the plane was "flying normally" and "did not deviate from its normal route," a claim with which Asiana agrees. However, '''' reports that the South Korean marines who attacked the aircraft say it was off-course. A Marine Corps official said the shooting lasted ten minutes as the plane flew over island. The marines fired from nearby .
The troops opened fire with K2s, but the jet was out of range.
Relations between the two Korean countries have been tense since the end of open hostilities in the 1953 . The South Korean military has recently used photos of North Korean leader 's family for target practice, with the north threatening retaliation. South Korean media claimed yesterday that the south has US-built missiles capable of reaching the northern capital, Pyongyang, and blamed the north for twin bombings that killed 50 people last year.
One current dispute involves nine refugees arriving in the south by boat on June 11. Yesterday, the south said that all wish to defect and, per its policy, refused to hand them back. The north's warned on Thursday that failure to do so could lead to further deterioration in Korean relations.
South Korean troops have been told by Defence Minister to fire at attacking North Koreans without waiting for or seeking instructions. "Don't ask your commanders whether to fire back or not. Take actions first and then report afterwards," he said on the front line in March. The South Korean military was criticised in November for a slow response to the north's shelling of island, which killed four.
The two marines who attacked the plane yesterday had recently been told that the North was increasing military action due to heightened tensions. As a result of the incident, increased training on aircraft identification will be performed. Asiana said they were unaware of the attack until contacted by the military and asked if the jet had been hit. |
en | By Simon Hradecky, created Saturday, Jun 18th 2011 09:14Z, last updated Saturday, Jun 18th 2011 09:36Z An Asiana Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration HL7763 performing flight OZ-324 (scheduled departure Jun 16th) from Chengdu (China) to Seoul Incheon (South Korea) with 119 people on board, was on approach to Seoul's Incheon Airport just about intercepting the localiser of Incheon Airport about 15nm northwest of Incheon Airport and a few nautical miles south of the border to North Korea when two South Korean soldiers on guard at Gyodong Island (about 5.5nm north of the aircraft position) thought the aircraft was a military one intruding the airspace from North Korea and opened the fire with their K-2 rifles. The aircraft was out of range of the rifles, was not hit and continued for a safe landing at 04:42L (before daybreak).
South Korean Marine Officials said the two soldiers on guard fired a total of 99 rounds at the aircraft, the shooting lasted for about 10 minutes, the airplane however was out of range of their K-2 rifles by about 500-600 meters (0.3nm). The soldiers claimed the aircraft was substantially north of the normal approach route to Seoul's Incheon Airport. The soldiers had just been alerted to increased provocations by North Korea due to the increased tensions between the two Koreas. Orders have been issued by South Korea Defense Ministry to immediately open the fire upon such provocative acts without waiting for instruction from superiors following an incident in November last year when North Korean military took Yeonpyeong Island under fire killing 4 inhabitants. Training of military personnel will be improved especially with regards to identifying military and civilian aircraft.
The airline said, the aircraft did not divert from its normal track. They got knowledge of the shooting only after the military inquired whether the aircraft suffered any damage.
Aviation sources said, the airplane was following an entirely normal approach route.
The K-2 rifles have an overall maximum range of 2400 meters (1.3nm) with an effective range of about 600 meters (0.3nm).
Map (Graphics: AVH/Google Earth): | en | An Asiana A321, from file
Troops in South Korea attacked a passenger jet Saturday after mistaking it for a North Korean aircraft. The plane was out of range and escaped undamaged; the 119 on board were unharmed.
Soldiers fired 99 rounds, including two blanks, from their at the as it approached on a flight from China. That airport serves Seoul and is 25 miles (40.2 kilometres) from the border between the two Korean states.
The plane's route is disputed. One aviation controller said that the plane was "flying normally" and "did not deviate from its normal route," a claim with which Asiana agrees. However, '''' reports that the South Korean marines who attacked the aircraft say it was off-course. A Marine Corps official said the shooting lasted ten minutes as the plane flew over island. The marines fired from nearby .
The troops opened fire with K2s, but the jet was out of range.
Relations between the two Korean countries have been tense since the end of open hostilities in the 1953 . The South Korean military has recently used photos of North Korean leader 's family for target practice, with the north threatening retaliation. South Korean media claimed yesterday that the south has US-built missiles capable of reaching the northern capital, Pyongyang, and blamed the north for twin bombings that killed 50 people last year.
One current dispute involves nine refugees arriving in the south by boat on June 11. Yesterday, the south said that all wish to defect and, per its policy, refused to hand them back. The north's warned on Thursday that failure to do so could lead to further deterioration in Korean relations.
South Korean troops have been told by Defence Minister to fire at attacking North Koreans without waiting for or seeking instructions. "Don't ask your commanders whether to fire back or not. Take actions first and then report afterwards," he said on the front line in March. The South Korean military was criticised in November for a slow response to the north's shelling of island, which killed four.
The two marines who attacked the plane yesterday had recently been told that the North was increasing military action due to heightened tensions. As a result of the incident, increased training on aircraft identification will be performed. Asiana said they were unaware of the attack until contacted by the military and asked if the jet had been hit. |
en | "We want to make sure this never happens again and I am sure the people who manage the hospital trusts concerned will have a full investigation and will tell everyone the results," he said. | pt | Bradborun morreu em dezembro de 2014 aos 63 anos.
O corpo de um outro homem foi cremado durante o funeral do político britânico . Bradbourn, que era o membro do Parlamento Europeu para a região de , morreu no em em dezembro 2014 do câncer de intestino. O seu funeral realizou-se em 16 de janeiro de 2015 no .
No entanto, foi descoberto em fevereiro que foi de fato o corpo de um senhor Philip Bradburn que foi cremado, em vez do senhor político Bradbourn, não tinha família imediata e seu funeral foi organizado pelos serviços sociais. Dr. Andrew Catto, do Heart of England Foundation Trust, que administra o Good Hope Hospital, disse sobre o erro "Lamentamos muito que isso tenha acontecido, estamos realizando uma investigação completa e urgente entre todas as partes envolvidas."
Em um comunicado, o primeiro ministro britânico David Cameron disse: "Meu coração vai para ambas as famílias, porque estes são tempos extremamente terno e sensível e que as famílias têm essa informação, é profundamente perturbadora."
Funeral do político foi planejado por seu chefe pessoal de longa data, Alastair Little. Little, que foi feito de Bradbourn parente mais próximo, disse: "Nós confiamos corpo de Philip para o SNS, mas temos vindo a desilusão por eles." Falando em nome da família Bradbourn ele disse que sentiu um "sentimento de raiva e incredulidade." Um segundo funeral foi realizado no final de fevereiro com o corpo de Bradbourn uma vez foi identificado o erro.
Bradbourn foi premiado com um em 1994 para o serviço público e político. Ele se tornou o MPE (Membro do Parlamento Europeu) para a região de West Midlands, como membro do Partido Conservador em 1999 e ocupou o cargo até sua morte. |
en | Mortuary cremated WRONG BODY at funeral of Tory MEP Philip Bradbourn - because other dead man's name was Bradburn
Philip Bradbourn, 63, died in December after battling bowel cancer
His family held a funeral for him in Wolverhampton on January 16
But a mix up by workers saw the wrong body cremated in his place
Philip Bradburn, an unknown man with a similar name, cremated instead
Investigations have been launched by the hospitals and crematorium
The wrong man was cremated in place of MEP Philip Bradbourn (pictured) at his funeral in January
A mortuary cremated the wrong body at the funeral of Tory MEP Philip Bradbourn in an astonishing mix-up which saw the politician's family bid farewell to a stranger with the same name.
Mr Bradbourn died shortly after being re-elected as an MEP for the West Midlands. The 63-year-old had been battling bowel cancer.
But at a ceremony at Bushbury Crematorium in Wolverhampton on January 16, another man's body was cremated in his place.
The blunder came after officials confused the politician's coffin with that of Philip Bradburn, an unknown man whose own funeral had been arranged by social services.
Mr Bradbourn's family slammed the mix-up after having to hold a second funeral for him the following month.
The 63-year-old died in Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield in December after battling the disease.
His body was taken to the Central England Co-operative Funeralcare mortuary, where another man, Philip Bradburn, also lay.
Mr Bradburn died in Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth's Hospital around the same time.
A month after the funeral, Mr Bradbourn's family were told of the blunder. Earlier this week politicians gathered to pay their respects to Mr Bradbourn at St Peter’s Collegiate Church in Wolverhampton.
Yesterday Tory West Midlands MEP Anthea McIntyre spoke of her horror at learning her former colleague's body had been mixed up.
'I attended Phil’s funeral in January and it was a smallish affair which was what Phil wanted. It was very moving and his friends planned a memorial day in March.
'I was telephoned by his executor informing me that a man with a very similar name had died and his body was mistakenly cremated.
Mr Bradbourn died shortly after being re-elected as an MEP for the West Midlands. The 63-year-old had been battling bowel cancer
Mr Bradbourn was taken to Bushbury Cemetery and Crematorium in Wolverhampton (above) after losing his battle with cancer
The 63-year-old was being treated at Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield which has launched an investigation into the incident
Another man, called Philip Bradburn, had also been taken to the crematorium from Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham (above)
'It is deeply distressing and my first thought was there has been a family who have been robbed of a funeral for their loved one.
'My understanding is that the gentleman did not have any close family or relatives but nevertheless this should not be allowed to happen.
Mr Bradbourn (pictured in 2005) spent 20 years in local government before becoming a political adviser
'The hospital trust has launched an investigation and I know that serious questions have been sent right to the top of Government on this issue.'
It is not clear whose shoulders the mistake falls on but all parties involved said they were conducting investigations into the incident.
'We are very sorry that this has happened - we are carrying out a full and urgent investigation between all the parties involved.
'This is a rare incident and we are offering support to those close to the deceased,' said Andrew Catto of Good Hope Hospital, where Mr Bradbourn died.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the Queen Elizabeth, where Mr Bradburn died, said: 'We have been asked to be part of the investigation into this unfortunate incident and will fully co-operate with the parties involved.'
A spokesperson for Central England Co-operative Funeralcare said: 'The Society is supporting one of our partners in a full and open an investigation, but is not able to comment further while the investigation is ongoing.'
Mr Bradbourn had been a town planning officer in local government for more than 20 years before becoming political adviser to the Conservative group at Wolverhampton City Council.
He was awarded an OBE in 1994 for his public and political service.
At the time of his death Prime Minister David Cameron led tributes to the 'dedicated' and 'well-respected' politician who served in the European Parliament since 1999. | pt | Bradborun morreu em dezembro de 2014 aos 63 anos.
O corpo de um outro homem foi cremado durante o funeral do político britânico . Bradbourn, que era o membro do Parlamento Europeu para a região de , morreu no em em dezembro 2014 do câncer de intestino. O seu funeral realizou-se em 16 de janeiro de 2015 no .
No entanto, foi descoberto em fevereiro que foi de fato o corpo de um senhor Philip Bradburn que foi cremado, em vez do senhor político Bradbourn, não tinha família imediata e seu funeral foi organizado pelos serviços sociais. Dr. Andrew Catto, do Heart of England Foundation Trust, que administra o Good Hope Hospital, disse sobre o erro "Lamentamos muito que isso tenha acontecido, estamos realizando uma investigação completa e urgente entre todas as partes envolvidas."
Em um comunicado, o primeiro ministro britânico David Cameron disse: "Meu coração vai para ambas as famílias, porque estes são tempos extremamente terno e sensível e que as famílias têm essa informação, é profundamente perturbadora."
Funeral do político foi planejado por seu chefe pessoal de longa data, Alastair Little. Little, que foi feito de Bradbourn parente mais próximo, disse: "Nós confiamos corpo de Philip para o SNS, mas temos vindo a desilusão por eles." Falando em nome da família Bradbourn ele disse que sentiu um "sentimento de raiva e incredulidade." Um segundo funeral foi realizado no final de fevereiro com o corpo de Bradbourn uma vez foi identificado o erro.
Bradbourn foi premiado com um em 1994 para o serviço público e político. Ele se tornou o MPE (Membro do Parlamento Europeu) para a região de West Midlands, como membro do Partido Conservador em 1999 e ocupou o cargo até sua morte. |
en | Analysts loyal to the ruling ZANU-PF at the University of Zimbabwe's political science department have predicted that President Robert Mugabe will easily win a new term in Saturday's election. Peta Thornycroft reports from Harare that the prediction comes as Mr. Mugabe faces his stiffest competition yet, from two powerful candidates.
President Robert Mugabe attends campaign rally, 28 Mar 2008
In the violent 2002 presidential election Mr. Mugabe won the vote with a 52 percent majority.
The run up to Saturday's voting has been mostly peaceful and there has been a resurgence of popularity for main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai as well as rejection of ZANU-PF in several key rural areas, but the prediction in the state controlled daily, The Herald, is that Mr. Mugabe will win by 57 percent this time.
The researchers from the political science department at the University of Zimbabwe are openly supportive of ZANU-PF.
The department's chairman Joseph Kurebwa also predicted that the now seriously divided ZANU-PF will also win more than two thirds of parliamentary, senatorial and local government seats in voting on Saturday.
He said his department conducted interviews with more than 10,000 people around the country.
However, founding legal secretary of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, David Coltart, disputes claims of Mr. Mugabe's continued popularity. He says in the southern Matabeleland provinces Mr. Mugabe is trailing badly.
Matabeleland accounts for about 20 percent of the vote.
Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the main opposition party in Zimbabwe addresses a press conference in Harare, 20 Mar 2008
"What is absolutely clear is that Robert Mugabe is in enormous difficulty in Matabeleland," he said. "At the very least, the hardcore support of ZANU-PF that is provided to him by the old ZIPRA war veterans, I think is gone. What we don't know is whether Simba Makoni or Morgan Tsvangirai will benefit from that swing."
It does appear though that in Harare, and some of the cities and suburban areas in the North and East of the country, that Morgan Tsvangirai has benefited more from that than independent presidential candidate Simba Makoni.
Complaints about flawed election practices have again surfaced. David Coltart says, in particular, the voter's roll has many names of people who are long dead.
"We are very concerned about the voters roll," he noted. "The voters roll is seriously deficient in a variety of respects, there are many dead people on it. The voters roll that I have got for example in my constituency is missing a whole chunk of names, all the surnames between C and M are completely missing."
Coltart has also expressed concern about the Zimbabwe electoral commission, the body that conducts the election, because the person in charge of that appears to be partisan.
He says the police have also been partisan in the past, and of course Robert Mugabe has made it very clear in recent statements that he simply will not allow the opposition to win.
In rural areas some voters say openly that they had voted for Mr. Mugabe in the past, but that they are now suffering and will vote for Mr. Tsvangirai in the presidential election.
Zimbabwe has been suffering from hyper-inflation and at least a third of the population is receiving food handouts from the west.
There are more than 9,400 polling stations for Saturday's election. All counting has to be done at the polling station and those results forwarded to a central command center in Harare for the presidential poll.
Tendai Biti, Morgan Tsvangirai's secretary-general says he fears this is where the main rigging could take place, the transfer of vote counts from deep rural areas to Harare.
Officials from Mr. Mugabe's Cabinet say he is a democrat and will accept the results, even if he should lose. | en | A parliamentary election and a presidential election will be held in Zimbabwe on Saturday, March 29, 2008. The parliamentary election is for both the House of Assembly and the Senate. In the presidential election, ''Voice of America'' has reported that analysts in Zimbabwe have predicted a victory for incumbent Robert Mugabe.
With the last parliamentary election having been held in 2005, the subsequent election was initially planned to be held in 2010, but after an abortive plan to delay the 2008 presidential election to 2010, it was decided to instead bring the parliamentary election forward by two years so that it could be held concurrently with the 2008 presidential election.
The House of Assembly is being expanded from 150 to 210 members, all elected, in the 2008 election, while the Senate is being expanded to 93 seats, 60 of which will be directly elected (six from each province). There are 29 constituencies in Harare, 28 in Midlands, 26 in Manicaland, 18 in Mashonaland Central, 23 in Mashonaland East, 22 in Mashonaland West, 26 in Masvingo, 13 in Matabeleland North, and 13 in Matabeleland South, and 12 in Bulawayo. Unlike in past elections, when constituency voter rolls were used, ward voter rolls will be used in the 2008 election. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission delimited 1,958 wards.
On January 25, 2008, the specific date of the election was announced as March 29. A spokesperson for the faction of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) led by Morgan Tsvangirai denounced this as "an act of madness and arrogance", while the leader of the other MDC faction, Arthur Mutambara, said that a free and fair election could not be held under the existing conditions, calling for a new constitution to be adopted prior to the election.
Prior to the election being held, ZANU-PF has already won two seats where it was unopposed: the House of Assembly seat from Muzarabani South, won by Edward Raradza, and the Senate seat from Rushinga, won by Damien Mumvuri.
While not inviting any observers from the European Union or the United States, Zimbabwe has invited 47 observer teams, including observers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union, China, Russia, and Iran. On March 11, the arrival of the first 50 observers from SADC was reported, with more expected. SADC had already conducted a preliminary mission in February, in which its team looked at constituencies, their boundaries, and the number of candidates, and used that information to determine the number of observers that would be necessary.
There are about 5.6 million registered voters and there will be about 11,000 polling stations, compared to about 4,000 polling stations in the 2005 parliamentary election. |
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Read more about social bookmarking at Wikipedia - Social Bookmarking | en | A parliamentary election and a presidential election will be held in Zimbabwe on Saturday, March 29, 2008. The parliamentary election is for both the House of Assembly and the Senate. In the presidential election, ''Voice of America'' has reported that analysts in Zimbabwe have predicted a victory for incumbent Robert Mugabe.
With the last parliamentary election having been held in 2005, the subsequent election was initially planned to be held in 2010, but after an abortive plan to delay the 2008 presidential election to 2010, it was decided to instead bring the parliamentary election forward by two years so that it could be held concurrently with the 2008 presidential election.
The House of Assembly is being expanded from 150 to 210 members, all elected, in the 2008 election, while the Senate is being expanded to 93 seats, 60 of which will be directly elected (six from each province). There are 29 constituencies in Harare, 28 in Midlands, 26 in Manicaland, 18 in Mashonaland Central, 23 in Mashonaland East, 22 in Mashonaland West, 26 in Masvingo, 13 in Matabeleland North, and 13 in Matabeleland South, and 12 in Bulawayo. Unlike in past elections, when constituency voter rolls were used, ward voter rolls will be used in the 2008 election. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission delimited 1,958 wards.
On January 25, 2008, the specific date of the election was announced as March 29. A spokesperson for the faction of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) led by Morgan Tsvangirai denounced this as "an act of madness and arrogance", while the leader of the other MDC faction, Arthur Mutambara, said that a free and fair election could not be held under the existing conditions, calling for a new constitution to be adopted prior to the election.
Prior to the election being held, ZANU-PF has already won two seats where it was unopposed: the House of Assembly seat from Muzarabani South, won by Edward Raradza, and the Senate seat from Rushinga, won by Damien Mumvuri.
While not inviting any observers from the European Union or the United States, Zimbabwe has invited 47 observer teams, including observers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union, China, Russia, and Iran. On March 11, the arrival of the first 50 observers from SADC was reported, with more expected. SADC had already conducted a preliminary mission in February, in which its team looked at constituencies, their boundaries, and the number of candidates, and used that information to determine the number of observers that would be necessary.
There are about 5.6 million registered voters and there will be about 11,000 polling stations, compared to about 4,000 polling stations in the 2005 parliamentary election. |
en | President Mugabe is trying to extend his 27 years in office
President Robert Mugabe has been confirmed as his party's candidate.
The opposition is threatening to boycott the elections unless it gets guarantees they will be free and fair at talks with Mr Mugabe's party.
The United States said it regretted the decision, taken without measures "that would have levelled the playing field for all parties".
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been trying to promote dialogue between the government and opposition.
But on Wednesday, police used tear gas to disperse a banned march staged by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).
At the moment the conditions in Zimbabwe do not allow for free and fair elections
Arthur Mutambara
Opposition leader
The US State Department said the police action was "further illustration of the government of Zimbabwe undermining the spirit of the SADC process".
The MDC said Wednesday's violence went against the spirit of a promise made last December to relax tough security laws, which have been used to hinder opposition campaigns.
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai was briefly detained ahead of the march.
"If this is the reaction of this dictatorship, then the elections are a farce," he said.
Recent elections have been characterised by violence against the opposition and accusations of rigging - charges denied by Mr Mugabe.
'Madness'
The MDC and Mr Mugabe's Zanu-PF are holding talks mediated by South Africa and the SADC in an effort to end the political impasse.
The opposition wants constitutional changes to be enacted before the elections, which were due in March.
Wednesday's march was broken up by the police
"It's an act of madness and arrogance," Nelson Chamisa, spokesman fro the Tsvangirai faction, told the AFP news agency.
"At the moment the conditions in Zimbabwe do not allow for free and fair elections and so we are heading towards illegitimacy if we go ahead with the elections," Arthur Mutambara, leader of the other MDC faction, told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme.
Mr Mutambara said a new constitution was needed to ensure a free poll and "pre-empt what has happened in Kenya".
Earlier this month, the BBC was told that former Finance Minister Simba Makoni would challenge Mr Mugabe, either from within Zanu-PF and by launching a break-away party.
Zimbabwe is suffering from an acute economic crisis, which Mr Mugabe's critics blame on his seizure of white-owned farms.
He says he is the victim of an international plot intended to bring him down.
Zimbabwe has the world's highest rate of annual inflation - 8,000% - while just one in five has an official job. | en | A parliamentary election and a presidential election will be held in Zimbabwe on Saturday, March 29, 2008. The parliamentary election is for both the House of Assembly and the Senate. In the presidential election, ''Voice of America'' has reported that analysts in Zimbabwe have predicted a victory for incumbent Robert Mugabe.
With the last parliamentary election having been held in 2005, the subsequent election was initially planned to be held in 2010, but after an abortive plan to delay the 2008 presidential election to 2010, it was decided to instead bring the parliamentary election forward by two years so that it could be held concurrently with the 2008 presidential election.
The House of Assembly is being expanded from 150 to 210 members, all elected, in the 2008 election, while the Senate is being expanded to 93 seats, 60 of which will be directly elected (six from each province). There are 29 constituencies in Harare, 28 in Midlands, 26 in Manicaland, 18 in Mashonaland Central, 23 in Mashonaland East, 22 in Mashonaland West, 26 in Masvingo, 13 in Matabeleland North, and 13 in Matabeleland South, and 12 in Bulawayo. Unlike in past elections, when constituency voter rolls were used, ward voter rolls will be used in the 2008 election. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission delimited 1,958 wards.
On January 25, 2008, the specific date of the election was announced as March 29. A spokesperson for the faction of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) led by Morgan Tsvangirai denounced this as "an act of madness and arrogance", while the leader of the other MDC faction, Arthur Mutambara, said that a free and fair election could not be held under the existing conditions, calling for a new constitution to be adopted prior to the election.
Prior to the election being held, ZANU-PF has already won two seats where it was unopposed: the House of Assembly seat from Muzarabani South, won by Edward Raradza, and the Senate seat from Rushinga, won by Damien Mumvuri.
While not inviting any observers from the European Union or the United States, Zimbabwe has invited 47 observer teams, including observers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union, China, Russia, and Iran. On March 11, the arrival of the first 50 observers from SADC was reported, with more expected. SADC had already conducted a preliminary mission in February, in which its team looked at constituencies, their boundaries, and the number of candidates, and used that information to determine the number of observers that would be necessary.
There are about 5.6 million registered voters and there will be about 11,000 polling stations, compared to about 4,000 polling stations in the 2005 parliamentary election. |
en | Zimbabwe's ruling party on Friday adopted a motion to hold elections in 2008 and endorsed President Robert Mugabe as its presidential candidate, allowing him to stand for another term as leader of the crumbling country.
"The resolution was accepted by the central committee ... and so both the presidential and parliamentary elections will now be held in 2008," Nathan Shamuyarira, national ZANU-PF spokesman said after the meeting.
"The candidate of the party will be the President (Mugabe) himself. He was endorsed by the central committee at the meeting," said Shamuyarira, adding the presidential term will be cut to five years from the current six.
Mugabe has faced international condemnation over a brutal crackdown on opponents this month, which left opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai injured and hospitalised after police stopped a banned prayer rally to protest against a deepening economic crisis.
Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa told journalists at the same briefing the central committee had also decided that if a presidential vacancy occurred in between elections an acting president would be chosen by parliament to complete the term.
Chinamasa said local government polls would also be held in 2008 and the parliamentary lower house of assembly would be expanded from the current 150 members to 210. Parties would fill the upper house - Senate - with representatives on the basis of their proportional vote in parliament.
The Senate would be expanded from 66 to 84 members.
Critics say Mugabe, Zimbabwe's sole ruler since independence from Britain in 1980, has plunged the country into crisis through his policies, including the seizure of white-owned farms to give to landless blacks.
But Mugabe earlier told the central committee to resist "the machinations of the West", which he has blamed for an outbreak of violence following the police crackdown on the opposition.
"Our organs ... have to adopt a high sense of vigilancy and militancy," he said, one day after winning regional backing for his crackdown despite calls for tough action from the West.
Mugabe, 83, has accused the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) of mounting a "terrorist" campaign to remove him from office and defended violent police sweeps this month which saw dozens of MDC activists arrested.
On Thursday, a special crisis summit of Southern African leaders publicly expressed solidarity with Mugabe, while calling for renewed political dialogue and an end to Western sanctions against his government.
The veteran leader had sought to win ZANU-PF backing to extend his rule over Zimbabwe, which now faces its worst crisis in history with inflation running at more than 1,700 per cent, soaring joblessness, and regular food and fuel shortages.
Mugabe had suggested extending his term by two years to 2010 but ran into resistance in his party. He then proposed running for president again when his current six-year term ends in 2008 - outflanking opponents who planned to oppose the 2010 option.
Mugabe's candidacy had already won backing from the party's key women and youth leagues, whose members make up a sizeable number of the 245-member central committee.
Analysts had seen little opposition to Mugabe, saying his nomination was a formality because the ZANU-PF constitution stipulates that the party president, elected at a congress every five years, automatically becomes the presidential candidate.
Mugabe was elected at the party's last congress in 2004 and has not faced an election since then.
He said his fellow African leaders understood that his government was under attack by the West as revenge for his policy of seizing white-owned farms to give to landless blacks.
"We are a family. Our detractors have been shamed," he said, accusing some major television news networks of demonising his government and laughing off British and US suggestions that he might be on the way out.
Mugabe said he had told SADC leaders that Tsvangirai deserved beating by police earlier this month in an incident which drew outrage, including from some Western countries which threatened stiffer action against the veteran leader. | en | A parliamentary election and a presidential election will be held in Zimbabwe on Saturday, March 29, 2008. The parliamentary election is for both the House of Assembly and the Senate. In the presidential election, ''Voice of America'' has reported that analysts in Zimbabwe have predicted a victory for incumbent Robert Mugabe.
With the last parliamentary election having been held in 2005, the subsequent election was initially planned to be held in 2010, but after an abortive plan to delay the 2008 presidential election to 2010, it was decided to instead bring the parliamentary election forward by two years so that it could be held concurrently with the 2008 presidential election.
The House of Assembly is being expanded from 150 to 210 members, all elected, in the 2008 election, while the Senate is being expanded to 93 seats, 60 of which will be directly elected (six from each province). There are 29 constituencies in Harare, 28 in Midlands, 26 in Manicaland, 18 in Mashonaland Central, 23 in Mashonaland East, 22 in Mashonaland West, 26 in Masvingo, 13 in Matabeleland North, and 13 in Matabeleland South, and 12 in Bulawayo. Unlike in past elections, when constituency voter rolls were used, ward voter rolls will be used in the 2008 election. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission delimited 1,958 wards.
On January 25, 2008, the specific date of the election was announced as March 29. A spokesperson for the faction of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) led by Morgan Tsvangirai denounced this as "an act of madness and arrogance", while the leader of the other MDC faction, Arthur Mutambara, said that a free and fair election could not be held under the existing conditions, calling for a new constitution to be adopted prior to the election.
Prior to the election being held, ZANU-PF has already won two seats where it was unopposed: the House of Assembly seat from Muzarabani South, won by Edward Raradza, and the Senate seat from Rushinga, won by Damien Mumvuri.
While not inviting any observers from the European Union or the United States, Zimbabwe has invited 47 observer teams, including observers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union, China, Russia, and Iran. On March 11, the arrival of the first 50 observers from SADC was reported, with more expected. SADC had already conducted a preliminary mission in February, in which its team looked at constituencies, their boundaries, and the number of candidates, and used that information to determine the number of observers that would be necessary.
There are about 5.6 million registered voters and there will be about 11,000 polling stations, compared to about 4,000 polling stations in the 2005 parliamentary election. |
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Washington a reconnu mercredi 21 août que la National Security Agency (NSA) avait bien violé la loi encadrant la surveillance des communications électroniques entre 2008 et 2011. Des dérives liées à "un problème technologique (...) et non à un excès de l'(agence)", a expliqué un responsable sous couvert d'anonymat.
La justice a secrètement mis fin en 2011 au programme, jugé illégal au regard des protections constitutionnelles garanties aux Américains. C'est cette décision, rendue par un magistrat de la Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), le tribunal secret chargé de superviser les écoutes et valider ou rejeter les programmes de la NSA, qui a été déclassifiée par le gouvernement.
Pendant trois ans, alors qu'elle interceptait les données internationales passant par les réseaux de fibre optique américains, l'agence n'aurait pas été capable de séparer les communications d'étrangers et celles d'Américains. Quelque 56 000 courriers électroniques de citoyens des Etats-Unis auraient ainsi été récoltés, selon le Washington Post. La loi exige pourtant des mandats individuels dès que la surveillance concerne des nationaux ou des étrangers se trouvant sur le territoire américain.
75 % DU TRAFIC SOUS SURVEILLANCE
Mercredi, le Wall Street Journal (WSJ) a également affirmé que la NSA conservait le contenu de certains e-mails envoyés par des citoyens américains et filtrait les appels locaux passés par Internet. Dès lors qu'elle dispose d'un mandat signé par un juge, l'agence est en mesure d'intercepter pratiquement toutes les informations qui existent en ligne, conclut le titre.
Par ailleurs, le quotidien américain révèle qu'elle a également la capacité de surveiller 75 % du trafic sur Internet aux Etats-Unis. Citant d'actuels et anciens responsables de la NSA, le journal souligne que ce chiffre est supérieur à celui qui avait été fourni par les autorités après les révélations d'Edward Snowden sur les programmes de surveillance américains.
Début août, la NSA jurait dans un communiqué de sept pages ne s'intéresser qu'à 1,6 % des données circulant sur Internet, dont seulement 0,025 % est "effectivement sélectionné pour un examen".
"Autrement dit, si l'environnement mondial des communications était représenté par un terrain de basket classique, la collecte de la NSA équivaudrait à une surface de la taille d'une pièce de 10 cents sur ce terrain."
RÉVÉLATIONS EN CASCADE
Ces nouvelles révélations de la presse anglo-saxone viennent s'ajouter à une liste qui s'allonge chaque semaine. Auparavant, le Washington Post, s'appuyant sur une analyse d'un audit interne, rapportait que la NSA avait commis des "milliers" d'infractions aux lois sur le respect de la vie privée depuis qu'elle a été dotée de nouveaux pouvoirs en 2008.
Mardi, le quotidien britannique The Guardian, parmi les premiers à diffuser les documents secrets obtenus auprès de l'ancien consultant Edward Snowden, a raconté les pressions du gouvernement britannique, qui l'a notamment obligé à détruire des disques durs.
David Miranda, le mari du journaliste Glenn Greenwald arrêté à Londres par la police, a indiqué son intention de porter plainte contre le ministère de l'intérieur. Il avait été arrêté à sa sortie de l'avion, questionné pendant huit heures et cinquante-cinq minutes dans l'aéroport londonien d'Heathrow, avant d'être délesté de ses effets personnels, puis relâché.
Son récit pourrait figurer sur le site Schedule 7 Stories ("Histoires de l'article 7"), qui compile les témoignages de "communautés suspectes" victimes de contrôles aux frontières jugés abusifs au nom de l'article 7, clé de voûte de la législation antiterroriste britannique.
Lire nos explications : "NSA : l'arrestation du compagnon d'un journaliste relance le débat sur les lois antiterroristes" | fr | La (NSA) aurait bien enfreint la loi encadrant la surveillance des communications électroniques entre 2008 et 2011. C'est ce que montre la déclassification de trois documents secrets, dont une décision de Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), le tribunal secret chargé de superviser et de valider ou non les actions de la NSA, qui aurait secrètement mis fin en 2011 à un programme de surveillance jugé illégal car il ne séparait pas les communications étrangères des communications américaines. Ainsi, pas moins de courriels de citoyens américains auraient été illégalement récoltés. Un responsable de l'agence a expliqué que cette surveillance excessive serait . Toujours selon ce responsable, ce serait une impossibilité du programme à collecter les données transmises par les courriels en les ciblant, du fait du fonctionnement des fournisseurs, assurant par ailleurs que l'agence s'est empressée de détruire les courriels des citoyens américains lorsqu'elle s'est aperçue qu'elle était en possession de tels documents.
La NSA a indiqué que l'interdiction de ce programme l'a forcé à mettre en place un système de séparation des courriels selon leur provenance et limitant l'accès aux données. Elle aurait par ailleurs accepté de réduire la période de détention des données de cinq à deux ans. La déclassification de ces documents top secrets serait à la fois le fruit de la demande de transparence faite par le président et d'une plainte émise en 2012 par l', une fondation américaine de défense des libertés en ligne, pour avoir accès aux jugements de la FISC.
Malgré les assurances de la NSA, la presse continue de publier des informations contredisant les dires de l'agence. Ainsi, le a récemment indiqué que la NSA conservait les données de certains courriels de citoyens américains et filtrait les communications téléphoniques par Internet. À partir du moment où elle disposerait d'un mandat signé par un juge, elle serait en mesure de filtrer plus de 75 % du trafic sur Internet aux États-Unis, alors qu'elle a assuré dans un communiqué, publié au début de mois d'août, ne s'intéresser qu'à 1,6 % des données circulant sur le réseau, dont seulement 0,025 % seraient consultées pour examen. Selon un autre quotidien américain, le , la NSA aurait commis des milliers d'infractions aux lois sur le respect de la vie privée depuis 2008. |
de | Bundespräsident
Köhler vermißt klare Ziele der großen Koalition
Köhler kritisierte auch den Wahlkampf-Stil von Gerhard Schröder 29. Dezember 2005
Gut fünf Wochen nach dem Regierungsantritt der großen Koalition hat sich Bundespräsident Horst Köhler kritisch über deren Programm geäußert. Er vermisse den durchdachten, ausgestalteten Überbau, der klar macht, wie die Welt sich verändert hat und was das Ziel ist, sagte Köhler dem Magazin Stern.
Der Präsident schaltete sich auch in die Debatte über die Sozialpolitik ein: Köhler schlug eine gesellschaftliche Grundsicherung vor und verlangte eine Gewinn- und Kapitalbeteiligung für Arbeitnehmer. Außerdem mahnte er die Wirtschaft, die Zusagen des Ausbildungspaktes einzuhalten. Weniger Imponiergehabe in der Politik Köhler sagte, es gebe noch viel zu tun, um seinen Anspruch Vorfahrt für Arbeit zu erfüllen. Das Land stehe vor gewaltigen Aufgaben, die energisches Tun und enormen Durchhaltewillen verlangten. Jeder sollte wissen: Je kleiner die Schritte, desto mehr Schritte muß er machen. Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel (CDU) hatte in ihrer Regierungserklärung Ende November eine Politik der kleinen Schritte angekündigt. Die Zusammenarbeit in der großen Koalition mache ihn jedoch zuversichtlich, sagte Köhler. Die Ostdeutschen Angela Merkel und Matthias Platzeck handeln pragmatisch. Es gibt weniger Inszenierung, weniger Politik- und Imponiergehabe. Der Bundespräsident bezeichnete es als wichtigste Aufgabe der großen Koalition im neuen Jahr, kraftvoll und beharrlich an der Überwindung der Arbeitslosigkeit zu arbeiten. Die Sozialsysteme sollten stärker auf eine allgemeine Steuerfinanzierung umgestellt werden. Köhler schlägt Grundeinkommen vor Köhler schlug ein Grundeinkommen für Langzeitarbeitslose vor. Niedriglöhne, von denen ein Arbeitnehmer nicht leben könne, sollten mit staatlichen Zuschüssen aufgestockt werden. Köhler verwies dabei auf das Modell einer negativen Einkommensteuer in den Vereinigten Staaten, bei dem Nicht- oder Geringverdiener ebenfalls staatliche Zuschüsse erhielten. Die Unternehmer erinnerte Köhler an ihre gesellschaftliche Verantwortung. Das Streichen von Ausbildungsplätzen zum Beispiel ist für mich der falsche Weg. In spätestens fünf bis acht Jahren würden wegen der demographischen Entwicklung qualifizierte Arbeitnehmer rar. Er halte auch die Zeit für gekommen, die Ertragsbeteiligung der Arbeitnehmer oder ihre Beteiligung am Produktivvermögen wieder auf den Tisch zu bringen. In der Globalisierung können solche Kapitalbeteiligungen dazu beitragen, einer wachsenden Kluft zwischen Arm und Reich entgegenzuwirken, sagte der Bundespräsident. Arbeitgeber und Arbeitnehmer müßten begreifen, daß sie angesichts des weltweiten Wettbewerbs im gleichen Boot säßen. Kritik an Schröders Wahlkampf Führende CDU-Politiker begrüßten Köhlers Vorstoß für Gewinnbeteiligungen der Arbeitnehmer. Ich halte diese Forderung für richtig, sagte CDU-Generalsekretär Ronald Pofalla im Fernsehsender ntv. Es wird im nächsten Jahr in der großen Koalition darum gehen, daß wir mit den Sozialdemokraten versuchen, hier zu einem gemeinsamen Konzept zu kommen. FDP-Vize Rainer Brüderle sagte, der Präsident zeige den richtigen Weg auf. Der Hauptgeschäftsführer der Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände (BDA), Reinhard Göhner, sagte, daß die Gewinnbeteiligung für Arbeitnehmer bereits in vielfältiger Form auf betrieblicher Ebene möglich sei.
Deutliche Kritik übte der Bundespräsident am Wahlkampf des früheren Kanzlers Gerhard Schröder (SPD). Er sei mit seinen Angriffen auf den Steuerreformer und CDU-Schatten-Finanzminister Paul Kirchhof an die Grenze gegangen. Er selbst habe überlegt, mäßigend einzugreifen, sagte Köhler dem Magazin. Ich dachte, es darf doch nicht wahr sein, daß man einen zwar eigenwilligen, aber doch auch klugen Mann wie Paul Kirchhof als Fantasten und Anwalt der sozialen Kälte stigmatisiert. Text: FAZ.NET
Bildmaterial: picture-alliance/ dpa/dpaweb | de | Der deutsche Bundespräsident hat in einem Interview mit der deutschen Illustrierten „Stern“ pointiert zu einigen politischen Kernfragen Stellung genommen. Dabei ließ er teilweise die dem Amt gemäße übliche parteipolitische Zurückhaltung beiseite und sparte nicht mit Lob und Tadel.
Der Bundespräsident konstatierte im Zusammenhang mit der Globalisierungsdebatte eine wachsende „Kluft zwischen Arm und Reich“. Köhler warb offensiv für eine Diskussion über eine Ertragsbeteiligung der Arbeitnehmer beziehungsweise eine stärkere Beteiligung der Arbeitnehmer am Produktivvermögen. An die Gewerkschaften gewandt sagte Köhler, sie müssten ihre Zurückhaltung in dieser Frage aufgeben und bemühte hier das Bild vom „gemeinsamen Boot“, in dem Arbeitnehmer und Arbeitgeber angesichts des weltweiten Wettbewerbs säßen.
Die Arbeit der großen Koalition in den ersten Wochen seit dem Amtsantritt von Angela Merkel (CDU) als Bundeskanzlerin lobte er einerseits mit den Worten: „Die Ostdeutschen Angela Merkel und Matthias Platzeck handeln pragmatisch. Es gibt weniger Inszenierung, weniger Politik- und Imponiergehabe.“ Als wichtige Aufgabe der Politik sah es Köhler an, eine Reform der Sozialsysteme voranzutreiben. Hier sparte der Bundespräsident auch nicht mit Kritik: „Jeder sollte wissen: Je kleiner die Schritte, desto mehr Schritte muss er machen.“ In ihrer Regierungserklärung hatte Merkel eine Politik der kleinen Schritte angekündigt. Der Politik schlug er vor, sich an US-Modellen zu orientieren, wo so genannten Langzeitarbeitslosen eine soziale Grundsicherung staatlich garantiert werde.
Auch bezüglich des Wahlkampfes von Merkels Amtsvorgänger Gerhard Schröder nahm Köhler kein Blatt vor den Mund. Die Angriffe auf den CDU-Finanzexperten Paul Kirchhoff, der zum Wahlkampfteam von Angela Merkel gehört hatte, wollte er eigentlich schon während des Wahlkampfes zurückweisen, hielt sich damals jedoch noch zurück. Seine Meinung zu Kirchhoff: „Ich dachte, es darf doch nicht wahr sein, dass man einen zwar eigenwilligen, aber doch auch klugen Mann wie Paul Kirchhof als Fantasten und Anwalt der sozialen Kälte stigmatisiert.” |
en | Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The suspects are alleged to have gained the trust of football clubs facing financial difficulties, before using them as a front for money laundering
European and Portuguese police say they have dismantled a mainly Russian criminal gang laundering money through football in Portugal.
EU law enforcement agency Europol said the gang purchased football clubs and then used them as a front for an opaque network of holding companies.
It said four major football clubs were searched along with houses and offices, resulting in three "key" arrests.
Third division club Uniao de Leiria was among those raided.
Leiria's owner Alexander Tolstikov has been detained, along with two other club officials, Portuguese media report.
They are all due to appear in court on Thursday morning.
Bankruptcy
Uniao de Leiria was a top-flight club, at one point managed by Jose Mourinho, but it fell out of the Primera Liga in 2012 and dropped to the third division before going bankrupt and being bought by Mr Tolstikov in 2015.
It is currently fighting for promotion to the second division.
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Leiria, who play in the Magalhaes Pessoa stadium, went bankrupt before being bought in 2015
Europol said the searches and arrests were carried out on Wednesday as part of Operation Matrioskas (Russian dolls), which had been going on for more than a year.
Links were found with serious and organised crimes carried out in the UK, Germany, Moldova, Austria, Latvia and Estonia, it said.
Three other clubs were searched, top sides Sporting Lisbon, Sporting Braga and Benfica - but Portuguese media said they were not under suspicion and were only linked to the investigation because of football transfer negotiations conducted with Leiria.
Several Russian players have been on Uniao de Leiria's books in the past two years, but only one has been in the main squad, Reuters reports.
The gang behind the alleged club takeovers was "thought to be a cell of an important Russian mafia group", the agency added. According to Europol, the group adopted a particular method:
Identifying EU football clubs in financial distress
Infiltrating the clubs with benefactors who gained trust through short-term donations or investments
Buying the clubs as a front for networks of opaque holding companies owned by offshore shell companies
Laundering money through over-valuing or under-valuing players on the transfer market, buying TV rights and betting activities
Due to the use of front-men, the real owners who ultimately controlled the club were unknown, it said.
The investigation was triggered due to suspicions raised by "strong red flag indicators" - mainly the "high standards of living suspects enjoyed". | pt | Futebol, paixão dos milhões.
De acordo com a , a de descobriu um grupo criminoso, que consistia principalmente de ; grupo envolvido em através da compra de clubes de futebol com a sua venda posterior através de uma rede de empresas de fachada.
Como parte das buscas na operação foram realizados em escritórios e residências privadas, com o resultado foram presas as três «pessoas-chave». Em particular, entre os submetidos a buscas, foi o clube da terceira divisão ; foram presos, o dono do clube Alexander Tolstikov e dois gerentes.
O Serviço de Polícia da () explicou: «O grupo comprava os clubes europeus com dificuldades financeiras e inculcada neles os benfeitores que forneceram as doações ou investimentos necessários». Após os «benfeitores» fazerem parte da confiança, eles ofereceram um complexo esquema de venda do clube, «com o resultado que era impossível identificar os proprietários, mas, na realidade, a equipa estava sob o controlo da máfia russa». Mais clubes de futebol têm sido usados para lavagem de dinheiro (através de super ou subestimação dos jogadores no mercado de transferências e o acordo sobre os direitos de transmissão televisiva de jogos), bem como jogos de apostas. Clubes de futebol próximos «têm sido usados para a lavagem de dinheiro (Através de super ou subestimação dos jogadores no mercado de transferências e o acordo sobre os direitos de transmissão dos jogos) bem como jogos de apostas». |
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Yesterday, during Operation Matrioskas, the Portuguese Police (Polícia Judiciária), supported by Europol, dismantled a transnational organised criminal group mainly composed of Russian citizens who were dedicated to money laundering through the football sector.
Active since at least 2008, this criminal network is thought to be a cell of an important Russian mafia group, directly responsible for laundering several million euros across numerous EU countries, most of it believed to derive from polycriminal activities committed outside the EU area.
The group's known modus operandi is to identify EU football clubs in financial distress, then infiltrate them with benefactors who provide much needed short-term donations or investments.
After gaining trust through donating, these same benefactors orchestrate the purchase of the clubs. The purchase of such clubs is facilitated by individuals operating as front men for opaque and sophisticated networks of holding companies invariably owned by shell companies registered offshore and in tax havens. Thus the real owners and those who ultimately control the club remain unidentified, as does the true origin of the funds used to purchase them.
Once clubs are under the control of the Russian mafia, the large scope of financial transactions, cross-border money flows, and shortcomings in governance allow clubs to be used to launder dirty money (usually via the over- or under-valuation of players on the transfer market and on television rights deals), as well as for betting activities (both for the generation of illegal proceeds due to match fixing or for pure money laundering purposes).
Using this modus operandi, in July 2015 after a series of donations and investments the criminal group purchased a club which had competed in the main Portuguese football league until it faced financial difficulties in 2012 that saw it relegated to lower divisions.
The investigation started due to the detection of strong red flag indicators against the suspects. In particular suspicion was aroused by the high standards of living suspects enjoyed while using high value assets registered under the names of third parties (use of frontmen). They imported large amounts of cash from Russia to Portugal in violation of EU cash regulations[1] (use of cash couriers), and they created and used opaque networks of offshore shell companies intended to preserve the identities of their beneficial owners (use of offshores and tax havens).
Since then, significant evidence was gathered showing that this criminal group operates as a criminal association conducting money laundering, tax fraud, corruption and forgery of documents while preparing various transnational criminal offences.
Head of Europol's Financial Intelligence Group, Igor Angelini, said: "The misuse of offshore companies to conceal the beneficial ownership of assets is still one of the major challenges for successful financial investigations. These barriers also frustrate the attempts of investigators to trace the origin of the money, often criminal, which is re-invested in sectors prone to such infiltration. The football sector presents vulnerabilities related to its structure, finance model and culture which could be exploited by criminals."
Today's operation, involving more than 70 Portuguese police officers and supported on the spot by experts from Europol's Financial Intelligence Group, was the result of more than one year of a challenging and intricate International criminal investigation.
As a result three key members of this organised criminal network were arrested, 22 houses and companies were searched including 4 major football clubs, lawyers' and accounting offices. Several thousand euros in cash (most of it in EUR 500 banknotes) were seized.
The deployment of a Europol team in Leiria, Portugal, assisted Polícia Judiciária officers with real-time intelligence analysis and technical support, which aided the identification of transnational links with serious and organised crimes committed in Austria, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Moldova and the United Kingdom.
[1] Regulation (EC) n. 1889/2005 of 26th October 2005 | pt | Futebol, paixão dos milhões.
De acordo com a , a de descobriu um grupo criminoso, que consistia principalmente de ; grupo envolvido em através da compra de clubes de futebol com a sua venda posterior através de uma rede de empresas de fachada.
Como parte das buscas na operação foram realizados em escritórios e residências privadas, com o resultado foram presas as três «pessoas-chave». Em particular, entre os submetidos a buscas, foi o clube da terceira divisão ; foram presos, o dono do clube Alexander Tolstikov e dois gerentes.
O Serviço de Polícia da () explicou: «O grupo comprava os clubes europeus com dificuldades financeiras e inculcada neles os benfeitores que forneceram as doações ou investimentos necessários». Após os «benfeitores» fazerem parte da confiança, eles ofereceram um complexo esquema de venda do clube, «com o resultado que era impossível identificar os proprietários, mas, na realidade, a equipa estava sob o controlo da máfia russa». Mais clubes de futebol têm sido usados para lavagem de dinheiro (através de super ou subestimação dos jogadores no mercado de transferências e o acordo sobre os direitos de transmissão televisiva de jogos), bem como jogos de apostas. Clubes de futebol próximos «têm sido usados para a lavagem de dinheiro (Através de super ou subestimação dos jogadores no mercado de transferências e o acordo sobre os direitos de transmissão dos jogos) bem como jogos de apostas». |
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It started as a joke and ended up as a shot heard round the Internet, with the joker quitting his job and Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, suffering a blow to its credibility.
A man in Nashville, Tenn., has admitted that, in trying to shock a colleague with a joke, he put false information into a Wikipedia entry about John Seigenthaler Sr., a former editor of The Tennessean newspaper in Nashville.
Brian Chase, 38, who until Friday was an operations manager at a small delivery company, told Seigenthaler he had written the material suggesting Seigenthaler had been involved in the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy.
Seigenthaler discovered the false entry only recently and wrote about it in an op-ed article in USA Today, saying he was especially annoyed that he could not track down the perpetrator because of Internet privacy laws.
His plight touched off a debate about the reliability of information on Wikipedia — and by extension the Internet — and the difficulty in holding Web sites and their users accountable, even when someone is defamed.
In a letter to Seigenthaler, Chase said he thought that Wikipedia was a "gag" Web site and that he had written the assassination tale to shock a co-worker, who knew of the Seigenthaler family and its illustrious history in Nashville.
"It had the intended effect," Chase said of his prank in an interview. But Chase said that once he became aware through news accounts of the damage he had done to Seigenthaler, he was remorseful and scared of what might happen to him.
Chase also found that he was slowly being cornered in cyberspace, thanks to the sleuthing efforts of Daniel Brandt, 57, of San Antonio, Texas, who makes his living as a book indexer. Brandt has been a frequent critic of Wikipedia and started an anti-Wikipedia Web site in September after reading what he said was a false entry about himself.
Using information in Seigenthaler's article and some online tools, Brandt traced the computer used to make the Wikipedia entry to the delivery company in Nashville. Brandt called the company and told employees about the Wikipedia problem but was not able to learn anything.
Brandt then sent an e-mail message to the company, asking for information about its courier services. A response bore the same Internet Protocol address that was left by the creator of the Wikipedia entry, offering further evidence of a connection.
A call by a reporter to the delivery company Thursday made employees nervous, they later told Seigenthaler. On Friday, Chase hand-delivered a letter to Seigenthaler's office, confessing what he had done, and they talked at length.
Wikipedia, a nonprofit venture that is the world's biggest encyclopedia, is written and edited by thousands of volunteers, and mistakes are expected to be caught by users.
Chase wrote: "I am truly sorry to have offended you, sir. Whatever fame comes to me from this will be ill-gotten indeed."
Seigenthaler said he "was not after a pound of flesh" and would not take Chase to court.
Chase resigned because, he said, he did not want to cause problems for his company. Seigenthaler urged Chase's boss to rehire him, but Chase said this had not happened.
Seigenthaler, founder of the First Amendment Center, said that as a longtime advocate of free speech, he found it awkward to be tracking down someone who had exercised that right. "I still believe in free expression," he said. "What I want is accountability." | es | 100px
Brian Chase, de 38 años y de Nashville, Tennessee, envió una carta a las oficinas de John Seigenthaler Sr. en la que admite la responsabilidad por una falsa información que puso anónimamente en un artículo de la Wikipedia. La falsa historia, que al comienzo era una broma para un amigo, afirmaba que Seigenthaler fue uno de los sospechosos del asesinato del presidente de los Estados Unidos John F. Kennedy.
La falsa biografía llamó la atención de los medios cuando Seigenthaler la descubrió y la denunció en una columna de opinión del diario ''USA Today'' titulada ''" A false Wikipedia 'biography'"'' ("Una falsa 'biografía' de Wikipedia"). Seigenthaler, conocido por respaldar la libertad de expresión, rehusó presentar cargos y recomendó además que Chase sea reintegrado al empleo al que fue obligado a renunciar cuando los periodistas, siguiendo pistas del ciberdetective ad-hoc Daniel Brandt, de 57 años y de San Antonio, Texas, comenzó a llamar a la oficina de su empleador. |
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Man arrested on Mount Panorama for displaying pornographic material
Saturday, 11 Oct 2008 01:28pm
( NOTE: Footage available via Channel 7. Images available via Police Media Unit)
Police arrested and charged a 35-year-old man from St Helens Park for displaying pornographic material whilst camping at Mount Panorama for the Bathurst 1000.
At around 9pm last night (Friday 10 October) the Public Order & Riot Squad police were conducting a foot patrol of the McPhillamy Park Campsite when they came across a man who was displaying pornographic material on a television which he had mounted on a home made trolley. The man had been walking his trolley around the park displaying the material.
Police arrested and conveyed the man along with his trolley to the on site police station where he was questioned in relation to the offence. Police conducted a search of the mans tent where they located and seized in excess of 20 pornographic DVDs. The man was subsequently charged with displaying pornographic material.
Assistant Commissioner Shearer said, Camping on the mountain are families with young children and for someone to deliberately walk around displaying pornographic material is completely unacceptable
Police are working tirelessly to ensure that the event remains a family friendly event where by all spectators can enjoy the V8 Super cars as they intended. The behaviour displayed by some individuals is extremely disappointing, however, overall the fans have been very well behaved
Another incident occurred at 10.10pm involving the assault of a police officer in the Max Cameron Campsite. A 22-year-old man from Moss Vale launched at a male police officer who was seated inside a police vehicle and struck him in the head with an adult sex toy. The officer was un-injured.
The man was arrested and charged with assault police.
Both men were issued banning notices and cannot return to the Mount Panorama racing precinct for the remainder of the event. The two men were bailed to appear at Bathurst Local Court on the 10 November. | en | A police officer at the annual Bathurst 1000 motorsport event in Bathurst, New South Wales has been assaulted by a dildo, with another man arrested for publically displaying pornography.
Police allege that a 22-year-old man from Moss Vale approached a male police officer seated inside a police vehicle. It is alleged the man launched at the officer hitting him in the head with a "sex toy". The officer was uninjured in the incident.
The man was arrested and charged with assaulting police.
Earlier in the evening, police from the Public Order and Riot Squad came across a man displaying pornographic material on a television he had mounted on a trolley walking around the McPhillamy Park Campsite. The 35 year-old man from St Helen's Park was arrested and taken to the on site police station where he was questioned. Police conducted a search of the man's tent where around 20 pornographic DVDs were located.
The man was charged with displaying pornographic material.
Assistant Commissioner Shearer said, “Camping on the mountain are families with young children and for someone to deliberately walk around displaying pornographic material is completely unacceptable.”
“Police are working tirelessly to ensure that the event remains a family friendly event where by all spectators can enjoy the V8 Super cars as they intended. The behaviour displayed by some individuals is extremely disappointing, however, overall the fans have been very well behaved.”
Both men were ejected from the event and cannot return to the Mount Panorama circuit for the remainder of the event. |
en | ONE man has attacked a police officer with a dildo at the Bathurst 1000 motor racing event while another man has been caught wheeling around a television set showing porn.
And both have been thrown out of the the major annual racing event, police say.
A 22-year-old Moss Vale man was arrested shortly after 10pm (AEDT) yesterday after launching himself at a male police officer sitting inside a police car, hitting him on the head with a sex toy.
The officer was not hurt, but the man has been charged with assaulting police.
Earlier in the evening, a 35-year-old St Helens Park man was arrested after police found him wheeling around a television set showing porn.
"The man had been walking his trolley around a park campsite displaying the material," a police statement said.
A search of the man's tent revealed more than 20 pornographic DVDs.
The man and his trolley were taken to a police station on Mount Panorama where he was charged with displaying pornographic material.
"Camping on the mountain are families with young children and for someone to deliberately walk around displaying pornographic material is completely unacceptable," Assistant Commissioner Lee Shearer said.
Both men have been issued with banning notices and are prohibited from returning to the Mount Panorama racing precinct for the remainder of the weekend's event.
They have been bailed to appear at Bathurst Local Court on November 10. | en | A police officer at the annual Bathurst 1000 motorsport event in Bathurst, New South Wales has been assaulted by a dildo, with another man arrested for publically displaying pornography.
Police allege that a 22-year-old man from Moss Vale approached a male police officer seated inside a police vehicle. It is alleged the man launched at the officer hitting him in the head with a "sex toy". The officer was uninjured in the incident.
The man was arrested and charged with assaulting police.
Earlier in the evening, police from the Public Order and Riot Squad came across a man displaying pornographic material on a television he had mounted on a trolley walking around the McPhillamy Park Campsite. The 35 year-old man from St Helen's Park was arrested and taken to the on site police station where he was questioned. Police conducted a search of the man's tent where around 20 pornographic DVDs were located.
The man was charged with displaying pornographic material.
Assistant Commissioner Shearer said, “Camping on the mountain are families with young children and for someone to deliberately walk around displaying pornographic material is completely unacceptable.”
“Police are working tirelessly to ensure that the event remains a family friendly event where by all spectators can enjoy the V8 Super cars as they intended. The behaviour displayed by some individuals is extremely disappointing, however, overall the fans have been very well behaved.”
Both men were ejected from the event and cannot return to the Mount Panorama circuit for the remainder of the event. |
en | Man charged for Bathurst porn display
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Police have charged a man with displaying pornographic material at the Bathurst 1000 V8 Supercar race.
It is alleged the 35-year-old man played pornographic videos on a television which he had mounted on a home-made trolley.
Officers say he had been walking the trolley around the Mount Panorama camp site, displaying the material.
Police conducted a search of the man's tent and found more than 20 pornographic DVDs.
In another incident, police say a 22-year-old man assaulted a police officer by striking him in the head with an adult sex toy.
The officer was uninjured.
The man was arrested and charged with assaulting police. | en | A police officer at the annual Bathurst 1000 motorsport event in Bathurst, New South Wales has been assaulted by a dildo, with another man arrested for publically displaying pornography.
Police allege that a 22-year-old man from Moss Vale approached a male police officer seated inside a police vehicle. It is alleged the man launched at the officer hitting him in the head with a "sex toy". The officer was uninjured in the incident.
The man was arrested and charged with assaulting police.
Earlier in the evening, police from the Public Order and Riot Squad came across a man displaying pornographic material on a television he had mounted on a trolley walking around the McPhillamy Park Campsite. The 35 year-old man from St Helen's Park was arrested and taken to the on site police station where he was questioned. Police conducted a search of the man's tent where around 20 pornographic DVDs were located.
The man was charged with displaying pornographic material.
Assistant Commissioner Shearer said, “Camping on the mountain are families with young children and for someone to deliberately walk around displaying pornographic material is completely unacceptable.”
“Police are working tirelessly to ensure that the event remains a family friendly event where by all spectators can enjoy the V8 Super cars as they intended. The behaviour displayed by some individuals is extremely disappointing, however, overall the fans have been very well behaved.”
Both men were ejected from the event and cannot return to the Mount Panorama circuit for the remainder of the event. |
en | Seven poultry workers found to be infected, but no evidence of transmission between humans
A H5N8 strain of bird flu has been detected in humans for the first time, among seven workers who were infected at a Russian poultry plant in December.
There is no evidence of the strain being transmitted between humans, but Russia has reported the transmission to the World Health Organization.
The workers now feel well, and “the situation did not develop further”, according to Dr Anna Popova, head of consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor. She said the workers had been infected during an outbreak of the strain at the plant.
Outbreaks of the strain have been reported in Russia, Europe, China, the Middle East and north Africa in recent months, but only in poultry.
Other strains of bird flu, including H5N1, H7N9 and H9N2, have been transmitted to humans before.
The H5N8 strain is deadly for birds, and this marks the first transmission of the strain from animals to humans. While Popova said the strain didn’t appear to be able to spread among humans, “only time will tell how soon future mutations will allow it to overcome this barrier”.
The discovery of this strain “gives us all, the whole world, time to prepare for possible mutations and the possibility to react in a timely way and develop test systems and vaccines,” she said.
The Vector Institute in Siberia said on Saturday that it would start developing human tests and a vaccine against H5N8, according to RIA news agency.
Speaking on state TV, Popova said that Russia had reported the developments to the WHO several days ago, “just as we became absolutely certain of our results”.
Most cases of human bird flu infections have been linked to direct contact with infected live or dead poultry, though properly cooked food is considered safe.
The cases tend to be spread via migrating wild birds, leading producing countries to keep their poultry indoors or segregated from wildlife.
Outbreaks of bird flu often lead poultry plants to kill their birds to prevent the virus spreading further, and often prompts other countries to impose trade restrictions. In the UK, five outbreaks of the H5N8 strain in Gloucestershire, Dorset, Devon, Cheshire and Kent were detected in November, leading officials to implement a prevention zone in England, Scotland and Wales.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said that all birds in the affected areas had been culled “humanely” and control zones introduced. | en | Russian officials said on Saturday they had reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) the first case of an bird flu passed to humans.
Head of consumer rights protection agency and chief sanitary officer Dr announced workers have been infected with the virus A(H5N8) in December, but "all seven ... are now feeling well" and "the situation did not develop further". She said they reported it to the WHO "several days ago, just as we became absolutely certain of our results".
Popova said transmission between humans has not yet been detected, while noting the potential of mutations able "to overcome this barrier". She concluded the discovery "gives us all, the entire world, time to prepare for possible mutations and react in an adequate and timely fashion".
The WHO's European Regional Office said in an e-mail "the reported cases were ... asymptomatic and no onward human to human transmission was reported", according to "preliminary information". The e-mail continued "we are in discussion with national authorities to gather more information and assess the public health impact".
The strain's genetic material was isolated from infected workers by the , which announced its intention to develop human tests and an H5N8 vaccine.
Outbreaks of H5N8 in poultry have been found in the past few months in China, Europe, , the Middle East, and Russia.
Strains of bird flu have occasionally infected or killed humans before. Most transmissions were attributed to direct contact with live or uncooked dead poultry. |
en | "The discovery of these mutations when the virus has not still acquired an ability to transmit from human to human gives us all, the entire world, time to prepare for possible mutations and react in an adequate and timely fashion," Ms Popova said. | en | Russian officials said on Saturday they had reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) the first case of an bird flu passed to humans.
Head of consumer rights protection agency and chief sanitary officer Dr announced workers have been infected with the virus A(H5N8) in December, but "all seven ... are now feeling well" and "the situation did not develop further". She said they reported it to the WHO "several days ago, just as we became absolutely certain of our results".
Popova said transmission between humans has not yet been detected, while noting the potential of mutations able "to overcome this barrier". She concluded the discovery "gives us all, the entire world, time to prepare for possible mutations and react in an adequate and timely fashion".
The WHO's European Regional Office said in an e-mail "the reported cases were ... asymptomatic and no onward human to human transmission was reported", according to "preliminary information". The e-mail continued "we are in discussion with national authorities to gather more information and assess the public health impact".
The strain's genetic material was isolated from infected workers by the , which announced its intention to develop human tests and an H5N8 vaccine.
Outbreaks of H5N8 in poultry have been found in the past few months in China, Europe, , the Middle East, and Russia.
Strains of bird flu have occasionally infected or killed humans before. Most transmissions were attributed to direct contact with live or uncooked dead poultry. |
en | MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Saturday that seven workers at a poultry plant in its south had been infected with a bird flu virus, TASS news agency quoted Anna Popova, head of consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, as saying.
It appears to be the first case of bird flu being passed to humans from birds in Russia, but there is no sign of transmission between humans so far, she was quoted as saying.
Russia has reported the case to the World Health Organization, she added. | en | Russian officials said on Saturday they had reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) the first case of an bird flu passed to humans.
Head of consumer rights protection agency and chief sanitary officer Dr announced workers have been infected with the virus A(H5N8) in December, but "all seven ... are now feeling well" and "the situation did not develop further". She said they reported it to the WHO "several days ago, just as we became absolutely certain of our results".
Popova said transmission between humans has not yet been detected, while noting the potential of mutations able "to overcome this barrier". She concluded the discovery "gives us all, the entire world, time to prepare for possible mutations and react in an adequate and timely fashion".
The WHO's European Regional Office said in an e-mail "the reported cases were ... asymptomatic and no onward human to human transmission was reported", according to "preliminary information". The e-mail continued "we are in discussion with national authorities to gather more information and assess the public health impact".
The strain's genetic material was isolated from infected workers by the , which announced its intention to develop human tests and an H5N8 vaccine.
Outbreaks of H5N8 in poultry have been found in the past few months in China, Europe, , the Middle East, and Russia.
Strains of bird flu have occasionally infected or killed humans before. Most transmissions were attributed to direct contact with live or uncooked dead poultry. |
en | MOSCOW, May 17. /TASS/. The situation with the coronavirus spread has been stabilizing across Russia, the country’s chief sanitary doctor, Anna Popova, said on Sunday.
"We have stopped the growth today. Day by day there is nearly no growth. Stabilization is seen across the entire country," Popova said in an interview with Pavel Zarubin, the host of "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" program on Rossiya 1 TV channel.
According to Popova, who heads the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, this progress has been achieved due to Russians’ careful attention to their health.
To date, a total of 281,752 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 67,373 patients having recovered from the virus. Russia’s latest data indicates 2,631 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation. | en | Russian officials said on Saturday they had reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) the first case of an bird flu passed to humans.
Head of consumer rights protection agency and chief sanitary officer Dr announced workers have been infected with the virus A(H5N8) in December, but "all seven ... are now feeling well" and "the situation did not develop further". She said they reported it to the WHO "several days ago, just as we became absolutely certain of our results".
Popova said transmission between humans has not yet been detected, while noting the potential of mutations able "to overcome this barrier". She concluded the discovery "gives us all, the entire world, time to prepare for possible mutations and react in an adequate and timely fashion".
The WHO's European Regional Office said in an e-mail "the reported cases were ... asymptomatic and no onward human to human transmission was reported", according to "preliminary information". The e-mail continued "we are in discussion with national authorities to gather more information and assess the public health impact".
The strain's genetic material was isolated from infected workers by the , which announced its intention to develop human tests and an H5N8 vaccine.
Outbreaks of H5N8 in poultry have been found in the past few months in China, Europe, , the Middle East, and Russia.
Strains of bird flu have occasionally infected or killed humans before. Most transmissions were attributed to direct contact with live or uncooked dead poultry. |
en | Aside from the concrete block buildings tessellating out into forever, Novosibirsk is actually more like Minneapolis than many Americans realize. Photo by Valery Titievsky/AFP/Getty Images
On July 1, a researcher cleaning out a cold storage room at the Food and Drug Administration came across a stash of six vials of smallpox virus stored inside a cardboard box. Considering that the World Health Assembly deems smallpox a public health threat so apocalyptic that live samples may be handled only in hermetically sealed labs by scientists wearing full-body suits with their own air supplies, this was the equivalent of finding an atomic bomb in a dorm fridge next to last night’s cheese fries.
The discovery was only the latest in a string of discomfiting incidents involving deadly pathogens. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where the newfound samples were sent for testing and destruction, recently closed down some major labs while it reviews mishandling of live anthrax and highly virulent strains of avian influenza.
The stray smallpox renewed interest in the two lonely remaining stores of live variola virus left in the world, one of which is housed at the CDC repository in Atlanta, Georgia, the other of which can be found at the State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology, also known as the Vector Institute, about 12 miles from the Siberian city of Novosibirsk.
Remarkably, the fact that there’s smallpox in Siberia has some people more freaked out than the discovery of smallpox in Besthesda, Maryland, 650 miles away from the nearest authorized facility. As someone who lived and worked in Novosibirsk on and off for six years, I’m well aware of Westerners’ unchanging impression of Siberia as the sinister home of permafrost, gulags, and mysterious hunks of rock that fall from the sky. Smallpox was officially eradicated in 1978. The Soviet GULAG system was officially dismantled in 1960. Yet neither of these horrors ever died in the public imagination. Tell an American that smallpox is housed in Siberia, and the image that comes to mind is that of a grizzled man perched on the wrecked spire of a prison watchtower, waving a test tube with all the accumulated pain of Stalin’s purges shining in his eyes.
But aside from the concrete block buildings tessellating out into forever, Novosibirsk is actually more like Minneapolis. It’s not even that cold.
Novosibirsk is the third largest city in Russia. It is home to a devastatingly clean and efficient subway system, a cool alternative paper, and enough coffee chains and sushi joints to put the entire cast of Girls at ease. Siberia is also a surprisingly progressive place. Far from the commotion in Moscow over Pussy Riot, the mayor of Novosibirsk recently quietly approved a plaque honoring the late Siberian punk singer Yanka Dyagileva. There’s even an Ikea—just like in Atlanta!
But just because Siberia is no longer the stuff of Solzhenitsynian nightmare, does that mean that it’s a safe place for smallpox? The answer is a definite … sort of.
The good news is that Siberia’s isolation and the comparative ease of quarantining anyone accidentally exposed to the virus is a big plus. Prior to 1994, Russia’s variola strains were stored in a defense lab at the back of a former Moscow school. Smallpox was moved to Vector because it was safer, and because the more sophisticated facilities there would allow scientists to study the virus, not merely Alcatraz it.
Vector had been expanding continuously since it was first established in 1975, and by the time of the smallpox transfer, it occupied a sprawling campus of almost 50 acres and employed more than 4,500 people. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the U.S. government invested heavily in Vector, helping it grow into a world-class facility. A reinforced concrete wall already encircled the perimeter, and high-tech fences, motion detectors, and other infrastructure improvements designed to reduce biohazards were soon added. Two years ago, an evaluation team from the World Health Organization spent six days at Vector and identified no significant security risks.
Perhaps most importantly, scientists at Vector have made impressive contributions to smallpox research. According to Kevin Hendzel, an expert on U.S.–Russian nonproliferation issues, the scientists at Koltsovo don’t get enough credit for the “huge volume of important work to sequence [smallpox] genetic code and work out various vaccines and treatments for outbreaks in collaboration with the U.S.” The researchers at Vector are also smart enough not to accidentally spark a global pandemic while doing so. “It takes years of advanced training and a massive infrastructure to even touch this stuff without inadvertently killing all the scientists and support staff,” Hendzel points out. “Any adversary without the training, infrastructure, means of transport, and ability to isolate or weaponize the material is far more likely to do something stupid and die before they can use it as a weapon. Like 10,000 times more likely.” Case in point: In 2004, when a worker at Vector accidentally pricked herself with Ebola virus, she was the only one who died. See? Safe.*
On the other hand, Vector has not been devoid of sketchiness. In 1992, Kanatjan Alibekov, a defector to the United States who had been involved in Russia’s biological warfare program, identified Vector as a site where research was being conducted on weaponizing viruses.
More troubling is the institute’s post-Soviet reputation for secrecy. According to Jonathan B. Tucker, author of Scourge: The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox, transparency at Vector “decreased sharply” after 2005, when the Russian government put a Communist-throwback apparatchik, Ilyia G. Drozdov, in charge. Since then, attendance of Vector virologists at WHO meetings has grown spotty. When Vector reps do appear, they make unnerving pronouncements. At a WHO Advisory Committee meeting in late 2008, Vector scientists announced they’d shifted all their smallpox from glass to plastic vials (highly risky due to the aforementioned threat of mass annihilation) and decided to destroy nearly 25 percent of their smallpox stock without warning.
But ultimately, there are so many other things to worry about when it comes to smallpox that the potential for dodginess at the Vector Institute should be the least of our worries. First off, as the discovery of the smallpox samples in Bethesda proves, there is no guarantee that we’ve truly eliminated all remaining stocks save for those at the CDC and Vector. In 1980, the WHO essentially asked any countries possessing live smallpox to raise their hands and voluntarily destroy extant samples. But as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty proves, the honor system is far from foolproof when it comes to geopolitics.
Even if a rogue nation hasn’t managed to get its hands on variola, that doesn’t mean a rogue scientist with the right credentials can’t just walk into either of the WHO-approved reference labs and steal some. After all, the FBI determined that the culprit behind the 2001 anthrax attacks wasn’t some zealot in a balaclava, but microbiologist and senior bio-defense researcher Bruce Edwards Ivins. Then there’s the looming threat that scientists will soon simply be able to manufacture synthetic smallpox using off-the-shelf chemicals.
But if we really want to focus our worries on smallpox in Siberia, why not fixate on the human smallpox carriers popping up outside the Vector Institute, en plein air? I’m talking about corpses: ancient smallpox victims, emerging from the permafrost.
Whereas recent discoveries of 19th-century smallpox victims (or just their scabs) in the United States have failed to turn up viable variola samples, scientists hold out hope that frozen Siberian mummies might better preserve the virus and help answer questions about the virus’ longevity. Scientists at Vector actually trekked up to Yakutia back in 1991 when centuries-old remains of a family that had died of smallpox surfaced. They failed to extract any viable virus, but a second cache of smallpox mummies discovered in the same area in 2004 did yield enough DNA for scientists to partially reconstruct its sequence.
So weighing the accumulated smallpox threats, accidents, security breaches, and SNAFUs on both sides of the globe, I say go to Novosibirsk and relax. Take in the opera, marvel at the Constructivist architecture, and check out the Museum of the Sun. But if you stumble across a thawing corpse—just hold your breath and whatever you do, don’t eat its scabs.
*Correction, June 4, 2015: This article misstated the year in which a worker died of Ebola. It was in 2004, not 1994. | en | Russian officials said on Saturday they had reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) the first case of an bird flu passed to humans.
Head of consumer rights protection agency and chief sanitary officer Dr announced workers have been infected with the virus A(H5N8) in December, but "all seven ... are now feeling well" and "the situation did not develop further". She said they reported it to the WHO "several days ago, just as we became absolutely certain of our results".
Popova said transmission between humans has not yet been detected, while noting the potential of mutations able "to overcome this barrier". She concluded the discovery "gives us all, the entire world, time to prepare for possible mutations and react in an adequate and timely fashion".
The WHO's European Regional Office said in an e-mail "the reported cases were ... asymptomatic and no onward human to human transmission was reported", according to "preliminary information". The e-mail continued "we are in discussion with national authorities to gather more information and assess the public health impact".
The strain's genetic material was isolated from infected workers by the , which announced its intention to develop human tests and an H5N8 vaccine.
Outbreaks of H5N8 in poultry have been found in the past few months in China, Europe, , the Middle East, and Russia.
Strains of bird flu have occasionally infected or killed humans before. Most transmissions were attributed to direct contact with live or uncooked dead poultry. |
en | Barack Obama garnered his 11th consecutive primary win this week, when Democrats Abroad announced from Geneva, Switzerland, that the Illinois senator had won the party's Global Primary. Obama got about 65 per cent of more than 20,000 votes submitted overseas. As Eve Troeh reports, Democrats in more than 160 countries cast ballots by mail, fax, in person and - for the first time - online.
Barack Obama
About six million U.S. citizens live outside the United States, including students, business people and members of the military. Some say the Global Primary is a step toward better voting rights for them. But others see the event as more symbolic than practical.
On Super Tuesday, when voters in 22 states went to the polls, more than 1,500 Americans gathered in London's Grand Central Library to vote in the Democratic Global Primary. They split into two caucuses: for Obama or for Clinton.
Democrats overseas had a choice this primary season: Vote, as usual, by paper absentee ballot from their home state. Or waive that right, and cast a vote by mail, online or in person in the Democrats Abroad Global Primary.
The group set up voting sites in more than 30 countries. The polls were open for one week, starting on February 5. Most were not typical polling stations - balloting was held in bars, private clubs, or coffee shops. In New Delhi, India, voters met at a restaurant called Ploof. They voted upstairs, and partied downstairs.
"There were 100 and something voters who brought their kids, their friends, their families. Because they wanted that sense of being together for a really important political moment," said Carolyn Sauvage-Mar, the chair of Democrats Abroad India. She says it was especially important for the fastest-growing democracy in the world to see that Americans take their right to vote seriously.
"There were many many first-time voters. A couple of 18 year-olds. There was a naturalized citizen from Ghana, and a naturalized citizen from the UK. There were of course many Indian-Americans. We had another younger person who actually flew to Delhi from Mumbai, a two hour flight, just to vote," he said.
Back in 2004, when she started Democrats Abroad India, she says it was chaotic to coordinate absentee ballots all over the country. This year's option to vote online eliminated some of the challenges of the vast distances and erratic mail service.
In Oslo, Norway, Fulbright scholar Elizabeth Wiley cast her ballot online. "I got an email with my ballot number and a personal identification number and directed me to the website...so I entered my name in full, my street and mailing address in Norway...," she said.
For her, the decision to vote in the Global Primary versus an absentee ballot was easy. Wiley's home state of Michigan was stripped of its delegates by the Democratic Party this year. Democrats Abroad gets just 11 of the 4,000-plus votes at the national convention. But that's more of a say than Wiley would have had if she voted at home. And, it was faster. "I was asked to give my PIN number, and then my ballot was submitted. Took less than a minute," she said.
The Global Primary has been touted in the news media and by the Democrats as progressive and inclusive. But Republicans Abroad has described it as more idealistic than realistic. Unlike Democrats Abroad, the Republican group isn't directly tied to the GOP, and doesn't get delegates at its convention. Members say this allows them to focus on making sure their constituents get their traditional absentee ballots… and mail them back.
American Enterprise Institute researcher John Fortier, who has studied absentee voting, says within the Democratic Party, the Global Primary was a good way to increase participation in choosing its presidential candidate. But when it comes to battling Republicans at the polls in November, overseas voters won't have the online, fax, or in person options. Only paper absentee ballots from a state are counted in federal elections. And Fortier says problems still plague those ballots.
"That system hasn't changed dramatically at all. We have problems with military ballots not having postmarks. And the difficulty of the voter overseas ensuring they get their ballots in time, ensuring that their ballots are back and counted in time. And here I think we are falling short," he said.
But Democrats Abroad Executive Director Lindsey Reynolds says the Global Primary does influence the November election. It sends the message that every vote is valuable.
"In a practical sense, it allows Americans in South Africa, the Congo, Afghanistan to vote in our primary and have a voice in our nomination. And I think it has certainly made a symbolic gesture to them that we're out there trying to find them and make sure their voice counts," he said.
She says if overseas voters, of any political stripe, feel that someone is reaching out to them, and looking out for their rights, they're more likely to take the extra effort to vote this fall," she said. | en | left
Barack Obama, the junior senator from Illinois and 2008 US presidential candidate won another primary this time in the support of Democrats living outside the United States winning the Democrats Abroad Global Primary after the results from the contest held across the globe have been tallied.
Obama got about 65 per cent of more than 20,000 votes submitted overseas. Democrats in more than 160 countries cast ballots by mail, fax, in person and for the first time, online. The group set up voting sites in more than 30 countries. The polls were open for one week, starting on February 5 and ending February 12. Most were not typical polling stations - balloting was held in bars, private clubs, or coffee shops.
Democrats Abroad is a officially sanctioned organization recognized by the national Democratic party. This means that Democrats Abroad gets 14 of the 4,000-plus votes at the national convention and is treated like a "state committee" despite not being an American state. However, the votes are half votes and not full votes. So far 9 delegates have been awarded due to the Global Primary, the other 5 will be chosen at a Democrats Abroad convention in Denver in April.
The chair of Democrats Abroad India, Carolyn Sauvage-Mar said, "There were 100 and something voters who brought their kids, their friends, their families. Because they wanted that sense of being together for a really important political moment." Also adding, "This really gives Americans an opportunity to participate."
Sauvage-Mar noted that new and younger voters showed up to the events, including a couple of 18 year olds, Indian-Americans and naturalized citizens from Ghana and the United Kingdom. Giovanna Melandri, the Italian Minister for Youth and Sports holds dual citizenship in Italy and the United States, and is a Democrat, cast her vote for Obama.
"It wasn't an easy choice for me. I would still love seeing a ticket with Obama and Hillary, a drive for change is what is needed in the U.S. and I think that Obama has that drive," Melandri noted in a telephone interview with the ''Associated Press''.
The Republicans have their own organization for citizens overseas, Republicans Abroad, however, it is not treated as a "state committee" by the Republican National Committee which heads the Republican Party. As such, they do not hold a primary and do not seat delegates at the convention. |
en | Obama Wins Democrats Abroad Primary
Barack Obama won the Democrats Abroad global primary in results announced Thursday, giving him 11 straight victories in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
The Illinois senator won the primary in which Democrats living in other countries voted by Internet, mail and in person, according to results released by the Democrats Abroad, an organization sanctioned by the national party.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has not won a nominating contest since Super Tuesday, more than two weeks ago.
More than 20,000 U.S. citizens living abroad voted in the primary, which ran from Feb. 5 to Feb. 12. Obama won about 65 percent of the vote, according to the results released Thursday.
Voters living in 164 countries cast votes online, while expatriates voted in person in more than 30 countries, at hotels in Australia and Costa Rica, at a pub in Ireland and at a Starbucks in Thailand. The results took about a week to tabulate as local committees around the globe gathered ballots.
"This really gives Americans an opportunity to participate," said Christine Schon Marques, the international chair of Democrats Abroad.
Italian Sports Minister Giovanna Melandri, who has dual citizenship, cast a vote for Obama in Rome.
"It wasn't an easy choice for me. I would still love seeing a ticket with Obama and Hillary," Melandri told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. "A drive for change is what is needed in the U.S. and I think that Obama has that drive."
There is no comparable primary among Republicans, though the GOP has several contests this weekend in U.S. territories, including party caucuses in Puerto Rico Sunday.
The Democrats Abroad controls seven pledged delegates at the party's national convention this summer. However, the group's system of dividing the delegates is unique, and could create an anomaly in which Obama and Clinton end up with fractions of delegates.
The party will send 14 pledged delegates to the convention, each with a half vote. The primary was used to determine nine people, or the equivalent of 4.5 delegates. Obama won 2.5 and Clinton won two, according to Schon Marques.
The Democrats Abroad will hold a global convention in Vancouver, Canada, in April to select the other five people who will attend the convention. They will represent the remaining 2.5 votes.
The system creates the possibility that Obama and Clinton could each end up with a fraction of a delegate at the convention, Schon Marques said.
Democratic parties in U.S. territories use similar systems, in which they send twice the number of delegates, giving them each a half vote. But their systems are designed to ensure that that candidates do not end up with fractions of delegates.
Stacie Paxton, a spokeswoman for the Democratic National Committee, said party rules allow for delegates with a half vote so that more people can attend the convention from far-flung places.
Obama's delegate total, which includes new superdelegate endorsements, increased to 1,358.5 Thursday. Clinton was at 1,264.
It will take 2,025 delegates to claim the nomination at this summer's convention.
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Associated Press Writer Ariel David contributed to this report from Rome. | en | left
Barack Obama, the junior senator from Illinois and 2008 US presidential candidate won another primary this time in the support of Democrats living outside the United States winning the Democrats Abroad Global Primary after the results from the contest held across the globe have been tallied.
Obama got about 65 per cent of more than 20,000 votes submitted overseas. Democrats in more than 160 countries cast ballots by mail, fax, in person and for the first time, online. The group set up voting sites in more than 30 countries. The polls were open for one week, starting on February 5 and ending February 12. Most were not typical polling stations - balloting was held in bars, private clubs, or coffee shops.
Democrats Abroad is a officially sanctioned organization recognized by the national Democratic party. This means that Democrats Abroad gets 14 of the 4,000-plus votes at the national convention and is treated like a "state committee" despite not being an American state. However, the votes are half votes and not full votes. So far 9 delegates have been awarded due to the Global Primary, the other 5 will be chosen at a Democrats Abroad convention in Denver in April.
The chair of Democrats Abroad India, Carolyn Sauvage-Mar said, "There were 100 and something voters who brought their kids, their friends, their families. Because they wanted that sense of being together for a really important political moment." Also adding, "This really gives Americans an opportunity to participate."
Sauvage-Mar noted that new and younger voters showed up to the events, including a couple of 18 year olds, Indian-Americans and naturalized citizens from Ghana and the United Kingdom. Giovanna Melandri, the Italian Minister for Youth and Sports holds dual citizenship in Italy and the United States, and is a Democrat, cast her vote for Obama.
"It wasn't an easy choice for me. I would still love seeing a ticket with Obama and Hillary, a drive for change is what is needed in the U.S. and I think that Obama has that drive," Melandri noted in a telephone interview with the ''Associated Press''.
The Republicans have their own organization for citizens overseas, Republicans Abroad, however, it is not treated as a "state committee" by the Republican National Committee which heads the Republican Party. As such, they do not hold a primary and do not seat delegates at the convention. |
en | Barack Obama garnered his 11th consecutive primary win this week, when Democrats Abroad announced from Geneva, Switzerland, that the Illinois senator had won the party's Global Primary. Obama got about 65 per cent of more than 20,000 votes submitted overseas. As Eve Troeh reports, Democrats in more than 160 countries cast ballots by mail, fax, in person and - for the first time - online.
Barack Obama
About six million U.S. citizens live outside the United States, including students, business people and members of the military. Some say the Global Primary is a step toward better voting rights for them. But others see the event as more symbolic than practical.
On Super Tuesday, when voters in 22 states went to the polls, more than 1,500 Americans gathered in London's Grand Central Library to vote in the Democratic Global Primary. They split into two caucuses: for Obama or for Clinton.
Democrats overseas had a choice this primary season: Vote, as usual, by paper absentee ballot from their home state. Or waive that right, and cast a vote by mail, online or in person in the Democrats Abroad Global Primary.
The group set up voting sites in more than 30 countries. The polls were open for one week, starting on February 5. Most were not typical polling stations - balloting was held in bars, private clubs, or coffee shops. In New Delhi, India, voters met at a restaurant called Ploof. They voted upstairs, and partied downstairs.
"There were 100 and something voters who brought their kids, their friends, their families. Because they wanted that sense of being together for a really important political moment," said Carolyn Sauvage-Mar, the chair of Democrats Abroad India. She says it was especially important for the fastest-growing democracy in the world to see that Americans take their right to vote seriously.
"There were many many first-time voters. A couple of 18 year-olds. There was a naturalized citizen from Ghana, and a naturalized citizen from the UK. There were of course many Indian-Americans. We had another younger person who actually flew to Delhi from Mumbai, a two hour flight, just to vote," he said.
Back in 2004, when she started Democrats Abroad India, she says it was chaotic to coordinate absentee ballots all over the country. This year's option to vote online eliminated some of the challenges of the vast distances and erratic mail service.
In Oslo, Norway, Fulbright scholar Elizabeth Wiley cast her ballot online. "I got an email with my ballot number and a personal identification number and directed me to the website...so I entered my name in full, my street and mailing address in Norway...," she said.
For her, the decision to vote in the Global Primary versus an absentee ballot was easy. Wiley's home state of Michigan was stripped of its delegates by the Democratic Party this year. Democrats Abroad gets just 11 of the 4,000-plus votes at the national convention. But that's more of a say than Wiley would have had if she voted at home. And, it was faster. "I was asked to give my PIN number, and then my ballot was submitted. Took less than a minute," she said.
The Global Primary has been touted in the news media and by the Democrats as progressive and inclusive. But Republicans Abroad has described it as more idealistic than realistic. Unlike Democrats Abroad, the Republican group isn't directly tied to the GOP, and doesn't get delegates at its convention. Members say this allows them to focus on making sure their constituents get their traditional absentee ballots… and mail them back.
American Enterprise Institute researcher John Fortier, who has studied absentee voting, says within the Democratic Party, the Global Primary was a good way to increase participation in choosing its presidential candidate. But when it comes to battling Republicans at the polls in November, overseas voters won't have the online, fax, or in person options. Only paper absentee ballots from a state are counted in federal elections. And Fortier says problems still plague those ballots.
"That system hasn't changed dramatically at all. We have problems with military ballots not having postmarks. And the difficulty of the voter overseas ensuring they get their ballots in time, ensuring that their ballots are back and counted in time. And here I think we are falling short," he said.
But Democrats Abroad Executive Director Lindsey Reynolds says the Global Primary does influence the November election. It sends the message that every vote is valuable.
"In a practical sense, it allows Americans in South Africa, the Congo, Afghanistan to vote in our primary and have a voice in our nomination. And I think it has certainly made a symbolic gesture to them that we're out there trying to find them and make sure their voice counts," he said.
She says if overseas voters, of any political stripe, feel that someone is reaching out to them, and looking out for their rights, they're more likely to take the extra effort to vote this fall," she said. | en | left
Barack Obama, the junior senator from Illinois and 2008 US presidential candidate won another primary this time in the support of Democrats living outside the United States winning the Democrats Abroad Global Primary after the results from the contest held across the globe have been tallied.
Obama got about 65 per cent of more than 20,000 votes submitted overseas. Democrats in more than 160 countries cast ballots by mail, fax, in person and for the first time, online. The group set up voting sites in more than 30 countries. The polls were open for one week, starting on February 5 and ending February 12. Most were not typical polling stations - balloting was held in bars, private clubs, or coffee shops.
Democrats Abroad is a officially sanctioned organization recognized by the national Democratic party. This means that Democrats Abroad gets 14 of the 4,000-plus votes at the national convention and is treated like a "state committee" despite not being an American state. However, the votes are half votes and not full votes. So far 9 delegates have been awarded due to the Global Primary, the other 5 will be chosen at a Democrats Abroad convention in Denver in April.
The chair of Democrats Abroad India, Carolyn Sauvage-Mar said, "There were 100 and something voters who brought their kids, their friends, their families. Because they wanted that sense of being together for a really important political moment." Also adding, "This really gives Americans an opportunity to participate."
Sauvage-Mar noted that new and younger voters showed up to the events, including a couple of 18 year olds, Indian-Americans and naturalized citizens from Ghana and the United Kingdom. Giovanna Melandri, the Italian Minister for Youth and Sports holds dual citizenship in Italy and the United States, and is a Democrat, cast her vote for Obama.
"It wasn't an easy choice for me. I would still love seeing a ticket with Obama and Hillary, a drive for change is what is needed in the U.S. and I think that Obama has that drive," Melandri noted in a telephone interview with the ''Associated Press''.
The Republicans have their own organization for citizens overseas, Republicans Abroad, however, it is not treated as a "state committee" by the Republican National Committee which heads the Republican Party. As such, they do not hold a primary and do not seat delegates at the convention. |
de | Volkswagen ruft zahlreiche Fahrzeuge in die Werkstätten. Bei Bremsregelsystemen müsse ein Software-Update gemacht werden. Ein VW -Sprecher bestätigte eine entsprechende Meldung des Fachmagazins "kfz-betrieb". Demnach sind von dem Rückruf alleine in Deutschland rund 385.000 Autos der Marken VW, Audi und Skoda betroffen.
Die Stabilisierungsfunktion des Fahrzeugs über das Bremsregelsystem könne in fahrdynamischen "Grenzsituationen", wie zum Beispiel Übersteuern, Untersteuern oder Vollbremsungen, nicht mehr gegeben sein, hieß es.
Ursache des Problems sei eine "thermomechanische Überlastung" im Steuergerät für das ABS (Antiblockiersystem) und ESP (Elektronisches Stabilitätsprogramm). In der Werkstatt werde die Software für das Steuergerät aktualisiert, hieß es weiter. | de | Ein Volkswagen Amarok
Der deutsche Automobilhersteller Volkswagen ruft bis zu 400.000 Autos in Werkstätten zurück. Bei einer Vollbremsung kann es sein, dass das Stabilisierungssystem versagen. Aus diesen Gründen müsse ein Update der Software her. Gegenüber dem Fachmagazin „kfz-betrieb“ bestätigte ein Sprecher des Konzerns die entsprechende Meldung. Allein in Deutschland sind etwa 385.000 Autos der Marken VW, Audi und Skoda betroffen.
In fahrdynamischen „Grenzsituationen“, wie beispielsweise Übersteuern, Untersteuern oder Vollbremsung, sei die Stabilisierungsfunktion des Fahrzeugs über das Bremsregelsystem nicht mehr gewährleistet, heißt es. Ursache des Problems sei eine „thermomechanische Überlastung“ im Steuergerät für das Antiblockiersystems (ABS) und Elektronisches Stabilitätsprogramm (ESP). Aktualisiert werde die Software für das Steuergerät in der Werkstatt, heißt es. |
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Werkstatt Volkswagen ruft erneut zahlreiche Fahrzeuge zurück. (Foto: dpa)
FrankfurtVolkswagen ruft einem Medienbericht zufolge zahlreiche Fahrzeuge in die Werkstätten. In Deutschland seien davon 385.000 Autos betroffen, berichtete die Fachzeitschrift „Kfz-betrieb“. Grund sei ein Software-Update bei Bremsregelsystemen. Ein VW-Sprecher bestätigte den Rückruf, ohne sich aber zu den Stückzahlen zu äußern.
Betroffen sind der Zeitschrift zufolge mehrere Modelle von VW und Skoda. „Die Stabilisierungsfunktion des Fahrzeugs über das Bremsregelsystem kann in fahrdynamischen Grenzsituationen, wie zum Beispiel Übersteuern, Untersteuern oder Vollbremsungen, nicht mehr gegeben sein“, wird ein VW-Sprecher zitiert. Erst im Mai mussten die Wolfsburger in China rund 600.000 Fahrzeuge zurückrufen. | de | Ein Volkswagen Amarok
Der deutsche Automobilhersteller Volkswagen ruft bis zu 400.000 Autos in Werkstätten zurück. Bei einer Vollbremsung kann es sein, dass das Stabilisierungssystem versagen. Aus diesen Gründen müsse ein Update der Software her. Gegenüber dem Fachmagazin „kfz-betrieb“ bestätigte ein Sprecher des Konzerns die entsprechende Meldung. Allein in Deutschland sind etwa 385.000 Autos der Marken VW, Audi und Skoda betroffen.
In fahrdynamischen „Grenzsituationen“, wie beispielsweise Übersteuern, Untersteuern oder Vollbremsung, sei die Stabilisierungsfunktion des Fahrzeugs über das Bremsregelsystem nicht mehr gewährleistet, heißt es. Ursache des Problems sei eine „thermomechanische Überlastung“ im Steuergerät für das Antiblockiersystems (ABS) und Elektronisches Stabilitätsprogramm (ESP). Aktualisiert werde die Software für das Steuergerät in der Werkstatt, heißt es. |
pl | Świat PAP, JG /19.11.2007 18:28 Niespodzianka na spotkaniu ASEAN-u Przywódcy państw Azji Południowo-Wschodniej, zebrani na szczycie grupy ASEAN w Singapurze, niespodziewanie odwołali planowane na środę wystąpienie specjalnego wysłannika ONZ ds. Birmy Ibrahima Gambariego. Associated Press podała, że birmańskie władze wojskowe sprzeciwiły się - jak to ujęły - "mieszaniu się ONZ w sprawy dorocznego szczytu organizacji".
W swym oświadczeniu ASEAN wezwał jednak birmańską juntę do rozpoczęcia "konkretnego dialogu" z przywódczynią opozycji Aung San Suu Kyi, zwolnienia jej z aresztu domowego, uwolnienia wszystkich więźniów politycznych i pracy "na rzecz pokojowego przejścia do demokracji". Gambariego o wystąpienie na szczycie poprosił premier Singapuru i jednocześnie przewodniczący ASEAN-u Lee Hsien Loong. Oenzetowski wysłannik miał zreferować rozmowy prowadzone z władzami Birmy i opozycją.
"To bardzo trudna kwestia" - powiedział Lee dziennikarzom po odczytaniu oświadczenia. "To poważny problem dla Birmy" - dodał.
Tłumaczył, że podczas obiadu birmański premier Thein Sein nalegał, aby Gambari o swych pracach informował tylko ONZ, a nie ASEAN.
W niedzielę ASEAN odrzucił żądanie Waszyngtonu w sprawie usunięcia z organizacji oskarżanej o łamanie praw człowieka Birmy. Sekretarz generalny ASEAN-u Ong Keng Yong argumentował, że Stowarzyszenie jest przeciwne takim "konfrontacyjnym" decyzjom.
Do ASEAN-u, czyli Stowarzyszenia Narodów Azji Południowo- Wschodniej, należy 10 krajów: Filipiny, Indonezja, Malezja, Singapur, Tajlandia, Brunei, Wietnam, Birma, Laos i Kambodża. Gośćmi tegorocznego szczytu są Chiny, Indie, Japonia, Korea Południowa, Australia i Nowa Zelandia.
Associated Press podała, że birmańskie władze wojskowe sprzeciwiły się - jak to ujęły - "mieszaniu się ONZ w sprawy dorocznego szczytu organizacji".W swym oświadczeniu ASEAN wezwał jednak birmańską juntę do rozpoczęcia "konkretnego dialogu" z przywódczynią opozycji Aung San Suu Kyi, zwolnienia jej z aresztu domowego, uwolnienia wszystkich więźniów politycznych i pracy "na rzecz pokojowego przejścia do demokracji". Gambariego o wystąpienie na szczycie poprosił premier Singapuru i jednocześnie przewodniczący ASEAN-u Lee Hsien Loong. Oenzetowski wysłannik miał zreferować rozmowy prowadzone z władzami Birmy i opozycją."To bardzo trudna kwestia" - powiedział Lee dziennikarzom po odczytaniu oświadczenia. "To poważny problem dla Birmy" - dodał.Tłumaczył, że podczas obiadu birmański premier Thein Sein nalegał, aby Gambari o swych pracach informował tylko ONZ, a nie ASEAN.W niedzielę ASEAN odrzucił żądanie Waszyngtonu w sprawie usunięcia z organizacji oskarżanej o łamanie praw człowieka Birmy. Sekretarz generalny ASEAN-u Ong Keng Yong argumentował, że Stowarzyszenie jest przeciwne takim "konfrontacyjnym" decyzjom.Do ASEAN-u, czyli Stowarzyszenia Narodów Azji Południowo- Wschodniej, należy 10 krajów: Filipiny, Indonezja, Malezja, Singapur, Tajlandia, Brunei, Wietnam, Birma, Laos i Kambodża. Gośćmi tegorocznego szczytu są Chiny, Indie, Japonia, Korea Południowa, Australia i Nowa Zelandia.
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Jeżeli na Forum widzisz błąd, Jeżeli na Forum widzisz błąd, napisz do nas | pl | W Singapurze odbył się szczyt Unii Europejskiej i krajów Stowarzyszenia Narodów Azji Południowo-Wschodniej (ASEAN). Rozmowy dotyczyły przede wszystkim kwestii wolnego handlu między oboma blokami państw.
UE reprezentował przewodniczący Komisji Europejskiej José Manuel Durão Barroso oraz szefowa europejskiej dyplomacji Benita Ferrero-Waldner.
Co prawda rozmowy na temat wolnego handlu rozpoczęły się już w maju, ale wówczas nie uzgodniono konkretnych postanowień. Pertraktacje utrudnił jeszcze kryzys w Birmie, która również jest członkiem ASEAN.
Kraje uczestniczące w szczycie uzgodniły wspólną deklarację wzywającą m.in. do uwolnienia więźniów politycznych w Birmie i rozszerzenia stosunków gospodarczych. Nie padły jednak konkretne terminy realizacji tych uzgodnień.
"Witamy z zadowoleniem decyzję rządu Birmy w sprawie zwiększenia współpracy z ONZ oraz rozpoczęcia dialogu z Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, przypominając, że tego rodzaju dialog powinien być prowadzony z wszystkimi zainteresowanymi partiami i etnicznymi grupami" - napisano w deklaracji.
Natomiast 20 listopada kraje ASEAN podpisały Kartę ASEAN. Ma ona przyczynić się do integracji gospodarczej oraz powstania strefy wolnego handlu.
Do ASEAN należą takie kraje jak: Filipiny, Indonezja, Malezja, Singapur, Tajlandia, Brunei, Wietnam, Birma, Laos i Kambodża. Gośćmi tegorocznego szczytu są Chiny, Indie, Japonia, Korea Południowa, Australia i Nowa Zelandia. |
pl | Świat PAP, JG /19.11.2007 18:28 Niespodzianka na spotkaniu ASEAN-u Przywódcy państw Azji Południowo-Wschodniej, zebrani na szczycie grupy ASEAN w Singapurze, niespodziewanie odwołali planowane na środę wystąpienie specjalnego wysłannika ONZ ds. Birmy Ibrahima Gambariego. Associated Press podała, że birmańskie władze wojskowe sprzeciwiły się - jak to ujęły - "mieszaniu się ONZ w sprawy dorocznego szczytu organizacji".
W swym oświadczeniu ASEAN wezwał jednak birmańską juntę do rozpoczęcia "konkretnego dialogu" z przywódczynią opozycji Aung San Suu Kyi, zwolnienia jej z aresztu domowego, uwolnienia wszystkich więźniów politycznych i pracy "na rzecz pokojowego przejścia do demokracji". Gambariego o wystąpienie na szczycie poprosił premier Singapuru i jednocześnie przewodniczący ASEAN-u Lee Hsien Loong. Oenzetowski wysłannik miał zreferować rozmowy prowadzone z władzami Birmy i opozycją.
"To bardzo trudna kwestia" - powiedział Lee dziennikarzom po odczytaniu oświadczenia. "To poważny problem dla Birmy" - dodał.
Tłumaczył, że podczas obiadu birmański premier Thein Sein nalegał, aby Gambari o swych pracach informował tylko ONZ, a nie ASEAN.
W niedzielę ASEAN odrzucił żądanie Waszyngtonu w sprawie usunięcia z organizacji oskarżanej o łamanie praw człowieka Birmy. Sekretarz generalny ASEAN-u Ong Keng Yong argumentował, że Stowarzyszenie jest przeciwne takim "konfrontacyjnym" decyzjom.
Do ASEAN-u, czyli Stowarzyszenia Narodów Azji Południowo- Wschodniej, należy 10 krajów: Filipiny, Indonezja, Malezja, Singapur, Tajlandia, Brunei, Wietnam, Birma, Laos i Kambodża. Gośćmi tegorocznego szczytu są Chiny, Indie, Japonia, Korea Południowa, Australia i Nowa Zelandia.
Associated Press podała, że birmańskie władze wojskowe sprzeciwiły się - jak to ujęły - "mieszaniu się ONZ w sprawy dorocznego szczytu organizacji".W swym oświadczeniu ASEAN wezwał jednak birmańską juntę do rozpoczęcia "konkretnego dialogu" z przywódczynią opozycji Aung San Suu Kyi, zwolnienia jej z aresztu domowego, uwolnienia wszystkich więźniów politycznych i pracy "na rzecz pokojowego przejścia do demokracji". Gambariego o wystąpienie na szczycie poprosił premier Singapuru i jednocześnie przewodniczący ASEAN-u Lee Hsien Loong. Oenzetowski wysłannik miał zreferować rozmowy prowadzone z władzami Birmy i opozycją."To bardzo trudna kwestia" - powiedział Lee dziennikarzom po odczytaniu oświadczenia. "To poważny problem dla Birmy" - dodał.Tłumaczył, że podczas obiadu birmański premier Thein Sein nalegał, aby Gambari o swych pracach informował tylko ONZ, a nie ASEAN.W niedzielę ASEAN odrzucił żądanie Waszyngtonu w sprawie usunięcia z organizacji oskarżanej o łamanie praw człowieka Birmy. Sekretarz generalny ASEAN-u Ong Keng Yong argumentował, że Stowarzyszenie jest przeciwne takim "konfrontacyjnym" decyzjom.Do ASEAN-u, czyli Stowarzyszenia Narodów Azji Południowo- Wschodniej, należy 10 krajów: Filipiny, Indonezja, Malezja, Singapur, Tajlandia, Brunei, Wietnam, Birma, Laos i Kambodża. Gośćmi tegorocznego szczytu są Chiny, Indie, Japonia, Korea Południowa, Australia i Nowa Zelandia.
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Jeżeli na Forum widzisz błąd, Jeżeli na Forum widzisz błąd, napisz do nas | pl | W Singapurze odbył się szczyt Unii Europejskiej i krajów Stowarzyszenia Narodów Azji Południowo-Wschodniej (ASEAN). Rozmowy dotyczyły przede wszystkim kwestii wolnego handlu między oboma blokami państw.
UE reprezentował przewodniczący Komisji Europejskiej José Manuel Durão Barroso oraz szefowa europejskiej dyplomacji Benita Ferrero-Waldner.
Co prawda rozmowy na temat wolnego handlu rozpoczęły się już w maju, ale wówczas nie uzgodniono konkretnych postanowień. Pertraktacje utrudnił jeszcze kryzys w Birmie, która również jest członkiem ASEAN.
Kraje uczestniczące w szczycie uzgodniły wspólną deklarację wzywającą m.in. do uwolnienia więźniów politycznych w Birmie i rozszerzenia stosunków gospodarczych. Nie padły jednak konkretne terminy realizacji tych uzgodnień.
"Witamy z zadowoleniem decyzję rządu Birmy w sprawie zwiększenia współpracy z ONZ oraz rozpoczęcia dialogu z Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, przypominając, że tego rodzaju dialog powinien być prowadzony z wszystkimi zainteresowanymi partiami i etnicznymi grupami" - napisano w deklaracji.
Natomiast 20 listopada kraje ASEAN podpisały Kartę ASEAN. Ma ona przyczynić się do integracji gospodarczej oraz powstania strefy wolnego handlu.
Do ASEAN należą takie kraje jak: Filipiny, Indonezja, Malezja, Singapur, Tajlandia, Brunei, Wietnam, Birma, Laos i Kambodża. Gośćmi tegorocznego szczytu są Chiny, Indie, Japonia, Korea Południowa, Australia i Nowa Zelandia. |
en | Japan to probe Tepco radiation cover-up claim
Nine workers are reported to have put lead shields on their radiation dosimeters to disguise their total exposure
Japan's health ministry says it will investigate a report that workers at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were urged to disguise their exposure to radiation.
A report in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper said a subcontractor for plant operator Tepco told workers to put lead shields around radiation detection devices.
The aim was for workers to stay below safe exposure limits, the paper said.
There has been no comment from the construction subcontractor, Build-up.
The Fukishima plant was badly damaged in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Cooling systems to reactors were knocked out, leading to meltdowns and the release of radioactivity.
Tens of thousands of residents were evacuated from an exclusion zone around the plant.
Continue reading the main story Fukushima disaster Reactor cooling systems damaged after 11 March earthquake and tsunami
Explosions occurred on 12-15 March at four reactors after gas build-up
Tepco engineers injected seawater into reactors for cooling
Contaminated waste-water leaked on several occasions
Meltdowns later confirmed at three reactors
Tepco declared 'cold shutdown' - meaning reactors were stable - in December 2011
The report in the Asahi Shimbun on Saturday said an executive at construction firm Build-Up told about 10 of its workers to cover their dosimeters with lead casings when working in areas with high radiation.
Dosimeters - used to measure cumulative exposure - can be worn as badges or carried as devices about the size of a smartphone.
The paper said the instruction from Build-Up, in December, was apparently an effort to keep its contract with Tepco.
The workers had a recording of their meeting, the Asahi Shimbun said.
"Unless we hide it with lead, exposure will max out and we cannot work," the executive was heard saying in the recording, as quoted by the newspaper.
The executive apparently said he used one of the lead shields himself.
A Tepco spokesman told Reuters on Saturday the company was aware from a separate contractor that Build-Up made the lead shields, but that they were never used at the Fukushima plant.
Earlier this month, a Japanese parliamentary panel concluded the disaster at Fukushima was "profoundly manmade" and its effects could have been "mitigated by a more effective human response".
All of Japan's nuclear plants were shut down in the wake of the disaster but one, in the town of Ohi, has now partially restarted. | de | Wie der britische Fernsehsender BBC heute meldete, will die japanische Regierung einen Bericht untersuchen, wonach Arbeiter im Atomkraftwerk Fukushima Daiichi aufgefordert wurden, die Strahlenbelastung zu verschleiern. Sie sollten die Messgeräte mit einer Bleischürze abdecken, damit die vorgeschriebenen Grenzwerte von 50 Millisievert nicht erreicht würden und sie länger in der Anlage arbeiten konnten. Die Firma Build Up, die von dem japanischen Energieversorgungsunternehmen TEPCO ihre Aufträge erhielt, gab zu, einer ihrer leitenden Angestellten habe die entsprechende Anweisung erteilt. Takashi Wada, der Präsident von Build Up, nannte die Zahl von neun Arbeitern, die im Dezember 2011 betroffen gewesen seien. Der leitende Angestellte erklärte, er habe auch sein Messgerät abgeschirmt, da sonst der Grenzwert überschritten worden wäre und die Arbeiten hätten abgebrochen werden müssen.
Nach dem Erdbeben und einem Tsunami am 11. März 2011 war es im Atomkraftwerk Fukushima Daiichi zu einer Folge von umfangreichen Anlagenausfällen, insbesondere der elektrischen Energieversorgung, und zu einer mangelnden Kühlung bis hin zur Kernschmelze gekommen. Von November bis März 2011 hatte TEPCO die Firma Build Up mit Arbeiten im Atomkraftwerk beauftragt. |
de | Japan : Medien: Arbeiter in Fukushima manipulierten Strahlenmessgeräte
Tokio (AFP) Bei den Aufräumarbeiten im zerstörten Atomkraftwerk Fukushima haben japanischen Medienberichten zufolge mehrere Arbeiter ihre Strahlenmessgeräte manipuliert, um länger in der Anlage bleiben zu können. Ein leitender Angestellter der Baufirma Build-Up habe bereits im Dezember rund zehn Arbeiter dazu aufgefordert, die Geräte in Bereichen mit hoher Strahlung mit einer Schutzhülle aus Blei abzudecken, berichteten die Zeitung "Asahi Shimbun" und andere Medien am Samstag. So sollten sie eine niedrigere Strahlung vortäuschen, um ihre Arbeit in der Atomruine fortsetzen zu können.
Lesen Sie hier mehr zu den Themen "Japan", "Atom" und "Unglücke". | de | Wie der britische Fernsehsender BBC heute meldete, will die japanische Regierung einen Bericht untersuchen, wonach Arbeiter im Atomkraftwerk Fukushima Daiichi aufgefordert wurden, die Strahlenbelastung zu verschleiern. Sie sollten die Messgeräte mit einer Bleischürze abdecken, damit die vorgeschriebenen Grenzwerte von 50 Millisievert nicht erreicht würden und sie länger in der Anlage arbeiten konnten. Die Firma Build Up, die von dem japanischen Energieversorgungsunternehmen TEPCO ihre Aufträge erhielt, gab zu, einer ihrer leitenden Angestellten habe die entsprechende Anweisung erteilt. Takashi Wada, der Präsident von Build Up, nannte die Zahl von neun Arbeitern, die im Dezember 2011 betroffen gewesen seien. Der leitende Angestellte erklärte, er habe auch sein Messgerät abgeschirmt, da sonst der Grenzwert überschritten worden wäre und die Arbeiten hätten abgebrochen werden müssen.
Nach dem Erdbeben und einem Tsunami am 11. März 2011 war es im Atomkraftwerk Fukushima Daiichi zu einer Folge von umfangreichen Anlagenausfällen, insbesondere der elektrischen Energieversorgung, und zu einer mangelnden Kühlung bis hin zur Kernschmelze gekommen. Von November bis März 2011 hatte TEPCO die Firma Build Up mit Arbeiten im Atomkraftwerk beauftragt. |
de | Schach-Weltmeister Schach-Weltmeister Viswanathan Anand hat bei der WM in Bonn mit dem dritten Sieg binnen fünf Tagen gegen seinen russischen Herausforderer Wladimir Kramnik für eine Vorentscheidung gesorgt. Der Inder führt nach sechs Partien mit 4,5:1,5 Punkten und hat damit die erfolgreiche Titelverteidigung im Visier. Der Spieler, der zuerst 6,5 Punkte erreicht, ist Weltmeister. Bei einem 6:6-Gleichstand wird am 2. November in einem Tie-Break der Sieger ermittelt.
Für den deutschen Großmeister Helmut Pfleger ist die mit 1,5 Millionen Euro dotierte Weltmeisterschaft in der Bundeskunsthalle der früheren deutschen Hauptstadt damit so gut wie entschieden. „Für Kramnik bahnt sich ein Debakel an, man kann langsam Sterbegesänge anstimmen“, sagte der 65-Jährige.
Viswanathan Anand spielte mit weiß und setzte seinen russischen Rivalen wie schon bei seinen vorangegangenen Erfolgen am Freitag und Montag unter Druck. Nach dem 47. Zug und 4:17 Stunden Spielzeit quittierte Kramnik die Niederlage. Anand kann seinen neuerlichen WM-Triumph damit noch in dieser Woche perfekt machen. Sollte er auch die Duelle Nummer sieben und acht am Freitag und Samstag (jeweils 15.00 Uhr) für sich entscheiden, hätte er die notwendigen 6,5 Zähler bereits erreicht.
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Notation: 6. Partie (Nimzowitsch-Indisch)
Weiss: Viswanathan Anand (Indien) - Schwarz: Wladimir Kramnik (Russland) 1:0
1.d4 Sf6; 2.c4 e6; 3.Sc3 Lb4; 4.Dc2 d5; 5.cxd5 Dxd5; 6.Sf3 Df5; 7.Db3
Sc6; 8.Ld2 00; 9.h3 b6; 10.g4 Da5; 11.Tc1 Lb7; 12.a3 Lxc3; 13.Lxc3
Dd5; 14.Dxd5 Sxd5; 15.Ld2 Sf6; 16.Tg1 Tac8; 17.Lg2 Se7; 18.Lb4 c5;
19.dxc5 Tfd8; 20.Se5 Lxg2; 21.Txg2 bxc5; 22.Txc5 Se4; 23.Txc8 Txc8;
24.Sd3 Sd5; 25.Ld2 Tc2; 26.Lc1 f5; 27.Kd1 Tc8; 28.f3 Sd6; 29.Ke1 a5;
30.e3 e5; 31.gxf5 e4; 32.fxe4 Sxe4; 33.Ld2 a4; 34.Sf2 Sd6; 35.Tg4
Sc4; 36.e4 Sf6; 37.Tg3 Sxb2; 38.e5 Sd5; 39.f6 Kf7; 40.Se4 Sc4;
41.fxg7 Kg8; 42.Td3 Sdb6; 43.Lh6 Sxe5; 44.Sf6+ Kf7; 45.Tc3 Txc3;
46.g8D+ Kxf6; 47.Lg7+
WM-Stand: Anand - Kramnik 4,5:1,5
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dpa/sid/ras | de | In der sechsten Partie baute am Dienstag bei der Schachweltmeisterschaft 2008 der mit den weißen Steinen spielende Inder Viswanathan Anand seinen Vorsprung auf Herausforderer und Exweltmeister Wladimir Kramnik weiter aus, indem er zur Halbzeit den dritten Sieg errang. Im neunten Zug präsentierte der Inder eine Neuerung, gegen die der Russe nicht ankam und nach einigen Zügen einen Bauern opferte. Später versuchte Kramnik ein weiteres Bauernopfer, konnte jedoch auch damit die Stellung nicht mehr halten und gab im 47. Zug auf.
Helmut Pfleger sprach in der Internetausgabe der ''Welt'' bereits von einer Vorentscheidung: „Für Kramnik bahnt sich ein Debakel an, man kann langsam Sterbegesänge anstimmen“, so der deutsche Schachgroßmeister. Schachbundesligaspieler Daniel Rogozenko kommentiert auf ''Spiegel Online'', dass nur noch ein Wunder Kramnik retten könne.
Kramnik muss nun mit einem vorzeitigen Ende der Weltmeisterschaft rechnen, falls er nicht aufholen kann. Anand fehlen nur noch zwei Punkte zum Sieg. In der nächsten Partie am Donnerstag hat Anand erneut die weißen Steine, da nach der Halbzeit die Farben gewechselt werden. |
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wurde am 18. August 1973 in Chisinau, der Hauptstadt Moldawiens geboren. Heute lebt er in Bukarest, Rumänien, ist verheiratet und hat eine Tochter. Schach lernte er im Alter von sechs Jahren. Im Laufe seiner Schachkarriere wurde er viermal Jugendmeister Moldawiens und vertrat erst Moldawien und später Rumänien auf Schacholympiaden. Er gewann zahlreiche internationale Turniere und errang 1995 den Großmeistertitel.Rogozenko spielt in der Deutschen Bundesliga, spricht mehrere Fremdsprachen fließend und ist seit 2002 Chefredakteur der rumänischen Schachzeitschrift "Gambit". Er hat zahlreiche Artikel, Bücher und CDs veröffentlicht. Er gilt als gründlicher und präziser Analytiker und hervorragender Eröffnungstheoretiker. | de | In der sechsten Partie baute am Dienstag bei der Schachweltmeisterschaft 2008 der mit den weißen Steinen spielende Inder Viswanathan Anand seinen Vorsprung auf Herausforderer und Exweltmeister Wladimir Kramnik weiter aus, indem er zur Halbzeit den dritten Sieg errang. Im neunten Zug präsentierte der Inder eine Neuerung, gegen die der Russe nicht ankam und nach einigen Zügen einen Bauern opferte. Später versuchte Kramnik ein weiteres Bauernopfer, konnte jedoch auch damit die Stellung nicht mehr halten und gab im 47. Zug auf.
Helmut Pfleger sprach in der Internetausgabe der ''Welt'' bereits von einer Vorentscheidung: „Für Kramnik bahnt sich ein Debakel an, man kann langsam Sterbegesänge anstimmen“, so der deutsche Schachgroßmeister. Schachbundesligaspieler Daniel Rogozenko kommentiert auf ''Spiegel Online'', dass nur noch ein Wunder Kramnik retten könne.
Kramnik muss nun mit einem vorzeitigen Ende der Weltmeisterschaft rechnen, falls er nicht aufholen kann. Anand fehlen nur noch zwei Punkte zum Sieg. In der nächsten Partie am Donnerstag hat Anand erneut die weißen Steine, da nach der Halbzeit die Farben gewechselt werden. |
de | Boxprofi Gevor verliert die Beherrschung. Nun droht ihm das Karriereende
Was ist da bloß wieder los im Boxsport? Erst bepöbeln sich nach Vitali Klitschkos Blitz-K.o. gegen Odlanier Solis Ende März die Manager der beiden. Dann wird Ex-Weltmeisterin Rola El-Halabi aus Rache von ihrem Stiefvater angeschossen. Und am Samstag disqualifiziert sich der Armenier Khoren Gevor im Weltmeisterschaftskampf gegen Titelträger Robert Stieglitz in Magdeburg mit einer Kopfnuss in der zehnten Runde. Doch damit nicht genug. Kaum hatte der Ringrichter den Fight abgebrochen, nahm sich der 32-Jährige erst Stieglitz' Trainer Dirk Dzemski und danach einen Betreuer vor, um kurz darauf auch noch auf den Ringrichter höchst selbst einzuprügeln. Die Tobsucht hatte ihn gepackt und das mit Folgen. "Er wird auf Lebenszeit gesperrt", verkündete Ringaufseher Jean-Marcel Nartz. Kampf futsch, Karriere futsch.
Dabei hätte Gevor nur einige Stunden zuvor aufmerksam die Fußball-Bundesliga verfolgen müssen. Dann hätte er gelernt, wie ein Profisportler mit seiner Wut umgehen kann. Beim Derby gegen Nürnberg hatte Bayern Münchens Arjen Robben noch den Schlusspfiff abgewartet. Erst dann entlud sich all sein Frust in Richtung Knut Kircher, der das mit der Roten Karte für Schiedsrichterbeleidigung bestrafte. Zwar muss der Star aus den Niederlanden wohl die nächsten Spiele von der Tribüne aus verfolgen, immerhin aber hatte er noch mitgeholfen, das glückliche Unentschieden für die Bayern zu retten. So wird es gemacht, Herr Gevor!
Schon vor 2000 Jahren schrieb der römische Philosoph Seneca der Jüngere in seinem Traktat "Über die Wut": "Das höchste Heilmittel gegen den Zorn ist der Aufschub." Zumindest bis das Spiel, respektive der Boxkampf beendet ist. | de | Zu einem Eklat kam es am 10. April 2011 im Rahmen eines Boxkampfes um den Weltmeisterschafttitel nach WBO-Version in der Bördelandhalle in Magdeburg. Nachdem Box-Profi Khoren Gevor im Weltmeisterschaftskampf gegen den 29 Jahre alten Titelverteidiger Robert Stieglitz zurücklag, versetzte er diesem in der zehnten Runde einen Kopfstoß. Die Disqualifikation war die Folge. Jetzt rastete Gevor völlig aus und schlug auf den Ringrichter Manfred Küchler ein. Mehr als zehn Männer waren nötig, um Gevor von weiteren Angriffen auf den Ringrichter abzuhalten.
In der zehnten Runde versetzte der Herausforderer Gevor seinem Gegner Stieglitz einen Kopfstoß. Dieser wurde vom Ringrichter als absichtliches Foul gewertet, was zur Disqualifikation Gevors führte. Gevor war außer sich. Er ging gegen den Trainer Dirk Dzemski und einen Betreuer von Stieglitz vor, und beim Verlassen des Rings griff er unvermittelt den Ringrichter an. Der 61-jährige Küchler: „Plötzlich stand Gevor vor mir, schlug los. Doch ich war früher selbst Boxer, drehte mich blitzschnell ab. So landeten die Schläge auf meinem Rücken.“ Gevor rechtfertigte sich gegenüber der Bildzeitung: „Stieglitz hat ständig gehalten, ich konnte gar nicht boxen. Küchler hätte ihn verwarnen müssen. Ich jedenfalls boxe nie wieder in Deutschland.“ Jean Marcel Nartz war als Supervisor des Bundes Deutscher Berufsboxer am Ring: „Es wird eine lebenslange Sperre für Khoren Gevor vom Weltverband WBO geben.“ Damit könnte das Ende der Karriere von Gevor gekommen sein; er dürfte dann weltweit nicht mehr als Boxer antreten. |
de | Spannend wurde es für die 3,26 Millionen TV-Zuschauer erst nach dem Kampf! DER BOX-SKANDAL.
Nachdem Supermittel-Weltmeister Robert Stieglitz (29) zum Sieger erklärt wurde, flogen in Magdeburg die Fäuste. Der wegen absichtlichen Kopfstoßes in Runde 10 disqualifizierte Herausforderer Khoren Gevor (31) schlug auf Ringrichter Manfred Küchler (61/Hannover) ein. Acht Ordner gingen dazwischen, drängten den tobenden Verlierer aus dem Ring.
Hintergrund Skandal bei Box-WM Stieglitz-Gegner dreht durch Box-Weltmeister Robert Steglitz (29) gewinnt vor 5000 Zuschauern in Magdeburg gegen Khoren Gevor (31), verteidigt seinen Titel im Supermittel-Gewicht.
Stress vor WM Stieglitz-Gegner lehnt Punktrichter ab Gevor trifft Sonnabend in Magdeburg auf den WBO-Weltmeister Robert Stieglitz. Und im Vorfeld sorgt Gevor schon für Wirbel. Er lehnt den Punktrichter ab.
Boxen Weltmeister Stieglitz und die nackten Frauen Sie greifen nach seinem besten Stück – dem WBO-Gürtel... Supermittel-Weltmeister Robert Stieglitz (29) vor seinem Kampf am Samstag gegen Khoren Gevor (31).
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Gevor fühlte sich benachteiligt, sagt zu BILD: „Stieglitz hat ständig gehalten, ich konnte gar nicht boxen. Küchler hätte ihn verwarnen müssen. Ich jedenfalls boxe nie wieder in Deutschland.” Wahrscheinlich auch sonst nirgendwo!
Supervisor Jean Marcel Nartz, der den Verband BDB vertrat: „Es wird eine lebenslange Sperre für Khoren Gevor vom Weltverband WBO geben.” Gevor-Manager Peter Schulze entschuldigte sich für seinen Boxer: „Das schadet unserem Sport.”
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Anzeige: Zubehör für alle Boxsport-Fans in großer Auswahl! | de | Zu einem Eklat kam es am 10. April 2011 im Rahmen eines Boxkampfes um den Weltmeisterschafttitel nach WBO-Version in der Bördelandhalle in Magdeburg. Nachdem Box-Profi Khoren Gevor im Weltmeisterschaftskampf gegen den 29 Jahre alten Titelverteidiger Robert Stieglitz zurücklag, versetzte er diesem in der zehnten Runde einen Kopfstoß. Die Disqualifikation war die Folge. Jetzt rastete Gevor völlig aus und schlug auf den Ringrichter Manfred Küchler ein. Mehr als zehn Männer waren nötig, um Gevor von weiteren Angriffen auf den Ringrichter abzuhalten.
In der zehnten Runde versetzte der Herausforderer Gevor seinem Gegner Stieglitz einen Kopfstoß. Dieser wurde vom Ringrichter als absichtliches Foul gewertet, was zur Disqualifikation Gevors führte. Gevor war außer sich. Er ging gegen den Trainer Dirk Dzemski und einen Betreuer von Stieglitz vor, und beim Verlassen des Rings griff er unvermittelt den Ringrichter an. Der 61-jährige Küchler: „Plötzlich stand Gevor vor mir, schlug los. Doch ich war früher selbst Boxer, drehte mich blitzschnell ab. So landeten die Schläge auf meinem Rücken.“ Gevor rechtfertigte sich gegenüber der Bildzeitung: „Stieglitz hat ständig gehalten, ich konnte gar nicht boxen. Küchler hätte ihn verwarnen müssen. Ich jedenfalls boxe nie wieder in Deutschland.“ Jean Marcel Nartz war als Supervisor des Bundes Deutscher Berufsboxer am Ring: „Es wird eine lebenslange Sperre für Khoren Gevor vom Weltverband WBO geben.“ Damit könnte das Ende der Karriere von Gevor gekommen sein; er dürfte dann weltweit nicht mehr als Boxer antreten. |
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Bubbles -- Das schnelle Online-Spiel Der fröhlich, bunte Spieleklassiker unter den Online-Games bringt jede Menge Spaß! Doch aufgepasst - nur wer schnell ist, sammelt Punkte. | de | Zu einem Eklat kam es am 10. April 2011 im Rahmen eines Boxkampfes um den Weltmeisterschafttitel nach WBO-Version in der Bördelandhalle in Magdeburg. Nachdem Box-Profi Khoren Gevor im Weltmeisterschaftskampf gegen den 29 Jahre alten Titelverteidiger Robert Stieglitz zurücklag, versetzte er diesem in der zehnten Runde einen Kopfstoß. Die Disqualifikation war die Folge. Jetzt rastete Gevor völlig aus und schlug auf den Ringrichter Manfred Küchler ein. Mehr als zehn Männer waren nötig, um Gevor von weiteren Angriffen auf den Ringrichter abzuhalten.
In der zehnten Runde versetzte der Herausforderer Gevor seinem Gegner Stieglitz einen Kopfstoß. Dieser wurde vom Ringrichter als absichtliches Foul gewertet, was zur Disqualifikation Gevors führte. Gevor war außer sich. Er ging gegen den Trainer Dirk Dzemski und einen Betreuer von Stieglitz vor, und beim Verlassen des Rings griff er unvermittelt den Ringrichter an. Der 61-jährige Küchler: „Plötzlich stand Gevor vor mir, schlug los. Doch ich war früher selbst Boxer, drehte mich blitzschnell ab. So landeten die Schläge auf meinem Rücken.“ Gevor rechtfertigte sich gegenüber der Bildzeitung: „Stieglitz hat ständig gehalten, ich konnte gar nicht boxen. Küchler hätte ihn verwarnen müssen. Ich jedenfalls boxe nie wieder in Deutschland.“ Jean Marcel Nartz war als Supervisor des Bundes Deutscher Berufsboxer am Ring: „Es wird eine lebenslange Sperre für Khoren Gevor vom Weltverband WBO geben.“ Damit könnte das Ende der Karriere von Gevor gekommen sein; er dürfte dann weltweit nicht mehr als Boxer antreten. |
de | zuletzt aktualisiert: 11.04.2011 - 02:30
Magdeburg (sid). Nachdem ihn der Ringrichter wegen eines Kopfstoßes disqualifiziert hatte, rastete Khoren Gevor aus. Fast ein Dutzend Männer hatten Mühe, den auf Manfred Küchler einprügelnden Boxprofi zurückzuhalten. "Der Mann gehört lebenslang gesperrt. Dafür werde ich sorgen", sagte der für den Kampf als technischer Delegierter des Bundes Deutscher Berufsboxer angesetzte Jean-Marcel Nartz nach dem Skandal von Magdeburg. Im Kampf um die WBO-Weltmeisterschaft im Supermittelgewicht führte Titelverteidiger Robert Stieglitz in seiner Heimatstadt klar nach Punkten. Der Deutsch-Armenier Gevor hatte vor zwei Wochen in Amsterdam einem Mädchen das Leben gerettet, das seine Zunge verschluckt hatte. Diesmal aber sorgte der in Kleve lebende 32-Jährige für Negativ-Schlagzeilen. Als er nach dem Fight den Umkleideraum zerlegte, nahm in sein Manager in "Schutzhaft", schloss ihn ein. Gevors Fazit am Tag danach: "Ich werde nie wieder in Deutschland boxen."
Quelle: RP | de | Zu einem Eklat kam es am 10. April 2011 im Rahmen eines Boxkampfes um den Weltmeisterschafttitel nach WBO-Version in der Bördelandhalle in Magdeburg. Nachdem Box-Profi Khoren Gevor im Weltmeisterschaftskampf gegen den 29 Jahre alten Titelverteidiger Robert Stieglitz zurücklag, versetzte er diesem in der zehnten Runde einen Kopfstoß. Die Disqualifikation war die Folge. Jetzt rastete Gevor völlig aus und schlug auf den Ringrichter Manfred Küchler ein. Mehr als zehn Männer waren nötig, um Gevor von weiteren Angriffen auf den Ringrichter abzuhalten.
In der zehnten Runde versetzte der Herausforderer Gevor seinem Gegner Stieglitz einen Kopfstoß. Dieser wurde vom Ringrichter als absichtliches Foul gewertet, was zur Disqualifikation Gevors führte. Gevor war außer sich. Er ging gegen den Trainer Dirk Dzemski und einen Betreuer von Stieglitz vor, und beim Verlassen des Rings griff er unvermittelt den Ringrichter an. Der 61-jährige Küchler: „Plötzlich stand Gevor vor mir, schlug los. Doch ich war früher selbst Boxer, drehte mich blitzschnell ab. So landeten die Schläge auf meinem Rücken.“ Gevor rechtfertigte sich gegenüber der Bildzeitung: „Stieglitz hat ständig gehalten, ich konnte gar nicht boxen. Küchler hätte ihn verwarnen müssen. Ich jedenfalls boxe nie wieder in Deutschland.“ Jean Marcel Nartz war als Supervisor des Bundes Deutscher Berufsboxer am Ring: „Es wird eine lebenslange Sperre für Khoren Gevor vom Weltverband WBO geben.“ Damit könnte das Ende der Karriere von Gevor gekommen sein; er dürfte dann weltweit nicht mehr als Boxer antreten. |
en | Retrieval efforts to begin for blackbox of sunken Indonesian jetliner
JAKARTA, Indonesia: An American salvage ship arrived in Indonesian waters Thursday to see if it can recover the flight data recorders of a jetliner that plunged into the sea on New Year's Day, killing all 102 people onboard, an official said.
"If their studies show it is possible to do so, they will immediately try to retrieve the black boxes," Adam Air spokesman Danke Drajat said as the vessel operated by Phoenix International docked at the Makassar port on Sulawesi island.
Indonesia is trying to improve its safety image after three plane accidents this year prompted the European Union to blacklist all of country's airlines. The U.S. Federal Aviation Authority also downgraded the nation's rating to its lowest category.
Signals for the Adam Air plane's flight data recorders were detected by a U.S. Navy ship on the seabed at a depth of 1,700 meters (1 mile) weeks after the crash, but disagreements over who should pay held up recovery efforts. It could cost up to US$6 million (€4.45 million).
Experts have cautioned that strong currents may have buried the black boxes — which record conversations in the cockpit and instrument readings — with sediment or swept them away.
The recovery vessel "Eas" is equipped with a mini submarine that can dive up to 6,000 meters (20,000 feet), sonar and deep sea cameras, one of its 16 crew members said.
The Boeing 737 plunged into the sea after running into high winds at around 10,000 meters (33,000 feet), but the cause of the crash remains a mystery. The fuselage is relatively intact on the ocean floor, indicating the plane did not explode in midair. | en | A salvage ship owned and operated by the United States firm Phoenix International has arrived in the Makassar port on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. It intends to recover the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder (collectively referred to as "black boxes") from the wreckage of Adam Air Flight 574, which crashed into the ocean nearby early on new year's day, killing all 102 on board.
Adam Air spokesman Danke Drajat told reporters that the company would first survey the area, and that "If their studies show it is possible to do so, they will immediately try to retrieve the black boxes," adding, "it is our moral commitment to have the black box retrieved." He also said the survey alone would take several days.
A US navy vessel, the ''Mary Sears'', sent to the scene of the plane's disappearance had located the black boxes within weeks of the disaster, along with the rest of the wreckage, but recovery was significantly delayed because of a dispute over who would foot the bill for their recovery. With the recorders at a depth of approximately 1,700 meters (1 mile), salvage operations could cost as much as US$6 million (€4.45 million).
Experts have predicted that the recovery could be further complicated by strong currents in the area, which may have buried the recorders in sediment or else dislodged them from their original location.
According to one crew member, the recovery vessel - the ''Eas'' - has a 16-member crew and carries a mini submarine, which can reach depths of 6,000 meters (20,000 feet), as well as being equipped with sonar and deep sea cameras.
The crash is one of three this year, which in combination have caused all Indonesian airlines to be added to the list of air carriers banned in the EU. The other two are Adam Air Flight 172 and Garuda Indonesia Flight 200.
The cause of the Boeing 737s loss currently remains a mystery. It is known that while cruising at 33,000 feet (10,000 meters) the aircraft encountered a storm immediately before its disappearance, and, based on the distribution of wreckage on the seabed, it is also known that the aircraft did not experience an in-flight breakup. |
en | JAKARTA (Reuters) - A U.S.-operated salvage ship has arrived at the coastal area where an Indonesian plane crashed with 102 passengers on board, and will try to recover the aircraft's black box, an airline official said on Thursday.
The Boeing 737-400, operated by budget carrier Adam Air, went down on New Year's day in the sea off south Sulawesi in one of the country's worst air disasters.
No survivors were found, and while wreckage from the plane showed up weeks after the crash, the black box has never been retrieved, making it difficult to determine the cause of the disaster.
A U.S. navy ship with specialised equipment detected signals in January which were thought to be from the plane's flight recorder, when the ship was part of the search for the missing plane.
Adam Air spokesman Danke Sudrajat said that crew from the salvage ship, operated by Phoenix International, would first survey the area where the plane crashed off Sulawesi island.
"It is our moral commitment to have the black box retrieved," Sudrajat said, adding that the survey would take several days.
Efforts to recover the black box, which refers to the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, were delayed due to disagreements between the government and Adam Air over who should bear the cost.
Experts said in January that retrieving the flight recorder, set up to give off a signal for 30 days to aid detection, may be difficult as it could be at a depth of up to 1,700 metres (5,600 feet).
Locating the black box may be even tougher now as it may have shifted position or been covered by sediment.
The 17-year-old plane was heading from Surabaya in East Java to Manado in northern Sulawesi when it vanished in bad weather. The plane made no distress call, although the pilot had reported concerns over crosswinds. | en | A salvage ship owned and operated by the United States firm Phoenix International has arrived in the Makassar port on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. It intends to recover the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder (collectively referred to as "black boxes") from the wreckage of Adam Air Flight 574, which crashed into the ocean nearby early on new year's day, killing all 102 on board.
Adam Air spokesman Danke Drajat told reporters that the company would first survey the area, and that "If their studies show it is possible to do so, they will immediately try to retrieve the black boxes," adding, "it is our moral commitment to have the black box retrieved." He also said the survey alone would take several days.
A US navy vessel, the ''Mary Sears'', sent to the scene of the plane's disappearance had located the black boxes within weeks of the disaster, along with the rest of the wreckage, but recovery was significantly delayed because of a dispute over who would foot the bill for their recovery. With the recorders at a depth of approximately 1,700 meters (1 mile), salvage operations could cost as much as US$6 million (€4.45 million).
Experts have predicted that the recovery could be further complicated by strong currents in the area, which may have buried the recorders in sediment or else dislodged them from their original location.
According to one crew member, the recovery vessel - the ''Eas'' - has a 16-member crew and carries a mini submarine, which can reach depths of 6,000 meters (20,000 feet), as well as being equipped with sonar and deep sea cameras.
The crash is one of three this year, which in combination have caused all Indonesian airlines to be added to the list of air carriers banned in the EU. The other two are Adam Air Flight 172 and Garuda Indonesia Flight 200.
The cause of the Boeing 737s loss currently remains a mystery. It is known that while cruising at 33,000 feet (10,000 meters) the aircraft encountered a storm immediately before its disappearance, and, based on the distribution of wreckage on the seabed, it is also known that the aircraft did not experience an in-flight breakup. |
es | Falleció el príncipe Friso de Holanda
EFE Fotografía fechada el 19 de febrero de 2011 del príncipe Friso de Holanda, en la localidad de Lech, Austria.
12/08/2013 - BRUSELAS, Bélgica (EFE). -El príncipe Friso de Holanda, hermano del rey Guillermo-Alejandro, falleció hoy en el palacio de Huis ten Bosch en La Haya tras permanecer un año y medio en coma, informó la Casa Real en un comunicado.
Friso, de 44 años, sufrió el 17 de febrero de 2012 un accidente de esquí en la localidad austríaca de Lech y desde entonces nunca pudo recuperar la plena consciencia.
"Su majestad el rey anuncia con gran pesar que su alteza real el príncipe Johan Friso ha fallecido", señala el escueto comunicado firmado por el rey Guillermo-Alejandro.
"El príncipe Friso ha fallecido por complicaciones que se produjeron como resultado del daño cerebral causado por falta de oxígeno tras su accidente de esquí el 17 de febrero de 2012", añade el texto sobre la causa de la muerte.
Guillermo-Alejandro aprovechó para señalar que "la familia real agradece a todos los que se han interesado por el príncipe Friso, así como por el excelente cuidado que ha recibido".
Después de ser tratado en una unidad de cuidados intensivos en Innsbruck (Austria), cerca del lugar del accidente, Friso fue trasladado a principios de marzo de 2012 al Hospital Wellington, en Londres.
Desde noviembre 2012 el príncipe mostró signos de "conciencia mínima", pero desde entonces no se produjo ninguna evolución. En julio de 2013 fue trasladado al palacio de Huis ten Bosch, una de las residencias oficiales de la monarquía holandesa, donde falleció este lunes.
Segundo en la línea sucesoria, y conde de Orange-Nassau, murió sin conocer que su madre pasó el pasado 1 de mayo el relevo en la jefatura del Estado a su hermano Guillermo-Alejandro y su esposa Máxima como reyes de los Países Bajos.
Friso nació el 25 de septiembre de 1968 en Utrecht (Holanda) y se casó en 2004 con Mabel Martine Nos, con quien tuvo dos hijas, Luana y Zaria, de 8 y 7 años, respectivamente. | es | Johan Friso, Príncipe de Orange
El príncipe de los , hermano del rey falleció el día de hoy, en , después de pasar un tiempo en debido a un grave accidente que sufrió cuando esquiaba el día de en , . Era el segundo en la línea sucesoria y murió sin saber que el el 1 de mayo de este año su madre Beatriz pasó el relevo en la jefatura del Estado holandés a su hermano Guillermo-Alejandro y su esposa Máxima como reyes de los Países Bajos. Perdió sus derechos dinásticos para casarse en con Mabel Wisse Smith, vetado por el parlamento de los debido a su relación con un criminal de ese país.
Su familia respetó su elección y tuvo dos hijas Luana (2005) y Zaria (2006) con su esposa que le sobrevive. Participaba siempre en actividades y asuntos de la Casa Real. |
es | Johan Friso sufrió hace un año y medio sufrió un grave accidente esquiando que le dejó en coma hasta su muerte este lunes, a los 44 años.
Johan Friso había sufrido graves daños cerebrales debido al tiempo que pasó privado de oxígeno bajo la nieve, cuando fue arrollado por una avalancha mientras esquiaba con un amigo fuera de pista en los Alpes austríacos.
Nueve meses después del accidente, el príncipe, que tiene dos hijas de 8 y 7 años, mostró signos de “consciencia mínima”, pero desde entonces no se produjo ninguna evolución.
Segundo en la línea sucesoria, murió sin saber que su madre pasó el 1 de mayo de este año el relevo en la jefatura del Estado a su hermano Guillermo-Alejandro y su esposa Máxima como reyes de los Países Bajos.
Los reyes de Holanda, Guillermo-Alejandro y Máxima, han interrumpido sus vacaciones en Grecia, al conocer la noticia
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El príncipe de los , hermano del rey falleció el día de hoy, en , después de pasar un tiempo en debido a un grave accidente que sufrió cuando esquiaba el día de en , . Era el segundo en la línea sucesoria y murió sin saber que el el 1 de mayo de este año su madre Beatriz pasó el relevo en la jefatura del Estado holandés a su hermano Guillermo-Alejandro y su esposa Máxima como reyes de los Países Bajos. Perdió sus derechos dinásticos para casarse en con Mabel Wisse Smith, vetado por el parlamento de los debido a su relación con un criminal de ese país.
Su familia respetó su elección y tuvo dos hijas Luana (2005) y Zaria (2006) con su esposa que le sobrevive. Participaba siempre en actividades y asuntos de la Casa Real. |
es | Friso de Holanda demostró a lo largo de su vida arrojo en lo personal y lo profesional, como muestra la renuncia a sus derechos dinásticos por amor y su acercamiento al modelo de anonimato e independencia que perseguía desde joven y que perdió por una mala pasada del destino.
Nacido un 25 de septiembre de 1968 como segundo hijo de los entonces príncipes herederos de Holanda, Beatriz y su esposo Claus van Amsberg, Johan Friso Bernardo Christian David de Orange Nassau pasó una infancia de armonía familiar durante la que se sintió especialmente cercano a su padre.
Aunque se conformaba con ser el segundo en la línea sucesoria, bromeaba sobre la posibilidad de poder llegar a monarca en caso de imprevistos: "Si te dieran una paliza, eso sí, no demasiado grande, yo sería rey", comentaba con sorna de niño a su hermano mayor, el actual rey de Holanda, Guillermo-Alejandro.
En esos años, la familia vivió con la mayor privacidad posible en el castillo de Drakensteyn hasta que la entonces princesa Beatriz fue coronada reina de Holanda en 1980 y se trasladaron a La Haya.
La complicidad entre los tres hermanos (Constantino, el pequeño, nació en 1969, solo un año después que Friso) se dejaba ver en cada aparición pública en su infancia, en donde se veía a tres niños que entre ellos jugaban y hacían bromas con los periodistas.
Friso, el más tímido de los tres
La timidez de Friso quedó patente en una entrevista de la televisión pública a los príncipes cuando estaban en la primaria, se ve a Friso dando respuestas en monosílabos y más interesado en el cable del micrófono del periodista, que en sus preguntas.
Ese carácter discreto y el interés por la técnica se desarrollaron con los años. Exento del servicio militar por asma, Friso pudo dedicarse directamente tras la secundaria a lo que le gustaba: los libros.
Consciente de que la formación de un posible rey requiere más que estudios técnicos, combinó los preceptivos cursos de Derecho e Historia con las temáticas que le interesaban: aeronáutica e ingeniería mecánica.
Demostrando tesón en el estudio y una gran capacidad intelectual, cursó esas carreras en las universidades de Delft (Holanda) y Berkeley (California), las acabó entre 1986 y 1994 y las completó casi simultáneamente con una formación en economía empresarial, título que consiguió en 1995.
Igual de rica y variada fue su carrera profesional, que empezó en la consultora McKinsey, pasando por el departamento de inversiones del banco Goldman Sachs Internacional en Londres, la codirección del departamento espacial del instituto de investigación TNO Espacio, el campo de las energías renovables y su último empleo como director financiero, en Londres, de la empresa URENCO, dedicada al enriquecimiento de uranio.
Amante del anonimato
Friso pasó al primer plano sin pretenderlo. Primero cuando en 2001 se vio obligado a desmentir rotundamente rumores sobre su supuesta homosexualidad, alimentados por el desconocimiento de las novias del príncipe y sus buenas maneras.
Luego, antepuso el amor a sus derechos dinásticos para casarse en 2004 con Mabel Wisse Smit.
El Parlamento holandés se opuso a la boda a causa de la relación que la novia tuvo con un conocido delincuente holandés y que la pareja no reveló al solicitar el permiso parlamentario para el enlace.
Después, Friso y Mabel llegaron incluso a borrar de sus perfiles en Wikipedia ese episodio, una travesura que fue fugaz por las críticas inmediatas. Tras su matrimonio, el hermano del actual monarca no solo dejó de ser miembro de la Casa Real sino que además decidió despojarse de su primer nombre, Juan, solicitando que se le llamase Friso a secas.
Sin embargo, aparecía en todos los actos relacionados con la familia, que respetó su elección por la bella e inteligente Mabel, con la que tuvo dos hijas, Luana (2005) y Zaria (2006).
El accidente de esquí en la localidad austríaca de Lech un fatídico 17 febrero de 2012 hizo que Friso volviese a perder su relativo anonimato. A pesar de que el príncipe conocía desde niño la zona, no calculó el peligro de esquiar en una zona lateral a las pistas. El peso de una avalancha que lo sepultó durante casi media hora lo dejó en un coma irreversible.
Tras pasar más de un año ingresado en un hospital londinense, Friso fue trasladado el pasado julio al palacio de Huis ten Bosch, una de las residencias oficiales de la monarquía holandesa, donde hoy ha fallecido. | es | Johan Friso, Príncipe de Orange
El príncipe de los , hermano del rey falleció el día de hoy, en , después de pasar un tiempo en debido a un grave accidente que sufrió cuando esquiaba el día de en , . Era el segundo en la línea sucesoria y murió sin saber que el el 1 de mayo de este año su madre Beatriz pasó el relevo en la jefatura del Estado holandés a su hermano Guillermo-Alejandro y su esposa Máxima como reyes de los Países Bajos. Perdió sus derechos dinásticos para casarse en con Mabel Wisse Smith, vetado por el parlamento de los debido a su relación con un criminal de ese país.
Su familia respetó su elección y tuvo dos hijas Luana (2005) y Zaria (2006) con su esposa que le sobrevive. Participaba siempre en actividades y asuntos de la Casa Real. |
de | Die amerikanische Schauspielerin Jane Russell ist tot.
Sie starb im Alter von 89 Jahren an den Folgen einer Atemwegserkrankung in ihrem Haus in Kalifornien. In den 1940er und 1950er Jahren galt die Freundin von Marylin Monroe als Sexsymbol, die mit ihrer aufreizenden Schauspielkunst Hollywoods Moralkodex revolutionierte.
Russell debütiert 1944 mit dem Western Geächtet des Regisseurs Howard Hughes, der nicht nur als Filmemacher, sondern auch als wohlhabender Unternehmer und Luftfahrpionier bekannt war. Aufgrund ihres freizügigen Schauspiels dauerte es mehrere Jahre, bis Geächtet in zensierter Form veröffentlicht wurde.
Kurz darauf wurde sie zum Pin-up-girl der Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Ihre weiblichen Rundungen waren ihr Markenzeichen. Russels größter Triumph wurde der Film Blondinen bevorzugt, worin sie an der Seite von Marilyn Monroe auftrat. Gemeinsam sangen die beiden Sexikonen Jule Stynes Hit Diamonds are a Girl's best Friend.
Jane Russell beendete ihre Karriere 1971, nachdem sie kurzzeitg am Broadway spielte. | de | Pin-up-Foto aus dem Jahr 1945
Der filmemachende Flugzeugbauer Howard Hughes gab ihr 1944 ihre erste Hauptrolle in dem Western „Geächtet“ und machte Jane Russell damit zum Sexsymbol. Die „Liga für Anständigkeit“ wetterte gegen den Film, für dessen Plakat eine im Heu liegenden Russell mit offenstehender Bluse posierte. Es dauerte mehrere Jahre, bis der Film endlich in den Kinos gezeigt werden durfte – Jane Russell war den Zensoren zu sexy, wegen der „unzähligen Aufnahmen der nicht völlig bedeckten Brüste“, nicht aber den amerikanischen GIs, die Russell als Pin-up mit sich trugen.
Die Rollen Jane Russels waren vielseitig. 1952 spielte sie unter der Regie von Josef von Sternberg an der Seite von Robert Mitchum in „Macao“ eine Nachtclubsängerin. Raoul Walsh drehte 1955 „Drei Rivalen“. In diesem Western mit Clark Gable stellte Russell eine Frau dar, die mit drei Männern auf einen Viehtreck geht.
Jane Russell im Jahr 2008
Ihr bekanntester Film kam 1953 in die Kinos, „Blondinen bevorzugt“. Hier spielte sie an der Seite von Marilyn Monroe, mit der sie freundschaftlich verbunden war. In dem Streifen sang sie mit Monroe gemeinsam den Titel „Diamonds Are a Girl′s Best Friend“. Hier konnte sie ihr komödiantisches Talent zur Schau stellen. Und dass Jane Russell nicht nur weibliche Rundungen aufzuweisen, sondern auch gut bei Stimme war, bewies sie später auch am Broadway und in Las Vegas. Mehrere Schallplatten mit ihrem Gesang wurden im Laufe der Jahre produziert. Selbst noch in hohem Alter trat sie zweimal im Monat in einem Hotel von Santa Maria auf. Hier, 170 km von Hollywood entfernt, verbrachte Russell ihren Lebensabend, nachdem ihr dritter Ehemann gestorben war.
Die in ihrem Leben dreimal verheiratete Jane Russell stammte aus Bemidji, Minnesota. Ihre erste Ehe mit einem Sportler wurde geschieden, ihr zweiter Ehemann erlag einige Monate nach der Hochzeit einem Herzinfarkt. Russell arbeitete als Sprechstundenhilfe, bevor sie nach Kalifornien ging, doch die Anekdote, Hughes hätte sie bei einem Zahnarztbesuch entdeckt, ist unrichtig. Eigene Kinder hatte Jane Russell keine. Nach einer illegalen Abtreibung bei einer Engelmacherin konnte sie keine Kinder mehr bekommen, so dass sie später drei Kinder adoptierte.
Jane Russell starb am 28. Februar in ihrem Haus in Santa Maria, Kalifornien an einer Atemwegserkrankung. |
de | Jane Russell war eine große Komödiantin – doch Hollywood war mehr an ihrem Körper interessiert. Nun ist sie mit 89 gestorben.
Im Wörterbuch von Hollywood ist Talent eines der Synonyme für Busen. Deswegen ist, wie jeder Illustrierten-Leser weiß, die 24-jährige Ernestine Jane Geraldine "Hollywoods talentierteste Schauspielerin". Ganz so schlimm, wie das „Time Magazine“ 1946 befand, war es dann doch nicht.
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weiter blättern Sex-Ikone Jane Russell Foto: AP/DAPD Die Sex-Ikone und Schauspielerin Jane Russell ist am 28. Februar 2011 gestorben. Foto: picture-alliance / Globe-ZUMA/Globe-ZUMA Geboren wurde die Filmdiva 1921 im US-Bundesstaat Minnesota. Foto: picture alliance //picture alliance Schlagartig bekannt wurde das Pin-up-Girl 1951 im Film-Noir-Klassiker "Ein Satansweib" von John Farrow and Richard Fleischer. Foto: picture-alliance / g90/ZUMA Pres/g90 An der Seite von Robert Mitchum spielte Jane Russell in "Macao" (1952). Foto: picture-alliance //picture alliance Auch Marilyn Monroe gehörte zu ihren Filmpartnern – im Komödienklassiker "Blondinen bevorzugt" (1953) von Howard Hawks wurde getanzt ... Foto: picture-alliance //picture alliance ... und geheiratet. Natürlich in Form einer Doppeltrauung. Foto: picture-alliance / United Archiv/United Archives Mit ihrem Ehemann Bob Waterfield besuchte Jane Russell 1953 die Filmpremiere vom Audrey-Hepburn-Film "Ein Herz und eine Krone". Foto: REUTERS Showgirl mit Ausstrahlung: hier auf einem PR-Foto von 1953. Foto: picture-alliance / Mary Evans Pi/RKO / Ronald Grant Archive / Mar Als "Lockende Venus" zog Jane Russell 1953 besonders Männer in die Kinos. Foto: picture-alliance / Mary Evans Pi/Universal International Pictures In "Goldenes Feuer" (1955) spielte sie wie sooft eine Frau, die weiß, was sie will. Foto: picture-alliance / KPA Honorar u/KPA In "Drei Rivalen" (1955) begeisterte Jane Russell gleich drei Männer und beschwörte einen tödlichen Kampf herauf. Foto: picture-alliance / Mary Evans Pi/Ronald Grant Archive / Mary Evan Im Zigeunermilieu spielte "Feuer im Blut" (1955) von Nicholas Ray, in dem Jane Russell mal wieder verheiratet wird. Foto: picture-alliance / KPA Honorar u/KPA In "Traum in Pink" (1957) gab Jane Russell eine Hollywood-Diva, die kurz vor der Premiere ihres neuen Kinofilms entführt wird. Foto: AFP Wer hätte das besser machen können? Russell 1995 bei der Vorstellung einer neuen Marilyn-Monroe-Briefmarke. Foto: AP/DAPD 2008 bei der Oscar-Nacht: die Schauspielerin im schmucken Kleid.
Jane Russell war eine gute Schauspielerin, und manchen ihrer Auftritte sieht man an, dass aus ihr sogar eine sehr gute Schauspielerin hätte werden können – ohne ihr Pech, zwei sehr gute Brüste zu haben.
Nur ihretwegen bekam sie eine Hauptrolle in Howard Hughes’ Western „The Outlaw“, dem Russell ihren Durchbruch verdankte. Hughes, ein von Filmen, Flugzeugen und Brüsten besessener Liebhaber des Zuviel, hatte in dieser Billy the Kid-Variante dafür gesorgt, dass Russells Oberkörper so oft wie möglich von der Kamera abgetastet wurde, und viel Wert darauf gelegt, dass die Säume ihres BHs nie zu sehen waren.
Als der Film abgedreht war, dachte er sich eine Marketing-Kampagne aus, wie es bis dahin keine gegeben hatte. Auf Plakaten sah man Jane Russell mit weit geöffneter Bluse im Heu liegen, und Himmelsschreiber zeichneten perfekte Kondensstreifen-Kreise mit neckischen Mittelpünktchen ins Azurblau über den Städten.
Die Zensur wollte den Film nicht freigeben
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Die Filmzensurbehörden tobten über die „unzähligen Aufnahmen der nicht völlig bedeckten Brüste“, die einflussreiche „Liga für Anständigkeit“ geißelte das sündige Treiben. Als „The Outlaw“ 1946 nach drei Jahren zähem Kleinkrieg mit der Zensur endlich ungeschnitten in die Kinos kam, machten sich in manchen Städten 65 Prozent der Einwohner zur Besichtigung des Naturschauspiels auf.
Fortan war Jane Russell eine Legende. Ihre beste Rolle hatte die ehemalige Sprechstundenhilfe aus Bemidji, Minnesota als Marilyn Monroes brünette Freundin in „Blondinen bevorzugt“. Auf einem Schiff nach Europa gerät sie in ein Training von Olympioniken, lauter sehr athletische Männer in sehr knappen Trikots und singt, ob denn hier auch jemand für die Liebe wäre.
Plakate versprachen "Jane Russell in 3 D"
Fast ebenso eindrucksvoll ist „The French Line“, ein Musical-Film, dessen 3 D-Fassung Howard Hughes durch Plakate mit dem Slogan „J.R. in 3 D – müssen wir noch mehr sagen?“ ankündigen ließ.
Russell selbst machte bei all diesen Späßen mit Fassung mit. Wenn man an ihren Brüsten vorbeisah, bekam man es mit einer warmherzigen Frau zu tun, die eher kumpelhaft als verführerisch war – eine leicht subversive Strategie zur Unterminierung ihres Images. Alles Traumatische, Gebrochene blieb ihr fremd, sie war patent, das zog allen Fantasien über sie den Stachel.
Ohnehin war sie weit entfernt von dem, was das Marketing aus ihr machen wollte. Russell war eine rechtschaffene konservative Patriotin, die amerikanische Soldaten von Herzen unterstützte, und eine wiedergeborene Christin, die in Hollywood Bibelgruppen leitete.
Als Teenager hatte sie sich bei einer illegalen Engelmacherin einer Abtreibung unterzogen, danach konnte sie keine Kinder mehr bekommen – und gründete eine Adoptionsorganisation, lange vor Angelina Jolie.
Als sie über jenes Alter hinaus war, in dem Frauen als Busenwunder durchgehen, war sie kaum noch in Filmen zu sehen; Hollywood ist nie ein Ort gewesen, an dem man sich überlegt, wie man schauspielerisches Talent über körperlichen Verfall hinweg rettet.
Noch mit 84 Jahren war sie Entertainerin
Sie trat in Las Vegas auf und sang Schallplatten ein, das amerikanische Songbook rauf und runter, und wann immer sich die Gelegenheit ergab, unterstützte sie die Republikaner, was sie in Hollywood zu einer Rarität machte.
In ihrer Autobiografie rückte sie ein paar Legenden gerade, zum Beispiel, dass Howard Hughes sie am Empfang seines Zahnarztes entdeckt hätte, und sie erzählte, dass sie den von ihm für sie konstruierten BH kein einziges Mal getragen hatte, weil er so unangenehm kniff.
Wie viel Spaß sie am Entertainment hatte, bewies sie noch mit 84. Zwei Abende im Monat trat sie in der Bar des Radisson Hotels von Santa Maria auf, jenem kleinen Ort 170 Kilometer von Hollywood entfernt, in den sie nach dem Tod ihres dritten Ehemanns gezogen war.
Am 28. Februar ist Jane Russell im Alter von 89 Jahren an einer Atemwegserkrankung gestorben. Außer ihren drei Adoptivkindern hinterlässt sie eine Legende, die aus der Epoche vor den Silikonbrüsten stammt, und viele sehr unterhaltsame YouTube-Clips, die bessere Laune machen als das meiste, was von weniger talentierten Nachfolgerinnen kommt. | de | Pin-up-Foto aus dem Jahr 1945
Der filmemachende Flugzeugbauer Howard Hughes gab ihr 1944 ihre erste Hauptrolle in dem Western „Geächtet“ und machte Jane Russell damit zum Sexsymbol. Die „Liga für Anständigkeit“ wetterte gegen den Film, für dessen Plakat eine im Heu liegenden Russell mit offenstehender Bluse posierte. Es dauerte mehrere Jahre, bis der Film endlich in den Kinos gezeigt werden durfte – Jane Russell war den Zensoren zu sexy, wegen der „unzähligen Aufnahmen der nicht völlig bedeckten Brüste“, nicht aber den amerikanischen GIs, die Russell als Pin-up mit sich trugen.
Die Rollen Jane Russels waren vielseitig. 1952 spielte sie unter der Regie von Josef von Sternberg an der Seite von Robert Mitchum in „Macao“ eine Nachtclubsängerin. Raoul Walsh drehte 1955 „Drei Rivalen“. In diesem Western mit Clark Gable stellte Russell eine Frau dar, die mit drei Männern auf einen Viehtreck geht.
Jane Russell im Jahr 2008
Ihr bekanntester Film kam 1953 in die Kinos, „Blondinen bevorzugt“. Hier spielte sie an der Seite von Marilyn Monroe, mit der sie freundschaftlich verbunden war. In dem Streifen sang sie mit Monroe gemeinsam den Titel „Diamonds Are a Girl′s Best Friend“. Hier konnte sie ihr komödiantisches Talent zur Schau stellen. Und dass Jane Russell nicht nur weibliche Rundungen aufzuweisen, sondern auch gut bei Stimme war, bewies sie später auch am Broadway und in Las Vegas. Mehrere Schallplatten mit ihrem Gesang wurden im Laufe der Jahre produziert. Selbst noch in hohem Alter trat sie zweimal im Monat in einem Hotel von Santa Maria auf. Hier, 170 km von Hollywood entfernt, verbrachte Russell ihren Lebensabend, nachdem ihr dritter Ehemann gestorben war.
Die in ihrem Leben dreimal verheiratete Jane Russell stammte aus Bemidji, Minnesota. Ihre erste Ehe mit einem Sportler wurde geschieden, ihr zweiter Ehemann erlag einige Monate nach der Hochzeit einem Herzinfarkt. Russell arbeitete als Sprechstundenhilfe, bevor sie nach Kalifornien ging, doch die Anekdote, Hughes hätte sie bei einem Zahnarztbesuch entdeckt, ist unrichtig. Eigene Kinder hatte Jane Russell keine. Nach einer illegalen Abtreibung bei einer Engelmacherin konnte sie keine Kinder mehr bekommen, so dass sie später drei Kinder adoptierte.
Jane Russell starb am 28. Februar in ihrem Haus in Santa Maria, Kalifornien an einer Atemwegserkrankung. |
en | Agreement has been reached by Scottish Radio Holdings to buy Highland Radio in Donegal for a sum in the region of €7m.
The deal has been approved in principle by the BCI and is now conditional on the approval of the Competition Authority and the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
It is understood that Highland Chief Executive Charlie Collins will remain on at the station.
Highland's licence area is north Donegal and since it began broadcasting in 1990 it has consistently been among the most-listened to local radio stations in the country. Its studio is based in Letterkenny.
Scottish Radio Holdings already own Today FM and FM104. | en | Media group, Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH), has reached an agreement to purchase Donegal's popular Highland Radio for around €7 million (USD $8.6 million). The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland has approved the deal in principle; but both the Competition Authority and the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment still are entitled to block the deal.
Highland Radio, which broadcasts in north Donegal, Ireland, first hit the airwaves in 1990. It is based in Letterkenny. SRH is a major player in the Irish media market; already owning both Today FM and FM104. Apart from operating radio stations, SRH is also a major player in the weekly newspaper market in the UK and Ireland, owning 45 titles. |
en | The sale has been approved in principle by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland and is now conditional on the approval of the Competition Authority and the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
Reports today indicate that Highland's Chief Executive Charlie Collins will remain on at the station.
Highland's licence area is north Donegal and since it began broadcasting in 1990 it has consistently been among the most successful local radio stations in the country.
Scottish Radio Holdings already owns Today FM and FM104 here, while it has also bought several regional newspapers including the Longford Leader and Kilkenny People.
SRH said it expects the purchase to enhance its earnings immediately. | en | Media group, Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH), has reached an agreement to purchase Donegal's popular Highland Radio for around €7 million (USD $8.6 million). The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland has approved the deal in principle; but both the Competition Authority and the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment still are entitled to block the deal.
Highland Radio, which broadcasts in north Donegal, Ireland, first hit the airwaves in 1990. It is based in Letterkenny. SRH is a major player in the Irish media market; already owning both Today FM and FM104. Apart from operating radio stations, SRH is also a major player in the weekly newspaper market in the UK and Ireland, owning 45 titles. |
de | Anti-Atom-Protest in Dannenberg übertrifft Erwartungen bei weitem
50.000 Menschen fordern: Castor stopp, Atomausstieg jetzt!
Dannenberg: Bei der Großkundgebung zum Auftakt der Proteste gegen den Castor-Transport ins Wendland protestieren am heutigen Samstag 50.000 Menschen gegen die Atompolitik der Bundesregierung. Mit über 600 Schleppern beteiligen sich die Landwirte an dem Protest, rund 150 Traktoren blockieren in verkeilter Form die Ortschaft Splietau. Seit 13.00 Uhr findet in der Nähe des Castor-Verladekrans bei Dannenberg die große Auftaktkundgebung statt. Mit mehr als 400 Bussen waren Tausende Menschen aus dem ganzen Bundesgebiet zu der Demonstration angereist. Unter dem Motto "Mit Gorleben kommen sie nicht durch - Rote Karte für Atomkraft!" wird sie von Umweltverbänden und Bürgerinitiativen organisiert und von einem breiten Bündnis unterstützt. Es ist die größte Demonstration, die es in der Geschichte des Gorlebens-Widerstands bisher gegeben hat.
Die Veranstalter erklärten: "Der heutige breite Protest zehntausender Menschen zeigt: Die Bevölkerung duldet keine Klientelpolitik für Atomkonzerne auf Kosten ihrer Sicherheit. Der Widerstand gegen die Atompläne der Bundesregierung kommt aus allen Schichten der Gesellschaft. Zehntausende Demonstranten haben erneut deutlich gemacht, dass große Teile der Bevölkerung die Kungelei der Bundesregierung mit den Stromkonzernen ablehnen. Gleichzeitig findet in Hannover eine große Gewerkschaftsdemonstration gegen den Sozialabbau statt. Auch dort solidarisieren sich die Teilnehmer mit dem Protest im Wendland. Die vielen Demonstranten gegen den Castortransport ins Wendland stehen für Millionen Menschen in Deutschland, die es ablehnen, dass die gefährlichen Atomkraftwerke länger laufen sollen. Die Bundesregierung muss diese Proteste endlich ernst nehmen. Wir fordern den sofortigen Atomausstieg. Wenn Merkel und Co. stattdessen weiter nur den Interessen einiger weniger Großkonzerne dienen, werden sie scheitern."
Die große Kundgebung ist der Auftakt für die vielfältigen und kreativen Proteste gegen den Castor-Transport. Die Demonstration richtet sich gegen die Atommüll-Politik der Bundesregierung, die einseitig auf den ungeeigneten Salzstock in Gorleben setzt und diesen auch wieder mit dem Instrument der Enteignung durchsetzen will. Es gibt für den hochradioaktiven Atommüll, der in den Atomkraftwerken entsteht, weltweit keine sicheren Lagermöglichkeiten für eine Million Jahre. Statt die Laufzeiten der Atomkraftwerke zu verlängern müssen wir endlich mit der Produktion des Atommülls aufhören. Gorleben ist als Standort geologisch nicht geeignet und muss endlich aufgegeben werden!, so die Veranstalter.
Die Veranstalter kündigten an, nach dem heutigen großen Erfolg nicht locker zu lassen. Wir werden die Auseinandersetzung um die Atomenergie nicht nur in den nächsten Tagen offensiv weiterführen, sondern vehement weiterführen."
Alle Informationen zu der Kundgebung und den Protesten gegen den Castor-Transport finden Sie unter www.castor2010.de
Die Auftaktkundgebung zu den Castor-Protesten wird getragen von: Bürgerinitiative Umweltschutz Lüchow-Dannenberg, Bäuerliche Notgemeinschaft Lüchow-Dannenberg, Robin Wood, .ausgestrahlt, BUND, campact, contrAtom, Arbeitgemeinschaft Schacht Konrad. | de | Großkundgebung bei Dannenberg-Splietau
Am Samstag beteiligten sich mehrere Zehntausend Menschen an einer Demonstration gegen die Energiepolitik der Bundesregierung und den Castor-Transport nach Gorleben.
Beim aktuellen Castor-Transport werden elf Behälter mit hochradioaktiven Abfällen, die bei der Nutzung deutscher Kernkraftwerke angefallen waren, per Bahn von der französischen Wiederaufbereitungsanlage La Hague ins Zwischenlager Gorleben transportiert. Von den Gegnern werden die Transporte wegen potentieller Strahlungsgefährdung durch undichte Behälter und wegen der Unfallgefahr beim Transport kritisiert. Das zuständige Bundesumweltministerium weist dagegen darauf hin, dass Deutschland vertraglich verpflichtet ist, die wiederaufbereiteten Abfälle zurückzunehmen und dass beim Transport umfangreiche Strahlenmessungen vorgenommen werden.
Die Protestkundgebung am Castor-Verladekran bei Dannenberg wurde von einem Bündnis mehrerer Anti-Atom-Organisationen veranstaltet, darunter die Bürgerinitiative Umweltschutz Lüchow-Dannenberg, der Verein „ausgestrahlt“ und der Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz. Nach Angaben der Veranstalter nahmen 50.000 Menschen teil, die aus dem ganzen Bundesgebiet angereist waren. 600 Bauern beteiligten sich mit Traktoren. Die Kundgebung, die den Auftakt für eine Reihe von Protesten gegen den Castor-Transport bilden soll, sei die größte Veranstaltung in der Geschichte des Gorleben-Widerstands gewesen. „Der heutige breite Protest zehntausender Menschen zeigt: Die Bevölkerung duldet keine Klientelpolitik für Atomkonzerne auf Kosten ihrer Sicherheit“, so die Veranstalter.
Die Polizei teilte mit, dass sie sich weitgehend aus dem Veranstaltungsgelände zurückgezogen hatte und sich auf verkehrslenkende Maßnahmen beschränkte. Es habe jedoch einen Einsatz mit Schlagstöcken und Pfefferspray gegen circa 150 Demonstranten gegeben, die eine Landstraße unterhöhlten und mit Steinen und Feuerwerkskörpern warfen. Dieses sei jedoch eine kleine Minderheit gewesen, die nicht für die Masse der Demonstranten stehe. Nach Angaben der Polizei betrug die Teilnehmerzahl 25.000.
Bundesumweltminister Röttgen rief dazu auf, sich bei den geplanten Demonstrationen friedlich und besonnen zu verhalten. Bundeskanzlerin Merkel sagte im Rahmen einer Rede auf dem Landesparteitag der CDU in Nordrhein-Westfalen, der Aufbau einer nachhaltigen Energieversorgung sei das Ziel der Regierung, müsse aber mit der Bezahlbarkeit der Stromversorgung abgewogen werden, um eine Abwanderung der Industrie zu vermeiden. Es könne nicht sein, dass man stolz darauf sei, kein Kernkraftwerk in Deutschland zu haben und dann Strom aus französischen und tschechischen Kernkraftwerken einkaufe. Weiter sagte sie, dass Demonstrieren eine der schönen Freiheiten sei, die eine freiheitliche Gesellschaft mit sich bringe. Die Demonstrationen müssten jedoch friedlich bleiben. „Was so harmlos daherkommt, Entschottern von Eisenbahngleisen, das ist keine friedliche Demonstration, sondern ein Straftatbestand.“ |
de | Lüneburg (ots) - Bis zu 25.000 Teilnehmer mit circa 560 Traktoren nahmen am heutigen Samstag an der großen Auftaktkundgebung zum Castortransport in Dannenberg teil. Während die eigentliche Veranstaltung in der Nähe der Umladestation friedlich verlief, versuchten etwa 150 Gewaltbereite eine der möglichen Castor-Transportstrecken zu unterhöhlen.
Schon am frühen Vormittag kam es rund um Dannenberg zu ersten Verkehrsbehinderungen, die sich im Laufe des Tages noch verstärkten. Auch weit nach Beginn der Kundgebung um 13.00 Uhr strömten noch viele Demonstranten zum Veranstaltungsort. Die Polizei zog ihre Kräfte aus dem Veranstaltungsraum weitgehend zurück und versuchte, durch verkehrslenkende Maßnahmen die anreisenden Demonstranten zum Veranstaltungsort zu lotsen.
Die Zurückhaltung der Polizei nutzten rund 150 gewaltbereite Personen aus und versuchten die Landestraße 256 kurz vor Splietau zu unterhöhlen. Als die Polizei einschritt, bewarfen sie die Einsatzkräfte mit Steinen und pyrotechnischen Gegenständen. Nur unter Einsatz von Schlagstöcken und Pfefferspray gelang es den Beamten, die Situation unter Kontrolle zu bringen.
Die Einsatzleitung der Polizei ist sich bewusst, dass es sich bei den Angreifern um eine Minderheit handelt, die nicht für die Masse der übrigen Veranstaltungsteilnehmer steht. Gleichwohl richtet sie den Appell an alle, auf Gewalttaten zu verzichten und Straftätern keine Rückzugsmöglichkeiten zu bieten oder diese zu schützen. Sie weist in diesem Zusammenhang darauf hin, dass sie gegen Gewalt- und Straftaten konsequent einschreiten wird.
Der Castorzug befindet sich mittlerweile auf deutschem Hoheitsgebiet. | de | Großkundgebung bei Dannenberg-Splietau
Am Samstag beteiligten sich mehrere Zehntausend Menschen an einer Demonstration gegen die Energiepolitik der Bundesregierung und den Castor-Transport nach Gorleben.
Beim aktuellen Castor-Transport werden elf Behälter mit hochradioaktiven Abfällen, die bei der Nutzung deutscher Kernkraftwerke angefallen waren, per Bahn von der französischen Wiederaufbereitungsanlage La Hague ins Zwischenlager Gorleben transportiert. Von den Gegnern werden die Transporte wegen potentieller Strahlungsgefährdung durch undichte Behälter und wegen der Unfallgefahr beim Transport kritisiert. Das zuständige Bundesumweltministerium weist dagegen darauf hin, dass Deutschland vertraglich verpflichtet ist, die wiederaufbereiteten Abfälle zurückzunehmen und dass beim Transport umfangreiche Strahlenmessungen vorgenommen werden.
Die Protestkundgebung am Castor-Verladekran bei Dannenberg wurde von einem Bündnis mehrerer Anti-Atom-Organisationen veranstaltet, darunter die Bürgerinitiative Umweltschutz Lüchow-Dannenberg, der Verein „ausgestrahlt“ und der Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz. Nach Angaben der Veranstalter nahmen 50.000 Menschen teil, die aus dem ganzen Bundesgebiet angereist waren. 600 Bauern beteiligten sich mit Traktoren. Die Kundgebung, die den Auftakt für eine Reihe von Protesten gegen den Castor-Transport bilden soll, sei die größte Veranstaltung in der Geschichte des Gorleben-Widerstands gewesen. „Der heutige breite Protest zehntausender Menschen zeigt: Die Bevölkerung duldet keine Klientelpolitik für Atomkonzerne auf Kosten ihrer Sicherheit“, so die Veranstalter.
Die Polizei teilte mit, dass sie sich weitgehend aus dem Veranstaltungsgelände zurückgezogen hatte und sich auf verkehrslenkende Maßnahmen beschränkte. Es habe jedoch einen Einsatz mit Schlagstöcken und Pfefferspray gegen circa 150 Demonstranten gegeben, die eine Landstraße unterhöhlten und mit Steinen und Feuerwerkskörpern warfen. Dieses sei jedoch eine kleine Minderheit gewesen, die nicht für die Masse der Demonstranten stehe. Nach Angaben der Polizei betrug die Teilnehmerzahl 25.000.
Bundesumweltminister Röttgen rief dazu auf, sich bei den geplanten Demonstrationen friedlich und besonnen zu verhalten. Bundeskanzlerin Merkel sagte im Rahmen einer Rede auf dem Landesparteitag der CDU in Nordrhein-Westfalen, der Aufbau einer nachhaltigen Energieversorgung sei das Ziel der Regierung, müsse aber mit der Bezahlbarkeit der Stromversorgung abgewogen werden, um eine Abwanderung der Industrie zu vermeiden. Es könne nicht sein, dass man stolz darauf sei, kein Kernkraftwerk in Deutschland zu haben und dann Strom aus französischen und tschechischen Kernkraftwerken einkaufe. Weiter sagte sie, dass Demonstrieren eine der schönen Freiheiten sei, die eine freiheitliche Gesellschaft mit sich bringe. Die Demonstrationen müssten jedoch friedlich bleiben. „Was so harmlos daherkommt, Entschottern von Eisenbahngleisen, das ist keine friedliche Demonstration, sondern ein Straftatbestand.“ |
de | Nr. 175/10
Berlin, 05.11.2010
Röttgen: Castor-Transport nach Gorleben ist notwendig
Bundesumweltminister Dr. Norbert Röttgen hat den anstehenden Castor-Transport nach Gorleben als unverzichtbar bezeichnet. Röttgen: "Auch diese Bundesregierung steht wie alle Vorgängerregierungen zu ihrer Verpflichtung, die radioaktiven Abfälle, die bei der Nutzung der Kernenergie in Deutschland angefallen sind, bei uns zu entsorgen. Dazu gehört der hochradioaktive Müll, der jetzt von Frankreich nach Gorleben gebracht wird. Wir können die Lasten der Vergangenheit nicht anderen aufbürden, für die sichere Lagerung des Atommülls sind wir verantwortlich.“ Mit Blick auf die geplanten Proteste appellierte der Bundesumweltminister an die Demonstranten, sich friedlich und besonnen zu verhalten. Röttgen: "Das Recht auf Demonstrationsfreiheit rechtfertigt nicht, sich selbst oder das Leben anderer Menschen zu gefährden." Scharf kritisierte Röttgen seine Amtsvorgänger Trittin und Gabriel, unter denen als Umweltminister ebenfalls Castor-Transporte genehmigt worden waren: "Es ist verantwortungslos und unredlich, diesen Transport für Proteste gegen die aktuellen energiepolitischen Entscheidungen der Bundesregierung zu benutzen."
Heute werden elf Behälter mit verglasten hochradioaktiven Abfällen von der französischen Wiederaufarbeitungsanlage La Hague auf den Weg in das Transportbehälterlager Gorleben gebracht. Der Atommüll stammt aus der Wiederaufarbeitung von bestrahlten Brennelementen aus deutschen Atomkraftwerken. Die Genehmigung für den Transport hatte das Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz ( BfS ) am 30. April 2010 erteilt.
Im Zwischenlager Gorleben sind zurzeit insgesamt 86 Behälter mit solchen verglasten Abfällen eingelagert. Die Behälter werden dort eingelagert, bis ein Endlager in Deutschland zur Verfügung steht. Der jetzige Transport mit weiteren 11 Behältern wird der vorletzte Transport dieser Art von Frankreich nach Deutschland sein. Der letzte Transport mit weiteren 11 Behältern ist im nächsten Jahr vorgesehen.
Grundlage für die Rückführung der Abfälle sind die Wiederaufarbeitungsverträge der Energieversorgungsunternehmen mit dem Betreiber der Wiederaufarbeitungsanlage in Frankreich sowie die völkerrechtlich verbindlichen Notenwechsel zwischen der deutschen und der französischen Regierung aus den Jahren 1979, 1989 und 2008.
Zum Schutz der Bevölkerung und des Transport- und Begleitpersonals finden vor und während des Castor-Transports umfangreiche Strahlenmessungen statt. Mit diesen Messungen, die von den zuständigen Behörden vorgenommen werden, wird gewährleistet, dass die gesetzlichen Grenzwerte eingehalten werden. Aufgrund aktueller Messwerte ist festzustellen, dass die zu erwartenden Strahlenexpositionen weit unter den gesetzlichen Grenzwerten liegen. | de | Großkundgebung bei Dannenberg-Splietau
Am Samstag beteiligten sich mehrere Zehntausend Menschen an einer Demonstration gegen die Energiepolitik der Bundesregierung und den Castor-Transport nach Gorleben.
Beim aktuellen Castor-Transport werden elf Behälter mit hochradioaktiven Abfällen, die bei der Nutzung deutscher Kernkraftwerke angefallen waren, per Bahn von der französischen Wiederaufbereitungsanlage La Hague ins Zwischenlager Gorleben transportiert. Von den Gegnern werden die Transporte wegen potentieller Strahlungsgefährdung durch undichte Behälter und wegen der Unfallgefahr beim Transport kritisiert. Das zuständige Bundesumweltministerium weist dagegen darauf hin, dass Deutschland vertraglich verpflichtet ist, die wiederaufbereiteten Abfälle zurückzunehmen und dass beim Transport umfangreiche Strahlenmessungen vorgenommen werden.
Die Protestkundgebung am Castor-Verladekran bei Dannenberg wurde von einem Bündnis mehrerer Anti-Atom-Organisationen veranstaltet, darunter die Bürgerinitiative Umweltschutz Lüchow-Dannenberg, der Verein „ausgestrahlt“ und der Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz. Nach Angaben der Veranstalter nahmen 50.000 Menschen teil, die aus dem ganzen Bundesgebiet angereist waren. 600 Bauern beteiligten sich mit Traktoren. Die Kundgebung, die den Auftakt für eine Reihe von Protesten gegen den Castor-Transport bilden soll, sei die größte Veranstaltung in der Geschichte des Gorleben-Widerstands gewesen. „Der heutige breite Protest zehntausender Menschen zeigt: Die Bevölkerung duldet keine Klientelpolitik für Atomkonzerne auf Kosten ihrer Sicherheit“, so die Veranstalter.
Die Polizei teilte mit, dass sie sich weitgehend aus dem Veranstaltungsgelände zurückgezogen hatte und sich auf verkehrslenkende Maßnahmen beschränkte. Es habe jedoch einen Einsatz mit Schlagstöcken und Pfefferspray gegen circa 150 Demonstranten gegeben, die eine Landstraße unterhöhlten und mit Steinen und Feuerwerkskörpern warfen. Dieses sei jedoch eine kleine Minderheit gewesen, die nicht für die Masse der Demonstranten stehe. Nach Angaben der Polizei betrug die Teilnehmerzahl 25.000.
Bundesumweltminister Röttgen rief dazu auf, sich bei den geplanten Demonstrationen friedlich und besonnen zu verhalten. Bundeskanzlerin Merkel sagte im Rahmen einer Rede auf dem Landesparteitag der CDU in Nordrhein-Westfalen, der Aufbau einer nachhaltigen Energieversorgung sei das Ziel der Regierung, müsse aber mit der Bezahlbarkeit der Stromversorgung abgewogen werden, um eine Abwanderung der Industrie zu vermeiden. Es könne nicht sein, dass man stolz darauf sei, kein Kernkraftwerk in Deutschland zu haben und dann Strom aus französischen und tschechischen Kernkraftwerken einkaufe. Weiter sagte sie, dass Demonstrieren eine der schönen Freiheiten sei, die eine freiheitliche Gesellschaft mit sich bringe. Die Demonstrationen müssten jedoch friedlich bleiben. „Was so harmlos daherkommt, Entschottern von Eisenbahngleisen, das ist keine friedliche Demonstration, sondern ein Straftatbestand.“ |
de | Presseinformationen rund um den Castor-Transport
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
seit 1977 engagieren wir uns in der Bürgerinitiative Umweltschutz,
ehrenamtlich und parteienunabhängig. Fast 900 Mitglieder unterstützen
unsere Arbeit durch Beitragszahlungen, Spenden und vor allem durch
praktisches Handeln.
Auf Veranstaltungen, über die Gorleben Rundschau, mit Hilfe von
Broschüren und Flugblättern informieren wir die Öffentlichkeit über unsere
Arbeitsthemen Atommüll-Lagerung in Gorleben und Ausstieg aus der
Atomkraft. Hintergrundinformationen und tagesaktuelle Pressemitteilung
finden Sie auf unserer Homepage. Einen kurzen prägnanten Überblick
erhalten Sie, wenn Sie auf unserer Startseite www.bi-luechow-dannenberg.de
den Banner
"Presseinformationen" anklicken.
Der anstehende Castor-Transport nach Gorleben wirft viele Fragen auf: Die
Demonstration am 6.11.2010 fokussiert die Debatte um die
Laufzeitverlängerung der Atomkraftwerke auf die Frage der ungelösten
Atommüllentsorgung. Gorleben steht - neben der Asse II und Morsleben,
den beiden havarierten Endlagern - paradigmatisch für eine Politik, die
einseitig die Konzerninteressen bedient: Schon bei der Standortbenennung
1977 ging es um einen "Entsorgungsnachweis", um den Betrieb der
Atomreaktoren gerichtsfest zu machen.
Gorleben wurde nicht wegen seiner geologischen "Qualitäten"
benannt. Ausschlaggebend waren die geringe Bevölkerungsdichte und der
vermeintliche Konservatismus der Landbevölkerung. Erwartet wurde ein
schwacher Widerstand gegen das "Nukleare Entsorgungszentrum" (NEZ).
Am zuvor favorisierten Standort Wahn/Emsland wurde der Protest
ausgerechnet vom Landvolk und der CDU angeführt, u.a. opponierten die
späteren Landesminister Werner und Walter Remmers. Den Ausschlag gab
schließlich die "einfache Eigentumsstruktur" - große Gebiete über dem
Salzstock Gorleben-Rambow gehörten und gehören bis heute der Familie v.
Bernstorff -, gesucht wurde ein Areal von 12 Quadratkilometern für das NEZ.
Der Stellenwert der geologischen Kriterien rangierte bei 12 Prozent der
Gesamtbewertung, Aktenfunde belegen diese These.
www.gorleben-akten.de
Zwei Jahre nach der Standortbenennung demonstrierten 100.000 Menschen
in Hannover gegen die Atomkraft und Gorleben als Nukleares
Entsorgungszentrum, vorausgegangen war der legendäre Traktoren-Treck
nach Hannover. Daraufhin erklärte der niedersächsische Ministerpräsident
Ernst-Albrecht (CDU), Gorleben sei technisch machbar, aber politisch nicht
durchsetzbar. Der Bau einer Wiederaufarbeitungsanlage als Kernstück des
NEZ wurde 1979 aufgegeben, aber das Brennelementzwischenlager wurde
nach 1981 errichtet und das Tiefbohrprogramm zur Erkundung des
Salzstocks wurde durchgezogen. Allerdings waren die Ergebnisse der
Tiefbohrungen ernüchternd - Wasserkontakt und Gaseinschlüsse
wurden ausgemacht. Die Schönung des Zwischenberichts der
Physikalisch-Technischen Bundesanstalt ist heute Gegenstand des
Parlamentarischen Untersuchungsberichts Gorleben. Die Aktenfunde gehen
auf unsere Akteneinsicht beim Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz zurück.
http://www.bi-luechow-dannenberg.de/infos
Atomrecht oder Bergrecht? Was wird in Gorleben eigentlich gebaut? Um die
Mitspracherechte und eine formale Beteiligung der Bevölkerung zu
unterlaufen, wurde mit dem ersten Fest des Kübels am 17.03.1986 das
Abteufen, das Auffahren von Schächten und Strecken auf der Basis des
Bergrechts vorgenommen. Bis heute hielten alle Bundesregierungen daran
fest, Schwarz-Gelb hat jetzt sogar beantragt, den "verbrauchten"
Rahmenbetriebsplan aus dem Jahr 1982 zu verlängern, um weiter Fakten
unter Tage schaffen zu können. Dazu stellen wir Ihnen zwei Dokumente vor,
die belegen, dass intern eingestanden wird, dass dieses Vorgehen nicht
rechtmäßig ist. Gegen die Fortschreibung dieser Rechtspraxis haben die in
ihren Salzrechten Betroffenen, Fried und Andreas Graf v. Bernstorff, die
Kirchengemeinde Gartow-Gorleben und zwei weitere Kläger vor dem
Verwaltungsgericht Lüneburg Klage eingereicht.
http://www.gorleben-akten.de
Der erste Castor-Transport 1995 war ein regionales Großereignis. 16.000
Polizisten und BGS-Beamte setzten den Transport mit überzogener Härte
durch, zuvor wurde bekannt, dass es massive Probleme bei der Beladung
des Behälters gegeben hat (Trocknung, Metallspäne). In den Mittelpunkt des
Interesses traten nun auch die Behälterintegrität, fehlende
Sicherheitstests, die Strahlenbelastung und die Unfallgefahr bei
Transporten. Diese Fragen beschäftigen Fachleute und die interessierte
Öffentlichkeit bis heute, befriedigende Antworten gibt es nicht. In diesem Jahr
wird ein Transport erwartet, den es - gemessen am hohen radioaktiven
Inventar - in der BRD noch nie gegeben hat.
Link
Rollt die Atommüllfuhre von A nach B, von La Hague nach Gorleben, so
werden regelmäßig Grundrechte außer Kraft gesetzt.
Demonstrationsverbote, Hausdurchsuchungen und die Stigmatisierung der
Protestszene als "gewalttätig" sind prägend für die sogenannte "fünfte
Jahreszeit" im Wendland. "Kommt der Castor- geht die Demokratie"
sagen wir. Was nützt es, wenn wir Prozesse im Nachhinein gewinnen, wenn
die Polizei sich selbst rechtswidrig verhält? Wir haben einmal in einer
Gegenverfügung aufgelistet, wie sich aus unserer Sicht das Verhältnis von
Exekutive und Protestszene darstellt. Nichtsdestotrotz plädieren wir für
Gewaltfreiheit.
Link www.castor.de/aktionen/2006/allgvfg.html | de | Großkundgebung bei Dannenberg-Splietau
Am Samstag beteiligten sich mehrere Zehntausend Menschen an einer Demonstration gegen die Energiepolitik der Bundesregierung und den Castor-Transport nach Gorleben.
Beim aktuellen Castor-Transport werden elf Behälter mit hochradioaktiven Abfällen, die bei der Nutzung deutscher Kernkraftwerke angefallen waren, per Bahn von der französischen Wiederaufbereitungsanlage La Hague ins Zwischenlager Gorleben transportiert. Von den Gegnern werden die Transporte wegen potentieller Strahlungsgefährdung durch undichte Behälter und wegen der Unfallgefahr beim Transport kritisiert. Das zuständige Bundesumweltministerium weist dagegen darauf hin, dass Deutschland vertraglich verpflichtet ist, die wiederaufbereiteten Abfälle zurückzunehmen und dass beim Transport umfangreiche Strahlenmessungen vorgenommen werden.
Die Protestkundgebung am Castor-Verladekran bei Dannenberg wurde von einem Bündnis mehrerer Anti-Atom-Organisationen veranstaltet, darunter die Bürgerinitiative Umweltschutz Lüchow-Dannenberg, der Verein „ausgestrahlt“ und der Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz. Nach Angaben der Veranstalter nahmen 50.000 Menschen teil, die aus dem ganzen Bundesgebiet angereist waren. 600 Bauern beteiligten sich mit Traktoren. Die Kundgebung, die den Auftakt für eine Reihe von Protesten gegen den Castor-Transport bilden soll, sei die größte Veranstaltung in der Geschichte des Gorleben-Widerstands gewesen. „Der heutige breite Protest zehntausender Menschen zeigt: Die Bevölkerung duldet keine Klientelpolitik für Atomkonzerne auf Kosten ihrer Sicherheit“, so die Veranstalter.
Die Polizei teilte mit, dass sie sich weitgehend aus dem Veranstaltungsgelände zurückgezogen hatte und sich auf verkehrslenkende Maßnahmen beschränkte. Es habe jedoch einen Einsatz mit Schlagstöcken und Pfefferspray gegen circa 150 Demonstranten gegeben, die eine Landstraße unterhöhlten und mit Steinen und Feuerwerkskörpern warfen. Dieses sei jedoch eine kleine Minderheit gewesen, die nicht für die Masse der Demonstranten stehe. Nach Angaben der Polizei betrug die Teilnehmerzahl 25.000.
Bundesumweltminister Röttgen rief dazu auf, sich bei den geplanten Demonstrationen friedlich und besonnen zu verhalten. Bundeskanzlerin Merkel sagte im Rahmen einer Rede auf dem Landesparteitag der CDU in Nordrhein-Westfalen, der Aufbau einer nachhaltigen Energieversorgung sei das Ziel der Regierung, müsse aber mit der Bezahlbarkeit der Stromversorgung abgewogen werden, um eine Abwanderung der Industrie zu vermeiden. Es könne nicht sein, dass man stolz darauf sei, kein Kernkraftwerk in Deutschland zu haben und dann Strom aus französischen und tschechischen Kernkraftwerken einkaufe. Weiter sagte sie, dass Demonstrieren eine der schönen Freiheiten sei, die eine freiheitliche Gesellschaft mit sich bringe. Die Demonstrationen müssten jedoch friedlich bleiben. „Was so harmlos daherkommt, Entschottern von Eisenbahngleisen, das ist keine friedliche Demonstration, sondern ein Straftatbestand.“ |
fr | Le Monde.fr avec AFP et Reuters | 05.06.2012 à 20h50 • Mis à jour le 05.06.2012 à 20h50
Abu Yahia Al-Libi, dans une vidéo de 2008. | AFP
Un responsable américain a confirmé, mardi 5 juin, la mort du numéro deux d'Al-Qaida, Abou Yahia Al-Libi, tué la veille par un drone américain dans les zones tribales pakistanaises. L'opération de lundi dans le Nord-Waziristan, zone tribale frontalière de l'Afghanistan, qui a coûté la vie à quinze insurgés présumés, visait Al-Libi, selon le New York Times. Al-Libi, diplômé en chimie et spécialiste des nouveaux médias, s'est rendu célèbre dans les rangs d'Al-Qaida en s'évadant en 2005 d'une prison américaine en Afghanistan.
"Les gens regardent de très près pour savoir s'il est toujours vivant, a déclaré un responsable américain au New York Times. Il faudra du temps pour que les gens soient vraiment sûrs qu'il est mort. Mais c'est le numéro deux d'Al-Qaida, ce serait un coup très rude."
Des responsables ont déclaré au quotidien qu'Abou Yahya Al-Libi était bien la cible de l'attaque ; il avait déjà été déclaré - faussement - mort après une attaque de drone en décembre 2009. D'après une source des services de sécurité pakistanais citée par le New York Times, "il semblerait qu'il soit mort". "Ce serait un coup terrible au cœur même d'Al-Qaida d'éliminer leur numéro deux, deux fois en moins d'un an", a expliqué un responsable américain.
L'UN DES PRINCIPAUX THÉORICIENS D'AL-QAIDA
"Nous avons intercepté des conversations entre activistes. Ils parlaient de la mort d'un cheikh. Ils ne l'ont pas nommé, mais nous avons vérifié auprès de nos sources et nous pensons qu'ils faisaient référence à Al-Libi", a déclaré un officier du renseignement pakistanais. Un chef militaire de la guérilla locale a toutefois démenti sa mort. "Il n'a pas été tué. Ce n'est pas la première fois qu'on annonce sa mort. Les Américains subissent de lourdes pertes en Afghanistan et en sont réduits à de fausses informations", a-t-il affirmé.
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Le précédent numéro deux d'Al-Qaida, Atiyah Abd Al-Rahman, avait été tué au Pakistan, dans la zone tribale du Waziristan, le 22 août. Abou Yahya Al-Libi, un Libyen considéré comme l'un des principaux théoriciens d'Al-Qaida, est apparu à plusieurs reprises ces dernières années dans des messages vidéo d'Al-Qaida. En mars, il avait exhorté les rebelles libyens à poursuivre leur offensive contre le régime de Kadhafi.
Quinze insurgés présumés ont été tués lundi avant l'aube par les tirs d'un drone américain dans les zones tribales du nord-ouest du Pakistan, sur fond d'intensification des attaques de ces avions sans pilote depuis la conférence de l'OTAN à Chicago le mois dernier.
Deux missiles ont été tirés sur une base de rebelles, dans la région de Mir Ali, à 25 km à l'est de Miranshah, la capitale de la région du Waziristan du Nord, près de la frontière afghane, ont indiqué des responsables de la sécurité. | fr | Le Abou Yahia Al-Libi, numéro deux d', a été tué lundi par un drone américain dans le . Il faisait partie de la même branche dont se réclamaient les frères Kouachi, auteurs de la fusillade au siège de Charlie Hebdo
Cette information a été confirmée aujourd'hui par la . |
en | A set of lyrics proposed only last week for Spain’s wordless national anthem have been withdrawn amid criticism that they harked back to the country’s right-wing past. Alejandro Blanco, president of the Spanish Olympic Committee, which in June organized a contest seeking proposals for lyrics and got 7,000 entries, said four stanzas announced last Friday as the official candidate were being shelved because of a “lack of consensus.” The proposed lyrics started off with “Viva España!” the rallying cry of Franco’s dictatorship. | en | The Spanish people will have to wait a little longer before they can sing to their national anthem.
''La Marcha Real'' (The Royal March) has been wordless since its conception in 1761, but on June 5, 2007, Alejandro Blanco, the president of the Spanish Olympic Committee, advocated the creation of lyrics to La Marcha Real.
"The lyrics have generated controversy and, in some cases, rejection. Spain is a country with cheerful people who sing at any opportunity, so why shouldn’t they be able to sing the words of a national anthem?," stated Blanco.
Just half a year later, the proposed lyrics were withdrawn being due to criticism that it represents Spain's right-wing past, not its cultural diversity.
Among the reasons for it being withdrawn include the first phrase of each stanza, "Viva España!" (Long live Spain!), which refers to a rallying cry by the late dictator General Francisco Franco. It also said that Spaniards should love the "fatherland." Blanco also stated that the lyrics "lacked consensus."
"I have to accept reality, but this does not mean I no longer believe in the idea," added Blanco.
Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, a supporter of giving La Marcha Real lyrics, was due to be the first person to sing the Spanish national anthem at the Olympic Committee dinner on January 21. |
en | MADRID, Spain (AP) -- A set of lyrics proposed only last week for Spain's wordless national anthem have been yanked amid criticism that they smacked of the country's right-wing past and did not reflect its rich cultural diversity.
Spanish Olympic officials want an anthem that fans can sing at sporting events.
Alejandro Blanco, president of the Spanish Olympic Committee, which in June organized a contest seeking proposals for lyrics and got 7,000 entries, said four stanzas announced Friday as the official candidate were being shelved because of a "lack of consensus."
"The lyrics have generated controversy and, in some cases, rejection," he said. "I have to accept reality, but this does not mean I no longer believe in the idea."
The proposed lyrics started off with the "Viva Espana!" rallying cry of the late Gen. Francisco Franco's dictatorship and called on Spaniards to "love the fatherland."
That drew criticism from many Spaniards, who said the words seemed to hark back to Franco's obsession with Spain as a unitary state fending off the independence-minded zeal of regions like Catalonia and the Basque country.
A gala event scheduled for Jan. 21, at which Spanish tenor Placido Domingo was to sing the lyrics for the first time, has been canceled, Blanco said at a news conference.
Blanco said the search for words to accompany the 18th century military march that serves as Spain's national anthem would continue.
For centuries, Spaniards have only been able to hum along to the song, whose author is unknown. It made for awkward moments at official ceremonies and sporting events.
"It is something I have always felt disappointed and frustrated about," Domingo said Wednesday in Milan, Italy, where he is performing. "If there is an important event, you cannot sing along."
But the tenor acknowledged that "for something as important as a national anthem of your country, we need to have consensus."
The lyrics had been selected by a six-member jury that included a musicologist, a history professor, a former judge and an Olympic athlete, sailor Theresa Zabell. Zabell said the panel felt its choice "could not offend anyone and contained 'Viva Espana"' as an expression of national pride.
The idea had been to collect at least a half million signatures and present the lyrics to Parliament for debate and approval that would end the anthem's wordlessness.
The news was certain to be a crushing disappointment for Paulino Cubero, the Spaniard who soared to fame when it emerged that his entry had won the lyrics contest.
Cubero is a 52-year-old unemployed engineer who dabbles in writing songs and poetry. His last job was running a small photocopy shop, which he gave up to take care of his ill mother. At the news conference at which the lyrics were announced, he described himself as "a loser."
Cubero said earlier that he had not meant to write divisive lyrics, just show pride in Spain. Indeed, his words addressed the plurality of a country with four official languages, saying: "Let us all sing together, with different voices and one heart."
"I could have written lyrics that spoke of generals and the military, but I hope the Spain of 2008 is one of respect and understanding," Cubero said. E-mail to a friend
Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. | en | The Spanish people will have to wait a little longer before they can sing to their national anthem.
''La Marcha Real'' (The Royal March) has been wordless since its conception in 1761, but on June 5, 2007, Alejandro Blanco, the president of the Spanish Olympic Committee, advocated the creation of lyrics to La Marcha Real.
"The lyrics have generated controversy and, in some cases, rejection. Spain is a country with cheerful people who sing at any opportunity, so why shouldn’t they be able to sing the words of a national anthem?," stated Blanco.
Just half a year later, the proposed lyrics were withdrawn being due to criticism that it represents Spain's right-wing past, not its cultural diversity.
Among the reasons for it being withdrawn include the first phrase of each stanza, "Viva España!" (Long live Spain!), which refers to a rallying cry by the late dictator General Francisco Franco. It also said that Spaniards should love the "fatherland." Blanco also stated that the lyrics "lacked consensus."
"I have to accept reality, but this does not mean I no longer believe in the idea," added Blanco.
Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, a supporter of giving La Marcha Real lyrics, was due to be the first person to sing the Spanish national anthem at the Olympic Committee dinner on January 21. |
en | Controversy over lyrics stalls Placido Domingo's dream of singing Spanish anthem
MILAN, Italy: Placido Domingo says he's always longed to lead his country in a national anthem that unites Spaniards — but acknowledged Wednesday that he'll have to wait a little while longer.
The Spanish tenor was to premiere the new lyrics of his country's anthem — a military march long performed without words — later this month.
But the proposed lyrics were withdrawn Wednesday in Madrid amid criticism that they highlighted the country's right-wing past and do not reflect Spain's cultural diversity.
Domingo said Wednesday that he and the Spanish Olympic Committee that commissioned the lyrics have postponed the Jan. 21 Olympic Committee dinner debuting the lyrics.
"For something as important as a national anthem of your country, we need to have consensus," Domingo said in an interview at La Scala, where he is singing the lead in the opera "Cyrano de Bergerac."
Critics have complained that the proposed anthem — opening with a phrase, "Viva Espana," associated with the late dictator Gen. Francisco Franco — reflects the country's nationalistic past and not its linguistic and cultural diversity.
The Olympic committee had received 7,000 entries, and a jury of six experts — including a musicologist, a historian, a composer and an athlete — settled on one as its official candidate to accompany the 1761 military march that has long been Spain's anthem.
The plan was to collect half a million signatures to seek formal approval in parliament.
But controversy erupted after a newspaper last week leaked the lyrics, which also include a call on Spaniards to "love the fatherland" — seen by some as a swipe at the culturally unique regions of Catalonia and the Basque country.
Domingo said a process would be sought to ensure the words unite Spaniards. It was not yet clear if the proposed text would be tinkered with or if they would start from scratch.
"With so many great writers in Spain, I am sure a solution can be found," he said.
Domingo said he only hopes the idea will not be abandoned entirely.
"It is something I have always felt disappointed and frustrated about," Domingo said. "If there is an important event, you cannot sing along."
While there is no deadline to the project, Domingo said it "would be great" if Spain's Olympians had lyrics to sing at this year's Olympic Games in Beijing. | en | The Spanish people will have to wait a little longer before they can sing to their national anthem.
''La Marcha Real'' (The Royal March) has been wordless since its conception in 1761, but on June 5, 2007, Alejandro Blanco, the president of the Spanish Olympic Committee, advocated the creation of lyrics to La Marcha Real.
"The lyrics have generated controversy and, in some cases, rejection. Spain is a country with cheerful people who sing at any opportunity, so why shouldn’t they be able to sing the words of a national anthem?," stated Blanco.
Just half a year later, the proposed lyrics were withdrawn being due to criticism that it represents Spain's right-wing past, not its cultural diversity.
Among the reasons for it being withdrawn include the first phrase of each stanza, "Viva España!" (Long live Spain!), which refers to a rallying cry by the late dictator General Francisco Franco. It also said that Spaniards should love the "fatherland." Blanco also stated that the lyrics "lacked consensus."
"I have to accept reality, but this does not mean I no longer believe in the idea," added Blanco.
Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, a supporter of giving La Marcha Real lyrics, was due to be the first person to sing the Spanish national anthem at the Olympic Committee dinner on January 21. |
en | MADRID, Spain - Spaniards never have to worry about forgetting the words to their national anthem. It has none.
Now, however, the country has embarked on trying to come up with lyrics — a task that some see as leading to a perilous fight.
The wordless anthem has often caused consternation among onlookers from other nations at international events such as soccer matches and Olympics because all Spaniards can do is hum along to its tune.
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“It gives me a very odd feeling that people should sing ‘La, la, la,’ or ‘Chunda, chunda, chunda,”’ said Alejandro Blanco, president of Spain’s Olympic Committee. “Spain is a country with cheerful people who sing at any opportunity, so why shouldn’t they be able to sing the words of a national anthem?”
Staunchly Catholic Spain has for centuries intoned religious rites such as the “Angelus devotion” instead of rallying around an anthem, although one existed mainly for use at military occasions.
Paradoxically, during the 1939-75 military dictatorship of Gen. Francisco Franco, the national anthem was rarely heard and it has only re-emerged with a return to democracy in 1977.
Franco’s iron grip on government and the destructive civil war that preceded it have left a nation that is divided not just along traditional regional lines — based on the ancient kingdoms that united centuries ago to form modern Spain — but also politically.
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“I doubt very much anyone will be able to come up with words that everyone will be happy with,” said Jose Guzman, a 42-year-old businessman.
Rising above politics?
Although the idea of setting words to the national anthem was first voiced by the Association of Victims of Terrorism, a group linked to the conservative opposition Popular Party, Blanco said the current initiative is free of politics.
“The politically independent Spanish Olympic Committee put forward the idea,” said Blanco, who added that many sectors of society have responded with enthusiasm.
Some observers think trying to find words most people will have no qualms about intoning at public functions is going to be a near-impossible task.
“Look, Spain has so many languages, what are they going to do, set each stanza in a different tongue?” said Juan Suarez, presenter of musical radio show “La Ciudad Invisible” — “The Invisible City” — on national station Radio 3.
Spaniards speak at least five regional languages — not including dialects — and share the distinction of having no words to their anthem with a handful of countries, including Bosnia-Herzegovina, whose anthem was written in 1985, and tiny San Marino, whose tune was penned in 1894.
Aiming to unite country
The competition to write words to the anthem is open to anyone, said Blanco, who expected the first 300 suggested lyrics from sports daily Marca on Wednesday.
Blanco said his committee expected more than 5,000 suggested lyrics to the anthem by September, when the candidates are to be assessed by parliament.
“The final choice will be left to lawmakers in government,” said Blanco, who said he was convinced the outcome would unite rather than divide the country.
© 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | en | The Spanish people will have to wait a little longer before they can sing to their national anthem.
''La Marcha Real'' (The Royal March) has been wordless since its conception in 1761, but on June 5, 2007, Alejandro Blanco, the president of the Spanish Olympic Committee, advocated the creation of lyrics to La Marcha Real.
"The lyrics have generated controversy and, in some cases, rejection. Spain is a country with cheerful people who sing at any opportunity, so why shouldn’t they be able to sing the words of a national anthem?," stated Blanco.
Just half a year later, the proposed lyrics were withdrawn being due to criticism that it represents Spain's right-wing past, not its cultural diversity.
Among the reasons for it being withdrawn include the first phrase of each stanza, "Viva España!" (Long live Spain!), which refers to a rallying cry by the late dictator General Francisco Franco. It also said that Spaniards should love the "fatherland." Blanco also stated that the lyrics "lacked consensus."
"I have to accept reality, but this does not mean I no longer believe in the idea," added Blanco.
Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, a supporter of giving La Marcha Real lyrics, was due to be the first person to sing the Spanish national anthem at the Olympic Committee dinner on January 21. |
fr | La candidate a donné son premier grand discours de campagne ce samedi à New York.
Deux mois après sa déclaration de candidature à la Maison Blanche, Hillary Clinton a puisé samedi dans son histoire personnelle lors de son premier grand discours de campagne à New York, afin de défendre sa vision d'une Amérique profitant à nouveau aux «Américains ordinaires». «Je ne suis peut-être pas la plus jeune parmi les candidats à cette élection», a ironisé Hillary Clinton, 67 ans, devant plusieurs milliers de sympathisants, dans un discours de 45 minutes prononcé sous un soleil de plomb. «Mais je serai la plus jeune femme présidente de l'histoire des Etats-Unis... Et la première grand-mère!».
Le lieu du discours était symbolique: l'île qui porte le nom de l'ancien président et héros démocrate Franklin Roosevelt, toute proche de Manhattan dont les gratte-ciels constituaient la toile de fond du meeting. Un lieu dégagé et «sans aucun plafond», a-t-elle dit, un clin d'oeil au «plus haut des plafonds de verre» auquel elle s'était heurtée lors de sa première candidature en 2008.
Rompant avec le positionnement de cette première campagne, Hillary Clinton a adopté un ton plus personnel, évoquant l'enfance difficile de sa propre mère, Dorothy, décédée en 2011, et retraçant les étapes de sa vie depuis son premier travail, dans le but de démontrer son engagement de 40 ans en faveur des enfants et des femmes. «Je regrette qu'elle n'ait pas connu (...) une Amérique où un père peut dire à sa fille: oui, tu peux devenir ce que tu veux, même présidente des Etats-Unis», a dit Hillary Clinton. Sur le fond, la candidate a promis de se battre pour une prospérité partagée et une économie «au service de vous et de chaque Américain», citant pêle-mêle ouvriers, infirmières de nuit, camionneurs, agriculteurs, anciens militaires...
«La prospérité ne peut pas être seulement pour les dirigeants d'entreprises et les patrons de fonds d'investissements. La démocratie ne peut pas être seulement au service des milliardaires et des entreprises», a-t-elle ajouté. Relevant le nombre élevé de candidats aux primaires républicaines, elle a affirmé qu'ils «chantaient tous le même vieux refrain», promettant tous «une baisse d'impôts pour les plus riches et moins de règlementations pour les entreprises, sans tenir compte du fait que cela aggraverait les inégalités de revenus».Outre Roosevelt, l'ex-sénatrice de l'Etat de New York a cité deux présidents: son mari Bill, présent en bas du podium avec leur fille Chelsea, et Barack Obama, dont elle fut la secrétaire d'Etat de 2009 à 2013.
«Un troisième mandat Obama»
Le discours était très attendu, car depuis avril, la candidate se contentait de rencontres de petits formats et de réceptions privées de levée de fonds. Son adversaire des primaires Bernie Sanders critique régulièrement son silence sur des sujets chers à la gauche, comme le futur accord de libre-échange avec la région Asie-Pacifique.
Hillary Clinton repart samedi dans l'Etat de l'Iowa, une étape cruciale pour tout candidat. Suivront une série de propositions sociales, économiques et politiques, dont elle a donné un aperçu: réforme fiscale pour inciter les entreprises à investir aux Etats-Unis, investissements dans les infrastructures, la recherche et les énergies propres. Elle a répété samedi son engagement en faveur des droits des homosexuels, de régularisations massives de sans-papiers, ainsi que d'une réforme du système de financement électoral.
Mais elle a consacré la plus longue partie de son discours aux femmes et aux enfants, dénonçant les écarts de rémunération entre hommes et femmes, et proposant de généraliser les congés maladie et la pré-scolarisation des enfants avant cinq ans. Rappelant ses années à la tête de la diplomatie américaine, Hillary Clinton ne s'est pas attardée la politique étrangère, perçu par sa campagne comme un sujet secondaire dans cette élection, au-delà des menaces terroristes --une discrétion relevée sarcastiquement par le parti républicain.
«Hillary Clinton ferait un troisième mandat de Barack Obama», a aussi réagi le républicain Scott Walker, candidat non déclaré aux primaires. Hillary Clinton mène de loin la course des primaires démocrates, qui commenceront début 2016, aucun de ses rivaux n'étant aussi connu qu'elle.
Mais son problème d'image persiste: la proportion d'Américains estimant qu'elle n'est pas «honnête et digne de confiance» est passé de 49 à 57% entre mars et juin, selon un sondage CNN, dans la foulée de révélations sur son usage exclusif d'une messagerie privée pour ses fonctions gouvernementales, ainsi que de multiples articles sur le réseau de donateurs de la fondation Clinton. | fr | Portrait officiel d'Hillary Clinton.
Deux mois après sa déclaration de candidature à la Maison Blanche , la candidate à l'investiture démocrate à l', a donné son premier grand discours de campagne ce samedi à . La candidate a ainsi martelé que la recherche de solidarité ne doit pas concerner uniquement l’économie, mais aussi la société dans son ensemble, appelant à la fin des discriminations contre les homosexuels et les transgenre.
Devant plus de 5 000 personnes et sous un soleil de plomb, Hillary Clinton a tenu un grand discours sur la pointe sud de , une petite bande de terre située au milieu de l’East River, coincée entre et le , dans le parc des Quatre Libertés. Ce lieu n'a pas été choisi au hasard. En effet, c'est un lieu symbolique pour la candidate démocrate : ces quatre libertés sont celles qu’avait invoquées dans son discours sur l’État de l’Union en 1941 – liberté d’expression, de religion, liberté de s’affranchir de la misère et de la peur.
Pendant 45 minutes, Hillary Clinton, 67 ans, a tenu à défendre sa vision d'une Amérique progressiste profitant à nouveau aux . Elle a évoqué l'enfance difficile de sa propre mère, Dorothy, décédée en 2011, et a tenu a retracer les étapes de sa vie depuis son premier travail, dans le but de démontrer son engagement de 40 ans en faveur des enfants et des femmes. La candidate a promis de se battre pour une prospérité partagée et une économie . , a-t-elle ajouté.
Ce discours était très attendu par des milliers de sympathisants, car depuis avril, la candidate se contentait de rencontres de petits formats et de réceptions privées de levée de fonds.
a-t-elle ironisé, .
Relevant le nombre élevé de candidats aux primaires républicaines, elle a affirmé qu'ils , promettant tous .
Outre , l'ex-sénatrice de l’État de New York a cité deux présidents : son mari Bill, présent en bas du podium avec leur fille Chelsea, et , dont elle fut la secrétaire d’État de 2009 à 2013. |
en | 760 WTNT35 KNHC 151430 TCPAT5 BULLETIN Post-Tropical Cyclone Theta Advisory Number 23 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL302020 300 PM GMT Sun Nov 15 2020 ...THETA BECOMES A REMNANT LOW... ...THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY... SUMMARY OF 300 PM GMT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...31.5N 18.2W ABOUT 670 MI...1080 KM SE OF THE AZORES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 MB...29.83 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 300 PM GMT (1500 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Theta was located near latitude 31.5 North, longitude 18.2 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the north near 2 mph (4 km/h) and a faster north or north-northeast motion is forecast for a day or two until the low dissipates. Maximum sustained winds are near 30 mph (45 km/h) with higher gusts. The low should gradually decay and dissipate by Tuesday. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1010 mb (29.83 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- None. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- This is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on this system. Additional information on this system can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by the UK Met Office under WMO header FQNT21 EGRR and on the web at metoffice.gov.uk/weather/specialist-forecasts/coast-and-sea/high- seas-forecast/. $$ Forecaster Blake | en | Tropical Storm Henri (pronounced ''awn-'REE''), the eight named storm of the , formed on Tuesday approximately 600 miles east of the .
Forecast track map of Tropical Storm Henri
The storm currently has winds of about 40 miles per hour (65 kilometres per hour), with slightly higher gusts. Henri is moving north-northeast at 18 mph (30 kph).
The storm is predicted to be weak and short-lived, avoiding any land masses. The tropical storm could die out as soon as Wednesday.
However, the storm's intensification has already surprised some meteorologists: "The formation of Henri illustrates how difficult it is to anticipate the changes in convection that distinguish strong tropical disturbances from weak tropical cyclones", said a National Hurricane Center forecaster. |
en | 000 WTNT45 KNHC 151432 TCDAT5 Post-Tropical Cyclone Theta Discussion Number 23 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL302020 300 PM GMT Sun Nov 15 2020 Theta has run out of theta-e. The cyclone has been without significant deep convection for many hours now and has been gradually spinning down today. It no longer meets the qualifications of a tropical cyclone, so this is the last advisory. The initial wind speed is set to 25 kt per the latest scatterometer pass. The low is meandering this morning. It is expected to be picked up to the north-northeast by the next trough over the northeastern Atlantic, along with an increase in forward speed. The remnants of Theta should gradually lose strength due to strong shear, very dry air and little instability before dissipating in a day or two. Additional information on this system can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by the UK Met Office under WMO header FQNT21 EGRR and on the web at metoffice.gov.uk/weather/specialist-forecasts/coast-and-sea/high- seas-forecast/. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 15/1500Z 31.5N 18.2W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROPICAL 12H 16/0000Z 31.9N 18.1W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW 24H 16/1200Z 33.7N 17.7W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW 36H 17/0000Z 36.5N 16.5W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW 48H 17/1200Z...DISSIPATED $$ Forecaster Blake | en | Tropical Storm Henri (pronounced ''awn-'REE''), the eight named storm of the , formed on Tuesday approximately 600 miles east of the .
Forecast track map of Tropical Storm Henri
The storm currently has winds of about 40 miles per hour (65 kilometres per hour), with slightly higher gusts. Henri is moving north-northeast at 18 mph (30 kph).
The storm is predicted to be weak and short-lived, avoiding any land masses. The tropical storm could die out as soon as Wednesday.
However, the storm's intensification has already surprised some meteorologists: "The formation of Henri illustrates how difficult it is to anticipate the changes in convection that distinguish strong tropical disturbances from weak tropical cyclones", said a National Hurricane Center forecaster. |
en | The EU, Nato and the US run naval patrols off the Somali coast to protect commercial shipping [EPA]
The pirates agreed to release the vessel after an aircraft dropped at least five million dollars in ransom on the deck.
Sources from among the pirates on Monday confirmed that the Maran Centaurus, one of the largest ships ever hijacked, had been freed.
Somali pirates have released a Greek-flagged oil tanker after receiving millions of dollars in ransom.
The ransom, one of the largest ever paid, appeared to have sparked a feud among the priates, delaying the release of the ship.
But Andrew Mwangura, from the East African seafarers assistance programme, said that the vessel had finally been freed on Monday.
"She's free. She's preparing to sail out," he said.
Ransom payment
Hassan, one of the pirates, told the Reuters news agency: "We have agreed to solve our disagreements and release the ship. It is free and sailing away now."
He said that its crew of 16 Filipinos, nine Greeks, two Ukrainians and a Romanian were all safe.
The ransom, delivered on Sunday, was believed to be between $5.5m and $7m.
A $3m ransom was paid for the release of another oil tanker, the Sirius Star, in January 2009. Similar ransoms have been paid subsequently for the release of merchant vessels.
The Maran Centaurus, carrying two million barrels of oil, was captured in November on its way from Kuwait to the US.
World powers, including the European Union, Nato and the United States are running naval patrols off the Somali coast in an effort to protect commercial shipping.
In response, the pirates have extended their reach, attacking ships up to 1,800km from Somalia, deep in the Indian Ocean. | en | A record ransom payment has secured the release of the ''Maran Centaurus'', a massive oil tanker, seized in November by Somali pirates. The ''Maran Centaurus'' was the second-largest vessel ever captured and was carrying an estimated two million barrels of oil.
The pirates claim they received US$5.5 million for the ship's freedom, but a separate figure places the amount dropped on the ship at $7 million. Both are believed to exceed any previous figure paid to the Somali sea pirates.
The vessel was released after the money was dropped aboard the ship from an helicopter. Andrew Mwangura of the East African seafarers assistance programme said that the ''Centaurus'' was freed earlier today, commenting that "she's free. She's preparing to sail out." There was reportedly a dispute over the ransom among the pirates, which delayed the release of the ship.
"We have agreed to solve our disagreements and release the ship. It is free and sailing away now," said one of the pirates, who goes by the name of Hassan. |
es | La enciclopedia virtual Wikipedia, que contiene más de 37 millones de artículos escritos en 288 idiomas por voluntarios de todo el mundo, ha sido galardonada este miércoles con el Premio Princesa de Asturias de Cooperación Internacional. El jurado ha destacado el crecimiento "continuo" de la web, creada en 2001, y la ha comparado con el "espíritu enciclopedista del siglo XVII" porque su modelo "democrático, abierto y participativo, en el que colaboran desinteresadamente miles de personas de todas las nacionalidades, ha logrado poner al alcance de todo el mundo el conocimiento universal".
El proyecto de crear una enciclopedia virtual y de acceso libre fue idea del empresario estadounidense Jimmy Wales, que para ello contó con la ayuda del filósofo Larry Sanger. La Wikipedia nació el 15 de enero de 2001 como un complemento a la enciclopedia Nupedia. Wales y Sanger desarrollaron juntos ese primer embrión, que dejó de funcionar en 2003, eclipsado por el éxito de la Wikipedia. La enciclopedia, gestionada desde entonces por la Fundación Wikimedia, figura ahora entre las 10 páginas web más visitadas del mundo.
El jurado ha definido el proyecto como un "importante ejemplo de cooperación internacional". Su presidente, el exministro de Educación y de Defensa Gustavo Suárez Pertierra, ha asegurado que se trata de "un valor seguro y de futuro que mezcla la modernidad y la incorporación a las nuevas tecnologías". El ex primer ministro portugués Francisco Pinto Balsemão, también miembro de jurado, ha destacado que se premia "a la sociedad civil, no a una institución oficial, sino a algo creado por los ciudadanos".
La Wikipedia, que ya el año pasado aspiró al galardón y estuvo entre los favoritos, tiene unos 500 millones de visitantes únicos al mes y más de 25 millones de usuarios registrados, de los que 73.000 son editores activos. Doce de sus ediciones, entre ellas la española, superan el millón de artículos, aunque se pueden leer textos en lenguas indígenas, inventadas como el esperanto o muertas como el latín. "Vamos a asistir a un auge de los idiomas pequeños. Tendrá un impacto en el mundo, vamos a dedicar mucha atención para apoyarlo", aseguraba su creador en una entrevista en mayo, en la que señaló la necesidad de simplificar la edición de artículos como uno de los retos pendientes de la enciclopedia.
Al galardón, que está dotado con 50.000 euros y se concede a aquellos "cuya labor en materias como la salud pública, la universalidad de la educación, la protección del medio ambiente y el desarrollo social y económico constituya una aportación relevante a nivel internacional", optaban un total de 24 candidaturas de 10 países. Entre los aspirantes figuraban, por ejemplo, la Unesco, las Fuerzas Armadas Españolas o la Agencia Espacial Europea. El año pasado obtuvo el premio la Fundación Fullbright, impulsora de un programa de becas internacionales. | es | Isotipo de la enciclopedia libre.
Emblema del premio.
La enciclopedia en línea Wikipedia, proyecto hermano de Wikinoticias que contiene 37 millones de artículos escritos en 288 idiomas, ha sido premiada con el Premio Princesa de Asturias de Cooperación Internacional.
El jurado de la fundación española destacó el "crecimiento continuo" de la comunidad ''online'', creada en 2001, comparándola con el "espíritu enciclopedista del siglo XVII" porque su modelo "democrático, abierto y participativo, en el que colaboran desinteresadamente miles de personas de todas las nacionalidades, ha logrado poner al alcance de todo el mundo el conocimiento universal".
El proyecto de enciclopedia libre nació el 15 de enero de 2001, cuando el empresario estadounidense Jimmy Wales promovió el portal como complemento de Nupedia, con ayuda del filósofo Larry Sanger. Wales y Sanger desarrollaron juntos ese primer embrión, que dejó de funcionar en 2003, eclipsado por el éxito de Wikipedia. El sitio, controlado a partir de entonces por la Fundación Wikimedia, se encuentra entre las diez webs más visitadas de internet.
El jurado, presidido por el exministro de Educación y Defensa español Suárez Pertierra, ha definido el proyecto como un "importante ejemplo de cooperación internacional" y ha asegurado que se trata de "un valor seguro y de futuro que mezcla la modernidad y la incorporación a las nuevas tecnologías". El ex primer ministro portugués Pinto Balsemão, también miembro del jurado, ha destacado que se premia "a la sociedad civil, no a una institución oficial, sino a algo creado por los ciudadanos".
La enciclopedia, que ya aspiró al galardón en 2014 y estuvo entre los favoritos, tiene unos 500 millones de visitantes únicos al mes y más de 25 millones de usuarios registrados, de los que 73 000 son editores activos. Doce de sus capítulos, entre ellos la Wikipedia en español, superan el millón de artículos, aunque también se pueden leer textos en lenguas indígenas, ideadas como el esperanto o muertas como el latín. "Vamos a asistir a un auge de los idiomas pequeños. Tendrá un impacto en el mundo, vamos a dedicar mucha atención para apoyarlo", aseguraba Wales en una entrevista en mayo de este año, en la que señaló la necesidad de simplificar la edición de las entradas como uno de los principales retos.
Al premio, que está dotado con 50 000 euros y se concede a aquellos "cuya labor en materias como la salud pública, la universalidad de la educación, la protección del medio ambiente y el desarrollo social y económico constituya una aportación relevante a nivel internacional", optaban otras veintitrés candidaturas de diez países. Entre los aspirantes figuraban, por ejemplo, la Unesco, las Fuerzas Armadas Españolas o la Agencia Espacial Europea. El año pasado obtuvo el premio la Fundación Fullbright, impulsora de un programa de becas internacionales. |
es | La enciclopedia libre de Internet más consultada del mundo, la Wikipedia, eterna finalista a lograr uno de los ocho premios princesa de Asturias, por fin lo ha conseguido este año en la categoría de Cooperación Internacional.
El jurado ha reconocido su trabajo y su crecimiento que la sitúa entre los diez sitios más visitados de Internet. Por ello en el fallo se ha "valorado el importante ejemplo de cooperación internacional, democrático, abierto y participativo, en el que colaboran desinteresadamente miles de personas de todas las nacionalidades, que ha logrado poner al alcance de todo el mundo el conocimiento universal en una línea similar a la que logró el espíritu enciclopedista del siglo XVIII."
Es administrada por una Fundación sin ánimo de lucro y recientemente llevó a cabo una campaña de donaciones para poder subsistir. De hecho, esa es su principal fuente de financiación.
Wikipedia dice de sí misma que cuenta con más de 37 millones de artículos escritos en 288 idiomas por voluntarios de todo el planeta. Se calcula que tiene en la actualidad más de 25 millones de usuarios registrados, de los que más de 73.000 son editores activos.
La enciclopedia echó a andar en 2001 de la mano de empresario estadounidense Jimmy Wales con la ayuda del filósofo Larry Sanger y desde entonces su popularidad ha ido creciendo. De la misma manera lo han hecho sus detractores que atacan la enciclopedia por su falta de rigor en algunos temas.
Los finalistas
La Wikipedia había llegado a la final del galardón junto a los sherpas de Nepal y al ex primer ministro de Portugal y Alto Comisionado de Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados, Antonio Guterres.
En total a este galardón optaban un total de 24 candidaturas de diez países. Entre ellas estaba la de la Unesco, las fuerzas armadas españolas, la Agencia Espacial Europea o el expresidente de Chile, Ricardo Lagos.
El Premio de Cooperación Internacional se concede a aquellos "cuya labor con otro u otros en materias tales como la salud pública, la universalidad de la educación, la protección del medioambiente y el desarrollo social y económico, entre otras, constituya una aportación relevante a nivel internacional".
El año pasado el galardón recayó en la Fundación Fulbright, que promueve becas internacionales entre universitarios. El de hoy es el séptimo premio en fallarse de los ocho que convoca anualmente la Fundación. | es | Isotipo de la enciclopedia libre.
Emblema del premio.
La enciclopedia en línea Wikipedia, proyecto hermano de Wikinoticias que contiene 37 millones de artículos escritos en 288 idiomas, ha sido premiada con el Premio Princesa de Asturias de Cooperación Internacional.
El jurado de la fundación española destacó el "crecimiento continuo" de la comunidad ''online'', creada en 2001, comparándola con el "espíritu enciclopedista del siglo XVII" porque su modelo "democrático, abierto y participativo, en el que colaboran desinteresadamente miles de personas de todas las nacionalidades, ha logrado poner al alcance de todo el mundo el conocimiento universal".
El proyecto de enciclopedia libre nació el 15 de enero de 2001, cuando el empresario estadounidense Jimmy Wales promovió el portal como complemento de Nupedia, con ayuda del filósofo Larry Sanger. Wales y Sanger desarrollaron juntos ese primer embrión, que dejó de funcionar en 2003, eclipsado por el éxito de Wikipedia. El sitio, controlado a partir de entonces por la Fundación Wikimedia, se encuentra entre las diez webs más visitadas de internet.
El jurado, presidido por el exministro de Educación y Defensa español Suárez Pertierra, ha definido el proyecto como un "importante ejemplo de cooperación internacional" y ha asegurado que se trata de "un valor seguro y de futuro que mezcla la modernidad y la incorporación a las nuevas tecnologías". El ex primer ministro portugués Pinto Balsemão, también miembro del jurado, ha destacado que se premia "a la sociedad civil, no a una institución oficial, sino a algo creado por los ciudadanos".
La enciclopedia, que ya aspiró al galardón en 2014 y estuvo entre los favoritos, tiene unos 500 millones de visitantes únicos al mes y más de 25 millones de usuarios registrados, de los que 73 000 son editores activos. Doce de sus capítulos, entre ellos la Wikipedia en español, superan el millón de artículos, aunque también se pueden leer textos en lenguas indígenas, ideadas como el esperanto o muertas como el latín. "Vamos a asistir a un auge de los idiomas pequeños. Tendrá un impacto en el mundo, vamos a dedicar mucha atención para apoyarlo", aseguraba Wales en una entrevista en mayo de este año, en la que señaló la necesidad de simplificar la edición de las entradas como uno de los principales retos.
Al premio, que está dotado con 50 000 euros y se concede a aquellos "cuya labor en materias como la salud pública, la universalidad de la educación, la protección del medio ambiente y el desarrollo social y económico constituya una aportación relevante a nivel internacional", optaban otras veintitrés candidaturas de diez países. Entre los aspirantes figuraban, por ejemplo, la Unesco, las Fuerzas Armadas Españolas o la Agencia Espacial Europea. El año pasado obtuvo el premio la Fundación Fullbright, impulsora de un programa de becas internacionales. |
pt | O índice Ibovespa fechou o dia aos 113.371 pontos, com queda de 0,58%. Com recuo acumulado de 1,44% na semana, o indicador pode ter a primeira semana de baixa após três semanas seguidas de altas. | pt | Ficheiro:Effect of 2011 Sendai earthquake in Tokyo.jpg|thumb|200px|Efeito do terremoto em Tóquio. Foto: Genshir0.
A costa do foi atingida hoje (11) por um terremoto de magnitude 8,9 graus na , um dos mais intensos dos últimos anos, de acordo com especialistas. O epicentro foi na costa próxima à província de , a 373 quilômetros da capital. Autoridades japonesas informam que, pelo menos, 32 pessoas morreram em decorrência do (ondas gigantes).
A Agência Meteorológica do Japão emitiu alerta de tsunami para ondas de até 10 metros em toda a costa do . O alerta de tsunami foi direcionado aos seguintes países: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , e .
Em , capital da província de Miyagi, os sismógrafos registraram tremores de até 7 graus na escala japonesa. A energia elétrica e o gás foram cortados na cidade. Outras duas réplicas, de magnitude inferiores a 6 graus, atingiram o arquipélago e fizeram com que os prédios na capital balançassem continuamente.
O epicentro do abalo ocorreu no fundo do mar, a uma distância de 160 quilômetros da costa, no mesmo local onde foi registrado um terremoto de 7,3 graus na última quarta-feira. A TV pública mostrou imagens de barcos e carros sendo arrastados pelo tsunami na região mais a leste de Tóquio.
Muitas casas e regiões agrícolas foram atingidas pelas águas. Em , tanques de uma companhia de gás pegaram fogo e há risco de explosão na área. Um prédio ficou em chamas na ilha futurística de Odaiba, em Tóquio.
Localização do epicentro dos abalos sísmicos.
Os trens e o metrô pararam de circular e milhares de pessoas deixaram os altos edifícios comerciais da capital, , o que lotou as ruas da cidade. Em 1933, um terremoto de magnitude 8,1 graus na escala Richter atingiu a região metropolitana de Tóquio e matou mais de 3 mil pessoas.
Os tremores de terra são comuns no Japão, um dos países com mais atividades sísmicas do mundo, e o governo prepara a população para essas situações. Mas hoje as autoridades confirmaram que os danos foram inúmeros e não há ainda um levantamento completo.
Segundo a TV NHK, foi declarado "emergência nuclear" após um incêndio em uma usina nuclear em , na prefeitura de Miyagi. Segundo as autoridades, as tentativas de resfriar o reator "não estavam indo como planejado". A Agência Internacional de Energia Atômica (AIEA), da , anunciou que quatro usinas nucleares próximas ao epicentro do tremor foram desligadas e fechadas por medida de segurança. |
pt | Um forte terremoto de magnitude 8,9 atingiu nesta sexta-feira (11) a costa nordeste do Japão, segundo o Serviço Geológico dos EUA (USGS), matando ao menos 60 pessoas no país e gerando um tsunami (onda gigante com potencial destrutivo) que ameaça países da costa do Oceano Pacífico.
Para ler notícias atualizadas sobre o terremoto no Japão, veja a página "Tsunami no Pacífico".
O tremor foi o 7º pior da história, segundo a agência americana, e também o pior já registrado na história do Japão.
Imagens de TVs locais mostram que o abalo provocou um tsunami, que alcançou áreas da cidade japonesa de Sendai. Carros e barcos foram arrastados, em imagens impressionantes. Um vídeo da TV local mostrou a onda gigante arrastando carros em sua chegada à costa.
Logo após o tremor, um alerta para ondas de até seis metros de altura foi emitido no país. O Centro de Alerta de Tsunamis do Pacífico, agência americana, também emitiu um alerta para vários países, de onda de até dez metros. Vários governos emitiram alertas e alguns ordenaram a retirada de moradores de áreas costeiras.
Ondas "pequenas" atingiram as Filipinas horas depois do terremoto, informou o sismólogo chefe do país.
A Indonésia também informou que não houve danos na chegada das ondas, e o governo levantou o alerta. A ilha de Guam, território americano do Pacífico, já levantou o alerta.
As ondas alcançaram 1,5 metro nas ilhas Midway, segundo o centro. A estação de monitoração disse que era impossível prever a altura das ondas que já começavam a chegar ao Havaí, segundo a TV local.
60 mortes no Japão
A Polícia Nacional afirmou que pelo menos 60 pessoas morreram, 56 estavam desaparecidas e 241 ficaram feridas, mas os danos eram tão grandes que iria demorar para se ter uma cifra definitiva. A imprensa local fala em muitas mais mortes registradas. A agência semioficial Jiji Press relatava que entre 200 e 300 corpos foram achados na costa da cidade de Sendai.
Ainda não havia informações sobre vítimas brasileiras, segundo o embaixador do Brasil no país. Moram na região próxima ao epicentro pelo menos 17 mil brasileiros, segundo a embaixada, que colocou à disposição telefones para informações.
O tremor teve epicentro no Oceano Pacífico a 130 km da península de Ojika, no Japão, a uma profundidade de 24 km, considerada baixa.
Ele ocorreu às 14h46 (hora local, 2h46 de Brasília) e foi seguido por pelo menos outros 52 fortes tremores de magnitude superior a 5, segundo o USGS, agência americana que monitora e estuda tremores pelo mundo. O governo japonês emitiu um alerta sobre o risco de fortes réplicas.
Premiê pede calma
O primeiro-ministro do Japão, Naoto Kan, qualificou como "grandes" os danos causados pelo abalo. Kan pediu "calma" à população. Ele estava no Parlamento na hora do tremor.
Foram registrados incêndios em pelo menos 80 lugares, segundo a agência Kyodo.
O terremoto sacudiu com força os edifícios de Tóquio. Alarmes foram disparados nos prédios, houve correria, e as linhas telefônicas ficaram bloqueadas.
O Shinkansen, o trem-bala da capital japonesa, e os dois principais aeroportos ficaram temporariamente fechados.
As autoridades japonesas pediram aos moradores da capital que fiquem no centro da cidade e que não tentem chegar a suas casas se vivem nos arredores. O transporte coletivo entrou em colapso na capital.
A parede de água entrou quilômetros adentro pela costa da ilha de Honshu, arrastando casas e transformando os portos em cenários de desoladora devastação.
Nas áreas rurais próximas, a onda varreu as frágeis casas de madeira como se fossem de papel, e em questão de minutos devorou centenas de hectares de plantações.
Carros em estrada danificada pelo tremor na
cidade de Yabuki nesta sexta-feira (11) (Foto: AFP)
Em Aomori, no extremo norte da ilha, pelo menos cinco embarcações grandes, algumas emborcadas de cabeça para baixo, foram levadas pelas águas.
Algumas foram paradas por árvores, outras, por conjuntos de lojas ou barreiras marítimas.
Em Ibaraki, era possível ver do alto grandes casas flutuando pela enchente, cercadas por dezenas de carros.
Um navio com 100 pessoas a bordo foi virado pelo tsunami na costa, segundo a agência Kyodo. Ainda não se sabia o destino dos passageiros
As autoriades japonesas disseram que um trem de passageiros desapareceu depois da passagem do tsunami, informou a Kyodo.
O trem da East Japan Railway Co. se encontrava perto da estação de Nobiru, no percurso que liga Sendai a Ishinomaki, quando ocorreu o violento terremoto.
Chile
Em 27 de fevereiro do ano passado, um tremor de magnitude 8,8 atingiu o Chile e deixou mais de 800 mortos. O terremoto no Chile, considerado então o quinto maior da história, ocorreu durante a madrugada e também causou tsunamis. O epicentro foi a 35 km de profundidade.
Imagem divulgada pelas autoridades meteorológicas dos EUA mostra a previsão de como o tsunami vai viajar pelo Oceano Pacífico nesta sexta-feira (11). O tremor ocorreu às 14h46 locais, 2h46 de Brasília. (Foto: AFP PHOTO/NOAA/HO) | pt | Ficheiro:Effect of 2011 Sendai earthquake in Tokyo.jpg|thumb|200px|Efeito do terremoto em Tóquio. Foto: Genshir0.
A costa do foi atingida hoje (11) por um terremoto de magnitude 8,9 graus na , um dos mais intensos dos últimos anos, de acordo com especialistas. O epicentro foi na costa próxima à província de , a 373 quilômetros da capital. Autoridades japonesas informam que, pelo menos, 32 pessoas morreram em decorrência do (ondas gigantes).
A Agência Meteorológica do Japão emitiu alerta de tsunami para ondas de até 10 metros em toda a costa do . O alerta de tsunami foi direcionado aos seguintes países: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , e .
Em , capital da província de Miyagi, os sismógrafos registraram tremores de até 7 graus na escala japonesa. A energia elétrica e o gás foram cortados na cidade. Outras duas réplicas, de magnitude inferiores a 6 graus, atingiram o arquipélago e fizeram com que os prédios na capital balançassem continuamente.
O epicentro do abalo ocorreu no fundo do mar, a uma distância de 160 quilômetros da costa, no mesmo local onde foi registrado um terremoto de 7,3 graus na última quarta-feira. A TV pública mostrou imagens de barcos e carros sendo arrastados pelo tsunami na região mais a leste de Tóquio.
Muitas casas e regiões agrícolas foram atingidas pelas águas. Em , tanques de uma companhia de gás pegaram fogo e há risco de explosão na área. Um prédio ficou em chamas na ilha futurística de Odaiba, em Tóquio.
Localização do epicentro dos abalos sísmicos.
Os trens e o metrô pararam de circular e milhares de pessoas deixaram os altos edifícios comerciais da capital, , o que lotou as ruas da cidade. Em 1933, um terremoto de magnitude 8,1 graus na escala Richter atingiu a região metropolitana de Tóquio e matou mais de 3 mil pessoas.
Os tremores de terra são comuns no Japão, um dos países com mais atividades sísmicas do mundo, e o governo prepara a população para essas situações. Mas hoje as autoridades confirmaram que os danos foram inúmeros e não há ainda um levantamento completo.
Segundo a TV NHK, foi declarado "emergência nuclear" após um incêndio em uma usina nuclear em , na prefeitura de Miyagi. Segundo as autoridades, as tentativas de resfriar o reator "não estavam indo como planejado". A Agência Internacional de Energia Atômica (AIEA), da , anunciou que quatro usinas nucleares próximas ao epicentro do tremor foram desligadas e fechadas por medida de segurança. |
en | Por Chisa Fujioka e Elaine Lies
TÓQUIO (Reuters) - O maior terremoto já ocorrido no Japão em 140 anos de medições atingiu na tarde desta sexta-feira (madrugada no Brasil) a costa nordeste do arquipélago, provocando uma onda de dez metros de altura que varreu tudo em seu caminho, incluindo casas, navios, carros e estruturas agrícolas.
Mais de 1.000 pessoas morreram na tragédia, de acordo com a mídia japonesa. Aparentemente, as pessoas morreram afogadas. A dimensão dos danos ao longo de uma extensa faixa costeira e o grande número de desaparecidos indicam que o número de mortos pode aumentar.
Milhares de moradores foram retirados de uma área perto de uma usina nuclear na localidade de Fukushima, a norte de Tóquio, por temores de um vazamento radioativo. Autoridades disseram, no entanto, que o sistema de resfriamento não estava em nível crítico.
Ressaltando a gravidade da preocupação com a usina, a Força Aérea dos EUA entregou líquido resfriador na instalação nuclear, informou a secretária de Estado norte-americana, Hillary Clinton.
Um alerta de tsunami foi emitido ao longo do oceano Pacífico, mas países populosos da região como Taiwan, Austrália e Nova Zelândia já suspenderam o alerta.
Por causa do tsunami, a população japonesa foi orientada a fugir de áreas costeiras para terrenos mais elevados.
Foram registrados incêndios em pelo menos 80 lugares, segundo a agência de notícias Kyodo.
Mesmo para um país acostumado a terremotos, a devastação era impressionante. Continuação... | pt | Ficheiro:Effect of 2011 Sendai earthquake in Tokyo.jpg|thumb|200px|Efeito do terremoto em Tóquio. Foto: Genshir0.
A costa do foi atingida hoje (11) por um terremoto de magnitude 8,9 graus na , um dos mais intensos dos últimos anos, de acordo com especialistas. O epicentro foi na costa próxima à província de , a 373 quilômetros da capital. Autoridades japonesas informam que, pelo menos, 32 pessoas morreram em decorrência do (ondas gigantes).
A Agência Meteorológica do Japão emitiu alerta de tsunami para ondas de até 10 metros em toda a costa do . O alerta de tsunami foi direcionado aos seguintes países: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , e .
Em , capital da província de Miyagi, os sismógrafos registraram tremores de até 7 graus na escala japonesa. A energia elétrica e o gás foram cortados na cidade. Outras duas réplicas, de magnitude inferiores a 6 graus, atingiram o arquipélago e fizeram com que os prédios na capital balançassem continuamente.
O epicentro do abalo ocorreu no fundo do mar, a uma distância de 160 quilômetros da costa, no mesmo local onde foi registrado um terremoto de 7,3 graus na última quarta-feira. A TV pública mostrou imagens de barcos e carros sendo arrastados pelo tsunami na região mais a leste de Tóquio.
Muitas casas e regiões agrícolas foram atingidas pelas águas. Em , tanques de uma companhia de gás pegaram fogo e há risco de explosão na área. Um prédio ficou em chamas na ilha futurística de Odaiba, em Tóquio.
Localização do epicentro dos abalos sísmicos.
Os trens e o metrô pararam de circular e milhares de pessoas deixaram os altos edifícios comerciais da capital, , o que lotou as ruas da cidade. Em 1933, um terremoto de magnitude 8,1 graus na escala Richter atingiu a região metropolitana de Tóquio e matou mais de 3 mil pessoas.
Os tremores de terra são comuns no Japão, um dos países com mais atividades sísmicas do mundo, e o governo prepara a população para essas situações. Mas hoje as autoridades confirmaram que os danos foram inúmeros e não há ainda um levantamento completo.
Segundo a TV NHK, foi declarado "emergência nuclear" após um incêndio em uma usina nuclear em , na prefeitura de Miyagi. Segundo as autoridades, as tentativas de resfriar o reator "não estavam indo como planejado". A Agência Internacional de Energia Atômica (AIEA), da , anunciou que quatro usinas nucleares próximas ao epicentro do tremor foram desligadas e fechadas por medida de segurança. |
en | HONOLULU (Reuters) - O governo do Havaí ordenou a remoção da população de sua área costeira diante da ameaça de fortes ondas provocadas pelo terremoto de 8,9 graus nesta sexta-feira no Japão.
Um alerta de tsunami foi emitido para toda a região do oceano Pacífico, com exceção do território continental dos Estados Unidos e Canadá.
As autoridades norte-americanas também determinaram a retirada das pessoas das áreas baixas da ilha de Guam, no oeste do Pacífico, onde os moradores receberam a instrução de se deslocarem para locais que estejam pelo menos 15 metros acima do nível do mar e a 30 metros da costa.
O tsunami é mais alto do que muitas ilhas do Pacífico, que poderiam ser arrasadas, alertou a Cruz Vermelha Internacional, em Genebra.
Países em desenvolvimento estão sob maior risco do que o Japão, apesar de terem sido avisados com antecedência por um sistema de alerta e terem planos de remoção de populações, estabelecidos depois do tsunami de 2004, que causou dezenas de milhares de mortos, informaram a Federação da Cruz Vermelha e a Sociedade do Crescente Vermelho.
"No momento, o tsunami é mais alto do que algumas ilhas e poderá ir diretamente nessa direção. Esse é um cenário que ninguém quer ver", disse à Reuters o porta-voz Paul Conneally, em Genebra. | pt | Ficheiro:Effect of 2011 Sendai earthquake in Tokyo.jpg|thumb|200px|Efeito do terremoto em Tóquio. Foto: Genshir0.
A costa do foi atingida hoje (11) por um terremoto de magnitude 8,9 graus na , um dos mais intensos dos últimos anos, de acordo com especialistas. O epicentro foi na costa próxima à província de , a 373 quilômetros da capital. Autoridades japonesas informam que, pelo menos, 32 pessoas morreram em decorrência do (ondas gigantes).
A Agência Meteorológica do Japão emitiu alerta de tsunami para ondas de até 10 metros em toda a costa do . O alerta de tsunami foi direcionado aos seguintes países: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , e .
Em , capital da província de Miyagi, os sismógrafos registraram tremores de até 7 graus na escala japonesa. A energia elétrica e o gás foram cortados na cidade. Outras duas réplicas, de magnitude inferiores a 6 graus, atingiram o arquipélago e fizeram com que os prédios na capital balançassem continuamente.
O epicentro do abalo ocorreu no fundo do mar, a uma distância de 160 quilômetros da costa, no mesmo local onde foi registrado um terremoto de 7,3 graus na última quarta-feira. A TV pública mostrou imagens de barcos e carros sendo arrastados pelo tsunami na região mais a leste de Tóquio.
Muitas casas e regiões agrícolas foram atingidas pelas águas. Em , tanques de uma companhia de gás pegaram fogo e há risco de explosão na área. Um prédio ficou em chamas na ilha futurística de Odaiba, em Tóquio.
Localização do epicentro dos abalos sísmicos.
Os trens e o metrô pararam de circular e milhares de pessoas deixaram os altos edifícios comerciais da capital, , o que lotou as ruas da cidade. Em 1933, um terremoto de magnitude 8,1 graus na escala Richter atingiu a região metropolitana de Tóquio e matou mais de 3 mil pessoas.
Os tremores de terra são comuns no Japão, um dos países com mais atividades sísmicas do mundo, e o governo prepara a população para essas situações. Mas hoje as autoridades confirmaram que os danos foram inúmeros e não há ainda um levantamento completo.
Segundo a TV NHK, foi declarado "emergência nuclear" após um incêndio em uma usina nuclear em , na prefeitura de Miyagi. Segundo as autoridades, as tentativas de resfriar o reator "não estavam indo como planejado". A Agência Internacional de Energia Atômica (AIEA), da , anunciou que quatro usinas nucleares próximas ao epicentro do tremor foram desligadas e fechadas por medida de segurança. |
en | CINGAPURA (Reuters) - O alerta de risco de tsunami emitido nesta sexta-feira depois do terremoto de 8,9 graus no Japão se refere a toda a costa do Pacífico, com exceção da parte continental dos Estados Unidos e Canadá, informou o Centro de Alertas de Tsunami dos EUA no Pacifico.
O México e a América do Sul também foram avisados.
O alerta de tsunami foi direcionado aos seguintes países: Rússia, Taiwan, Filipinas, Indonésia, Papua Nova Guiné, Fiji, México, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicarágua, Panamá, Honduras, Chile, Equador, Colômbia e Peru.
Austrália e Nova Zelândia, que estavam na lista inicial, foram depois removidos. | pt | Ficheiro:Effect of 2011 Sendai earthquake in Tokyo.jpg|thumb|200px|Efeito do terremoto em Tóquio. Foto: Genshir0.
A costa do foi atingida hoje (11) por um terremoto de magnitude 8,9 graus na , um dos mais intensos dos últimos anos, de acordo com especialistas. O epicentro foi na costa próxima à província de , a 373 quilômetros da capital. Autoridades japonesas informam que, pelo menos, 32 pessoas morreram em decorrência do (ondas gigantes).
A Agência Meteorológica do Japão emitiu alerta de tsunami para ondas de até 10 metros em toda a costa do . O alerta de tsunami foi direcionado aos seguintes países: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , e .
Em , capital da província de Miyagi, os sismógrafos registraram tremores de até 7 graus na escala japonesa. A energia elétrica e o gás foram cortados na cidade. Outras duas réplicas, de magnitude inferiores a 6 graus, atingiram o arquipélago e fizeram com que os prédios na capital balançassem continuamente.
O epicentro do abalo ocorreu no fundo do mar, a uma distância de 160 quilômetros da costa, no mesmo local onde foi registrado um terremoto de 7,3 graus na última quarta-feira. A TV pública mostrou imagens de barcos e carros sendo arrastados pelo tsunami na região mais a leste de Tóquio.
Muitas casas e regiões agrícolas foram atingidas pelas águas. Em , tanques de uma companhia de gás pegaram fogo e há risco de explosão na área. Um prédio ficou em chamas na ilha futurística de Odaiba, em Tóquio.
Localização do epicentro dos abalos sísmicos.
Os trens e o metrô pararam de circular e milhares de pessoas deixaram os altos edifícios comerciais da capital, , o que lotou as ruas da cidade. Em 1933, um terremoto de magnitude 8,1 graus na escala Richter atingiu a região metropolitana de Tóquio e matou mais de 3 mil pessoas.
Os tremores de terra são comuns no Japão, um dos países com mais atividades sísmicas do mundo, e o governo prepara a população para essas situações. Mas hoje as autoridades confirmaram que os danos foram inúmeros e não há ainda um levantamento completo.
Segundo a TV NHK, foi declarado "emergência nuclear" após um incêndio em uma usina nuclear em , na prefeitura de Miyagi. Segundo as autoridades, as tentativas de resfriar o reator "não estavam indo como planejado". A Agência Internacional de Energia Atômica (AIEA), da , anunciou que quatro usinas nucleares próximas ao epicentro do tremor foram desligadas e fechadas por medida de segurança. |
pt | O Japão declarou "emergência nuclear" nesta sexta-feira (11) após um incêndio em uma usina nuclear em Onagawa, na prefeitura de Miyagi, que se seguiu ao forte terremoto de magnitude 8,9 que atingiu a costa do país. A informação é da TV NHK.
Segundo as autoridades, as tentativas de resfriar o reator "não estavam indo como planejado".
De acordo com a mídia japonesa, a emergência é declarada quando há confirmação de vazamentos radioativos de uma usina nuclear ou a danificação do sistema de resfriamento de um reator.
O setor de turbinas da usina, que pertence à Tohoku Electric Power Company, pegou fogo depois do terremoto.
Em outro incidente, a província de Fukushima, local de uma usina nuclear da Tokyo Electric Power, disse nesta sexta-feira que o sistema de resfriamento do reator estava funcionando, negando uma informação anterior de que o local teve problemas.
A Agência Internacional de Energia Atômica (AIEA), da ONU, anunciou que quatro usinas nucleares próximas ao epicentro do tremor de magnitude 8,9, o pior da história do Japão, foram desligadas e fechadas por medida de segurança.
"A agência está em contato com o ministério da Economia, Comércio e Indústria do Japão para confirmar mais detalhes da situação. As quatro usinas nucleares japonesas mais próxmas do terremoto foram fechadas em segurança", indicou a AIEA em um comunicado. | pt | Ficheiro:Effect of 2011 Sendai earthquake in Tokyo.jpg|thumb|200px|Efeito do terremoto em Tóquio. Foto: Genshir0.
A costa do foi atingida hoje (11) por um terremoto de magnitude 8,9 graus na , um dos mais intensos dos últimos anos, de acordo com especialistas. O epicentro foi na costa próxima à província de , a 373 quilômetros da capital. Autoridades japonesas informam que, pelo menos, 32 pessoas morreram em decorrência do (ondas gigantes).
A Agência Meteorológica do Japão emitiu alerta de tsunami para ondas de até 10 metros em toda a costa do . O alerta de tsunami foi direcionado aos seguintes países: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , e .
Em , capital da província de Miyagi, os sismógrafos registraram tremores de até 7 graus na escala japonesa. A energia elétrica e o gás foram cortados na cidade. Outras duas réplicas, de magnitude inferiores a 6 graus, atingiram o arquipélago e fizeram com que os prédios na capital balançassem continuamente.
O epicentro do abalo ocorreu no fundo do mar, a uma distância de 160 quilômetros da costa, no mesmo local onde foi registrado um terremoto de 7,3 graus na última quarta-feira. A TV pública mostrou imagens de barcos e carros sendo arrastados pelo tsunami na região mais a leste de Tóquio.
Muitas casas e regiões agrícolas foram atingidas pelas águas. Em , tanques de uma companhia de gás pegaram fogo e há risco de explosão na área. Um prédio ficou em chamas na ilha futurística de Odaiba, em Tóquio.
Localização do epicentro dos abalos sísmicos.
Os trens e o metrô pararam de circular e milhares de pessoas deixaram os altos edifícios comerciais da capital, , o que lotou as ruas da cidade. Em 1933, um terremoto de magnitude 8,1 graus na escala Richter atingiu a região metropolitana de Tóquio e matou mais de 3 mil pessoas.
Os tremores de terra são comuns no Japão, um dos países com mais atividades sísmicas do mundo, e o governo prepara a população para essas situações. Mas hoje as autoridades confirmaram que os danos foram inúmeros e não há ainda um levantamento completo.
Segundo a TV NHK, foi declarado "emergência nuclear" após um incêndio em uma usina nuclear em , na prefeitura de Miyagi. Segundo as autoridades, as tentativas de resfriar o reator "não estavam indo como planejado". A Agência Internacional de Energia Atômica (AIEA), da , anunciou que quatro usinas nucleares próximas ao epicentro do tremor foram desligadas e fechadas por medida de segurança. |
pt | Tremor de magnitude 8,9 e tsunami atingem costa do Japão; 32 morrem
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Um forte terremoto de magnitude 8,9 atingiu a costa nordeste do Japão nesta sexta-feira, seguido de um tsunami com ondas de até dez metros de altura, causando aos menos 32 mortes e sérios danos a diversas cidades da região, segundo autoridades locais. Trata-se do pior tremor a atingir o país desde que começaram a ser feitos registros, no final do século 19, segundo o Serviço Geológico dos Estados Unidos (USGS, na sigla em inglês).
O tremor desta sexta foi seguido por ao menos 19 réplicas, muitas delas de magnitude 6.0. Cidades e vilarejos ao longo dos 2.100 quilômetros da costa leste do país foram afetadas por violentos tremores que atingiram até a capital, Tóquio, localizada a 373 quilômetros de distância do epicentro.
Keichi Nakane/AP Pessoas olham os danos causados pelo tsunami que atingiu Kesennuma, no norte do Japão
O terremoto ocorreu às 14h46 da hora local (2h46 em Brasília) e teve seu epicentro no Oceano Pacífico, a 130 quilômetros da península de Ojika, e a uma profundidade de 24,4 quilômetros, de acordo com o USGS.
"O terremoto causou grandes danos a vastas áreas no norte do Japão", afirmou o premiê Naoto Kan em uma entrevista coletiva.
Com o tsunami, grandes barcos de pesca e outras embarcações invadiram cidades, levados por altas ondas, batendo contra viadutos em algumas localidades. Imagens da TV japonesa NHK e da emissora americana CNN mostram veículos virados e parcialmente submersos.
Ondas de água lamacentas varreram a cidade de Sendai, atingindo edifícios, alguns em chamas, enquanto carros tentavam fugir. O aeroporto de Sendai, no norte de carro, foi inundado com carros, caminhões, ônibus e muita lama ficou depositada em suas estradas. Incêndios se espalharam por uma área da cidade, informou a NHK.
"Nossa avaliação inicial indica que já há danos enormes", afirmou o porta-voz do governo, Yukio Edano. "Nós faremos o máximo de esforço de assistência."
Segundo ele, o Ministério da Defesa está enviando tropas para a região atingida. Um avião e diversos helicópteros já estão a caminho.
Um grande incêndio atingiu a refinaria de petróleo Cosmo, na cidade de Chiba (perto de Tóquio). Bombeiros tinham dificuldades para lidar com as chamas, que chegaram a 30 metros de altura.
A agência de desastres afirmou que ao menos 32 pessoas morreram no tremor seguido por tsunami.
As vítimas incluem um homem de 67 anos, esmagado por uma parede, e uma idosa, atingida pelo teto da própria casa, que desabou, ambos na região de Tóquio. Outras três pessoas morreram soterradas dentro de casa em Ibaraki, a nordeste da capital.
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O tremor também paralisou em todo o país os serviços do "shinkansen", o trem-bala japonês. Em Tóquio foram desativados os serviços de metrô e de trens suburbanos, e passageiros foram retirados do aeroporto de Narita. Relatos também indicam que a comunicação por celular foi cortada.
O principal aeroporto de Tóqui foi fechado. Já uma grande parte do aeroporto de Ibaraki, 80 quilômetros a nordeste de Tóquio, desmoronou.
Cerca de quatro milhões de casas estão sem energia elétrica em seis províncias do país, segundo informaram as autoridades.
Após o terremoto que ocorreu há dois dias no país, a Agência Meteorológica japonesa advertira que durante uma semana poderia haver réplicas, embora tenha sido estimado que a intensidade máxima seria de magnitude 4 pela escala japonesa --cujo nível máximo é 7.
O último terremoto de grandes proporções a atingir o Japão havia sido em 1932 em Kanto --o tremor, de magnitude 8,3, matou 143 mil pessoas, segundo o USGS.
Em 1996, um outro tremor, de magnitude 7,2, deixou 6.400 mortos na cidade de Kobe.
O Japão está situado no "Anel de Fogo" --um arco de regiões de terremotos e vulcões que se estende pelo Pacífico e onde cerca de 90% dos tremores do mundo ocorrem. Os terremotos raramente causam vítimas devido às rígidas normas de construção vigentes no país.
Um deles, de magnitude 8,8 no oceano Índico e que foi seguido por um tsunami, matou estimadas 230 mil pessoas em 12 países em 26 de dezembro de 2004.
ALERTAS
O aviso de ondas gigantes emitido nesta sexta-feira pelo Centro de Alertas de Tsunami do Pacífico foi ampliado para Austrália, Nova Zelândia, Polinésia e países do litoral oeste do continente americano.
"A avaliação do nível do mar confirma que foi gerado um tsunami que pode causar grandes danos", adverte em seu site o Centro, que pede que as autoridades "tomem as medidas apropriadas diante desta ameaça".
México, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicarágua, Panamá, Honduras, Chile, Equador, Colômbia e Peru foram incluídos no último boletim do Centro, que fez o mesmo com Austrália, Nova Zelândia, Fiji, Samoa e várias ilhas da Polinésia.
Inicialmente, o primeiro alerta foi emitido para Japão, Rússia, Filipinas, ilhas Marianas, Guam, Taiwan, Ilhas Marshall, Indonésia, Papua Nova Guiné, Micronésia e Havaí (EUA).
As Filipinas ordenaram nesta sexta a evacuação de milhares de cidadãos na costa oriental do terço norte do país pelo risco de um tsunami atingir a região.
Segundo o Instituto Filipino de Vulcanologia e Sismologia (Philvolcs), a onda gigante chegará ao litoral leste da ilha de Luzon entre 17h e 19h do horário local (6h e 8h de Brasília). | pt | Ficheiro:Effect of 2011 Sendai earthquake in Tokyo.jpg|thumb|200px|Efeito do terremoto em Tóquio. Foto: Genshir0.
A costa do foi atingida hoje (11) por um terremoto de magnitude 8,9 graus na , um dos mais intensos dos últimos anos, de acordo com especialistas. O epicentro foi na costa próxima à província de , a 373 quilômetros da capital. Autoridades japonesas informam que, pelo menos, 32 pessoas morreram em decorrência do (ondas gigantes).
A Agência Meteorológica do Japão emitiu alerta de tsunami para ondas de até 10 metros em toda a costa do . O alerta de tsunami foi direcionado aos seguintes países: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , e .
Em , capital da província de Miyagi, os sismógrafos registraram tremores de até 7 graus na escala japonesa. A energia elétrica e o gás foram cortados na cidade. Outras duas réplicas, de magnitude inferiores a 6 graus, atingiram o arquipélago e fizeram com que os prédios na capital balançassem continuamente.
O epicentro do abalo ocorreu no fundo do mar, a uma distância de 160 quilômetros da costa, no mesmo local onde foi registrado um terremoto de 7,3 graus na última quarta-feira. A TV pública mostrou imagens de barcos e carros sendo arrastados pelo tsunami na região mais a leste de Tóquio.
Muitas casas e regiões agrícolas foram atingidas pelas águas. Em , tanques de uma companhia de gás pegaram fogo e há risco de explosão na área. Um prédio ficou em chamas na ilha futurística de Odaiba, em Tóquio.
Localização do epicentro dos abalos sísmicos.
Os trens e o metrô pararam de circular e milhares de pessoas deixaram os altos edifícios comerciais da capital, , o que lotou as ruas da cidade. Em 1933, um terremoto de magnitude 8,1 graus na escala Richter atingiu a região metropolitana de Tóquio e matou mais de 3 mil pessoas.
Os tremores de terra são comuns no Japão, um dos países com mais atividades sísmicas do mundo, e o governo prepara a população para essas situações. Mas hoje as autoridades confirmaram que os danos foram inúmeros e não há ainda um levantamento completo.
Segundo a TV NHK, foi declarado "emergência nuclear" após um incêndio em uma usina nuclear em , na prefeitura de Miyagi. Segundo as autoridades, as tentativas de resfriar o reator "não estavam indo como planejado". A Agência Internacional de Energia Atômica (AIEA), da , anunciou que quatro usinas nucleares próximas ao epicentro do tremor foram desligadas e fechadas por medida de segurança. |
fr | Colombo, envoyé spécial
Des chiffres étouffés. Des rapports sans suite. Un bilan des victimes très vraisemblablement sous-estimé. Des principes reniés.
Bien qu'elle ait disposé d'éléments accablants sur la conduite de l'armée sri-lankaise, la hiérarchie de l'ONU a, selon une enquête du Monde, gardé le silence, de peur de compromettre ses activités dans ce pays.Tandis que se préparait ce qu'elle a fini par décrire comme un "bain de sang", l'ONU a fait le choix de la conciliation avec Colombo, au risque de faillir à son devoir envers des centaines de milliers de civils en danger.
Le refus de l'ONU de publier le bilan des victimes est emblématique. Tout au long de l'offensive de l'armée contre l'une des plus vieilles et des plus violentes guérillas dans le monde, les séparatistes des Tigres de l'Eelam tamoul (LTTE), une cellule onusienne a collecté et recoupé des données auprès d'employés locaux de l'ONU, d'ONG, de médecins ou de prêtres.
Son total, entre le 20 janvier et le 13 mai (une semaine avant l'assaut final), est de 7 720 morts (dont 678 enfants) et 18 465 blessés (dont 2 384 enfants). Il y a eu "une tentative de suppression systématique de ce matériel", affirme un officiel onusien.
Quand les chiffres ont été communiqués à la presse par des voies détournées, le coordonnateur local de l'ONU, Neil Buhne, a exigé d'être, désormais, le seul destinataire de ces bilans. En public, les responsables onusiens ont pris leurs distances avec ces chiffres.
Contre l'avis du secrétaire général, Ban Ki-moon, et de Vijay Nambiar, son chef de cabinet, le haut-commissaire de l'ONU aux droits de l'homme, Navi Pillay, a jugé qu'il était de la responsabilité de l'ONU de publier ces données "crédibles", selon elle (le décompte était alors de 2 800 morts). De peur de provoquer l'ire de Colombo, le chef des affaires humanitaires de l'ONU, John Holmes, a dû prévenir l'ambassadeur du Sri Lanka à l'ONU.
Bien qu'il ne tienne pas compte des lourdes pertes des derniers jours, le chiffre de 7 700 morts continue à faire référence dans la presse. Mais Vijay Nambiar a été informé que le bilan final "dépasserait sans doute les 20 000 morts". Ce chiffre, non vérifié, est une extrapolation des rares informations disponibles. Imparfait, il reste méthodologiquement plus solide que le bilan de 300 000 morts au Darfour cité par M. Holmes, en 2008.
Dès le début, l'ONU aurait dû s'attendre au pire. Le 23 janvier, 17 de ses employés, dont deux "internationaux", sont au centre de distribution de nourriture de Udaiyaarkaddu (Nord), dans la zone dite de "sûreté", lorsque l'armée sri-lankaise pilonne l'endroit. Des dizaines de personnes sont tuées. Dans l'hôpital le plus proche, les fonctionnaires onusiens prennent des photos des femmes blessées, d'enfants défigurés, brûlés, amputés.
Dans les semaines suivantes, les responsables onusiens restent informés de l'évolution des combats à travers les SMS désespérés d'employés locaux de l'ONU et d'ONG, coincés dans la zone des combats. Les hôpitaux sont frappés par des bombes sri-lankaises. Les SMS égrènent les morts, par centaines. Les blessés, par milliers. Un message du 9 mars : "S'il vous plaît, demandez à l'ASL (armée sri-lankaise) d'arrêter." Le 14 mars : "Où est la zone de sûreté ?"
Au milieu du chaos, les LTTE recrutent de force. Le 12 mars : "Les deux camps nous torturent." "Nous mourrons ! Deux obus ont atterri à 10 m." Le 19 mars : "Les jeunes sont emmenés au combat, très triste. Quelle est la réaction de la communauté internationale ?" Le 21 mars : "Des centaines de gens qui essayaient de s'échapper ont été arrêtés par des dictateurs locaux. Ils ont été battus avec des bâtons, sans distinction d'âge ni de sexe. Je les entends pleurer très fort." "Pourquoi la communauté internationale reste-t-elle silencieuse ?"
A situation nouvelle, nouveaux outils. Incapable d'être sur le terrain, l'ONU fait appel à une de ses agences (Unosat) pour suivre les déplacements de population sur des photos satellite. Les clichés révèlent des cratères, certains de 12 m de diamètres, produits par des bombardements aériens du gouvernement. "Malgré les assurances données au plus haut niveau de l'ONU, le gouvernement n'a jamais arrêté de bombarder, pas une seule fois", explique un responsable. L'ONU détient la preuve de violations du droit international, mais n'en fait pas grand cas.
Mi-avril, lorsqu'il arrive pour sa première mission au Sri Lanka, Vijay Nambiar délivre aux responsables onusiens un message étonnant : l'ONU devrait garder "un profil bas" et jouer "un rôle d'appui", "compatible avec le gouvernement", explique-t-il. A cette époque, les morts et les blessés se comptent par milliers. A son retour, l'ONU annonce que Colombo accepte la venue d'une mission humanitaire dans la zone des combats. Elle ne verra jamais le jour.
L'attitude de la hiérarchie onusienne, de New York à Colombo, suscite un profond malaise chez plusieurs cadres. "On savait qu'on se préparait à un carnage", explique l'un d'eux. "On a tiré la sonnette d'alarme pendant des mois, mais ils n'ont jamais frappé en public sur le gouvernement." "Tout le monde a peur que son agence soit jetée dehors", explique une fonctionnaire. De fait, les autorités sri-lankaises n'hésitent pas à menacer d'expulsion ou à intimider quiconque sort du rang.
Le 11 mai, après la mort de plus de 100 enfants, le porte-parole de l'ONU à Colombo, Gordon Weiss, évoque enfin un "bain de sang". Le gouvernement le somme de s'expliquer. Sa hiérarchie le lâche. Sur la BBC, Amin Awad, le chef local du Haut-Commissariat pour les réfugiés (HCR), explique qu'il est difficile de démêler les accusations des contre-accusations.
Le 17 mai, sur Al-Jazira, M. Awad encore, abondant dans le sens des déclarations victorieuses du gouvernement, affirme qu'il ne reste presque aucun déplacé dans la zone de combat ; 20 000 réfugiés en sortiront le lendemain. "C'était donner un chèque en blanc au gouvernement pour lâcher un tapis de bombes sur la zone", déplore un responsable onusien.
La fin des combats n'a pas marqué la fin des dilemmes. Dans les camps où sont détenus 300 000 déplacés tamouls, les ONG éprouvent une gêne croissante. "Les compromissions, ça suffit", résume une responsable d'ONG qui accuse l'ONU ne pas se battre pour faire appliquer les principes élémentaires de l'aide humanitaire : l'accès aux victimes, la liberté de mouvement des réfugiés, la démilitarisation des camps...
Dans une lettre envoyée le 11 mai à Neil Buhne, 7 ONG s'inquiètent de l'aide apportée par l'ONU au gouvernement pour étendre le camp de Menik Farm (Nord), qui comprend "une installation d'internement semi-permanente" dont les extensions pourraient "représenter le stade initial d'un site plus permanent". "Nos opérations ne devraient pas seulement satisfaire des besoins matériels mais aussi promouvoir et respecter la dignité des déplacés", assure le document. | en | French newspaper ''Le Monde'' published on Friday an article accusing the United Nations (UN) of deliberately hiding facts about civilian killings during the last months of the civil war in Sri Lanka in order to protect their own activities in the country.
According to investigative journalism by ''Le Monde'', The UN did not publish the number of civilians killed until it was finally leaked. According to a UN confidential report, people were killed (among them children) and were injured (among them children) between January 20 and May 13. A UN official declared to ''Le Monde'' that his hierarchy tried to suppress these figures to remain in good terms with the government. When these numbers were leaked, Neil Buhne, the UN official coordinator in Sri Lanka, asked to be the only recipient of the figures in the future. Even the secretary general Ban Ki-moon tried to hide the numbers, according to ''Le Monde''.
Despite the heavy bombings in the last days of the war, the dead people are still given as an official figure which was repeated in ''The New York Times''. According to Vijay K. Nambiar, Ban Ki-moon's chief-of-staff cited by ''Le Monde'', the numbers could be closer to ; these figures are corroborated by ''The Times''. The paper discovered compelling evidence showing that on average 1,000 Sri Lankan civilians perished each day during the first 19 days of May. "These figures are not even complete yet. It’s going to end up way more" said a UN source.
''The Times'' relied on aerial photographs, confidential UN documents, witnesses and independent defense experts to understand the final days in the 26 year old Sri Lankan civil war. survivors are interned in the Manik Farm refugee camp. The camp was visited twice by ''The Times'' investigators. wounded civilians are still missing from the last known makeshift hospital. A survivor reported hospitals were bombed by the government which claimed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels were using them as hideouts. “They didn’t want anyone left to say what had happened,” say UN sources.
“We reject all these allegations. Civilians have not been killed by government shelling at all. If civilians have been killed, then that is because of the actions of the LTTE rebels who were shooting and killing people when they tried to escape.” said a representative for the Sri Lankan High Commission. Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara of Sri Lanka added "We have not used any shelling or mortaring, only small arms. We know how we are fighting". The aerial images taken by ''The Times'' suggest the contrary.
''Le Monde'' also wrote that the United Nations did not help its people on the ground. Text messages sent by local employees in the war zones asked to "stop the war" and "what is the international community doing". "Hundreds of people trying to flew where caught by local dictators and beaten, without distinction of age and sex. I hear them crying." said another one. In April, Vijay Nambiar asked the locals to keep a "low profile" and play an active role in supporting the government.
The Sri Lankan government denied any wrongdoing. On Wednesday, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland cleared Sri Lanka of any alleged war crimes. Sri Lanka gained the support of China, Egypt, India and Cuba. |
en | But aid officials say that conditions in the camps clumped around the northern district of Vavuniya remain horrifically crowded and that basic items like cooking pots and blankets are in short supply.
“These people in the camps need more assistance,” said Elizabeth Byrs, a spokeswoman for the United Nations in Geneva. “They are in a dire situation. The camps are overcrowded, and we need to build much more shelters.”
At the Vavuniya hospital, where thousands of the wounded have been treated since the last weeks of brutal fighting between the rebels and the government, nearly 2,000 patients are packed into a facility with 400 beds, according to Doctors Without Borders. Surgeons who normally would perform five surgeries a day are doing more than two dozen.
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“The hospital is very packed,” said Hugues Robert, head of mission for Doctors Without Borders in Sri Lanka.
The United Nations estimates that at least 7,000 civilians were killed in the bloody final push of the battle to defeat the rebels, known as the Tamil Tigers, who had waged guerrilla warfare for 25 years. Human rights groups have accused the government of shelling civilians who had fled to safe zones. Verifying the total civilian death toll has been impossible because access to the displaced by rights investigators and independent journalists has been severely restricted.
Despite this, Sri Lanka successfully fought off efforts to begin an investigation by the United Nations Human Rights Council this week into possible war crimes in Sri Lanka.
Several European nations supported a resolution calling for an investigation of both the actions of the Tamil Tigers, who are accused of using civilians as human shields, and the government, but Sri Lanka introduced its own resolution, in effect congratulating itself on its victory. Several crucial allies, like India, China and Pakistan, helped pass that resolution, which contained much weaker language urging the government to allow access to displaced people by aid groups.
The displaced say they are being held hostage by the government in camps that have become little more than open-air prisons. Government officials say that the displaced are being corralled for their own safety and to allow the military to flush out Tamil Tiger fighters hiding among the civilians.
United Nations officials said that the civilians must be allowed to return to their homes quickly.
“The civilians should be able to leave the camps and go back their families,” Ms. Byrs said. “It is a trauma for these people to be kept in these camps.” | en | French newspaper ''Le Monde'' published on Friday an article accusing the United Nations (UN) of deliberately hiding facts about civilian killings during the last months of the civil war in Sri Lanka in order to protect their own activities in the country.
According to investigative journalism by ''Le Monde'', The UN did not publish the number of civilians killed until it was finally leaked. According to a UN confidential report, people were killed (among them children) and were injured (among them children) between January 20 and May 13. A UN official declared to ''Le Monde'' that his hierarchy tried to suppress these figures to remain in good terms with the government. When these numbers were leaked, Neil Buhne, the UN official coordinator in Sri Lanka, asked to be the only recipient of the figures in the future. Even the secretary general Ban Ki-moon tried to hide the numbers, according to ''Le Monde''.
Despite the heavy bombings in the last days of the war, the dead people are still given as an official figure which was repeated in ''The New York Times''. According to Vijay K. Nambiar, Ban Ki-moon's chief-of-staff cited by ''Le Monde'', the numbers could be closer to ; these figures are corroborated by ''The Times''. The paper discovered compelling evidence showing that on average 1,000 Sri Lankan civilians perished each day during the first 19 days of May. "These figures are not even complete yet. It’s going to end up way more" said a UN source.
''The Times'' relied on aerial photographs, confidential UN documents, witnesses and independent defense experts to understand the final days in the 26 year old Sri Lankan civil war. survivors are interned in the Manik Farm refugee camp. The camp was visited twice by ''The Times'' investigators. wounded civilians are still missing from the last known makeshift hospital. A survivor reported hospitals were bombed by the government which claimed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels were using them as hideouts. “They didn’t want anyone left to say what had happened,” say UN sources.
“We reject all these allegations. Civilians have not been killed by government shelling at all. If civilians have been killed, then that is because of the actions of the LTTE rebels who were shooting and killing people when they tried to escape.” said a representative for the Sri Lankan High Commission. Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara of Sri Lanka added "We have not used any shelling or mortaring, only small arms. We know how we are fighting". The aerial images taken by ''The Times'' suggest the contrary.
''Le Monde'' also wrote that the United Nations did not help its people on the ground. Text messages sent by local employees in the war zones asked to "stop the war" and "what is the international community doing". "Hundreds of people trying to flew where caught by local dictators and beaten, without distinction of age and sex. I hear them crying." said another one. In April, Vijay Nambiar asked the locals to keep a "low profile" and play an active role in supporting the government.
The Sri Lankan government denied any wrongdoing. On Wednesday, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland cleared Sri Lanka of any alleged war crimes. Sri Lanka gained the support of China, Egypt, India and Cuba. |
en | Human Rights Council
ROUNDUP RELEASE 27 May 2009
The Human Rights Council concluded its eleventh Special Session today after adopting a resolution on assistance to Sri Lanka in the promotion and protection of human rights in which it encouraged the Government to continue to pursue its existing cooperation with relevant United Nations organizations in order to provide, in cooperation with the Government, basic humanitarian assistance, in particular, safe drinking water, sanitation, food, and medical and healthcare services to the internally displaced persons. It also urged the Government to continue strengthening its activities to ensure that there was no discrimination against ethnic minorities in the enjoyment of the full range of human rights.
In the resolution, which was adopted by a vote of 29 in favour, 12 against, and 6 abstentions, the Council commended the measures taken by the Government of Sri Lanka to address the urgent needs of the internally displaced persons and welcomed the continued commitment of Sri Lanka to the promotion and protection of all human rights, and encouraged it to continue to uphold its human rights obligations and the norms of international human rights law. It also welcomed the announcement of the proposal to safely resettle the bulk of the internally displaced persons within six months, and encouraged the Government to proceed in these endeavours with due respect to persons belonging to national, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities.
The Council further acknowledged the commitment of the Government to provide access as may be appropriate to international humanitarian agencies in order to ensure humanitarian assistance to the population affected by the past conflict, in particular internally displaced persons, with a view to meeting their urgent needs. It also encouraged the Government to continue to persevere in its efforts towards the disarmament, demobilization and rehabilitation of former child soldiers that were recruited by the non-state armed actors in the conflict in Sri Lanka, and their physical and psychological recovery and reintegration into society, in cooperation with relevant United Nations organizations.
The Council welcomed the resolve of the Sri Lankan authorities to begin a broader dialogue with all parties in order to enhance the process of political settlement and to bring about lasting peace and development in Sri Lanka based on consensus among and respect for the rights of all the ethnic and religious groups inhabiting it. It further urged the international community to cooperate with the Government of Sri Lanka in the reconstruction efforts, including by increasing the provision of financial assistance, including Official Development Assistance, to help the country fight poverty and underdevelopment and continue to ensure the promotion and protection of all human rights, including economic, social and cultural rights.
General Assembly Resolution 60/251 which created the Human Rights Council states in its operative paragraph 10 that the Council "shall be able to hold Special Sessions when needed at the request of a member of the Council with the support of one-third of the membership of the Council".
This was the eleventh Special Session of the Human Rights Council. The Council's previous Special Sessions related to grave human rights violations in the Gaza Strip, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Darfur, Myanmar, the Global Food Crisis, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Global Financial and Economic Crises.
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For use of the information media; not an official record | en | French newspaper ''Le Monde'' published on Friday an article accusing the United Nations (UN) of deliberately hiding facts about civilian killings during the last months of the civil war in Sri Lanka in order to protect their own activities in the country.
According to investigative journalism by ''Le Monde'', The UN did not publish the number of civilians killed until it was finally leaked. According to a UN confidential report, people were killed (among them children) and were injured (among them children) between January 20 and May 13. A UN official declared to ''Le Monde'' that his hierarchy tried to suppress these figures to remain in good terms with the government. When these numbers were leaked, Neil Buhne, the UN official coordinator in Sri Lanka, asked to be the only recipient of the figures in the future. Even the secretary general Ban Ki-moon tried to hide the numbers, according to ''Le Monde''.
Despite the heavy bombings in the last days of the war, the dead people are still given as an official figure which was repeated in ''The New York Times''. According to Vijay K. Nambiar, Ban Ki-moon's chief-of-staff cited by ''Le Monde'', the numbers could be closer to ; these figures are corroborated by ''The Times''. The paper discovered compelling evidence showing that on average 1,000 Sri Lankan civilians perished each day during the first 19 days of May. "These figures are not even complete yet. It’s going to end up way more" said a UN source.
''The Times'' relied on aerial photographs, confidential UN documents, witnesses and independent defense experts to understand the final days in the 26 year old Sri Lankan civil war. survivors are interned in the Manik Farm refugee camp. The camp was visited twice by ''The Times'' investigators. wounded civilians are still missing from the last known makeshift hospital. A survivor reported hospitals were bombed by the government which claimed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels were using them as hideouts. “They didn’t want anyone left to say what had happened,” say UN sources.
“We reject all these allegations. Civilians have not been killed by government shelling at all. If civilians have been killed, then that is because of the actions of the LTTE rebels who were shooting and killing people when they tried to escape.” said a representative for the Sri Lankan High Commission. Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara of Sri Lanka added "We have not used any shelling or mortaring, only small arms. We know how we are fighting". The aerial images taken by ''The Times'' suggest the contrary.
''Le Monde'' also wrote that the United Nations did not help its people on the ground. Text messages sent by local employees in the war zones asked to "stop the war" and "what is the international community doing". "Hundreds of people trying to flew where caught by local dictators and beaten, without distinction of age and sex. I hear them crying." said another one. In April, Vijay Nambiar asked the locals to keep a "low profile" and play an active role in supporting the government.
The Sri Lankan government denied any wrongdoing. On Wednesday, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland cleared Sri Lanka of any alleged war crimes. Sri Lanka gained the support of China, Egypt, India and Cuba. |
en | [ Video Inside ] Times photographs expose Sri Lanka’s lie on civilian deaths at beach - by Catherine Philp and Michael Evans.
On Wednesday evening the Sri Lankan delegation at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva was celebrating after its victory in fending off an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by its army.
Sri Lanka’s Government has consistently denied killing civilians in the battle to wipe out the Tamil Tigers and blamed the rebels for any deaths. It hailed the vote by the council as a vindication of its action.
An investigation by The Times into Sri Lanka’s civilian casualties, however — which was conducted in a week-long visit to Sri Lanka — has found evidence of a civilian death toll of 20,000, almost three times that cited previously. The majority perished under government guns.
Confidential UN documents, the testimony of witnesses who lived through the bombardment and expert analysis of photographs that were taken on a helicopter flight over the no-fire zone attest to the deaths of thousands of Tamils, killed while acting as unwilling human shields by the Tamil Tigers, who claimed to be their liberators.
Intended as a haven for civilians, the no-fire zone became a killing field instead for the thousands trapped between the rebels and the army.
Summaries of UN documents leaked this month confirmed almost 7,000 dead in the first four months of the year.
More than 13,000 civilians were killed until May 19, the day after the death of Velupillai Prabakharan, the leader of the Tigers, was announced.
That figure is based on the growth in the intensity of shelling in May, resulting in an average of 1,000 civilian deaths every day. “These figures are not even complete yet,” the UN source said. “It’s going to end up way more.”
The Times has acquired a full set of the documents showing the previously unreleased breakdown of the weaponry that caused each death and revealing the scale of carnage from shelling which defence experts said could have come only from the army’s side.
The UN figures until the end of April, which are based on death records, show that 2 per cent of deaths in January, the beginning of the final offensive, were caused by gunfire and more than 80 per cent by shelling.
Many of those shot were killed by the Tamil Tigers when they opened fire on civilians to prevent them from escaping after being held as hostages in the no-fire zone.
In February, 15 per cent were killed by gunfire as more civilians attempted to escape and 64 per cent were killed by shelling. The numbers killed by shelling doubled from March to April, with an average of 129 every day.
Three independent defence analysts who examined photographs of army and rebel firing positions taken over the no-fire zone confirmed that the range of the rebel weaponry and the narrowness of the zone make it unlikely that rebel munitions caused significant civilian casualties.
One told The Times that rebel mortars would have hit civilians only if their weapons had malfunctioned.
“It’s possible that some of the mortars might have misfired causing some of the damage but this sort of occurrence is rare,” Charles Heyman, a former army officer and editor of the magazine Armed Forces of the UK, said.
“It looks more likely that the firing position has been located by the Sri Lankan Army and it has then been targeted with air-burst and groundimpact mortars.”
Mortars are an indiscriminate weapon employed usually to take out groups of fighters on an open battlefield. Use of imprecise weapons of this kind in densely populated civilian areas is a war crime under Common Article 3 of the 1949 Geneva Convention — to which Sri Lanka is a signatory.
Mortars — the Sri Lankan Army has 81mm, 82mm and 120mm rockets — can detonate on the ground where the impact would be absorbed partially, or between 100ft and 200ft above the ground, causing a mass of shell fragments.
Air-burst and ground-impact mortars can cause wide destruction and reduce trees to burnt stumps — one of the sights seen frequently in The Times photographs.
According to a former Sri Lankan army officer, the Tamil Tigers did not possess air-burst mortars. Their heavy weaponry had a range of 7 to 27km, meaning that most of their fire would have fallen outside the zone.
UN projections based on the last five days of April predicted an average May death rate of 341 every day, but the month was to prove bloodier.
Until the end of April, the death toll was collated from the number of bodies arriving at improvised medical centres or reports from doctors, priests and humanitarian workers inside the no-fire zone.
Bodies taken to the medical centres or casualties who died undergoing treatment accounted for not more than 19 per cent of the total death toll. In one day, when the names of 198 dead were collected, only 39 bodies were taken to the medical centre.
In the four days leading up to and including May 13, an average of 220 bodies were taken to medical points. On the worst day, the toll reached 480. Workers were unable to collect reports of other deaths because of the intensity of the bombing.
Based on the previous ratios, a conservative estimate still comes out at more than 1,000 civilian deaths each day, one UN source noted.
Counting of any kind was abandoned on May 13 when the bombardment reached such an intensity that most humanitarian staff had left and others were unable to leave their bunkers.
Still unaccounted for are 3,000 wounded civilians who were left in the last medical post in the no-fire zone when the remaining medical staff fled.
One humanitarian worker told The Times that makeshift hospitals had been repeated targets for the Government, which claimed that rebels were hiding in them.
In some cases, he said, the medical posts were bombed within hours of doctors telephoning their co-ordinates to the International Committee of the Red Cross so that the military could avoid bombing them.
UN sources accused the Government of waging “a war without witnesses”.
“They didn’t want anyone left to say what had happened,” one said. Three Sri Lankan doctors who reported on civilian casualties within the no-fire zone are being held on charges of spreading false information.
UN sources said that their workers were trying to discover the fates of thousands more who are missing. The task is complicated by the internment of Tamil civilians in military-run camps beyond the reach of humanitarian organisations.
No independent observers have been given access to the war zone. The Times was able to photograph the no-fire zone while travelling with Ban Ki Moon, the UN Secretary-General.
It is the only British publication to do so. The Times has made two official visits to Manik Farm camp in the last week, during which those who had fled the no-fire zone testified to their grim experiences there.
With the backing of its power ally China, there appears little prospect that the Government will be investigated for alleged war crimes. All of the Tiger leadership have been killed, leaving only middle-ranking cadre to face justice.
Common Article Three of the Geneva Convention prohibits the use of indiscriminate fire against civilian areas, even when a military force is using them as a shield, as the Tigers can be seen to have been doing in the photographs. The Government’s restriction of humanitarian law may constitute a war crime.
Sri Lanka’s 2006 Geneva Conventions Act purports to enshrine the conventions in its law but, according to the Rule of Law in Armed Conflict Project at the Geneva Academy of Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, it specifically excluded internal conflicts.
Legal experts said, however, that the loophole, designed to exclude the war with the Tamil Tigers, did not exclude Sri Lankan commanders from international prosecution.
The Government’s words
January 31 President Rajapaksa
I urge the LTTE, within the next 48 hours, to allow free movement of civilians to ensure their safety and security. For all those civilians, I assure a safe passage to a secure environment.
April 27 President’s office
O ur security forces have been instructed to end their use of heavy calibre guns, combat aircraft and aerial weapons, which could cause civilian casualties.
April 28 Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara
We have not used any shelling or mortaring, only small arms. We know how we are fighting.
May 1 Palitha Kohona, Foreign Secretary
A s long as the retaliation is proportionate it is perfectly legitimate and what we did exactly was locate these guns and retaliate against those guns. But I would challenge anybody to say that these shell holes were created once the civilians moved into the area May 11 Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Defence Secretary Nothing could be as ridiculous as a claim of more than 2,000 civilians being killed in a single barrage.
May 17 Mahinda Samarasinghe, Human Rights Minister
Soldiers saved all Tamil civilians trapped inside the war zone without shedding a drop of blood May 21 The government minister, former Tiger leader, Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan There are casualties and we have to appreciate the casualties because without them you can’t rescue the people.
Material Courtesy:Times,UK. Photos: AP,Reuters
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Bunkers and carnage: picture that shows how Tamil refugees were caught in conflict | en | French newspaper ''Le Monde'' published on Friday an article accusing the United Nations (UN) of deliberately hiding facts about civilian killings during the last months of the civil war in Sri Lanka in order to protect their own activities in the country.
According to investigative journalism by ''Le Monde'', The UN did not publish the number of civilians killed until it was finally leaked. According to a UN confidential report, people were killed (among them children) and were injured (among them children) between January 20 and May 13. A UN official declared to ''Le Monde'' that his hierarchy tried to suppress these figures to remain in good terms with the government. When these numbers were leaked, Neil Buhne, the UN official coordinator in Sri Lanka, asked to be the only recipient of the figures in the future. Even the secretary general Ban Ki-moon tried to hide the numbers, according to ''Le Monde''.
Despite the heavy bombings in the last days of the war, the dead people are still given as an official figure which was repeated in ''The New York Times''. According to Vijay K. Nambiar, Ban Ki-moon's chief-of-staff cited by ''Le Monde'', the numbers could be closer to ; these figures are corroborated by ''The Times''. The paper discovered compelling evidence showing that on average 1,000 Sri Lankan civilians perished each day during the first 19 days of May. "These figures are not even complete yet. It’s going to end up way more" said a UN source.
''The Times'' relied on aerial photographs, confidential UN documents, witnesses and independent defense experts to understand the final days in the 26 year old Sri Lankan civil war. survivors are interned in the Manik Farm refugee camp. The camp was visited twice by ''The Times'' investigators. wounded civilians are still missing from the last known makeshift hospital. A survivor reported hospitals were bombed by the government which claimed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels were using them as hideouts. “They didn’t want anyone left to say what had happened,” say UN sources.
“We reject all these allegations. Civilians have not been killed by government shelling at all. If civilians have been killed, then that is because of the actions of the LTTE rebels who were shooting and killing people when they tried to escape.” said a representative for the Sri Lankan High Commission. Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara of Sri Lanka added "We have not used any shelling or mortaring, only small arms. We know how we are fighting". The aerial images taken by ''The Times'' suggest the contrary.
''Le Monde'' also wrote that the United Nations did not help its people on the ground. Text messages sent by local employees in the war zones asked to "stop the war" and "what is the international community doing". "Hundreds of people trying to flew where caught by local dictators and beaten, without distinction of age and sex. I hear them crying." said another one. In April, Vijay Nambiar asked the locals to keep a "low profile" and play an active role in supporting the government.
The Sri Lankan government denied any wrongdoing. On Wednesday, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland cleared Sri Lanka of any alleged war crimes. Sri Lanka gained the support of China, Egypt, India and Cuba. |
pt | Pelo menos 64 pessoas morreram numa enchente decorrente da forte chuva que atingiu a região oeste de Angola, noticiou a agência de notícias estatal nesta sexta-feira. A maioria das mortes ocorreu na cidade litoral do Lobito, na província de Benguela, sendo que 35 vítimas eram crianças, informou a Angop.
“As pessoas estavam a dormir, o que foi parte do problema, surpreendeu as pessoas”, disse Nuno Macedo, que trabalha para a organização humanitária Christian Aid em Angola, à Thomson Reuters Foundation. “Todos estão chocados.”
Macedo disse que a forte chuva que caiu na noite de quarta-feira destruiu muitos edifícios, o que causou a maior parte das mortes.
A Angop noticiou o desabamento de 119 casas. “Existem buscas a ser feitas para tentar encontrar aqueles que ainda estão desaparecidos, então se antecipa que o número de fatalidades deva crescer”, disse Tomilola Ajayi, uma porta-voz da Christian Aid em Londres, à Thomson Reuters Foundation.
O presidente angolano, José Eduardo dos Santos, prometeu fornecer assistência às pessoas afetadas em Benguela, segundo a Angop.
Enchentes de primavera também causaram estragos em Angola nos anos de 2009 e 2013. Em Janeiro, enchentes afetaram cerca de um milhão de pessoas em Moçambique, Malawi, Madagascar e Zimbabwe. Mais de 150 pessoas morreram em Moçambique e mais de 250 no vizinho Malawi. Cerca de 250 mil pessoas foram forçadas a deixar suas casas. | pt | Província de Benguela, Angola.
Angola vive um momento triste desde o dia 11 de Março, quando tragicamente mais de 68 pessoas morreram como consequência de uma forte chuva que caiu neste dia, 38 delas eram crianças. Ainda deixou mais de 206 famílias sem abrigos.
Entretanto várias entidades têm ajudado o em termos de donativos, roupas, alimentos não perecíveis e outras coisas mais. Duas semanas depois caio mais uma forte chuva na capital da mesma província (BENGUELA) e que voltou a vitimar 12 mortos e 7 feridos e mais de 27 famílias desalojadas.
A (TPA) lançou uma campanha, ''TPA Solidária'', com o intuito de angariar mais bens para oferecer às vítimas do Lobito, região oeste de Angola.
Chuvas de primavera vem causando estragos na região, como em 2009 e 2013. Angola não o único país afetado, Moçambique registrou já 150 mortes. |
en | 04/03 | 21h39
Pequim, 5 Mar 2016 (AFP) - A China prevê um orçamento da defesa com alta de 7,6% para 2016, sua menor alta em seis anos - de acordo com o texto do discurso do... | pt | Província de Benguela, Angola.
Angola vive um momento triste desde o dia 11 de Março, quando tragicamente mais de 68 pessoas morreram como consequência de uma forte chuva que caiu neste dia, 38 delas eram crianças. Ainda deixou mais de 206 famílias sem abrigos.
Entretanto várias entidades têm ajudado o em termos de donativos, roupas, alimentos não perecíveis e outras coisas mais. Duas semanas depois caio mais uma forte chuva na capital da mesma província (BENGUELA) e que voltou a vitimar 12 mortos e 7 feridos e mais de 27 famílias desalojadas.
A (TPA) lançou uma campanha, ''TPA Solidária'', com o intuito de angariar mais bens para oferecer às vítimas do Lobito, região oeste de Angola.
Chuvas de primavera vem causando estragos na região, como em 2009 e 2013. Angola não o único país afetado, Moçambique registrou já 150 mortes. |
es | SANTIAGO.- Antes de la puesta en marcha del Transantiago en febrero de 2007, los buses oruga eran mostrados como ejemplo de modernización y de la nueva cara del servicio de pasajeros. Incluso, el ex Presidente Ricardo Lagos y varias figuras políticas de la época se fotografiaron en ellos.
Pero todo indica que el ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones se prepara para finiquitar este símbolo del sistema de pasajeros capitalinos.
Así lo deslizó esta mañana el titular de la cartera, Felipe Morandé, quien al ser consultado sobre la conveniencia de mantener estas máquinas, explicó que "la corta y dramática experiencia ha demostrado que este tipo de buses no son aptos para la infraestructura que hay y que puede haber en Santiago".
Morandé indicó en radio Bío Bío que este tipo de bus, "tan largos", sólo se justifica cuando se dispone de una red "muy importante" de corredores de alta velocidad y "que operan como método de superficie". Lo que no ocurre en el caso de la capital chilena.
"Estamos lejos de eso y difícilmente podemos llegar ahí, porque estos corredores, al final del día, más que costosos, son difíciles de implementar porque a los vecinos no les gusta y los alcaldes se oponen", argumentó.
A ello se suma, según Morandé, que es complicado indemnizar o expropiar las casas correspondientes para la implementación de las vías exclusivas para estas máquinas.
"Hay que ser más prácticos en esto y tener buses que se adapten a las calles que ya tenemos en Santiago", añadió, de cara a la nueva licitación del sistema de transporte capitalino programada para 2011.
Esta última contemplaría varios cambios para solucionar los graves problemas de servicio y financiamiento que ha tenido el Transantiago desde su puesta en marcha.
En esa línea, la semana pasada se envió un proyecto al Congreso para que este sistema de transportes sea considerado como un servicio de uso público y así tenga el mismo estatuto que tienen servicios básicos como el agua potable o la luz eléctrica.
La importancia de este cambio es que de esta manera el Estado puede tener mayor injerencia en cuanto a regular tarifas e intervenir cuando hay problemas con las empresas operadoras.
También se contempla dar incentivos para quienes sí cumplen con sus contratos y alicientes para que los operadores busquen una mayor demanda de pasajeros. Para ello se buscará establecer pagos por servicios prestados y motivar la competencia. | es | El Ministro de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones de Chile, Felipe Morandé anunció que en la próxima licitación de recorridos no se contemplarán "buses orugas" para el próximo año. La motivación, según el ministro, es por el alto costo de bencina que consumen los vehículos, que rinden un kilómetro por litro de combustible, además que la infraestructura de Santiago no está preparada para albergar a los buses articulados.
Además el ministro explicó el proyecto de ley que envió al Congreso Nacional para subsidiar al transporte público capitalino con 90 millones de dólares para el 2011, con el fin de implementar diversas medidas a lo largo de Santiago y hacer que el sistema de transportes sea rentable tras 3 años de explotación comercial. En otra arista, explicó que se busca que el transporte público sea declarado como "servicio básico" para que el Estado posea más injerencia sobre los operadores y mejorar la calidad de servicio a los 5 millones de santiaguinos.
Con estos movimientos, Morandé busca mejorar la actual situación de deterioro económico que sufre el sistema de transportes que fue inaugurado en el 2007 bajo la presidencia de Michelle Bachelet y ha sido objeto de críticas por todos los sectores políticos y los pasajeros. |
es | Las micros oruga, uno de los caballitos de batalla del Transantiago pasarían a mejor vida a partir del 2011.
En la memoria colectiva quedará el arreglo que se hizo en el paso bajo nivel de Bandera con la Alameda, porque estos armatostes no pasaban por abajo, y la tremenda complicación que sufrían en las curvas.
El ministro de Transportes, Felipe Morandé, declaró que "este tipo de buses no son aptos para la infraestructura que hay y que puede haber en Santiago".
Añadió que para la nueva licitación de 2011 no se contemplará el ingreso de nuevas máquinas de este tipo ni de nuevos corredores exclusivos.
"Este tipo de vías no le gustan ni a los vecinos ni a los alcaldes y son difíciles de implementar", agregó el guaripola, quien le quitó el piso a los famosos "corredores exclusivos", como el de avenida Grecia.
Por otro litro, el ministro hoy iría el Congreso para rochar en terreno el proyecto de ley que pretende chantar posibles alzas en el pasaje.
La idea sería establecer un subsidio que le meta 90 millones de dólares al año al sistema de aquí al 2014. | es | El Ministro de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones de Chile, Felipe Morandé anunció que en la próxima licitación de recorridos no se contemplarán "buses orugas" para el próximo año. La motivación, según el ministro, es por el alto costo de bencina que consumen los vehículos, que rinden un kilómetro por litro de combustible, además que la infraestructura de Santiago no está preparada para albergar a los buses articulados.
Además el ministro explicó el proyecto de ley que envió al Congreso Nacional para subsidiar al transporte público capitalino con 90 millones de dólares para el 2011, con el fin de implementar diversas medidas a lo largo de Santiago y hacer que el sistema de transportes sea rentable tras 3 años de explotación comercial. En otra arista, explicó que se busca que el transporte público sea declarado como "servicio básico" para que el Estado posea más injerencia sobre los operadores y mejorar la calidad de servicio a los 5 millones de santiaguinos.
Con estos movimientos, Morandé busca mejorar la actual situación de deterioro económico que sufre el sistema de transportes que fue inaugurado en el 2007 bajo la presidencia de Michelle Bachelet y ha sido objeto de críticas por todos los sectores políticos y los pasajeros. |
en | NEW YORK, Jan. 23 -- Gov. David A. Paterson bypassed a couple of better-known contenders yesterday and appointed Kirsten Gillibrand, a low-profile congresswoman from the rural, conservative Hudson Valley, to New York's open Senate seat, potentially boosting his own prospects for election in 2010 but sowing new divisions in the state Democratic Party.
Caroline Kennedy, the only surviving child of president John F. Kennedy, and Andrew M. Cuomo, the state's popular attorney general, were considered the early front-runners for the seat vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton, who became secretary of state. In choosing Gillibrand, Paterson may have gained allies among women and Upstate voters. But he has also angered backers of Kennedy and Cuomo, alienated some key constituencies, and made it more likely that he and Gillibrand may both face primary challenges next year.
The Gillibrand appointment, which came after an excruciating and at times haphazard two-month selection process, may have been the most high-profile decision to date for Paterson, who is in many ways an accidental governor, coming to office last year after Eliot L. Spitzer resigned because of a sex scandal.
"Everyone in town is furious with him," vented one Kennedy friend, who called the selection process, which included Kennedy's mysterious eleventh-hour withdrawal for unspecified personal reasons, "a fiasco."
Gillibrand's centrist voting record sets her at odds with most of her Democratic colleagues in New York. She boasts a perfect favorable rating from the National Rifle Association, in a state with some of the strictest gun laws in the country. She has supported tighter measures against illegal immigrants in a state generally known for sanctuary. And she was the only New York Democrat to vote against the $700 billion federal financial bailout plan, which was considered a fiscal lifeline for New York City.
Her selection immediately drew criticism from gun-control advocates and immigrant-rights groups.
"I think she's just a really bad choice," said Jackie Hilly, executive director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence. "She has wrapped herself in the NRA flag. She's been really walking with the NRA and walking out of step with the rest of New York."
New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who had encouraged Paterson to appoint Kennedy and who has made stricter gun legislation one of his signature issues, was also critical of the Gillibrand selection. "She has actively opposed the efforts of New York City, and cities around the state and nation, to enact common-sense measures that keep illegal guns out of the hands of criminals," he said in a statement. "For instance, she has voted to keep critical data needed to track illegal gun traffickers from law enforcement, has voted to tie the hands of the ATF, and has also voted to protect dealers who sell guns illegally."
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, whose husband was among six people killed by a gunman rampaging on the Long Island commuter train, said she will run against Gillibrand in the Democratic primary for the Senate seat in 2010 if no one else challenges her. "She is the NRA's poster child, and that does not represent New York state," McCarthy told MSNBC moderator Chris Matthews on the "Hardball" show.
The New York Immigration Coalition said in a statement: "During her tenure in the House, Representative Gillibrand took positions on immigration that are deeply troubling, to say the least." She supported giving local police the power to enforce immigration laws and backed a fence along the U.S. southern border, but opposed any path to citizenship for illegal immigrants already in the country, the group said.
"Simply put, these are positions that put her at odds with the majority of New Yorkers, whose values reflect our state's history of welcoming immigrants, as well as with President Obama, who supports a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants," the coalition said in a statement.
But others argued that Paterson had made a savvy political move. Choosing Gillibrand for the seat "has some wisdom to it," said one longtime Democratic Party strategist who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the matter more candidly. He said Paterson's primary goal was to shore up his own position and balance the Democratic ticket for 2010, which will see the governor, the appointed senator, and the state's senior senator, Charles E. Schumer, on the ballot. (Gillibrand must run for the remaining two years of Clinton's term.)
Paterson had also let it be known over the two-month process that he would like to select a woman to replace Clinton.
Campaign funding was another likely factor; the governor wanted to appoint a senator who would be able to raise at least $30 million required for the 2010 race, and an equal amount two years later when the seat must be defended again. That amount could soar if there is a Democratic primary challenge. Gillibrand was considered a formidable fundraiser upstate, where she raised $4.7 million for her House run and most Democrats struggle to make inroads.
Paterson said he had settled on Gillibrand before Obama's inauguration on Tuesday. But that revelation deepened the mystery surrounding Kennedy's abrupt withdrawal from consideration. There was speculation that she pulled out to avoid the embarrassment of being passed over, but Paterson's aides insisted that Kennedy was never told she was not the choice. "Maybe she was trying to read the tea leaves," said a source close to the governor.
Gillibrand, 42, a lawyer, gained attention in her first run for office, in 2006, when she defeated an entrenched Republican in a conservative-leaning district near Albany, during the Democratic sweep that took back control of the House. She won reelection handily last year.
Gillibrand seemed to recognize the challenges she faces as she steps into the Senate seat. "I realize that for many New Yorkers, this is the first time you have heard my name, and you don't know much about me," she said. But she promised: "Over these next two years, you will get to know me, but, much more importantly, I will get to know you." | de | Kirsten GillibrandFoto:U.S. Congress
Der Gouverneur des Bundesstaates New York, David A. Paterson ernannte am 22. Januar die Demokratin Kirsten Gillibrand zur Nachfolgerin der bisherigen Amtsinhaberin Hillary Clinton, deren Sitz im US-Senat frei geworden war. Clinton hatte in der Regierung des neuen US-Präsidenten Barack Obama die Funktion der Außenministerin übernommen.
Paterson gab Gillibrand den Vorzug vor einigen prominenteren Bewerbern um den Posten, darunter waren Caroline Kennedy, der Tochter John F. Kennedys und der Generalstaatsanwalt des Bundesstaates Andrew Cuomo. Kennedy hatte ihre Bereitschaft, für den Posten zur Verfügung zu stehen, am Tage von Obamas Amtseinführung überraschend aus persönlichen Gründen zurückgezogen. Patersons Entscheidung könnte ihm bei seiner eigenen Wiederwahl 2010 zu Stimmengewinnen im ländlichen Teil des Bundesstaates verhelfen, vor allem im konservativen Hudson Valley, wo Gillibrand beheimatet ist.
Die Ernennung Gillibrands ist unterdessen auf Kritik gestoßen. Gillibrand hatte als einzige Kongressabgeordnete gegen das 700-Milliarden-US-Dollar-Hilfspaket fur die Finanzbranche gestimmt und wird von der National Rifle Association, durch die ein freier Zugang zu Waffen propagiert wird, hervorragend beurteilt. Der Bundesstaat New York hat allerdings eines der strengsten Waffengesetze in den Vereinigten Staaten.
New Yorks Bürgermeister Michael Bloomberg kritisierte Gillibrand offen dafür, gegen die Bemühungen New York Citys gestimmt zu haben, illegale Waffen von den Straßen der Stadt zu bekommen. Die Kongressabgeordnete Carolyn McCarthy erklärte, Gillibrand sei „das Postergirl der NRA, und das repräsentiert nicht den Staat New York“ und kündigte an, 2010 gegen Gillibrand kandidieren zu wollen. McCartys Ehemann war eines von sechs Opfern, die ein Amokläufer vor 15 Jahren in einem Pendlerzug auf Long Island erschossen hatte, ihr Sohn war bei der Schießerei schwer verletzt worden. McCarthy nannte Patersons Entscheidung „eine sehr schlechte Wahl“.
Nach ihrer Ernennung kündigte Gillibrand allerdings an, an Gesetzen mitwirken zu wollen, die Kriminellen den Zugang zu Waffen verhindert. Gillibrand unterstützt das Recht der Frauen auf eine Abtreibung und Gesetze, die die gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe erlauben.
Kirsten Gillibrand ist 42 Jahre alt, verheirat und hat zwei Söhne. Sie wurde 2006 zum ersten Mal in den Kongress gewählt, als sie den damaligen republikanischen Amtsinhaber John Sweeney hinter sich ließ. Der 20. Wahlbezirk bei Albany erstreckt sich von Lake Placid in den Adirondack Mountains bis ins Dutchess County. Gillibrand war im Repräsentantenhaus Mitglied in den Ausschüssen für Landwirtschaft und für die Streitkräfte.
Nach der Verfassung muss sich Gillibrand nun im Jahr 2010 der Wahl stellen, um dann für die restliche Amtszeit bestätigt zu werden, 2012 findet dann die reguläre Wahl mit einer Amtszeit von sechs Jahren statt. Politische Berater sagen, dass ein erfolgreicher Kandidat für beide Wahlen mindestens 40 Millionen US-Dollar an Wahlkampfspenden aufbringen werden muss. |
en | The state’s senior senator, Chuck Schumer , on the other hand, believes that doing something silly is a way to reassure voters that he doesn’t think he’s better than they are. One of his fondest memories is competing in a sausage-eating contest in Cheektowaga. His staff has a rule requiring aides to intervene if it looks as if their man is about to sing, dance or put on a strange hat.
Clinton had a zest for the endless campaign, too, although the fact that she was keeping count of the number of appearances suggests that even she perceived a very deep downside to the job.
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On Friday in Albany , Governor Paterson introduced Kirsten Gillibrand , a 42-year-old second-term member of Congress, as the new junior senator from New York. One look and you could see that this was a woman who would like nothing more than to march in 45 parades. She thanked everybody on the planet and introduced her 8-month-old son who was, she explained happily, “a good eater and a good sleeper.” Little Henry, we have since learned, was born shortly after Gillibrand spent 13 hours in the House of Representatives, voting on the farm bill and sitting through an endless hearing of the Armed Services Committee, where she successfully offered an amendment before moving on to the delivery room.
Despite Gillibrand’s giddy good cheer, there was a sense of uneasiness in the air at the press conference. And it had nothing to do with the fact that while the new senator was being unveiled, the New York State Senate’s recently retired majority leader was being indicted for political corruption. Really, Albany takes stuff like that in stride.
Gillibrand is conservative by New York Democratic standards, and there were rumblings of revolt in the party’s extremely large liberal wing. “A very bad choice,” said Representative Carolyn McCarthy of Long Island , a gun control advocate who was incensed by Gillibrand’s perfect N.R.A. voting record.
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The way a legislator votes is sort of, um, significant. Gillibrand’s current House district is conservative, but the state isn’t — particularly the Democratic part.
However, it seems as if the new senator’s politics are evolving at a rate previously seen only in science-fiction movies. She’s developed a hitherto unnoticed belief in gay marriage. At her press conference, she expressed an interest in working on one of McCarthy’s gun control bills. She has an appointment to meet in Harlem with Al Sharpton .
It feels as if it’s time for the Senate to finish swearing-in new faces and move on to ... bills. Let’s take what we’ve got and wait and see.
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While the governor of Illinois is having his impeachment trial, his selection for the Senate, Roland Burris , is now happily ensconced in Fred Thompson ’s old office. You will remember that in the presidential race, Thompson entered in a blaze of glory but wound up looking extremely silly. Perhaps Burris, who entered Washington on a wave of hilarity, will turn out to be a statesman.
Stranger things have happened. After all, we live in a world in which the former president of France was hospitalized this week after an attack by his “clinically depressed” Maltese.
We’re in for the long haul. If you’re a New Yorker with a parade or sausage-eating contest coming up, be sure to invite Senator Gillibrand. Meanwhile, hope for the best. And watch out for small, bipolar dogs. | de | Kirsten GillibrandFoto:U.S. Congress
Der Gouverneur des Bundesstaates New York, David A. Paterson ernannte am 22. Januar die Demokratin Kirsten Gillibrand zur Nachfolgerin der bisherigen Amtsinhaberin Hillary Clinton, deren Sitz im US-Senat frei geworden war. Clinton hatte in der Regierung des neuen US-Präsidenten Barack Obama die Funktion der Außenministerin übernommen.
Paterson gab Gillibrand den Vorzug vor einigen prominenteren Bewerbern um den Posten, darunter waren Caroline Kennedy, der Tochter John F. Kennedys und der Generalstaatsanwalt des Bundesstaates Andrew Cuomo. Kennedy hatte ihre Bereitschaft, für den Posten zur Verfügung zu stehen, am Tage von Obamas Amtseinführung überraschend aus persönlichen Gründen zurückgezogen. Patersons Entscheidung könnte ihm bei seiner eigenen Wiederwahl 2010 zu Stimmengewinnen im ländlichen Teil des Bundesstaates verhelfen, vor allem im konservativen Hudson Valley, wo Gillibrand beheimatet ist.
Die Ernennung Gillibrands ist unterdessen auf Kritik gestoßen. Gillibrand hatte als einzige Kongressabgeordnete gegen das 700-Milliarden-US-Dollar-Hilfspaket fur die Finanzbranche gestimmt und wird von der National Rifle Association, durch die ein freier Zugang zu Waffen propagiert wird, hervorragend beurteilt. Der Bundesstaat New York hat allerdings eines der strengsten Waffengesetze in den Vereinigten Staaten.
New Yorks Bürgermeister Michael Bloomberg kritisierte Gillibrand offen dafür, gegen die Bemühungen New York Citys gestimmt zu haben, illegale Waffen von den Straßen der Stadt zu bekommen. Die Kongressabgeordnete Carolyn McCarthy erklärte, Gillibrand sei „das Postergirl der NRA, und das repräsentiert nicht den Staat New York“ und kündigte an, 2010 gegen Gillibrand kandidieren zu wollen. McCartys Ehemann war eines von sechs Opfern, die ein Amokläufer vor 15 Jahren in einem Pendlerzug auf Long Island erschossen hatte, ihr Sohn war bei der Schießerei schwer verletzt worden. McCarthy nannte Patersons Entscheidung „eine sehr schlechte Wahl“.
Nach ihrer Ernennung kündigte Gillibrand allerdings an, an Gesetzen mitwirken zu wollen, die Kriminellen den Zugang zu Waffen verhindert. Gillibrand unterstützt das Recht der Frauen auf eine Abtreibung und Gesetze, die die gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe erlauben.
Kirsten Gillibrand ist 42 Jahre alt, verheirat und hat zwei Söhne. Sie wurde 2006 zum ersten Mal in den Kongress gewählt, als sie den damaligen republikanischen Amtsinhaber John Sweeney hinter sich ließ. Der 20. Wahlbezirk bei Albany erstreckt sich von Lake Placid in den Adirondack Mountains bis ins Dutchess County. Gillibrand war im Repräsentantenhaus Mitglied in den Ausschüssen für Landwirtschaft und für die Streitkräfte.
Nach der Verfassung muss sich Gillibrand nun im Jahr 2010 der Wahl stellen, um dann für die restliche Amtszeit bestätigt zu werden, 2012 findet dann die reguläre Wahl mit einer Amtszeit von sechs Jahren statt. Politische Berater sagen, dass ein erfolgreicher Kandidat für beide Wahlen mindestens 40 Millionen US-Dollar an Wahlkampfspenden aufbringen werden muss. |
de | Vorwurf? Ideenklau. Zeitpunkt? Strategisch. Yahoo platzt mit einer Patentklage mitten in die Vorbereitungen zum Börsengang von Facebook. Schon einmal konnte der Internet-Pionier mit dieser Strategie Millionen einstreichen.
Das Internet-Urgestein Yahoo zieht gegen Facebook vor Gericht. Der Vorwurf lautet auf Ideenklau. "Viele der Technologien, auf denen Facebook fußt, wurden zuerst von Yahoo entwickelt", schrieben die Yahoo-Anwälte in der am Montag in Kalifornien eingereichten Klageschrift.
Video Kritik an Facebook – Yahoo reicht Patentklage ein (© Reuters)
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Über Jahre sei Facebook aber "schwarz gefahren". Jetzt verlangt Yahoo einen nicht näher bezifferten Schadenersatz. Yahoo hatte vor zwei Wochen öffentlich gedroht, gegen Facebook vorzugehen. Die Klage kommt für das soziale Netzwerk zur Unzeit. Facebook ist mitten in den Vorbereitungen für seinen milliardenschweren Börsengang, der im Sommer erwartet wird. Eine Klage von derartiger Tragweite könnte die Investoren verunsichern. Das weiß auch Yahoo und hat damit einen Vorteil in möglichen Verhandlungen über einen Vergleich.
Yahoo beansprucht für sich, eine ganze Reihe grundlegender Funktionen sozialer Netzwerke erfunden zu haben wie das Verschicken von Nachrichten, die Anzeige von Neuigkeiten oder die Kommentierung. Yahoo listete konkret zehn Patente auf, die Facebook verletzt haben soll. Demnach hätte Facebook auch bei den überlebenswichtigen Werbeanzeigen abgekupfert.
"Wir werden uns mit allen Mitteln gegen diese rätselhaften Aktionen zur Wehr setzen", erklärte eine Facebook-Sprecherin auf Nachfrage. Auch das soziale Netzwerk habe erst jetzt von der Klage erfahren.
Die beiden Internetkonzerne sind Konkurrenten im Geschäft mit Werbung im Internet. Facebook ist in den vergangenen Jahren aber viel schneller gewachsen und hatte zuletzt 845 Millionen Nutzer. Dagegen sank Yahoos Beliebtheit und damit auch die Einnahmen. Nach eigenen Angaben gab es zuletzt 700 Millionen Nutzer.
Es ist nicht die erste Patentklage von Yahoo
Dabei ist Yahoo, dessen Wurzeln ins Jahr 1994 zurückreichen, zehn Jahre älter als Facebook und war eines der bedeutendsten Unternehmen in der Pionierzeit des Internet. Der erst zu Jahresbeginn angetretene Konzernchef Scott Thompson soll den alten Glanz wiederherstellen und scheint dabei einen radikalen Kurs zu fahren. Die Androhung der Patentklage war eine der ersten Aktionen, die in seine Amtszeit fielen.
Thompson hatte bereits intern aufgeräumt und zahlreiche Topmanager ausgewechselt. Yahoo hatte allerdings auch schon kurz vor dem Google-Börsengang 2004 mit Patentklagen zu tun - indem das Unternehmen Overture kaufte, einen Spezialisten für Suchmaschinenwerbung, der eine Klage gegen Google am Laufen hatte. Am Ende bekam Yahoo 2,7 Millionen Google-Aktien.
Wenige Wochen später war das Paket mit dem Börsengang rund 230 Millionen Dollar wert. Zum heutigen Aktienkurs wären es sogar 1,6 Milliarden Dollar. Facebooks Börsengang wird nach derzeitigen Planungen noch deutlich größer als der von Google. Nach bisherigen Plänen will das Unternehmen mit der Aktienplatzierung rund fünf Milliarden Dollar einnehmen. Konkrete Details sind noch offen. Schon seit Monaten wird aber über einen angepeilten Börsenwert von bis zu 100 Milliarden Dollar spekuliert.
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(Süddeutsche.de/dpa/sks/lala) | de | Facebook-Logo
Zwei Internetgiganten streiten: Yahoo hat Facebook verklagt. Die Anwälte werfen den Köpfen hinter dem sozialen Netzwerk Ideenklau vor; viele verwendete Techniken seien von Yahoo entwickelt worden. Dafür fordern sie nun eine noch nicht bezifferte Summe an Schadensersatz. „Unglücklicherweise bleibt die Angelegenheit mit Facebook ungelöst, und wir sind gezwungen, die Wiedergutmachung durch das Bundesgericht zu suchen“, ließ Yahoo verlautbaren. Die Anklage kommt passend zum geplanten Börsengang von Facebook, der für diesen Sommer erwartet wird. Investoren könnten durch die Klage verunsichert werden.
Die Macher von Facebook hätten erst durch die Medien von der Anklage erfahren, sagte Jonathan Thaw, ein Sprecher des sozialen Netzwerks. „Wir sind enttäuscht, dass Yahoo, ein langer Partner von Facebook und eine Firma, die erheblich von der Verbindung mit Facebook profitiert hat, sich dazu entschlossen hat, ein Gerichtsverfahren einzuleiten.“
Konkret geht es in der Anklage um zehn Patente, etwa das Versenden von Nachrichten und die Möglichkeit des Kommentierens, aber auch das Anzeigen von Werbung auf Internetseiten. „Die gesamte Netzwerkstruktur von Facebook, die den Nutzern die Erschaffung und Verbindung von Profilen mit – unter anderem – Dingen, Personen und Firmen ermöglicht, basiert auf Yahoos patentierter Social-Networking-Technologie“, so der Kläger. Laut Spiegel Online besitzt Yahoo mehr als 1.000 Patente, Facebook dagegen nur 56.
Mit rückwirkenden Lizenzzahlungen für die angeblich verbotene Nutzung der Patente will sich Yahoo nicht zufrieden geben. Facebook habe dadurch auch einen Marktanteilgewinn gegenüber Yahoo erhalten. Beim Börsengang von Google 2004 hatte Yahoo ebenfalls Patente eingeklagt; Google hatte sich damals gefügt, Yahoo bekam 2,7 Millionen Aktien des Suchmaschinen-Riesen. Dank des anschließenden Börsenganges waren die Papiere damals rund 230 Millionen Dollar wert.
Der angekündigte Börsengang von Facebook soll noch größer werden als der von Konkurrent Google. Laut der Süddeutschen Zeitung will das Unternehmen etwa fünf Milliarden Dollar durch die Aktien einnehmen. |
en | A Yahoo billboard is seen in New York's Times Square October 19, 2010.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc sued Facebook Inc on Monday over 10 patents that include methods and systems for advertising on the Web, the first major legal battle among big technology companies in social media.
The lawsuit, filed in a San Jose, California federal court, marks a major escalation of patent litigation that has already swept up the smartphone and tablet sectors and high-tech stalwarts such as Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp and Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.
Yahoo's patent lawsuit follows Facebook's announcement of plans for an initial public offering that could value the company at about $100 billion.
Facebook spokesman Jonathan Thaw said Facebook learned of the lawsuit through the media.
"We're disappointed that Yahoo, a longtime business partner of Facebook and a company that has substantially benefited from its association with Facebook, has decided to resort to litigation," he said.
In an emailed statement, Yahoo said it is confident it will prevail.
"Unfortunately, the matter with Facebook remains unresolved and we are compelled to seek redress in federal court," the company said in a statement.
Yahoo said late last month it was seeking licensing fees from Facebook over its patents and that other companies have already agreed to such licensing deals.
In deciding to sue Facebook, Yahoo has retained the same law firm, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, used by Google and other manufacturers in many android-related smartphone patent cases. Google is also a player in social media with its Google+ service.
Quinn Emanuel also counts social gaming service Zynga Inc as a client, according to its website.
Yahoo has not indicated whether it will bring patent claims against other social networking companies and a Google spokesman declined to comment on Quinn Emanuel's involvement. Zynga declined to comment.
In the lawsuit, Yahoo says Facebook was considered "one of the worst performing sites for advertising" prior to adapting Yahoo's ideas.
"Mr. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's founder and CEO, has conceded that the design of Facebook is not novel and is based on the ideas of others," the lawsuit said.
Several social networking companies, including Facebook, have seen an uptick in patent claims asserted against them as they move through the IPO process.
However, most of those lawsuits have been filed by patent aggregators that buy up intellectual property to squeeze value from it via licensing deals and none by a large tech company such as Yahoo.
(Reporting By Dan Levine; editing by Andre Grenon) | de | Facebook-Logo
Zwei Internetgiganten streiten: Yahoo hat Facebook verklagt. Die Anwälte werfen den Köpfen hinter dem sozialen Netzwerk Ideenklau vor; viele verwendete Techniken seien von Yahoo entwickelt worden. Dafür fordern sie nun eine noch nicht bezifferte Summe an Schadensersatz. „Unglücklicherweise bleibt die Angelegenheit mit Facebook ungelöst, und wir sind gezwungen, die Wiedergutmachung durch das Bundesgericht zu suchen“, ließ Yahoo verlautbaren. Die Anklage kommt passend zum geplanten Börsengang von Facebook, der für diesen Sommer erwartet wird. Investoren könnten durch die Klage verunsichert werden.
Die Macher von Facebook hätten erst durch die Medien von der Anklage erfahren, sagte Jonathan Thaw, ein Sprecher des sozialen Netzwerks. „Wir sind enttäuscht, dass Yahoo, ein langer Partner von Facebook und eine Firma, die erheblich von der Verbindung mit Facebook profitiert hat, sich dazu entschlossen hat, ein Gerichtsverfahren einzuleiten.“
Konkret geht es in der Anklage um zehn Patente, etwa das Versenden von Nachrichten und die Möglichkeit des Kommentierens, aber auch das Anzeigen von Werbung auf Internetseiten. „Die gesamte Netzwerkstruktur von Facebook, die den Nutzern die Erschaffung und Verbindung von Profilen mit – unter anderem – Dingen, Personen und Firmen ermöglicht, basiert auf Yahoos patentierter Social-Networking-Technologie“, so der Kläger. Laut Spiegel Online besitzt Yahoo mehr als 1.000 Patente, Facebook dagegen nur 56.
Mit rückwirkenden Lizenzzahlungen für die angeblich verbotene Nutzung der Patente will sich Yahoo nicht zufrieden geben. Facebook habe dadurch auch einen Marktanteilgewinn gegenüber Yahoo erhalten. Beim Börsengang von Google 2004 hatte Yahoo ebenfalls Patente eingeklagt; Google hatte sich damals gefügt, Yahoo bekam 2,7 Millionen Aktien des Suchmaschinen-Riesen. Dank des anschließenden Börsenganges waren die Papiere damals rund 230 Millionen Dollar wert.
Der angekündigte Börsengang von Facebook soll noch größer werden als der von Konkurrent Google. Laut der Süddeutschen Zeitung will das Unternehmen etwa fünf Milliarden Dollar durch die Aktien einnehmen. |
en | STUCK IN TUBBATAHA. File photo of the USS Guardian during a port visit to Okinawa, Japan by the US Navy
MANILA, Philippines (3rd UPDATE) – A US Navy minesweeper ran aground near Tubbataha Reef in the Sulu Sea and the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park management is now investigating coral damage, a park official said on Thursday, January 17.
Protected area superintendent and head of the Tubbataha management office Angelique Songco told Rappler that the ship "entered without a permit" in violation of section 19 of Republic Act 10067 or the Tubbataha Reefs National Park (TRNP) Act of 2009.
Asked if there will be damage to the coral, she said: "Definitely, yes."
The Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park official explained that the amount of damage to the coral will be determined by a joint team of the USS Guardian and personnel from the marine park, designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1993.
Songco added that the once the damage is assessed, the owner of the ship – the US Navy – can expect to pay P12,000 per sqm of destroyed reefs.
"The most probable cause is mis-navigation," said Major Oliver Banaria, commander of the AFP's 6th Civil Relations Group based in Palawan.
In a statement, the Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs said it is closely coordinating with the US Embassy, the Department of National Defense, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the Philippine Coast Guard on this.
The DFA also said it expects the Philippine government to look into the incident.
DIVING PARADISE. Tubbataha is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1993 and considered a paradise for scuba diving. From from the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park official website
Rangers barred by US Navy
The US ship ran aground in Tubbataha Reef early morning Thursday.
A statement from the US Pacific Fleet revealed that the USS Guardian, an Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship, ran aground at 2.25 am near the world heritage site, which is about 98 nautical miles from Puerto Princesa City.
The Park sent its Rangers Thursday morning to visit the ship but were barred by the Americans, according to Songco.
"We have not yet been able to approach the boat as there are armed soldiers on deck," she said.
As well as unauthorized entry, the USS Guardian is also liable to be charged with destroying and disturbing resources inside the marine protected area under section 26 of the TRNP Act.
Park officials have not heard yet from the US Navy, the source added.
RICH IN MARINE LIFE. From tiny pygmy seahorses to the gigantic whale shark, Tubbataha is teeming with marine life. Photo by Jiggy Santillan
US ship came from Subic
Banaria said the incident was reported to them at 3 am.
The ship came from a routine port call in Subic, Zambales last Monday, January 14.
"The Avenger-Class ship had just completed a port call in Subic Bay, Olongapo City and was en route to her next port of call when the grounding occurred. The ship is currently stuck on the reef, approximately 80 miles east-southeast of Palawan. The crew is currently working to determine the best method of safely extracting the ship," the US Navy added in its statement.
No injuries were reported among the 80-man crew and no fuel leak has been discovered.
A Nomad Islander plane from the Philippine Air Force conducted air reconnaissance over the area, while a patrol gunboat from the Coast Guard is on standby to assist the US ship.
PRISTINE REEFS. The coral reefs of Tubbataha are healthy and free from parasites such as the nasty crown-of-thorns starfish that eats polyps, the live organisms that make up the coral. Photo by Lory Tan/WWF
'Baffling and lamentable'
In a statement, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) called the incident "baffling and lamentable" and said that "a quick ocular inspection" shows that at least 10 m of the ship's hull have damaged the reef.
WWF called on the US Navy to coordinate directly with the park management through the embassy.
"The extent of damage to the reef must be determined. Furthermore, the swift, safe, and proper extrication of the vessel, should cause no further damage to the Park. This must be done without delay," the statement added.
Tubbataha – a multi-awarded conservation project and one of the world's best dive sites – is a 97,030-hectare World Heritage Site with two main atolls home to a huge variety of marine life species including large pelagics such as manta rays and sharks as well as pristine coral.
2013 is the 25th anniversary of the area's recognition by UNESCO. - Rappler.com | en | left
The , a United States vessel used for , ran aground in the Philippines' National Park in the on Thursday, according to the US Navy.
The US Navy said the incident occurred at 2:25 a.m. local time about 130 km east-southeast of the province of in the Philippines and about 98 nautical miles from , the capital of the province. There were no reports of injuries nor signs of . The ship has a crew of 80 and had previously completed a port call at earlier in the week.
The US Navy also said they were investigating the incident. They also said in a statement, "The crew is currently working to determine the best method of safely extracting the ship". An , the ship was on its way to Puerto Princesa in Palawan. It is assigned to the U.S. Navy’s and based in , in Japan.
The in Manila stated, "The was promptly informed of the incident and offered to assist the U.S. Navy, and we greatly appreciate their offers of assistance ... The safety of the Guardian’s crew and preventing harm to the environment are the U.S. Navy's top priorities". An official of the based in Palawan told reporters they have deployed a force offering to assist the Guardian.
Under sections 19 and 26 of the Tubbataha Reefs National Park Act of 2009, Republic Act 10067, the US Navy can be charged with unauthorized entry and could pay 12,000 for each square meter of reef destroyed.
A similar incident occurred in 2005 when the '''' ran aground in the same vicinity. Greenpeace, an environmental advocacy group and owners of the ''Rainbow Warrior'', were fined 384,000PHP (6,857) for damaging a reef area of 32 by 3 meters (105 by 10 feet).
has been a since 1993 and covers 97,030 . A diverse variety of and marine life currently take refuge within the park including and . The reef is also known as a popular site.
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en | SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — A Sasebo-based minesweeper ran aground Thursday off the coast of the Philippines, Navy officials said.
The USS Guardian, a 224-foot Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship with a crew of about 80, struck the Tubbataha Reef at 2:25 a.m. local time, according to a Navy statement. No one was injured and the cause of the grounding was under investigation.
The ship had been transiting the Sulu Sea between the southwest Philippines and Malaysia after a port visit to Subic Bay, the statement said. The ship was stuck about 80 miles east-southeast of Palawan Island.
“We’re making attempts to free the ship,” CTF-76 spokesman Lt. Brian Wierzbicki said Thursday afternoon, adding that no information on damage was immediately available.
The government of the Philippines was notified of the incident.
The Guardian is helmed by Lt. Cmdr. Mark Rice, a former instructor at the Navy’s Surface Warfare Officer School. Rice arrived in Sasebo in October 2011 after serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn and Operation Enduring Freedom, according to his Navy biography. He had previously been the Guardian’s executive officer.
Often times, commanders are relieved of duty when incidents such as this occur.
Capt. Chuck Litchfield was fired from commanding the amphibious assault ship USS Essex last June after crashing into a refueling ship while en route from Sasebo to California.
On Aug. 30, Cmdr. Martin Arriola was fired from helming the USS Porter after the missile destroyer collided with a tanker in the Persian Gulf. Cmdr. Sara Santoski was fired from commanding Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 on Sept. 1 after two sailors died in a crash.
Twenty-five Navy commanding officers were relieved in 2012 and 23 the year before.
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The , a United States vessel used for , ran aground in the Philippines' National Park in the on Thursday, according to the US Navy.
The US Navy said the incident occurred at 2:25 a.m. local time about 130 km east-southeast of the province of in the Philippines and about 98 nautical miles from , the capital of the province. There were no reports of injuries nor signs of . The ship has a crew of 80 and had previously completed a port call at earlier in the week.
The US Navy also said they were investigating the incident. They also said in a statement, "The crew is currently working to determine the best method of safely extracting the ship". An , the ship was on its way to Puerto Princesa in Palawan. It is assigned to the U.S. Navy’s and based in , in Japan.
The in Manila stated, "The was promptly informed of the incident and offered to assist the U.S. Navy, and we greatly appreciate their offers of assistance ... The safety of the Guardian’s crew and preventing harm to the environment are the U.S. Navy's top priorities". An official of the based in Palawan told reporters they have deployed a force offering to assist the Guardian.
Under sections 19 and 26 of the Tubbataha Reefs National Park Act of 2009, Republic Act 10067, the US Navy can be charged with unauthorized entry and could pay 12,000 for each square meter of reef destroyed.
A similar incident occurred in 2005 when the '''' ran aground in the same vicinity. Greenpeace, an environmental advocacy group and owners of the ''Rainbow Warrior'', were fined 384,000PHP (6,857) for damaging a reef area of 32 by 3 meters (105 by 10 feet).
has been a since 1993 and covers 97,030 . A diverse variety of and marine life currently take refuge within the park including and . The reef is also known as a popular site.
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en | MANILA, Philippines - A United States (US) minesweeper that docked at Subic last Sunday ran aground at the Tubbataha Reef in Palawan province at dawn Thursday.
Maj. Oliver Banaria, commander of the 6th Civil Relations Group of the Armed Forces of the Philppines (AFP), was quick to clarify that it has yet to be determined if the ill-fated US warship -- USS Guardian (MCM5) -- hit the corals or simply sailed right into a shallow portion of the country’s declared national marine park.
Citing initial reports, Banaria said the scene of the mishap is about 98 nautical miles from Puerto Princesa City. The mishap took place at around 3 a.m.
“It’s already near Puerto Princesa, but not at the side of the West Philippine Sea,†Banaria said, referring to the Sulu Sea area where the mishap occurred.
A surveillance plane and a Philippine Navy gunboat (PG-383) were dispatched to the area to check the condition of the vessel and its crewmembers.
In press statement recently released by the US Embassy, it said the USS Guardian will be dropping anchor at Subic Bay to refuel and replenish its supplies before proceeding to Puerto Princesa City in Palawan for another port call.
The embassy said that the Subic port call of the USS Guardian will also give an opportunity to her 80 crewmembers, eight of them Filipino-Americans, to an overnight furlough.
On the other hand, the US Pacific Command (USPACOM), confirming the mishap, said that no crewmember of USS Guardian was hurt in the incident.
“The Avenger-Class ship had just completed a port call in Subic Bay, Olongapo City and was en route to her next port of call when the grounding occurred,†it said.
It added: “The ship is currently stuck on the reef, approximately 80 miles east-southeast of Palawan Island. The crew is currently working to determine the best method of safely extracting the ship, while the cause of the grounding is currently being investigated.â€
Last year, a Chinese warship also ran aground at Half Moon Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, 70 miles south of Palawan. | en | left
The , a United States vessel used for , ran aground in the Philippines' National Park in the on Thursday, according to the US Navy.
The US Navy said the incident occurred at 2:25 a.m. local time about 130 km east-southeast of the province of in the Philippines and about 98 nautical miles from , the capital of the province. There were no reports of injuries nor signs of . The ship has a crew of 80 and had previously completed a port call at earlier in the week.
The US Navy also said they were investigating the incident. They also said in a statement, "The crew is currently working to determine the best method of safely extracting the ship". An , the ship was on its way to Puerto Princesa in Palawan. It is assigned to the U.S. Navy’s and based in , in Japan.
The in Manila stated, "The was promptly informed of the incident and offered to assist the U.S. Navy, and we greatly appreciate their offers of assistance ... The safety of the Guardian’s crew and preventing harm to the environment are the U.S. Navy's top priorities". An official of the based in Palawan told reporters they have deployed a force offering to assist the Guardian.
Under sections 19 and 26 of the Tubbataha Reefs National Park Act of 2009, Republic Act 10067, the US Navy can be charged with unauthorized entry and could pay 12,000 for each square meter of reef destroyed.
A similar incident occurred in 2005 when the '''' ran aground in the same vicinity. Greenpeace, an environmental advocacy group and owners of the ''Rainbow Warrior'', were fined 384,000PHP (6,857) for damaging a reef area of 32 by 3 meters (105 by 10 feet).
has been a since 1993 and covers 97,030 . A diverse variety of and marine life currently take refuge within the park including and . The reef is also known as a popular site.
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sv | Bäckman var en typisk långdistansare, vars sprinttalang var alltför begränsad för att hålla sig långt framme i totalen i VM eller EM.
I Squaw Valley fortsatte han den svenska traditionen med OS-medalj på skridskons maratondistans 10.000 m. Bäckman såg till att en svensk tagit sig upp på pallen varje gång sedan 1948.
Den frejdige göteborgaren drog nytta av att gå i andra par. Det var fortfarande mer eller mindre vindstilla och solen gav isen ett härligt glid. Sekunderad av Norges store skridskokung Hjallis Andersen krossade Bäckman Hjallis stående världsrekord, 16.32,6. Bäckman korsade mållinjen på 16.14,2, personrekord med 48,2 sekunder!
Sensationsmannen fick sedan vänta och se. Norges storåkare Knut ”Kuppern” Johannesen putsade Bäckmans rekord ordentligt, 15.46,6. Även Viktor Kositjkin, Sovjet (15.49,2) puttade ner Bäckman i resultatlistan. Men därefter var det stopp, isen blev gradvis allt sämre.
Kjell Bäckmans brons var en stor positiv svensk överraskning och krönte en bra blågul dag med ”Ivrige” Ivar Nilsson som fyra och Olle Dahlberg som sjua.
KÄLLA: Olympiaboken | fr | Kjell Bäckman aux Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 1960.
, médaillé de bronze sur 10 000 mètres lors des Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 1960 à Squaw Valley aux États-Unis, est décédé le 9 janvier 2019. Il s'était illustré en obtenant sa médaille de façon très inattendue : loin d'être favori de la compétition, il a amélioré son record personnel de près de cinquante secondes au moment de cette course. |
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