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Deuxième débat McCain-Obama : de la retenue même dans les attaques
Ce débat, qui s’est tenu à Nashville dans le Tennessee, comportait un enjeu important pour le républicain John McCain, qui est légèrement devancé dans les sondages par le démocrate Barack Obama. Barack Obama, à gauche, et John McCain au débat de Nashville.
Comme cela était prévisible,on y a beaucoup parlé d’économie. Et notamment de la crise financière en cours, dont l’un des signes annonciateurs aura été l’effondement du système hypothécaire américain. « Si je suis élu, a dit John McCain, j’instruirai le secrétaire au Trésor de racheter sans délai les hypothèques compromises et de renégocier la nouvelle valeur de ces maisons, revue à la baisse, pour permettre aux gens de rembourser leur prêts et de rester chez eux. La stabilisation des valeurs immobilières est un passage obligé pour renverser les tendances économiques actuelles et créer des emplois."
Pour Barack Obama, la crise actuelle traduit la faillite de la politique économique conduite ces huit dernières années. « Il faut secourir les classes moyennes. Cela passera par une réduction des impôts, des mesures permettant aux propriétaires immobiliers de rester dans leurs maisons. Nous devons aider les gouvernements des Etats et les administrations locales à promouvoir des ponts et chaussées pour créer des emplois. » Le sénateur Obama a également promis de trouver une solution à la crise du système de santé et au problème d’énergie.
Interrogé sur les principes sur lesquels les deux candidats fonderont leurs décisions militaires à des fins humanitaires ou autres, John McCain a cité l’exemple de l’intervention américaine au Liban sous Ronald Reagan. « A propos du Liban, j’ai tenu tête au président Reagan, mon héros, je lui ai demandé quel bénéfice nous pouvions attendre de l’envoi de marines dans ce pays, et lui ai recommandé de ne pas le faire. Il est passé outre et malheureusement près de 300 jeunes gens ont été tués. Il faut savoir tenir compte dans toute décision de l’impact bénéfique attendu et garder présent à l’esprit qu’on envoie le meilleur de ce que l’Amérique possède, le sang de l’Amérique, au devant du danger. »
Barack Obama a cité quant à lui le génocide et le nettoyage ethnique comme des raisons suffisantes pour justifier une action militaire. « Quand il y a un génocide quelque part dans le monde, quand nous nous trouvons devant un cas de nettoyage ethnique, et que nous restons les bras croisés, cela nous diminue. Et j’estime que nous devons considérer qu’il est de notre intérêt d’intervenir partout où cela est possible. Vous devez aussi comprendre qu’il se passe des choses horribles dans le monde, et que nous ne pourrons pas être partout à la fois. »
Comme cela était prévisible,on y a beaucoup parlé d’économie. Et notamment de la crise financière en cours, dont l’un des signes annonciateurs aura été l’effondement du système hypothécaire américain. « Si je suis élu, a dit John McCain, j’instruirai le secrétaire au Trésor de racheter sans délai les hypothèques compromises et de renégocier la nouvelle valeur de ces maisons, revue à la baisse, pour permettre aux gens de rembourser leur prêts et de rester chez eux. La stabilisation des valeurs immobilières est un passage obligé pour renverser les tendances économiques actuelles et créer des emplois."Pour Barack Obama, la crise actuelle traduit la faillite de la politique économique conduite ces huit dernières années. « Il faut secourir les classes moyennes. Cela passera par une réduction des impôts, des mesures permettant aux propriétaires immobiliers de rester dans leurs maisons. Nous devons aider les gouvernements des Etats et les administrations locales à promouvoir des ponts et chaussées pour créer des emplois. » Le sénateur Obama a également promis de trouver une solution à la crise du système de santé et au problème d’énergie.Interrogé sur les principes sur lesquels les deux candidats fonderont leurs décisions militaires à des fins humanitaires ou autres, John McCain a cité l’exemple de l’intervention américaine au Liban sous Ronald Reagan. « A propos du Liban, j’ai tenu tête au président Reagan, mon héros, je lui ai demandé quel bénéfice nous pouvions attendre de l’envoi de marines dans ce pays, et lui ai recommandé de ne pas le faire. Il est passé outre et malheureusement près de 300 jeunes gens ont été tués. Il faut savoir tenir compte dans toute décision de l’impact bénéfique attendu et garder présent à l’esprit qu’on envoie le meilleur de ce que l’Amérique possède, le sang de l’Amérique, au devant du danger. »Barack Obama a cité quant à lui le génocide et le nettoyage ethnique comme des raisons suffisantes pour justifier une action militaire. « Quand il y a un génocide quelque part dans le monde, quand nous nous trouvons devant un cas de nettoyage ethnique, et que nous restons les bras croisés, cela nous diminue. Et j’estime que nous devons considérer qu’il est de notre intérêt d’intervenir partout où cela est possible. Vous devez aussi comprendre qu’il se passe des choses horribles dans le monde, et que nous ne pourrons pas être partout à la fois. » Les deux candidats se retrouveront le 15 octobre pour le dernier débat de cette course à la présidence.
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Barack Obama
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À une trentaine de jours des élections présidentielles, Barack Obama et John McCain se sont retrouvés pour un deuxième débat, cette fois à Nashville dans le Tennessee.
Selon des commentateurs, à la fin du débat, Barack Obama aurait réussi à faire basculer en sa faveur le léger écart dans les sondages qui existait entre les deux candidats grâce à des mesures plus posées et plus concrètes que celles proposées par les républicains. En outre John McCain, trop sûr de sa victoire, a commis quelques bavures qui firent mauvaise impression aussi bien sur ceux qui n’avaient pas encore fixé leur choix que sur certains de ses sympathisants.
Les derniers sondages donnent Barack Obama en tête avec 50% des intentions de vote, contre 42% à McCain.
Comme cela était prévisible, le débat a beaucoup porté sur l'économie. Et notamment sur la crise financière en cours, dont l’un des signes annonciateurs aura été l’effondrement du système hypothécaire américain. « Si je suis élu, a dit John McCain, j’instruirai le secrétaire au Trésor de racheter sans délai les hypothèques compromises et de renégocier la nouvelle valeur de ces maisons, revue à la baisse, pour permettre aux gens de rembourser leur prêts et de rester chez eux. La stabilisation des valeurs immobilières est un passage obligé pour renverser les tendances économiques actuelles et créer des emplois."
Pour Barack Obama, la crise actuelle traduit la faillite de la politique économique conduite ces huit dernières années. « Il faut secourir les classes moyennes. Cela passera par une réduction des impôts, des mesures permettant aux propriétaires immobiliers de rester dans leurs maisons. Nous devons aider les gouvernements des États et les administrations locales à promouvoir des ponts et chaussées pour créer des emplois. » Le sénateur Obama a également promis de trouver une solution à la crise du système de santé et au problème d’énergie.
Interrogé sur les principes sur lesquels les deux candidats fonderont leurs décisions militaires à des fins humanitaires ou autres, John McCain a cité l’exemple de l’intervention américaine au Liban sous Ronald Reagan. « À propos du Liban, j’ai tenu tête au président Reagan, mon héros, je lui ai demandé quel bénéfice nous pouvions attendre de l’envoi de marines dans ce pays, et lui ai recommandé de ne pas le faire. Il est passé outre et malheureusement près de 300 jeunes gens ont été tués. Il faut savoir tenir compte dans toute décision de l’impact bénéfique attendu et garder présent à l’esprit qu’on envoie le meilleur de ce que l’Amérique possède, le sang de l’Amérique, au devant du danger. »
Barack Obama a cité quant à lui le génocide et le nettoyage ethnique comme des raisons suffisantes pour justifier une action militaire. « Quand il y a un génocide quelque part dans le monde, quand nous nous trouvons devant un cas de nettoyage ethnique, et que nous restons les bras croisés, cela nous diminue. Et j’estime que nous devons considérer qu’il est de notre intérêt d’intervenir partout où cela est possible. Vous devez aussi comprendre qu’il se passe des choses horribles dans le monde, et que nous ne pourrons pas être partout à la fois. »
Les deux candidats se retrouveront le 15 octobre pour le troisième et dernier débat de cette course à la présidence.
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Tuesday July 11, 2006
ODF plug-in update: Microsoft funding a plug-in effort
As has been noted in the Wall Street Journal, in Network World and Tech World, in ZDNet, in computing in the UK, in warm tones from MSNBC, and with a more critical eye in Ars Technica, and with similar criticality in eWeek, Microsoft has announced their sponsorship of an open source project to develop an ODF plug-in to Office 2007. While this falls short of the approach I outlined in these pages at the outset of the ODF Accessibility issues in Massachusetts - namely of directly support for ODF in their Office suite - it demonstrates a recognition on their part of the importance of ODF, and at least some desire on their part to allow customers who pay for an upgrade to Microsoft Office 2007 to obtain an unsupported, third-party (but hey, it's open source so who can complain?) tool to be able to work with ODF files.
In addition to the many articles in the mainstream press about this move, I recommend reading Pamela Jones' analysis at Groklaw, and also Andy Updegrove's analysis at the Standards Blog, and finally (and most especially) Joanie Diggs' thoughts in the Carroll Center blog. While there are a number of concerns voiced about this move (Pamela is particularly suspicious about the second class status that this plug-in approach will be relegate ODF and PDF and all formats Microsoft might find competitive or threatening), I believe it validates Massachusetts' decision - and the decisions of many many other governments and companies and institutions worldwide - to move to the ISO standard Open Document file format. It further adds yet another option to the growing ranks of plug-ins to Microsoft Office that allow MS-Office users to remain with that application and yet read and write ODF files - something especially important to users of existing assistive technology applications which have been heavily customized to work well with MS-Office.
Joanie Diggs quotes a section of the Microsoft press release in her blog about Microsoft's announcement, and asks for my comments.
The quote from the Microsoft press release is:
Open XML formats are also distinguished by their approach to accessibility support for disabled workers, file performance and flexibility to empower organizations to access and integrate their own XML data with the documents they use every day. In contrast, ODF focuses on more limited requirements, is architected very differently and is now under review in OASIS subcommittees to fill key gaps such as spreadsheet formulas, macro support and support for accessibility options. As a result, certain compromises and customer disclosures will be a necessary part of translating between the two formats.
and the comment/question from Joanie:
That to me sounds like a bit of defensiveness on Microsoft’s part…. I’d be interested in hearing what the folks at OASIS have to say. Peter
I personally see this less as defensiveness and more as disingenuousness. It is kinda like saying "our encryption system is more secure because we didn't have invited security experts look at it". Certainly Microsoft has had engineers working on accessibility for some time, and these folks may have done a thoughtful and capable job of ensuring that the MS-Office file formats contain everything that is needed to support accessibility (though, without an independent analysis, how can you be certain?). Likewise, as I've pointed out in these pages, the StarOffice/OpenOffice.org folks who developed the XML file format that was the basis for ODF had been working on accessibility in StarOffice/OpenOffice.org for over 5 years (with strong input from someone who helped write one of the first graphical screen readers for Windows), and much of ODF came from W3C specifications (e.g. SVG and xForms), which themselves went through a thorough accessibility review through the Web Accessibility Inititative processes.
So, does the existance of a group of accessibility experts, as part of an open process in an open standards body mean that the ODF file format better or worse than the MS-Office file format? Clearly it doesn't; it only means that accessibility is taken very seriously in ODF. To make an accessibility comparison of the two file formats, you need to undertake an independent review of ODF and the Microsoft Office file formats for accessibility, and see how they both fare. And it turns out, someone has already done that!
Dr. Cheiko Asakawa and and Rich Schwerdtfeger of IBM did a careful and thorough analysis of ODF and Microsoft Office file format accessibility. They found that Microsoft Office's file format failed to provide for relative font sizes, failed to encode table headers and logical tab orders in documents, and failed to provide label association for forms. Furthermore, outside of the accessibility context, the Microsoft Office file format provides no way to encode image maps (with or without appropriate ALT tags), or 3D shapes (both of which ODF provides for). Their analysis also found accessibility issues with ODF, all of which have been addressed in the ODF 1.1 proposal submitted to the ODF Technical Committee. So as I noted in late May, with these incorporated into ODF 1.1 later this year, ODF will be the most accessible document file format, bar none.
So, I guess in a way Microsoft was correct when they said in their press release "certain compromises and customer disclosures will be a necessary part of translating between the two formats." At least when it applies to accessibility and ODF 1.1 later this year, exporting an ODF 1.1 file to Microsoft Office file format will mean a loss of some accessibility information, because there is simply no way to express that information in the Microsoft Office file format... Permalink
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Microsoft ogłosił sponsorowanie projektu OpenDocument. Firma jest zainteresowana wykorzystanie formatu ODF w swoim nowym produkcie Office 2007. Microsoft wyraźnie przestraszył się konkurencji i pragnie swoim klientom umożliwić korzystanie również z formatu otwartych dokumentów.
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Guten Morgen liebe Leserinnen und Leser,
lassen Sie uns zu Beginn dieser Woche, die auch wieder monothematisch verlaufen wird, ruhig einmal grundsätzlich werden. Man kann, unter dem Strich, die Katastrophe „Coronavirus“ auch als eine Art unfreiwilliges soziales Experiment betrachten, das unsere Gesellschaft weit mehr verändern wird als Tagungen über „Disruption“ oder „Fridays-for-Future“-Demos. Wenn von heute an Deutschland die Grenzen zu vielen Ländern schließt, die Inseln in Nord- und Ostsee auf einmal gesperrt und die Schulen verwaist sind sowie Bayern den Katastrophenfall ausruft, beginnt auch ein ganz anderer Kampf. Es ist der Kampf um Solidarität im Kleinen, um den Zusammenhalt von Nachbarn, Freunden und Familie, um das Glück im Moment. Niemand gewinnt alleine gegen die Angst. Sozialkontakte müssen nicht vermieden, sondern intensiver gelebt werden – im Kleinen.
Gesten und Gedanken zählen, wenn sich so etwas wie eine Massen-Psychose ausbreitet. Ja, es gibt noch ein Leben jenseits des Death-Toll-Live-Tickers, es gibt ein Bewusstsein jenseits von Betroffenheitsberichten. Eine Qualität im öffentlichen Diskurs müsste beispielsweise auch darin bestehen, Chancen der Entschleunigung zu sehen. All die Aufmerksamkeitsseminare der Republik haben das nicht vermocht.
(Foto: dpa) SAP-Mitbegründer Dietmar Hopp erteilte US-Präsident Donald Trump eine Absage, einen Impfstoff gegen das Coronavirus den USA exklusiv zur Verfügung zu stellen.
Zwei Beispiele, wofür eine herausgeforderte Gesellschaft fähig ist, zwei Beispiele, in denen Unternehmer eine Hauptrolle spielen. Ich meine zum einen Bernard Arnault und seinen Luxusgüterkonzern LVMH, der nun in drei seiner Parfüm- und Kosmetikfabriken Handdesinfektionsmittel produzieren lässt. Zwölf Tonnen in dieser Woche, die kostenlos an französische Gesundheitsstellen gehen, vor allem an 39 öffentliche Krankenhäuser.
Zum anderen geht es um Dietmar Hopp, als SAP-Mitgründer reich geworden, dessen Beteiligungsgesellschaft Dievini (Anteil Hopps: 80 Prozent) dem irrlichternden US-Präsidenten einen Korb gab. Donald Trump wollte Dievinis Tübinger Biotech-Firma Curevac überreden, den im Entstehen begriffenen Impfstoff gegen das Coronavirus exklusiv an die USA zu liefern – doch Hopp erklärte, das Serum solle Menschen „nicht nur regional, sondern solidarisch auf der ganzen Welt erreichen“.
In der aktuellen Geopolitik, erst recht, wenn sie quasi auf Leben und Tod betrieben wird, beweist sich ein Wort von Lord Palmerston, dem mächtigen britischen Premier im 19. Jahrhundert: Danach haben große Mächte auf Dauer weder permanente Freunde noch permanente Feinde, sondern nur permanente Interessen. Schon in Fragen der Digitalisierung, der Sicherheit, des Umweltschutzes und der Elektromobilität war zuletzt das Gebot deutscher und europäischer Souveränität ganz hoch auf die Agenda gerutscht, für die Covid-19-Bedrohung gilt das in besonderem Maße. Wirtschaftsminister Peter Altmaier (CDU) lobt Curevac: „Deutschland steht nicht zum Verkauf.“ Und der amerikanische Freund, könnte er hinzufügen, ist auch mal der amerikanische Feind.
In der Finanzkrise hat sich der US-Staat an Finanzunternehmen beteiligt. Gut möglich, dass sich diesmal, im Sars-CoV-2-Desaster, der deutsche Staat beispielsweise für Teilübernahmen von Luftfahrtfirmen entschließt. Die Lufthansa, die 70 Prozent der Flüge gestrichen hat und den Flugbetrieb womöglich weitgehend einstellt, redet mit der Bundesregierung ebenfalls über politische Hilfen. Dies wird heute beim „Branchendialog Luftfahrt“ mit Thomas Jarzombek, Luftfahrtkoordinator der Bundesregierung, eine große Rolle spielen. Die Industrie stehe vor „einer Krise globalen Ausmaßes wie nie zuvor“, sagt Alex Cruz, CEO von British Airways. Der Reisekonzern Tui beschloss gestern Nacht, Staatsgarantien zu beantragen. Die meisten eigenen Aktivitäten – einschließlich Hotelbetrieb, Kreuzfahrten und Pauschalreisen – sind bis auf Weiteres ausgesetzt.
Europas Kampf gegen das Virus wird heute im Mittelpunkt der Weltpresse stehen. EU-Kommissionschefin Ursula von der Leyen will einen Vorschlag für einheitliche Kontrollmaßnahmen an den europäischen Grenzen machen. Die CDU-Politikerin ist besorgt, weil Warentransporte gefährdet und Tausende Bus- und Lkw-Fahrer gestrandet seien: „Wenn wir jetzt nicht handeln, werden Läden Schwierigkeiten bekommen, ihre Lager mit bestimmten Produkten zu füllen.“ Der Binnenmarkt müsse erhalten bleiben.
Noch wichtiger als die zu erwartende Fensterrede ist eine Telefonkonferenz der Euro-Länder-Finanzminister. Nach unseren Erkenntnissen wollen sie eine Reform des Euro-Rettungsfonds ESM beschließen, der dann Kredite an Euro-Länder vergeben könnte. Auch soll eine Letztabsicherung für Banken („Backstop“) von 2024 auf 2021 vorgezogen werden.
In der Causa Corona hat Donald Trump bisher als Krisenmanager versagt. Hilfe bekommt er jetzt von einer Stelle, auf die er eingeprügelt hat wie auf ein Stück Eisen: von der Fed. Die US-Notenbank schleust nun zum zweiten Mal innerhalb von zwei Wochen den Zins herunter – um einen vollen Prozentpunkt auf null bis 0,25 Prozent. Die amerikanische Wirtschaft soll so vor den Folgen und Gefahren der Pandemie geschützt werden.
Damit sind die USA endgültig in der Phalanx der Null-Zins-Größen Europa und Japan angekommen. Wirtschaftsprofessor Hans-Werner Sinn warnt im Handelsblatt-Gastkommentar: Die Welt schwimme ohnehin schon in Liquidität, noch mehr Zinssenkungen „würden vielleicht den Börsen helfen, doch zugleich einen Run auf Bargeld erzeugen“. Die Zentralbanken hätten „ihr Pulver bereits zur Unzeit verbraucht und sind verantwortlich für die Blase, die Corona nun platzen ließ.“
(Foto: dpa) CSU-Chef Markus Söder konnte mit seiner Partei nur wenige Erfolge bei den Kommunalwahlen feiern.
Über die Klimakatastrophe, das Pariser Abkommen und Umweltschutz wurde zuletzt kaum noch geredet. Krisenzeiten sind Zeiten des politischen Establishments, weshalb es bei den Kommunalwahlen am Sonntag in den fünf größten bayerischen Städten zu Stichwahlen zwischen CSU und SPD kommt – ohne Beteiligung der Grünen, denen man vor Kurzem noch ganz andere Resultate zugetraut hatte. Ihre Erfolge seien „nicht messbar“, ereiferte sich Ministerpräsident Markus Söder, dessen CSU jedoch auch nur selten Triumphe feierte wie in Straubing, wo 73,25 Prozent zu Buche stehen.
Blamabel für die Grünen, dass in München ihre Bewerberin gegen Kristina Frank (CSU) unterlag, die nun in der Stichwahl um den Oberbürgermeister-Posten gegen Platzhirsch Dieter Reiter (SPD) antritt. Berauschend für die Grünen dagegen, dass sie nun mit 28,8 Prozent stärkste Partei im Stadtrat ist, weit vor CSU (26,4 Prozent) und SPD (22,3 Prozent).
Und dann ist da noch Hans-Joachim Watzke, CEO von Borussia Dortmund, der wegen der Corona-Gefahr allerlei Fußball-Geisterspiele kommen sieht: „Niemand in der Bundesliga geht davon aus, dass wir die Saison mit Zuschauern zu Ende spielen. Ein normales Fußballspiel werden wir lange nicht erleben.“ Was das genau bedeutet, darüber reden die 36 Profiklubs der Deutschen Fußball-Liga (DFL) heute auf einer Krisensitzung. Sogar ein Abbruch der Saison, die immerhin noch neun Spieltage hat, erscheint realistisch, selbst wenn die Europameisterschaft im Juni ausfallen sollte.
Dass noch zwei Tranchen des üppig zahlenden Pay-TV-Betriebs Sky ausstehen, könnte die Branche so sehr schädigen, dass auch hier von kleineren Klubs Staatshilfen aufgerufen werden könnten. Insgesamt geht es um einen Droh-Schaden von 750 Millionen Euro bei einer Sache, die CSU-Grande Edmund Stoiber einmal „gesellschaftspolitisches Grundnahrungsmittel“ nannte. „Brot und Spiele“ funktioniert ohne Spiele nicht.
Ich wünsche Ihnen einen guten Start in die Woche, auch wenn sie deutliche Einschränkungen des sozialen Lebens bringt. Im Übrigen: „Die ständige Sorge um die Gesundheit ist auch eine Krankheit“ (Platon).
Es grüßt Sie herzlich
Hans-Jürgen Jakobs
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Logo des Unernehmens mit Sitz in Paris
Bernard Arnault, der Chef des größten Luxusgüterkonzerns der Welt, Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) lässt in drei der Kosmetik- und Parfümfabriken des Konzerns Desinfektionsmittel herstellen. Dieses soll anschließend kostenlos an Krankenhäuser und weitere medizinische Einrichtungen in ganz Frankreich verteilt werden. Ziel ist es, dem aufkommenden Mangel an Desinfektionsmittel in dem westeuropäischen Land im Zuge der Corona-Krise entgegen zu wirken. Geplant ist die Produktion von zwölf Tonnen pro Woche.
Der LVMH-Konzern beinhaltet unter anderem die Marken Louis Vuitton, Moet Champagner, Dom Perrignon, Christian Dior und diverse hochpreisige Spirituosen-Marken. Bernard Arnault ist der derzeit reichste Europäer und weltweit auf Platz drei. Er machte bereits im Jahr 2019 mit einer Spende in Höhe von 200 Millionen Euro zum Wiederaufbau der abgebrannten Kathedrale Notre Dame in Paris auf sich aufmerksam.
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Rep. Bob Barr defeated Mary Ruwart 324-276 on the sixth ballot to win the 2008 LP Presidential nomination. Wayne Root won a close race with Steve Kubby to win the Vice-Presidential nomination.
Chair Bill Redpath received 49% on the first ballot, compared to about 30% for Ruth Bennett and around 15% for Ernest Hancock. Somewhat surprisingly, Hancock’s voters did not go overwhelmingly for Bennett on the second ballot, and Redpath was re-elected with 57%.
Presidential candidate Michael Jingozian was a surprise last-minute opponent to otherwise unopposed Vice Chair Chuck Moulton. Jingozian apparently rode his celebrity status to a first-ballot win of over 60%, perhaps assisted by a nomination speech by Secretary Bob Sullentrup. (Moulton declined to run for an at-large LNC seat, citing his recent matriculation at George Mason University in pursuit of a Ph.D. in economics, having just completed his Master’s five days ago.)
Aaron Starr received more than 60% of the vote over Carol McMahon to remain Treasurer, and Secretary Bob Sullentrup was re-elected by acclamation.
Radicals won three of the five LNC at-large seats, as Dr. Mary Ruwart and R. Lee Wrights join returning incumbents Angela Keaton, Admiral Michael Colley, and Pat Dixon. Well-known and principled Libertarians were elected to fill the seven Judicial Committee seats: Ruth Bennett (subsequently elected Chair), David Nolan, Nick Sarwark, Allen Hacker, Tom Stevens, Travis Nicks, and Joe Cobb. Thus the LNC and Judicial Committee seemed well-prepared to ensure that our new presidential ticket will hew to the comprehensive principles of our repaired Platform.
Vote counts for most of the officer elections are here. The convention passed one substantive resolution, a brief one offered by Bruce Dovner citing Bush’s “lies” and “cronies” and demanding immediate withdrawal from Iraq.
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Libertarian Party presidential nominee Bob Barr.
At the in , Colorado former Republican Congressman Bob Barr (GA) was nominated as the presidential candidate for the party. He served in Congress from 1995–2003.
Barr officially entered the race on May 12, two weeks before the convention amidst months of speculation. He won the nomination on the sixth ballot of the convention edging 324–276. was nominated as his running mate after losing on the fifth ballot and throwing his support to Barr.
Barr's main opposition in the Libertarian race highlighted his vote in Congress in favor of the in 2001 following the September 11 attacks. He has since renounced the vote, and has worked to repeal the act. Barr's candidacy was also seen by Libertarian "radicals" as an attempt by conservatives to take over the party.
Following his nomination Barr remarked that he "will not let the Libertarian Party down" and that it "will be a historic and positive campaign that will succeed." To detractors who say he will take votes away from Republican candidate John McCain, Barr stated that "If Senator McCain ... does not succeed in winning the presidency ... it will be because Senator McCain did not present, and his party did not present, a vision, an agenda, a platform and a series of programs that actually resonated positively with the American people." Party spokesman Andrew Davis described the situation among the electorate as "wanting and needing another choice" and stating that "that choice is Bob Barr."
Barr's nomination made former Alaskan senator Mike Gravel — who recently switched from being a Democratic candidate to a Libertarian candidate for President back on March 25, 2008 — announce he is ending his political career.
Gravel said, "I just ended my political career, from 15 years old to now, my political career is over, and it's no big deal. I'm a writer, I'm a lecturer, I'm going to push the issues of freedom and liberty. I'm going to push those issues until the day I die."
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Libertarian Party presidential nominee Bob Barr.
At the in , Colorado former Republican Congressman Bob Barr (GA) was nominated as the presidential candidate for the party. He served in Congress from 1995–2003.
Barr officially entered the race on May 12, two weeks before the convention amidst months of speculation. He won the nomination on the sixth ballot of the convention edging 324–276. was nominated as his running mate after losing on the fifth ballot and throwing his support to Barr.
Barr's main opposition in the Libertarian race highlighted his vote in Congress in favor of the in 2001 following the September 11 attacks. He has since renounced the vote, and has worked to repeal the act. Barr's candidacy was also seen by Libertarian "radicals" as an attempt by conservatives to take over the party.
Following his nomination Barr remarked that he "will not let the Libertarian Party down" and that it "will be a historic and positive campaign that will succeed." To detractors who say he will take votes away from Republican candidate John McCain, Barr stated that "If Senator McCain ... does not succeed in winning the presidency ... it will be because Senator McCain did not present, and his party did not present, a vision, an agenda, a platform and a series of programs that actually resonated positively with the American people." Party spokesman Andrew Davis described the situation among the electorate as "wanting and needing another choice" and stating that "that choice is Bob Barr."
Barr's nomination made former Alaskan senator Mike Gravel — who recently switched from being a Democratic candidate to a Libertarian candidate for President back on March 25, 2008 — announce he is ending his political career.
Gravel said, "I just ended my political career, from 15 years old to now, my political career is over, and it's no big deal. I'm a writer, I'm a lecturer, I'm going to push the issues of freedom and liberty. I'm going to push those issues until the day I die."
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My colleague Tim Lee, blogging over at The Atlantic, raises the oft-repeated canard that Bob Barr's record on the USA PATRIOT Act is evidence of a longstanding unlibertarian track record, rendering his libertarian "conversion" suspect. What Lee and others fail to understand is that Congressman Barr was in fact the White House's chief legislative roadblock in their barreling PATRIOT through Congress. And that for his trouble, Barr earned the wrath of White House operatives like Karl Rove, which is what ultimately cast Barr from the Congress. (Thanks to Democrat gerrymandering in Georgia, Barr had to run against another incumbent Republican Congressman in the GOP primary, one who hadn't earned the ire of Rove's powerful machine.)
In 2001, Barr was the lead figure in the GOP-controlled House in pushing back against the PATRIOT Act, and ultimately suceeded in deleteing some text and forcing sunset clauses on the bill's worst provisions. Brad Jansen explains much of the background at American Spectator. More here. So when Barr started lobbying against PATRIOT Act abuses soon after leaving Congress, it was a continuation of his previous activities, not a reversal.
And those who remember politics before Bush may recall Bill Clinton's own "9/11", the Oklahoma City bombing. Just as after 9/11, a wish list of Justice Department powers was pulled off the shelf and given to the Congress to pass as an "anti-terror" bill. Freshman Congressman Barr then, too, cut back and limiited as much of the bill as he could from his seat on the Judiciary Committee. If you don't remember this from following the news at the time, you can read Barr's book and check his wikipedia entry for references.
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Libertarian Party presidential nominee Bob Barr.
At the in , Colorado former Republican Congressman Bob Barr (GA) was nominated as the presidential candidate for the party. He served in Congress from 1995–2003.
Barr officially entered the race on May 12, two weeks before the convention amidst months of speculation. He won the nomination on the sixth ballot of the convention edging 324–276. was nominated as his running mate after losing on the fifth ballot and throwing his support to Barr.
Barr's main opposition in the Libertarian race highlighted his vote in Congress in favor of the in 2001 following the September 11 attacks. He has since renounced the vote, and has worked to repeal the act. Barr's candidacy was also seen by Libertarian "radicals" as an attempt by conservatives to take over the party.
Following his nomination Barr remarked that he "will not let the Libertarian Party down" and that it "will be a historic and positive campaign that will succeed." To detractors who say he will take votes away from Republican candidate John McCain, Barr stated that "If Senator McCain ... does not succeed in winning the presidency ... it will be because Senator McCain did not present, and his party did not present, a vision, an agenda, a platform and a series of programs that actually resonated positively with the American people." Party spokesman Andrew Davis described the situation among the electorate as "wanting and needing another choice" and stating that "that choice is Bob Barr."
Barr's nomination made former Alaskan senator Mike Gravel — who recently switched from being a Democratic candidate to a Libertarian candidate for President back on March 25, 2008 — announce he is ending his political career.
Gravel said, "I just ended my political career, from 15 years old to now, my political career is over, and it's no big deal. I'm a writer, I'm a lecturer, I'm going to push the issues of freedom and liberty. I'm going to push those issues until the day I die."
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Libertarian Party picks Barr as US presidential candidate
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Former US congressman Bob Barr was chosen Sunday to be the Libertarian Party's candidate for November's presidential election, a move that could hurt Republican presumptive nominee John McCain.
"This team, this candidate will not let you down. This will be a historic and positive campaign that will succeed," Barr told supporters at the party's convention in Denver, Colorado, after being elected in six rounds of voting.
The former Republican representative for Georgia, who played a key role in the congressional impeachment of former president Bill Clinton, added: "We have only 163 days to win this election. Do not waste one single day."
The 59-year-old told reporters earlier this month that he was running because no other presidential candidate understood the principles of fiscal conservatism and basic principles on which he said America was founded.
Barr appeared unconcerned about damaging McCain's support among conservative voters.
"If Senator McCain ... does not succeed in winning the presidency ... it will be because Senator McCain did not present, and his party did not present, a vision, an agenda, a platform and a series of programs that actually resonated positively with the American people," he said.
Independent and third parties have faced a tough task in modern US election history of breaking the dominance of the Democratic and Republican parties, though several candidates have played a spoiler role.
Barr said Sunday that he did not intend simply "to make a point" but to win, and party spokesman Andrew Davis said he was "one of the strongest candidates in the party's 37-year history" and would make an "enormous impact."
"Republicans and Democrats have good reason to fear a candidate like Barr, who refuses to accept the 'business-as-usual' attitude of the current political establishment," Davis said.
"Americans want and need another choice, and that choice is Bob Barr."
The Libertarian Party stands for non-interference by the US government in the personal and business lives of Americans, and advocates lower taxes, a smaller government and more individual freedom.
Copyright © 2013 AFP. All rights reserved. More »
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Libertarian Party presidential nominee Bob Barr.
At the in , Colorado former Republican Congressman Bob Barr (GA) was nominated as the presidential candidate for the party. He served in Congress from 1995–2003.
Barr officially entered the race on May 12, two weeks before the convention amidst months of speculation. He won the nomination on the sixth ballot of the convention edging 324–276. was nominated as his running mate after losing on the fifth ballot and throwing his support to Barr.
Barr's main opposition in the Libertarian race highlighted his vote in Congress in favor of the in 2001 following the September 11 attacks. He has since renounced the vote, and has worked to repeal the act. Barr's candidacy was also seen by Libertarian "radicals" as an attempt by conservatives to take over the party.
Following his nomination Barr remarked that he "will not let the Libertarian Party down" and that it "will be a historic and positive campaign that will succeed." To detractors who say he will take votes away from Republican candidate John McCain, Barr stated that "If Senator McCain ... does not succeed in winning the presidency ... it will be because Senator McCain did not present, and his party did not present, a vision, an agenda, a platform and a series of programs that actually resonated positively with the American people." Party spokesman Andrew Davis described the situation among the electorate as "wanting and needing another choice" and stating that "that choice is Bob Barr."
Barr's nomination made former Alaskan senator Mike Gravel — who recently switched from being a Democratic candidate to a Libertarian candidate for President back on March 25, 2008 — announce he is ending his political career.
Gravel said, "I just ended my political career, from 15 years old to now, my political career is over, and it's no big deal. I'm a writer, I'm a lecturer, I'm going to push the issues of freedom and liberty. I'm going to push those issues until the day I die."
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The entry titled "That didn't take long," and any of the comments about it.
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That didn’t take long
Denver - So maybe the gloves are coming off, after all.
The moderator just asked the candidates how they would deal with the Patriot Act and the Real ID Act, two major policy initiatives that are anathema to Libertarians.
Mary Ruwart indirectly hit Bob Barr on his support for the Patriot Act while in Congress. Barr now says he regrets that vote and opposes the Act. Steve Kubby, however, hit Barr square on over it.
Ruwart said “from day one” there were a few people who understood what the Patriot Act would do. “One was Ron Paul,” Ruwart said. “And one was myself. And most Libertarians.”
But Kubby made clear that Barr was supported the Patriot Act. “I’m not really clear what Bob Barr’s position is on the Patriot Act now and on Real ID,” Kubby said. “I know as Libertarians we recognize these are determined, rather cynical ways to track us and control us.”
When Barr’s turn came, however, he didn’t respond in kind. He said both bills are “another manifestation in Washington when fear becomes the driving force behind all public policy,” he said.
But he added that he’s spent the past five years working to overturn the Patriot Act.
He said he’s been “working to take the USA Patriot Act, drive a stake through its heart, burn it, shoot it, burn it again ”
Aaron Gould Sheinin
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Libertarian Party presidential nominee Bob Barr.
At the in , Colorado former Republican Congressman Bob Barr (GA) was nominated as the presidential candidate for the party. He served in Congress from 1995–2003.
Barr officially entered the race on May 12, two weeks before the convention amidst months of speculation. He won the nomination on the sixth ballot of the convention edging 324–276. was nominated as his running mate after losing on the fifth ballot and throwing his support to Barr.
Barr's main opposition in the Libertarian race highlighted his vote in Congress in favor of the in 2001 following the September 11 attacks. He has since renounced the vote, and has worked to repeal the act. Barr's candidacy was also seen by Libertarian "radicals" as an attempt by conservatives to take over the party.
Following his nomination Barr remarked that he "will not let the Libertarian Party down" and that it "will be a historic and positive campaign that will succeed." To detractors who say he will take votes away from Republican candidate John McCain, Barr stated that "If Senator McCain ... does not succeed in winning the presidency ... it will be because Senator McCain did not present, and his party did not present, a vision, an agenda, a platform and a series of programs that actually resonated positively with the American people." Party spokesman Andrew Davis described the situation among the electorate as "wanting and needing another choice" and stating that "that choice is Bob Barr."
Barr's nomination made former Alaskan senator Mike Gravel — who recently switched from being a Democratic candidate to a Libertarian candidate for President back on March 25, 2008 — announce he is ending his political career.
Gravel said, "I just ended my political career, from 15 years old to now, my political career is over, and it's no big deal. I'm a writer, I'm a lecturer, I'm going to push the issues of freedom and liberty. I'm going to push those issues until the day I die."
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Chiny przebudują stolicę Tybetu Autor: Małgorzata Podstawka
Chińskie władze zapowiedziały, że do 2020 roku przebudują stolicę Tybetu. Plany zakładają, że w centrum Lhasy ma mieszkać 450 tysięcy mieszkańców. Organizacje pozarządowe mówią o chęci zniszczenia tradycyjnego charakteru miasta.
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Chińskie władze zapowiedziały, że do 2020 roku przebudują stolicę Tybetu. Plany zakładają, że w centrum Lhasy ma mieszkać 450 tysięcy mieszkańców. Organizacje pozarządowe mówią o chęci zniszczenia tradycyjnego charakteru miasta.
Pojawiają się opinie, że „działania te mają rozmyć kulturowo Tybet, a także są jednym z elementów zaostrzania kontroli w regionie” – pisze Gazeta.pl.
Chiński rząd nie zgadza się z tymi oskarżeniami. Dziennik „China Daily” podaje, że w ciągu najbliższych lat Lhasa ma być „harmonijnym społecznie, ekologicznym, nowoczesnym miastem o barwnej kulturze i głębokich tradycjach etnicznych
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"Nowoczesna przebudowa Lhasy"
Chiny o "pozytywnych zmianach"
W opinii mieszkających na wychodźstwie Tybetańczyków do Tybetu napływa coraz więcej Chińczyków narodowości Han, która w Państwie Środka stanowi większość. Za granicą pojawiają się opinie, że działania te mają rozmyć kulturowo Tybet , a także są jednym z elementów zaostrzania kontroli w regionie.Chińskie władze odrzucają te oskarżenia twierdząc, że na poprawę warunków życia w Tybecie wydano miliardy juanów z budżetu centralnego. Dziennik "China Daily" pisze, że do 2020 roku Lhasa ma się stać " harmonijnym społecznie, ekologicznym, nowoczesnym miastem o barwnej kulturze o głębokich tradycjach etnicznych". W centrum Lhasy ma mieszkać 450 tysięcy osób. Stolica Tybetu liczy teraz ok. 500 tys. mieszkańców, mniej więcej połowa z nich mieszka w centrum. "China Daily" pisząc o "unowocześnianiu miasta" podkreśla, że przed rozpoczęciem "chińskich reform w Tybecie" Lhasa liczyła zaledwie 40 tys. mieszkańców, z czego 4 tys. to byli żebracy.W chińskich mediach, szczególnie tych skierowanych do zagranicznych odbiorców trwa wielka ofensywa informowania o pozytywnych zmianach, które zaszły w Tybecie od momentu - jak określa się to w Chinach - "pokojowego wyzwolenia" tego regionu. Obecnie w stolicy Chin prezentowana jest przygotowana z rozmachem wystawa zatytułowana "50. rocznica demokratycznych reform w Tybecie".
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Chińskie władze zapowiedziały, że do 2020 roku przebudują stolicę Tybetu. Plany zakładają, że w centrum Lhasy ma mieszkać 450 tysięcy mieszkańców. Organizacje pozarządowe mówią o chęci zniszczenia tradycyjnego charakteru miasta.
Pojawiają się opinie, że „działania te mają rozmyć kulturowo Tybet, a także są jednym z elementów zaostrzania kontroli w regionie” – pisze Gazeta.pl.
Chiński rząd nie zgadza się z tymi oskarżeniami. Dziennik „China Daily” podaje, że w ciągu najbliższych lat Lhasa ma być „harmonijnym społecznie, ekologicznym, nowoczesnym miastem o barwnej kulturze i głębokich tradycjach etnicznych
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Le vote s'est déroulé dans le cadre d'une émission diffusée sur France 3, hier soir, et dans laquelle les téléspectateurs étaient invités à s'exprimer. Le vote du public représentait ainsi 50% du vote final, celui des juges, l'autre moitié du vote.
C'est finalement le groupe régional qui s'est imposé notamment face au groupe des Wampas, proposé par France 4. Longtemps réfractaires à toute médiatisation, les Fatals Picards se sont faits connaître par leurs multiples concerts, leurs textes humoristiques et leur ironie.
Créé en 2000 par Ivan, le groupe a déjà sorti quatre albums : Navet Maria, Droit de Véto, Picardia Independenza, et Pamplemousse Mécanique, le dernier, sorti en janvier dernier.
En mai prochain, ils auront à coeur de séduire davantage le public européen que ne l'avait fait la représentante française en 2006. La France avait alors terminé avant avant dernière, juste devant Israël et Malte.
Voir le site internet des Fatals Picards en cliquant ici .
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Ce sont des représentants de la nouvelle scène française qui ont été choisis pour représenter la France au concours de l''''Eurovision 2007''', rompant avec une certaine de chanteurs et/ou chanteuses à voix ... C'est l'information de la soirée d'hier dans le domaine de la chanson en France est la suivante : le groupe '''Fatals Picards''' a été choisi parmi dix groupes ou artistes (dont les Wampas, par exemple) par un vote des téléspectateurs lors d'une émission diffusée hier sur France 3, intitulée : ''Eurovision 2007, et si on gagnait ?''.
Cette année, les organisateurs des sélections avaient indiqué vouloir offrir une assise plus solide à la candidature française, en se basant sur des groupes ou projets plus populaires et/ou plus connus ce qui contraste avec les années précédentes. Le groupe vainqueur, un des deux candidats proposés par France 3 (chaque chaîne du groupe France Télévision en proposant deux), se place dans cette catégorie (il en est déjà à son quatrième album et est actuellement en tournée en France) : il concourra donc sous les couleurs de la France avec sa chanson ''l'amour à la française''.
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Les tirages au sort pour l'ordre de présentation des chansons en demi-finale et en finale ont été effectués. L'évènement était présenté par Sakis Rouvas et Maria Menounos, les présentateurs de l'Eurovision. Voici les résultats :
Demi-finale :
1 Arménie
2 Bulgarie
3 Slovénie
4 Andorre
5 Bélarus
6 Albanie
7 Belgique
8 Irlande
9 Chypre
10 Monaco
11 E.R.Y. Macédoine
12 Pologne
13 Russie
14 Turquie
15 Ukraine
16 Finlande
17 Pays-Bas
18 Lituanie
19 Portugal
20 Suède
21 Estonie
22 Bosnie-Herzégovine
23 Islande
Maria Menounos & Sakis Rouvas
© eurovisionathens.gr
Finale :
1 Suisse
2 Moldavie
3 Israël
4 Lettonie
5 Norvège
6 Espagne
7 Malte
8 Allemagne
9 Danemark
10 Demi-finaliste
11 Demi-finaliste
12 Roumanie
13 Demi-finaliste
14 Demi-finaliste
15 Royaume-Uni
16 Grèce
17 Demi-finaliste
18 Demi-finaliste
19 France
20 Croatie
21 Demi-finaliste
22 Demi-finaliste
23 Demi-finaliste
24 Demi-finaliste
Un autre tirage au sort a été effectué pour déterminer l'ordre dans lequel les pays annonceront leurs votes à la finale du 20 mai :
1 Slovénie
2 Andorre
3 Roumanie
4 Danemark
5 Lettonie
6 Portugal
7 Suède
8 Finlande
9 Belgique
10 Croatie
11 Serbie Et Monténégro
12 Norvège
13 Estonie
14 Irlande
15 Malte
16 Lituanie
17 Chypre
18 Pays-Bas
19 Suisse
20 Ukraine
21 Russie
22 Pologne
23 Royaume-Uni
24 Arménie
25 France
26 Bélarus
27 Allemagne
28 Espagne
29 Moldavie
30 Bosnie-Herzégovine
31 Islande
32 Monaco
33 Israël
34 Albanie
35 Grèce
36 Bulgarie
37 E.R.Y. Macédoine
38 Turquie
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Ce sont des représentants de la nouvelle scène française qui ont été choisis pour représenter la France au concours de l''''Eurovision 2007''', rompant avec une certaine de chanteurs et/ou chanteuses à voix ... C'est l'information de la soirée d'hier dans le domaine de la chanson en France est la suivante : le groupe '''Fatals Picards''' a été choisi parmi dix groupes ou artistes (dont les Wampas, par exemple) par un vote des téléspectateurs lors d'une émission diffusée hier sur France 3, intitulée : ''Eurovision 2007, et si on gagnait ?''.
Cette année, les organisateurs des sélections avaient indiqué vouloir offrir une assise plus solide à la candidature française, en se basant sur des groupes ou projets plus populaires et/ou plus connus ce qui contraste avec les années précédentes. Le groupe vainqueur, un des deux candidats proposés par France 3 (chaque chaîne du groupe France Télévision en proposant deux), se place dans cette catégorie (il en est déjà à son quatrième album et est actuellement en tournée en France) : il concourra donc sous les couleurs de la France avec sa chanson ''l'amour à la française''.
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La France en vrai Blum et ses premières ministres diffusé le 08/03 53 min
Teddy Teddy Riner possède déjà un palmarès inégalé... 85 min
La France en Vrai - Midi-Pyrénées Le sous-sol de nos démons diffusé le 22/02 53 min
Paris romantique, Paris érotique L'image de Paris comme capitale de l'amour semble aujourd'hui être une... diffusé le 01/03 95 min
La saga de nos montagnes, les Alpes La chaîne des Alpes est longtemps restée l'un des territoires les... diffusé le 22/02 94 min
La Ligne Bleue Ici tout est loin diffusé le 18/02 58 min
plus que 2j
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Ce sont des représentants de la nouvelle scène française qui ont été choisis pour représenter la France au concours de l''''Eurovision 2007''', rompant avec une certaine de chanteurs et/ou chanteuses à voix ... C'est l'information de la soirée d'hier dans le domaine de la chanson en France est la suivante : le groupe '''Fatals Picards''' a été choisi parmi dix groupes ou artistes (dont les Wampas, par exemple) par un vote des téléspectateurs lors d'une émission diffusée hier sur France 3, intitulée : ''Eurovision 2007, et si on gagnait ?''.
Cette année, les organisateurs des sélections avaient indiqué vouloir offrir une assise plus solide à la candidature française, en se basant sur des groupes ou projets plus populaires et/ou plus connus ce qui contraste avec les années précédentes. Le groupe vainqueur, un des deux candidats proposés par France 3 (chaque chaîne du groupe France Télévision en proposant deux), se place dans cette catégorie (il en est déjà à son quatrième album et est actuellement en tournée en France) : il concourra donc sous les couleurs de la France avec sa chanson ''l'amour à la française''.
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Fatals Picards se composent de cinq hommes, Ivan et Paul au chant, Laurent à la guitare, Jean-Marc à la batterie, et Yves à la basse. Pour définir la musique du groupe on peut dire qu’il s’agit d’un savant mélange entre du "Boby Lapointe" et "Marcel et Son Orchestre". Cette comparaison est surtout due aux paroles comiques, tirant même sur l’ironie.
Classé dans la musique punk, le groupe gère une image assez décalée vis-à-vis des autres groupes musicaux. Pour preuve, le quintette se définit lui-même comme de la « punk pour les nuls ». Ce qui montre son humour et surtout son auto-dérision. Leur chansons abordent aussi un humour caricatural mettant en tête de liste de personnes malmenées, les rappeurs, les chanteurs humanitaires, les boys band, le reggae et les séries des années 80.
Fatals Picards joue beaucoup avec l’actualité musicale, surtout celle qui est liée au piratage. Sur scène, ils n’hésitent pas à évoquer ce problème, « si vous gravez mes CD, c’est comme si vous tuez des bébés chats ». Refusant toute médiatisation, la bande s’est fait connaître par le biais du bouche à oreille et surtout par les nombreux concerts qu’ils ont assurés.
Depuis 2000, année de sa création, Fatals Picards a sorti quatre albums, à raison d’un opus tous les deux ans. Après Navet Maria, Droit de Véto, Picardia Independenza, c’est Pamplemousse Mécanique qui est le dernier sortie dans les bacs en janvier 2007.
C’est leur histoire :
Comme leur nom l’indique les Fatals Picards sont aussi parisiens qu’Indochine. En hom-mage à la pensée moderne (la fleur) ils décident de fonder un groupe et de mélanger chanson et humour, ils ajoutent aussi d’autres ingrédients très utiles pour avoir du succès mais qu’ils ne peuvent bien évidemment pas divulguer.
Le groupe est fondé officiellement en 2000 par Ivan. Il s’adjoint des comparses pour pouvoir conserver légalement la notion de groupe musical et bénéficier ainsi de nombreux avantages fiscaux, comme par exemple le co-voiturage. Les Fatals Picards commencent donc à creuser leur carrière un an après la fin du monde annoncée par Paco Rabanne, afin d’être bien sûrs que le prophète s’est vraiment fourvoyé et ne pas monter un groupe pour rien, quelques mois avant l’apocalypse.
Après avoir fait de nombreux concerts pendant 5 ans, il décident d’en faire d’autres, pour ne pas éveiller les soupçons du mage couturier. Conscients d’être perpétuellement épiés par le monde de la mode, le groupe prend de diverses formes passant d’un duo insolent à l’humour décalé à un quintet insolent à l’humour décalé.
C’est maintenant une troupe de choc composée de cinq fiers gaillards : Ivan le chanteur fondateur, Laurent le guitariste, Jean-Marc le batteur-tourneur, Paul le deuxième chanteur (au cas où un des deux tombe en panne) et Yves le bassiste (parce qu’il en faut au moins un). Pas moins de 300 concerts à leur actif durant ces 5 ans, pas plus non plus, parce que quand même c’est pas mal de boulot et il faut savoir aussi conserver une vie privée palpitante.
Trois albums sous le régime austère de l’autoproduction et leur propre structure de tournée Adone, les ont formés à tout endurer. Ils peuvent désormais retenir leur respiration pendant plus de 30 secondes, ils peuvent manger une demi-baguette en un repas (à deux), ils peuvent fermer les yeux pendant plus de 6 heures sans sourcilier ou presque. Leur maîtrise totale est encore plus flagrante sur scène où ils sont régulièrement applaudis à la fin de chaque chanson !
2006 est une année cruciale pour eux, d’ailleurs la somme des chiffres de 2006 fait 8 ! Enfin reconnus par le monde du disque en signant chez Warner Music (d’ailleurs la somme des lettres de Warner Music fait 8 !) ils sont encouragés par la profession musicale à tenir tête aux couturiers et à continuer leurs spectacles emplis d’énergie, de surréalisme, de rire et aussi de spectateurs ! Car le public est grandissant pour les Fatals : 5 cm de plus que la moyenne nationale. Courrez vite aux concerts les Fatals avant qu’on ne puisse plus y voir que les nuques du public.
Site : http://www.fatalspicards.com/ Eurovision sur Wikipedia
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Ce sont des représentants de la nouvelle scène française qui ont été choisis pour représenter la France au concours de l''''Eurovision 2007''', rompant avec une certaine de chanteurs et/ou chanteuses à voix ... C'est l'information de la soirée d'hier dans le domaine de la chanson en France est la suivante : le groupe '''Fatals Picards''' a été choisi parmi dix groupes ou artistes (dont les Wampas, par exemple) par un vote des téléspectateurs lors d'une émission diffusée hier sur France 3, intitulée : ''Eurovision 2007, et si on gagnait ?''.
Cette année, les organisateurs des sélections avaient indiqué vouloir offrir une assise plus solide à la candidature française, en se basant sur des groupes ou projets plus populaires et/ou plus connus ce qui contraste avec les années précédentes. Le groupe vainqueur, un des deux candidats proposés par France 3 (chaque chaîne du groupe France Télévision en proposant deux), se place dans cette catégorie (il en est déjà à son quatrième album et est actuellement en tournée en France) : il concourra donc sous les couleurs de la France avec sa chanson ''l'amour à la française''.
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WRESTLING superstar Jeff Hardy has been arrested on five major drugs charges - after a police raid at his home.
The Moore County Sheriff's Office confirmed that during a search of his house they seized 262 Vicodin prescription pills, 180 Soma prescription pills, 555 milliliters of anabolic steroids, a residual amount of powder cocaine and other items of drug paraphernalia.
The estimated street value of the drugs seized was £1,500 ($2,500).
The three-time WWE world champion's charges are listed as "felony trafficking in opium, two counts of felony possession with intent to sell or deliver a Schedule III controlled substance, felony maintaining a dwelling to keep controlled substance, felony possession of cocaine and misdemeanour possession of drug paraphernalia."
Hardy is thought to now be back at his North Carolina home with his brother Matt posting the bail of £75,000 ($125,000).
The 32-year-old grappler was the subject of a joint investigation by officers from the Moore County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit, Moore County Sheriff's Office Select Enforcement Unit and the Fayetteville Police Department.
The full arrest report won't be made public until Monday.
Jeff - who only left the WWE two weeks ago - reacted angrily to the situation on his official Twitter page.
He said: "A lot of exaggerations are out there today, don't believe everything you read 4 it is not true, I am at home and fine-thanks for your concern."
He later complained of the media's inaccurate reporting and denied Matt's involvement in the bail posting.
Jeff's career, particularly the last six years, have been riddled with controversy and personal issues. In 2003 he was released by WWE in what was seen as a mutual decision, with Jeff citing burn-out and needing to heal injuries, while WWE were said to be irked by a refusal to attend rehab to address drug issues and a lack of reliability in and out of the ring.
He spent a year out of wrestling before resurfacing in TNA in June 2005. He had a reasonably successful for a time, but found himself suspended in April 2006 for no-showing a PPV match with Raven.
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He would return shortly afterwards, but was gone by the end of the year, once again failing to attend a major show.
He was given a second chance by WWE midway through 2006, and soon recaptured tag team gold with brother Matt as well as figuring in the intercontinental title picture.
Hardy missed the 2007 SummerSlam through what was believed to be his first 30-day suspension. His official website reported an injury which kept him out for a month, but Jim Ross' blog made comments which alluded to an enforced absence by the company, and not due to him being hurt.
The absence did not seem to affect his push, since by the Royal Rumble 2008 he was pitted against Randy Orton for the WWE championship. He was not successful, but was probably the most over wrestler in the company at that time.
Once again, though, he was blighted by his inability to stay out of trouble. He was suspended for sixty days for a wellness violation in March 2008, causing him to miss WrestleMania 24. The fact that this suspension was 60 days further indicated that his previous absence had been due to suspension.
In September last year he was refused permission to board a plane home after an event, but it did not result in any further action.
Even after Hardy's turbulent year he won his first major title in December 2008 when he captured the WWE Title at Armageddon. He had has two further stints as World Champion since then.
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His decision to leave the company again was leaked several months ago, with the exact date undetermined until just two weeks ago when he lost the title to CM Punk in a TLC match, then was defeated by Punk on Smackdown in a cage match where the loser was forced to leave WWE.
Ironically, CM Punk had used his rivalry with Hardy to turn heel, and used his Straightedge lifestyle, where he abstains from all drug and alcohol use, as a springboard to pompously chastise Jeff for his errant ways and his fans for cheering him for it.
It will be intriguing to see whether Punk follows up this incident to prove his point.
Were Jeff Hardy still with WWE then it seems certain that they would have taken a dim view of this incident and immediately fired him.
There are revelations that they have already pulled a DVD set that was to be dedicated to the star's career.
This new revelation may have harmed his chances of ever returning to the company ever again, and is sure to disappoint his many legions of fans.
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WWE and TNA superstar Jeff Hardy
Former World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Jeff Hardy has been arrested on five major drug charges. The former WWE Champion’s home was searched by police and they seized 262 Vicodin prescription pills, 180 Soma prescription pills, 555 milliliters of anabolic steroids, a residual amount of powder cocaine and other items of drug paraphernalia. The estimated street value of the drugs is $2,500.
Hardy's charges are listed as "felony trafficking in opium, two counts of felony possession with intent to sell or deliver a Schedule III controlled substance, felony maintaining a dwelling to keep controlled substance, felony possession of cocaine and misdemeanour possession of drug paraphernalia."
It is believed that Hardy is now back at his North Carolina home and his brother, fellow World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Matt Hardy, posting the $125,000 bail.
The superstar released a statement on his Twitter page saying "A lot of exaggerations are out there today, don't believe everything you read 4 it is not true, I am at home and fine-thanks for your concern."
Hardy only left the WWE two weeks ago when he lost a “Loser leaves WWE” match against CM Punk. During his tenure at WWE he was often surrounded by both controversy and personal issues. He was released in 2003 with him saying it was a “mutual decision” He returned in 2006 but was suspended twice for violations to the WWE wellness program. He also had a stint in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he was suspended and later released for missing shows.
Hardy’s arrest comes less than a week after former WWE and WCW superstar Sean O'Haire was arrested on charges of misdemeanor battery and criminal trespass.
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In one of the more shocking stories I have heard in some time, Jeff Hardy was arrested today on what is said to be 5 felonies. The report from TMZ.com and thepilot.com say that he was arrested this morning for this:
"262 Vicodin prescription pills, 180 Soma prescription pills, 555 milliliters of anabolic steroids, a residual amount of powder cocaine and items of drug paraphernalia."
They also said that he had "an intent to sell".
For those of you out there who are not drug lords, the estimated street value of the drugs are said to be $2,500. I personally didn't know and had to find the number.
The story came out a little earlier and many people thought it was fake, mainly because it doesn't make any sense. However, the Sheriffs Department there in Cartage, NC confirmed it, saying he was in fact arrested on drug related charges.
The bail was set at $125,000 and was payed by Matt Hardy, Jeff's older brother. Jeff is obviously free because he sent out a tweet on twitter.com just a small time ago saying:
"Alot of exaggerations are out there today, don't believe everything you read 4 it is not true, I am at home and fine-thanks for your concern"
I personally think he is not trying to sell the drugs, quite frankly because he doesn't need to. I mean he still has a ton of WWE money and he left to take time off, if he needed the money he would have stuck around.
Also, its an estimated $2500, that is barely enough to get a used car people. If he wanted to sell, one would think he would have a ton of drugs on him.
Also, the steroids and pain killers kind of make no sense at this point. He never needed steroids, because his strength was never a part of his game. Of course, being anabolic, it probably is being used for pain not for getting bulked up.
However, he is now done with wrestling and probably does not need to use such strong drugs for pain. If he did, he could have taken Tylenol, Aleve, or another over the counter drug.
And if he did need higher grade pain killers, he would be smart enough to get a prescription for them. Vicodin is supposedly only available by prescription anyway, so he would have had to got them from a pharmacist or off the street. I guess he is taking House's supply.
In any case, getting drugs off the street is never good, because half the time is it a lesser grade knockoff of the actual drug. Hardy should know that, seeing as he got in trouble with the issue before. Some would say, how would you know something like this Joe?
I don't personally have experience with this kind of thing as far as paying for illegal drugs on the street, but I have a few friends who happen to be police officers. Thanks for letting me know guys!
The cocaine is one thing I can understand, quite frankly because he was busted with it before. But it was a small amount, which probably means he had been using it and needed more.
This whole thing is probably over exaggerated. I think that if the bail was set that low, and the fact there is a bail period is an indication he didn't do anything as big as what is being reported.
He could probably get off on the prescription pain killers, and maybe the steroids if there is a prescription. But being caught with the cocaine is not good at all, especially because he has been busted before with it.
And because the amount of drugs he had were only valued for a small $2500 means he will most likely go out on probation, community service, and a ton of fines. I personally don't see jail time, but it is possible there is more we don't know that will be revealed in he coming days.
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WWE and TNA superstar Jeff Hardy
Former World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Jeff Hardy has been arrested on five major drug charges. The former WWE Champion’s home was searched by police and they seized 262 Vicodin prescription pills, 180 Soma prescription pills, 555 milliliters of anabolic steroids, a residual amount of powder cocaine and other items of drug paraphernalia. The estimated street value of the drugs is $2,500.
Hardy's charges are listed as "felony trafficking in opium, two counts of felony possession with intent to sell or deliver a Schedule III controlled substance, felony maintaining a dwelling to keep controlled substance, felony possession of cocaine and misdemeanour possession of drug paraphernalia."
It is believed that Hardy is now back at his North Carolina home and his brother, fellow World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Matt Hardy, posting the $125,000 bail.
The superstar released a statement on his Twitter page saying "A lot of exaggerations are out there today, don't believe everything you read 4 it is not true, I am at home and fine-thanks for your concern."
Hardy only left the WWE two weeks ago when he lost a “Loser leaves WWE” match against CM Punk. During his tenure at WWE he was often surrounded by both controversy and personal issues. He was released in 2003 with him saying it was a “mutual decision” He returned in 2006 but was suspended twice for violations to the WWE wellness program. He also had a stint in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he was suspended and later released for missing shows.
Hardy’s arrest comes less than a week after former WWE and WCW superstar Sean O'Haire was arrested on charges of misdemeanor battery and criminal trespass.
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Breaking News: Jeff Hardy Arrested For Drug Trafficking, Multiple Felonies
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Sep 11, 2009 - 4:24:24 PM
By Michael Bluth Sep 11, 2009 - 4:24:24 PM
Former WWE superstar Jeff Hardy is in the Moore County jail this afternoon after being arrested on charges of trafficking in controlled prescription pills and possession of anabolic steriods.
Hardy, 32, was arrested on Friday after a search of his home yielded 262 Vicodin prescription pills, 180 Soma prescription pills, 555 milliliters of anabolic steroids, powder cocaine and drug paraphernalia. His bail has been set at $125,000.
A joint investigation by the Moore County Sheriff's Office narcotics and select enforcement units and the Fayetteville Police Department led to the arrest.
The charges against Jeff Hardy include:
- Felony trafficking in opium
- Two counts of felony possession with intent to sell or deliver a Schedule III controlled substance
- Felony maintaining a dwelling to keep controlled substance
- Felony possession of cocaine
- Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.
** JEFF HARDY's MUGSHOT PICTURE: Taken Today, JUST POSTED [>] Source: ThePilot.com Former WWE superstar Jeff Hardy is in the Moore County jail this afternoon after being arrested on charges of trafficking in controlled prescription pills and possession of anabolic steriods.Hardy, 32, was arrested on Friday after a search of his home yielded 262 Vicodin prescription pills, 180 Soma prescription pills, 555 milliliters of anabolic steroids, powder cocaine and drug paraphernalia. His bail has been set at $125,000.A joint investigation by the Moore County Sheriff's Office narcotics and select enforcement units and the Fayetteville Police Department led to the arrest.The charges against Jeff Hardy include:- Felony trafficking in opium- Two counts of felony possession with intent to sell or deliver a Schedule III controlled substance- Felony maintaining a dwelling to keep controlled substance- Felony possession of cocaine- Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Mr. Kennedy To TNA: Details On His Rumored Debut
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WWE and TNA superstar Jeff Hardy
Former World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Jeff Hardy has been arrested on five major drug charges. The former WWE Champion’s home was searched by police and they seized 262 Vicodin prescription pills, 180 Soma prescription pills, 555 milliliters of anabolic steroids, a residual amount of powder cocaine and other items of drug paraphernalia. The estimated street value of the drugs is $2,500.
Hardy's charges are listed as "felony trafficking in opium, two counts of felony possession with intent to sell or deliver a Schedule III controlled substance, felony maintaining a dwelling to keep controlled substance, felony possession of cocaine and misdemeanour possession of drug paraphernalia."
It is believed that Hardy is now back at his North Carolina home and his brother, fellow World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Matt Hardy, posting the $125,000 bail.
The superstar released a statement on his Twitter page saying "A lot of exaggerations are out there today, don't believe everything you read 4 it is not true, I am at home and fine-thanks for your concern."
Hardy only left the WWE two weeks ago when he lost a “Loser leaves WWE” match against CM Punk. During his tenure at WWE he was often surrounded by both controversy and personal issues. He was released in 2003 with him saying it was a “mutual decision” He returned in 2006 but was suspended twice for violations to the WWE wellness program. He also had a stint in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he was suspended and later released for missing shows.
Hardy’s arrest comes less than a week after former WWE and WCW superstar Sean O'Haire was arrested on charges of misdemeanor battery and criminal trespass.
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FORMER WWE and WCW grappler Sean O'Haire was arrested on Sunday.
Cops picked him up at 2.04am on charges of misdemeanor battery and criminal trespass in Savannah, Georgia.
He was released later the same day on a £2,785 bond.
O'Haire, whose real name is Sean Christopher Haire, of late had been working as a professional bodyguard.
The 38-year-old left WWE in 2006 to focus on the fight game. His current MMA record stands at 5-2.
O'Haire has previous arrests for assault in 1992, 2006 and in 2004 he hit headlines when he was found guilty of assaulting a woman in a night club.
He was also involved in a 2007 brawl in Hilton Head, South Carolina where his orbital bone was fractured, as well sustaining other injuries to his face and skull.
O'Haire claimed that he was going to the aid of a friend but other witnesses claimed that he tried to start a fight with his alleged assailant, Juan Brantley.
A few days prior to the altercation Brantley had filed a complaint with the local police department, stating that Haire had attempted to start a fight with him at another bar.
He is due to appear in court to answer these latest charges at the end of the month.
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WWE and TNA superstar Jeff Hardy
Former World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Jeff Hardy has been arrested on five major drug charges. The former WWE Champion’s home was searched by police and they seized 262 Vicodin prescription pills, 180 Soma prescription pills, 555 milliliters of anabolic steroids, a residual amount of powder cocaine and other items of drug paraphernalia. The estimated street value of the drugs is $2,500.
Hardy's charges are listed as "felony trafficking in opium, two counts of felony possession with intent to sell or deliver a Schedule III controlled substance, felony maintaining a dwelling to keep controlled substance, felony possession of cocaine and misdemeanour possession of drug paraphernalia."
It is believed that Hardy is now back at his North Carolina home and his brother, fellow World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Matt Hardy, posting the $125,000 bail.
The superstar released a statement on his Twitter page saying "A lot of exaggerations are out there today, don't believe everything you read 4 it is not true, I am at home and fine-thanks for your concern."
Hardy only left the WWE two weeks ago when he lost a “Loser leaves WWE” match against CM Punk. During his tenure at WWE he was often surrounded by both controversy and personal issues. He was released in 2003 with him saying it was a “mutual decision” He returned in 2006 but was suspended twice for violations to the WWE wellness program. He also had a stint in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he was suspended and later released for missing shows.
Hardy’s arrest comes less than a week after former WWE and WCW superstar Sean O'Haire was arrested on charges of misdemeanor battery and criminal trespass.
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The parents -- Carlos Salazar Jr., 29, and Jennifer Salazar, 26 -- were reported to be in critical condition Sunday.
12:45 p.m.: The parents of the five children killed in a car crash Saturday are in fair condition, a spokeswoman for Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno said today.
3:05 p.m.: The Tulare County Coroner's Office has identified the three people who were in the Dodge Neon and died Saturday in the collision with a pickup truck carrying an Orange Cove family near Orosi. The three occupants were Arthur Rivas, 19, of Dinuba; Richard Carrasco, 16, of Dinuba; and Oscar Esparza, 17, of San Diego. Authorities said Esparza was the driver. Five children in the pickup also died.
Two of those arrested were booked on suspicion of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and one was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Four teens were cited for being under the influence of alcohol and curfew violations, and four traffic citations were issued to minors, officer Jesus Santillan said.
Four Clovis police officers patrolled neighborhoods looking for parties from 7 p.m. Saturday until 2 a.m. Sunday.
Clovis police arrested three people and broke up 19 teen parties Saturday night in an operation targeting underage drinking.
Both youths ran, with one captured by police at the school's perimeter and the other in a backyard a short distance away.
Officers saw the youths moving and stacking stolen goods shortly after 10 a.m., and had set up a perimeter when one of the juveniles saw them.
Fresno police, responding to a burglar alarm, arrested two juveniles Sunday on suspicion of burglarizing Mayfair Elementary School at 3305 E. Home Ave.
The car ran a stop sign and slammed into a pickup carrying a couple and their five children. No one in the truck was wearing seat belts.
Dinuba police say the Dodge Neon that carried the fleeing suspects had been carjacked. When an officer tried to pull the vehicle over for a traffic infraction Saturday afternoon, it led authorities on a chase.
A fifth child has died after a stolen car fleeing police in California's Central Valley crashed into a pickup, bringing the death toll to eight.
The four children were thrown from the truck, authorities said. None of the children in the truck were wearing seat belts or any restraints, California Highway Patrol Officer Felipe Martinez said.
The Dodge Neon was carjacked either late Friday or early Saturday in Selma, about 10 miles from Dinuba, where Saturday afternoon's crash took place, Dinuba police Sgt. Thaddeus Ashford said. No other details on the carjacking were available, he said.
A stolen car fleeing from police ran a stop sign and slammed into a pickup in California's Central Valley, killing four young children in the truck and all three people in the car, police said Sunday.
The four children were thrown from the truck, authorities said. None of the children in the truck were wearing seat belts or any restraints, California Highway Patrol Officer Felipe Martinez said.
The Dodge Neon was carjacked either late Friday or early Saturday in Selma, about 10 miles from Dinuba, where Saturday afternoon's crash took place, Dinuba police Sgt. Thaddeus Ashford said. No other details on the carjacking were available, he said.
A stolen car fleeing from police ran a stop sign and slammed into a pickup in California's Central Valley, killing four young children in the truck and all three people in the car, police said Sunday.
Five people were killed and four injured when a double-trailer truck and a van carrying nine farmworkers collided at Manning and West avenues, south of Easton. One driver had run a stop sign.
Five men were killed and nine others injured when a van carrying 12 farmworkers collided with a car occupied by two men on Highway 33 south of Bullard Avenue.
Seven men were killed and another seven were injured when a van carrying a group of Buddhist monks from Thailand overturned on southbound Interstate 5 near Manning Avenue in rural Fresno County.
Eleven people died when a farmworker van carrying 12 Salvadorans to Fresno collided with a tractor-trailer rig while passing another vehicle in the fog on Highway 180, just east of Mendota.
A collision killed 13 farmworkers when the van they were in collided with a tomato truck making a U-turn near Five Points.
Seven Earlimart residents -- five of them children -- were killed east of Kettleman City when the driver missed a sharp turn on a rural road, struck an embankment and overturned in a canal.
Saturday's crash near Orosi that killed eight -- five of them children -- was among the deadliest vehicle accidents in Valley history. Others include:
11:45 a.m.: Dinuba's police chief said today his department is trying to determine exactly how closely a police car was following a Dodge Neon that crashed into a pickup on Saturday, killing eight people, including five children.
Chief James Olvera said he has "unconfirmed" reports that the Dinuba police car was about one-third of a mile away from the Neon when it ran a stop sign at Avenue 424 and Road 120 near Orosi, colliding with a southbound pickup carrying a family of seven from Orange Cove.
Olvera said his department hopes to review dispatch tapes today and Tuesday to determine how closely the police car was following the Neon.
"The officer was engaged in the pursuit and I know he was some distance behind," Olvera said. "As far as what distance, I don't know."
Only one police car was involved in the chase, Olvera said. He said the officer driving the car was Marcos Nunes, who he said has been with the department for several years.
Paula Guzman, a woman who was following the pickup truck when it was struck, said Sunday that the police car ran the stop sign right after the Neon did and nearly hit her car.
Olvera said he's not sure that happened.
"It doesn't seem possible because from what I understand, the officer was some distance behind [the Neon]," he said. "I'm not going to say it's not true, but I can't find supporting evidence to say whether that happened or not."
The chase started just before 2 p.m. after the Neon, which was heading eastbound on Avenue 424 -- also known as Nebraska Avenue -- ran a stop sign at Crawford Avenue, Olvera said. Officer Nunes pursued the car about 3.5 miles before it ran through the stop sign at Road 120.
The Neon was later determined to be stolen out of Selma, Dinuba police Sgt. Thad Ashford said Sunday.
The California Highway Patrol identified the children who were riding in the pickup and were killed in the accident as Jochelyn Grace Salazar, 7, Monique Janae Salazar, 4, Michael Alexander Salazar, 3, and Sienna Rose Salazar, 1. They died at the scene. Carlos Eric Salazar, 8, was pronounced dead a few hours later at a hospital.
Their parents, Carlos Salazar Jr., 29, and Jennifer Salazar, 26, were reported in critical condition Sunday at Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno.
Three men in the Neon also were killed. Their names have not yet been made public because they were not carrying identification, CHP Officer Felipe Martinez said. The Tulare County Coroner's Office said this morning that it may release the names later today.
The Salazars were on their way to Orosi, where 8-year-old Carlos was to play in a youth football game, friends and relatives said.
The CHP said a preliminary investigation showed Carlos Salazar Jr. was driving a crew-cab pickup and that the impact from the collision caused the couple's five children to be thrown from the truck.
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At least four children are among seven killed in Dinuba, California after a police chase ended in a crash.
Map highlighting location of Dinuba, California within Tulare County.
Reports say the crash happened around 2:45 p.m. (PDT) on Saturday in a rural area of Tulare County. Police were pursuing a suspect who, after refusing to stop, slammed into a GMC Sierra pickup truck carrying two adults and five children. Four of the children were ejected from the truck and died at the scene. The two adults and one child were taken to Community Regional Medical Center located in Fresno where they are being treated for minor to severe injuries.
According to KFSN-TV, after the suspect slammed into the car, both vehicles landed against trees in a lemon tree orchard at the intersection of Avenue 424 and Road 120. Three people, including the suspect, were in the pursued car and died at the scene.
Police are continuing to investigate the incident.
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Five children are dead and a family is torn apart.
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- Five brothers and sisters all died as the accident crushed their parents' pickup.
- The mother and father survived Saturday's accident.
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The California Highway Patrol said a car fleeing from police ran a stop sign and slammed into a pickup, killing three people in the car and four young children in the truck.
The patrol says police in Dinuba, southeast of Fresno, were trying to stop the car Saturday afternoon for a traffic infraction.
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The patrol said the truck was carrying two adults and their five children. Four of the children -- ages 1, 3, 4 and 7 -- were ejected and died at the scene. The fifth child -- age 8 -- and the parents were taken to a hospital. The adults were identified as 29-year-old Carlos Salazar Jr. and 26-year-old Jennifer Salazar of Orange Cove.
All three men in the car being chased were killed. Their identities and ages weren't known.
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At least four children are among seven killed in Dinuba, California after a police chase ended in a crash.
Map highlighting location of Dinuba, California within Tulare County.
Reports say the crash happened around 2:45 p.m. (PDT) on Saturday in a rural area of Tulare County. Police were pursuing a suspect who, after refusing to stop, slammed into a GMC Sierra pickup truck carrying two adults and five children. Four of the children were ejected from the truck and died at the scene. The two adults and one child were taken to Community Regional Medical Center located in Fresno where they are being treated for minor to severe injuries.
According to KFSN-TV, after the suspect slammed into the car, both vehicles landed against trees in a lemon tree orchard at the intersection of Avenue 424 and Road 120. Three people, including the suspect, were in the pursued car and died at the scene.
Police are continuing to investigate the incident.
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A group of House Democrats is mounting a renewed push to strip J. Edgar Hoover's name off the FBI headquarters in the wake of a powerful new film that highlights one of the bureau's worst abuses under his leadership: a secret, decades-long program known as COINTELPRO that was aimed at discrediting civil rights activists, and which ultimately led to the 1969 killing by law enforcement of Chicago Black Panther leader Fred Hampton. “You take a poll and I would bet 90 percent of the society has no clue what COINTELPRO was,” said Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee, who, along with 22 co-sponsors, has reintroduced a bill to remove the longtime FBI director's name from the bureau's headquarters building in Washington, D.C. “This is an ugly part of our past that is not well known.”
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Police briefly cordoned off Mile-End tube station in East London on Saturday morning. A man has been taken away and the alert has now been lifted. This is the latest of many security alerts in London, which is at a high state of alert. further details awaited.
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GB, Alemania y Emiratos desmienten negarse a repostar aviones iraníes
TEHERÁN — Un responsable iraní anunció el lunes que los aeropuertos de Gran Bretaña, Alemania y los Emiratos Arabes Unidos rehúsan abastecer de combustible a los aviones iraníes de pasajeros después de las nuevas sanciones norteamericanas, pero esos tres países lo desmintieron.
"Desde la semana pasada, después de la adopción de las sanciones unilaterales norteamericanas contra Irán, los aeropuertos de Gran Bretaña, Alemania y los Emiratos Arabes Unidos se niegan a aprovisionar a los aviones iraníes", declaró Mehdi Aliyari, secretario de la Asociación de Aerolíneas Iraníes, citado el lunes por la agencia ISNA.
La agencia oficial IRNA indicó por su parte que el aeropuerto de Kuwait hacía lo mismo.
Esta fuente agregó que dicha medida se aplicaba desde el jueves pasado, en conformidad con "la decisión del Congreso estadounidense que impone sanciones a la venta de productos combustibles a Irán".
"Las compañías Iran Air (nacional) y Mahan (privada), que tienen numerosos vuelos hacia Europa, tuvieron problemas", agregó.
Aliyari pidió a la Organización de la Aviación Civil Internacional (ICAO) que intervenga para declarar "ilegal la aplicación de dichas sanciones".
"El ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, la organización nacional de la aviación civil, el ministerio del Transporte (...) actuarán contra esta acción ilegal norteamericana", agregó.
El jueves pasado, el presidente norteamericano Barack Obama promulgó una nueva serie de sanciones contra Irán votada por el Congreso, las más duras tomadas hasta la fecha por Estados Unidos, advirtiendo a las autoridades iraníes que si continúan con su programa nuclear incrementarán su aislamiento.
El texto firmado por Obama refuerza una legislación que ya estaba vigente, agregando una serie de nuevas sanciones económicas para tratar de persuadir a Irán de que abandone su polémico programa nuclear.
El texto está destinado a perturbar el aprovisionamiento de gasolina, queroseno y otros productos energéticos refinados de la República Islámica. Se agrega a la nueva resolución del Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU adoptada el 9 de junio que refuerza las sanciones internacionales contra Irán.
La comunidad internacional sospecha que Irán, a pesar de sus reiterados desmentidos, trata de dotarse del arma atómica bajo la cobertura de un programa nuclear civil.
Un miembro de la comisión parlamentaria de Relaciones Exteriores y Seguridad Nacional iraní, Heshmatolá Falahat Pishé, también citado por ISNA, pidió represalias contra los Emiratos Arabes Unidos, Gran Bretaña y Alemania.
"Nosotros consideramos que las sanciones de Estados Unidos están destinadas a perjudicar a los iraníes", dijo. "Debemos hacerle lo mismo a los Emiratos, a Gran Bretaña y a Alemania, cuyos aviones necesitan ser aprovisionados en Irán", agregó.
"Si se perjudica el desarrollo y la seguridad de Irán, ningún país de la región podrá gozar de una seguridad duradera", advirtió.
Sin embargo, las autoridades de los Emiratos, Gran Bretaña y Alemania negaron haber impuesto nuevas directivas respecto al aprovisionamiento de los aviones de línea iraníes que transitan por sus aeropuertos.
En Londres, un portavoz del gobierno dijo que éste no estaba "informado de una negativa de carburante en el Reino Unido".
En Dubái, un portavoz del aeropuerto internacional sostuvo que los aviones iraníes continuaban recibiendo el servicio de aprovisionamiento.
Sin embargo, una fuente vinculada al caso en Dubái señaló un problema con un "proveedor internacional de carburante" en varios aeropuertos del mundo, incluyendo los Emiratos, que se negó a repostar aviones iraníes. Pero "los operadores de Iran Air tienen otras fuentes para aprovisionarse", dijo esta fuente, que solicitó el anonimato.
Según el Financial Times Deutschland (FTD) del martes, la compañía petrolera británica BP no renovó un contrato de abastecimiento de combustible con las aerolíneas aéreas iraníes que expiraba a finales de junio, lo cual podría explicar las dificultades a las que estas últimas se enfrentan para repostar sus aviones.
El diario cita el ejemplo de un avión de Iran Air que tuvo que aterrizar en Viena porque no pudo llenar el tanque en el aeropuerto de Hamburgo.
En Berlín, el Ministerio del Transporte se limitó a afirmar que la negativa a repostar aviones de pasajeros no forma parte de las sanciones norteamericanas o de la ONU.
Sin embargo, la oficina alemana de la compañía nacional Iran Air desmintió que los aeropuertos de Alemania se negasen a efectuar dicho aprovisionamiento. "Es incorrecto", respondió a la AFP Mohamad Rajabi, el director de Iran Air, interrogado en Fráncfort.
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Aeropuertos del Reino Unido, Alemania y Emiratos Árabes se niegan a proveer combustible a aviones iraníes debido a las sanciones impuestas por el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos a Teherán, declaró hoy el portavoz de la Asociación de Compañías Aéreas de Irán, Mehdi Aliyari.
"A partir de la semana pasada, tras la adopción de las sanciones unilaterales de Washington contra Teherán, los aeropuertos de Reino Unido, Alemania y Emiratos Árabes se niegan a reabastecer de combustible a aviones iraníes", dijo Aliyari a la agencia de noticias iraní ISNA.
El Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU aprobó el 9 de junio una nueva resolución que endurece las sanciones contra Irán debido a que ésta nación se niega a detener el enriquecimiento de uranio. Ha sido ya la cuarta resolución aprobada por el Consejo de Seguridad después que Irán se negara a cumplir las exigencias internacionales relacionadas con su actual programa nuclear.
Además, EE.UU. adoptó medidas unilaterales propias contra la República Islámica, que afectan al sector del petróleo y gas de Irán, así como a varias empresas sospechosas de estar relacionadas con los programas nucleares de Teherán.
"Frente a esta situación, Irán se verá obligado a llenar al máximo posible los tanques de sus aviones dentro del país o construir depósitos de combustible en terceros países", comentó el portavoz de la Asociación de Compañía Aéreas de Irán.
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El centrista proeuropeo Emmanuel Macron, de 39 años, fue elegido este domingo presidente de Francia -el más joven de su historia.
"Combatiré las divisiones que nos lastran", prometió este domingo el centrista Emmanuel Macron, ganador de las elecciones presidenciales en Francia, asegurando que ha escuchado "la ira, ansiedad y dudas" de sus compatriotas.
Con entre el 65,5 y 66,1% de los sufragios, este exbanquero reemplazará al socialista François Hollande que renunció a presentarse por falta de apoyo popular y del que fue ministro de Economía, según estimaciones de institutos independientes.
"Sé cuáles son las divisiones de nuestra nación que han conducido a algunos a votos extremos, los respeto", dijo Macron en un discurso en su cuartel general de campaña en París tras derrotar a la ultraderechista Marine Le Pen con alrededor del 65% de los votos.
Macron gobernará en una Francia muy dividida políticamente entre las zonas urbanas (privilegiadas y reformistas) y las desheredadas (tentadas por los extremos). Tiene varios desafíos por delante como un desempleo endémico de 10%, la lucha antiterrorista y la crisis de la Unión Europea (UE).
"Mi responsabilidad será apaciguar los temores", agregó el presidente electo, quien aseguró que también trabajará para "reconstruir la relación entre Europa y los ciudadanos".
"Amemos Francia, voy a servirla con humildad, entrega y determinación", concluyó Macron, quien a sus 39 años se convierte en el más joven presidente de Francia con un nuevo partido, "¡En Marcha!".
Derrota de Le pen
Aunque Marine Le Pen, de 48 años, pierde por amplio margen, no es una derrota en toda regla para ella ni para su partido -el Frente Nacional (FN)- que ha convencido a entre el 33,9% y el 34,5% del electorado con promesas en contra de la inmigración y el euro. No sólo eso, sino que se ha hecho un hueco entre las principales fuerzas políticas del panorama nacional.
En apenas un año, desde que fundó el movimiento centrista ¡En Marcha!, Macron se abrió paso en un país en el que dos grandes partidos tradicionales de izquierda y derecha se alternaban en el poder desde hacía medio siglo.
Se los llevó por delante en la primera vuelta con un programa europeísta y liberal en temas económicos y sociales. Para la segunda partía con una ventaja holgada en las encuestas, reforzada en el debate con su rival, pero eso no le impidió un susto de último minuto, con un pirateo informático masivo de documentos cuyo origen se desconoce y que está siendo investigado por la justicia francesa.
Lea también: Emmanuel Macron, el exbanquero favorito para suceder al socialista François Hollande
Para el mundo estas elecciones son un termómetro que mide la fuerza de los populistas y toma el pulso a la Unión Europea tras el triunfo del Brexit en el Reino Unido.
La apuesta política de Macron fue un éxito pero el siguiente paso es una incógnita. Francia no sólo elige presidente, sino que en junio celebra elecciones legislativas atenazadas por la incertidumbre.
El batacazo político de la derecha y de los socialistas en la primera vuelta y el paso de la extrema derecha a la segunda abre un interrogante: ¿será capaz Macron de conseguir una mayoría parlamentaria y evitar una cohabitación complicada pese a no disponer de maquinaria de partido?
Marine Le Pen puede obtener bastantes más diputados de los dos que posee actualmente con su campaña contra la UE, la globalización, los inmigrantes y las "élites" en un país corroído por el desempleo y enlutado por una ola de atentados yihadistas.
Retos
El hombre que ha zarandeado la política con un nuevo partido fascina a propios y extraños. No sólo por su juventud, sino por estar casado con una mujer 24 años mayor que él: Brigitte, la futura primera dama rubia y esbelta que fue su profesora de teatro y estuvo omnipresente en la campaña.
Líderes mundiales de la talla de la canciller Ángela Merkel y del expresidente estadounidense Barack Obama apoyaron su programa, centrado en la divisa: "una Francia abierta, confiada y conquistadora" en "una Europa protectora".
Macron será el presidente más joven de la historia de Francia, por delante de Luis Napoleón Bonaparte, quien tenía 40 años cuando fue elegido en 1848, y uno de los más jóvenes del mundo.
Tiene cinco años por delante para dirigir un Estado con armas nucleares, miembro permanente del Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU y motor, junto con Alemania, de la Unión Europea, cuya zona euro quiere dotar con un presupuesto, un parlamento y un ministro de Finanzas propio.
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El centrista proeuropeo , de 39 años de edad, fue elegido este domingo como presidente de Francia, al derrotar en la segunda vuelta de las a la ultraderechista .
Macron del partido '''' —quien fungió como secretario general de la presidencia, así como ministro de Economía, en el gobierno saliente de — ganó con entre el 65,5 y 66,1% de los sufragios, frente a Le Pen del '''', quien solo alcanzó entre el 33,9% y el 34,5% del electorado.
Con la victoria de Macron —el francés más joven en ganar una elección presidencial— se puso fin a la alternancia en el poder de dos grandes partidos tradicionales de izquierda y de derecha desde hacía medio siglo, por medio de ''En Marche!'', el cual fue fundado apenas el año pasado.
Estas elecciones acapararon la atención del mundo entero y en especial de la Unión Europea, ya que sirvió como termómetro para medir las fuerzas populistas y los europeístas dentro del país galo, tras el triunfo del en el . Francia es actualmente la segunda economía más fuerte dentro de la UE, y con la victoria de Macron se asegura la permanencia de este país en el bloque.
Más allá de la elección de nuevo presidente, Francia se alista para en junio de este mismo año celebrar sus .
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After emerging to the strains of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy Emmanuel Macron climbed on to a stage in the courtyard of the Louvre to salute the thousands who gathered to celebrate his election victory CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON/EPA
Emmanuel Macron won the French presidency last night, crushing Marine Le Pen, the far-right candidate, after a vicious contest that has ended decades of rule by established parties.
Mr Macron, 39, a pro-EU, free-trade proponent who made a bold pitch for power with no electoral experience, is France’s youngest new leader since Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799.
The victory marked a historic upheaval in the country’s political landscape and inflicted a reversal on the nationalist, anti-globalisation cause that has made inroads in the US and Europe.
Mr Macron, a former economy minister under President Hollande, was projected to win 65 per cent of the vote in the second-round run-off to Ms Le Pen’s 35 per cent.
A low turnout of 74 per cent and a record…
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El centrista proeuropeo , de 39 años de edad, fue elegido este domingo como presidente de Francia, al derrotar en la segunda vuelta de las a la ultraderechista .
Macron del partido '''' —quien fungió como secretario general de la presidencia, así como ministro de Economía, en el gobierno saliente de — ganó con entre el 65,5 y 66,1% de los sufragios, frente a Le Pen del '''', quien solo alcanzó entre el 33,9% y el 34,5% del electorado.
Con la victoria de Macron —el francés más joven en ganar una elección presidencial— se puso fin a la alternancia en el poder de dos grandes partidos tradicionales de izquierda y de derecha desde hacía medio siglo, por medio de ''En Marche!'', el cual fue fundado apenas el año pasado.
Estas elecciones acapararon la atención del mundo entero y en especial de la Unión Europea, ya que sirvió como termómetro para medir las fuerzas populistas y los europeístas dentro del país galo, tras el triunfo del en el . Francia es actualmente la segunda economía más fuerte dentro de la UE, y con la victoria de Macron se asegura la permanencia de este país en el bloque.
Más allá de la elección de nuevo presidente, Francia se alista para en junio de este mismo año celebrar sus .
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Her loss provided further signs that the populist wave that swept Britain out of the European Union and Donald J. Trump into the White House may have crested in Europe, for now.
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“I understand the divisions of our country that have led some to vote for extremists,” Mr. Macron said after the vote. “I understand the anger, the anxiety, the doubts that a great part among us have also expressed.”
Mr. Macron pledged to do all he could in his five-year term to bring France together. “I will do everything I can in the coming five years to make sure you never have a reason to vote for extremism again,” he said later Sunday evening, standing before the glass pyramid in front of the Louvre, once the main residence of France’s kings, as thousands of flag-waving supporters gathered in the courtyard to celebrate.
But the election results showed that many people chose not to vote for either candidate, signaling skepticism about his project. And Mr. Macron quickly made clear that he understood the magnitude of the task before him after an often angry campaign.
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“It is my responsibility to hear and protect the most fragile,” he said.
With nearly 100 percent of the vote counted, Mr. Macron had 66 percent, compared with 34 percent for Ms. Le Pen, according to the official count from the Interior Ministry.
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The outcome was a watershed for Ms. Le Pen’s party, the far-right National Front, giving it new legitimacy even though the results showed that the party remains anathema to much of the French electorate for its history of anti-Semitism, racism and Nazi nostalgia.
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As significant for France and for Mr. Macron’s future, nearly 34 percent of eligible voters did not cast a ballot or cast a blank or null one, suggesting that a large number of people could not bring themselves to vote for him. The abstention rate was the highest since 1969.
That lack of support presaged a difficult road ahead as Mr. Macron tries to build a legislative majority to push through his program. French parliamentary elections are next month. Currently, he has no party in Parliament.
Among the odds stacked against Mr. Macron, a former economy minister in the departing Socialist government, are deep doubts about the merits of a market economy.
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“We saw the emergence of very strong anticapitalist forces,” said Gaspard Koenig, the director of the French think tank Generation Libre.
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“You have 50 percent of the electorate that reject the market economy in a very radical way,” Mr. Koenig added. “Thus, he must during the next five years convince people that there are alternatives to the destruction of capitalism that can help them.”
The runoff election was groundbreaking for being a choice between two political outsiders, as well as for its rancor and for an apparent attempt to sway the vote with the hacking of Macron campaign emails, similar to the attack directed at last year’s election in the United States.
Ms. Le Pen, 48, conceded the election not long after polls closed in France, saying voters had chosen “continuity,” denying Mr. Macron his outsider status and linking him to the departing Socialists.
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The vote was a record for the National Front and, she said, a mandate for it to become a new “patriotic and republican alliance” that would be “the primary opposition force against the new president.”
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Ms. Le Pen earned 10.6 million votes, close to twice the number her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, received when he ran a losing presidential campaign against Jacques Chirac in 2002. The 34 percent of the vote Ms. Le Pen won was the highest share the French had ever given to her party.
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The election was also the first in which the National Front candidate — rather than being a pariah who was shut out of debates and kept off the front pages of major newspapers, as happened in 2002 — was treated more like a normal candidate despite the party’s anti-Semitic and racist roots.
After taking over the party leadership in 2011, Ms. Le Pen worked to distance the National Front from her father, its founder. Stéphane Ravier, a National Front senator and a close adviser to Ms. Le Pen, said the party needed to go further in remaking its identity.
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“We will need to make some changes, do things differently,” he said in an interview as the returns came in. “We will have to talk about our positions on the euro with more pedagogy. We may also have to change the name of the party.”
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In her concession speech, Ms. Le Pen acknowledged that the party had to “profoundly” renew itself to become a “new political force.”
Ms. Le Pen clearly failed to persuade enough voters that her party had sufficiently changed. Many of the votes Mr. Macron received on Sunday were no doubt cast less in support of him than in rejection of her. Nearly the entire political establishment spoke out against a Le Pen presidency.
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El centrista proeuropeo , de 39 años de edad, fue elegido este domingo como presidente de Francia, al derrotar en la segunda vuelta de las a la ultraderechista .
Macron del partido '''' —quien fungió como secretario general de la presidencia, así como ministro de Economía, en el gobierno saliente de — ganó con entre el 65,5 y 66,1% de los sufragios, frente a Le Pen del '''', quien solo alcanzó entre el 33,9% y el 34,5% del electorado.
Con la victoria de Macron —el francés más joven en ganar una elección presidencial— se puso fin a la alternancia en el poder de dos grandes partidos tradicionales de izquierda y de derecha desde hacía medio siglo, por medio de ''En Marche!'', el cual fue fundado apenas el año pasado.
Estas elecciones acapararon la atención del mundo entero y en especial de la Unión Europea, ya que sirvió como termómetro para medir las fuerzas populistas y los europeístas dentro del país galo, tras el triunfo del en el . Francia es actualmente la segunda economía más fuerte dentro de la UE, y con la victoria de Macron se asegura la permanencia de este país en el bloque.
Más allá de la elección de nuevo presidente, Francia se alista para en junio de este mismo año celebrar sus .
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Fa ara cinc anys, François Hollande, va guanyar les eleccions amb la promesa de ser un «president normal» mentre l’esquerra ho celebrava amb una gran festa a La Bastilla. Ahir a la nit, a la plaça del Louvre, un espai neutral, «ni de dretes ni d’esquerres», va començar el que promet ser una aventura política extraordinària per la seva novetat. Emmanuel Macron, l’home que embolicat en la bandera europeista ha sacsejat la política francesa en només uns mesos, es convertirà aquesta setmana als 39 anys en el president més jove que ha tingut mai França, després de guanyar de forma contundent la ultradretana Marine Le Pen. Amb el 89% dels vots escrutats, Macron va aconseguir el 64,78% de les paperetes. La seva rival es va quedar en el 35,22%.
Reunides a la plaça del Louvre, davant de la famosa piràmide de vidre, milers de persones van acollir amb alegria l’entrada triomfal de Macron. Ho va fer amb els acords de l’Himne de l’alegria, l’europeu. «El que hem fet des de fa tants mesos no té precedent ni equivalent. Tothom deia que era impossible. ¡Perquè no coneixien França!», va declarar entre ovacions en un sentit discurs que va acabar entre les llàgrimes de la seva dona, Brigitte, i envoltat de tota la seva família.
Abans, al quarter general d’En Marxa! (EM), el moviment que va fundar fa només un any, Macron va fer la seva primera declaració de la nit. Molt més institucional es va dirigir «a tots els ciutadans del país», també als votants de Le Pen, a qui va enviar una «salutació republicana».
Va expressar el seu desig que la nova pàgina que s’obre a França amb la seva victòria sigui la de l’«esperança i confiança retrobada». I va tornar a abraçar la bandera europeista a l’afirmar que defensarà «França i Europa». Va prometre que treballarà per «regenerar la vida pública» i que la seva prioritat serà la lluita contra el terrorisme. Però sobretot va llançar un missatge als votants de Le Pen. Va assegurar haver entès «la còlera, l’ansietat i els dubtes» dels francesos i va prometre «lluitar contra les divisions que minen França».
Reconciliar aquestes dues Frances, amb profundes fractures –territorial, social, cultural i econòmica– que han posat en evidència les urnes serà la primera missió de Macron, que ha sigut elegit amb vot prestat –el de la «defensa de la República», com ell ha admès– amb una abstenció rècord d’entre el 25% i 27% –no es veia des del 1969– i un rècord de vots blancs o nuls del 12%.
EL MILLOR RESULTAT DE L’FN
La victòria de Macron sobre Le Pen és contundent però no pot esborrar el fet que la candidata ultra ha aconseguit per al Front Nacional (FN) el millor resultat de la seva història: 11 milions de vots (5,5 milions en va aconseguir el seu pare en la segona volta el 2002), confirmant que el seu és un partit en contínua ascensió, amb vocació d’arribar al poder.
Al país dels drets humans i les conquistes socials, el discurs excloent, antiimmigració i xenòfob del Front Nacional ha conquistat l’esperit de bona part dels francesos, sobretot entre els castigats per la globalització, seduïts per qui s’ha autobatejat com «la candidata del poble» davant del «candidat de les finances».
Macron, amb un programa centrista, liberal en el terreny econòmic i també en el social i apuntalat amb mesures socials, tindrà una fèrria oposició, i no solament del Front Nacional. Després de negar-li el vot, el candidat de l’esquerra insubmisa, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, promet donar-li guerra. En la seva primera declaració després de conèixer el triomf de Macron va assegurar que el seu programa destruirà el «sistema social francès».
Els sindicats ja han convocat una manifestació per avui mateix contra les polítiques del candidat. L’aprofundiment de la impopular reforma laboral que va aprovar François Hollande és una de les seves prioritats així que formi Govern aquesta setmana, amb què llançarà el primer missatge de la nova era. A l’Executiu hi vol integrar persones de la dreta i de l’esquerra. La meitat no procedirà del món de la política, sinó de la societat civil.
LES ELECCIONS LEGISLATIVES
Les batalles que haurà de mantenir el nou president seran en múltiples fronts. Al juny estan convocades eleccions legislatives i Macron s’haurà d’escarrassar per aconseguir la majoria en l’Assemblea amb En Marxa! i evitar una nova cohabitació. Però per poder-ho fer, el moviment haurà d’aconseguir en un altre temps rècord presentar 577 candidats a tot el territori nacional. Macron ha dit que desitja ser un «president que presideixi amb un primer ministre que governi». Però necessita que sigui dels seus.
Amb un poder gairebé absolut (presidència, Assemblea i majoria de regions, departaments i grans ciutats) Hollande, el socialista que va arrencar tantes esperances amb la promesa d’arreglar els comptes públics i impulsar el creixement, llega una economia ranquejant
–deute, dèficit i atur– i un país espantat pel terrorisme. Macron haurà de fer alguna cosa més que confiar en els astres que des del principi d’aquesta aventura l’han acompanyat per convertir-lo en el vuitè president de la Cinquena República quan fa únicament tres anys –abans que Hollande el nomenés ministre d’Economia– era un desconegut.
Les seves polítiques hauran d’acabar amb les causes del desencant que han portat tants i tants ciutadans francesos a la indiferència i de la ràbia que ha fet a molts altres més votar l’extrema dreta, a la qual ja no n’hi ha prou de contenir-la, sinó que s’haurà de combatre. En cas contrari, el terreny haurà sigut adobat perquè d’aquí cinc anys el populisme més reaccionari porti la foscor al país de les llums i de la raó.
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El centrista proeuropeo , de 39 años de edad, fue elegido este domingo como presidente de Francia, al derrotar en la segunda vuelta de las a la ultraderechista .
Macron del partido '''' —quien fungió como secretario general de la presidencia, así como ministro de Economía, en el gobierno saliente de — ganó con entre el 65,5 y 66,1% de los sufragios, frente a Le Pen del '''', quien solo alcanzó entre el 33,9% y el 34,5% del electorado.
Con la victoria de Macron —el francés más joven en ganar una elección presidencial— se puso fin a la alternancia en el poder de dos grandes partidos tradicionales de izquierda y de derecha desde hacía medio siglo, por medio de ''En Marche!'', el cual fue fundado apenas el año pasado.
Estas elecciones acapararon la atención del mundo entero y en especial de la Unión Europea, ya que sirvió como termómetro para medir las fuerzas populistas y los europeístas dentro del país galo, tras el triunfo del en el . Francia es actualmente la segunda economía más fuerte dentro de la UE, y con la victoria de Macron se asegura la permanencia de este país en el bloque.
Más allá de la elección de nuevo presidente, Francia se alista para en junio de este mismo año celebrar sus .
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Más de 45 millones de franceses están llamados este domingo a elegir entre dos modelos irreconciliables de país, en unas elecciones en las que el socioliberal Emmanuel Macron parte como claro favorito, pero cuyo resultado estará determinado por el nivel de participación.
Si cerca del 80 % de los censados acuden a ejercer su derecho, como sucedió en la primera vuelta hace dos semanas, las encuestas auguran una holgada victoria por más de veinte puntos del centrista Macron frente a la ultraderechista Marine Le Pen.
Sin embargo, es una incógnita qué sucedería con una abstención alta acompañada por un aumento exponencial del voto en blanco, una circunstancia que se contempla por el rechazo que producen ambos candidatos en algunos sectores de la sociedad.
La campaña más bronca que se recuerda tuvo como corolario, en la noche del viernes al sábado, el anuncio de que una ingente cantidad de documentos internos del movimiento 'En Marcha', fundado por Macron, han sido pirateados y difundidos por las redes sociales.
Aunque el silencio obligatorio en la jornada de reflexión evitó que Le Pen pudiese utilizar políticamente la filtración de esos papeles, la noticia acabó de enfangar unos comicios que serán recordados por su acritud.
La única reacción del Frente Nacional (FN) llegó a cargo de su vicepresidente Florian Philippot, minutos antes de que llegara la medianoche y se impusiera la restricción, en un tuit en la red social Twitter el que se preguntó: ¿Enseñarán los #MacronLeaks cosas que el periodismo de investigación ha callado deliberadamente?".
'En Marcha' denunció que los archivos pirateados -como correos electrónicos, documentos contables o contratos- fueron obtenidos hace varias semanas "gracias al 'hackeo' de direcciones de correo personales y profesionales de responsables del movimiento".
Según el movimiento que el exministro de Economía creó hace ahora un año, los autores del pirateo hicieron circular documentos falsos junto a los auténticos para "sembrar la duda y la desinformación".
Para la campaña "macronista", el robo es "una tentativa de desestabilizar las elecciones presidenciales", a imagen de lo que "ya se vio en Estados Unidos en la última campaña".
El pasado 26 de abril, "En Marcha" confirmó haber sido objeto de al menos cinco ciberataques realizados por profesionales y atribuidos al mismo grupo de piratas rusos, Pawn Storm, al que se responsabilizó de las filtraciones de correos de la campaña de la candidata demócrata en las elecciones estadounidenses, Hillary Clinton.
En una reacción fulminante, la Comisión Nacional de Control de la Campaña Presidencial (CNCCEP) recordó a todos los ciudadanos, y especialmente a los medios de comunicación, que la difusión de los documentos pirateados puede implicar la "responsabilidad penal" de sus autores.
Mientras, el todavía presidente François Hollande señaló que la agresión cibernética "no quedará sin respuesta", al tiempo que admitió que existía el riesgo de que algo así sucediera, "pues ya ha ocurrido en otras partes".
Medidas de seguridad
Las votaciones, que comenzaron ayer sábado en los territorios franceses de ultramar y en los consulados galos en el continente americano, estarán rodeadas por excepcionales medidas de seguridad, en la línea de las que se desplegaron en la primera vuelta.
Más de 50.000 policías y gendarmes, apoyados por los 7.000 militares movilizados en el marco de la operación antiterrorista Sentinelle, velarán por que la segunda vuelta de las presidenciales se desarrolle en "máximas condiciones de seguridad".
El ataque perpetrado por un supuesto yihadista el 20 de abril en los Campos Elíseos de París, en el que murió un policía, y la detención este viernes de un presunto radicalizado que pretendía atentar contra una base militar en Normandía mantienen en estado de alerta absoluta a las fuerzas de seguridad.
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El centrista proeuropeo , de 39 años de edad, fue elegido este domingo como presidente de Francia, al derrotar en la segunda vuelta de las a la ultraderechista .
Macron del partido '''' —quien fungió como secretario general de la presidencia, así como ministro de Economía, en el gobierno saliente de — ganó con entre el 65,5 y 66,1% de los sufragios, frente a Le Pen del '''', quien solo alcanzó entre el 33,9% y el 34,5% del electorado.
Con la victoria de Macron —el francés más joven en ganar una elección presidencial— se puso fin a la alternancia en el poder de dos grandes partidos tradicionales de izquierda y de derecha desde hacía medio siglo, por medio de ''En Marche!'', el cual fue fundado apenas el año pasado.
Estas elecciones acapararon la atención del mundo entero y en especial de la Unión Europea, ya que sirvió como termómetro para medir las fuerzas populistas y los europeístas dentro del país galo, tras el triunfo del en el . Francia es actualmente la segunda economía más fuerte dentro de la UE, y con la victoria de Macron se asegura la permanencia de este país en el bloque.
Más allá de la elección de nuevo presidente, Francia se alista para en junio de este mismo año celebrar sus .
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Rada Miejska przyznała tytuły Honorowych Obywateli Miasta Mielca
10:20, 02.12.2019 | K.S
Bez żadnych wątpliwości dotyczących osiągnięć i zasług zarówno Edwarda Kazimierskiego jak i Grzegorza Lato – Rada Miejska w Mielcu zdecydowała o przyznaniu obydwóm tytułu Honorowego Obywatelska Miasta Mielca. W dyskusji radnych nie brakowało jednak wątpliwości proceduralnych, że uchwała podejmowana jest bez regulaminu, konsultacji i jasnych zasad przyznawania tytułu.
Miejscy radni jednogłośnie przyznali tytuł Honorowego Obywatela Miasta Mielca Edwardowi Kazimierskiemu i Grzegorzowi Lacie. Pierwszy był wieloletnim wiceprezesem Fabrycznego Klubu Sportowego Stal Mielec. To współtwórca sukcesów sportowych klubu, a także wierny kibic mieleckiego sportu. Grzegorz Lato to oczywiście były zawodnik Stali Mielec, reprezentant Polski, olimpijczyk, król strzelców Mistrzostw Świata w piłce nożnej z roku 1974, a także trener i działacz sportowy – pełnił m.in. funkcję prezesa PZPN.
Pomysł uhonorowania zarówno Edwarda Kazimierskiego jak i Grzegorza Lato wziął się z nadchodzącego jubileuszu 80-lecia FKS Stali Mielec. Miasto jest współorganizatorem okolicznościowej gali, stąd idea uhonorowania dwóch postaci związanych z klubem.
Pierwotnie radni w komisjach tematycznych, a później na sesji debatowali nad tym pomysłem. Wszyscy jednoznacznie podkreślali, że zasługi obydwu panów są niekwestionowane. Wątpliwości budził jednak sposób przyznawania im tytułów.
Marek Zalotyński mówił, że tytuł Honorowego Obywatela Miasta Mielca przyznawany jest za wybitne zasługi dla miasta. - Przygotowując się do obchodów 550-rocznicy lokacji miasta i związanych z tym planowanych uroczystości winniśmy wypracować jasne, klarowne zasady związane z tym tytułem, bo jest to najwyższe wyróżnienie gminy. Powinniśmy zdefiniować je, przygotować i zastosować. Chcę powiedzieć, że nim przejdziemy do nadawania takich tytułów należy opracować ten dokument – mówił radny Marek Zalotyński, dodając że uchwały zostały przekazane bez stosownego „przygotowania i konsultacji społecznych, bez czasu na omówienie i wypracowanie wszystkich zasad”.
Wtórował mu Marian Kokoszka, wiceprzewodniczący Rady Miejskiej, który zwracał uwagę, że takie tytuły powinny być nadawane w konsensusie, wręcz poprzez aklamację. Tymczasem dzisiaj nie brakuje wątpliwości proceduralnych.
Finalnie Bogdan Bieniek, przewodniczący Rady Miejskiej podkreślił, iż planując na obrady sesji punkt dotyczący uhonorowania Edwarda Kazimierskiego i Grzegorza Lato „nie miał wątpliwości, że obydwaj panowie wpiszą się w jakikolwiek regulamin”. Podkreślił też, że obaj są ikonami Mielca. Bieniek zapowiedział przy tym opracowanie przez miasto regulaminu określającego zasady przyznawania kolejnych takich tytułów w przyszłości.
W głosowaniu wszyscy obecni na sali radni byli za przyznaniem tytułu Honorowego Obywatelstwa Miasta Mielca zarówno Edwardowi Kazimierskiemu, jak i Grzegorzu Lacie. Tytuły mają zostać wręczone podczas uroczystości 80-lecia FKS Stali Mielec zaplanowanej na 7 grudnia.
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'''Mieleccy radni miejscy jednogłośnie nadali tytuł Honorowego Obywatela Miasta Mielca i .'''
Kazimierski był wieloletnim wiceprezesem w latach 1967-1984. W tym czasie klub w i zdobył .'''
Grzegorz Lato to były napastnik Stali Mielec, reprezentant Polski, mistrz olimpijski z Monachium oraz wicemistrz olimpijski z Montrealu, król strzelców Mistrzostw Świata w piłce nożnej z roku 1974.
'W latach 2008-2012 pełnił funkcję prezesa .'''
Tytuły nadano z okazji obchodów 80-lecia powstania .
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War talk between China, Taiwan
08/03/2005 16:57 - (SA) Related Articles Quakes hit Taiwan 'US violates human rights' China pushes 'red tourism' Year of bloodshed predicted Taiwan 'forced' to offer $10m Chen sorry for snotty remark
Beijing - China put forward a law on Tuesday authorising an attack if Taiwan moves toward formal independence, ratcheting up pressure on the self-ruled island while warning other countries not to interfere. Taiwan denounced the legislation as a "blank check to invade" and announced war games aimed at repelling an attack. The proposed anti-secession law, read out for the first time before the ceremonial National People's Congress, doesn't say what specific actions might invite a Chinese attack. "If possibilities for a peaceful reunification should be completely exhausted, the state shall employ non-peaceful means and other necessary measures to protect China's sovereignty and territorial integrity," Wang Zhaoguo, deputy chairman of the NPC's Standing Committee, told the nearly 3 000 NPC members gathered in the Great Hall of the People. Beijing claims Taiwan, split from China since 1949, as part of its territory. The communist mainland repeatedly has threatened to invade if Taiwan tries to make its independence permanent, and the new law doesn't impose any new conditions or make new threats. But it lays out for the first time legal requirements for military action. Building up weapons arsenal Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, which handles the island's China policy, said the law gives China's military "a blank check to invade Taiwan" and "exposed the Chinese communists' attempt to use force to annex Taiwan and to be a regional power." The island's vice-president, Annette Lu, accused Beijing of violating international norms for peacefully resolving disputes, as Taipei prepared for an invasion. Large-scale military exercises would be held from mid-April to August, with troops practicing knocking down Chinese missiles and fighting communist commandos, said Taiwan's Defence Ministry spokesperson Liu Chih-chien. Mainland lawmakers immediately expressed support for the anti-secession measure, which is sure to be passed when they vote March 14. The NPC routinely approves all legislation already decided by Communist Party leaders. "We must join hands and absolutely not allow Taiwan to separate from China," said Chang Houchun, a businessman and NPC member from southern China's Guangdong province. Chinese officials say the law was prompted in part by Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian's plans for a referendum on a new constitution for the island that Beijing worries might include a declaration of independence. China and Taiwan have no official ties and most direct travel and shipping between the two sides is banned. But Taiwanese companies have invested more than $100bn in the mainland and the two sides carry on thriving indirect trade. In an apparent attempt to calm Taiwanese public anxiety, Wang said the law promises that Chinese military forces would try to avoid harming Taiwanese civilians. He said the rights of Taiwanese on China's mainland also would be protected.
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China announces details of anti-secession law.
China passed a new law that codifies a legal basis for authorising the use of military force to stop Taiwan from formally declaring its independence from the mainland. The anti-succession law was passed by the National People's Congress on March 8 in Beijing.
The deputy chairman of the NPC told members gathered at the Great Hall of the People that, "If possibilities for a peaceful reunification should be completely exhausted, the state shall employ non-peaceful means and other necessary measures to protect China's sovereignty and territorial integrity." The broad language of the law does not specify any exact measures China might take, but its effect is to reinforce the mainland's long held position of a one-China principle.
The Mainland Affairs Council in Taipei described the law as "malicious" and "crude". Taiwan views the development as violating international norms for peacefully resolving disputes. "This law exposes China's plot to impose armed force to swallow up Taiwan," read the council's written statement. "In essence, it has handed its military a blank check to unleash force against Taiwan." A Taiwanese Defence Ministry spokesperson announced that military exercises will be held this summer to practice defending against an attack.
The White House had urged China to reconsider the law before it was passed. White House press secretary Scott McClellan said, "We view it as unhelpful - something that runs counter to recent trends toward a warming in cross-strait relations. We oppose any attempts to determine the future of Taiwan by anything other than peaceful means."
China has always officially maintained that Taiwan, which split from the mainland in 1949, is a rogue territory which must eventually reunify with China. Just recently in a ‘four point guideline' set forth on March 5, 2005, Chinese President Hu Jintao said, "On no account shall the 1.3 billion Chinese people allow anyone to undermine China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. We will not have the slightest hesitation, falter or concession on the major principle issue of opposing secession. The 'Taiwan independence' secessionist forces must abandon their secessionist stand and stop all 'Taiwan independence' activities."
Chinese opposition to a plan by Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian for a referendum on a new constitution that may violate Jintao's ‘four-point guideline' is seen in part as prompting the new law.
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J.C. Penney Co. Inc. said late Friday that it had filed a Chapter 11 petition for the reorganization of the company and entered into a restructuring agreement with lenders holding roughly 70% of a portion of the company's debt. Shares of J.C. Penney fell 29% in the extended session. "The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for our families, our loved ones, our communities, and our country," J.C. Penney Chief Executive Jill Soltau said in a statement. "As a result, the American retail industry has experienced a profoundly different new reality, requiring JCPenney to make difficult decisions in running our business to protect the safety of our associates and customers and the future of our company." The company said it would continue operations and that it had $500 million in cash as of the Chapter 11 filing date. It also said that it had received commitments for $900 million of debtor-in-possession financing from its existing debt holders. The company expects the money will be sufficient to meet its operational and restructuring needs. As part of its reorganization, J.C. Penney said it planned to close stores in phases, the first of which it will announce in the "coming weeks."
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China announces details of anti-secession law.
China passed a new law that codifies a legal basis for authorising the use of military force to stop Taiwan from formally declaring its independence from the mainland. The anti-succession law was passed by the National People's Congress on March 8 in Beijing.
The deputy chairman of the NPC told members gathered at the Great Hall of the People that, "If possibilities for a peaceful reunification should be completely exhausted, the state shall employ non-peaceful means and other necessary measures to protect China's sovereignty and territorial integrity." The broad language of the law does not specify any exact measures China might take, but its effect is to reinforce the mainland's long held position of a one-China principle.
The Mainland Affairs Council in Taipei described the law as "malicious" and "crude". Taiwan views the development as violating international norms for peacefully resolving disputes. "This law exposes China's plot to impose armed force to swallow up Taiwan," read the council's written statement. "In essence, it has handed its military a blank check to unleash force against Taiwan." A Taiwanese Defence Ministry spokesperson announced that military exercises will be held this summer to practice defending against an attack.
The White House had urged China to reconsider the law before it was passed. White House press secretary Scott McClellan said, "We view it as unhelpful - something that runs counter to recent trends toward a warming in cross-strait relations. We oppose any attempts to determine the future of Taiwan by anything other than peaceful means."
China has always officially maintained that Taiwan, which split from the mainland in 1949, is a rogue territory which must eventually reunify with China. Just recently in a ‘four point guideline' set forth on March 5, 2005, Chinese President Hu Jintao said, "On no account shall the 1.3 billion Chinese people allow anyone to undermine China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. We will not have the slightest hesitation, falter or concession on the major principle issue of opposing secession. The 'Taiwan independence' secessionist forces must abandon their secessionist stand and stop all 'Taiwan independence' activities."
Chinese opposition to a plan by Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian for a referendum on a new constitution that may violate Jintao's ‘four-point guideline' is seen in part as prompting the new law.
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China announces details of anti-secession law.
China passed a new law that codifies a legal basis for authorising the use of military force to stop Taiwan from formally declaring its independence from the mainland. The anti-succession law was passed by the National People's Congress on March 8 in Beijing.
The deputy chairman of the NPC told members gathered at the Great Hall of the People that, "If possibilities for a peaceful reunification should be completely exhausted, the state shall employ non-peaceful means and other necessary measures to protect China's sovereignty and territorial integrity." The broad language of the law does not specify any exact measures China might take, but its effect is to reinforce the mainland's long held position of a one-China principle.
The Mainland Affairs Council in Taipei described the law as "malicious" and "crude". Taiwan views the development as violating international norms for peacefully resolving disputes. "This law exposes China's plot to impose armed force to swallow up Taiwan," read the council's written statement. "In essence, it has handed its military a blank check to unleash force against Taiwan." A Taiwanese Defence Ministry spokesperson announced that military exercises will be held this summer to practice defending against an attack.
The White House had urged China to reconsider the law before it was passed. White House press secretary Scott McClellan said, "We view it as unhelpful - something that runs counter to recent trends toward a warming in cross-strait relations. We oppose any attempts to determine the future of Taiwan by anything other than peaceful means."
China has always officially maintained that Taiwan, which split from the mainland in 1949, is a rogue territory which must eventually reunify with China. Just recently in a ‘four point guideline' set forth on March 5, 2005, Chinese President Hu Jintao said, "On no account shall the 1.3 billion Chinese people allow anyone to undermine China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. We will not have the slightest hesitation, falter or concession on the major principle issue of opposing secession. The 'Taiwan independence' secessionist forces must abandon their secessionist stand and stop all 'Taiwan independence' activities."
Chinese opposition to a plan by Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian for a referendum on a new constitution that may violate Jintao's ‘four-point guideline' is seen in part as prompting the new law.
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Según los cables, el Gobierno de EU tendría especial interés en lugares estratégicos de comunicaciones y recursos naturales
El sitio web WikiLeaks publicó detalles de lugares en todo el mundo que Estados Unidos considera vitales para sus intereses, despertando críticas de que está ayudando a los militantes a identificar posibles blancos de ataque.Los detalles son parte de los 250 mil cables diplomáticos obtenidos por el sitio web que están comenzando a hacerse públicos.La lista comienza con una mina de cobalto en Kinshasa, Congo, y menciona varios lugares en Europa donde compañías farmacéuticas producen insulina, tratamientos para mordeduras de serpientes y vacunas contra la aftosa.En Oriente Medio, destaca que Qatar será la mayor fuente de gas natural licuado importado en el 2012 y también se refiere al complejo Abqaiq en Arabia Saudita, la mayor planta de procesamiento y estabilización de crudo del mundo, donde Al Qaeda montó un frustrado ataque en el 2006.Hubo advertencias de que la mención de tantos blancos sensibles en los cables filtrados pudiera ayudar a los militantes.El ex ministro de Relaciones Exteriores británico Malcolm Rifkind acusó a WikiLeaks de ser "generalmente irresponsable, al borde de lo criminal"."Este es el tipo de información que los terroristas quieren saber", dijo al diario The Times.El profesor Richard Aldrich, de la Warwick University, en el centro de Inglaterra, sostuvo que los datos tenían el potencial de colaborar con los militantes para hallar objetivos fáciles de atacar."Esencialmente, lo que le dice a los terroristas es que mientras que están atacando blancos fuertemente protegidos de un valor relativamente bajo, lo que podrían estar haciendo es atacar blancos de gran valor que están relativamente indefensos", dijo a BBC News."Por eso, es el mensaje general el que tiene el potencial de cambiar el patrón de un número de grupos terroristas alrededor del mundo", agregó.El cable describe detalles de complejos cuya pérdida podrían impactar en la salud pública, la economía o la seguridad nacional de Estados Unidos. Fue preparado luego de que el Departamento de Estado encargara a las misiones en el exterior una lista de ese tipo de sitios.El documento menciona lugares donde los cables de comunicación submarina llegan a rutas terrestres y de energía, incluyendo el oleoducto Baku-Tiflis-Ceyhan, que opera desde Azerbaiyán hasta Turquía.
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En el marco de la polémica desatada por la filtración de ''cables'' del Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos, el sitio web WikiLeaks reveló los lugares que podrían ser los de mayor interés para Estados Unidos. En general, estos sitios son puntos estratégicos en comunicaciones y con recursos naturales.
Se trata de un cable, con fecha del 18 de febrero de 2009, que contiene mas de 300 focos de importancia en todo el mundo. El cable señala desde minas, empresas sumamente millonarias, satélites de comunicaciones, puntos importantes geográficos y oleoductos, según lo publicado en el diario británico ''The Times''.
El cable señala como estratégicamente relevante, por ejemplo, al Estrecho de Gibraltar y al Instituto Grifols, ubicados en Barcelona. También, incluye laboratorios encargados de producir insulina en toda Europa, como los Laboratorios Sanofín.
Los focos de importancia en África, sostiene WikiLeaks, se basan generalmente en ser ricos en recursos naturales: la lista comienza con una mina de cobalto en Congo, y continúa enumerando lugares en el resto del planeta, como el Medio Oriente y Turquía.
"Este es el tipo de información que los terroristas quieren saber", declaró ultrajado el ex ministro de Relaciones Exteriores británico, Malcolm Rifkind. Según autoridades británicas, estos cables pueden afectar la salud pública, la economía y, sobre todo, la Seguridad Nacional de los Estados Unidos.
Según publica WikiLeaks, el sitio más importante para los Estados Unidos sería el Gaseoducto de Nadym, ubicado en Siberia, puesto que serviría como vía de tránsito del gas entre Rusia y el resto del mundo.
El cable corresponde a una serie de 250.000 documentos secretos que fueron filtrados por WikiLeaks. El fundador del sitio web, Julian Assange, podría enfrentar cargos que equivaldrían hasta 52 años de prisión.
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Los laboratorios Grifols, una de las empresas clave en el mundo para EEUU.
Wikileaks ha publicado lo que quizá represente la filtración más controvertida hasta el momento: una lista de las infraestructuras que EEUU considera claves en todo el mundo.
El cable, que data del 18 de febrero del año pasado, se trata de un compendio de más de 300 focos en todo el mundo. Empresas, minas, satélites de comunicaciones, puntos geográficos y oleoductos. Todo está en ese listado que ya ha sido catalogado por el diario británico The Times, como la "lista de objetivos terroristas de Wikileaks".
En España se pueden encontrar dos de esos puntos calientes del planeta: el Estrecho de Gibraltar y el Instituto Grifols de Barcelona, una farmacéutica que para EEUU es importante porque produce inmonoglobulina de uso intravenoso.
Destaca en el listado la presencia de los laboratorios Sanofin en toda Europa, por su producción de insulina. También la importancia que tiene para Washington la industria armamentística alemana y las bases para submarinos en todo el mundo. Sobre África, EEUU se fija especialmente en las minas y los recursos naturales.
En el cable se puede comprobar cómo el gaseoducto de Nadym en Siberia es el "más importante del mundo", por servir de tránsito del gas entre Rusia y el resto del mundo.
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En el marco de la polémica desatada por la filtración de ''cables'' del Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos, el sitio web WikiLeaks reveló los lugares que podrían ser los de mayor interés para Estados Unidos. En general, estos sitios son puntos estratégicos en comunicaciones y con recursos naturales.
Se trata de un cable, con fecha del 18 de febrero de 2009, que contiene mas de 300 focos de importancia en todo el mundo. El cable señala desde minas, empresas sumamente millonarias, satélites de comunicaciones, puntos importantes geográficos y oleoductos, según lo publicado en el diario británico ''The Times''.
El cable señala como estratégicamente relevante, por ejemplo, al Estrecho de Gibraltar y al Instituto Grifols, ubicados en Barcelona. También, incluye laboratorios encargados de producir insulina en toda Europa, como los Laboratorios Sanofín.
Los focos de importancia en África, sostiene WikiLeaks, se basan generalmente en ser ricos en recursos naturales: la lista comienza con una mina de cobalto en Congo, y continúa enumerando lugares en el resto del planeta, como el Medio Oriente y Turquía.
"Este es el tipo de información que los terroristas quieren saber", declaró ultrajado el ex ministro de Relaciones Exteriores británico, Malcolm Rifkind. Según autoridades británicas, estos cables pueden afectar la salud pública, la economía y, sobre todo, la Seguridad Nacional de los Estados Unidos.
Según publica WikiLeaks, el sitio más importante para los Estados Unidos sería el Gaseoducto de Nadym, ubicado en Siberia, puesto que serviría como vía de tránsito del gas entre Rusia y el resto del mundo.
El cable corresponde a una serie de 250.000 documentos secretos que fueron filtrados por WikiLeaks. El fundador del sitio web, Julian Assange, podría enfrentar cargos que equivaldrían hasta 52 años de prisión.
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List of facilities 'vital to US security' leaked
The cable asked missions to list all sites whose lose would damage the US
A long list of key facilities around the world that the US describes as vital to its national security has been released by Wikileaks.
The US State Department in February 2009 asked all US missions abroad to list all installations whose loss could critically affect US national security.
The list includes pipelines, communication and transport hubs.
Several UK sites are listed, including cable locations, satellite sites and BAE Systems plants.
This is probably the most controversial document yet from the Wikileaks organisation.
The definition of US national security revealed by the cable is broad and all embracing.
In addition to obvious pieces of strategic infrastructure like communications hubs, gas pipelines and so on, it contains, amongst other things, a cobalt mine in Congo, an anti-snake venom factory in Australia and an insulin plant in Denmark.
The US missions were asked to list all installations whose loss could critically impact the public health, economic security or national security of the United States.
In Britain, for example, the list ranges from Cornwall to Scotland, including key satellite communications sites and the places where trans-Atlantic cables make landfall.
Continue reading the main story “ Start Quote What the list might do is to prompt potential attackers to look at a broader range of targets” End Quote
A number of BAE Systems plants involved in joint weapons programmes with the Americans are listed, along with a marine engineering firm in Edinburgh which is said to be "critical" for nuclear powered submarines.
'Targets for terror'
The geographical range of the document is extraordinary.
If the US sees itself as waging a "global war on terror" then this represents a global directory of the key installations and facilities - many of them medical or industrial - that are seen as being of vital importance to Washington.
No wonder then that the Times newspaper in London has published the story under the headline "Wikileaks lists 'targets for terror' against the US".
Some locations are given unique billing. The Nadym gas pipeline junction in western Siberia, for example, is described as "the most critical gas facility in the world".
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It is a crucial transit point for Russian gas heading for western Europe.
In some cases, specific pharmaceutical plants or those making blood products are highlighted for their crucial importance to the global supply chain.
Of course the critical question is that raised by the Times newspaper's headline: Is this really a listing of potential targets that might be of use to a terrorist?
The cable contains a simple listing. In many cases towns are noted as the location but not actual street addresses.
That, of course, is not going to hinder anyone with access to the internet.
There are also no details of security measures at any of the listed sites.
What the list might do is to prompt potential attackers to look at a broader range of targets, especially given that the US authorities classify them as being so important.
It is not perhaps a major security breach, but many governments may see it as an unhelpful development.
It inevitably prompts the question as to exactly what positive benefit Wikileaks was intending in releasing this document.
Former UK Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind condemned the move.
"This is further evidence that they have been generally irresponsible, bordering on criminal," Mr Rifkind said. "This is the kind of information terrorists are interested in knowing."
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En el marco de la polémica desatada por la filtración de ''cables'' del Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos, el sitio web WikiLeaks reveló los lugares que podrían ser los de mayor interés para Estados Unidos. En general, estos sitios son puntos estratégicos en comunicaciones y con recursos naturales.
Se trata de un cable, con fecha del 18 de febrero de 2009, que contiene mas de 300 focos de importancia en todo el mundo. El cable señala desde minas, empresas sumamente millonarias, satélites de comunicaciones, puntos importantes geográficos y oleoductos, según lo publicado en el diario británico ''The Times''.
El cable señala como estratégicamente relevante, por ejemplo, al Estrecho de Gibraltar y al Instituto Grifols, ubicados en Barcelona. También, incluye laboratorios encargados de producir insulina en toda Europa, como los Laboratorios Sanofín.
Los focos de importancia en África, sostiene WikiLeaks, se basan generalmente en ser ricos en recursos naturales: la lista comienza con una mina de cobalto en Congo, y continúa enumerando lugares en el resto del planeta, como el Medio Oriente y Turquía.
"Este es el tipo de información que los terroristas quieren saber", declaró ultrajado el ex ministro de Relaciones Exteriores británico, Malcolm Rifkind. Según autoridades británicas, estos cables pueden afectar la salud pública, la economía y, sobre todo, la Seguridad Nacional de los Estados Unidos.
Según publica WikiLeaks, el sitio más importante para los Estados Unidos sería el Gaseoducto de Nadym, ubicado en Siberia, puesto que serviría como vía de tránsito del gas entre Rusia y el resto del mundo.
El cable corresponde a una serie de 250.000 documentos secretos que fueron filtrados por WikiLeaks. El fundador del sitio web, Julian Assange, podría enfrentar cargos que equivaldrían hasta 52 años de prisión.
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La compagnie aérienne Hainan Airlines devrait lancer des liaisons vers la Polynésie Française au départ de Pékin, Shanghai et à plus long terme Hong Kong, dans le cadre d’un partenariat passé avec le groupe HNA pour développer le tourisme dans le territoire.
Le communiqué du 2 juin 2015 publié par la présidence de Polynésie française ne mentionne aucune date pour l’inauguration de ces liaisons, qui relieront à terme trois des plus importants aéroports chinois à Papeete-Faa’a. Les deux pays avaient signé l’année dernière un accord permettant la mise en place de 14 vols par semaine, et d’ici la fin de l’année huit vols charter vers Tahiti sont programmés par Caissa (filiale du groupe HNA). Un responsable de l’aviation civile chinoise cité par Polynésie 1ere explique que dans un premier temps, un accord de partage de codes entre Air Tahiti Nui, qui dessert Tokyo, et une compagnie chinoise reliant Pékin à la capitale japonaise permettrait déjà de développer le tourisme chinois vers les îles du Pacifique – dont l’objectif affiché est d’accueillir 300 000 touristes sur la période 2018-2020.
L’accord de coopération stratégique va aussi permettre au groupe HNA de « déployer des moyens conséquents dans le cadre du développement touristique » de la Polynésie française. Il « dispose de la capacité financière pour investir dans des hôtels existants et réaliser un ou des projets de structures hôtelières et touristiques en Polynésie française, notamment sur le domaine d’Atimaono » précise le communiqué. Une société de droit local sera crée dans ce cadre, dont l’objet social comprendra notamment « recherche et actions liées à la construction ou au développement des projets touristiques, constructions et gestions des hébergements touristiques, constructions et gestions de lieux de divertissement, de centres commerciaux, activités de croisière ou encore agence de voyages ».
Hainan Airlines, classée 5 étoiles par Skytrax, dessert en Europe les villes de Berlin, Bruxelles, Rome, Moscou et St. Petersburg, plus Paris-CDG depuis septembre 2014 et où elle proposera cet été une troisième rotation hebdomadaire depuis Hangzhou via Xi’an. La plus grande compagnie privée chinoise propose aussi des vols vers la France en partage de codes, via Bruxelles avec Brussels Airlines, via Berlin avec Air Berlin, ou via Moscou avec Aeroflot ; elle dessert également St Petersburg.
Parmi les prochaines nouvelles liaisons de Hainan Airlines, on retiendra justement Tokyo-Haneda le 3 juillet prochain au départ de Pékin, des vols entre Shanghai et Boston ou Seattle, et en septembre un Pékin – Tel Aviv. Elle est sur le point de commander 30 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, qui viendraient s’ajouter vers 2021 aux douze 787-8 déjà achetés – dont huit sont en service, configurés pour accueillir 36 passagers en classe Affaires et 177 en classe Economie.
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La dans l'océan Pacifique
Un centre commercial chinois (le ) en 2010
Le 2 juin 2015, un communiqué de la présidence de Polynésie française annonce un nouveau partenariat, à la suite d'un accord signé l'année précédente : la société envisage de relier la à la . Les villes desservies seraient , puis , vers .
Cet accord s'accompagne d'un partage de code avec , les deux sociétés desservent , au Japon.
L'arrivée de touristes chinois est l'objectif fixé pour la période 2018-2020.
;Accord de coopération stratégique
D'après le communiqué, Hainan Airlines . La création d'une société de droit local est prévue ; son objet social inclura notamment la .
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CHINE, le 2 juin 2015. (COMMUNIQUE DE LA PRESIDENCE) Le président de la Polynésie française, Edouard Fritch, et le président de HNA (Hainan Airlines) tourisme, Zhang Ling, ont signé, mardi soir, à Pékin, un important accord de coopération stratégique. Celui-ci va permettre au groupe HNA de déployer des moyens conséquents dans le cadre du développement touristique de la Polynésie française.
Ce groupe dispose de la capacité financière pour investir dans des hôtels existants et réaliser un ou des projets de structures hôtelières et touristiques en Polynésie française, notamment sur le domaine d’Atimaono. HNA possède des compagnies aériennes (flotte de 500 appareils au total) et, dans le cadre de ce partenariat, il est ainsi prévu de mettre en œuvre une desserte aérienne directe entre la Chine et la Polynésie française.
Selon les termes de l’accord de coopération stratégique, Hainan Airlines, quatrième compagnie aérienne la plus importante de Chine, et première compagnie aérienne privée de ce pays, s’engage à créer en Polynésie française une société de droit local dont l’objet social comprend notamment les points suivants : recherche et actions liées à la construction ou au développement des projets touristiques, constructions et gestions des hébergements touristiques, constructions et gestions de lieux de divertissement, de centres commerciaux, activités de croisière ou encore agence de voyages.
Les perspectives de développement de Hainan Airlines permettent d’envisager une très forte croissance du tourisme chinois vers la Polynésie française, grâce à l’ouverture de lignes depuis Pékin, Shanghai et, plus tard, Hong Kong. Les touristes transportés par HNA vont ainsi permettre à la Polynésie d’atteindre son objectif de 300 000 touristes sur la période 2018-2020. D’ores-et-déjà, huit vols charter vers Tahiti sont programmés d’ici la fin de l’année, par le biais de Caissa, la société de HNA spécialisée dans les charters. La Polynésie compte également sur l’activité de croisière de ce groupe, un paquebot devant à terme être basé à Papeete pour effectuer des croisières dans les archipels polynésiens.
A la demande du Pays, le groupe HNA s’engage en outre à recruter majoritairement des Polynésiens dans les diverses entreprises touristiques qui seront mises en place.
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La dans l'océan Pacifique
Un centre commercial chinois (le ) en 2010
Le 2 juin 2015, un communiqué de la présidence de Polynésie française annonce un nouveau partenariat, à la suite d'un accord signé l'année précédente : la société envisage de relier la à la . Les villes desservies seraient , puis , vers .
Cet accord s'accompagne d'un partage de code avec , les deux sociétés desservent , au Japon.
L'arrivée de touristes chinois est l'objectif fixé pour la période 2018-2020.
;Accord de coopération stratégique
D'après le communiqué, Hainan Airlines . La création d'une société de droit local est prévue ; son objet social inclura notamment la .
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Le président ouzbek, Islam Karimov, âgé de 78 ans, qui a été hospitalisé la semaine dernière à la suite d'une hémorragie cérébrale, se trouve dans un état de santé critique, ont annoncé ses médecins, vendredi.
Le président de l'Ouzbékistan Islam Karimov est au plus mal. Le chef d’État, hospitalisé il y a pèrs d'une semaine, est dans un état critique, a annoncé vendredi 2 septembre le gouvernement dans un communiqué publié par le quotidien officiel Narodnoïe Slovo.
L'état de santé de Karimov, qui est âgé de 78 ans, s'est nettement dégradé ces dernières vingt-quatre heures, précise le communiqué. "Les médecins jugent (la situation) critique", poursuit le communiqué.
Son hospitalisation avait été annoncée dimanche par le gouvernement, qui n'avait fourni aucune explication.
Sa fille cadette, Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva, ambassadrice de son pays auprès de l'Unesco, à Paris, a précisé qu'il avait été victime d'une hémorragie cérébrale dans la matinée de samedi.
>> À lire sur France 24 : "La fille du président ouzbek dans le viseur de la justice française"
Les rumeurs sur son état de santé se sont depuis multipliées. La décision de la municipalité de Samarcande, sa ville natale, de charger en urgence ses employés de nettoyer les artères du centre-ville a été interprétée comme le signe de possibles préparatifs de funérailles nationales.
Ancien dirigeant local du Parti communiste, Karimov est au pouvoir depuis 1989 et préside l'ex-république soviétique d'Asie centrale depuis son indépendance, en 1991. Il a été réélu l'an dernier pour cinq ans avec 90,4 % des voix.
Avec AFP
Première publication : 02/09/2016
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A l'âge de 78 ans, le président ouzbek est dans un état de santé jugé critique par ses médecins. La semaine dernière, il avait été hospitalisé pour une ; son état se serait aggravé dans ces dernières 24 heures.
Karimov est au pouvoir depuis 1989 et dirige l'Ouzbékistan depuis son indépendance, en 1991. L'année dernière, il avait été réélu pour 5 ans avec 90,4 % des voix.
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SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - An oil tanker and a bulk carrier collided in waters between Malaysia and Singapore on Tuesday morning, spilling an estimated 2,500 tonnes of oil, but traffic in Asia’s busiest shipping lane was not affected.
A close up view shows the damage on the Malaysian flagged MT Bunga Kelana 3 after a collision with a bulk carrier in the waters between Malaysia and Singapore May 25, 2010. REUTERS/Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency/Handout
The Malaysian flagged MT Bunga Kelana 3 was carrying about 62,000 tonnes of light crude oil, the country’s coast guard said.
Singapore port authorities said the spill measured about 4 kilometers by 1 kilometer and was located 6 kilometers south of Singapore’s southeastern tip at 2:20 p.m. local time.
Singapore and Malaysia activated oil-spill response companies and a clean-up operation involving 20 craft was under way. There were no reports of injuries among the 50 crew members.
The incident happened in the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Strait, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from the tip of the island nation, the city-state’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) said.
The spill, equivalent to about 18,000 barrels, is dwarfed by the approximately 175,000 barrels of oil that has poured into the Gulf of Mexico since the deadly April 20 offshore explosion that sank the Deepwater Horizon rig.
It was less than a tenth the size of Singapore’s worst such oil spill since the MPA was created. As much as 29,000 tonnes of heavy marine fuel oil leaked into Singapore waters from the tanker Evoikos in 1997 after it collided with the Orapin Global tanker.
“This is a relatively small amount in the general scheme of things, and it is not like the Gulf of Mexico, which is continuing to leak,” said Victor Shum from oil consultancy Purvin & Gertz in Singapore.
“If it is contained within an oil retaining booms, it may not disrupt shipping traffic. There is no comparison. That one has really no limit at this stage.”
In terms of the impact of Singapore’s spill on the environment, Shum said: “I think certainly the concerns are there. Even if it is contained, it will take some time to clean up.” The 1997 Evoikos spill took three weeks to clean up.
Singapore and Malaysia were applying oil dispersants and containment booms for the clean up, MPA said.
About 40 percent of global trade passes through the Malacca Strait between Malaysia and Indonesia’s Sumatra. Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering port and Asia’s top oil-trading hub, lies at the southeastern end of the waterway.
The collision was between the tanker and the MV Waily, a bulk carrier registered in St Vincent and the Grenadines, which suffered minor damage, the Malaysian coast guard said. Both vessels are anchored away from the incident’s site.
10-METER GASH
The collision caused a 10-meter gash on the left side of the tanker, the coast guard said. The vessel was carrying Bintulu condensate and light crude, said Paul Lovell, head of corporate communications at AET Tanker Holdings Sdn Bhd.
AET, which owns and manages the vessel, is a wholly owned subsidiary of transport and energy company MISC Bhd, a unit of Malaysian national oil firm Petronas.
“She was carrying two types of cargo, some condensate and some very light crude, it was about 40 percent condensate and about 60 percent light crude on the vessel at the time of the incident,” Lovell said.
“It looks as though the spill would have been from the very light crude, the exact amount I can’t tell you.” The spokesman could not say who owned the oil.
MISC on its website lists the Bunga Kelana 3 as an Aframax class tanker built in 1998 with a dead weight tonnage of 105,784. (www.misc.com.my).
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Around 2500 tonnes of oil were spilled into the today after two ships collided.
The two ships involved in the collision were the oil tanker MT Bunga Kelana 3 and the bulk ship MV Wally, which collided around thirteen kilometers south of Singapore. The tanker received an estimated ten meter gash on its left side, while the bulk ship sustained only minor damage. After the incident, both ships moved away from the spill and are now anchored.
The oil slick has moved north, and is now now encompassing an estimated four square kilometers around six kilometers south of Singapore. Emergency teams from both Singapore and Malaysia have been mobilized, and around twenty vessels are taking part in the clean-up operations. Both containment booms and chemical dispersants are being used to clean up the oil.
The spill is not expected to have any major effects on shipping; Victor Shum, an official from a consulting firm in Singapore, said that "if it is contained within an oil retaining booms, it may not disrupt shipping traffic. There is no comparison. That one has really no limit at this stage." Shum also expressed environmental concerns, saying that "certainly the concerns are there. Even if it is contained, it will take some time to clean up."
No crew members from either of the ships involved were reported to be injured.
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Emergency teams are working to contain a crude oil spill after two ships - a tanker and a bulk carrier - collided in waters off Singapore.
Port officials said no injuries had been reported but the Malaysian-registered tanker had ruptured one of its tanks.
An estimated 2,000 tonnes of crude oil are leaking into the sea.
The collision happened in the Strait of Singapore, one of the most important shipping lanes in the world.
Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) said the Malaysian-registered tanker Bunga Kelana 3 was damaged in a collision with the MV Wally, registered in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
The Bunga Kelana 3 was carrying light crude oil and condensate.
"The collision caused a 10-metre (yard) tear in the left side of the tanker and 2,000 metric tonnes of crude oil has spilled into the sea where the collision occurred," Cmdr Abdul Hadib bin Abdul Wahab of the Malaysian Coastguard told Reuters.
Both ships are anchored off Singapore as work continues to contain and clean up the oil spill.
The Malaysia-based operators of the tanker, AET, said booms were being placed around the vessel to contain the spill.
Salvage operators said the oil could damage the local environment but that the speed of the response had reduced the impact.
"I think it can be controlled - 2,00r who asked not to be named told the AFP news agency.
There was no reported effect on shipping traffic in the Strait of Singapore, one of the world's busiest sea lanes, connecting trade routes from Asia to Africa and Europe.
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Around 2500 tonnes of oil were spilled into the today after two ships collided.
The two ships involved in the collision were the oil tanker MT Bunga Kelana 3 and the bulk ship MV Wally, which collided around thirteen kilometers south of Singapore. The tanker received an estimated ten meter gash on its left side, while the bulk ship sustained only minor damage. After the incident, both ships moved away from the spill and are now anchored.
The oil slick has moved north, and is now now encompassing an estimated four square kilometers around six kilometers south of Singapore. Emergency teams from both Singapore and Malaysia have been mobilized, and around twenty vessels are taking part in the clean-up operations. Both containment booms and chemical dispersants are being used to clean up the oil.
The spill is not expected to have any major effects on shipping; Victor Shum, an official from a consulting firm in Singapore, said that "if it is contained within an oil retaining booms, it may not disrupt shipping traffic. There is no comparison. That one has really no limit at this stage." Shum also expressed environmental concerns, saying that "certainly the concerns are there. Even if it is contained, it will take some time to clean up."
No crew members from either of the ships involved were reported to be injured.
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License Commission General Hearing Tuesday, March 29
6:00 PM TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 29, 2005 AT SIX O’CLOCK MICHAEL J. LOMBARDI MUNICIPAL BUILDING 831 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, BASEMENT CONFERENCE ROOM Disciplinary Continuation hearing from January 25, 2005- Clonmacnois Inc., d/b/a The Plough & Stars, George F. Crowley, Manager, holder of an All Alcoholic Beverages as a Restaurant license at 912 Massachusetts Avenue, for an update on a resolution to the noise issues. (follow-up investigative report is available). Decision Disciplinary 2046 Restaurant Corporation d/b/a Spirit, Christopher Fitzsimons, Manager, holder of an All Alcoholic Beverages as Restaurant license at 2046 Massachusetts Avenue, due to Liquor Field Investigation on February 3, 2005, whereby a woman was provided Alcohol and that she was 20 years old (under the legal age limit, able to procure alcoholic beverages). See detailed Investigative report. Decision Application Bernard Hicks for a Used Car Dealer Class II license at 98 River Street for office only. (wholesale and retail sales- no vehicles on premises). Decision Application Sandro Worldwide, d/b/a Sandro Transportation Service, for a Limousine/Livery license at 19 Lincoln Way, for an office and the garaging of one vehicle at same address. Decision Application George Makrigianis, c/o Rudy Corp. d/b/a Pizza Ring, Katherine Ferrari, Manager, for a Common Victualer license to be exercised on the first floor at 212 Western Avenue, total occupancy will be 18 persons (standing), hours of operation will be from 11:00a.m. to 2:00a.m., seven days per week. March 29, 2005 Hearing Page 2 Decision Application Wilson Cambridge Realty Trust, holder of a Garage & Gasoline license at 38-40 Smith Place, to amend its license to increase to 6,000 gallons of compressed gas (to be stored in portable trailer in a secure tank farm aboveground), from 3,532 gallons already licensed, for a total increase of 2,468 gallons. Decision Application Mid-West Grill, Inc. d/b/a Mid West Grill, Gilmar Pinto, Manager, holder of a Wine & Malt Beverages as a Restaurant license at 1124 Cambridge Street, for an increase in capacity from 97 to 125. This is Cap Area No. 7. Decision Application Aurora, LLC by its Manager Thomas Bursh d/b/a Flat Patties, Rubin Garza, Manager for a Common Victualer license to be exercised on the first floor at 81 Mt. Auburn Street, from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight on Sun., Mon., Tues., & Wed. and from 7:00a.m. to 2:00a.m. on Thurs., Fri., & Sat., and to have a total occupancy of 29 persons. Applicant has also applied for an Entertainment license to include Audio Tape Machine/CD only Playing Background Music Below Ordinary Conversation Level. Decision Application University Wine Shop at Harvard Square, Inc. d/b/a University Wine Shop at Harvard Square, Kelli A. White, Manager, holder of an All Alcoholic Beverages as a Package Store six day license at 991B Massachusetts Avenue, for a transfer of its license to Kapsco, Inc. d/b/a University Wine Cellar, Marilyn Carter, Manager, at said address. Applicant has also applied to open on Sunday from 12:00 noon to 8:00p.m. Decision Application Brew Moon Colorado, Inc. d/b/a Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, Timothy Cleland, Manager, holder of an All Alcoholic Beverages as a Restaurant license at 50 Church Street, for a transfer of license to H2 Ventures Inc. d/b/a Phatt Boys, Scott Harford, Manager, at said address. The seating capacity will be 274 and total occupancy of 304. Applicant has also applied for Pledge of License and an Entertainment license to include, Live Musical Instruments and/or Live Vocalists, with Amplification, Disc Jockey, one pool table, 16 television sets, and Audio March 29, 2005 Hearing Page 3 Tape Machine/CD which may play music Below, At or Above Conversation Level. Decision Application The Christos Poutahides No. 6 Family Limited Partnership d/b/a Gas with a Smile, holder of a Garage & Gasoline license at 2055 Massachusetts Avenue to amend its license to be a, self-service gas station and convenience store under a new d/b/a Hess/Hess Express. Applicant has also applied for a waiver of certain requirements to be a self-service gas station and convenience store (requirement for a bay or other indoor area for the minor repair, ordinary service, and ordinary maintenance of a motor vehicle, and the requirement of an on-site auto-mechanic. Applicant has also applied to amend this license as follows: increase to 30,000 gallon of gasoline and 10,000 gallons of diesel to be stored in underground tanks, from 16,000 gallons of gasoline already licensed. Decision Application Carlos Pimentel, Mario Pimentel and Robert Pimentel, Co-Partners d/b/a C.L.M. Auto Sales, have applied for a Used Car Dealer Class II license at 320 Webster Avenue for an office and four cars. Decision Ratifications Medallion 42 Brent Taxi, Inc., Debtor; Progressive Credit Union, Creditor Medallion 229 J.K. Cab, Inc., Debtor; Medallion Funding Corp., Creditor Medallion 120 Alewife T. Cab, Inc., Debtor; Medallion Funding Corp, Creditor Medallion’s 169 and 179 Carol’s Cab, Inc., Debtor; Medallion Funding Corp, Creditor Medallion’s 56 an 212 Katherine’s Cab, Inc., Debtor; Medallion Funding Corp, Creditor Medallion 224 Ril-Tul Cab, Inc., Debtor; Progressive Credit Union, Creditor Medallion 72 Muller Cab, Inc., Debtor; Progressive Credit Union, Creditor Medallion 215 RJO Cab, Inc., Debtor; Progressive Credit Union, Creditor Ellen Fitzgerald Watson Executive Assistant Contact: Ellen Watson Phone: 617 349-6140 TTY: 617 349-6112 [email protected]
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Gas With a Smile, purveyors of gasoline and repair services at 2055 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, MA, USA
Gas With a Smile, an independent gas station on Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge has filed with the city for a hearing with the license commission to amend its license to do business as Hess Express. According to the Cambridge Department of Human Services, the Christos Poutahides No. 6 Family Limited Partnership, which owns the station, has asked that they be allowed not to offer repair services at the site. A hearing will be held on March 29, 2005, at the Lombardi Municipal Building at 831 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge.
According to a guide published by the city, a "Garage and Gasoline License" is required "for a commercial or residential parking garage with space for 3 vehicles or more to keep and store flammables."
Gas With a Smile was shut down by the city fire department in 1999 for failing to upgrade its underground gas tanks to comply with federal regulations passed 10 years earlier.
Hess Express gas stations are owned by Amerada Hess, which operates approximately 1250 gas stations on the eastern seaboard of the United States.
A closer shot of the sign advertising the service station's business
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Round 1 14:15 Bath Rugby 29 - 15 Worcester Warriors Recreation Ground 10,010 Report 15:30 Harlequins 35 - 27 London Irish Twickenham 39,400 Report 18:00 London Wasps 19 - 29 Saracens Twickenham 39,400 Report 15:00 Bristol Rugby 13 - 26 Leicester Tigers Memorial Stadium 8,125 Report 15:00 Leeds Carnegie 24 - 49 Gloucester Rugby Headingley Carnegie 10,674 Report 15:00 Newcastle Falcons 33 - 12 Sale Sharks Kingston Park 5,859 Report Round 2 15:00 Leicester Tigers 26 - 16 Bath Rugby Welford Road 17,059 Report 17:00 Harlequins 39 - 15 Leeds Carnegie Twickenham Stoop 7,459 Report 17:00 Worcester Warriors 24 - 24 London Wasps Sixways 7,105 Report 15:00 London Irish 19 - 0 Newcastle Falcons Madejski Stadium 6,800 Report 15:00 Sale Sharks 20 - 6 Bristol Rugby Edgeley Park 6,402 Report 15:00 Saracens 31 - 38 Gloucester Rugby Vicarage Road 6,976 Report Round 3 14:15 Bath Rugby 21 - 19 Sale Sharks Recreation Ground 10,105 Report 18:00 Gloucester Rugby 29 - 7 Worcester Warriors Kingsholm 15,781 Report 18:00 Newcastle Falcons 19 - 12 Harlequins Kingston Park 6,478 Report 15:00 Bristol Rugby 14 - 11 London Irish Memorial Stadium 6,751 Report 15:00 Leeds Carnegie 7 - 31 Saracens Headingley Carnegie 9,620 Report 15:00 London Wasps 17 - 20 Leicester Tigers Adams Park 7,313 Report Round 4 19:45 Sale Sharks 16 - 0 London Wasps Edgeley Park 7,368 Report 20:00 London Irish 20 - 22 Bath Rugby Madejski Stadium 8,092 Report 20:00 Newcastle Falcons 21 - 19 Leeds Carnegie Kingston Park 6,847 Report 16:00 Harlequins 24 - 18 Bristol Rugby Twickenham Stoop 7,732 Report 17:00 Worcester Warriors 16 - 21 Saracens Sixways 8,863 Report 18:00 Leicester Tigers 17 - 30 Gloucester Rugby Welford Road 17,101 Report Round 5 20:00 Leeds Carnegie 26 - 21 Worcester Warriors Headingley Carnegie 4,516 Report 12:30 Bath Rugby 25 - 10 Harlequins Recreation Ground 10,142 Report 15:00 Gloucester Rugby 31 - 12 Sale Sharks Kingsholm 14,075 Report 15:00 Bristol Rugby 23 - 16 Newcastle Falcons Memorial Stadium 6,829 Report 15:00 London Wasps 28 - 14 London Irish Adams Park 6,629 Report 15:00 Saracens 26 - 19 Leicester Tigers Vicarage Road 7,427 Report Round 6 19:45 Sale Sharks 34 - 30 Saracens Edgeley Park 7,051 Report 15:00 Harlequins 26 - 25 London Wasps Twickenham Stoop 10,115 Report 15:00 Leicester Tigers 28 - 20 Worcester Warriors Welford Road 16,219 Report 14:00 Newcastle Falcons 20 - 33 Bath Rugby Kingston Park 5,592 Report 15:00 Bristol Rugby 39 - 13 Leeds Carnegie Memorial Stadium 6,439 Report 16:00 London Irish 15 - 10 Gloucester Rugby Madejski Stadium 7,582 Report Round 7 20:00 Worcester Warriors 15 - 34 Sale Sharks Sixways 10,197 Report 14:15 Bath Rugby 28 - 13 Bristol Rugby Recreation Ground 10,600 Report 14:45 Leeds Carnegie 6 - 29 Leicester Tigers Headingley Carnegie 9,496 Report 15:00 Gloucester Rugby 27 - 25 Harlequins Kingsholm 13,506 Report 15:00 London Wasps 35 - 12 Newcastle Falcons Adams Park 9,502 Report 15:00 Saracens 24 - 20 London Irish Vicarage Road 9,020 Report Round 8 14:15 Bath Rugby 41 - 10 Leeds Carnegie Recreation Ground 10,600 Report 14:45 Bristol Rugby 23 - 23 London Wasps Memorial Stadium 9,926 Report 15:00 Harlequins 20 - 27 Saracens Twickenham Stoop 11,672 Report 14:45 Sale Sharks 20 - 14 Leicester Tigers Edgeley Park 10,872 Report 15:00 London Irish 23 - 16 Worcester Warriors Madejski Stadium 9,266 Report 15:00 Newcastle Falcons 13 - 20 Gloucester Rugby Kingston Park 9,612 Report Round 9 14:45 Leicester Tigers 25 - 17 London Irish Welford Road 17,498 Report 14:45 London Wasps 25 - 10 Bath Rugby Adams Park 10,000 Report 15:00 Gloucester Rugby 27 - 0 Bristol Rugby Kingsholm 16,500 Report 15:00 Worcester Warriors 7 - 10 Harlequins Sixways 10,197 Report 15:00 Leeds Carnegie 20 - 34 Sale Sharks Headingley Carnegie 11,116 Report 16:00 Saracens 19 - 22 Newcastle Falcons Vicarage Road 17,223 Report Round 10 20:00 Bath Rugby 10 - 5 Gloucester Rugby Recreation Ground 10,600 Report 15:00 London Wasps 25 - 17 Leeds Carnegie Adams Park 7,667 Report 13:15 Harlequins 13 - 42 Leicester Tigers Twickenham Stoop 12,605 Report 15:00 Bristol Rugby 18 - 3 Saracens Memorial Stadium 8,129 Report 15:00 London Irish 20 - 12 Sale Sharks Madejski Stadium 9,744 Report 15:00 Newcastle Falcons 15 - 12 Worcester Warriors Kingston Park 7,219 Report Round 11 20:00 Sale Sharks 20 - 13 Harlequins Edgeley Park 10,216 Report 15:00 Gloucester Rugby 18 - 17 London Wasps Kingsholm 16,200 Report 15:00 Leicester Tigers 41 - 14 Newcastle Falcons Welford Road 17,498 Report 15:00 Worcester Warriors 25 - 5 Bristol Rugby Sixways 9,822 Report 13:30 Saracens 26 - 20 Bath Rugby Vicarage Road 9,952 Report 15:00 Leeds Carnegie 24 - 26 London Irish Headingley Carnegie 4,886 Report Round 17 15:00 Gloucester Rugby 13 - 20 Leicester Tigers Kingsholm 12,597 Report 15:00 Saracens 19 - 6 Worcester Warriors Vicarage Road 6,739 Report Round 12 19:45 Sale Sharks 29 - 3 Leeds Carnegie Edgeley Park 8,006 Report 14:45 Bath Rugby 34 - 42 London Wasps Recreation Ground 10,600 Report 15:00 Harlequins 36 - 15 Worcester Warriors Twickenham Stoop 10,363 Report 13:45 London Irish 22 - 13 Leicester Tigers Madejski Stadium 10,559 Report 15:00 Bristol Rugby 29 - 26 Gloucester Rugby Memorial Stadium 11,418 Report 15:00 Newcastle Falcons 16 - 14 Saracens Kingston Park 8,266 Report Round 13 20:00 Worcester Warriors 11 - 12 London Irish Sixways 10,197 Report 15:00 Gloucester Rugby 28 - 20 Newcastle Falcons Kingsholm 13,047 Report 15:00 Leicester Tigers 11 - 14 Sale Sharks Welford Road 17,498 Report 15:00 London Wasps 32 - 30 Bristol Rugby Adams Park 8,583 Report 15:00 Leeds Carnegie 15 - 34 Bath Rugby Headingley Carnegie 4,859 Report 18:05 Saracens 6 - 15 Harlequins Vicarage Road 6,553 Report Round 14 19:45 Sale Sharks 15 - 22 Worcester Warriors Edgeley Park 7,862 Report 20:00 Newcastle Falcons P - P London Wasps Kingston Park
13:30 London Irish 27 - 24 Saracens Madejski Stadium 8,298 Report 14:45 Harlequins 30 - 25 Gloucester Rugby Twickenham Stoop 12,638 Report 15:00 Leicester Tigers 34 - 21 Leeds Carnegie Welford Road 17,002 Report 15:00 Bristol Rugby 9 - 19 Bath Rugby Ashton Gate 16,234 Report Round 15 13:00 Bath Rugby v Newcastle Falcons Recreation Ground
15:00 Worcester Warriors v Leicester Tigers Sixways
17:30 Gloucester Rugby v London Irish Kingsholm Sky
15:00 Leeds Carnegie v Bristol Rugby Headingley Carnegie
15:00 London Wasps v Harlequins Adams Park
15:00 Saracens v Sale Sharks Vicarage Road
Round 16 19:45 Sale Sharks v Gloucester Rugby Edgeley Park
15:00 Leicester Tigers v Saracens Welford Road
13:00 Worcester Warriors v Leeds Carnegie Sixways Sky
15:00 Harlequins v Bath Rugby Twickenham Stoop
15:00 London Irish v London Wasps Madejski Stadium Sky
15:00 Newcastle Falcons v Bristol Rugby Kingston Park
Round 17 19:00 Leeds Carnegie v Newcastle Falcons Headingley Carnegie Sky
14:15 Bath Rugby v London Irish Recreation Ground
15:00 Bristol Rugby v Harlequins Memorial Stadium
Round 18 19:45 Sale Sharks v Bath Rugby Edgeley Park
15:00 Harlequins v Newcastle Falcons Twickenham Stoop
15:00 Leicester Tigers v London Wasps Welford Road
15:00 Worcester Warriors v Gloucester Rugby Sixways
15:00 London Irish v Bristol Rugby Madejski Stadium
15:00 Saracens v Leeds Carnegie Vicarage Road
Round 19 19:30 Bristol Rugby v Sale Sharks Memorial Stadium
14:15 Bath Rugby v Leicester Tigers Recreation Ground
15:00 Gloucester Rugby v Saracens Kingsholm
15:00 Leeds Carnegie v Harlequins Headingley Carnegie
15:00 London Wasps v Worcester Warriors Adams Park
15:00 Newcastle Falcons v London Irish Kingston Park
Round 17 19:30 London Wasps v Sale Sharks Adams Park
Round 20 19:45 Sale Sharks v Newcastle Falcons Edgeley Park
15:00 Gloucester Rugby v Leeds Carnegie Kingsholm
15:00 Leicester Tigers v Bristol Rugby Welford Road
15:00 London Irish v Harlequins Madejski Stadium
15:00 Worcester Warriors v Bath Rugby Sixways
15:00 Saracens v London Wasps Vicarage Road
Round 21 14:15 Bath Rugby v Saracens Recreation Ground
15:00 Bristol Rugby v Worcester Warriors Memorial Stadium
15:00 Harlequins v Sale Sharks Twickenham Stoop
15:00 London Irish v Leeds Carnegie Madejski Stadium
15:00 London Wasps v Gloucester Rugby Adams Park
15:00 Newcastle Falcons v Leicester Tigers Kingston Park
Round 22 15:00 Gloucester Rugby v Bath Rugby Kingsholm
15:00 Leeds Carnegie v London Wasps Headingley Carnegie
15:00 Leicester Tigers v Harlequins Welford Road
15:00 Sale Sharks v London Irish Edgeley Park
15:00 Saracens v Bristol Rugby Vicarage Road
15:00 Worcester Warriors v Newcastle Falcons Sixways
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Le championnat d'Angleterre continue, lui aussi, sur sa lancée en disputant sa vingtième journée. Elle a été marquée par la victoire des Harlequins à Bath, confortant ainsi sa première place.
Résultats complets de la ème journée de Premiership
Bath Rugby
3 - 19
'''Harlequins'''
'''London Irish'''
38 - 21
Bristol Rugby
'''Northampton Saints'''
40 - 22
Gloucester RFC
'''Worcester Rugby'''
22 - 8
Saracens
'''Leicester Tigers'''
37 - 31
Sale Sharks
London Wasps
Newcastle Falcons
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493
385
108
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11
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8
14
502
350
152
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9
491
409
82
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56
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12
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8
426
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395
386
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330
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349
389
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320
492
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17
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Political parties in Thailand have regained some of their freedoms, following an agreement on Tuesday by the government's military-appointed Cabinet.
As a result of the deal, parties are now allowed to meet and hold activities, opening the way for elections that are tentatively planned for December. However, a ban on forming new political parties remains in effect, until at least next week. Government spokesman Nattawat Suthiyothin said a bill on new parties would be forwarded to the National Legislative Assembly. And the Cabinet says that the ban on leaders of dissolved political parties remains in effect.
Political gatherings and activities had been banned by the junta since the military's overthrow of the civilian government in September of last year. But in the face of recent protests, the military's ruling body, the Council for National Security, agreed on Monday to recommend that political activities be allowed.
The move by the Cabinet comes six days after a Constitutional Tribunal in which the former ruling party, Thai Rak Thai was ordered dissolved and its leaders, including ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra banned from politics for five years. Thai Rak Thai was found guilty of violations in the April 2006 general election. Another prominent party, the opposition Democrat Party, was also on trial, but was allowed to remain intact.
Though the junta has outlawed political gatherings, demonstrations have still been tolerated in Bangkok. One of the largest came on Saturday, when 6,000 supporters of a satellite television station, PTV, held a rally. The pro-Thaksin PTV has been taken off the air by the junta, as have several pro-Thaksin websites. The junta also ordered that text messages be sent to mobile-phone subscribers, asking them to stay away from demonstrations.
But the junta has shown signs of moving the nation back towards the democratic process, with the leader of the coup, Council for National Security chairman General Sonthi Boonyaratglin suggesting an amnesty for the banned political leaders. The idea was widely criticized, though, and Sonthi later retracted his statement, saying the amnesty notion had been proposed by the National Legislative Assembly.
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Thailand's interim government has lifted a ban on political party activities imposed last September when the military ousted the elected administration.
Government Spokesman Yongyuth Maiyalarb said the action, which will allow parties to prepare for a general election tentatively scheduled for December, was approved at Tuesday's weekly Cabinet meeting.
The lifting of the ban, effective immediately, came six days after a court ordered the dissolution of the Thai Rak Thai Party of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Political parties in Thailand have regained some of their freedoms, following an agreement on Tuesday by the government's military-appointed Cabinet.
As a result of the deal, parties are now allowed to meet and hold activities, opening the way for elections that are tentatively planned for December. However, a ban on forming new political parties remains in effect, until at least next week. Government spokesman Nattawat Suthiyothin said a bill on new parties would be forwarded to the National Legislative Assembly. And the Cabinet says that the ban on leaders of dissolved political parties remains in effect.
Political gatherings and activities had been banned by the junta since the military's overthrow of the civilian government in September of last year. But in the face of recent protests, the military's ruling body, the Council for National Security, agreed on Monday to recommend that political activities be allowed.
The move by the Cabinet comes six days after a Constitutional Tribunal in which the former ruling party, Thai Rak Thai was ordered dissolved and its leaders, including ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra banned from politics for five years. Thai Rak Thai was found guilty of violations in the April 2006 general election. Another prominent party, the opposition Democrat Party, was also on trial, but was allowed to remain intact.
Though the junta has outlawed political gatherings, demonstrations have still been tolerated in Bangkok. One of the largest came on Saturday, when 6,000 supporters of a satellite television station, PTV, held a rally. The pro-Thaksin PTV has been taken off the air by the junta, as have several pro-Thaksin websites. The junta also ordered that text messages be sent to mobile-phone subscribers, asking them to stay away from demonstrations.
But the junta has shown signs of moving the nation back towards the democratic process, with the leader of the coup, Council for National Security chairman General Sonthi Boonyaratglin suggesting an amnesty for the banned political leaders. The idea was widely criticized, though, and Sonthi later retracted his statement, saying the amnesty notion had been proposed by the National Legislative Assembly.
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JUNTA MOVE
Ban on political activity 'to go'
CNS agrees time is ripe; Sonthi to propose two alternatives to Cabinet today
The Council for National Security (CNS) yesterday agreed to lift a ban on political activities and the registration of new parties and will propose the matter to the Cabinet for discussion at its meeting today. Speaking after a three-hour-meeting of the CNS, spokesman Colonel Sansern Kaewkamnerd said junta chief Sonthi Boonyaratglin would propose legal procedures to lift the ban to the Cabinet. The junta's Announcements No 15 and 27, issued shortly after the military coup in September last year, bar politicians from conducting any political activities and from setting up new political parties. "We agreed to allow political parties to resume their activities in order to give them a chance to present themselves as political choices to the people ahead of the general election," Samsern said. The junta will not intervene in any political activities and will allow parties to have full political freedom, he added. "We believe the people have sound political judgement. It's up to the parties to offer them attractive and useful policies," he said. Members of the Thai Rak Thai party might not benefit from the lifting of the ban as they won't be able to conduct political activities in the party's name following its dissolution by the Constitution Tribunal last week. Samsern said Sonthi would propose two legal alternatives for lifting the political ban: the Cabinet could either propose a bill to the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), which would take time, or issue a resolution to lift the ban immediately. The decision will be left to the government and the National Legislative Assembly, Sansern said. A CNS official said that another option would be for at least 25 members of the NLA to propose a bill of their own to lift the CNS ban. Sonthi will append reports on the current political situation, including an assessment of the ongoing anti-junta protests, for the Cabinet to consider along with the proposal to lift the political ban. The junta has estimated that 10,000 people at most would join the anti-junta protest, Samsern said. He will also propose a campaign for the national referendum on the new constitution to the Cabinet, the spokesman said. The junta's move follows Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont's promise last week following the dissolution of the Thai Rak Thai that the ban on political activities might be lifted soon in order to improve the political atmosphere. Meanwhile, National Legislative Assembly speaker Meechai Ruchuphan warned yesterday that repealing Announcement No 27 would result in doing away with the five-year ban from elections handed down by the Constitution Tribunal. "It's like issuing a new law that benefits the wrongdoers," said Meechai, a legal expert. Justice Minister Charnchai Likhitjittha said yesterday that an order issued by coup makers was tantamount to a law, so repealing one would require an Act to be passed, not simply a Cabinet resolution. "To my understanding, the prime minister's statement that a Cabinet resolution could revoke the CDR announcement wasn't correct," he said, referring to the CNS by its former name - the Council for Democratic Reform. "He probably meant that once the idea is approved by the Cabinet, it must be proposed to the National Legislative Assembly to revoke the announcement," Charnchai said, adding Surayud had not discussed the matter with him as yet. About 30 former Thai Rak Thai members led by Pongthep Thepkanchana yesterday called on the government to lift the political ban to enable them to register a new party. Also, political parties needed sufficient time to prepare for the general election scheduled for December, the group said. Pongthep insisted the appeal was made in the public interest rather than for the benefit of the 111 party executives who were banned from assuming political posts for five years. The group also submitted a petition to the Election Commission, asking it to cooperate with the government in lifting the ban. Panya Thiewsangwan, Piyanart Srivalo The Nation
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Political parties in Thailand have regained some of their freedoms, following an agreement on Tuesday by the government's military-appointed Cabinet.
As a result of the deal, parties are now allowed to meet and hold activities, opening the way for elections that are tentatively planned for December. However, a ban on forming new political parties remains in effect, until at least next week. Government spokesman Nattawat Suthiyothin said a bill on new parties would be forwarded to the National Legislative Assembly. And the Cabinet says that the ban on leaders of dissolved political parties remains in effect.
Political gatherings and activities had been banned by the junta since the military's overthrow of the civilian government in September of last year. But in the face of recent protests, the military's ruling body, the Council for National Security, agreed on Monday to recommend that political activities be allowed.
The move by the Cabinet comes six days after a Constitutional Tribunal in which the former ruling party, Thai Rak Thai was ordered dissolved and its leaders, including ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra banned from politics for five years. Thai Rak Thai was found guilty of violations in the April 2006 general election. Another prominent party, the opposition Democrat Party, was also on trial, but was allowed to remain intact.
Though the junta has outlawed political gatherings, demonstrations have still been tolerated in Bangkok. One of the largest came on Saturday, when 6,000 supporters of a satellite television station, PTV, held a rally. The pro-Thaksin PTV has been taken off the air by the junta, as have several pro-Thaksin websites. The junta also ordered that text messages be sent to mobile-phone subscribers, asking them to stay away from demonstrations.
But the junta has shown signs of moving the nation back towards the democratic process, with the leader of the coup, Council for National Security chairman General Sonthi Boonyaratglin suggesting an amnesty for the banned political leaders. The idea was widely criticized, though, and Sonthi later retracted his statement, saying the amnesty notion had been proposed by the National Legislative Assembly.
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6,000 protest against junta
PTV leader and former MP Veera Musigapong said the rallies were now a "public movement" in which other pro-democracy groups were welcome to join.
He said its goals were clear - to oust the Council for National Security
(CNS). Supporters waved paper flags and banners calling for the CNS to "get out", while others raised photographs of deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and called for his return to the country.
The former MPs attending included Ekkaporn Rakkwamsuk, Pimpa Chanprasong and Waipot Arpornrat.
The Metropolitan Police yesterday warned PTV leaders that demonstrators were prohibited from the streets and sent 450 officers to the protest site.
PTV leaders reportedly planned to lead the rally on a march to Army headquarters about three kilometres away.
Yesterday's assembly followed another on Thursday near the Royal Plaza, to which 3,000 people came.
It demanded the removal of the CNS and criticised Wednesday's Constitution Tribunal decision to dissolve the Thai Rak Thai and ban its 111 executives from the electoral process for five years.
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Political parties in Thailand have regained some of their freedoms, following an agreement on Tuesday by the government's military-appointed Cabinet.
As a result of the deal, parties are now allowed to meet and hold activities, opening the way for elections that are tentatively planned for December. However, a ban on forming new political parties remains in effect, until at least next week. Government spokesman Nattawat Suthiyothin said a bill on new parties would be forwarded to the National Legislative Assembly. And the Cabinet says that the ban on leaders of dissolved political parties remains in effect.
Political gatherings and activities had been banned by the junta since the military's overthrow of the civilian government in September of last year. But in the face of recent protests, the military's ruling body, the Council for National Security, agreed on Monday to recommend that political activities be allowed.
The move by the Cabinet comes six days after a Constitutional Tribunal in which the former ruling party, Thai Rak Thai was ordered dissolved and its leaders, including ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra banned from politics for five years. Thai Rak Thai was found guilty of violations in the April 2006 general election. Another prominent party, the opposition Democrat Party, was also on trial, but was allowed to remain intact.
Though the junta has outlawed political gatherings, demonstrations have still been tolerated in Bangkok. One of the largest came on Saturday, when 6,000 supporters of a satellite television station, PTV, held a rally. The pro-Thaksin PTV has been taken off the air by the junta, as have several pro-Thaksin websites. The junta also ordered that text messages be sent to mobile-phone subscribers, asking them to stay away from demonstrations.
But the junta has shown signs of moving the nation back towards the democratic process, with the leader of the coup, Council for National Security chairman General Sonthi Boonyaratglin suggesting an amnesty for the banned political leaders. The idea was widely criticized, though, and Sonthi later retracted his statement, saying the amnesty notion had been proposed by the National Legislative Assembly.
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Pierwszą podstawą przetwarzania danych jest niezbędność do wykonania umów o świadczenie usług. Mamy z nią do czynienia wtedy, gdy przetwarzanie danych jest niezbędne w celu zapewnienia Ci sprawnego, bezpiecznego korzystania z naszego serwisu wraz z jego wszystkimi funkcjonalnościami. Umowy o świadczenie usług to regulaminy, w tym regulamin portalu dziennikwschodni.pl, który akceptujesz decydując się na korzystanie z naszego serwisu.
Drugą podstawą przetwarzania danych jest uzasadniony interes administratora danych. Mamy z nim do czynienia w przypadku prowadzenia pomiarów statystycznych oraz działań z zakresu marketingu własnego przez administratora danych.
Wreszcie, trzecią przesłanką przetwarzania danych jest Twoja dobrowolna i świadoma zgoda. Na jej podstawie Twoje dane mogą być wykorzystywane w celach marketingowych, a także w celu profilowania.
Pamiętaj, zgody udzielasz w pełni dobrowolnie. Masz także prawo do cofnięcia udzielonej zgody na przetwarzanie Twoich danych osobowych w dowolnym momencie. Wycofanie zgody nie będzie miało jednak wpływu na zgodność z prawem przetwarzania, którego dokonano na podstawie zgody przed jej cofnięciem.
Podmioty, którym możemy przekazywać dane
Co do zasady Twoje dane osobowe będą przez nas wykorzystywane wyłącznie na nasz własny użytek.
W pewnych sytuacjach możemy jednak przekazać Twoje dane podmiotom z nami współpracującym: – naszym partnerom handlowym, podwykonawcom oferowanych przez nas usług, agencjom marketingowym.
Dodatkowo, w przypadkach ściśle określonych w przepisach prawa, będziemy zobligowani przekazać Twoje dane podmiotom uprawnionym do ich uzyskania na podstawie obecnie obowiązujących przepisów prawa (np. policji czy prokuraturze), pod warunkiem oczywiście, iż wystąpią do nas z takim żądaniem, powołując się na określoną podstawę prawną.
Okres przechowywania danych
Twoje dane osobowe będą przechowywane tak długo, jak będzie to niezbędne do zapewnienia Ci dostępu do usług oferowanych przez serwis www.dziennikwchodni.pl Oczywiście, możesz w każdym czasie złożyć wniosek o zaprzestanie przetwarzania swoich danych osobowych, ich zmianę lub usunięcie.
Informacje o prawach przysługujących osobie, której dane dotyczą
Musisz wiedzieć, że niezależnie od tego, na jakiej podstawie przetwarzamy Twoje dane, masz zawsze prawo dostępu do nich oraz ich poprawiania. Możesz również w każdym momencie żądać ich usunięcia lub cofnąć albo ograniczyć wcześniej udzieloną zgodę na przetwarzanie danych osobowych, przy czym wycofanie danej zgody nie wpływa na administratora danych do przetwarzania danych w celu określonym w danej zgodzie do chwili jej wycofania.
Masz również prawo wniesienia sprzeciwu wobec przetwarzania Twoich danych osobowych.
Możesz też zażądać od administratora danych osobowych przeniesienia Twoich danych lub uzyskania kopii Twoich danych, z tym jednak zastrzeżeniem, że prawo to nie może wpływać niekorzystnie na prawa i wolności innych osób. Administrator danych będzie realizował Twoje żądania w zakresie posiadanych możliwości technicznych.
Informacje o prawie do wniesienia skargi
Organem nadzorczym nad administratorem danych osobowych jest Generalny Inspektor Danych Osobowych, do którego masz prawo wnieść skargę za każdym razem, gdy Twoje dane będą przetwarzane w sposób w Twojej ocenie nieprawidłowy.
Informacje o tym, czy podanie danych jest wymogiem ustawowym lub umownym, czy jesteś zobowiązany do ich podania
Nie jesteś zobowiązany do podawania nam swoich danych osobowych ani wyrażania zgody na ich przetwarzanie, z tym jednak zastrzeżeniem, że ich podanie może okazać się niezbędne dla korzystania z określonych funkcjonalności serwisu.
Jest także możliwe, że jeśli nie wyrazisz zgody na przetwarzanie danych osobowych lub cofniesz wcześniej udzieloną zgodę, nie będziemy mogli zapewnić Ci dostępu do niektórych oferowanych przez nas usług, przy czym zawsze w takim wypadku zostaniesz o tym poinformowany.
Informacje o profilowaniu
Czym jest profilowanie? To zbieranie wszelkich informacji, które pozwalają bezpośrednio lub pośrednio zidentyfikować osobę, która jest poddawana profilowaniu. Profilowanie odbywa się najczęściej przy użyciu systemów informatycznych, w sposób zautomatyzowany, za pomocą specjalnych algorytmów uwzględniających określone wcześniej kryteria. Wyniki profilowania mogą być wykorzystywane m.in. do celów marketingowych, np. w celu spersonalizowania reklamy kierowanej do danego użytkownika lub przygotowania oferty uwzględniającej jego potrzeby lub preferencje.
Oświadczamy, że na chwilę obecną nie profilujemy Twoich danych. Jeśli jednak zaczniemy, zostaniesz o tym uprzednio poinformowany i będziesz miał prawo nie wyrazić na to zgody.
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Rafał W. (30 lat), który uszkadzał mechanizmy wind w Lublinie trafi ponownie do szpitala psychiatrycznego na przymusowe leczenie - zadecydował 25 czerwca Sad Okręgowy w Lublinie.
Rafał W. tak uszkadzał mechanizmy wind, że otwierały sie drzwi chociaż nie było kabiny. Został zatrzymany przez osoby mieszkające w bloku przy ulicy Nowomiejskiej. Oskarżono go o narażanie życia innych ludzi.
Rafał W. przebywał w zakładzie psychiatrycznym już pięć lat. Pierwsze windy zaczął uszkadzać w latach 90. Policja ujęła go w 1998 roku jednak nie trafił do zakładu karnego ponieważ lekarze uznali go za niepoczytalnego. Po pięciu latach lekarze doszli do wniosku, że stan mężczyzny uległ poprawie i został on wypisany ze szpitala. Wzrosła również liczba uszkodzonych wind.
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Manifestation contre la guerre en Ukraine à Paris
Ce dimanche à Paris, place de la République, s’est tenu un rassemblement contre la guerre en Ukraine. Les participants manifestaient pour demander une solution pacifique au conflit qui déchire l’Ukraine.
Les principales revendications étaient de prononcer un cessez-le-feu immédiat, l’envoi d’observateurs indépendants et l’ouverture de corridors humanitaires pour approvisionner les civils ou leur permettre de sortir de la zone de conflit. Djordje Kuzmanovic membre du bureau national du Parti de Gauche et l’un des organisateurs de ce rassemblement, est ravi de l’ampleur prise par cet événement :
La Voix de la Russie : Comment s’est déroulée cette manifestation pour la paix en Ukraine, pour le dialogue et pour la désescalade des violences ?
Djordje Kuzmanovic : Ca s’est très bien déroulé, à notre grande surprise, avec beaucoup plus de participants, que nous avions prévu, parce que c’est le premier rassemblement de ce type qu’on fait à Paris.
LVdlR : Il y avait combien de personnes ?
Djordje Kuzmanovic : De 350 à 400 environ. Pour un premier rassemblement et compte tenu du peu de couverture médiatique que nos positions peuvent avoir c’est assez intéressant et ça permet de poser un jalon et de préparer de futurs rassemblements.
LVdlR : Quel était le message que vous vouliez passer principalement ?
Djordje Kuzmanovic : Principalement c’est un message de paix en Ukraine et en particulier l’arrêt des attaques contre les civils de l’Est de l’Ukraine. Pour ce faire nous avions une grande demande, c’est une zone d’exclusion aérienne au dessus des villes de l’Est de l’Ukraine et également des corridors humanitaires pour que les civils puissent sortir et que la nourriture et les médicaments puissent être acheminés.
LVdlR : Racontez-nous en un peu plus sur le rassemblement lui même, qui y participait ? Il y avait des Ukrainiens, des Russes, des Français ?
Djordje Kuzmanovic : En majorité c’étaient des franco-russes, mais il y avait des Russes, des Ukrainiens et des Français tout simplement. Il y avait différentes organisations politiques, on avait des membres du Parti Communiste Français, des membres du Parti de Gauche et d’autres membres de partis plus à droite. On avait des citoyens non encartés et des associations, l’association France-Russie, l’association d’amitié France-Ukraine, plusieurs associations de ce type là.
LVdlR : Vous, les organisateurs vous vous revendiquez d’un mouvement, d’un parti politique ?
Djordje Kuzmanovic : Non, là on a fait un rassemblement citoyen, ce qui était compliqué à organiser puisqu’on a mis nos avis personnels de coté et on est arrivé à un texte, le plus acceptable pour tout le monde. Certains peuvent le trouver pas assez engagé mais il permet de rassembler largement autour de la thématique de la paix, de l’arrêt des combats, des corridors humanitaires et des zones d’exclusions aériennes. Maintenant chacun est dans des organisations politiques où on a des engagements qui sont différents, moi je suis dans le Parti de Gauche et nous avons une position sur l’Ukraine qui est très en opposition à l’OTAN, nous sommes pour la sortie de l’OTAN, donc on va plus loin sur certaines questions.
LVdlR : Le futur de vos mouvements, comment ça va se passer ? Vous allez organiser d’autres manifestations à Paris ?
Djordje Kuzmanovic :On va organiser bientôt une conférence débat, on a quelques personnalités dont on attend la réponse et va attendre de voir quelles vont être les évolutions sur le terrain et si il y a de quelconques négociations qui se mettent en place entre le gouvernement et les forces autonomistes de l’Est de l’Ukraine. En fonction de ce qui se passe, on réagira en fonction des circonstances. S’il y a une vraie volonté du gouvernement à Kiev d’organiser quelque chose qui tend vers la paix, on soutiendra et si ce n’est pas le cas on fera d’autres manifestations en soutien à la population civile à l’Est de l’Ukraine. /N
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Le dimanche 22 juin 2014, environ 400 manifestants étaient réunis place de la République à Paris à l’initiative du collectif «
France-Russie-Ukraine : dialogue » pour promouvoir une sortie de crise pacifique à la guerre en Ukraine.
Les manifestants, principalement des Russes, des Ukrainiens et des Français étaient venus avec divers slogans écrits en français, en russe ou en anglais : « La guerre n'est pas une solution », « France-Donbass solidarité », « Sauvez les gens du Donbass », « Ne tuez pas notre peuple », « Non à la guerre », « Sauvez les enfants du Donbass ».
Des images de blessés et de mutilés ont été exposées au public. Un appel aux belligérants a été lu en français et en russe. Cet appel a demandé notamment un cessez-le-feu immédiat, l’arrêt des attaques contre les civils, l’ouverture de corridors humanitaires, la présence d’observateurs internationaux et la baisse de l’hystérie nationaliste et la propagande de guerre dans les médias. Ainsi, le porte-parole du rassemblement a déclaré : « Devant ce drame, nous considérons que les peuples de Russie, d’Ukraine et des autres pays d’Europe doivent se prononcer pour une sortie de la crise pacifique privilégiant le dialogue plutôt que les armes. ». Ensuite, des Ukrainiens ont témoigné des difficultés rencontrées par leur famille dans les zones de conflit.
Étaient présents des membres du Parti de Gauche, du collectif « Russie-France : Secours d’urgence », de l’association « France-Russie » et de l’association d’« amitié France-Ukraine ».
Le choix du 22 juin pour le rassemblement était symbolique : en effet, c'est le jour du lancement de l’invasion nazie de l’URSS, qui entraina la mort de millions de Soviétiques.
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Quoi? Un rassemblement contre la guerre en Ukraine à Paris
Qui? Organisateurs : citoyens français, russes et ukrainiens, collectifs « Russie-France : Secours d’urgence », « Dialogue russo-ukrainien ».
Quand ? Le 22 juin à 12h
Où ? Place de la République, Paris
Appel diffusés par les organisateurs du rassemblement contre la guerre en Ukraine à Paris:
La guerre en Ukraine continue.
La population civile de l’Ukraine de l’Est en paie le principal tribut. Les morts se comptent désormais par centaines, des dizaines de milliers de personnes ont été contraintes à quitter leurs maisons, les infrastructures des villes assiégées sont systématiquement détruites lors des combats par les tirs d’artillerie et les frappes aériennes.
Chaque nouveau jour de guerre rajoute de nouveaux noms à la liste de morts, chaque nouveau jour de guerre attise la haine.
Nous faisons face à une nouvelle catastrophe humanitaire en Europe.
L’Europe est à nouveau confrontée à des crimes de guerre. Les zones où la violence armée s’exerce s’étendent. L’ultranationalisme est exacerbé. La propagation des armes est massive, que ce soit des armes légères ou des missiles sol-air ; cela ne peut conduire qu’à une extension du banditisme et du terrorisme dans toute la région. Tous ces facteurs font planer la menace d’une intensification de la guerre.
Devant ce drame, nous considérons que les peuples de Russie, d’Ukraine et des autres pays d’Europe doivent se prononcer pour une sortie de la crise pacifique privilégiant le dialogue plutôt que les armes.
Telle est la motivation principale de notre rassemblement. Il se tiendra un jour symbolique pour tous les habitants de l’espace post-soviétique – le 22 juin, jour de deuil, car jour du lancement de l’invasion nazie de l’URSS. Cette nouvelle phase de la 2ème guerre mondiale entraîna la mort de 27 millions de Soviétiques.
Nous considérons dès lors indispensable de :
- Soutenir les forces politiques et sociales qui agissent aujourd’hui en Ukraine et en Russie en faveur de l’arrêt des hostilités et d’appeler la société civile française et européenne à leur assurer tout le soutien nécessaire dans cette tâche immense.
- Exiger du gouvernement français, des autres pays européens et des Etats-Unis de se prononcer pour une solution pacifique à la crise en appelant à l’arrêt immédiat des combats.
- Appeler les médias européens, russes et ukrainiens à une couverture plus objective et suivie de la crise ukrainienne.
- Se prononcer pour l’organisation d’enquêtes internationales permettant d’établir les responsabilités dans les crimes de guerre commis en ce moment même ainsi que ceux ayant conduit au déclanchement de la guerre que ce soit sur le Maïdan, à Odessa ou dans les régions de l’est de l’Ukraine.
Aux belligérants, nous demandons de :
- Conclure un cessez-le-feu immédiatement. Il est nécessaire d’arrêter les combats, et avant tout d’exiger l’arrêt des frappes aériennes et des tirs d’artillerie aveugles contre des villes et des villages de l’Est ukrainien. A cette fin nous demandons aux Etats européens, à la France et à l’Allemagne en premier lieu, d’exiger une zone d’exclusion aérienne au-dessus des villes ukrainiennes. Enfin, les troupes doivent s’éloigner des zones de peuplement de civils.
- Créer des couloirs humanitaires permettant l’évacuation des civils et l’acheminement de l’aide humanitaire et médicale dans les zones de combat.
- Accepter la présence d’observateurs internationaux qui feront respecter les conditions d’un cessez-le-feu et la présence des ONGs pour procurer l’aide aux populations civiles.
- Commencer les pourparlers sur la sortie politique de la crise, avec l’aide des médiateurs reconnus par toutes les parties du conflit.
- Faire baisser l’hystérie nationaliste et la propagande de guerre dans les médias.
Nous invitons à participer à notre rassemblement tous les gens de bonne volonté qui n’acceptent pas la violence comme moyen de résolution des crises, les nationalismes et le militarisme. Nous espérons que tous ensemble nous pourrons faire revivre les valeurs humanistes intangibles qui nous permettront de sortir de cette crise : le droit à la vie, le dialogue, la solidarité, la paix.
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Объяснения организаторов митинга против войны в Украине в Париже:
Что? Митинг против войны в Украине
Кто? Французские, российские, украинские граждане и активисты, коллектив «Россия-Франция: скорая помощь», коллектив «Русско-украинский диалог».
Когда? 22 июня 2014 , 12.00.
Где? Париж, площадь Республики
Война в Украине продолжается.
Погибшие исчисляются уже сотнями, тысячи людей стали беженцами. Мирное население востока Украины несет тяжелые потери. Каждый новый день войны добавляет новые имена к списку погибших, каждый новый день войны все больше разжигает ненависть. На постсоветском пространстве возникла новая зона гуманитарной катастрофы, очаг вооруженного насилия и ультранационализма. Идет массовое расползание оружия (не только стрелкового, но и зенитных ракет) с перспективой распространения бандитизма и терроризма. Угроза выхода войны на еще более тяжелый, межгосударственный уровень – более чем реальна.
Европа стоит перед лицом новой гуманитарной катастрофы.
В этой ситуации мы считаем, что народы России, Украины и других стран должны решительно высказаться за выход из кризиса через мирный диалог, а не через продолжение военных действий.
Этому будет посвящен наш митинг, который мы собираем в символическую для всех жителей постсоветского пространства дату – 22 июня, день скорби, день начала Отечественной войны (1941-1945), унесшей более 27 миллионов жизней граждан СССР.
Мы считаем необходимым :
- Поддержать политические и общественные силы, выступающие в Украине и России за прекращение войны и призвать гражданское общество Франции и Европы оказать им всемерную поддержку.
- Потребовать у правительства Франции и других правительств стран ЕС высказаться в поддержку мирного разрешения кризиса в Украине и немедленное прекращение военных действий.
- Призвать европейские, украинские и российские масс-медиа к более объективному освещению событий в Украине.
- Призвать к проведению независимого международного расследования для установления ответственности за военные преступления и действия, приведшие к войне, включая события на Майдане в Киеве, в Одессе и на востоке Украины.
Мы хотим также высказать наши требования к воюющим сторонам:
- Немедленно заключить перемирие и прекратить военные действия, в первую очередь – авиационные и артиллерийские обстрелы жилых кварталов населенных пунктов Донецкой и Луганской областей, отвести вооруженные подразделения от линии противостояния. Поэтому мы настаиваем на создании над территориями Луганской и Донецкой областей бесполетной зоны.
- Создать гуманитарные коридоры для эвакуации мирного населения и обеспечения доставки медицинской помощи, медикаментов и продовольствия для мирного населения в зоне военных действий
- Допустить межгосударственные организации и НГО, в том числе международные, для оказания помощи мирному населению и надзора за соблюдением условий перемирия.
- Начать переговоры о мирном политическом разрешении кризиса в Украине, с привлечением посредников, признанных всеми сторонами конфликта.
- Принять меры по снижению националистической истерии и пропаганды в СМИ.
Мы призываем к участию в нашей акции всех людей доброй воли, всех, кто не приемлет шовинизм, милитаризм, насилие как средство разрешения конфликтов. Мы будем благодарны вам за сотрудничество и распространение информации о нашем выступлении и надеемся, что совместными усилиями мы сможем вернуться к вечным ценностям, которые помогут прекратить конфликт – право на жизнь, диалог, солидарность, взаимопомощь, мир.
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Le dimanche 22 juin 2014, environ 400 manifestants étaient réunis place de la République à Paris à l’initiative du collectif «
France-Russie-Ukraine : dialogue » pour promouvoir une sortie de crise pacifique à la guerre en Ukraine.
Les manifestants, principalement des Russes, des Ukrainiens et des Français étaient venus avec divers slogans écrits en français, en russe ou en anglais : « La guerre n'est pas une solution », « France-Donbass solidarité », « Sauvez les gens du Donbass », « Ne tuez pas notre peuple », « Non à la guerre », « Sauvez les enfants du Donbass ».
Des images de blessés et de mutilés ont été exposées au public. Un appel aux belligérants a été lu en français et en russe. Cet appel a demandé notamment un cessez-le-feu immédiat, l’arrêt des attaques contre les civils, l’ouverture de corridors humanitaires, la présence d’observateurs internationaux et la baisse de l’hystérie nationaliste et la propagande de guerre dans les médias. Ainsi, le porte-parole du rassemblement a déclaré : « Devant ce drame, nous considérons que les peuples de Russie, d’Ukraine et des autres pays d’Europe doivent se prononcer pour une sortie de la crise pacifique privilégiant le dialogue plutôt que les armes. ». Ensuite, des Ukrainiens ont témoigné des difficultés rencontrées par leur famille dans les zones de conflit.
Étaient présents des membres du Parti de Gauche, du collectif « Russie-France : Secours d’urgence », de l’association « France-Russie » et de l’association d’« amitié France-Ukraine ».
Le choix du 22 juin pour le rassemblement était symbolique : en effet, c'est le jour du lancement de l’invasion nazie de l’URSS, qui entraina la mort de millions de Soviétiques.
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Акции протеста против войны на Украине прошли сразу в нескольких европейских столицах
Сотни жителей Праги, среди которых были политики и общественные деятели, выступили за немедленное прекращение насилия. От своего правительства участники митинга потребовали осудить убийства ни в чём неповинных людей и другие противоправные действия Киева.
Сотни жителей Праги, среди которых были политики и общественные деятели, выступили за немедленное прекращение насилия. От своего правительства участники митинга потребовали осудить убийства ни в чём неповинных людей и другие противоправные действия Киева.
По мнению протестующих, ситуация на Украине может обернуться распространением фашизма по всей Европе. Демонстранты также выразили недовольство тем, как эти события освещаются в европейских, и в частности чешских СМИ.
"В Восточной Украине погибают люди, но все молчат. Политики молчат, чешские СМИ молчат. Они утаивают эти страшные новости. Но мы отказываемся молчать, потому что мы не бесчувственные люди", - отмечает Зденек Кратхвил.
"Ложь и агрессию на юго-востоке Украины нужно остановить. Там наступает фашизм. И если мы сейчас не дадим ему отпор, он заполонит всю Европу", - считает Радмила Земанова.
В Париже прошла аналогичная акция. Помимо требований о прекращении боевых действий и создании гуманитарных коридоров для вывода мирного населения из-под обстрелов там звучали призывы к независимому международному расследованию. Митингующие заявили о необходимости привлечь к ответственности виновных в украинском кризисе.
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Le dimanche 22 juin 2014, environ 400 manifestants étaient réunis place de la République à Paris à l’initiative du collectif «
France-Russie-Ukraine : dialogue » pour promouvoir une sortie de crise pacifique à la guerre en Ukraine.
Les manifestants, principalement des Russes, des Ukrainiens et des Français étaient venus avec divers slogans écrits en français, en russe ou en anglais : « La guerre n'est pas une solution », « France-Donbass solidarité », « Sauvez les gens du Donbass », « Ne tuez pas notre peuple », « Non à la guerre », « Sauvez les enfants du Donbass ».
Des images de blessés et de mutilés ont été exposées au public. Un appel aux belligérants a été lu en français et en russe. Cet appel a demandé notamment un cessez-le-feu immédiat, l’arrêt des attaques contre les civils, l’ouverture de corridors humanitaires, la présence d’observateurs internationaux et la baisse de l’hystérie nationaliste et la propagande de guerre dans les médias. Ainsi, le porte-parole du rassemblement a déclaré : « Devant ce drame, nous considérons que les peuples de Russie, d’Ukraine et des autres pays d’Europe doivent se prononcer pour une sortie de la crise pacifique privilégiant le dialogue plutôt que les armes. ». Ensuite, des Ukrainiens ont témoigné des difficultés rencontrées par leur famille dans les zones de conflit.
Étaient présents des membres du Parti de Gauche, du collectif « Russie-France : Secours d’urgence », de l’association « France-Russie » et de l’association d’« amitié France-Ukraine ».
Le choix du 22 juin pour le rassemblement était symbolique : en effet, c'est le jour du lancement de l’invasion nazie de l’URSS, qui entraina la mort de millions de Soviétiques.
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Rosetta Swing-By A Success
Rosetta will be back in our neighbourhood, and will swing by Earth for the last time in November 2009. But before that, as it crosses the asteroid belt, Rosetta will grab the opportunity to study asteroid Steins during a fly-by in September 2008.
by Staff Writers
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 14, 2007
An important milestone has just been accomplished as Rosetta successfully swung by Earth at 21:57 CET. The spacecraft will now be catapulted towards the outer Solar System with its newly-gained energy before coming back to Earth for another boost.
As mission operators waited for the fully automated manoeuvre to be carried out, Rosetta flew directly above 63 46' south and 74 35' west, at 21:57 CET (above the Pacific ocean, south-west of Chile). Rosetta whizzed past 5295 km overhead, at a velocity of 45 000 km/h (12.5 km/s). Europe's comet chaser has now flown a little over 3 thousand million km of its 7.1 thousand-million-km journey on its way to its destination comet 67/P Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This was the third planetary swing-by for Rosetta and its second swing-by of Earth.
Science close to Earth
Around closest approach, Rosetta took a good look at Earth for observations of its atmosphere and magnetosphere, imaged urban regions, and looked for meteors from space. Shortly before midnight, Rosetta will turn to observe the Moon until about 11:00 CET tomorrow, 14 November. Following this, on 15, 16, 18 and 20 November, Rosetta will observe the Earth-Moon system from a distance, on its outbound trajectory.
Scientists are now eagerly awaiting some of the first data to become available during the course of the night.
Rosetta will be back in our neighbourhood, and will swing by Earth for the last time in November 2009. But before that, as it crosses the asteroid belt, Rosetta will grab the opportunity to study asteroid Steins during a fly-by in September 2008.
Tune in early tomorrow morning: we will be publishing pictures and results as soon as they become available, throughout the day on 14 November.
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Europejska sonda Rosetta wykonała wczoraj wieczorem, o 21:57 czasu środkowoeuropejskiego, manewr zbliżenia z Ziemią. Wykonanie tego manewru, zwanego katapultą grawitacyjną, zwiększyło jej prędkość bez zużywania paliwa.
Zbliżenie nastąpiło nad Oceanem Spokojnym, nad punktem o współrzędnych geograficznych 63°46' S i 74°35' W. Sonda zbliżyła się do Ziemi na odległość 5 295 km i miała wtedy prędkość 12,5 km/s. Był to trzeci taki manewr Rosetty, drugi wykonany z pomocą grawitacji Ziemi. Sonda przebyła już 3 miliardy kilometrów z ponad 7 miliardow jakie ma przelecieć nim dotrze do komety 67/P Czuriumow-Gierasimienko, którą ma badać.
Zbliżenie z Ziemią zostało wykorzystane do wykonania zdjęć powierzchni naszej planety, zbadania jej atmosfery i magnetosfery oraz poszukiwania meteorów. Po północy, 14 listopada, do godz. 11 tego samego dnia, Rosetta będzie obserwowała Księżyc. Od 15 do 20 listopada będzie przyglądała się układowi Ziemia-Księżyc.
Sonda powróci w okolice Ziemi raz jeszcze, w listopadzie 2009 roku, aby wykonać kolejny manewr katapulty grawitacyjnej. W między czasie odwiedzi asteroidę 2867 Šteins, leżącą w pasie planetoid.
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O anúncio oficial da morte publicado em frente ao Palácio de Holyroodhouse, Edimburgo
Philip e Elizabeth em 2015, numa das últimas aparições públicas oficiais do Príncipe
Morreu esta manhã, no Castelo de Windsor, o , marido da do Reino Unido. O anúncio foi feito no website e nas redes sociais da Casa Real britânica e dizia que Philip havia falecido pacificamente.
O Príncipe tinha 99 anos de idade e completaria 100 no próximo mês de junho. Recentemente, entre 16 de fevereiro e 16 de março, ele esteve 28 dias internado, inicialmente para tratar uma infecção, tendo necessitado, posteriormente, de uma cirurgia cardíaca.
Philip e Elizabeth se casaram na Abadia de Westminster no dia 20 de novembro de 1947 e tiveram quatro filhos: , que é o herdeiro do trono, Anne, Andrew e Edward.
O Príncipe, que também detinha o título de Duque de Edimburgo, havia se aposentado em setembro de 2017.
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It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle.
Further announcements will be made in due course.
The Royal Family join with people around the world in mourning his loss.
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O anúncio oficial da morte publicado em frente ao Palácio de Holyroodhouse, Edimburgo
Philip e Elizabeth em 2015, numa das últimas aparições públicas oficiais do Príncipe
Morreu esta manhã, no Castelo de Windsor, o , marido da do Reino Unido. O anúncio foi feito no website e nas redes sociais da Casa Real britânica e dizia que Philip havia falecido pacificamente.
O Príncipe tinha 99 anos de idade e completaria 100 no próximo mês de junho. Recentemente, entre 16 de fevereiro e 16 de março, ele esteve 28 dias internado, inicialmente para tratar uma infecção, tendo necessitado, posteriormente, de uma cirurgia cardíaca.
Philip e Elizabeth se casaram na Abadia de Westminster no dia 20 de novembro de 1947 e tiveram quatro filhos: , que é o herdeiro do trono, Anne, Andrew e Edward.
O Príncipe, que também detinha o título de Duque de Edimburgo, havia se aposentado em setembro de 2017.
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Príncipe Philip participou do casamento do neto Harry e Meghan Merkle, em 19 de maio de 2018 — Foto: Gareth Fuller / AFP
1 de 1 Príncipe Philip participou do casamento do neto Harry e Meghan Merkle, em 19 de maio de 2018 — Foto: Gareth Fuller / AFP
O príncipe Philip, marido da rainha Elizabeth II, morreu aos 99, disse nesta sexta-feira (9) o Palácio de Buckingham.
O Príncipe Philip da Grécia e da Dinamarca, bisneto da rainha Victoria (como a própria rainha Elizabeth II), nasceu em uma mesa de cozinha na ilha de Corfu, em 10 de junho de 1921.
Pouco mais de um ano depois, em dezembro de 1922, foi retirado da ilha em uma caixa de laranjas com o restante da família em um navio britânico, quando o tio, o rei Constantino I da Grécia, avô da rainha da Espanha, teve que partir para o exílio.
Após uma infância errante e uma longa estadia em um pensionato austero da Escócia, ingressou na Marinha britânica e teve participação ativa na Segunda Guerra Mundial.
Depois do casamento, em 1947, com a então jovem princesa Elizabeth, Philip Mountbatten foi enviado a Malta, mas a meteórica ascensão militar foi interrompida pela subida ao trono da esposa, em 1952, o que o obrigou a renunciar à carreira.
"Estando casado com a rainha me parecia que deveria servi-la da melhor maneira possível", disse certa vez numa entrevista à ITV.
Espontaneidade inadequada
Desde então, ele desempenhava um papel secundário ao lado da monarca, a qual acompanhava em visitas oficiais, mas vinha sendo alvo constante da imprensa devido a comentários, ao mesmo tempo, espontâneos e inadequados -- e muitas vezes racistas.
Em 1986, por exemplo, aconselhou estudantes britânicos na China a não permanecerem muito tempo no país se não quisessem terminar com os "olhos rasgados".
Durante uma visita à Austrália em 2002 perguntou a um aborígene se "ainda disparava flechas". Em uma ocasião, um menino disse que gostaria de ser astronauta e o duque respondeu: "Nunca poderá voar, está muito gordo".
À ativista paquistanesa Malala Yousafzai, que quase morreu em um ataque dos talibãs por defender o direito de educação das meninas, disse que "os pais enviam as crianças para a escola porque não as querem em casa".
Ao ser questionado se gostaria de visitar a União Soviética, respondeu: "Eu gostaria muito de ir à Rússia, mas os bastardos assassinaram metade da minha família" (em referência ao destino dos Romanov).
A um professor de auto-escola escocês, o príncipe perguntou: "Como você faz para manter os nativos suficientemente longe da bebida para aprová-los no exame?"
Apesar de tudo, ganhou a simpatia dos britânicos com o trabalho de incentivador de quase 800 organizações.
Casamento sólido
Elizabeth e Philip casaram-se no dia 20 de novembro de 1947. Eles se conheceram em 1939, quando Philip da Grécia tinha 18 anos e a então princesa, 13. A futura rainha, apelidada de
"Lilibet", contou mais tarde que sentiu amor à primeira vista pelo louro alto de olhos azuis. Ele, por sua vez, nunca confessou se o sentimento foi recíproco.
"É a atração dos opostos: ela é séria, tímida, introvertida; ele, ao contrário, gosta de gente e da vida social, sendo muito divertido. Enfim, se complementam", assinalou Marc Roche, autor da biografia "A última rainha".
Com a prematura morte do rei George VI, Elizabeth subiu ao trono aos 25 anos. Philip tornou-se príncipe consorte, à sombra da esposa; foi até obrigado a mudar o sobrenome, Mountbatten, porque, segundo Winston Churchill, soava muito alemão, numa época de guerra.
"O príncipe Philip é o único homem em todo o mundo que trata a rainha como um simples ser humano", contou certa vez o ex-secretário privado de Elizabeth II, Lord Charteris. "É o único que se pode permitir. E isso agrada a ela", acrescentou.
A solidez da "associação" que formaram contribuiu, em boa medida, para a estabilidade da monarquia britânica nas últimas seis décadas.
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O anúncio oficial da morte publicado em frente ao Palácio de Holyroodhouse, Edimburgo
Philip e Elizabeth em 2015, numa das últimas aparições públicas oficiais do Príncipe
Morreu esta manhã, no Castelo de Windsor, o , marido da do Reino Unido. O anúncio foi feito no website e nas redes sociais da Casa Real britânica e dizia que Philip havia falecido pacificamente.
O Príncipe tinha 99 anos de idade e completaria 100 no próximo mês de junho. Recentemente, entre 16 de fevereiro e 16 de março, ele esteve 28 dias internado, inicialmente para tratar uma infecção, tendo necessitado, posteriormente, de uma cirurgia cardíaca.
Philip e Elizabeth se casaram na Abadia de Westminster no dia 20 de novembro de 1947 e tiveram quatro filhos: , que é o herdeiro do trono, Anne, Andrew e Edward.
O Príncipe, que também detinha o título de Duque de Edimburgo, havia se aposentado em setembro de 2017.
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O duque de Edimburgo, marido da rainha Isabel II, morreu esta sexta-feira, dia 9 de abril, segundo avança a Casa Real. O príncipe Philip tinha 99 anos.
“É com profunda tristeza que Sua Majestade a Rainha anunciou a morte do seu amado marido, Sua Alteza Real, o Príncipe Philip, Duque de Edimburgo. Sua Alteza Real faleceu pacificamente esta manhã no Castelo de Windsor”, refere o comunicado.
It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle. pic.twitter.com/XOIDQqlFPn — The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) April 9, 2021
Afastado dos deveres reais desde 2017, o príncipe Philip cumpriu quase 70 anos ao serviço da Coroa britânica, tendo marcado presença em 22.219 atos oficiais a solo e feito 5496 discursos.
Nascido a 10 de junho de 1921, na ilha grega de Corfu, o príncipe Philip Mountbatten, foi o consorte mais velho e de maior reinado na história da monarquia britânica, sendo também o homem com maior longevidade da família real.
Filho do príncipe André da Grécia e Dinamarca e da princesa Alice de Battenberg, tinha quatro irmãs mais velhas, Margareth, Teodora, Sophie e Cecilie. Após o rei Constantino I da Grécia, tio de Philip, ter sido obrigado a abdicar do trono do seu país em setembro de 1922, a família viveu no exílio e o duque de Edimburgo passou a infância e juventude em França, Inglaterra, na Alemanha e na Escócia, países onde fez a sua formação académica. Juntou-se à Marinha Real Britânica em 1939, tendo servido na Segunda Guerra Mundial. Nesse ano conheceu a então princesa Isabel durante uma visita à Escola Naval de Dartmouth. Reza a história que os dois já se tinham encontrado uma vez, cinco anos antes, no casamento da duquesa de Kent, numa altura em que Isabel era ainda muito nova (teria apenas oito anos).
Depois da guerra, em 1946, pediu a mão de Isabel em casamento ao rei Jorge VI. O noivado foi anunciado no ano seguinte e o enlace aconteceria a 20 de novembro de 1947, na Abadia de Westminster, perante cerca de dois mil convidados, tendo sido também transmitido pela rádio.
A 6 de fevereiro de 1952 morre o rei Jorge VI e a princesa Isabel sobe ao trono, com o nome de Isabel II. A coroação aconteceu a 2 de junho de 1953 e Philip tornou-se, então, príncipe consorte, título que manteve até à sua morte, passando a ter o tratamento de Sua Alteza Real, o Príncipe Philip, Duque de Edimburgo. Para sempre ficará imortalizada a frase “Sou o único homem no país que não pode dar o seu nome aos próprios filhos”, proferida quando a rainha tomou a decisão de manter a casa real com o nome de Casa de Windsor, pelo qual é conhecida até aos dias de hoje.
O casal real teve quatro filhos. A 14 de novembro de 1948 nasce o príncipe Carlos, herdeiro do trono, e dois anos depois a ainda princesa Isabel e o príncipe Philip dão as boas-vindas à única filha mulher, Ana, que adquiriu o título de Princesa Real quando a mãe subiu ao trono. Dez anos mais tarde, em 1960, nasce o príncipe André, duque de York, e em 1964 a rainha e o duque voltam a ser pais de outro menino, Eduardo, conde de Wessex.
Ao longo da sua vida, Philip serviu a Coroa Britânica não só em muitos atos a solo, mas também ao lado da rainha Isabel II, participando em cerimónias de Abertura do Parlamento, receções oficiais e viagens de Estado. Em maio de 2017, prestes a completar 96 anos, o palácio de Buckingham anunciava que o príncipe se iria retirar da vida pública a partir do outono desse mesmo ano, um anúncio algo repentino e que, na época, gerou especulações por parte dos britânicos sobre o estado de saúde do duque.
Já retirado da vida pública, o duque de Edimburgo voltou a ser notícia mais recentemente, em janeiro de 2019, quando se viu envolvido num aparatoso acidente de viação, depois de o carro que conduzia, um jipe Land Rover Freelander, ter colidido com outro veículo e capotado. Apesar do susto, o marido da rainha saiu ileso e os ocupantes da outra viatura sofreram apenas ferimentos ligeiros.
De recordar que o duque de Edimburgo esteve recentemente internado um mês, tendo dado entrada no hospital King Edward VII no passado dia 16 de fevereiro, por ordem do seu médico, como medida de precaução, depois de se ter sentido mal. Mais tarde, a 1 de março, foi transferido para o Saint Bartolomew’s Hospital, para prosseguir com o tratamento, tendo sido operado ao coração no dia 4. Dias mais tarde regressou à primeira unidade de saúde onde esteve internado, de onde teve alta a 16 de março
No vídeo, recorde a infância atribulada do príncipe Philip.
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O anúncio oficial da morte publicado em frente ao Palácio de Holyroodhouse, Edimburgo
Philip e Elizabeth em 2015, numa das últimas aparições públicas oficiais do Príncipe
Morreu esta manhã, no Castelo de Windsor, o , marido da do Reino Unido. O anúncio foi feito no website e nas redes sociais da Casa Real britânica e dizia que Philip havia falecido pacificamente.
O Príncipe tinha 99 anos de idade e completaria 100 no próximo mês de junho. Recentemente, entre 16 de fevereiro e 16 de março, ele esteve 28 dias internado, inicialmente para tratar uma infecção, tendo necessitado, posteriormente, de uma cirurgia cardíaca.
Philip e Elizabeth se casaram na Abadia de Westminster no dia 20 de novembro de 1947 e tiveram quatro filhos: , que é o herdeiro do trono, Anne, Andrew e Edward.
O Príncipe, que também detinha o título de Duque de Edimburgo, havia se aposentado em setembro de 2017.
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The Yongbyon nuclear facility.
North Korea has banned nuclear inspectors from the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from inspecting its nuclear facility, the . This comes after N. Korean officials said the facility would begin to reprocess plutonium which could begin in as little as a week.
"From here on, the IAEA inspectors will have no further access to the reprocessing plant," said the U.N. in a statement on its website.
"The DPRK has also informed the IAEA inspectors that they plan to introduce nuclear material to the reprocessing plant in one week's time," added the statement. The U.N. finished removing their security seals and surveillance equipment from the plant on Thursday.
, the U.S. Secretary of State, has urged N. Korea to dismantle their facility and return to six-party talks, but has refused and no new talks are scheduled to take place.
"We strongly urge the North to reconsider these steps and come back immediately into compliance with its obligations," said Rice, referring to an agreement reached during the last round of six-party talks.
N. Korea restarted its nuclear program when the U.S. failed to follow through with its agreement to take North Korea off the national list of state-sponsored terrorism supporters.
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A satellite image of the nuclear site at Yongbyon. (Space Imaging Asia, via the Associated Press)
N. Korea bars inspectors from nuclear plant
WASHINGTON: North Korea's move to resume the reprocessing of plutonium, perhaps as soon as next week, left the country on the verge of restarting a nuclear weapons program whose shutdown had been portrayed by the White House as a significant diplomatic achievement.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that the United States still hoped to preserve a hard-won agreement that called for the North to dismantle its nuclear reactor. But North Korea has refused to resume talks, and no new ones are planned.
The International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna announced Wednesday that North Korea had barred international inspectors from a reprocessing plant at its nuclear reactor complex in Yongbyon. The agency said that North Korea, which tested its first nuclear device in 2006 and is believed to have enough plutonium for at least six nuclear bombs, intended to resume production of nuclear weapons-grade fuel there within a week.
While reversible in theory, any resumption of nuclear work would violate the terms of the agreement, which was announced with fanfare in June and solidified, it appeared, by North Korea's public demolition of a cooling tower at Yongbyon.
North Korea's actions have at best returned negotiations to where they stood months ago, leaving little time for a resolution before the next American administration takes office in January.
Senior Bush administration officials said Wednesday that they believed that North Korea was engaging in transparent brinkmanship to extract concessions as the United States sought to cement the country's commitment to give up its nuclear weapons with a strict and intrusive verification system.
"They don't have a lot of ways to get leverage, and this is one of them," one Bush administration official who was involved in the negotiations said of North Korea's move. The official, like others interviewed for this article, spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss diplomatic efforts and internal administration assessments.
North Korea's actions are likely to provide fodder to conservative critics of the administration, who say that North Korea has no intention of giving up its nuclear program and that it is blackmailing the United States and its negotiating partners to subsidize North Korea's failing economy.
But its elaborately choreographed violation of the agreement in publicly announced steps over the past few weeks could also be part of a tough negotiating stance that North Korea feels is necessary to obtain the security guarantees and financial aid the country was promised as part of the nuclear accord.
North Korea's negotiators have strenuously complained that the Bush administration has yet to fulfill its promise to remove North Korea from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, as President George W. Bush announced in June that he was prepared to do, and instead has made new demands.
Those include requiring North Korea to accept the verification system before the United States would carry out reciprocal steps, a condition that a senior administration official acknowledged was not put in writing.
"It is, I think, more serious than just brinkmanship on the part of the North Koreans," said Charles Pritchard, a former ambassador and special envoy for talks with North Korea who is now president of the Korean Economic Institute in Washington. "They're trying to recoup what they've given away for nothing, from their point of view."
If North Korea follows through, it would be the second time the country resumed production of the material for nuclear weapons during Bush's time in office. In acting now, when the White House is already consumed with a financial crisis, North Korea may be adopting a strategy similar to one it employed at the beginning of 2003, when it restarted its nuclear program just as the United States was preparing to invade Iraq.
Complicating the matter is uncertainty over the health of North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-il, who administration officials said Wednesday had a stroke last month that debilitated him physically and possibly mentally. That has raised concerns that hard-liners may be acting forcefully to demonstrate that North Korea faces no leadership crisis during Kim's illness.
American and European officials, trying to assess the seriousness of the North Korean intentions, noted that so far, experts who have been overseeing the dismantling of North Korea's nuclear program, including some Americans, had not yet been expelled from the country. "We don't see the tensions on the ground," the senior administration official said.
The reprocessing plant, which turns spent nuclear fuel rods into weapons-grade plutonium, is the most secret part of the Yongbyon nuclear complex. Its reactivation would be significant, even though the main reactor has been partly dismantled under the agreement.
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The Yongbyon nuclear facility.
North Korea has banned nuclear inspectors from the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from inspecting its nuclear facility, the . This comes after N. Korean officials said the facility would begin to reprocess plutonium which could begin in as little as a week.
"From here on, the IAEA inspectors will have no further access to the reprocessing plant," said the U.N. in a statement on its website.
"The DPRK has also informed the IAEA inspectors that they plan to introduce nuclear material to the reprocessing plant in one week's time," added the statement. The U.N. finished removing their security seals and surveillance equipment from the plant on Thursday.
, the U.S. Secretary of State, has urged N. Korea to dismantle their facility and return to six-party talks, but has refused and no new talks are scheduled to take place.
"We strongly urge the North to reconsider these steps and come back immediately into compliance with its obligations," said Rice, referring to an agreement reached during the last round of six-party talks.
N. Korea restarted its nuclear program when the U.S. failed to follow through with its agreement to take North Korea off the national list of state-sponsored terrorism supporters.
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IAEA Press Releases
Press Release 2008/13
IAEA Removes Seals from Plant in Yongbyon
24 September 2008 | Following is a statement to the media by IAEA Spokesperson Melissa Fleming on the situation in the DPRK:
"As the Director General reported to the Board on Monday, the Democratic People´s Republic of Korea, the DPRK, asked the IAEA to remove seals and surveillance from the reprocessing plant in Yongbyon.
This work was completed today. There are no more IAEA seals and surveillance equipment in place at the reprocessing facility.
The DPRK has also informed the IAEA inspectors that they plan to introduce nuclear material to the reprocessing plant in one week´s time.
They further stated that from here on the IAEA inspectors will have no further access to the reprocessing plant."
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The Yongbyon nuclear facility.
North Korea has banned nuclear inspectors from the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from inspecting its nuclear facility, the . This comes after N. Korean officials said the facility would begin to reprocess plutonium which could begin in as little as a week.
"From here on, the IAEA inspectors will have no further access to the reprocessing plant," said the U.N. in a statement on its website.
"The DPRK has also informed the IAEA inspectors that they plan to introduce nuclear material to the reprocessing plant in one week's time," added the statement. The U.N. finished removing their security seals and surveillance equipment from the plant on Thursday.
, the U.S. Secretary of State, has urged N. Korea to dismantle their facility and return to six-party talks, but has refused and no new talks are scheduled to take place.
"We strongly urge the North to reconsider these steps and come back immediately into compliance with its obligations," said Rice, referring to an agreement reached during the last round of six-party talks.
N. Korea restarted its nuclear program when the U.S. failed to follow through with its agreement to take North Korea off the national list of state-sponsored terrorism supporters.
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In diesem Jahr gelang es der Polizei mit massiven Sicherheitsvorkehrungen, für eine friedliche Silvesterfeier in Köln zu sorgen. Trotzdem wird sie nun von der Grünen-Chefin kritisiert: Es stelle sich die Frage nach der Verhältnis- und Rechtmäßigkeit, „wenn insgesamt rund 1000 Personen alleine aufgrund ihres Aussehens überprüft und teilweise festgesetzt wurden“, sagte Simone Peter.
Mir stellen sich angesichts dieser Äußerung auch ein paar Fragen: In welcher Welt leben Sie eigentlich, Frau Peter? Wo waren Sie in der ersten Januarwoche des vergangenen Jahres, als immer mehr schockierende Schilderungen von Frauen bekannt wurden, denen auf der Domplatte an die Brüste und zwischen die Beine gefasst worden war, deren Röcke hochgeschoben und denen zum Teil Finger in die Scheide eingeführt wurden?
Und wo waren Sie, als die Ermittler die Schilderungen der Opfer und Zeugen bestätigten, wonach es sich bei den Tatverdächtigen vor allem um Männer nordafrikanischen und arabischen Aussehens handelte? Die meisten Verdächtigen stammen aus Nordafrika.
Bedeutet das, dass alle Männer aus Nordafrika widerliche Grapscher sind? Natürlich nicht! Bedeutet es, dass Nordafrikaner in Köln nicht Silvester feiern dürfen? Auch nicht. Es bedeutet jedoch, dass es geradezu die Pflicht der Polizei ist, besonders aufmerksam zu sein, wenn Personen aus dieser Gruppe in großer Menge auf den Domplatz drängen. Denn so fing es auch 2015 an.
Was sonst sollen die Beamten vor Ort tun?
Laut Bundespolizei kamen am vergangenen Samstagabend mehr als 1000 „fahndungsrelevante Personen“ allein zum Hauptbahnhof. Grünen-Chefin Peter stört sich daran, dass die Personen „alleine aufgrund ihres Aussehens“ überprüft wurden. Das stimmt so nicht. So betonte der Kölner Polizeipräsident Jürgen Mathies, dass es vor allem um das Verhalten der Männer gegangen sei: „Der ganz überwiegende Teil war so, dass mit drohenden Straftaten zu rechnen war.“
Was können die Beamten vor Ort denn tun? Sich die Silvestergäste anschauen und ihr Verhalten beobachten. Wenn ihnen jemand verdächtig vorkommt, reagieren sie. Nicht etwa, indem sie jeden wegsperren, dessen Gesicht ihnen nicht passt. Erstmal fragen die Beamten schlicht, was die Person denn vorhat. Besteht dann noch Zweifel an der Redlichkeit der Absichten, erfolgt eine Personenüberprüfung.
Die Polizei rechnete viele der Anwesenden jener „Klientel zu, die im vorigen Jahr diese großen Probleme gemacht hat“, sagte ein Sprecher. Die Bundespolizei hatte zuvor aus den Zügen berichtet, dass „hochaggressive Gruppen“ nach Köln unterwegs seien. Laut Bundespolizei hatten sich viele von ihnen vorher via Smartphones für 22 Uhr am Hauptbahnhof verabredet.
Im Video: Einsatzkräfte in Köln: "Bei kontrollierten Personen war mit Straftaten zu rechnen"
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Simone Peter - seit Oktober 2013 eine der beiden Bundesvorsitzenden der Partei Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Der Kölner Polizeipräsident Jürgen Mathies hat die Vorwürfe von Simone Peter, einer der beiden Bundessprecher von Bündnis 90 / Grüne, und Kommentare in sozialen Netzwerken wegen der Überprüfung von Personen in der Silvesternacht 2016/2017 zurückgewiesen. Er sprach ausdrücklich den Vorwurf des „racial profiling“ an, wonach rassische Merkmale für die Ermittlung von Tätern verwendet worden seien. Peter hatte kritisiert, es wären Personen „alleine aufgrund ihres Aussehens“ überprüft worden. Mathies dagegen erklärte, es sei vor allem um das Verhalten der Männer gegangen. Es sei mit drohenden Straftaten zu rechnen gewesen. Nach Angaben der Bundespolizei seien „hochaggressive Gruppen“ nach Köln unterwegs gewesen, von denen sich viele zuvor über Smartphones für 22 Uhr am Hauptbahnhof verabredet hätten. Mit einem Einsatz von 1700 Beamten und einem ausgeklügelten Sicherheitskonzept sei es gelungen, Ereignisse in einem Ausmaß wie Silvester 2015/2016 zu verhindern.
In einer aktuellen Erklärung verglich Jürgen Mathies die Stadt Köln sogar mit New York. Offenbar habe die deutsche Stadt auf Migranten aus Nordafrika eine ähnliche Anziehungskraft wie die Stadt in den USA auf uns Europäer. Jürgen Mathies ist seit Januar 2016 Polizeipräsident in Köln. Er löste nach den Vorfällen in der Silvesternacht 2015/16 den vormaligen Polizeipräsidenten Wolfgang Albers ab.
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Finale ohne den scheidenden Juror Dieter Bohlen steigt sofort bei DSDS aus
Dieter Bohlen wird nicht mehr bis zum Ende der aktuellen Staffel von »Deutschland sucht den Superstar« dabei sein – er habe sich krank gemeldet. RTL sucht nach Ersatz, vorerst machen Maite Kelly und Mike Singer allein weiter.
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Das langjährige Jury-Mitglied von „Deutschland sucht den Superstar“, der frühere Popmusiker Dieter Bohlen, wird bereits bei der Finalrunde der diesjährigen Staffel nicht mehr mitwirken. Das teilte RTL mit. Bereits seit einigen Wochen war bekannt, dass Bohlens Vertrag nicht verlängert wird. Nun meldete sich Bohlen krank.
300px Dieter Bohlen (2006)
Der TV-Sender suche nach Ersatz, doch werden Maite Kelly und Mike Singer beim Halbfinale am 27. März ohne dritten Juror sein. Das Finale soll am 3. April stattfinden.
„Wir bedauern Dieters krankheitsbedingte Absage sehr und wünschen ihm alles Gute und eine schnelle Genesung. Die neun Final-Teilnehmer müssen jetzt ohne Dieters Begleitung um den Sieg singen“, teilte RTL-Unterhaltungsdirektor Kai Sturm in der RTL-Pressemitteilung mit. Bohlen war langjähriger Juror der 2002 angelaufenen Castingshow und stand wegen seiner Boshaftigkeit gegenüber Teilnehmern häufig in der Kritik.
Bohlen ist nicht das erste Jurymitglied, das RTL in der laufenden Saison abhanden gekommen ist. Wegen seiner Verschwörungstheorien zur COVID-19-Pandemie hatte sich Michael Wendler zurückgezogen. Heftige Proteste gegen einen Nazivergleich von Wendler führten dazu, dass RTL Wendler aus den bereits produzierten Sendungen herausschneiden ließ.
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Die beiden Live-Shows der aktuellen "DSDS"-Staffel werden ohne Dieter Bohlen stattfinden. Dieser habe "leider krankheitsbedingt kurzfristig abgesagt", erklärte der Sender RTL.
Die "DSDS"-Jury bestehe somit nur aus Maite Kelly und Mike Singer. Derzeit wird RTL zufolge die Möglichkeit geprüft, ob es einen dritten Juror geben wird. Das ist aber noch unklar.
RTL-Unterhaltungschef Kai Sturm sagte zum Fehlen Bohlens: „Wir bedauern Dieters krankheitsbedingte Absage sehr und wünschen ihm alles Gute und eine schnelle Genesung. Die neun Final-Teilnehmer müssen jetzt ohne Dieters Begleitung um den Sieg singen. Dafür sind sie bestens vorbereitet. Maite und Mike haben bislang einen sehr guten Job gemacht und werden auch die Live-Shows allein stemmen.“
Bohlen-Aus nach 20 Jahren bei "DSDS"
RTL hatte bereits vor rund zwei Wochen verkündet, dass Bohlens Zeit als Juror bei "DSDS" nach fast 20 Jahren endet. Nach der aktuellen Staffel sollen andere das Kommando übernehmen. Eigentlich war aber geplant, dass der Musikproduzent noch einmal in Live-Shows über die Kandidaten urteilen soll. Das "DSDS"-Halbfinale findet am Samstag (27. März), das Finale eine Woche später (3. April) statt.
Lesen Sie auch zum Thema Dieter Bohlen:
19 Jahre, 18 Staffeln lang war er das Zugpferd von "DSDS", das Showpony in der ersten Reihe: Pop-Titan Dieter Bohlen prägte die RTL-Castingshow wie kein anderer. Nun verlässt er die Jury, nach fast zwei Jahrzehnten - und wird noch nicht einmal eine Abschieds-Show bekommen. Was bleibt nun von "Deutschland sucht den Superstar"? Eine Annäherung.
Patrizia Reggiani ließ 1995 ihren Ehemann, den Chef des Gucci-Imperiums, von Auftragskillern ermorden. 18 Jahre saß sie dafür im Gefängnis. Nun brach die Witwe erstmals ihre Schweigen. Sie habe Maurizio Gucci nie gehasst, sei aber sehr wütend auf ihn gewesen.
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Das langjährige Jury-Mitglied von „Deutschland sucht den Superstar“, der frühere Popmusiker Dieter Bohlen, wird bereits bei der Finalrunde der diesjährigen Staffel nicht mehr mitwirken. Das teilte RTL mit. Bereits seit einigen Wochen war bekannt, dass Bohlens Vertrag nicht verlängert wird. Nun meldete sich Bohlen krank.
300px Dieter Bohlen (2006)
Der TV-Sender suche nach Ersatz, doch werden Maite Kelly und Mike Singer beim Halbfinale am 27. März ohne dritten Juror sein. Das Finale soll am 3. April stattfinden.
„Wir bedauern Dieters krankheitsbedingte Absage sehr und wünschen ihm alles Gute und eine schnelle Genesung. Die neun Final-Teilnehmer müssen jetzt ohne Dieters Begleitung um den Sieg singen“, teilte RTL-Unterhaltungsdirektor Kai Sturm in der RTL-Pressemitteilung mit. Bohlen war langjähriger Juror der 2002 angelaufenen Castingshow und stand wegen seiner Boshaftigkeit gegenüber Teilnehmern häufig in der Kritik.
Bohlen ist nicht das erste Jurymitglied, das RTL in der laufenden Saison abhanden gekommen ist. Wegen seiner Verschwörungstheorien zur COVID-19-Pandemie hatte sich Michael Wendler zurückgezogen. Heftige Proteste gegen einen Nazivergleich von Wendler führten dazu, dass RTL Wendler aus den bereits produzierten Sendungen herausschneiden ließ.
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Morgan Tsvangirai, president of the main opposition party in Zimbabwe, talks to people during his campaign trail in Esigodini about 80 km from Bulawayo, Friday, June, 6, 2008. Tsvangirai was briefly arrested during his campaigning after police said they had not sanctioned his campaign. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
All Zimbabwe opposition rallies banned
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Just three weeks before Zimbabwe's presidential runoff, Robert Mugabe is giving the opposition little room to campaign — detaining its candidate, banning rallies and attacking diplomats who try to investigate political violence.
Even food is being used as a weapon, American and British officials said, with a ban on aid agencies ensuring that the poorest Zimbabweans must turn to Mugabe for help even if they blame him for the collapse of the economy. The government denied the allegations.
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai out-polled Mugabe and two other candidates in the first round of voting March 29, but did not get the simple majority necessary to avoid a runoff. In recent days, it has become increasingly clear that Mugabe does not plan to let Tsvangirai come close to toppling him in the June 27 runoff.
Tsvangirai tried to campaign around Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second-largest city, on Friday, but he was stopped at two roadblocks. At the second, he was ordered to go to a police station about 30 miles from Bulawayo.
About two hours later, he and reporters with him were allowed to leave the station. They drove back to Bulawayo under police escort.
His spokesman, George Sibotshiwe, said Tsvangirai was questioned by police for 25 minutes and was told that all party rallies in Zimbabwe had been banned indefinitely.
"We are dismayed that our president has not been allowed to access the Zimbabwean people at a crucial stage in this campaign," Sibotshiwe said.
Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change said police had banned its rallies out of concern for the safety of Tsvangirai and other party leaders. Sibotshiwe called the justification "nonsense," and said the ban was "a clear indication that the regime will do everything necessary to remain in power."
Police spokesman Wayne Bvudzijena said in an interview with The Associated Press that "people are free to campaign as they choose," but he said Tsvangirai had consistently broken the law by failing to notify police of his rallies.
"For now, we are just warning him," Bvudzijena said, "but sooner or later he might end up being arrested."
Tsvangirai left the country soon after the first round of voting, and his party has said he was the target of a military assassination plot. He has survived at least three previous attempts on his life. Tsvangirai returned to Zimbabwe in late May to campaign for the runoff.
The government-controlled media has focused on Mugabe and ZANU-PF, all but ignoring Tsvangirai's campaign, raising the question of whether Zimbabweans in isolated rural areas even know the opposition leader has returned.
Tsvangirai's party, blaming state agents, says at least 60 of its supporters have been killed in the past two months.
The latest setback for Tsvangirai came as U.N. aid agencies said they were deeply concerned that Zimbabwe has ordered aid groups to halt operations. Millions of Zimbabweans depend on international groups for food, medicine and other aid as the economy crumbles. Without the private agencies, impoverished Zimbabweans will be dependent on the government and Mugabe's party, both of which distribute food and other aid.
U.S. Ambassador James McGee said Zimbabwean authorities were now supplying food mostly to Mugabe supporters. In a videoconference to reporters in Washington from Harare, McGee said the U.S. Embassy has evidence that the government is offering food to opposition members only if they turn in identification that would allow them to vote.
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack referred to the tactics that McGee described as "a vicious attempt to use food as a political weapon."
At the United Nations, Zimbabwe Ambassador Boniface Chidyauskiku denied those charges.
"There is no use of food as a political weapon. It is the other way around. It is the relief agencies, followed by the U.S. government, that have been using food as a political weapon," Chidyauskiku told the AP.
"They have gone out into the countryside and they have been telling Zimbabweans that if you don't vote for the opposition, if you don't change your vote, there's no food for you," he said. "So it is the United States using food as a political weapon to effect a regime change in Zimbabwe. This is why we have suspended the activity."
On Thursday, aid groups in Zimbabwe were sent a memorandum from social welfare minister Nicholas Goche ordering an indefinite suspension of field work.
Aid deliveries to more than 4 million people in the country will be severely hampered by the decision, said Elisabeth Byrs, a spokeswoman for the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. More than half of Zimbabwe's population lives on less than $1 a day and life expectancy is only 35 years, according to the U.N.
U.N. agencies generally carry out their operations in the country with the help of other aid groups, Byrs said.
"These restrictions are also coming at a time when food security in Zimbabwe is deteriorating, leaving an increasing number of people vulnerable," she said.
Poor rain recently has increased the risk of drought, and farmers lack seeds, Byrs said.
Goche's memorandum to the United Nations and other aid groups did not mention government claims that aid was distributed to favored recipients or opposition supporters, or that civic and human rights groups registered as voluntary organizations were campaigning against Mugabe.
Earlier this week, the aid organization CARE International said it had been ordered to halt operations pending an investigation of allegations it was campaigning for the opposition. CARE denies the allegation.
Byrs said the suspension of CARE's activities alone would immediately affect half a million Zimbabweans.
On Thursday, a group of often violent Mugabe loyalists waylaid a convoy of U.S. and British diplomats investigating political violence, beating a local staffer, slashing tires and threatening to burn the envoys, the U.S. Embassy said.
Mugabe frequently accuses Britain and the United States of plotting to topple him and return Zimbabwe to colonial rule.
Mugabe has led Zimbabwe since independence from Britain in 1980 and was once hailed as a liberator who promoted racial reconciliation and economic empowerment.
But he has been accused of clinging to power through election fraud and intimidation, and of destroying his country's economy through the seizure of white-owned farms.
Carolyn Norris, an Africa specialist at Human Rights Watch, called the move against aid groups part of an "extreme campaign of violence and torture" for people who voted for Tsvangirai's party.
"We don't know if this will convince people to vote" for Mugabe, Norris said, adding Zimbabwe's population "seems determined to vote how it wants to."
Tsvangirai also said he expected Mugabe's crackdown to backfire, saying Thursday: "If Mugabe did not hear the voice in March, he's going to hear a much louder voice that people no longer enjoy their confidence in this government."
Associated Press writers John Heilprin at the United Nations and Eliane Engeler in Geneva contributed to this report.
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Police in Zimbabwe have stopped opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai (MDC) en route to a campaign rally. His convoy was then escorted to a police station in Esigodini.
"Tsvangirai and other MDC leaders were detained again in Umzingwane. They are being taken to Esigodini police station," said MDC spokesperson Nelson Chamisa.
Wayne Bvudzijena, a spokesman for the police, said that he was not aware of this incident, but added that roadblocks are used by the police to conduct weapons searches. "Tsvangirai and his convoy are not immune to search," he said. "They can be searched at any roadblock they pass."
Afterwards, the government banned political rallies in support of Tsvangirai, effectively ending his campaigning. Officials said the decision was made to protect the safety of Tsvangirai and MDC party leaders.
George Sibotshiwe, a spokesperson for Tsvangirai, called the ban "a clear indication that the regime will do everything necessary to remain in power," and said its justification was "nonsense."
Earlier today, Tsvangirai was prevented from attending a rally at a mine near Zimbabwe's second-largest city, Bulawayo, when police blocked the road.
"One of our leading vehicles was stopped, then the rest of us were stopped as well. We tried to get an explanation from the police and they said we should have told them in advance that Mr Tsvangirai was going to visit," said Lovemore Moyo, MDC chairman, to AFP. "They then turned us back and we had to use a smaller road to get back to the main road. We are now proceeding."
"We were unable to speak at the mine as we heard at the gate, there were ZANU-PF activists blocking the entrance. We only managed to speak to our local councillors," Moyo said.
Also today, the government announced a ban on all foreign aid groups operating in the country. Some groups, including CARE International had already been banned earlier this week.
"I hereby instruct all PVOs/NGOs to suspend all field operations until further notice," said social welfare minister Nicholas Goche in a statement.
James Elder, a spokesperson for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), called it "completely unacceptable and hugely concerning. Hundreds of thousands of children are in need of immediate assistance. With the onset of the winter in Zimbabwe, the timing is critical for children who are among the most vulnerable and most in need of support."
US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer called on President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa to pressure Mugabe "not to starve the population and to allow international organizations to function."
"It's unbelievable that the government will actually kick out the organizations which are providing services to the people," Frazer said.
Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the United Nations' High Commissioner for Human Rights told Voice of America that halting food aid is unconscionable in the opinion of Louise Arbour.
"To deprive people of food because of an election is a complete perversion of democracy. How can you possibly deprive people with food and then ask for a democratic vote?" Colville said.
Speaking at the United Nations Headquarters, the Zimbabwean ambassador Boniface Chidyauskiku said that the government was not using food as a tool in the election.
"There is no use of food as a political weapon. It is the other way around. It is the relief agencies, followed by the U.S. government, that have been using food as a political weapon," Chidyauskiku said to the Associated Press. "They have gone out into the countryside and they have been telling Zimbabweans that if you don't vote for the opposition, if you don't change your vote, there's no food for you."
Yesterday, United States and United Kingdom diplomats were stopped in their vehicles in an incident the US called "outrageous" and said that they were threatened with being burned alive in their cars.
"Basically, the police told them they were not going anywhere unless they got out of the car," said deputy information minister Bright Matonga. "The police told them they should respect the laws of the country unless they have something to hide."
Two days ago, Tsvangirai was detained for several hours before being released without charges.
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By Farai Sevenzo
Harare
Basic foods are fast becoming beyond the reach of even those with jobs In the week in which world leaders met in Rome to discuss an ongoing global food crisis, will Zimbabwe's own food crisis be exacerbated by the announcement that aid groups and non-governmental organisations should stop operations at once and re-apply for their permits? Put together the facts - a recurring poor harvest of basic cereals like maize and wheat; persistent droughts; a farming infrastructure which has been in renewal or chaos; economic inflation beating even the projected figures - and you can see that this country is seriously in need of the kind of assistance these groups have been told to stop providing. And there are many of them, all channelling food for the needy throughout Zimbabwe from the UN, the World Food Programme (WFP) and elsewhere. A quick look through the Harare phonebook will reveal the existence of Save The Children UK, Save The Children US, Save The Children Norway, Care International and Christian Aid - all operating in Zimbabwe. No-one will talk for fear of jeopardising access to people who still need help
USAid doctor The country directors of these organisations have become strangely reticent on the nature of their work, who they are feeding and where. A call to Save the Children Norway, in the capital's Five Avenue, has one begging for anonymity and then clamming up. "No comment at this stage, please," he says. See map of food shortages in Zimbabwe Efforts to talk to others proved just as fruitless. "No-one will talk for fear of jeopardising access to people who still need help," explains an doctor with the US Agency for International Development (USAid). "We don't know what the ban means, so we won't say anything at the moment." Inaccessible countryside The charge against them is that they have been campaigning for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) under the pretext of distributing aid. Zimbabwe's government said aid agencies were helping the opposition Aid in Zimbabwe's case encompasses hospitals and their medicines, the care of orphans, Aids, schools, water and the search for it in the shadow of drought. And while undertaking all these tasks, it is the government's contention that medics are neglecting polio immunisation programmes in favour of distributing MDC campaign matter. Large parts of the countryside have become inaccessible to the media and to international agencies as roadblocks controlled by pro-government militias have sprung up. Opposition supporters have meanwhile lost relatives and limbs in a post-election campaign of incredible brutality. The Red Cross had begun to treat the victims, many of whom have horrific injuries. Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. USAid had been distributing tents in areas as far afield as Mhondoro. The handing out of basic foodstuffs like cooking oil and maize meal was many residents' only lifeline. Late on Thursday evening, a moneychanger sent a text around to his usual clients: "110 million to the US." The implications of this are enormous for the 80% of Zimbabwe's population that is unemployed - everything is pegged to a currency industrialists can believe in. Bread, flour, maize meal, cooking oil are fast becoming beyond the reach of the workers with jobs, and impossible for the millions still waiting to harvest their crops. 'Burnt to death' Tinei Munetsi is an MDC officer in the village of Ngezi, in Mohondoro. We are not allowed to campaign in these areas, and the government is doing everything to disrupt our president's campaign
Tinei Munetsi
Movement for Democratic Change "Look," he says. "I know the donor agencies have been stopped from working. But in my area, we are still dealing with the violence. "This Friday afternoon, Amai Chipiro, our organising secretary's wife, was burned to death in her hut. "We are not allowed to campaign in these areas, and the government is doing everything to disrupt our president's [Morgan Tsvangirai] campaign. "How do you suppose the agencies would campaign on our behalf?" Failed crops and new farmers who prefer the cash crops of tobacco and cotton mean the work of the banned agencies is needed now more than ever. But the business of politics will take the front pages until the presidential run-off election between Mr Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe on 27 June.
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Police in Zimbabwe have stopped opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai (MDC) en route to a campaign rally. His convoy was then escorted to a police station in Esigodini.
"Tsvangirai and other MDC leaders were detained again in Umzingwane. They are being taken to Esigodini police station," said MDC spokesperson Nelson Chamisa.
Wayne Bvudzijena, a spokesman for the police, said that he was not aware of this incident, but added that roadblocks are used by the police to conduct weapons searches. "Tsvangirai and his convoy are not immune to search," he said. "They can be searched at any roadblock they pass."
Afterwards, the government banned political rallies in support of Tsvangirai, effectively ending his campaigning. Officials said the decision was made to protect the safety of Tsvangirai and MDC party leaders.
George Sibotshiwe, a spokesperson for Tsvangirai, called the ban "a clear indication that the regime will do everything necessary to remain in power," and said its justification was "nonsense."
Earlier today, Tsvangirai was prevented from attending a rally at a mine near Zimbabwe's second-largest city, Bulawayo, when police blocked the road.
"One of our leading vehicles was stopped, then the rest of us were stopped as well. We tried to get an explanation from the police and they said we should have told them in advance that Mr Tsvangirai was going to visit," said Lovemore Moyo, MDC chairman, to AFP. "They then turned us back and we had to use a smaller road to get back to the main road. We are now proceeding."
"We were unable to speak at the mine as we heard at the gate, there were ZANU-PF activists blocking the entrance. We only managed to speak to our local councillors," Moyo said.
Also today, the government announced a ban on all foreign aid groups operating in the country. Some groups, including CARE International had already been banned earlier this week.
"I hereby instruct all PVOs/NGOs to suspend all field operations until further notice," said social welfare minister Nicholas Goche in a statement.
James Elder, a spokesperson for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), called it "completely unacceptable and hugely concerning. Hundreds of thousands of children are in need of immediate assistance. With the onset of the winter in Zimbabwe, the timing is critical for children who are among the most vulnerable and most in need of support."
US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer called on President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa to pressure Mugabe "not to starve the population and to allow international organizations to function."
"It's unbelievable that the government will actually kick out the organizations which are providing services to the people," Frazer said.
Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the United Nations' High Commissioner for Human Rights told Voice of America that halting food aid is unconscionable in the opinion of Louise Arbour.
"To deprive people of food because of an election is a complete perversion of democracy. How can you possibly deprive people with food and then ask for a democratic vote?" Colville said.
Speaking at the United Nations Headquarters, the Zimbabwean ambassador Boniface Chidyauskiku said that the government was not using food as a tool in the election.
"There is no use of food as a political weapon. It is the other way around. It is the relief agencies, followed by the U.S. government, that have been using food as a political weapon," Chidyauskiku said to the Associated Press. "They have gone out into the countryside and they have been telling Zimbabweans that if you don't vote for the opposition, if you don't change your vote, there's no food for you."
Yesterday, United States and United Kingdom diplomats were stopped in their vehicles in an incident the US called "outrageous" and said that they were threatened with being burned alive in their cars.
"Basically, the police told them they were not going anywhere unless they got out of the car," said deputy information minister Bright Matonga. "The police told them they should respect the laws of the country unless they have something to hide."
Two days ago, Tsvangirai was detained for several hours before being released without charges.
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The United Nations is lending its voice to widespread international condemnation of the decision by the Zimbabwean government of Robert Mugabe to suspend the delivery of aid by private agencies in the country. The United Nations says halting their work will hamper the UN's humanitarian operations as well. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva.
Zimbabwean woman puts maize into bag in Domboshawa, 23 April 2008
The United Nations warns President Robert Mugabe's decision to halt aid will have serious repercussions for the people of Zimbabwe. It says non-governmental agencies are key implementing partners and without their assistance, the United Nations will not be able to deliver the food, water and other essential relief to the desperate millions in Zimbabwe.
Spokeswoman for the U.N. Organization for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance, Elizabeth Byrs, tells VOA over one-third of the population - or more than four million people - are in need of assistance.
"According to the Food and Agricultural Organization, with poor rainfall and lack of seeds, it means that this year's harvest will be worse than in 2007. It is already of concern. So, if we cannot have our implementing partners on board, it means that these people will not get the appropriate assistance," said Byrs.
More than half of Zimbabwe's population lives on less than one dollar a day. More than 1.5 million people have HIV/AIDS, with more than 3,000 dying every week.
The United Nations warns more people will become malnourished and sick. Some may even die if they are forced to live on starvation rations.
The Zimbabwean authorities say they have halted aid because the agencies are supporting the opposition movement. The agencies deny this accusation. The United Nations says these restrictions go against fundamental humanitarian principles.
Louise Arbour, 2 June 2008
U.N. Human Rights spokesman, Rupert Colville, tells VOA the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, considers this action to be totally unconscionable.
"To deprive people of food because of an election is a complete perversion of democracy. How can you possibly deprive people with food and then ask for a democratic vote. And, not just food, but all the other aid that Zimbabweans need and are getting from international aid agencies. This is very important. So, to just postpone it for two or three weeks because an election is taking place simply is not acceptable," said Colville.
Colville says the government might be in violation of international human rights law, especially the international covenant on civil and political rights. He says humanitarian aid must not be politicized.
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Police in Zimbabwe have stopped opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai (MDC) en route to a campaign rally. His convoy was then escorted to a police station in Esigodini.
"Tsvangirai and other MDC leaders were detained again in Umzingwane. They are being taken to Esigodini police station," said MDC spokesperson Nelson Chamisa.
Wayne Bvudzijena, a spokesman for the police, said that he was not aware of this incident, but added that roadblocks are used by the police to conduct weapons searches. "Tsvangirai and his convoy are not immune to search," he said. "They can be searched at any roadblock they pass."
Afterwards, the government banned political rallies in support of Tsvangirai, effectively ending his campaigning. Officials said the decision was made to protect the safety of Tsvangirai and MDC party leaders.
George Sibotshiwe, a spokesperson for Tsvangirai, called the ban "a clear indication that the regime will do everything necessary to remain in power," and said its justification was "nonsense."
Earlier today, Tsvangirai was prevented from attending a rally at a mine near Zimbabwe's second-largest city, Bulawayo, when police blocked the road.
"One of our leading vehicles was stopped, then the rest of us were stopped as well. We tried to get an explanation from the police and they said we should have told them in advance that Mr Tsvangirai was going to visit," said Lovemore Moyo, MDC chairman, to AFP. "They then turned us back and we had to use a smaller road to get back to the main road. We are now proceeding."
"We were unable to speak at the mine as we heard at the gate, there were ZANU-PF activists blocking the entrance. We only managed to speak to our local councillors," Moyo said.
Also today, the government announced a ban on all foreign aid groups operating in the country. Some groups, including CARE International had already been banned earlier this week.
"I hereby instruct all PVOs/NGOs to suspend all field operations until further notice," said social welfare minister Nicholas Goche in a statement.
James Elder, a spokesperson for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), called it "completely unacceptable and hugely concerning. Hundreds of thousands of children are in need of immediate assistance. With the onset of the winter in Zimbabwe, the timing is critical for children who are among the most vulnerable and most in need of support."
US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer called on President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa to pressure Mugabe "not to starve the population and to allow international organizations to function."
"It's unbelievable that the government will actually kick out the organizations which are providing services to the people," Frazer said.
Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the United Nations' High Commissioner for Human Rights told Voice of America that halting food aid is unconscionable in the opinion of Louise Arbour.
"To deprive people of food because of an election is a complete perversion of democracy. How can you possibly deprive people with food and then ask for a democratic vote?" Colville said.
Speaking at the United Nations Headquarters, the Zimbabwean ambassador Boniface Chidyauskiku said that the government was not using food as a tool in the election.
"There is no use of food as a political weapon. It is the other way around. It is the relief agencies, followed by the U.S. government, that have been using food as a political weapon," Chidyauskiku said to the Associated Press. "They have gone out into the countryside and they have been telling Zimbabweans that if you don't vote for the opposition, if you don't change your vote, there's no food for you."
Yesterday, United States and United Kingdom diplomats were stopped in their vehicles in an incident the US called "outrageous" and said that they were threatened with being burned alive in their cars.
"Basically, the police told them they were not going anywhere unless they got out of the car," said deputy information minister Bright Matonga. "The police told them they should respect the laws of the country unless they have something to hide."
Two days ago, Tsvangirai was detained for several hours before being released without charges.
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Police ban Tsvangirai rallies
Police have stopped the election campaign of Robert Mugabe's main rival in its tracks.
Just weeks before the run-off ballot for Zimbabwe's presidency, Morgan Tsvangirai was detained at an official roadblock then told all his party's rallies across the country had been banned indefinitely.
Mr Tsvangirai's campaign to unseat Mugabe has already been hit by violence and intimidation.
The latest setback came as UN aid agencies said they were deeply concerned because aid groups have been ordered to halt operations, a move that could hamper food deliveries.
Without private aid groups impoverished Zimbabweans will be dependent on the government and Mugabe's party, both of which distribute food and other aid. And some observers fear that food may be delivered only to confirmed Mugabe supporters.
Mr Tsvangirai had been trying to campaign around Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second largest city. He was stopped at two roadblocks, and the second time ordered to go to a police station about 30 miles away.
Two hours later he was allowed to leave and drive back to Bulawayo under police escort.
His spokesman said Mr Tsvangirai was questioned by police at the station for 25 minutes, and was told that all party rallies in the country had been banned indefinitely.
"We are dismayed that our president has not been allowed to access the Zimbabwean people at a crucial stage in this campaign," he said.
Mr Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change party said police told officials rallies had been banned out of concern for the safety of him and other party leaders. The spokesman said the justification was "nonsense," and the ban was "a clear indication that the regime will do everything necessary to remain in power".
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Police in Zimbabwe have stopped opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai (MDC) en route to a campaign rally. His convoy was then escorted to a police station in Esigodini.
"Tsvangirai and other MDC leaders were detained again in Umzingwane. They are being taken to Esigodini police station," said MDC spokesperson Nelson Chamisa.
Wayne Bvudzijena, a spokesman for the police, said that he was not aware of this incident, but added that roadblocks are used by the police to conduct weapons searches. "Tsvangirai and his convoy are not immune to search," he said. "They can be searched at any roadblock they pass."
Afterwards, the government banned political rallies in support of Tsvangirai, effectively ending his campaigning. Officials said the decision was made to protect the safety of Tsvangirai and MDC party leaders.
George Sibotshiwe, a spokesperson for Tsvangirai, called the ban "a clear indication that the regime will do everything necessary to remain in power," and said its justification was "nonsense."
Earlier today, Tsvangirai was prevented from attending a rally at a mine near Zimbabwe's second-largest city, Bulawayo, when police blocked the road.
"One of our leading vehicles was stopped, then the rest of us were stopped as well. We tried to get an explanation from the police and they said we should have told them in advance that Mr Tsvangirai was going to visit," said Lovemore Moyo, MDC chairman, to AFP. "They then turned us back and we had to use a smaller road to get back to the main road. We are now proceeding."
"We were unable to speak at the mine as we heard at the gate, there were ZANU-PF activists blocking the entrance. We only managed to speak to our local councillors," Moyo said.
Also today, the government announced a ban on all foreign aid groups operating in the country. Some groups, including CARE International had already been banned earlier this week.
"I hereby instruct all PVOs/NGOs to suspend all field operations until further notice," said social welfare minister Nicholas Goche in a statement.
James Elder, a spokesperson for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), called it "completely unacceptable and hugely concerning. Hundreds of thousands of children are in need of immediate assistance. With the onset of the winter in Zimbabwe, the timing is critical for children who are among the most vulnerable and most in need of support."
US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer called on President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa to pressure Mugabe "not to starve the population and to allow international organizations to function."
"It's unbelievable that the government will actually kick out the organizations which are providing services to the people," Frazer said.
Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the United Nations' High Commissioner for Human Rights told Voice of America that halting food aid is unconscionable in the opinion of Louise Arbour.
"To deprive people of food because of an election is a complete perversion of democracy. How can you possibly deprive people with food and then ask for a democratic vote?" Colville said.
Speaking at the United Nations Headquarters, the Zimbabwean ambassador Boniface Chidyauskiku said that the government was not using food as a tool in the election.
"There is no use of food as a political weapon. It is the other way around. It is the relief agencies, followed by the U.S. government, that have been using food as a political weapon," Chidyauskiku said to the Associated Press. "They have gone out into the countryside and they have been telling Zimbabweans that if you don't vote for the opposition, if you don't change your vote, there's no food for you."
Yesterday, United States and United Kingdom diplomats were stopped in their vehicles in an incident the US called "outrageous" and said that they were threatened with being burned alive in their cars.
"Basically, the police told them they were not going anywhere unless they got out of the car," said deputy information minister Bright Matonga. "The police told them they should respect the laws of the country unless they have something to hide."
Two days ago, Tsvangirai was detained for several hours before being released without charges.
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The Zimbabwean government has banned all work by foreign aid agencies, accusing them of campaigning for opposition parties during the country's disputed presidential elections in March.
Last week, Robert Mugabe banned some groups, but yesterday's announcement covers all overseas organisations working in the country.
In a public statement, Zimbabwe's social welfare minister, Nicholas Goche, said: "I hereby instruct all PVOs (private voluntary organisations)/NGOs to suspend all field operations until further notice."
The decision came as security forces yesterday detained and harassed UK and US diplomats trying to investigate violence against the opposition.
Zimbabwe's ambassador to Britain, Gabriel Machinga, was summoned to the Foreign Office to explain why the diplomats, who were travelling in two separate convoys, had been stopped at roadblocks north of the capital, Harare.
David Miliband, the foreign secretary, condemned what he called a "serious incident" but said no violence had been directed at the UK personnel.
"It gives us a window into the lives of ordinary Zimbabweans, because this sort of intimidation is something that is suffered daily, especially by those who are working with opposition groups," he said in a statement. "It's a window into lives that in some cases are marked by brutal intimidation, by torture and, in 53 cases that have been documented over the last few weeks, by death."
Britain's ambassador to Harare, Andrew Pocock, told the Guardian there had been "no particular argy-bargy". But the US ambassador, James McGee, said in a CNN interview that the convoy carrying American officials had been stopped by Zimbabwean "war veterans who threatened to burn our people alive in the car if they did not leave the vehicles".
In Washington, the state department called the detention and harassment of the US diplomats "absolutely outrageous" and indicative of the "repression and violence" Zimbabwe's government was willing to use against its own people.
The official explanation from Harare was that the diplomats had been attending a rally of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).
"There was a fight there. Police were called in. The diplomats fled from the scene," Zimbabwe's deputy information minister, Bright Matonga, told Sky News. "On their way back to Harare, they were stopped at a police roadblock. They were asked to disembark ... They refused, and basically the police told them they were not going anywhere unless they got out of the car. The police told them they should respect the laws of the country, unless they have something to hide."
Matonga later told South African Radio 702 that the diplomats had addressed the MDC rally. Pocock said: "We were in a place where there's been violence. They didn't want us to see it. This is a warning to us to keep our noses out of it."
The British ambassador said there had been two separate incidents involving two convoys, one with American diplomats and the other with "British embassy defence staff" - thus accounting for the differences in the British and American accounts of what happened.
The Americans were held for up to five hours at Bindura, 50 miles from Harare. The US embassy spokesman, Paul Engelstad, told the Associated Press the attackers beat a Zimbabwean employed by the US and slashed the tyres of some cars. He blamed the attack on Mugabe's government, which it accuses of trying to intimidate supporters of the MDC leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, ahead of the June 27 run-off.
"Now what they are trying to do is intimidate diplomats from travelling to the countryside to witness the violence being perpetrated against the population," McGee said. "We do believe this is coming directly from the top."
Diplomats are meant to have protection and immunity under the Vienna convention.
Earlier, the South African government said Tsvangirai had been released by police following his arrest at a roadblock on Wednesday, after the intervention of the president, Thabo Mbeki.
A spokesman for Mbeki said the MDC had contacted the Mbeki to tell him about the arrest. "Immediately thereafter, president Mbeki contacted the Zimbabwean government and appealed to them to release Mr Tsvangirai," he said.
Miliband said: "The message that needs to go out today is a very strong one ... It's about two different visions for the future of Zimbabwe.
"It's very important that the international community plays its role by ensuring that for the election on June 27 there are international monitors, properly accredited, who are able to ensure that despite the ravages in Zimbabwe ... there is an election that allows the democratic will of the Zimbabwean people to be heard loud and to be heard clear."
The shadow foreign secretary, William Hague, condemned the diplomats' treatment. "This is a flagrant breach of Zimbabwe's obligations, under international convention, to protect diplomatic staff on their territory."
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Police in Zimbabwe have stopped opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai (MDC) en route to a campaign rally. His convoy was then escorted to a police station in Esigodini.
"Tsvangirai and other MDC leaders were detained again in Umzingwane. They are being taken to Esigodini police station," said MDC spokesperson Nelson Chamisa.
Wayne Bvudzijena, a spokesman for the police, said that he was not aware of this incident, but added that roadblocks are used by the police to conduct weapons searches. "Tsvangirai and his convoy are not immune to search," he said. "They can be searched at any roadblock they pass."
Afterwards, the government banned political rallies in support of Tsvangirai, effectively ending his campaigning. Officials said the decision was made to protect the safety of Tsvangirai and MDC party leaders.
George Sibotshiwe, a spokesperson for Tsvangirai, called the ban "a clear indication that the regime will do everything necessary to remain in power," and said its justification was "nonsense."
Earlier today, Tsvangirai was prevented from attending a rally at a mine near Zimbabwe's second-largest city, Bulawayo, when police blocked the road.
"One of our leading vehicles was stopped, then the rest of us were stopped as well. We tried to get an explanation from the police and they said we should have told them in advance that Mr Tsvangirai was going to visit," said Lovemore Moyo, MDC chairman, to AFP. "They then turned us back and we had to use a smaller road to get back to the main road. We are now proceeding."
"We were unable to speak at the mine as we heard at the gate, there were ZANU-PF activists blocking the entrance. We only managed to speak to our local councillors," Moyo said.
Also today, the government announced a ban on all foreign aid groups operating in the country. Some groups, including CARE International had already been banned earlier this week.
"I hereby instruct all PVOs/NGOs to suspend all field operations until further notice," said social welfare minister Nicholas Goche in a statement.
James Elder, a spokesperson for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), called it "completely unacceptable and hugely concerning. Hundreds of thousands of children are in need of immediate assistance. With the onset of the winter in Zimbabwe, the timing is critical for children who are among the most vulnerable and most in need of support."
US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer called on President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa to pressure Mugabe "not to starve the population and to allow international organizations to function."
"It's unbelievable that the government will actually kick out the organizations which are providing services to the people," Frazer said.
Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the United Nations' High Commissioner for Human Rights told Voice of America that halting food aid is unconscionable in the opinion of Louise Arbour.
"To deprive people of food because of an election is a complete perversion of democracy. How can you possibly deprive people with food and then ask for a democratic vote?" Colville said.
Speaking at the United Nations Headquarters, the Zimbabwean ambassador Boniface Chidyauskiku said that the government was not using food as a tool in the election.
"There is no use of food as a political weapon. It is the other way around. It is the relief agencies, followed by the U.S. government, that have been using food as a political weapon," Chidyauskiku said to the Associated Press. "They have gone out into the countryside and they have been telling Zimbabweans that if you don't vote for the opposition, if you don't change your vote, there's no food for you."
Yesterday, United States and United Kingdom diplomats were stopped in their vehicles in an incident the US called "outrageous" and said that they were threatened with being burned alive in their cars.
"Basically, the police told them they were not going anywhere unless they got out of the car," said deputy information minister Bright Matonga. "The police told them they should respect the laws of the country unless they have something to hide."
Two days ago, Tsvangirai was detained for several hours before being released without charges.
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Zimbabwe opposition leader stopped again by police
HARARE (AFP) — Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was briefly stopped on Friday at a police checkpoint as he tried to attend a pre-election rally at a mine in the southwest of the country, a top aide said.
Tsvangirai and his entourage were held up for around 20 minutes close to How mine, near the southern city of Bulawayo, where he was scheduled to address supporters of his Movement for Democratic Change, party chairman Lovemore Moyo told AFP.
"One of our leading vehicles was stopped, then the rest of us were stopped as well. We tried to get an explanation from the police and they said we should have told them in advance that Mr Tsvangirai was going to visit," Moyo, who was travelling with Tsvangirai, told AFP.
"They then turned us back and we had to use a smaller road to get back to the main road. We are now proceeding."
Moyo said that although Tsvangirai had since been able to do two walkabouts, he had been unable to address the miners.
"We were unable to speak at the mine as we heard at the gate (that) there were ZANU-PF (ruling party) activists blocking the entrance. We only managed to speak to our local councillors."
The incident came only two days after Tsvangirai, hoping to topple Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in a run-off election in three weeks' time, was detained for nearly nine hours by police without charge.
"Our view is we are in a struggle. We have encountered similar harassment as they tried to block our campaign. It's not something new."
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Police in Zimbabwe have stopped opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai (MDC) en route to a campaign rally. His convoy was then escorted to a police station in Esigodini.
"Tsvangirai and other MDC leaders were detained again in Umzingwane. They are being taken to Esigodini police station," said MDC spokesperson Nelson Chamisa.
Wayne Bvudzijena, a spokesman for the police, said that he was not aware of this incident, but added that roadblocks are used by the police to conduct weapons searches. "Tsvangirai and his convoy are not immune to search," he said. "They can be searched at any roadblock they pass."
Afterwards, the government banned political rallies in support of Tsvangirai, effectively ending his campaigning. Officials said the decision was made to protect the safety of Tsvangirai and MDC party leaders.
George Sibotshiwe, a spokesperson for Tsvangirai, called the ban "a clear indication that the regime will do everything necessary to remain in power," and said its justification was "nonsense."
Earlier today, Tsvangirai was prevented from attending a rally at a mine near Zimbabwe's second-largest city, Bulawayo, when police blocked the road.
"One of our leading vehicles was stopped, then the rest of us were stopped as well. We tried to get an explanation from the police and they said we should have told them in advance that Mr Tsvangirai was going to visit," said Lovemore Moyo, MDC chairman, to AFP. "They then turned us back and we had to use a smaller road to get back to the main road. We are now proceeding."
"We were unable to speak at the mine as we heard at the gate, there were ZANU-PF activists blocking the entrance. We only managed to speak to our local councillors," Moyo said.
Also today, the government announced a ban on all foreign aid groups operating in the country. Some groups, including CARE International had already been banned earlier this week.
"I hereby instruct all PVOs/NGOs to suspend all field operations until further notice," said social welfare minister Nicholas Goche in a statement.
James Elder, a spokesperson for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), called it "completely unacceptable and hugely concerning. Hundreds of thousands of children are in need of immediate assistance. With the onset of the winter in Zimbabwe, the timing is critical for children who are among the most vulnerable and most in need of support."
US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer called on President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa to pressure Mugabe "not to starve the population and to allow international organizations to function."
"It's unbelievable that the government will actually kick out the organizations which are providing services to the people," Frazer said.
Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the United Nations' High Commissioner for Human Rights told Voice of America that halting food aid is unconscionable in the opinion of Louise Arbour.
"To deprive people of food because of an election is a complete perversion of democracy. How can you possibly deprive people with food and then ask for a democratic vote?" Colville said.
Speaking at the United Nations Headquarters, the Zimbabwean ambassador Boniface Chidyauskiku said that the government was not using food as a tool in the election.
"There is no use of food as a political weapon. It is the other way around. It is the relief agencies, followed by the U.S. government, that have been using food as a political weapon," Chidyauskiku said to the Associated Press. "They have gone out into the countryside and they have been telling Zimbabweans that if you don't vote for the opposition, if you don't change your vote, there's no food for you."
Yesterday, United States and United Kingdom diplomats were stopped in their vehicles in an incident the US called "outrageous" and said that they were threatened with being burned alive in their cars.
"Basically, the police told them they were not going anywhere unless they got out of the car," said deputy information minister Bright Matonga. "The police told them they should respect the laws of the country unless they have something to hide."
Two days ago, Tsvangirai was detained for several hours before being released without charges.
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Former altar boy alleges abuser wanted sex in St. Peter's at Vatican trial
The alleged victim of sexual abuse in a youth seminary in the Vatican said in court on Wednesday that his abuser wanted to have sex in a bathroom behind an altar in St. Peter's Basilica but he resisted the advances.
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Police in Zimbabwe have stopped opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai (MDC) en route to a campaign rally. His convoy was then escorted to a police station in Esigodini.
"Tsvangirai and other MDC leaders were detained again in Umzingwane. They are being taken to Esigodini police station," said MDC spokesperson Nelson Chamisa.
Wayne Bvudzijena, a spokesman for the police, said that he was not aware of this incident, but added that roadblocks are used by the police to conduct weapons searches. "Tsvangirai and his convoy are not immune to search," he said. "They can be searched at any roadblock they pass."
Afterwards, the government banned political rallies in support of Tsvangirai, effectively ending his campaigning. Officials said the decision was made to protect the safety of Tsvangirai and MDC party leaders.
George Sibotshiwe, a spokesperson for Tsvangirai, called the ban "a clear indication that the regime will do everything necessary to remain in power," and said its justification was "nonsense."
Earlier today, Tsvangirai was prevented from attending a rally at a mine near Zimbabwe's second-largest city, Bulawayo, when police blocked the road.
"One of our leading vehicles was stopped, then the rest of us were stopped as well. We tried to get an explanation from the police and they said we should have told them in advance that Mr Tsvangirai was going to visit," said Lovemore Moyo, MDC chairman, to AFP. "They then turned us back and we had to use a smaller road to get back to the main road. We are now proceeding."
"We were unable to speak at the mine as we heard at the gate, there were ZANU-PF activists blocking the entrance. We only managed to speak to our local councillors," Moyo said.
Also today, the government announced a ban on all foreign aid groups operating in the country. Some groups, including CARE International had already been banned earlier this week.
"I hereby instruct all PVOs/NGOs to suspend all field operations until further notice," said social welfare minister Nicholas Goche in a statement.
James Elder, a spokesperson for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), called it "completely unacceptable and hugely concerning. Hundreds of thousands of children are in need of immediate assistance. With the onset of the winter in Zimbabwe, the timing is critical for children who are among the most vulnerable and most in need of support."
US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer called on President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa to pressure Mugabe "not to starve the population and to allow international organizations to function."
"It's unbelievable that the government will actually kick out the organizations which are providing services to the people," Frazer said.
Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the United Nations' High Commissioner for Human Rights told Voice of America that halting food aid is unconscionable in the opinion of Louise Arbour.
"To deprive people of food because of an election is a complete perversion of democracy. How can you possibly deprive people with food and then ask for a democratic vote?" Colville said.
Speaking at the United Nations Headquarters, the Zimbabwean ambassador Boniface Chidyauskiku said that the government was not using food as a tool in the election.
"There is no use of food as a political weapon. It is the other way around. It is the relief agencies, followed by the U.S. government, that have been using food as a political weapon," Chidyauskiku said to the Associated Press. "They have gone out into the countryside and they have been telling Zimbabweans that if you don't vote for the opposition, if you don't change your vote, there's no food for you."
Yesterday, United States and United Kingdom diplomats were stopped in their vehicles in an incident the US called "outrageous" and said that they were threatened with being burned alive in their cars.
"Basically, the police told them they were not going anywhere unless they got out of the car," said deputy information minister Bright Matonga. "The police told them they should respect the laws of the country unless they have something to hide."
Two days ago, Tsvangirai was detained for several hours before being released without charges.
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Diplomats charge harassment in crackdown
HARARE, Zimbabwe, June 6 (UPI) -- U.S. and British diplomats report threats and other harassment in Zimbabwe amid government banning of all work by foreign aid agencies.
U.S. Ambassador James McGee said in an Harare interview that a convoy carrying U.S. officials had been stopped and detained by Zimbabwean security forces "who threatened to burn our people alive in the car if they did not leave the vehicles," the Guardian, a British newspaper, reported.
The Americans, who said they were trying to investigate reported violence against opposition parties, were held for several hours at Bindura, 50 miles from Harare.
The U.S. State Department called the detention and harassment "absolutely outrageous."
Zimbabwe's government, in issuing its total ban, accused the foreign aid agencies of campaigning for opposition parties in the country's disputed presidential election. President Robert Mugabe faces a June 27 runoff against the opposition's Morgan Tsvangirai.
Zimbabwe's deputy information minister, Bright Matonga, said the diplomats were stopped at a roadblock on their way back to Harare and refused a request to disembark.
"Basically, the police told them they were not going anywhere unless they got out of the car," Matonga said. "The police told them they should respect the laws of the country unless they have something to hide."
Matonga later said the diplomats had addressed the opposition rally.
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Police in Zimbabwe have stopped opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai (MDC) en route to a campaign rally. His convoy was then escorted to a police station in Esigodini.
"Tsvangirai and other MDC leaders were detained again in Umzingwane. They are being taken to Esigodini police station," said MDC spokesperson Nelson Chamisa.
Wayne Bvudzijena, a spokesman for the police, said that he was not aware of this incident, but added that roadblocks are used by the police to conduct weapons searches. "Tsvangirai and his convoy are not immune to search," he said. "They can be searched at any roadblock they pass."
Afterwards, the government banned political rallies in support of Tsvangirai, effectively ending his campaigning. Officials said the decision was made to protect the safety of Tsvangirai and MDC party leaders.
George Sibotshiwe, a spokesperson for Tsvangirai, called the ban "a clear indication that the regime will do everything necessary to remain in power," and said its justification was "nonsense."
Earlier today, Tsvangirai was prevented from attending a rally at a mine near Zimbabwe's second-largest city, Bulawayo, when police blocked the road.
"One of our leading vehicles was stopped, then the rest of us were stopped as well. We tried to get an explanation from the police and they said we should have told them in advance that Mr Tsvangirai was going to visit," said Lovemore Moyo, MDC chairman, to AFP. "They then turned us back and we had to use a smaller road to get back to the main road. We are now proceeding."
"We were unable to speak at the mine as we heard at the gate, there were ZANU-PF activists blocking the entrance. We only managed to speak to our local councillors," Moyo said.
Also today, the government announced a ban on all foreign aid groups operating in the country. Some groups, including CARE International had already been banned earlier this week.
"I hereby instruct all PVOs/NGOs to suspend all field operations until further notice," said social welfare minister Nicholas Goche in a statement.
James Elder, a spokesperson for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), called it "completely unacceptable and hugely concerning. Hundreds of thousands of children are in need of immediate assistance. With the onset of the winter in Zimbabwe, the timing is critical for children who are among the most vulnerable and most in need of support."
US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer called on President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa to pressure Mugabe "not to starve the population and to allow international organizations to function."
"It's unbelievable that the government will actually kick out the organizations which are providing services to the people," Frazer said.
Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the United Nations' High Commissioner for Human Rights told Voice of America that halting food aid is unconscionable in the opinion of Louise Arbour.
"To deprive people of food because of an election is a complete perversion of democracy. How can you possibly deprive people with food and then ask for a democratic vote?" Colville said.
Speaking at the United Nations Headquarters, the Zimbabwean ambassador Boniface Chidyauskiku said that the government was not using food as a tool in the election.
"There is no use of food as a political weapon. It is the other way around. It is the relief agencies, followed by the U.S. government, that have been using food as a political weapon," Chidyauskiku said to the Associated Press. "They have gone out into the countryside and they have been telling Zimbabweans that if you don't vote for the opposition, if you don't change your vote, there's no food for you."
Yesterday, United States and United Kingdom diplomats were stopped in their vehicles in an incident the US called "outrageous" and said that they were threatened with being burned alive in their cars.
"Basically, the police told them they were not going anywhere unless they got out of the car," said deputy information minister Bright Matonga. "The police told them they should respect the laws of the country unless they have something to hide."
Two days ago, Tsvangirai was detained for several hours before being released without charges.
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Vladimir Poutine a appelé jeudi les Russes à voter pour son parti, Russie unie, aux législatives de dimanche
Le président russe, tête de liste de son parti, a affirmé qu'il s'agissait d'un choix de "stabilité et de continuité" en opposition au chaos des années 1990.
Il a répété plusieurs fois qu'il ne tenterait pas, en exploitant des failles juridiques, de se maintenir au pouvoir pour un troisième mandat de quatre ans, ce que la Constitution lui interdit.
Dans un message télévisé diffusé sur les chaînes publiques Rossia et Pervyi Kanal, Vladimir Poutine a critiqué les libéraux et affirmé: "Nous ne pouvons pas permettre le retour au pouvoir de ceux qui ont déjà tenté, sans succès, de diriger le pays."
S'il affirme ne pas vouloir se maintenir à la présidence, contre la Constitution, il a estimé qu'une confortable victoire de Russie unie lui donnerait un "droit moral" à peser sur la vie politique russe après la fin de son mandat.
Les sondages donnent environ les deux tiers des voix à Russie unie pour les législatives de dimanche. Un parti doit avoir 7% des voix pour pouvoir envoyer des députés à la Douma. Les communistes de Ziouganov devraient être représentés mais pas les petits partis libéraux, très critiques à l'égard du Kremlin.
Berezovski condamné
La justice russe a condamné jeudi par contumace le milliardaire russe exilé Boris Berezovski à six ans de prison pour "vol" par escroquerie de 6,1 millions d'euros à la compagnie aérienne russe Aeroflot.
Ancienne éminence grise du Kremlin sous Boris Eltsine, tombé en disgrâce avec l'arrivée au pouvoir de Vladimir Poutine, Boris Berezovski a obtenu le statut de réfugié politique en Grande-Bretagne en 2003. La Russie a cherché à plusieurs reprises sans succès à obtenir son extradition et l'a inculpé en autres de "tentative de coup d'Etat".
Les partis en lice Russie unie
Le parti de Vladimir Poutine, dont la devise est "Le plan de Poutine, la victoire de la Russie", prône une politique nationaliste et le capitalisme d'Etat. Il est crédité d'au moins 60% des voix dans les sondages.
Le Parti communiste de Guennadi Ziouganov, héritier du PCUS, est la première force d'opposition en Russie. Il défend une revalorisation des retraites et des salaires et un rôle accru de l'Etat dans l'Economie. Il est crédité d'un peu plus de 7%.
Le Parti démocrate-libéral de Russie, ultranationaliste anti-occidental, s'appuie essentiellement sur le charisme de son leader, Vladimir Jirinovski. Il vote en général dans le sens du Kremlin à la Douma. Il est crédité de 7% des voix.
Russie juste, parti "d'opposition de gauche", propose d'importantes augmentations des salaires et des retraites, à financer par le Fonds de stabilisation, tirée des revenus pétroliers. Ce parti, qui vise à attirer une partie de l'électorat communiste dans les rangs favorables au Kremlin, est à 5,5% dans les sondages.
Le Parti agraire, émanation du Parti communiste, prône la hausse des taxes sur les importations de nourriture pour protéger les producteurs russes. Le dernier sondage les créditait de 2% des suffrages.
Iabloko, emmené par l'économiste Grigori Iavlinski, critique ouvertement les atteintes aux droits civiques et aux libertés démocratiques dont se rend coupable, selon lui, le gouvernement du président Poutine. Un sondage publié cette semaine crédite ce parti de 0,9% des suffrages.
L'Union des forces de droite (SPS) prône la libéralisation de l'économie et la défense des droits civiques. Son principal soutien est Anatoli Tchoubaïs, PDG de l'entreprise d'électricité RAO. Poutine l'a accusé de vouloir revenir au capitalisme sauvage des années 1990 (0,7% des suffrages).
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Vladimir Poutine confirme sa place incontournable sur l'échiquier politique russe.
Sans réelle surprise, Russie unie, le parti du président russe Vladimir Poutine, remporte largement les élections législatives qui se sont tenues le dimanche 2 décembre dans le pays.
Selon des sondages à la sortie des urnes, la formation obtient plus de 60 % des suffrages, contre 37,5 % en 2003. Alors que la participation dépasse 60 % des inscrits, le Parti communiste de la Fédération de Russie, mené par Guennadi Ziouganov, devient la première force d'opposition du pays en totalisant 11 %. Seuls deux autres partis, le Parti démocrate-libéral de Russie (droite nationaliste) et Russie juste (gauche, proche de Vladimir Poutine), parviennent à obtenir des sièges dans la nouvelle assemblée, outre de rares députés indépendants. L'Iabloko et le SPS ne recueillent respectivement que 2,8 % et 1,6 % des suffrages. Russie unie et Russie juste obtiennent ainsi 348 sièges sur 450 à la Douma, la chambre basse du parlement en Russie. Cette écrasante majorité (plus des deux tiers des sièges) lui permettra de modifier facilement la constitution.
Selon le président de Russie unie, Boris Gryzlov, . Ce dernier, qui devrait, comme le veut la constitution, démissionner en mai prochain à la fin de son second mandat présidentiel, sort donc renforcé de ce scrutin. Vladimir Poutine, qui a toujours refuser toute ingérence étrangère dans les affaires internes russes, en particulier sur les questions de démocratie et de respect des droits de l'homme, confirme sa place incontournable sur l'échiquier politique russe.
Plusieurs partis d'opposition ont dénoncé des irrégularités, qui ont été rejetées par le président de la commission centrale des élections. Les petits partis dénoncent également le nouveau système électoral, mis en place lors de cette élection : un scrutin de liste intégral a remplacé un mode de scrutin mélangeant à part égale scrutin de liste et scrutin par circonscriptions. Dans le même temps, le pourcentage minimal de voix nécessaire pour entrer à la Douma a été relevé de 5 % à 7 %.
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e parti du président russe Vladimir Poutine, Russie unie, a remporté une victoire écrasante aux législatives russes organisées dimanche 2 décembre. Russie unie obtient 64,1% des voix, selon des résultats partiels établis après un dépouillement de 79,4 % des bulletins et publiés lundi matin par la Commission électorale centrale. Avec un tel score, Vladimir Poutine est assuré de garder un pouvoir, en exerçant une influence sur le Parlement et sur le gouvernement à l'issue de la présidentielle de mars 2008, à laquelle il ne peut se présenter. Le taux de participation, un des enjeux du scrutin, s'établit à près de 62 %.Le Parti communiste est deuxième avec 11,6 % des voix, devenant la principale force d'opposition du pays, suivi des ultranationalistes proches du Kremlin (LDPR) de Vladimir Jirinovski avec 8,2 % et de Russie juste, autre parti proche du pouvoir, avec 7,8 %. Ainsi, quatre partis franchissent la barre des 7 % nécessaires pour avoir des élus : Russie unie, le PC, le LDPR et Russie juste. e parti du président russe Vladimir Poutine, Russie unie, a remporté une victoire écrasante aux législatives russes organisées dimanche 2 décembre. Russie unie obtient 64,1% des voix, selon des résultats partiels établis après un dépouillement de 79,4 % des bulletins et publiés lundi matin par la Commission électorale centrale. Avec un tel score, Vladimir Poutine est assuré de garder un pouvoir, en exerçant une influence sur le Parlement et sur le gouvernement à l'issue de la présidentielle de mars 2008, à laquelle il ne peut se présenter. Le taux de participation, un des enjeux du scrutin, s'établit à près de 62 %.Le Parti communiste est deuxième avec 11,6 % des voix, devenant la principale force d'opposition du pays, suivi des ultranationalistes proches du Kremlin (LDPR) de Vladimir Jirinovski avec 8,2 % et de Russie juste, autre parti proche du pouvoir, avec 7,8 %. Ainsi, quatre partis franchissent la barre des 7 % nécessaires pour avoir des élus : Russie unie, le PC, le LDPR et Russie juste.
Vladimir Poutine : "Voter pour les gens à qui vous faites confiance" Après s'être rendu au bureau de vote 2074, au sud-ouest de Moscou, le président russe, Vladimir Poutine, a appelé les électeurs russes à "voter pour les gens à qui vous faites confiance". "Dieu merci, la campagne électorale est terminée. Je suis sûr que l'électeur a déterminé ses préférences, il faut maintenant venir et voter pour le parti dont le programme vous semble convaincant", a-t-il poursuivi.
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Les deux partis de l'opposition réformatrice et libérale, Iabloko de Grigori Iavlinski et SPS (Union des forces de droite), ne décrochent respectivement que 1,6 % et 1 %.
Selon un sondage de sortie des urnes réalisé par l'institut public VTSIOM, le bloc pro-Kremlin obtiendrait une majorité plus que confortable de 348 sièges sur 450 à la Douma, soit plus que les 301 nécessaires pour modifier la Constitution, ce qui était, du point de vue des analystes, l'un des principaux objectifs du Kremlin. "LA VAGUE DE VIOLATIONS DÉPASSE TOUTES LES NORMES" Boris Gryzlov, chef de Russie unie, s'est félicité du résultat du scrutin, le qualifiant de "référendum de soutien à la politique de Vladimir Poutine". "On peut dire que Vladimir Poutine a remporté une victoire (...). Ce vote a confirmé que Vladimir Poutine est notre leader national. Sa politique va se poursuivre", a indiqué M. Gryzlov peu de temps après la publication des premiers résultats. Il a reconnu qu'"il y a eu des violations" lors du vote. "Mais la question est de savoir si elles ont eu un impact sur le résultat final et la réponse est non."
De leur côté, les partis d'opposition, ainsi que la plus importante organisation russe d'observation des élections, Golos, ont annoncé avoir déjà constaté de nombreuses violations dans le déroulement du scrutin. Le Parti communiste russe a annoncé, avant même la publication des premiers résultats officiels, qu'il contesterait en justice les résultats des élections législatives."La vague de violations dépasse toutes les normes", a déclaré Vadim Soloviev, chef du service juridique du parti. Golos, qui observe les élections par l'intermédiaire de quelque 2 500 "correspondants" de sa revue La Voix citoyenne, a signalé, pendant la journée de dimanche, des fraudes systématiques : nombreux bourrages d'urnes, entraves à son travail et abus dans l'utilisation des urnes mobiles."Ce ne sont pas des incidents isolés. Les plaintes viennent de toute la Russie", a dit son directeur adjoint, Grigori Melkonians.
"L'ENTERREMENT DE LA DÉMOCRATIE"
En début de journée, Garry Kasparov, le chef de la coalition d'opposition L'Autre Russie, et Boris Nemtsov, numéro deux sur la liste du parti libéral SPS (Union des forces de droite), avaient exprimé leur colère, évoquant également de nombreuses fraudes. "Ce sont les élections les plus malhonnêtes de l'histoire de la Russie (...) : des centaines d'opposants ont été arrêtés, 25 millions d'exemplaires du journal du parti ont été saisis", a affirmé M. Nemtsov, également candidat à la présidentielle de 2008.
"Boycotter les élections est un signe de faiblesse", a lancé pour sa part M. Kasparov. "Ces élections sont bien sûr truquées depuis le début. Beaucoup de forces politiques tant de droite que de gauche en ont été exclues, car elles ne répondaient pas aux critères de loyauté requis", a-t-il déclaré, ajoutant qu'il s'était rendu aux urnes mais avait "abîmé [son] bulletin et écrit L'Autre Russie [dessus]". Lundi, Garry Kasparov ira "déposer des fleurs à la Commission électorale" : "Ce sera le jour de l'enterrement de la démocratie", a-t-il ajouté. En début de journée, Garry Kasparov, le chef de la coalition d'opposition L'Autre Russie, et Boris Nemtsov, numéro deux sur la liste du parti libéral SPS (Union des forces de droite), avaient exprimé leur colère, évoquant également de nombreuses fraudes.(...), a affirmé M. Nemtsov, également candidat à la présidentielle de 2008., a lancé pour sa part M. Kasparov., a-t-il déclaré, ajoutant qu'il s'était rendu aux urnes mais avait[son][dessus]. Lundi, Garry Kasparov ira, a-t-il ajouté. "Le pouvoir exécutif a organisé ces élections de telle manière qu'il a quasiment élu ce Parlement", a déclaré sur la radio indépendante Echo de Moscou Kimmo Kiljunen, vice-président de l'Assemblée parlementaire de l'OSCE, venu observer le scrutin."Il n'y a pas eu de discussions politiques", a déploré M.Kiljunen, qui a ajouté :"A chaque fois que j'entends [des chiffres comme] 99 % de participation, cela me pose un important problème car je sais que dans une situation normale il est impossible que tout le monde vote."
A l'étranger, la transparence du scrutin a aussi été mise en doute. La Maison Blanche a ainsi appelé les autorités russes à "enquêter" sur les accusations de violations qui auraient marqué les législatives. Le numéro deux de la Commission électorale russe, Nikolaï Konkine, a promis que "toutes les plaintes seront minutieusement étudiées". A l'étranger, la transparence du scrutin a aussi été mise en doute. La Maison Blanche a ainsi appelé les autorités russes àsur les accusations de violations qui auraient marqué les législatives. Le numéro deux de la Commission électorale russe, Nikolaï Konkine, a promis que
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Vladimir Poutine confirme sa place incontournable sur l'échiquier politique russe.
Sans réelle surprise, Russie unie, le parti du président russe Vladimir Poutine, remporte largement les élections législatives qui se sont tenues le dimanche 2 décembre dans le pays.
Selon des sondages à la sortie des urnes, la formation obtient plus de 60 % des suffrages, contre 37,5 % en 2003. Alors que la participation dépasse 60 % des inscrits, le Parti communiste de la Fédération de Russie, mené par Guennadi Ziouganov, devient la première force d'opposition du pays en totalisant 11 %. Seuls deux autres partis, le Parti démocrate-libéral de Russie (droite nationaliste) et Russie juste (gauche, proche de Vladimir Poutine), parviennent à obtenir des sièges dans la nouvelle assemblée, outre de rares députés indépendants. L'Iabloko et le SPS ne recueillent respectivement que 2,8 % et 1,6 % des suffrages. Russie unie et Russie juste obtiennent ainsi 348 sièges sur 450 à la Douma, la chambre basse du parlement en Russie. Cette écrasante majorité (plus des deux tiers des sièges) lui permettra de modifier facilement la constitution.
Selon le président de Russie unie, Boris Gryzlov, . Ce dernier, qui devrait, comme le veut la constitution, démissionner en mai prochain à la fin de son second mandat présidentiel, sort donc renforcé de ce scrutin. Vladimir Poutine, qui a toujours refuser toute ingérence étrangère dans les affaires internes russes, en particulier sur les questions de démocratie et de respect des droits de l'homme, confirme sa place incontournable sur l'échiquier politique russe.
Plusieurs partis d'opposition ont dénoncé des irrégularités, qui ont été rejetées par le président de la commission centrale des élections. Les petits partis dénoncent également le nouveau système électoral, mis en place lors de cette élection : un scrutin de liste intégral a remplacé un mode de scrutin mélangeant à part égale scrutin de liste et scrutin par circonscriptions. Dans le même temps, le pourcentage minimal de voix nécessaire pour entrer à la Douma a été relevé de 5 % à 7 %.
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Glasgow Warriors Glasgow v Bath Rugby Bath
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Ospreys Ospreys v Benetton Treviso Treviso
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A Copa Europeia de Rugby, Copa Heineken, teve a sua final, em 13 de maio de 2017. Os Saracens derrotam Clermont por 28 a 17 e conservaram o título deles.
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Österreich hat Deutschland heute aufgefordert, die Schließung der Balkan-Route für Flüchtlinge zu unterstützen. „Ich kann nur dabei bleiben, dass wir auch die deutsche Kanzlerin (Angela Merkel, Anm.) ersuchen, eine klare Sprache an den Tag zu legen“, sagte Kanzler Werner Faymann (SPÖ) nach dem Ministerrat. Vizekanzler Reinhold Mitterlehner (ÖVP) betonte, „dass die Balkan-Route geschlossen bleiben muss“.
Faymann erwartet von Deutschland eine Klarstellung, „dass sich niemand aussuchen kann, wo er hinkommt“. Ansonsten werde es weiterhin starken Druck auf die Balkan-Route und auf andere „Ausweichrouten“ geben. Entsprechende Kontrollen an der Brenner-Grenze (zu Italien) würden vom Innenministerium vorbereitet.
Den Flüchtlingen müsse klar werden, dass sie auch andere Angebote annehmen müssen, verwies Faymann auf die aus seiner Sicht mangelnde Bereitschaft, „Relocation“-Angebote nach Frankreich oder Portugal anzunehmen.
Ende der Politik des „Durchwinkens“ erwartet
Auch Mitterlehner sieht Deutschland in einer „Schlüsselrolle“. Man müsse die Lösung der Flüchtlingskrise jetzt vorbereiten, denn bei einem stärkeren Andrang im Sommer wäre das „unmöglich“, so der ÖVP-Chef. Faymann sagte, dass Österreich nicht riskieren wolle, neuerlich zum „Wartezimmer“ für nach Deutschland drängende Flüchtlinge zu werden.
Vom Europäischen Rat am Donnerstag und Freitag erwartet Faymann Unterstützung für das Ende der Politik des „Durchwinkens“. Eine Einigung mit der Türkei über eine bessere Grenzsicherung würde der Kanzler zwar begrüßen, betonte aber, keine inhaltlichen Zugeständnisse bei Visafreiheit und EU-Beitrittsverhandlungen machen zu wollen.
Allenfalls könne man die Geschwindigkeit der Gespräche steigern: „Es gibt hier keine inhaltlichen Zugeständnisse. Die Zugeständnisse beziehen sich auf den Faktor Zeit, auf die Intensität der Diskussion und auf finanzielle Unterstützung, nicht für die türkische Regierung, sondern für die Flüchtlinge.“
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Juan Carlos und Sophia
'''Madrid (Spanien), 08.05.2005''' – König Juan Carlos und Königin Sophia werden zum siebten Mal Großeltern. Dies wurde heute durch ein offizielles Kommuniqué des Königshauses bekannt gegeben.
Der spanische Thronfolger Felipe und seine Frau Prinzessin Letizia erwarten Nachwuchs. Die Frau des Kronprinzen, Letizia, durch ihre Heirat zur Prinzessin von Asturien ernannt, ist im dritten Monat schwanger. Die ehemalige Fernsehmoderatorin erwartet ihr erstes Kind im November. Mit der heutigen Bekanntgabe des freudigen Ereignisses zwei Wochen vor dem ersten Hochzeitstag am 22. Mai des Paares wurden wochenlange Spekulationen beendet. Die Spanier sind glücklich, denn sie machten sich Sorgen um die Prinzessin, als Letizia in den letzten Monaten immer mehr abmagerte.
Die 33-jährige Letizia möchte ihr Baby in Madrid zur Welt bringen. Es wird der siebte Enkel von König Juan Carlos und Königin Sophia sein und nach Felipe an zweiter Stelle der spanischen Thronfolge stehen. Wird es allerdings ein Mädchen, muss es in der Thronfolge zurückgesetzt werden, falls Felipe und Letizia noch einen Sohn bekommen sollten. Die spanische Verfassung sieht vor, dass der älteste männliche Nachkomme des Königshauses König wird. Das Kind erhält nach der Geburt nach spanischer Tradition den Titel „Infant (oder Infantin) von Spanien“.
Felipe hat noch zwei ältere Schwestern: Die 41-jährige Elena und die 39-jährige Cristina. Cristina ist mit dem baskischen Ex-Handballspieler Iñaki Urdangarin verheiratet und erwartet in diesem Sommer ihr viertes Kind. Elena hat bereits zwei Kinder.
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08. Mai 2005 Druckversion | Versenden | Leserbrief
SPANISCHES KÖNIGSHAUS
Prinzessin Letizia erwartet erstes Kind
Spanien ist im Baby-Glück: Ein Jahr nach der Hochzeit von Kronprinz Felipe und Letizia erwarten die Thronfolger im November ihr erstes Kind.
AP Prinz Felipe und Letizia: Nachwuchs im November
Auch Felipe hat zwei ältere Schwestern, die 41-jährige Elena und die 39-jährige Cristina. Cristina, die mit dem baskischen Ex-Handballspieler Inaki Urdangarin, verheiratet ist, erwartet im Frühsommer ihr viertes Kind; Elena hat zwei Kinder.
Letizia, eine bekannte Fernsehjournalistin, und Felipe hatten im November 2003 ihre Verlobung bekanntgegeben. Für die meisten Spanier kam die Nachricht überraschend, war doch den wenigsten bekannt, dass der Prinz und die Moderatorin ein Paar waren. Die beiden hatten sich 2002 bei einer Dinnerparty kennengelernt.
Nicht überall stieß die Verbindung auf Wohlwollen: Zum einen war Letizia bürgerlich, zum anderen hatte sie bereits eine Kurzehe hinter sich und war geschieden. Viel Freunde machte sich die junge Frau dann, als sie sich nach dem Terroranschlag in Madrid am 11. März 2004 mit Königin Sophia um Verletzte und Angehörige von Opfern kümmerte.
Der Anschlag überschattete auch die Traumhochzeit am 22. Mai in der Madrider Almudena-Kathedrale, zu der Europas gesamter Hochadel eingeladen war. Felipe galt bis zu seiner Verlobung als einer der begehrtesten Junggesellen weltweit. Seit der Hochzeit läuft ihm, was das Interesse der Klatschpresse angeht, allerdings seine Frau den Rang ab.
Kindersegen beim europäischen Hochadel
Letizia und Felipe sind nur eines der europäischen Thronfolgerpaare, die sich auf Nachwuchs freuen. Ende April hatte das dänische Königshaus bekanntgegeben, dass Kronprinz Frederik und seine Frau Mary Ende Oktober ihr erstes Kind erwarten. Frederik und Mary hatten gut eine Woche vor Felipe und Letizia geheiratet. Auch Mette-Marit, die Frau des norwegischen Thronfolgers Haakon, ist schwanger. Ihr Baby soll im Dezember zur Welt kommen. Mette-Marit und Haakon, die 2001 heirateten, haben bereits die Tochter Ingrid Alexandra.
Bereits Mitte Juli soll das zweite Kind des niederländischen Thronfolgerpaares Maxima und Willem Alexander geboren werden. Das erste Kind des seit 2002 verheirateten Paares, Prinzessin Catharina-Amalia, wurde am 7. Dezember 2003 geboren.
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Juan Carlos und Sophia
'''Madrid (Spanien), 08.05.2005''' – König Juan Carlos und Königin Sophia werden zum siebten Mal Großeltern. Dies wurde heute durch ein offizielles Kommuniqué des Königshauses bekannt gegeben.
Der spanische Thronfolger Felipe und seine Frau Prinzessin Letizia erwarten Nachwuchs. Die Frau des Kronprinzen, Letizia, durch ihre Heirat zur Prinzessin von Asturien ernannt, ist im dritten Monat schwanger. Die ehemalige Fernsehmoderatorin erwartet ihr erstes Kind im November. Mit der heutigen Bekanntgabe des freudigen Ereignisses zwei Wochen vor dem ersten Hochzeitstag am 22. Mai des Paares wurden wochenlange Spekulationen beendet. Die Spanier sind glücklich, denn sie machten sich Sorgen um die Prinzessin, als Letizia in den letzten Monaten immer mehr abmagerte.
Die 33-jährige Letizia möchte ihr Baby in Madrid zur Welt bringen. Es wird der siebte Enkel von König Juan Carlos und Königin Sophia sein und nach Felipe an zweiter Stelle der spanischen Thronfolge stehen. Wird es allerdings ein Mädchen, muss es in der Thronfolge zurückgesetzt werden, falls Felipe und Letizia noch einen Sohn bekommen sollten. Die spanische Verfassung sieht vor, dass der älteste männliche Nachkomme des Königshauses König wird. Das Kind erhält nach der Geburt nach spanischer Tradition den Titel „Infant (oder Infantin) von Spanien“.
Felipe hat noch zwei ältere Schwestern: Die 41-jährige Elena und die 39-jährige Cristina. Cristina ist mit dem baskischen Ex-Handballspieler Iñaki Urdangarin verheiratet und erwartet in diesem Sommer ihr viertes Kind. Elena hat bereits zwei Kinder.
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Premier Dalton McGuinty said today Ontario will reject the use of Shariah law and will move to prohibit all religious-based tribunals to settle family disputes such as divorce.
His announcement comes after hundreds of demonstrators around the world this week protested a proposal to let Ontario residents use Islamic law for settling family disputes.
A woman argues with Joanne Siska during a protest against Sharia law in Toronto, Sep. 8, 2005. (CP PHOTO/Adrian Wyld)
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty was reacting to a recommendation, by former NDP attorney general Marion Boyd, to allow Muslims to establish Shariah-based tribunals similar to Jewish and Catholic arbitration bodies
"We will not tolerate the interference of religion in our justice system," said Homa Arjomand, who organized a protest in Toronto that drew hundreds of people Thursday.
The protests were generally peaceful, but on the outskirts of the Toronto demonstration, pro-Shariah activist Mubin Shaikh and his wife, Joanne Sijka, verbally sparred with protesters. Shaikh said the misuse of Shariah doesn't mean it should be excluded from Canadian civil law. "Abuse of the process is not a proof against a process, just as people wrongfully imprisoned is not a proof against Canadian law," Shaikh said.
In Montreal around 100 people gathered Thursday to protest the tribunals. In Ottawa more than 100 others, mostly women, protested in the rain in front of the parliament building.
And in the western German city of Dusseldorf, about 25 people protested at the Canadian consulate.
"If the Shariah is used in Canada, I also feel threatened here," said protester Nasrin Ramzanali, who said there should be a clear separation of church and state.
Other protests were planned this week in Waterloo and Victoria, and in Europe in Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, Stockholm, Goteborg, London and Paris.
Ontario has allowed Catholic and Jewish faith-based tribunals to settle family law matters on a voluntary basis since 1991, but the practice got little attention until Muslim leaders demanded the same rights.
According to the latest census in 2001, some 600,000 Muslims live in Canada, just over 100,000 of them in Quebec.
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El Proyecto estudiado actualmente por el Premier de la Provincia canadiense de Ontario, Dalton McGuinty, genera protestas en esa ciudad y en diferentes partes del mundo. El proyecto permitiría el establecimiento de tribunales basados en la Sharia o ley tradicional islámica, de la misma manera que existen cuerpos de arbitraje judíos y católicos utilizados voluntariamente desde 1991.
El Premier ha prometido que la aplicación de la Sharia en Canadá no representará un retroceso en los derechos de la mujer.
La principal crítica al proyecto viene del peligro que esto supondría para los derechos de la mujer en Canadá. Se cita el caso de Irán donde en los 27 años de aplicación de esta ley los derechos de la mujer se han reducido notablemente, particularmente en los asuntos familiares, en donde estos cuerpos de arbitraje actuarían. Según los críticos del proyecto, independientemente del carácter voluntario de estos cuerpos de arbitraje, la mujer musulmana se sentiría socialmente obligada a someterse a ellos, perdiendo así su carácter de igual con respecto a su esposo, que le brinda la ley Canadiense.
En defensa de la aplicación de la Sharia, se argumenta que el haber sido mal utilizada en algunas ocasiones no excluye su uso en Canadá, al igual que cuando se pone en prisión a un inocente no se excluye una ley.
Se han organizado protestas en Totonto, Montreal y Otawa. Otras protestas se realizarán en Waterloo y Victoria y en Europa, particularmente en Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, Estocolmo, Goteborg, Londres y París. Anteriormente la Asamblea de la Provincia de Quebec decidió por unanimidad condenar los esfuerzos de creación de tribunales islámicos en la provincia y en el resto de Canadá.
Hace algunos meses al jurista de origen iraní y Premio Nobel de la Paz, Shirin Ebadi explicó con referencia a este proyecto que la ley tradicional musulmana es sujeta a amplia interpretación y teme que se su aplicación llevará a muchas injusticias.
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A PROPOSAL to allow Canadians to use Muslim religious law, or Sharia, to settle family disputes has provoked protests near and far.
About 25 people demonstrated at the Canadian Consulate in Düsseldorf and a similar number made their feelings known at the Canadian Embassy in The Hague.
Homa Arjomand, who organised a protest that attracted about 300 people in Toronto, said: The rise of Sharia in Canada . . . is a threat. Womens rights are not negotiable and we will not tolerate the interference of religion in our justice system.
Ontario has allowed Catholic and Jewish faith-based tribunals to settle family-law matters on a voluntary basis since 1991. The practice drew little attention until Muslim leaders demanded the same rights. Canadian politicians must decide whether to exclude one religion or to scrap the religion-based family courts altogether.
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El Proyecto estudiado actualmente por el Premier de la Provincia canadiense de Ontario, Dalton McGuinty, genera protestas en esa ciudad y en diferentes partes del mundo. El proyecto permitiría el establecimiento de tribunales basados en la Sharia o ley tradicional islámica, de la misma manera que existen cuerpos de arbitraje judíos y católicos utilizados voluntariamente desde 1991.
El Premier ha prometido que la aplicación de la Sharia en Canadá no representará un retroceso en los derechos de la mujer.
La principal crítica al proyecto viene del peligro que esto supondría para los derechos de la mujer en Canadá. Se cita el caso de Irán donde en los 27 años de aplicación de esta ley los derechos de la mujer se han reducido notablemente, particularmente en los asuntos familiares, en donde estos cuerpos de arbitraje actuarían. Según los críticos del proyecto, independientemente del carácter voluntario de estos cuerpos de arbitraje, la mujer musulmana se sentiría socialmente obligada a someterse a ellos, perdiendo así su carácter de igual con respecto a su esposo, que le brinda la ley Canadiense.
En defensa de la aplicación de la Sharia, se argumenta que el haber sido mal utilizada en algunas ocasiones no excluye su uso en Canadá, al igual que cuando se pone en prisión a un inocente no se excluye una ley.
Se han organizado protestas en Totonto, Montreal y Otawa. Otras protestas se realizarán en Waterloo y Victoria y en Europa, particularmente en Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, Estocolmo, Goteborg, Londres y París. Anteriormente la Asamblea de la Provincia de Quebec decidió por unanimidad condenar los esfuerzos de creación de tribunales islámicos en la provincia y en el resto de Canadá.
Hace algunos meses al jurista de origen iraní y Premio Nobel de la Paz, Shirin Ebadi explicó con referencia a este proyecto que la ley tradicional musulmana es sujeta a amplia interpretación y teme que se su aplicación llevará a muchas injusticias.
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[JURIST] Shirin Ebadi [Wikipedia profile], a human-rights lawyer who won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize, spoke out Monday against the introduction of special Islamic tribunals in Canada. A Muslim group in Ontario proposed setting up the tribunals to settle family disputes among members of the Islamic community there. Ebadi complained [Globe and Mail report] that traditional Muslim law is open to broad interpretation, and feared injustices would result. In response, Quebec has already preemptively banned such courts [Globe and Mail report], a move supported [Daily Times (Pakistan) report] by the Canadian Council of Muslim Women [advocacy website]. Ontario has yet to decide whether to establish them.
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El Proyecto estudiado actualmente por el Premier de la Provincia canadiense de Ontario, Dalton McGuinty, genera protestas en esa ciudad y en diferentes partes del mundo. El proyecto permitiría el establecimiento de tribunales basados en la Sharia o ley tradicional islámica, de la misma manera que existen cuerpos de arbitraje judíos y católicos utilizados voluntariamente desde 1991.
El Premier ha prometido que la aplicación de la Sharia en Canadá no representará un retroceso en los derechos de la mujer.
La principal crítica al proyecto viene del peligro que esto supondría para los derechos de la mujer en Canadá. Se cita el caso de Irán donde en los 27 años de aplicación de esta ley los derechos de la mujer se han reducido notablemente, particularmente en los asuntos familiares, en donde estos cuerpos de arbitraje actuarían. Según los críticos del proyecto, independientemente del carácter voluntario de estos cuerpos de arbitraje, la mujer musulmana se sentiría socialmente obligada a someterse a ellos, perdiendo así su carácter de igual con respecto a su esposo, que le brinda la ley Canadiense.
En defensa de la aplicación de la Sharia, se argumenta que el haber sido mal utilizada en algunas ocasiones no excluye su uso en Canadá, al igual que cuando se pone en prisión a un inocente no se excluye una ley.
Se han organizado protestas en Totonto, Montreal y Otawa. Otras protestas se realizarán en Waterloo y Victoria y en Europa, particularmente en Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, Estocolmo, Goteborg, Londres y París. Anteriormente la Asamblea de la Provincia de Quebec decidió por unanimidad condenar los esfuerzos de creación de tribunales islámicos en la provincia y en el resto de Canadá.
Hace algunos meses al jurista de origen iraní y Premio Nobel de la Paz, Shirin Ebadi explicó con referencia a este proyecto que la ley tradicional musulmana es sujeta a amplia interpretación y teme que se su aplicación llevará a muchas injusticias.
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Milliardendefizit soll mit umfassendem Sparplan abgebaut werden
Los Angeles - Angesichts des Milliardendefizits des bevölkerungsreichsten US-Staates Kalifornien hat Gouverneur Arnold Schwarzenegger den Haushaltsnotstand ausgerufen. Zugleich schlug der Republikaner am Freitag Sparmaßnahmen vor, um den angehäuften Schuldenberg von 19,9 Milliarden Dollar (14 Milliarden Euro) abzubauen. "Da wir in ein neues Jahr budgetpolitischer Herausforderungen starten, müssen wir uns sofort auf die Prioritäten unseres Staates konzentrieren und vor allem an die Kalifornier denken", erklärte Schwarzenegger und berief eine außerordentliche Parlamentssitzung ein. Kalifornien als reichster US-Staat leidet besonders stark unter der Immobilien- und Wirtschaftskrise.
Alle Staatsausgaben müssten überprüft werden, forderte Schwarzenegger. Während etwa bei Gefängnissen insbesondere durch niedrigere Zuschüsse für die medizinische Versorgung der Häftlinge gespart werden solle, wolle er die Bildung jedoch von Einsparungen ausnehmen. Die Sparpläne des Gouverneurs sehen unter anderem vor, die Gehälter für Beschäftigte im öffentlichen Dienst um fünf Prozent zu kürzen und ihre Beitragszahlungen in ihre Pensionsfonds um fünf Prozent zu erhöhen. Im Gegenzug sollten die Staatsbediensteten ab 30. Juni ihre Arbeit wieder im vollen Umfang aufnehmen, schlug Schwarzenegger vor. Wegen der Wirtschaftskrise müssen sie seit vergangenen Jahr drei Tage pro Monat unbezahlten Urlaub nehmen.
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Schwarzenegger will außerdem 6,9 Milliarden Dollar (4,83 Mrd. Euro) von den US-Bundesbehörden zurückfordern, die diese Kalifornien schuldeten. Wenn sie nicht zahlten, müsse er die Ausgaben zur Gesundheitsversorgung von benachteiligten Kindern, armen Familien und psychisch Kranken kürzen. Außerdem müssten die Gehälter im öffentlichen Dienst dann um weitere fünf Prozent gesenkt werden, drohte der Gouverneur. Schwarzeneggers Sanierungsplan sieht aber auch die Aussetzung geplanter Steuererhöhungen im zweiten Halbjahr 2010 sowie die Senkung der Steuern auf Benzin vor.
Erst im vergangenen Jahr hatte Kalifornien in einer akuten Finanzkrise gesteckt und eine rigide Sparpolitik zum Abbau eines Defizits von 26 Milliarden beschlossen. Wenn Kalifornien ein eigenständiger Staat wäre, wäre er die achtgrößte Volkswirtschaft der Welt. (APA)
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Malgré un déficit de 19,9 milliards de dollars, le gouverneur de Californie, , refuse de mettre en place une augmentation des impôts, alors que l'État est au bord de la faillite. Le gouverneur espère encore une aide de la part de Washington mais, sans aide, des réductions de dépenses sont prévues dans le domaine de l'enseignement, de la santé, des prestations sociales, ainsi que dans les services publics.
, a déclaré M. Schwarzenegger. L'intention de réduire les dépenses se heurte pourtant à la résistance des opposants démocrates.
Les Démocrates, qui disposent de la majorité au Parlement, reprochent au gouverneur d'avoir déjà rejetés les propositions, répondent à leur tour : , a estimé la présidente de la commission des finances au Sénat, Denise Ducheny.
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Bundespräsidentenwahl
Bundesversammlung wählt Wulff zum Bundespräsidenten
Stundenlange Zitter-Partie für Kanzlerin Merkel: Erst im dritten Wahlgang hat die Bundesversammlung den Koalitionskandidaten Wulff zum Bundespräsidenten gewählt.
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Die Bundesversammlung hat den bisherigen niedersächsischen Ministerpräsidenten Christian Wulff (CDU) zum Bundespräsidenten gewählt. Im dritten Wahlgang erreichte Wulff 625 Stimmen und damit die absolute Mehrheit. Sein von SPD und Grünen aufgestellter Mitbewerber Joachim Gauck kam auf 494 Stimmen, 121 Delegierte enthielten sich. Damit erhielt Gauck 32 Stimmen mehr, als das rot-grüne Lager an Delegierten aufbot. Wulff, der unmittelbar nach der Verkündung des Ergebnisses sein Amt als Regierungschef in Hannover niederlegte, tritt die Nachfolge von Horst Köhler an.
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Der gewählte Bundespräsident dankte in einer kurzen Ansprache seinem Amtsvorgänger und dem Kandidaten Gauck für einen "fairen Wettbewerb um das Präsidentenamt". Als eine Priorität seiner Amtszeit nannte er die innere Einheit des Landes. Er wünsche sich, dass die Deutschen "aufeinander zugehen statt aneinander vorbei zu leben."
Gauck sagte nach der Wahl, er sei zuversichtlich, dass Wulff in seinem neuen Amt Erfolg haben werde. Er stünde dem neuen Bundespräsidenten "selbstverständlich" als Gesprächspartner zur Verfügung. Gauck selbst wolle weiterhin helfen, die Distanz zwischen Bürgern und Politikern zu verringern. "Bleiben sie dran", forderte er die Fernsehzuschauer zur politischen Teilhabe auf. Das Verhalten der Linkspartei nannte er ein "trauriges Kapitel".
Wulffs Wahl waren dramatische Stunden vorausgegangen. Der Kandidat von Union und FDP erreichte im ersten Wahlgang nur 600 Stimmen und verfehlte damit die in diesem Wahlgang erforderliche absolute Mehrheit von 623 Stimmen deutlich. Gauck kam auf 499 Stimmen, für die linke Kandidatin Luc Jochimsen stimmten 126 Delegierte – drei mehr, als die Linke Wahlleute hat. Der Kandidat der rechtsextremen NPD, Frank Rennicke, erhielt die drei Stimmen der NPD-Wahlleute.
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Weil die Regierungsparteien nominell über eine Mehrheit von 644 Wahlleuten verfügen – 44 schwarz-gelbe Wahlleute also nicht für Wulff stimmten – war das Ergebnis als Ohrfeige für die Bundesregierung gewertet worden.
Auch im zweiten Wahlgang erreichte Wulff nicht die absolute Mehrheit. Nur 615 Delegierte stimmten für den bisherigen niedersächsischen Ministerpräsidenten. Gauck kam auf 490, Jochimsen auf 123 Stimmen.
Im dritten Wahlgang, in dem die einfache Mehrheit zur Präsidentenkür reichte, war Gauck auf die Stimmen der Linken angewiesen. Zwischen SPD, Grünen und Linkspartei begannen nun intensive Verhandlungen. Schließlich verkündete Linken-Fraktionschef Gregor Gysi, seine Partei werde zwar ihre Kandidatin zurückziehen und die Abstimmung für die linken Delegierten freigeben, aber keine Empfehlung für Gauck aussprechen. Damit war für Wulff der Weg ins Schloss Bellevue frei.
SPD-Chef Gabriel sagte nach der Wahl, es sei deutlich geworden, "dass die Linkspartei sich nicht von ihrem SED- und Stasi-Erbe befreien konnte".
Aus der Koalitionsspitze waren erleichterte Reaktionen zu hören. Die Kanzlerin sagte, die Wahl habe deutlich gemacht, dass hinter Christian Wulff "eine große Mehrheit" stünde, "die er auch in der Bevölkerung finden wird". Bundesaußenminister Guido Westerwelle (FDP) sprach von einem "überzeugenden Vertrauensbeweis" für Wulff. Die Wahl sei ein "Lehrstück der Demokratie" gewesen. Weniger begeistert war CSU-Chef Horst Seehofer, der sich "dankbar" zeigte, dass "im dritten Wahlgang die Bedeutung dieser Versammlung von der Mehrheit der Versammelten erkannt wurde".
Die Wahl war nötig geworden, weil Köhler vor einem Monat überraschend zurückgetreten war, nachdem es heftige Kritik an seinen Interview-Äußerungen zu Afghanistan gegeben hatte. Er hatte darin für Kritiker den Eindruck erweckt, auch wirtschaftliche Gründe könnten einen Krieg rechtfertigen.
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Christian Wulff (Aufnahme vom November 2009)
Die Bundesversammlung hat am 30. Juni den bisherigen Ministerpräsidenten Christian Wulff (CDU) zum Nachfolger des zurückgetretenen Horst Köhler (CDU) gewählt. Wulff setzte sich nach einem neunstündigen Wahlmarathon im dritten Wahlgang gegen den parteilosen Joachim Gauck durch, der von SPD und Grünen ins Rennen um das höchste deutsche Staatsamt geschickt wurde. Unmittelbar nach der Wahl trat Wulff von seinem Amt als Ministerpräsident Niedersachsens zurück.
Im dritten Wahlgang erhielt Wulff 625 Stimmen. Joachim Gauck erhielt 494 Stimmen, 121 Wahlmänner und Wahlfrauen enthielten sich der Stimmabgabe. Gauck erhielt im dritten Wahlgang 32 Stimmen mehr als das rot-grüne Bundespräsidentenwahlzweckbündnis Vertreter in die Bundesversammlung entsendete.
In seiner Antrittsrede sagte der zehnte Bundespräsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, er trete dafür ein, dass die Menschen in Deutschland „aufeinander zugehen statt aneinander vorbei zu leben“. Wulff dankte seinem Gegenkandidaten Gauck für den „fairen Wettbewerb um das Präsidentenamt“. Dieser gratulierte Wulff zur Wahl und bezeichnete das Abstimmverhalten der Linkspartei im letzten Wahlgang als „trauriges Kapitel“.
Der dritte Wahlgang, in dem die einfache Mehrheit der Stimmen ausgereicht hätte, erzielte Wulff die absolute Mehrheit. Der Wahlgang war notwendig geworden, weil er in den beiden ersten Wahlgängen die da erforderliche absolute Mehrheit von 623 Stimmen verfehlt hatte. Im ersten Wahlgang bekam der von CDU/CSU und FDP vorgeschlagene Wulff 600 Stimmen, Gauck erhielt 499 Stimmen. Die von der Linkspartei vorgeschlagene ehemalige ARD-Journalistin Luc Jochimsen erhielt 126 Stimmen. NPD-Kandidat Frank Rennicke wurde von drei Delegierten gewählt, aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach die Stimmen aller NPD-Wahlleute in der Bundesversammlung.
Beobachter stuften das schlechte Ergebnis für Wulff als Schlappe für die von Angela Merkel geführte Bundesregierung ein, da mindestens 44 eigene Delegierte dem Wunschkandidat der Bundeskanzlerin im ersten Wahlgang die Stimme verweigerten.
Das Abstimmungsergebnis des zweiten Wahlgangs sorgte auch nicht für ein eindeutiges Ergebnis: 615 Delegierte sprachen sich für Wulff aus, für den früheren Präsidenten der Stasi-Unterlagen-Behörde stimmten 490 Wahlleute, und Jochimsen erhielt 123 Stimmen. Somit musste ein dritter Wahlgang die Entscheidung bringen. Gauck hätte sich gegen Wulff nur durchsetzen können, wenn er die Stimmen der Linkspartei erhalten hätte. SPD, Grüne und Linkspartei verhandelten über eine Unterstützung Gaucks durch die Linkspartei, doch schließlich teilte Bundestagsfraktionschef Gregor Gysi mit, dass man Jochimsen als eigene Kandidatin zurückziehe, jedoch keine Empfehlung zugunsten Gaucks äußere. Der SPD-Vorsitzende Sigmar Gabriel stellte dazu später fest, „dass die Linkspartei sich nicht von ihrem SED- und Stasi-Erbe befreien konnte“.
Der neue Bundespräsident wurde am Freitag, dem 2. Juli vereidigt.
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Christian Wulff ist als Bundespräsident vereidigt. Zwei Drittel der Deutschen glauben, dass er seine Arbeit gut machen wird.
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Christian Wulff will ein Brückenbauer sein. In seiner ersten Rede nach der Wahl zum Bundespräsidenten sagte er: „Mir ist es wichtig, Verbindungen zu schaffen zwischen Jung und Alt, zwischen Menschen aus Ost und West, Einheimischen und Zugewanderten, Arbeitgebern, Arbeitnehmern und Arbeitslosen, Menschen mit und ohne Behinderung.“
Zuvor war Wulff durch Bundestagspräsident Norbert Lammert im Beisein der Vertreter beider deutscher Kammern vereidigt worden. Dabei benötigte er einen zweiten Anlauf. Wulff las aus der Urfassung des Grundgesetzes und vergaß in der Eidesformel das entscheidende Wörtchen „Ich“. Er stockte, entschuldigte sich und setzte noch einmal an.
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Während seiner Ansprache hielt sich Wulff eng an das Manuskript. Nur selten blickte er auf, etwa als er den auf der Tribüne sitzenden Joachim Gauck, den ihm unterlegenen Kandidaten für das Amt des Bundespräsidenten, aufforderte, weiter von seiner Liebe für die Freiheit zu erzählen.
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weiter blättern Der Amtsantritt von Christian Wulff Foto: AFP Das neue Staatsoberhaupt wurde vor dem Schloss mit militärischen Ehren empfangen, und das... Foto: REUTERS ...Wetter spielte dabei auch mit. Foto: AFP Neue Hausherren für das Schloss Bellevue: Bundespräsident Christian Wulff - frisch vereidigt - und seine Frau Bettina. Foto: AFP Zuvor war Wulff im Bundestag vereidigt worden. Bei der Zeremonie... Foto: REUTERS ...saßen Wulff und seine Frau Bettina (l.) neben dem vorherigen Amtsinhaber Horst Köhler und dessen Frau Eva Luise. Foto: AFP Für Köhlers Verdienste während seiner Zeit als Bundespräsident gab es Applaus. Auch... Foto: REUTERS ...Kanzlerin Angela Merkel und Vizekanzler Guido Westerwelle waren im Bundestag dabei. Foto: REUTERS In seiner Antrittsrede unterstrich Wulff unter anderem die Bedeutung der Integration für Deutschland. Foto: dpa-infografik GmbH/DPA Wulff ist der zehnte Bundespräsident.
Einen Schwerpunkt seiner Arbeit erkennt Wulff in der Integration der in Deutschland lebenden Ausländer und Menschen mit ausländischen Wurzeln. Er erinnerte an die erste türkischstämmige Ministerin Deutschlands, Aygül Özkan, die er im April zur Sozialministerin Niedersachsens gemacht hatte. Wulff mahnte an, dass jeder unabhängig von Herkunft und Wohlstand die gleichen Bildungschancen erhalten müsse. Die Deutschen müssten offen sein für die Zusammenarbeit mit allen Teilen der Welt. „Das können wir schon hier bei uns einüben, in unserer Bundesrepublik, in unserer bunten Republik Deutschland.“
Der Amtseid Das sagt der Bundespräsident Die Formel für den Amtseid des Bundespräsidenten ist in Artikel 56 des Grundgesetzes festgelegt. Vor den versammelten Mitgliedern des Bundestages und des Bundesrates sagt das gewählte Staatsoberhaupt: „Ich schwöre, dass ich meine Kraft dem Wohle des deutschen Volkes widmen, seinen Nutzen mehren, Schaden von ihm wenden, das Grundgesetz und die Gesetze des Bundes wahren und verteidigen, meine Pflichten gewissenhaft erfüllen und Gerechtigkeit gegen jedermann üben werde. So wahr mir Gott helfe.“ Der Eid kann auch ohne die abschließende religiöse Beteuerung geleistet werden.
Ähnlich wie sein Amtsvorgänger Horst Köhler sprach sich Wulff dafür aus, die Verursacher der Bankenkrise zur Verantwortung zu ziehen und die Finanzmärkte zu regulieren. Einen Kontrapunkt zu Köhler setzte Wulff, indem er die Politik ausdrücklich für ihre Arbeit lobte. „Die Parteien sind besser als ihr Ruf“, sagte er. Gerade die Reaktion der schwarz-gelben und der Großen Koalition auf die Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise habe sich als richtig herausgestellt. Laut Wulff stünden die Situation auf dem Arbeitsmarkt und die sich belebende Konjunktur dafür ein.
Horst Köhler war bei der einstündigen Zeremonie dabei. Alle Redner dankten ihm und würdigten vor allem sein Engagement für Afrika. Köhler wirkte erschöpft und rang häufig mit den Tränen. Norbert Lammert erwähnte seine außerordentliche Beliebtheit in der Bevölkerung.
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weiter blättern Die Bürger glauben an Christian Wulff Foto: Infratest dimap Der Deutschlandtrend Juli steht ganz im Zeichen der Bundespräsidentenwahl. Dass diese einen Neustart der Koalition ermöglicht, glauben laut der Umfrage nur wenige Bürger. Hingegen ist... Foto: Infratest dimap ...eine deutliche Mehrheit davon überzeugt, dass das neue Staatsoberhaupt Christian Wulff seinen Job gut machen wird. Foto: Infratest dimap Mehr als 80 Prozent der Deutschen finden den CDU-Politiker sympathisch. Dass er über den Parteien stehen wird, bezweifeln aber viele. Foto: Infratest dimap Verteidigungsminister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg bleibt der beliebteste Politiker. Aufsteiger des Monats ist SPD-Fraktionschef Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
*Vergleich zum Dezember 2009 **kein Vergleichswert Foto: Infratest dimap Wenn es um die Kompetenzen der verschiedenen Parteien geht, zeigt sich: Mehr als ein Viertel der Deutschen bezweifeln, dass irgendeine Partei eine gute Haushalts- und Finanzpolitik betreiben kann. Foto: Infratest dimap Bei der Sonntagsfrage gibt es relativ wenig Veränderungen - was die FDP nicht freuen dürfte: Sie stagniert bei fünf Prozent.
Christian Wulff hat offenbar gute Voraussetzungen, Köhlers Beliebtheitswerte schnell zu erreichen. Im Deutschlandtrend von Infratest dimap im Auftrag der ARD-Tagesthemen und der WELT äußern 72 Prozent der befragten Bürger die Erwartung, Wulff werde ein guter Präsident. Nur neun Prozent glauben das nicht. Wulff ist ein Sympathieträger, 82 Prozent nennen ihn „symphatisch“. 74 Prozent halten ihn für eine glaubwürdige Figur und 66 Prozent dabei für volksnah. Damit sehen sich bereits mit der ersten Umfrage nach seiner Wahl diejenigen widerlegt, die glaubten, das nüchterne Temperament des Niedersachsen würde einer breiten Popularität im Wege stehen. 58 Prozent sagen, mit Wulff sei der Richtige gewählt worden. Nur für 35 Prozent wäre Gauck der bessere Präsident gewesen.
Dass Wulff drei Wahlgänge benötigte, um ins Amt zu gelangen, ist in den Augen der Bürger vor allem ein Problem von Kanzlerin Angela Merkel. 68 Prozent sprechen von einer Blamage und 62 Prozent sind überzeugt, dass die Koalition aus Union und FDP nicht mehr lange halten werde.
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weiter blättern Tweets zu Wulffs Vereidigung Wie schon der Ablauf der Bundesversammlugn, so wird auch die Verabschiedung von Horst Köhler und die Vereidigung des neuen Bundespräsidenten Christian Wulff von vielen Twitter-Nutzern begleitet. WELT ONLINE dokumentiert die spannendsten und unterhaltsamsten Tweets zum Thema. SchnabelRabe::
Warum muss ich immer an Tofu denken wenn ich den #Wulff reden höre? mchlpchl:
Ach, ich soll Ihnen übrigens auch die besten Grüße vom Osterhasen übermitteln, Herr Bundespräsident #Wulff ... #vereidigung hans_g_kegel:
30 Minuten her ... ich glaub ich kann mich schon an keinen Satz mehr aus #Wulff s Antrittsrede erinnern ... hmm ... Feminister:
ich warte die ganze Zeit, dass er sagt, "und jetzt bitte Gesangbuch Seite 375" Was für ein Langeweiler! #Antrittsrede #bpw #wulff gubXbs:
Die Antrittsrede von Hr. #Wulff nehme ich das nächste Mal, wenn ich nicht einschlafen kann. bembel:
#Wulff lobt die frühere Regierung, die Große Koalition und #Merkel muß einmal tief durchatmen ... #Antrittsrede numberfivealive:
Gibt es bei der Vereidigung nicht die Floskel "...möge für immer schweigen"? #Wulff FensterRentner:
Kinners, ich guck gerad den Bundesköter inne Glotze. Der schnarcht sich da aber wat zusammen. Ker, tu ma wat Temperament inne Stimme. #wulff mchlpchl:
dreimal Götterbezug in 10 Minuten. hach ne wat schön. #vereidigung #bp #wulff #bundesrat #bundestag brueckswelt:
#Wulff im ersten Anlauf als #Bundespräsident vereidigt Louischneid:
Ups, #Wulff macht den #Obama. #VersprecherbeiVereidigung marcundm:
Reden sollte er aber nicht so oft halten, konnte der Vorgänger besser #wulff HerrFloyd:
#Spielaufstellung: Mit der Nr.1: #Bundespräsident #Wulff, mit der Nr.2: Bundespräsident Böhrnsen und mit der Nr.3: Bundespräsident Köhler NikSput:
Wulff hat es für morgen vorgemacht: 2 spannende Halbzeiten, souveräner Sieg in der Verlängerung. wilhelmmike:
Gibts hier schon nen Putsch? Alles voller Bundeswehr am Amtssitz des Bundespraesidenten! #bpw eklaus:
Gerücht: Schloss Bellevue wird in Twitter Gewinnspiel verlost, um neuen Schlossbesitzer & Gartenpartys zu finanzieren :-) #fun #wulff #bpw
Bundestagspräsident Norbert Lammert hat vor der Vereidigung des neuen Bundespräsidenten dem vorherigen Amtsinhaber Horst Köhler gedankt. Lesen Sie hier seine gesamte Rede.
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Christian Wulff (Aufnahme vom November 2009)
Die Bundesversammlung hat am 30. Juni den bisherigen Ministerpräsidenten Christian Wulff (CDU) zum Nachfolger des zurückgetretenen Horst Köhler (CDU) gewählt. Wulff setzte sich nach einem neunstündigen Wahlmarathon im dritten Wahlgang gegen den parteilosen Joachim Gauck durch, der von SPD und Grünen ins Rennen um das höchste deutsche Staatsamt geschickt wurde. Unmittelbar nach der Wahl trat Wulff von seinem Amt als Ministerpräsident Niedersachsens zurück.
Im dritten Wahlgang erhielt Wulff 625 Stimmen. Joachim Gauck erhielt 494 Stimmen, 121 Wahlmänner und Wahlfrauen enthielten sich der Stimmabgabe. Gauck erhielt im dritten Wahlgang 32 Stimmen mehr als das rot-grüne Bundespräsidentenwahlzweckbündnis Vertreter in die Bundesversammlung entsendete.
In seiner Antrittsrede sagte der zehnte Bundespräsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, er trete dafür ein, dass die Menschen in Deutschland „aufeinander zugehen statt aneinander vorbei zu leben“. Wulff dankte seinem Gegenkandidaten Gauck für den „fairen Wettbewerb um das Präsidentenamt“. Dieser gratulierte Wulff zur Wahl und bezeichnete das Abstimmverhalten der Linkspartei im letzten Wahlgang als „trauriges Kapitel“.
Der dritte Wahlgang, in dem die einfache Mehrheit der Stimmen ausgereicht hätte, erzielte Wulff die absolute Mehrheit. Der Wahlgang war notwendig geworden, weil er in den beiden ersten Wahlgängen die da erforderliche absolute Mehrheit von 623 Stimmen verfehlt hatte. Im ersten Wahlgang bekam der von CDU/CSU und FDP vorgeschlagene Wulff 600 Stimmen, Gauck erhielt 499 Stimmen. Die von der Linkspartei vorgeschlagene ehemalige ARD-Journalistin Luc Jochimsen erhielt 126 Stimmen. NPD-Kandidat Frank Rennicke wurde von drei Delegierten gewählt, aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach die Stimmen aller NPD-Wahlleute in der Bundesversammlung.
Beobachter stuften das schlechte Ergebnis für Wulff als Schlappe für die von Angela Merkel geführte Bundesregierung ein, da mindestens 44 eigene Delegierte dem Wunschkandidat der Bundeskanzlerin im ersten Wahlgang die Stimme verweigerten.
Das Abstimmungsergebnis des zweiten Wahlgangs sorgte auch nicht für ein eindeutiges Ergebnis: 615 Delegierte sprachen sich für Wulff aus, für den früheren Präsidenten der Stasi-Unterlagen-Behörde stimmten 490 Wahlleute, und Jochimsen erhielt 123 Stimmen. Somit musste ein dritter Wahlgang die Entscheidung bringen. Gauck hätte sich gegen Wulff nur durchsetzen können, wenn er die Stimmen der Linkspartei erhalten hätte. SPD, Grüne und Linkspartei verhandelten über eine Unterstützung Gaucks durch die Linkspartei, doch schließlich teilte Bundestagsfraktionschef Gregor Gysi mit, dass man Jochimsen als eigene Kandidatin zurückziehe, jedoch keine Empfehlung zugunsten Gaucks äußere. Der SPD-Vorsitzende Sigmar Gabriel stellte dazu später fest, „dass die Linkspartei sich nicht von ihrem SED- und Stasi-Erbe befreien konnte“.
Der neue Bundespräsident wurde am Freitag, dem 2. Juli vereidigt.
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Ante las decenas de miles de egipcios que siguen ocupando la céntrica Plaza de Tahrir en El Cairo pidiendo su salida, y la falta de apoyo exterior, el presidente egipcio, Hosni Mubarak, ha anunciado que no se presentará a las próximas elecciones presidenciales.
A pesar de la decepción y frustración de los egipcios ante la permanencia de Mubarak, el Ejército ha pedido a los ciudadanos que vuelvan a sus casas para que reine la normalidad. "Las Fuerzas Armadas le están pidiendo... Ustedes comenzaron a salir a la calle para expresar sus demandas y ahora son los únicos capaces de restaurar la vida normal", manifestó un portavoz del Ejército en la televisión estatal.
En un emocional discurso, con múltiples referencias a su trayectoria personal como soldado que había luchado por la libertad del país, Mubarak intentó presentarse como un hombre que "nunca ha buscado ocupar un cargo de tanta responsabilidad y poder", a la vez que argumentaba que era el único con "legitimidad" para liderar el proceso de transición.
Mubarak también se esforzó en presentar los últimos días como una época de pánico y caos, insistiendo en que "las manifestaciones que inicialmente fueron actos pacíficos celebrando la libertad de expresión han sido explotados por quienes quieren acabar con la legitimidad constitucional". Además, calificó a éstos como personas que se dedican a atacar "misiones diplomáticas, propiedades públicas y privadas".
"Los incidentes de los últimos días nos han obligado a escoger entre el caos y la estabilidad", declaró el presidente egipcio a través de la televisión estatal. "Yo inmediatamente respondí a las peticiones del pueblo con la formación de un nuevo gobierno; instruí al vicepresidente para que contactara con la oposición para materializar estas demandas".
"Sin embargo, ciertas fuerzas políticas han ignorado estos intentos de establecer un diálogo", dijo Mubarak, haciendo referencia a la oposición. "En este momento decisivo, ellos han rechazado nuestra oferta".
Intentando apaciguar al pueblo sin hacer daño a su sentido del honor propio, Mubarak aseguró que -pese a los 30 años que lleva en el cargo- "nunca" había pensado en presentarse a los próximos comicios electorales. "Hoy estoy más dispuesto aún a abandonar mi cargo para asegurar la paz del país".
Sin embargo, ese abandonó tendrá que esperar. El mandatario aseguró que no abandonará su cargo, ya que su deber es liderar "el proceso, como dicta la Constitución".
Aunque apeló al Parlamento para debatir las enmiendas 66 y 67 de la Constitución -las que limitan la participación de ciertos partidos políticos-, Mubarak dejó claro que no tiene intención de dejar el proceso de transición en manos de otros, y que no tiene previsto abandonar el país.
"Éste es mi país. Éste es el país que siempre he defendido, el país por el que he luchado y cuya tierra, soberanía e intereses he defendido. Y moriré en esta tierra".
Mensaje personal de Obama
La declaración de Mubarak se hizo inevitable con la desaparición de su apoyo exterior. A última hora de la tarde de ayer, se conoció el factor clave en el asunto: la Casa Blanca dio a conocer, a través de un mensaje comunicado en persona al presidente egipcio, la retirada del apoyo de Barack Obama al régimen.
Fuentes diplomáticas indican que el enviado especial del Departamento de Estado, Frank G. Wisner, hizo llegar a Mubarak un mensaje de Obama, a través del cual el presidente estadounidense le decía que no debía presentarse a los comicios presidenciales del próximo otoño.
De ser así, el mensaje implica un cambio fundamental en la posición de Estados Unidos -el aliado más importante de Mubarak- ante las revueltas que han conmocionado el país durante la última semana, y cuyo objetivo fundamental es el fin del mandato del presidente egipcio.
Wisner, un ex embajador estadounidense en Egipto y antiguo mediador en los conflictos de los Balcanes, dio a entender a Mubarak que tiene que abrir el paso a un proceso de transición que culmine con elecciones "libres y democráticas" en septiembre.
El proceso de transición
Todavía no se conoce si la "transición" que pide la Casa Blanca será llevada a cabo por un gobierno compuesto por los líderes de la oposición -quizá bajo la dirección del 'candidato' preferido de Washington, Mohamed El Baradei-, o por un gobierno formado por miembros del actual régimen, liderado por el nuevo vicepresidente, Omar Suleiman, como dicta la Constitución del país. La oposición ya ha indicado que no tiene interés en formar parte de un gobierno liderado por personas vinculadas a Mubarak.
Entretanto, las decenas de miles de egipcios de todas las edades, religiones y clases sociales que se concentran en la Plaza de Tahrir permanecen contínuamente en la calle. La reacción al mensaje del presidente fue de absoluto rechazo. Y coreaban: "¡Que se vaya!". Una noche más, se ignoró el toque de queda y, entre un ambiente festivo y patriótico, muchos levantaron tiendas de campaña en la calle y pasaron la noche al aire libre, esperando el final de la era Mubarak.
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Hosni Mubarak
Hosni Mubarak, Presidente de Egipto, declaró a la prensa el día de hoy que ante la evidente falta de apoyo hacia su gobierno, no será candidato a las elecciones convocadas para septiembre de este año, Mubarak afirma que no renunciará y se irá del cargo hasta que su periodo como Presidente finalice.
El comunicado se da a conocer en medio de una marcha en la que se calculan hay más de 2 millones de personas exigiendo la salida del Presidente Mubarak que lleva más de 30 años en el puesto. También dijo que este tipo de protestas son solo una forma "barata" de intentar tener el control político de Egipto.
La decisión alegró a más de uno de los manifestantes, sin embargo estos continúan firmes en su intención de que Hosni Mubarak deje el puesto como Presidente hoy mismo.
Mubarak declaró que hoy más que nunca está dispuesto a finalizar sus más de 30 años de gobierno para asegurar la paz de la nación así como criticó a diversos grupos políticos que según él, no quisieron establecer un dialogo para no llegar a la crisis en la que se encuentra Egipto en este momento.
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One Christopher Badgie, who was alleged to have escaped from lawful custody in the
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He was last Thursday arraigned before Magistrate B.Y. Camara of the Banjul Magistrates’ Court to answer charges preferred against him. He vehemently denied the charges.
The particulars of offence in count eleven stated that the accused, while under lawful custody in the United States , illegally escaped from prison custody and thereby committed an offence.
In count 6, the accused is alleged, on diverse dates between 2006 and 2008, while using fake names to conceal the nature or sources thereof, transported into diverse accounts in the Gambia from the United Kingdom the total sum of 150,000 pounds being proceeds of unlawful activities and thereby committed an offence.
Count 7 states that the accused on diverse dates in 2007, in Banjul and other places in The Gambia, converted 52,006.43 pounds into Gambian Dalasis in order to conceal or disguise the unlawful origin of the resources and thereby committed an offence.
The particulars in count 9 read that the accused, Christopher Badgie, on diverse dates in 2007 at Banjul or other places in The Gambia, procured or induced Faburama Badjie to open a bank account with Trust Bank into which he received 98, 000 pounds being the proceeds of his unlawful activities in the United Kingdom and thereby committed an offence.
Count 10 also also alleged that the accused on diverse dates in 2007, with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of 650,000 pounds from one Mrs X of Windsor, UK on the pretext that he would supply her with diamonds and thereby committed an offence.
He was also from count 1 to 5 charged with money laundering, one count of obtaining property by false pretence, three counts of unlawful possession of a Gambian passport, three counts of unlawful possession of Gambian National ID cards, two counts of forgery of official documents, one count of impersonation, and one count of uttering false documents.
He was since granted court bail in the sum of D500, 000 with two Gambians as sureties who must meet the bail condition.
The case continues today.
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A man living in Gambia, who has allegedly escaped from prison in the United States, is now facing 21 charges in his home country. He pleaded 'not guilty' to all the charges. The charges range from money laundering to forgery, impersonation and unlawful possession of a Gambian passport.
The defendant uses a variety of different names including Christopher Badjie, Christopher Bah, Sulayman Badjie, Joseph Moneke, Bantou Coli and Gerard Charles Hendrik Van Derwatt. ''The Point'', a Gambain newspaper, claims that his real name is Christopher Badgie.
One of the charges against the defendant is relating to the alleged defrauding of a woman in Windsor, United Kingdom. It has been claimed that she was tricked into paying GBP650,000 with the belief that she would receive diamonds in return.
Another charge against the defendant says that he was unlawfully possessing a Gambian passport and identity card.
The defendant has been granted bail for the court case, which continued yesterday.
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One man bearing five names such as Christopher Badjie, Sulayman Badjie, Joseph Moneke, Christopher Bah, Bantou Coli or Gerard Charles Hendrik Van Derwatt is charged with 21 counts of criminal offences.
The 21 counts of criminal offences preferred against the suspected notorious criminal ranged from money laundering ,forgery , impersonation , uttering false document , unlawful possession of Gambian passport, unlawful possession of Gambian ID card among other counts all contrary to laws of the Gambia.
Mr Christopher Badjie alias the four other subsequent names is facing a total of 5 counts on money laundering contrary to section 17 (2) a of the money laundering act No. 9 of 2003, one count of transporting money into the Gambia contrary to section 19 (b) (i) of the money laundering act No. 9 of 2003, one count on conversion of property contrary to section 22 (1) (a) (i) of the criminal code cap 10 volume laws of the Gambia 1990, one count on obtaining of property by false pretence contrary to section 288 of the criminal code cap 10 volume iii laws of the Gambia, one count of procuring or inducing another person to commit an offence contrary to section 24 (c) of the criminal code, one count of obtaining money by false pretence contrary to section 288 of the criminal code, one count on escaping from lawful custody contrary to section 108 of the criminal code, 3 counts of unlawful possession of Gambian passport contrary to section 31 (i) of the immigration act cap 16.02 volume iii laws of the Gambia 1990, 3
counts of unlawful possession of Gambian ID card contrary to section 31 (i) of the immigration act 16.02 volume iii laws of the Gambia, 2 counts of forgery of official documents contrary to section 324 of the criminal code, one count of impersonation contrary to section 353 of the criminal code and one count of uttering false documents 328 of the criminal code cap 10 volume iii laws of the Gambia 1990.
Mr Christopher Badjie is expected to appear before principal magistrate BY Camara of the Banjul magistrates court today 9th April 2008.
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A man living in Gambia, who has allegedly escaped from prison in the United States, is now facing 21 charges in his home country. He pleaded 'not guilty' to all the charges. The charges range from money laundering to forgery, impersonation and unlawful possession of a Gambian passport.
The defendant uses a variety of different names including Christopher Badjie, Christopher Bah, Sulayman Badjie, Joseph Moneke, Bantou Coli and Gerard Charles Hendrik Van Derwatt. ''The Point'', a Gambain newspaper, claims that his real name is Christopher Badgie.
One of the charges against the defendant is relating to the alleged defrauding of a woman in Windsor, United Kingdom. It has been claimed that she was tricked into paying GBP650,000 with the belief that she would receive diamonds in return.
Another charge against the defendant says that he was unlawfully possessing a Gambian passport and identity card.
The defendant has been granted bail for the court case, which continued yesterday.
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Farmers have been told to keep up high standards of biosecurity
The dead chickens were found on Witford Lodge Farm in North Tuddenham, about 13 miles (20km) west of Norwich.
The government's chief vet said it was likely to be the H7 strain, virulent among chickens but less of a threat to humans than the H5N1 variant.
Dr Debby Reynolds added she did not know where the flu had come from.
Last month a swan in Cellardyke, Fife, tested positive for H5N1 - the only confirmed case in the UK so far.
Dr Reynolds said there was no evidence of the H5N1 strain in the chickens from the Norfolk farm.
There is a risk to the human population amongst those who are in very close contact with infected birds
Health Protection Agency East Anglian director Dr Sue Ibbotson
Dennis Foreman, director of Banham Poultry Ltd, the company which owns Witford Lodge Farm, said the number of dead birds had been "minimal".
"As a company we don't want this but at the end of the day it happened and we have got to deal with it professionally," he said.
"With the help of Defra we think we are in safe hands."
An outbreak of an H7 variation, called H7N7, in the Netherlands led the Dutch government to order the slaughter of more than 30 million birds in 2003.
The cases in Norfolk were found in samples taken from chickens on the farm, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said.
The birds at the farm are used to produce eggs that are hatched elsewhere, to create more chickens.
Movement restrictions are in place on the affected farm, with no movements allowed on or off the premises except under licence from the veterinary inspectors, a Defra spokesman said.
The same restrictions apply at 30 other premises in Norfolk owned by the company as a precautionary measure.
The spokesman said the possibility of introducing an exclusion zone was not being ruled out but any decision would await the findings of tests.
'Highly precautionary'
Dr Reynolds said poultry should be "fed and given water indoors and the highest standards of biosecurity should be maintained at the moment".
Earlier she told the BBC she expected further test results to reveal more about the bird flu strain over the next 24 hours.
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She said no decision had been taken on whether to destroy poultry on neighbouring farms, adding the slaughter was a "highly precautionary" measure to ensure there was no spread of the disease.
"The other investigation is, where did it come from? And at this stage we don't know the answer to that," she said.
Paul Leveridge, who has a farm with around 15,000 ducks just two miles from Witford Lodge, said it was a stressful time for farmers.
The National Farmers' Union has said it expected restrictions to be enforced in the area and said the farm should be compensated for the loss of flock.
Human health
Defra has stressed that there was no confirmation the virus had health implications for humans.
The 2003 outbreak of H7N7 in the Netherlands infected more than 80 people and led to the death of one vet.
The H5N1 virus has killed more than 100 people in Asia.
But neither strain poses a large-scale threat to humans as bird flu cannot pass easily from one person to another.
Humans also have to have extremely close contact with infected birds, particularly their faeces, in the first place to catch it.
However, some experts fear the H5N1 virus could mutate and trigger a flu pandemic, potentially putting millions of human lives at risk.
Prof Hugh Pennington, a professor of bacteriology at Aberdeen University, said while the H7 strain was "nasty for the birds", it was "not a public health threat to humans".
"It's basically a virus that kills chickens and has been around for many, many years.
"It's there in wild birds probably, circulating throughout the world and occasionally we get an outbreak in this country," he told the Today programme.
The policy of killing the flock was the best option for controlling the virus, he said.
Health Protection Agency East Anglian director Dr Sue Ibbotson said about a dozen workers - plus staff involved in the destruction of the birds - were being monitored and offered anti-viral drugs.
"People who became infected could suffer flu-like symptoms or eye irritations. There is no need for panic," she added.
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35,000 chickens at Witford Lodge Farm at Norfolk, England are to be culled after some chickens found dead tested positive for bird flu. Further tests are being carried out to establish which strain of the virus it was, but preliminary results suggest it is not the H5N1 strain, but is instead the H7N7 strain. The birds are being culled as a precautionary measure.
The H7N7 strain can be transmitted to humans, but not as easily or as lethally as the H5N1 strain. Previous outbreaks of the H7N7 strain include one from 2003 in the Netherlands, which infected more than 80 people and led to the death of one vet.
So far the only positive test for H5N1 in the UK has been a dead swan found in Fife.
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The farm at the centre of the latest bird flu outbreak was named today as Witford Lodge Farm at Hockering, Norfolk.
Police officers stood guard at the entrance to the farm after a number of dead chickens tested positive for the virus.
All of the 35,000 chickens at the farm will now be slaughtered, as bio-security measures are put in place to prevent the spread of the virus.
Tests are being carried out today to establish the exact strain of the virus but preliminary test results show that it was likely to be the H7 strain rather than H5N1, which has been responsible for the deaths of more than 100 people, mainly in Asia.
"Preliminary tests have indicated that the avian influenza virus is present in samples of chickens found dead on a poultry farm near Dereham in Norfolk," said the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs last night.
"Further tests are being carried out to determine the strain of the virus.
"The preliminary test results show that it is likely to be the H7 strain of avian influenza and not H5N1.
"As a precautionary measure, birds on the premises will be slaughtered on suspicion of an avian notifiable disease."
The spokeswoman added that restrictions had been placed on the firm, and that further action may be taken when the additional laboratory results were known.
Last month a wild swan that was found dead in the harbour of a coastal town in Scotland was found to have died of avian flu.
That bird, which was discovered in Cellardyke, Fife, tested positive for the deadly H5N1 version of the virus
Although hundreds of wild birds have been tested in the last few months, the swan in Fife remains the only case of H5N1 to have been discovered in the UK.
While H7 versions of the disease can be highly pathogenic among poultry, and have crossed the species barrier to humans, outbreaks in people have been less serious than those of H5N1.
Some experts fear the H5N1 virus could mutate and develop into a flu pandemic which could put millions of lives at risk.
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35,000 chickens at Witford Lodge Farm at Norfolk, England are to be culled after some chickens found dead tested positive for bird flu. Further tests are being carried out to establish which strain of the virus it was, but preliminary results suggest it is not the H5N1 strain, but is instead the H7N7 strain. The birds are being culled as a precautionary measure.
The H7N7 strain can be transmitted to humans, but not as easily or as lethally as the H5N1 strain. Previous outbreaks of the H7N7 strain include one from 2003 in the Netherlands, which infected more than 80 people and led to the death of one vet.
So far the only positive test for H5N1 in the UK has been a dead swan found in Fife.
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Peter Jennings Diagnosed With Lung Cancer
'World News Tonight' Anchor to Begin Chemotherapy
NEW YORK, April 5, 2005 --
ABC News "World News Tonight" anchor Peter Jennings has been diagnosed with lung cancer, and will begin outpatient treatment next week.
Jennings is expected to continue anchoring the news during the chemotherapy "to the extent he can do so comfortably," ABC News President David Westin wrote in an e-mail today to the network's news staff. Charlie Gibson, Elizabeth Vargas and others will be substituting for Jennings as necessary.
"He's already bringing to this new challenge the courage and strength we've seen so often in his reporting from the field and in anchoring ABC News," Westin wrote.
Jennings told "World News Tonight" senior staffers about his illness today.
"Almost 10 million Americans are living with cancer," Jennings wrote. "I am sure I will learn from them how to cope with the facts of life that none of us anticipated."
Appearing on World News Tonight, Jennings told viewers he had been a smoker until about 20 years ago, but had slipped and smoked after the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001.
He thanked viewers for an outpouring of support, and said he had been surprised at how quickly people learned of his illness and reached out to offer their support.
"I hope it goes without saying that journalist who doesn't value deeply the audience's loyalty should be in another line of work," he said.
Jennings was named anchor and senior editor of "World News Tonight" in 1983. He has been working for ABC News since 1964.
In his more than 40 years with ABC News, Jennings has been honored with many awards for news reporting including 14 national Emmys, two Peabody Awards, several Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards and several Overseas Press Club Awards.
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'''April 7, 2005'''
ABC News anchorman Peter Jennings was diagnosed this week with lung cancer. Despite beginning out-patient treatment next week which will involve chemotherapy, Jennings will continue to front ABC's 'World News Tonight' show, "to the extent he can do so comfortably", says ABC News.
"Almost 10 million Americans are living with cancer," Jennings told ABC staff on Tuesday. "I am sure I will learn from them how to cope with the facts of life that none of us anticipated." The 66-year-old anchor man, who gave up smoking several years ago, added: "I hope it goes without saying that a journalist who doesn't value deeply the audience's loyalty should be in another line of work."
Jennings began his career at ABC News in 1964 and in 1983 was made senior editor and anchor of ''World News Tonight''. Due to ill health, he was unable to work during his network's special report on the recent death of Pope John Paul II.
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Royal Gibraltar Police said they were working to establish the cause of death
A family of four has been found dead in a flat in Gibraltar, police in the British territory have said.
A 31-year-old British man, a 37-year-old Spanish woman, a girl aged four and another who was six weeks old were found in the Boschetti's Steps area.
Royal Gibraltar Police said an investigation was being conducted by serious crime officers but they were not looking for anyone else involved.
A spokesman for the Foreign Office said it was looking into the reports.
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Gibraltar, seen from the air. From file.
The bodies of two adults and two children were found yesterday at a flat in Gibraltar in a possible murder-suicide. Two young girls, one aged four and the other only six weeks, were found stabbed alongside a British 31-year-old male and a Spanish 37-year-old female. said despite opening up a crime investigation on the deaths they do not currently believe anyone else was involved.
Police said an apartment letting agency staff member notified them about the property where the bodies were discovered. Police responded to the flat, in the Boschetti's Steps area, at around 11:35 local time. Police said "They got no answer from within but noticed that the house was locked from inside and that sent a few alarm bells ringing and they decided to call the police... At the moment what we are doing is trying to get as much background information from both the Spanish and the UK sides of the family."
Police also said the family were not permanent residents in Gibraltar and had entered the British overseas territory only days ago. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said they too were looking into the incident.
According to the Spanish newspaper , police sources believe the older girl is the woman's daughter but not the man's. Police confirmed “It is believed that all the deceased belong to the same family". As relatives of the deceased are being sought, the names of the victims have not yet been released.
, the , spoke of his shock after hearing about the deaths. "As a husband and father, I — like no doubt all Gibraltarians and residents of Gibraltar — am in total shock to hear about this terrible crime... Gibraltarians are not accustomed to witness this type of incident in our peaceful and law abiding community. Words will fail us all at a moment like this and all we can do is keep the victims and their families in our thoughts." Due to the incident he ordered be adjourned until Wednesday.
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A couple and two children, including a baby, have been found dead with stab wounds in an apparent murder-suicide in an apartment in Gibraltar.
Police in the British overseas territory were called to the property in the Boschetti’s Steps area at 11.35am on Monday.
They found a 31-year-old British man, a a 37-year-old Spanish woman, a four-year-old girl and a six-week-old girl.
Spanish media reported that the family had been living in Spain and had only recently arrived in Gibraltar. The British man involved was originally from Liverpool, according to police sources quoted by El Mundo newspaper.
The newspaper said the four-year-old girl was believed to be the woman’s daughter from a previous relationship, while the baby had been born in Spain.
Detectives and forensic officers are working in the flat and the area remains cordoned off.
A spokesman for the Royal Gibraltar police said: “It is believed that all the deceased belong to the same family.
“However, there are still inquiries being conducted to locate close relatives of the family and as you may understand it is for this reason that the identities of the deceased are not being disclosed.”
The spokesman said he understood that next of kin in the UK have been informed of the tragedy.
Asked how the police were alerted, he said: “A member of staff of the company that was letting out the flat, which is a rental property, attended the residence.
“They got no answer from within but noticed that the house was locked from inside and that sent a few alarm bells ringing and they decided to call the police.
“At this present moment in time, a full investigation is being conducted by officers of the serious crime unit to establish the cause surrounding the untimely deaths of this young family and are encouraging anyone who maybe able to support the investigation to contact the duty officer of the Royal Gibraltar police.
— GBC News (@GBCNewsroom) .@RGPolice tell journalists natural causes ruled out in #BoschettiSteps, but it's too soon to speculate whether this was a multiple homicide
“Presently, we are not looking for anyone involved in this very unfortunate event, but the investigation will be thorough and detailed drawing in on the expertise of other professionals.
“Her Majesty’s coroner has already been informed and has visited the scene.”
Police commissioner Eddie Yome declined to comment on the cause of death, saying it would be speculation at this stage. “These are unexplained deaths but they are not from natural causes,” he told a press conference.
“We are not looking for anyone involved in this very unfortunate event, but the investigation will be thorough and detailed, drawing on the expertise of other professionals,” he said.
A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: “We are looking into reports that British nationals may be involved in an incident in Gibraltar. We stand ready to provide consular assistance.”
A police spokesman added: “These people had only been in Gibraltar for a few days, I think it was either last Thursday or Friday that they arrived.
“We are trying to discover if they were here in transit to the UK or whether they were planning on staying for any length of time in Gibraltar.”
Gibraltar’s chief minister, Fabian Picardo, described the violent deaths as an “aberration” and adjourned the parliamentary session, saying the discovery of the bodies meant that “today is not a day for gladiatorial political games”.
Picardo added: “Gibraltarians are not accustomed to witness this type of incident in our peaceful and law-abiding community. Words will fail us all at a moment like this and all we can do is keep the victims and their families in our thoughts and put our full trust in the rule of law so that justice prevails.”
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Gibraltar, seen from the air. From file.
The bodies of two adults and two children were found yesterday at a flat in Gibraltar in a possible murder-suicide. Two young girls, one aged four and the other only six weeks, were found stabbed alongside a British 31-year-old male and a Spanish 37-year-old female. said despite opening up a crime investigation on the deaths they do not currently believe anyone else was involved.
Police said an apartment letting agency staff member notified them about the property where the bodies were discovered. Police responded to the flat, in the Boschetti's Steps area, at around 11:35 local time. Police said "They got no answer from within but noticed that the house was locked from inside and that sent a few alarm bells ringing and they decided to call the police... At the moment what we are doing is trying to get as much background information from both the Spanish and the UK sides of the family."
Police also said the family were not permanent residents in Gibraltar and had entered the British overseas territory only days ago. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said they too were looking into the incident.
According to the Spanish newspaper , police sources believe the older girl is the woman's daughter but not the man's. Police confirmed “It is believed that all the deceased belong to the same family". As relatives of the deceased are being sought, the names of the victims have not yet been released.
, the , spoke of his shock after hearing about the deaths. "As a husband and father, I — like no doubt all Gibraltarians and residents of Gibraltar — am in total shock to hear about this terrible crime... Gibraltarians are not accustomed to witness this type of incident in our peaceful and law abiding community. Words will fail us all at a moment like this and all we can do is keep the victims and their families in our thoughts." Due to the incident he ordered be adjourned until Wednesday.
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The couple and two children were found lifeless in a rented apartment off Governors Street, in the Boschetti's Steps area of the British Overseas Territory.
Police who attended the residence at around 11:35 this morning found the bodies of a 31-year-old British man, a 37-year-old Spanish woman, a four-year old girl of Spanish nationality and a six-week-old baby girl.
Officers have told the El Mundo newspaper that the British man was from Liverpool, while the four-year-old girl was believed to be the woman's daughter from a previous relationship. The baby is believed to have been born in Spain, the newspaper reported.
The family had been living in Spain before recently moving to Gibraltar, according to Spanish media.
Detectives and forensic teams, including a coroner, are investigating the flat, which has been cordoned off.
A spokesman for the Royal Gibraltar Police force said that the deceased are believed to belong to the same family.
He added that officers are working to "establish the cause surrounding the untimely deaths of this young family and are encouraging anyone who maybe able to support the investigation to contact the duty officer of the Royal Gibraltar Police."
"Presently, we are not looking for anyone involved in this very unfortunate event, but the investigation will be thorough and detailed drawing in on the expertise of other professionals," he said.
The family's relatives are being sought before their names are publicly released, he added.
Additional reporting by PA
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Gibraltar, seen from the air. From file.
The bodies of two adults and two children were found yesterday at a flat in Gibraltar in a possible murder-suicide. Two young girls, one aged four and the other only six weeks, were found stabbed alongside a British 31-year-old male and a Spanish 37-year-old female. said despite opening up a crime investigation on the deaths they do not currently believe anyone else was involved.
Police said an apartment letting agency staff member notified them about the property where the bodies were discovered. Police responded to the flat, in the Boschetti's Steps area, at around 11:35 local time. Police said "They got no answer from within but noticed that the house was locked from inside and that sent a few alarm bells ringing and they decided to call the police... At the moment what we are doing is trying to get as much background information from both the Spanish and the UK sides of the family."
Police also said the family were not permanent residents in Gibraltar and had entered the British overseas territory only days ago. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said they too were looking into the incident.
According to the Spanish newspaper , police sources believe the older girl is the woman's daughter but not the man's. Police confirmed “It is believed that all the deceased belong to the same family". As relatives of the deceased are being sought, the names of the victims have not yet been released.
, the , spoke of his shock after hearing about the deaths. "As a husband and father, I — like no doubt all Gibraltarians and residents of Gibraltar — am in total shock to hear about this terrible crime... Gibraltarians are not accustomed to witness this type of incident in our peaceful and law abiding community. Words will fail us all at a moment like this and all we can do is keep the victims and their families in our thoughts." Due to the incident he ordered be adjourned until Wednesday.
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Russia delivers defensive weapons to Iran
Russia has started delivering its Tor-M1 air defense missiles to Iran.
Russian officials say the missiles are purely defensive weapons with a limited range. The Tor-M1 system can identify up to 48 targets, simultaneously firing at two of them as high as 6,000 meters. The deal involves conventional weapons, and does not violate any international agreements. Russian media reports that the Iranian soldiers who will operate the systems were trained inside Russia.
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It is reported that The Head of RosAtom Russia’s Federal Atomic Agency, Sergei Kiriyenko, will meet Iran’s Foreign Minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, in Tehran December 11 to discuss economic affairs of mutual interest.
Kiriyenko, former Russian Prime Minister, had proposed in February this year, that Russia would provide Iran with enriched uranium for its nuclear power plants, thus avoiding the need for Iran to build plants that might be used for weapon production. Since then there have been Security Council resolutions and threats of economic sanctions against Iran which has persisted in building an enrichment plant.
Russia has been building a light water reactor for Iran at Bushehr but there have been delays in completion, ‘for technical reasons’. The original reactors at Busheh, contracted to be built by Siemens in 1975, were bombed in 1985 and 1988 by Iraq.
Now, having trained Iranian troops in their use, Russia is delivering a consignment of Tor-M1 missiles to Iran. These are ground to air missiles for defence purposes with a range of about 18,000 feet.
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By Owen Matthews Newsweek International
Feb. 20, 2006 issue - Sergei Kiriyenko may hold the key to re-solving the Iranian nuclear crisis. The former Russian prime minister and the head of RosAtom, the Russian nuclear agency, will meet a delegation from Tehran this week to discuss a proposed deal whereby Moscow would provide Iran with enriched uranium for its nuclear plants, including a Russian-built reactor at Bushehr. Tehran
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originally rejected the plan, but with possible Security Council action looming, has recently revived its prospects. NEWSWEEK's Owen Matthews spoke with Kiriyenko, who hopes the deal will also bolster Russia's profitable nuclear industry, in Moscow. Excerpts:
What's the status of your offer to Iran?
Russia has already made one agreement with Iran to return their spent nuclear fuel to Russia. That guarantees that no plutonium can be extracted from the fuel. Second, we've put a proposal on the table to jointly create an enterprise for enriching uranium on Russian territory. The conditions of such a joint venture would be that Iran would contribute to its funding. In return it [will have] guaranteed supplies of enriched uranium—but not access to enrichment technology. So we will take uranium, enrich it here and send [the Iranians] ready fuel. And after it's been used, we take it back. That means that we keep control of two of the most sensitive technological stages. Thus there will be no danger that the development of atomic energy in Iran—or in any other country—will become a proliferation threat.
Will the Iranians accept?
The proposal is on the table. Our talks are at the stage of concrete legal, technical and financial details. For our part, Russia is completely ready to create such an enrichment enterprise—we have the plant locations for it and a draft contract. We are ready technologically, financially and organizationally. Our offer's terms are clear and open to the international community. To accept it or not is up to Iran, and I can't tell you what they will say.
The IAEA has reported that Iran has deliberately concealed important parts of its nuclear program from inspectors. Do you believe that Tehran's nuclear program is purely for peaceful purposes?
I don't think it's a question of believing. International security and international law cannot be based on personal trust. We think that any country in the world which conforms to international norms and is inspected by the IAEA has the right to develop atomic energy. Period. No one has the right to deny anyone else that right. At the same time, Russia's attitude to Iran, or to any other country, is that they are categorically not allowed to violate the principles of nonproliferation. We believe that the proposals made by Russia today allow a resolution to the Iranian problem.
How can you make sure that nuclear-energy technology stays separate from weapons technology?
Those countries which do not have nuclear-energy programs want access to cheap energy. Not to let them have access to cheap energy is a violation of international law. It's discrimination. Our position is that we have to help these countries escape from energy poverty—but at the same time it is our responsibility to prevent any threat of nuclear proliferation. We need to establish some kind of ground rules for dealing with these situations. Otherwise we will have situations like we have with Iran with other countries. It's the responsibility of countries with a full nuclear fuel cycle to agree on a coordinated structure, not just to find a solution on a case-by-case basis.
Such as?
[Russian President] Vladimir Putin made a suggestion for four kinds of international cooperation: the creation of international uranium-enrichment centers of the sort we have proposed to Iran; international centers for reprocessing and storing spent nuclear fuel; centers for training and certifying nuclear-power-plant staff, and to have an international research effort to find new nuclear-energy technologies which are proliferation resistant. Many of those ideas were echoed by the president of the United States.
Do you mean the United States should build uranium-enrichment centers, too?
These international centers must be just that—international. It would be very good if the United States could provide such centers on its territory. There are several other countries [that] could participate, too. That way, potential users of nuclear energy would have a choice.
Will Russia have many more customers for its nuclear technology?
We don't think existing energy sources based on fossil fuel can sustain such rapid world economic growth. The world's balance of energy production will shift toward atomic energy, the only energy source we have available to us which is capable of keeping pace with the scale of growth of demand for electricity which the world economy needs.
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It is reported that The Head of RosAtom Russia’s Federal Atomic Agency, Sergei Kiriyenko, will meet Iran’s Foreign Minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, in Tehran December 11 to discuss economic affairs of mutual interest.
Kiriyenko, former Russian Prime Minister, had proposed in February this year, that Russia would provide Iran with enriched uranium for its nuclear power plants, thus avoiding the need for Iran to build plants that might be used for weapon production. Since then there have been Security Council resolutions and threats of economic sanctions against Iran which has persisted in building an enrichment plant.
Russia has been building a light water reactor for Iran at Bushehr but there have been delays in completion, ‘for technical reasons’. The original reactors at Busheh, contracted to be built by Siemens in 1975, were bombed in 1985 and 1988 by Iraq.
Now, having trained Iranian troops in their use, Russia is delivering a consignment of Tor-M1 missiles to Iran. These are ground to air missiles for defence purposes with a range of about 18,000 feet.
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CHILPANCINGO, Gro. (apro).- Una manta firmada presuntamente por “El Cabo Gil”, señalado por el gobierno federal como lugarteniente del líder del grupo delictivo Guerreros Unidos, Sidronio Casaríais Salgado, advierte que los 43 normalistas de Ayotzinapa desaparecidos “están vivos”.
También señala que está dispuesto a entregarse a las autoridades hasta que el gobierno federal detenga al 80 por ciento de la estructura principal de esta banda criminal conformada presuntamente por alcaldes de la zona norte de Guerrero y el sur de Morelos, así como por Federico Figueroa, el hermano del cantautor Joan Sebastian.
Esta mañana fue reportado el hallazgo de una manta colocada en la reja principal de la preparatoria 24 de Febrero en la colonia San José, ubicada sobre la carretera federal Iguala-Taxco, entre la comandancia de la Policía Federal (PF) y el cuartel del 41 Batallón de Infantería.
El mensaje escrito con letras negras fue dirigido al presidente Enrique Peña Nieto, a quien indican que “de nada sirve” la detención de Sidronio Casarrubias Salgado porque la mayoría de los operadores del grupo Guerreros Unidos siguen libres.
Por ello, “El Cabo Gil” pide que se actúe en contra de los alcaldes y directores de Seguridad Pública de los municipios de Taxco de Alarcón, Huitzuco, Tepecoacuilco, Apaxtla, Teloloapan y Cocula.
Además, contra un capitán y un teniente del 27 Batallón de Infantería, identificados sólo como Barbosa y Crespo; también señala a Federico Figueroa, al actual delegado de Sedatu en la entidad, Héctor Vicario, y al resto de los hermanos del capo fundador de la organización, Mario Casarrubias, y los miembros de Los Peques o Los Tilos, señalados como uno de los brazos armados de la banda delincuencial.
“Señor presidente Peña Nieto, dice que va a dar con los culpables, su policía no hace nada. Dónde están los directores de seguridad que le dimos; los presidentes de los municipios coludidos con Guerreros Unidos siguen operando normalmente en algunos de ellos. Agárrelos y no los suelten hasta ser bien investigados, no son pendejos para hecharse (sic) la soga al cuello ellos solos”, refiere una parte del mensaje de la manta.
Luego advierte que “Todos ellos recibían su nómina para desaparecer gente y secuestrar; cheque cómo también en todos los municipios hay fosas; le exigimos que capture a los culpables”.
Luego “El Cabo Gil” condiciona su entrega:
“Ahí están sus nombres señor presidente de la república, ya que tenga un 80% detenidos de ellos, yo me entregaré; menos no, y les diré tal y como fueron y son las cosas y a lo que nos dedicamos, porque no nada más yo soy el culpable.
“Los mandos y jefes son los Casarrubias y Los Tilos (Marranas Negras o Peques). No confundan a la comunidad, digan las cosas como son y los estudiantes están vivos. Atte. Gil”, concluye el mensaje que fue retirado por la PF.
El gobierno federal señala a “El Cabo Gil” como el enlace directo entre las policías de Iguala y Cocula con el grupo Guerreros Unidos y, de acuerdo con la declaración ministerial de Sidronio Casarrubias, fue quien ordenó la detención de los normalistas de Ayotzinapa la noche del 26 de septiembre.
Hasta el momento las autoridades no han fijado una postura sobre este mensaje atribuido a “El Cabo Gil”, quien se encuentra prófugo y se le considera “pieza clave” para aclarar la suerte de los 43 estudiantes desaparecidos.
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En una presuntamente firmada por ''El Gil'', señalado por el Gobierno Mexicano como lugarteniente del líder del grupo criminal Guerreros Unidos, Sidronio Casarrubias Salgado, se advirtió que los 43 estudiantes de Ayotzinapa desaparecidos en México están vivos. A poco más de un mes de la desaparición, la manta blanca con tinta negra apareció en una reja ubicada a un costado del 27 Batallón Militar en .
En el mensaje, ''El Gil'' da nombres de funcionarios estatales, delegados federales y de alcaldes de presuntamente relacionados con Guerreros Unidos. Además señala que está dispuesto a entregarse cuando el Gobierno detenga al 80% de la estructura principal del grupo criminal conformado por alcaldes de Guerrero y , además de Federico Figueroa, el hermano del cantante .
También asegura que la detención de Casarrubias Salgado "de nada sirve" pues la mayoría de los operadores del grupo continúan libres. Por ello, ''El Gil'' instó a actuar contra alcaldes y directores de Seguridad Pública de , , , , y .
Además de un capitán y teniente del 27 Batallón identificados como Barbosa y Crespo; Héctor Vicario y al resto de los hermanos de Mario Casarrubias, fundador de la organización; contra los miembros de ''Los Peques'' o ''Los Tilos'', señalados como brazos armados de Guerreros Unidos.
Respecto a la manta, Tomás Zerón de Lucio, director de la Agencia de Investigación Criminal (AIC) de la (PGR), afirmó que la manta ya está en poder de las autoridades y que su personal está investigándola.
Rogelio Ortega Martínez, gobernador interino de Guerrero, ha declarado que "hay indicios" de que los 43 jóvenes podrían estar vivos. "A mí me han dicho, y eso me da optimismo, los propios muchachos de Ayotzinapa que hay evidencias de que los desaparecidos están vivos", declaró a ''Grupo Imagen''. No obstante, Zerón de Lucio dijo que Ortega Martínez podría tener información "con la cual no contamos nosotros", sin embargo, declaró que el Gobierno no puede garantizar si los desaparecidos están vivos o no.
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El mensaje encontrado en Iguala, presuntamente vinculado con el crimen organizado, señala que los estudiantes de Ayotzinapa están vivos
La manta que apareció este jueves en Iguala en la que se asegura que los normalistas de Ayotzinapa están vivos (Especial).
IGUALA, Guerrero (CNNMéxico) — Una manta que fue instalada este jueves en Iguala y que presuntamente está vinculada con el crimen organizado, señala que los 43 normalistas de Ayotzinapa desaparecidos desde el pasado 26 de septiembre están vivos.
A 34 días de los hechos violentos, la manta de color blanco con texto escrito en tinta negra apareció en la reja de un terreno ubicado a un costado del 27 Batallón Militar, en el municipio de Iguala.
Dicha manta está firmada por el Gil, quien fue identificado el pasado 22 de octubre por la Procuraduría General de la República (PGR), como el lugarteniente del grupo criminal Guerreros Unidos, que dirigía Sidronio Casarrubias, detenido en el Penal El Altiplano por los delitos de delincuencia organizada y portación de arma de fuego de uso exclusivo del Ejército.
El Gil, según la PGR, fue quien recibió el 26 de septiembre a los normalistas de manos de los agentes municipales de Iguala y Cocula.
La manta
El texto de la manta localizada en el centro del municipio de Iguala está dirigido al presidente de la República, Enrique Peña Nieto, y da nombres de funcionarios estatales, delegados federales y de alcaldes de Guerrero presuntamente vinculados con la organización criminal Guerreros Unidos.
Según el firmante, cuando el gobierno federal tenga detenido al 80% de la lista de funcionarios que aparece en la manta, se entregará para declarar cómo fueron los hechos del 26 y 27 de septiembre, en el municipio de Iguala.
“Ahí están sus nombres señor Presidente de la República, ya que tenga el 80% de los detenidos de ellos yo me entregaré, menos no, y le diré tal y como fueron y son las cosas, y a lo que nos dedicamos, porque no nada más yo soy culpable, los mandos y los jefes son los hermanos Casarrubias y los Tilos (marranas negras o peques) no Abarca, no confundan a la comunidad, díganlas como son, y los estudiantes están vivos”, se lee en el último párrafo de la manta.
De los nombres de presidentes municipales, funcionarios estatales, federales y del 27 Batallón del Ejército que aparecen en la manta se afirma que “todos recibían su nómina” a cambio de “desaparecer gente y secuestrar”, como muestra de ello son las fosas que están apareciendo en “todos los municipios”, apunta el mensaje.
La manta agrega que los policías de ocho municipios de Guerrero están vinculados con el grupo criminal Guerreros Unidos.
Respecto a la aparición de esta manta, el director de la Agencia de Investigación Criminal (AIC) de la Procuraduría General de la República (PGR), Tomás Zerón de Lucio, manifestó que ya está en poder de las autoridades y que “nuestro personal se encuentra investigándola”.
¿Están vivos?
El gobernador interino de Guerrero, Rogelio Ortega Martínez, ha declarado en al menos dos ocasiones que “hay indicios” de que los 43 normalistas de Ayotzinapa desaparecidos desde hace 34 días, podrían estar vivos.
“A mí me han dicho, y eso me da optimismo, los propios muchachos de Ayotzinapa que hay evidencias de que los desaparecidos están vivos”, dijo Ortega Martínez en un entrevista radiofónica con Grupo Imagen.
Incluso precisó que los propios normalistas de Ayotzinapa le relataron que el día de los hechos violentos en el municipio de Iguala se separaron en dos grupos: “uno avanzó hacia la Sierra rumbo al mar, digamos a Acapulco, y otros a lindes de Guerrero, Estado de México y Morelos".
La segunda referencia la hizo la tarde del jueves, después de la presentación del Plan Nuevo Guerrero con funcionarios del gabinete federal en el puerto de Acapulco, en donde CNNMéxico cuestionó con base en qué decía que los 43 normalistas están con vida.
"Así lo creo", se limitó a contestar.
En conferencia de prensa a nivel nacional, el director de la Agencia de Investigación Criminal respondió que el gobernador de Guerrero pudiera tener información “con la cual no contamos nosotros”, pero afirmó que el gobierno federal no puede garantizar si los estudiantes siguen o no con vida.
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En una presuntamente firmada por ''El Gil'', señalado por el Gobierno Mexicano como lugarteniente del líder del grupo criminal Guerreros Unidos, Sidronio Casarrubias Salgado, se advirtió que los 43 estudiantes de Ayotzinapa desaparecidos en México están vivos. A poco más de un mes de la desaparición, la manta blanca con tinta negra apareció en una reja ubicada a un costado del 27 Batallón Militar en .
En el mensaje, ''El Gil'' da nombres de funcionarios estatales, delegados federales y de alcaldes de presuntamente relacionados con Guerreros Unidos. Además señala que está dispuesto a entregarse cuando el Gobierno detenga al 80% de la estructura principal del grupo criminal conformado por alcaldes de Guerrero y , además de Federico Figueroa, el hermano del cantante .
También asegura que la detención de Casarrubias Salgado "de nada sirve" pues la mayoría de los operadores del grupo continúan libres. Por ello, ''El Gil'' instó a actuar contra alcaldes y directores de Seguridad Pública de , , , , y .
Además de un capitán y teniente del 27 Batallón identificados como Barbosa y Crespo; Héctor Vicario y al resto de los hermanos de Mario Casarrubias, fundador de la organización; contra los miembros de ''Los Peques'' o ''Los Tilos'', señalados como brazos armados de Guerreros Unidos.
Respecto a la manta, Tomás Zerón de Lucio, director de la Agencia de Investigación Criminal (AIC) de la (PGR), afirmó que la manta ya está en poder de las autoridades y que su personal está investigándola.
Rogelio Ortega Martínez, gobernador interino de Guerrero, ha declarado que "hay indicios" de que los 43 jóvenes podrían estar vivos. "A mí me han dicho, y eso me da optimismo, los propios muchachos de Ayotzinapa que hay evidencias de que los desaparecidos están vivos", declaró a ''Grupo Imagen''. No obstante, Zerón de Lucio dijo que Ortega Martínez podría tener información "con la cual no contamos nosotros", sin embargo, declaró que el Gobierno no puede garantizar si los desaparecidos están vivos o no.
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Aktion „Lebendiges Deutsch“
Was wollen wir? Wir wollen versuchen, unsere Landsleute für jenes unbefangene Ver-trauen in ihre Muttersprache zu gewinnen, wie es Engländern und Franzosen, Spaniern und Italienern selbstverständlich ist.
Als Beitrag dazu werden wir von nun an jeden Monat drei Vorschläge machen oder erbitten, welche griffigen und treffenden deutschen Wörter an die Stelle englischer Wörter treten können, wenn die überflüssig, hässlich oder nicht allgemein verständlich sind.
Wir sind keine Puristen, keine Fremdwort-Jäger, keine Bilderstürmer. Wir bejahen die Bereicherung des Deutschen durch fremde Sprachen; und manche Importe gerade aus dem Englischen begrüßen wir. Unsere Initiative richtet sich allein gegen die schiere Anglomanie, gegen das Übermaß.
Wir sollten aufhören, uns für die deutsche Sprache zu genieren. Sie ist eine der großen Kultursprachen des Abendlands, die meistgesprochene Sprache in der Europäischen Union und nach Englisch und Spanisch die meistgelernte Fremdsprache der Welt – ja sie ist das Sammelbecken der Weltliteratur: Seit 200 Jahren werden in keine andere Sprache so viele Bücher übersetzt wie in die deutsche, und laut Unesco-Statistik ist das noch heute so.
Rezützeln wir also unsere Muttersprache! „Rezützeln“: Das ist die Aussprache, die der unsägliche Import recyceln uns nach deutscher Sprechgewohnheit nahelegt. Bereiten wir das Deutsche wieder auf! Versuchen wir, den Müll in frische, bunte Wörter zu verwandeln.
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Der Begriff „no-go-area“ soll eingedeutscht werden. Dafür setzte sich in dieser Woche die Aktion „Lebendiges Deutsch“ ein. Jeder Internet-Benutzer kann bis zum 14. August 2006 auf der Website www.aktionlebendigesdeutsch.de unter der Rubrik „Wörter des Monats“ Vorschläge einreichen.
Die bisherigen Aufrufe der Aktion „Lebendiges Deutsch“ haben eine gute Resonanz erhalten. Auch im Juli 2006 wurde schon ein anderes deutsches Wort gesucht. Der Begriff „Event“ sollte übersetzt werden. Insgesamt wurden bei der Aktion 1.268 Vorschläge eingereicht. Einige der Vorschläge lauteten: „Hingeher“, Ereignis, Feier, Party oder Sause.
Mitglieder der Aktion „Lebendiges Deutsch“ sind Lehrer, Autoren und Journalisten sowie Teilnehmer des Vereins „Verein deutsche Sprache“.
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Policemen keep watch at the site where a U.S national was gunned down, in Peshawar November 12, 2008.
Policemen carry the body of a police guard, who was killed as gunman kidnapped an Iranian diplomat, during his funeral in the Hayatabad area of Peshawar, November 13, 2008.
A policeman stands next to the car belonging to an Iranian diplomat who was kidnapped in the Hayatabad area of Peshawar November 13, 2008.
A policeman looks into the car belonging to an Iranian diplomat who was kidnapped in the Hayatabad area of Peshawar November 13, 2008.
People perform prayers for a police guard, who was killed as gunman kidnapped an Iranian diplomat, during his funeral in the Hayatabad area of Peshawar November 13, 2008.
A bullet hole is seen in the windshield of the car belonging to an Iranian diplomat after he was kidnapped in the Hayatabad area of Peshawar November 13, 2008.
A policeman looks into the car belonging to an Iranian diplomat after he was kidnapped in the Hayatabad area of Peshawar, November 13, 2008.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan Gunmen abducted an Iranian diplomat in Peshawar on Thursday, a day after a U.S. aid worker was shot dead in the city on the front line of an Islamist insurgency sweeping northwest Pakistan and parts of Afghanistan.
Suspicion for the kidnapping will inevitably fall on the Taliban and affiliated Sunni Muslim militant groups such as al Qaeda, who hate Shi'ite Muslims and predominantly Shi'ite Iran almost as much as they hate the West.
Criminal gangs using religion as a cover are also active in the area.
Spiraling violence has raised fears that nuclear-armed Pakistan could slide into chaos unless the 7-month-old civilian government, also faced with a potentially crippling economic crisis, and the army can throttle the militant threat.
Pakistan's support is seen as vital to the West's efforts to defeat al Qaeda globally and the Taliban in Afghanistan.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry confirmed that its Peshawar consulate's commercial attache Heshmatollah Attarzadeh Niyaki had been kidnapped. A policeman assigned to guard him was shot and killed trying to resist the assailants, police said.
"On hearing gun shots, I rushed out of my home and saw the body of the guard lying there," Abid Hussain, a neighbor of the diplomat, told Reuters.
"By that time Attarzadeh had been taken away."
The Iranian diplomat was on his way to the consulate from his home when his car was ambushed in Hayatabad, a neighborhood bordering the Khyber tribal region.
U.S. aid worker Steve Vance and his driver were killed outside the home where Vance lived with his wife and five children in Peshawar on Wednesday.
In late August, three members of the U.S. consulate in Peshawar escaped unhurt after gunmen ambushed their vehicle.
Peshawar is the last city on the road to the Khyber Pass, the main land route to Afghanistan. Militants seized 13 trucks laden with supplies for Western forces on the road on Monday.
U.S. State Department spokesman Robert Wood said in Washington late on Wednesday that the consulate in Peshawar had put out a notification urging employees and other Americans in the area to stay at home or in their offices until further notice.
Afghanistan's ambassador-designate was kidnapped in Hayatabad on September 22, and there has been a rash of other kidnappings in recent weeks, including a Polish engineer snatched in the nearby city of Attock last month.
Iran's state radio quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi condemning the kidnapping as "a terrorist act," while Iran's Student News Agency (ISNA) reported the ministry had summoned Pakistan's envoy in Tehran to protest the inadequate protection provided for its diplomat.
BAD BLOOD
Peshawar became a den of spies and jihadis in the 1980s when the United States and Saudi Arabia covertly funded a mujahideen guerrilla war to expel the Soviet army from Afghanistan.
To this day, Pakistani officials, usually privately, voice suspicions that neighboring countries are stirring trouble in the tribal lands as they compete for influence in Afghanistan.
Pakistan also has a history of sectarian violence between militants from the majority Sunni and minority Shi'ite sects.
Thousands of people have been killed since the 1980s. Earlier this year, almost 200 people were killed in sectarian clashes that erupted in the Kurram tribal region.
A scare gripped Peshawar earlier this year after supposed Taliban fighters were spotted driving into the city in daylight to intimidate video shop owners and barbers, targeted because of the Taliban's strict interpretation of Islam.
Security forces subsequently launched punitive operations in adjoining tribal areas targeting gangs said to have been using Islamist zeal to mask their criminal activities.
Militants have retaliated against a military offensive in the Bajaur tribal region, while a series of U.S. missile strikes in the Waziristan tribal region have added to tensions.
Two suicide attacks earlier this week in Peshawar and a nearby town underlined the mounting sense of insecurity.
The World Food Programme said in a statement that the worsening security situation and banditry were hampering relief efforts in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
(Additional reporting by Zeeshan Haider and Alamgir Bitani; Writing by Simon Cameron-Moore; Editing by Paul Tait and Valerie Lee)
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Peshawar District (highlighted in yellow) is in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province
Iranian diplomat Heshmatollah Atharzadeh has been kidnapped by armed men in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday morning, police have said. The diplomat's car was ambushed in the tribal region bordering Afghanistan.
Atharzadeh was heading from home to office with his guard when the car was ambushed in Hayatabad, a neighbourhood near the Khyber Agency region bordering Afghanistan. The guard was killed in the attack.
The Iranian consulate in Peshawar confirmed that the commercial attaché had been kidnapped. Iran's ambassador to Islamabad, Mashallah Shakeri, said the embassy is taking serious and appropriate measures to identify the kidnappers and release the diplomat. Shakeri held the Pakistani government responsible for the safety of foreign diplomats in the country, calling on Islamabad to work in full co-operation with the Iranians and help release the attaché.
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The diplomat's car was hit by bullets Gunmen have kidnapped a diplomat from Iran and killed his guard in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say. The Iranian diplomat is a commercial attache at the consulate. The incident happened a day after an American aid worker and his driver were shot dead as they travelled to work in a suburb of the city. Violence has surged in the north-west in recent months with a wave of attacks blamed on Islamist militants. A police officer told the AFP news agency that the diplomat, named as Heshmatollah Atharzadeh, was travelling to the consulate in Peshawar when the gunmen attacked his car. "The attackers sprayed bullets, forcing the car to stop and then dragged out the diplomat while his police guard was killed," Banaras Khan said. Iran's foreign ministry has condemned the kidnapping as "a terrorist act" and summoned Pakistan's ambassador to discuss the incident. Worsening security The gunmen took away the diplomat in a separate vehicle, another policeman said.
Taleban bring new fear to Peshawar Authorities have cordoned off the city's main road and are trying to trace the diplomat. In a similar incident two months ago, unknown gunmen kidnapped Afghan consul-general, Abdul Khaliq Farahi, from the same locality after killing his driver. Mr Farahi is still missing. On Tuesday, American aid worker Stephen Vance and his driver were killed just outside their office in the University Town area in Peshawar. It is still not clear who the attackers were. Mr Vance worked for Cooperative Housing Foundation (CHF) International, which is working to implement US-funded projects to help develop the troubled tribal belt. Areas close to Peshawar - the biggest city in north-west Pakistan - are known to be Taleban and al-Qaeda strongholds. The region has been hit by several bombings and suicide attacks recently. On Tuesday, a suicide bomber walked up to the gate of a stadium in Peshawar and blew himself up. The attack happened as the governor of North-West Frontier Province left after a sports tournament. He was unhurt but at least one man was killed and three people were injured. The BBC's Mark Dummett in Islamabad says that the security situation across Pakistan has steadily worsened over the past few years, with Taleban militants holding sway over a large stretch of North-West Frontier Province. But our correspondent says attacks on foreigners in Pakistan are rare. Across the border in Afghanistan aid workers and other foreigners have increasingly been targeted in recent months. Gunmen attacked the car of a US diplomat in Peshawar in August, but she was unhurt.
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Peshawar District (highlighted in yellow) is in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province
Iranian diplomat Heshmatollah Atharzadeh has been kidnapped by armed men in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday morning, police have said. The diplomat's car was ambushed in the tribal region bordering Afghanistan.
Atharzadeh was heading from home to office with his guard when the car was ambushed in Hayatabad, a neighbourhood near the Khyber Agency region bordering Afghanistan. The guard was killed in the attack.
The Iranian consulate in Peshawar confirmed that the commercial attaché had been kidnapped. Iran's ambassador to Islamabad, Mashallah Shakeri, said the embassy is taking serious and appropriate measures to identify the kidnappers and release the diplomat. Shakeri held the Pakistani government responsible for the safety of foreign diplomats in the country, calling on Islamabad to work in full co-operation with the Iranians and help release the attaché.
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Der europäische Satellit "Mars Express" hat erneut beeindruckende Fotos vom Roten Planeten zur Erde geschickt. Die 3D-Bilder zeigen gewaltige Einschlagskrater - und verraten auch Eisvorkommen unter der Oberfläche.
Es muss ein infernalischer Anblick gewesen sein: Vor vielen Jahrtausenden krachte ein Meteorit auf den Mars und riss ein Loch von 20 Kilometern Durchmesser in die Oberfläche des Planeten. Gewaltige Gesteinsbrocken wurden weggesprengt, stürzten wieder herunter und schlugen ihrerseits kleinere Sekundärkrater.
KRATER AUF DEM MARS: METEORIT TRAF AUF EIS
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Jetzt hat die europäische Raumsonde "Mars Express" mit ihrer an der Freien Universität Berlin entwickelten HRSC-Kamera das Gebiet ins Visier genommen. Dabei stellte sich heraus, dass bei dem Einschlag in ferner Vergangenheit offenbar nicht nur Gestein aufgewirbelt wurde, sondern auch Wasser.
Die Region Hephaestus Fossae, benannt nach dem griechischen Feuergott Hephaistos, ist von längst ausgetrockneten Kanälen durchzogen. Wie sie entstanden sind, ist nach Angaben des Deutschen Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) noch nicht endgültig geklärt. Vieles spricht jedoch dafür, dass Eis in Hohlräumen unter der Oberfläche eine Rolle gespielt hat.
Der 20-Kilometer-Krater auf dem jüngsten "Mars Express"-Foto liegt genau in einem solchen Kanal - und seine Umgebung ist verräterisch. Bei gewöhnlichen Meteoriteneinschlägen wird Gesteinsmaterial weggesprengt und geht strahlenförmig in der Umgebung nieder. In diesem Fall aber ist der Krater von einem Ring aus offenbar weicherem Material umgeben. Er sieht aus, als hätte jemand einen gewaltigen Stein in matschigen Boden geworfen.
Experten gehen davon aus, dass sich der größte Teil des auf dem Mars gefrorenen Wassers in Hohlräumen unter der Oberfläche befindet. Und möglicherweise wurde bei dem nun fotografierten Krater ein solches Reservoir getroffen. Die Kanäle in der Umgebung lassen das vermuten, so das DLR. In diesem Fall wären nicht nur dicke Gesteinsbrocken weggeflogen, sondern es hätten sich - bedingt durch die Hitze, die bei einem solchen Einschlag entsteht - auch große Eismengen verflüssigt und sich mit dem Erdreich zu einer matschigen Melange verbunden.
Die kleinen Krater zeigen hingegen keine Auswurfdecken mit Fließformen. Das lege den Verdacht nahe, dass sie nicht tief genug reichten, um ebenfalls auf Eis zu treffen. Deshalb ist es nach Meinung der beteiligten Forscher möglich, anhand der unterschiedlichen Einschlagskrater abzuschätzen, in welcher Tiefe sich ein Eisreservoir befindet.
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Der Marsexpress (künstlerische Darstellung)
Der Mars-Orbiter Mars Express hat ein Foto zur Erde geschickt, auf dem Spuren von Eis in einem 20 Kilometer großen Mars-Krater zu sehen sind. Die Entdeckung wurde in der Region Hephaestus Fossae in der Tiefebene Utopia Planitia gemacht. Das Foto gelang mit einer hochauflösenden Stereokamera (HRSC), die eine Auflösung von 16 Metern pro Bildpunkt besitzt.
Auffällig ist, dass der Krater mit weichem Material umgeben ist. Forscher glauben, dass nach einem Meteoriteneinschlag ein unterirdisches Reservoir mit Eis getroffen wurde. Das getroffene Eis wurde hinausgeschleudert und vermischte sich mit dem umliegenden Bodenmaterial. Vergleichsmessungen an kleineren Kratern ergaben, dass der Meteorit anscheinend eine bestimmte Tiefe erreichen muss, um auf das Wasser-/Eisreservoir zu treffen. Bei kleineren Kratern dringt der Meteorit nicht so tief in den Boden.
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Meteoriteneinschläge auf dem Mars müssen keine staubtrockene Angelegenheit sein. Das belegt eine Aufnahme der europäischen Sonde Mars Express. Darauf zu sehen ist ein gut 20 Kilometer weiter Krater, bei dessen jäher Entstehung weicher, verflüssigter Untergrund regelrecht in die Umgebung schwappte.
Rampart-Krater sind von lappenförmigen Auswurfdecken umgeben. Bild: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum)
Das Material bildete regelrechte Lappen, die um den Krater herum angeordnet sind und sich teils überschneiden. Diese Auswurfdecken sowie ausgedehnte Kanalsysteme in der Region sprächen für das Vorhandensein gefrorenen Wassers im Untergrund, so das Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt in einer Mitteilung.
Der Krater liegt in der weiten Tiefebene Utopia Planitia und dort in der von kanalartigen Vertiefungen durchzogenen Region Hephaestus Fossae. Die hochauflösende Stereokamera (HRSC) an Bord von Mars Express hatte diese Region mit einer Auflösung von rund 16 Metern pro Bildpunkt abgelichtet. Da die Kamera gleichzeitig unter verschiedenen Winkeln auf den Mars blickt, können aus ihren Daten dreidimensionale Geländemodelle berechnet werden.
Zahlreiche kleinere, bis zu 2,8 Kilometer weite Krater in Hephaestus Fossae weisen keine vergleichbaren Auswurfdecken auf. Möglicherweise gingen die zugehörigen Einschläge nicht tief genug, um das Eis im Untergrund zu erreichen. Sollte diese Vermutung zutreffen, könnte anhand der Kratergrößen wiederum auf die Tiefe geschlossen werden, in der die Eisreservoirs lagen - und vielleicht auch heute noch liegen.
Forschung: Ralf Jaumann und Gerhard Neukum, Institut für Geologische Wissenschaften, Freie Universität Berlin, und Institut für Planetenforschung, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Berlin; und andere
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Der Marsexpress (künstlerische Darstellung)
Der Mars-Orbiter Mars Express hat ein Foto zur Erde geschickt, auf dem Spuren von Eis in einem 20 Kilometer großen Mars-Krater zu sehen sind. Die Entdeckung wurde in der Region Hephaestus Fossae in der Tiefebene Utopia Planitia gemacht. Das Foto gelang mit einer hochauflösenden Stereokamera (HRSC), die eine Auflösung von 16 Metern pro Bildpunkt besitzt.
Auffällig ist, dass der Krater mit weichem Material umgeben ist. Forscher glauben, dass nach einem Meteoriteneinschlag ein unterirdisches Reservoir mit Eis getroffen wurde. Das getroffene Eis wurde hinausgeschleudert und vermischte sich mit dem umliegenden Bodenmaterial. Vergleichsmessungen an kleineren Kratern ergaben, dass der Meteorit anscheinend eine bestimmte Tiefe erreichen muss, um auf das Wasser-/Eisreservoir zu treffen. Bei kleineren Kratern dringt der Meteorit nicht so tief in den Boden.
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