பிரித்தானியாவின் முன்னாள் பிரதமர் மார்கரெட் தாட்சர் காலமானார்

ஐக்கிய இராச்சியத்தின் முன்னாள் பிரதமர் மார்கரெட் தாட்சர் தனது 87வது அகவையில் காலமானார் என அவரது பேச்சாளர் அறிவித்துள்ளார்.

பெல் பிரபு இது குறித்து அறிவிக்கையில், "மார்க், கரோல் தாட்சர் இருவரும் தங்களது தாயார் இன்று காலையில் பக்கவாதத்தினால் காலமானார் என்பதை மிக்க வருத்தத்துடன் அறிவித்துள்ளார்கள்" எனக் கூறினார்.

பிரித்தானியாவின் இரும்புப் பெண்மணி என அழைக்கப்பட்ட தாட்சர், கன்சர்வேட்டிவ் கட்சிப் பிரதமராக 1979 முதல் 1990 வரை பதவியில் இருந்தார். பிரித்தானியப் பிரதமராக பணியாற்றிய ஒரேயொரு பெண் இவராவார்.

1925 இல் பிறந்த மார்கரெட் வடக்கு இலண்டனின் பின்சிலி தொகுதி நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினராக 1959 இல் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டார். 1979, 1983, 1987 தேர்தல்களில் வெற்றி பெற்றுப் பிரதமரானார். 1992 ஆம் ஆண்டில் இவர் ஓய்வு பெற்றார். தாட்சரின் அரசு, அரசு நிறுவனங்கள் பலவற்றைத் தனியார் மயமாக்கியது. இவரது காலத்திலேயே ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம் போக்லாந்து தீவுகள் தொடர்பாக 1982 ஆம் ஆண்டில் அர்ஜெண்டீனாவுடன் போரில் இறங்கியது.

திங்கள், ஏப்ரல் 8, 2013


Померла Маргарет Тетчер

У Лондоні на 88-му році життя померла Маргарет Тетчер, колишній прем'єр-міністр Великої Британії, відома як «залізна леді». Про це повідомив речник Тетчер лорд Белл.

За його словами, вона померла внаслідок інсульту:

Тетчер народилася у 1925 році. Вона була прем'єром Великої Британії від консервативної партії з 1979 року до 1990. Вона була першою жінкою, яка обіймала цю посаду. «Залізною леді» її назвала газета «Красная звезда», яку видавало Міноборони СРСР.

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8 квітня 2013


Former Chilean President Pinochet suffers heart attack

Former Chilean President Augusto Pinochet, 91, has suffered a heart attack early this morning. His son, Marco Antonio, declared that his father had received his last rites from a Catholic priest and that "he is in the hands of God and the doctors". Pinochet underwent a bypass surgery in the Hospital Militar in Santiago and his condition is reported to be critical but stable. Doctors have reported he is also suffering from pulmonary edema.

Pinochet came to power in 1973 when the Chilean armed forces led a coup which deposed the left-wing president Salvador Allende. Allende's rule had seen a growing polarization of Chilean society, economic crisis, and terrorist activity from far-left groups. Pinochet set about exterminating his opposition, mainly socalists and communists, and suspended the constiution. His neoliberal economic policies, carried out by the "Chicago Boys", a group of Chilean economists influenced by Milton Friedman, were able to reduce the rampant hyperinflation and stabilize the economy. In 1981, a plebiscite approved a new constitution drafted by Pinochet's government. As the new constitution decreed, another plebiscite took place in 1988 to determine whether Pinochet should remain in power. The "No" option won and Pinochet stepped down. He remained as head of the army and senator until 1998, when he relinquished these positions. He was arrested that year in London for human rights violations, but was able to return to Chile. He is currently under investigation by Chilean officials over tax evasion and human rights violatons. He had recently accepted "responsibility" for "everything that was done" during his government, "which had no other goal than making Chile greater and avoiding its disintegration".


Chile: Ex-Diktator Pinochet in Lebensgefahr

Santiago de Chile (Chile), 03.12.2006 – Der 91-jährige ehemalige Diktator Chiles, Augusto Pinochet, hat einen Herzinfarkt erlitten und schwebt in Lebensgefahr. Er war heute morgen in das Militärkrankenhaus in Chile eingeliefert worden und hat dort inzwischen die letzte Ölung bekommen. Das wurde vom Sprecher der Familie Pinochets, General Guillermo Garín, in Santiago de Chile mitgeteilt. Laut dem Krankenhaus wurde ihm ein Bypass gelegt, er schwebe aber weiterhin in Lebensgefahr.

Pinochet stand von 1973, nachdem er in einem blutigen Umsturz die Macht an sich gerissen hatte, bis 1990 an der Spitze des südamerikanischen Landes. Während dieser Zeit sind mehr als 3.000 Leute umgebracht worden oder einfach „verschwunden“. Ihm werden haufenweise Menschenrechtsverletzungen vorgeworfen. Aufgrund seines schon länger schlechten Gesundheitszustandes und wegen seiner Immunität als ehemaliger Präsident des Landes wurde er bislang aber nie verurteilt. Diese Woche wurde er wegen der Entführung zweier Leute im Jahre 1973 unter Hausarrest gestellt.

Zu seinem 91. Geburtstag, am 25. November 2006, übernahm er die „politische Verantwortung“ für die Taten, die unter seiner Herrschaft geschehen waren, betonte aber gleichzeitig, dass er geglaubt habe, diese Taten seien nur zum Besten von Chile.


Chili : le général Augusto Pinochet a eu une attaque cardiaque

L'ancien président du Chili, le général Augusto Pinochet, 91 ans, a eu une attaque cardiaque tôt ce matin. Son fils, Marco Antonio, a indiqué que son père avait reçu l'extrême onction d'un prêtre catholique et « qu'il était entre les mains de Dieu et des médecins ». Pinochet a été mis sous assistance cardiaque à l'hôpital militaire de Santiago et l'équipe médicale a indiqué que son état était critique mais stable. Outre son arrêt cardiaque, les médecins ont dit qu'il avait aussi eu un œdème pulmonaire.


Pinochet colpito da infarto: grave ma stazionario

L'ex dittatore cileno Augusto Pinochet è stato colpito da un infarto ed è attualmente ricoverato presso l'ospedale militare di Santiago.

Pinochet, oggi 91enne, è stato colpito dal malore alle 6.00 UTC (le 2.00 del mattino, in Cile) e, all'atto del ricovero, i medici gli hanno diagnosticato un arresto cardiaco ed un edema polmonare. Le sue condizioni di salute sono definite "gravi ma stabili".

L'ex dittatore cileno è da anni coinvolto da una serie di accuse relative alla violazione di diritti umani e frodi perpetrati nei 17 anni di potere, dal 1973 al 1990.


Pinochet sofre ataque cardíaco

O  ex-presidente chileno, Augusto Pinochet, 91, sofreu um ataque cardíaco cedo esta manhã.

Seu filho, Marco Antonio, declarou que o pai recebeu a unção dos enfermos de um padre católico e que  "ele está nas mãos de Deus e dos médicos".

Pinochet passou por uma operação de ponte de safena no Hospital Militar em Santiago e sua condição é crítica mas estável segundo o que foi divulgado.

Os médicos ainda informaram que ele sofre de um edema pulmonar.


Former Russian spy Litvinenko dies, radioactive poisoning suspected

Mr Alexander Litvinenko, reputed to have been an Ex-Russian spy who had defected to Britain, died last night in mysterious circumstances. He had alleged many associations between people in high places and organised international crime, implying that President Putin and Romano Prodi among others had been involved personally. He had sought political asylum in UK in 2000 and became a naturalised citizen in October this year, just weeks before his death.

Mr Litvinenko was said to have been investigating the shooting of Russian journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya, a well-known critic of Russian activities in Chechnya, in her apartment in Moscow October 7, 2006. It is reported that he had met two Russians in a hotel room, one said to be former member of the KGB in connection with the affair and he went on to meet Mario Scaramella at a sushi bar in Piccadilly where some papers were exchanged. Some hours after this he was taken ill.

Mr Litvinenko was admitted to Barnet General Hospital, north London on November 1, 2006 complaining of feeling sick. By November 11, he was said to be suffering from serious poisoning. A week later he was transferred to University College Hospital in central London. A week later he was said to have been poisoned by ingesting thallium, once used in rat poison, but, in the opinion of some doctors, there were signs of radioactive poisoning, including loss of weight and shedding of hair. Various explanations of his condition were offered. Last night he suffered a heart attack, after having left a message blaming President Putin for having him killed.

The radioactive isotope polonium-210 was found in his blood and urine as reported by the United Kingdom's Health Protection Agency. The post-mortem was cancelled. Subsequently the Agency examined conditions in the hospitals in which Mr Litvinenko has been treated. Police visited the Itsu sushi restaurant in Piccadilly, his home in Muswell Hill and the Millennium Hotel, Grosvenor Square where the meeting on November 1 had been held. Traces of radiocactivity were found in all three places. It is speculated that the polonium was probably eaten by Litvinenko as a substance that could be combined with a salt-like substance, such as polonium nitrate.

It was reported that a meeting had been held in Cabinet Office Briefing Room A (COBRA) used for high level emergency planning and control, to consider the implications of these events. The Foreign Office asked Moscow for a response to the accusation of Russian involvement and President Putin himself dismissed the allegations saying (before the cause of death had been established) that there was no proof of an unnatural death and that the case was being used as a "political provocation".


Radioaktive Substanz im Urin von Ex-Spion Litwinenko gefunden

London (Vereinigtes Königreich), 25.11.2006 – Der vorgestern verstorbene russische Ex-Spion Alexander Litwinenko ist offenbar mit einer radioaktiven Substanz vergiftet worden. Nach Angaben der britischen Agentur für Gesundheitsschutz wurden im Urin von Litwinenko hohe Konzentrationen der Substanz Polonium gefunden. Behördenleiter Pat Troop sagte, dass der Stoff wahrscheinlich gegessen, inhaliert oder über eine Wunde aufgenommen wurde. Auch Innenminister John Reid bestätigte das Vorhandensein einer radioaktiven Substanz im Körper von Litwinenko. Die Gesundheitsbehörde erklärte, dass keine Gefahr für Menschen bestehe, die Kontakt mit Litwinenko gehabt hätten.

Litwinenko war am späten Abend des 23. Novembers verstorben. Kurz nach seinem Tod wurde eine von ihm wenige Tage zuvor diktierte Erklärung veröffentlicht. In dieser beschuldigt Litwinenko den russischen Präsidenten Wladimir Putin, den Auftrag zu seiner Ermordung gegeben zu haben. Putin, der sich anlässlich eines Gipfeltreffens zwischen Russland und der Europäischen Union zurzeit in Helsinki aufhält, wies diese Behauptung zurück. Er sagte, dass es keinen Anlass für solche Spekulationen gebe und bezeichnete den Tod als eine Tragödie. Der Familie sprach er sein Beileid aus.


Londres : découverte de doses significatives de polonium-210 dans les analyses d'Alexandre Litvinenko

Moins de 24 heures après le décès d'Alexandre Litvinenko, ancien colonel des services secrets russes exilé à Londres, l'enquête sur les circonstances de son empoisonnement a connu un rebondissement spectaculaire, vendredi 24 novembre 2006, lorsque les autorités sanitaires britanniques ont rendu public, dans l'après-midi, le résultat des analyses faites sur des prélèvements d'urine faits sur le malade avant son décès.

Le professeur Pat Troop, chercheuse de la Health Protection Agency (« Agence de protection de la santé ») et le professeur Roger Cox, expert de la HPA dans le domaine des irradiations, ont en effet indiqué, lors d'une conférence de presse commune, que des analyses d'urine prélévée sur le malade avant son décès avaient révélé la présence d'une quantité significative de l'isotope radioactif polonium-210 dans le corps du malade, sans toutefois être en mesure de déterminer la manière dont cette irradiation a été réalisée, que ce soit par ingestion, inhalation ou contamination par une blessure. Mme Troop a estimé que ceci constituait « un événement sans précédent au Royaume-Uni ». Elle a en outre indiqué que des traces de polonium-210 avaient été décelées par les enquêteurs aussi bien dans l'hôtel où M. Litvinenko avait pris le thé avec deux ressortissants russes que dans le restaurant de sushis où la victime avait rencontré, plus tard dans la journée du 1er novembre, le consultant italien venu lui remettre des documents sur l'assassinat de la journaliste Anna Politkovskaïa.

Pat Troop a enfin précisé que, si les traces de polonium-210 décelées à l'hôtel Millenium et au restaurant Itsu étaient faibles et ne présenter qu'un risque « minime » pour le public, la HPA s'efforçait, dans un premier temps, de dresser la liste de toutes les personnes ayant pu être en contact avec Alexandre Litvinenko durant les trois semaines de son hospitalisation dans deux établissements londoniens successifs.

L'autopsie de la dépouille du patient semble retardée par les précautions à prendre pour l'examen post-mortem, pour protéger les médecins intervenants contre tout risque d'irradiation.

La BBC rapporte, dans une revue de la presse russe, que les médias russes semblent n'accorder qu'une faible importance aux événements de Londres, certains d'entre eux les passant tout simplement sous silence, tandis que d'autres rappelaient les circonstances de la fuite de M. Litvinenko en 2000 et sa condamnation par contumace par la justice russe, en 2002, pour de supposées malversations dans l'exercice de ses fonctions. La BBC rapporte qu'une station de radio de grande écoute de Moscou, avait consacré dix minutes de son journal de la mi-journée aux informations relatives à la mort de l'ex-espion russe, en citant notamment les réactions et accusations des proches de la victime et en répercutant les accusations contenues dans la lettre posthume du défunt contre le président Vladimir Poutine.

Dans la journée, se tenant aux côtés d'Alex Goldfarb qui, devant le University College Hospital de Londres, avait donné lecture du message posthume de M. Litvinenko accusant nommément le président Poutine, le père du défunt, venu spécialement de Russie le week-end dernier pour assister son fils, a livré quelques commentaires sur la tragédie qui frappe sa famille. Il a ainsi estimé que c'était une « minuscule bombe nucléaire » qui avait tué son fils et que, si celui-ci avait dû faire face à une « mort atroce », il l'avait fait « sans jamais perdre sa dignité humaine ».

De son côté, le président Vladimir Poutine a lui-même tenu une conférence de presse à Helsinki (Finlande), peu après la clôture du sommet entre l'Union européenne et la Fédération de Russie, mais avant la révélation publique des traces de polonium-210, et a vivement protesté contre le fait que, selon ses vues, « des événements tragiques comme une mort sont utilisées à des fins de provocation politique ». Il a également souhaité que les Britanniques ne contribueraient pas à alimenter « des scandales politiques qui n'ont rien à voir avec la réalité » et proposé la collaboration éventuelle des autorités russes à l'enquête, tout en faisant une discrète allusion au fait que l'affaire Litvinenko a probablement été évoquée lors de ses conversations avec les représentants de l'Union européenne, bien que le sujet n'ait pas du tout été à l'ordre du jour.


Former Yugoslavian president Slobodan Milosevic found dead in his cell

Former Yugoslavian president Slobodan Milošević, 64, has died in the U.N. war crimes tribunal detention center in The Hague, Netherlands. The Serbian Socialist party and UN officials confirmed his death, and Tribunal President Fausto Pocar has ordered an inquiry, which will be done by the Dutch police and the Dutch coroner. A toxicological examination and a full autopsy have also been ordered on Milošević.

A statement said that Milošević "was found lifeless on his bed in his cell at the United Nations detention unit. The guard immediately alerted the detention unit officer in command and the medical officer. The latter confirmed that Slobodan Milošević was dead."

French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said that Milošević died of natural causes. He had been suffering from chronic heart problems and high blood pressure.

March 3 blood samples from Mr. Milošević showed traces of rifampicin, an antibiotic used to treat serious bacterial infections like tuberculosis and leprosy.

Zdenko Tomanović, his defence lawyer, quoted Mr. Milošević as saying, "I have never taken any antibiotic in five years." Mr. Milošević claimed the day before he died that people with an interest in silencing him were trying to poison him.

An adviser to the chief prosecutor reported "He has a proven track record of taking unprescribed medicine, of messing with his medication," and suggested the complete cause of death may never be known.

The trial against Milošević had been delayed 20 times due to health problems. In 2002 judges ordered a psychiatric review to determine the strain the trial was putting on him. In late February the Tribunal denied his petition for a transfer to a hospital in Russia.

Milošević was on trial and charged with more than 60 counts of genocide and crimes against humanity for the role he played in the Balkan wars, which includes the massacre of 8,000 Muslims at Srebrenica in 1995 and emanating from the Bosnian conflict.

He was extradited to The Hague in 2001, and his trial began in 2002. He refused to be given a lawyer and was defending himself in court, pleading not guilty to all charges against him. He faced life in prison.

Milošević served as president of the Republic of Serbia from 1989 to 1997, and the president of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000.


Slobodan Milošević ist tot

Den Haag (Niederlande), 11.03.2006 – Der ehemalige jugoslawische Präsident Slobodan Milošević ist Berichten des Belgrader Radiosenders B92 zufolge am Samstag in seiner Zelle in Scheveningen bei Den Haag tot in seinem Bett aufgefunden worden. Das Den Haager Tribunal hat den Tod von Slobodan Milošević bestätigt und eine Untersuchung der Todesursache angekündigt. Noch ist nicht geklärt, ob die Obduktion in Moskau oder Den Haag stattfinden wird. Es soll im Beisein serbischer Ärzte in der Gerichtsmedizin eine toxikologische Untersuchung durchgeführt werden. Derzeit befindet sich die Leiche Miloševićs im Gerichtsmedizinischen Institut in Dan Haag. Genaue Einzelheiten seien derzeit nicht bekannt, allerdings litt Milošević schon seit langem an Herzproblemen. Er wurde 64 Jahre alt.

Gegen Milošević läuft seit 2002 vor dem internationalen Kriegsverbrechertribunal in Den Haag der Prozess wegen Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit. Dieser Prozess war unter anderem durch seine lange Erkrankung mehrmals unterbrochen worden. In zwei Monaten sollte er zu Ende gehen.

Gegner Miloševićs, darunter Opfer und Zeugen sowie Überlebende der Verbrechen Miloševićs haben sich schockiert über den Tod des Mannes geäußert. UNO-Chefanklägerin Del Ponte ist sofort nach Den Haag gereist. Ihnen allen wäre es lieber gewesen, Milošević hätte sich bis zum Ende des Prozesses den Vorwürfen stellen können und sich einem gerechten Urteil gestellt.


Muere el ex presidente yugoslavo Slobodan Milošević

El ex presidente de la antigua Yugoslavia, Slobodan Milošević, ha fallecido este sábado(11) según han confirmado fuentes del Tribunal Penal Internacional para la Antigua Yugoslavia, al parecer por causas naturales. Milošević fue encontrado muerto en la cama de su celda de la prisión de dicho tribunal.

El ex líder se encontraba en La Haya enfrentando el proceso legal que se encontraba en marcha en su contra, por crímenes contra la humanidad, crímenes de guerra y genocidio. Había alegado problemas de salud, según algunos, para intentar frenar el proceso. Milošević padecía hipertensión crónica y sufría del corazón. Las autoridades han ordenado la realización de una autopsia que determine las causas de la muerte. El mismo Milošević había solicitado ingresar en un hospital en Rusia para recibir tratamiento. Dicha petición, que podría haberle salvado la vida, fue denegada por el Tribunal.

Slobodan Milošević nació en Pozaverac en 1941. A la muerte de Tito (1980) comenzaría a abrirse paso en el mundo de la política. En 1989 era elegido presidente de Serbia, una de las repúblicas integrantes de Yugoslavia. Su rápido ascenso político coincidió con una radicalización del nacionalismo que operaba en la sociedad serbia, en los momentos en que el comunismo perdía fuerza. Bajo su dirección, se inició una afirmación de la identidad serbia, que había sido objeto de discriminación institucional durante la dictadura titoista.

Fue reelegido presidente de Serbia por mayoría absoluta en las elecciones celebradas ese mismo mes. Algunos sectores consideraron que las elecciones municipales de 1996 fueron un fraude, lo que desencadenó cierta oleada de protestas, con manifestaciones diarias en Belgrado durante diciembre de ese año y comienzos de 1997.

Denominado "el carnicero de los Balcanes" por sus enemigos, el 6 de octubre de 2000 fue derrocado tras un golpe de estado el 28 de junio de 2001, detenido en su país por orden del Tribunal Penal Internacional para la antigua Yugoslavia, por lo cual fue trasladado a La Haya. Allí se inició un proceso legal contra él, acusado de genocidio, por ser el presunto responsable de matanzas acaecidas durante la guerra de Yugoslavia. Milošević se defendió a sí mismo ante el Tribunal, sin que este último pudiera probar los cargos de los que se le acusaba por falta de pruebas y falso testimonio por parte de los testigos de la acusación.


L'ex-président Slobodan Milosevic est mort dans sa cellule

L'ex-président yougoslave Slobodan Milošević, 64 ans, est mort dans la prison de l'ONU à la Haye, aux Pays-Bas. Le parti des Serbes socialistes et les officiels de l'ONU ont confirmé son décès, et le président du Tribunal, Fausto Pocar, a ordonné une enquête, qui sera effectuée par la police et des médecins légistes des Pays-Bas. Un examen toxicologique et une autopsie complète ont également été ordonnés sur Milošević.

Un communiqué a rapporté que Milošević "a été découvert sans vie dans son lit dans sa cellule dans l'unité de détention des Nations-Unies. Les gardes ont immédiatement alerté l'officer de charge et le médecin. Ce dernier a confirmé le décès de Slobodan Milošević."

Le ministre français des affaires étrangères, Philippe Douste-Blazy, a déclaré que le décès était dû à des causes naturelles. Milošević avait souffert d'attaques cardiaques chroniques et d'une haute pression sanguine.
Il fut le président de la République de Serbie de 1989 à 1997, et le président de la république fédérale de Yougoslavie de 1997 à 2000. Milošević a été extradé à la Haye en 2001, et son procès a débuté le 12 février 2002. Il plaidait non-coupable aux 60 chefs d'accusation.

En attendant les résultats de l'examen toxicologique, le TPI a indiqué que l'autopsie a révélé que Slobodan Milošević serait mort d'un infarctus


Milošević funnet død på cellen

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Nederland: Tidligere president i Jugoslavia Slobodan Milošević er funnet død på fengselscellen sin i Haag. Milošević satt i varetekt ved Det internasjonale krigsforbrytertribunalet for det tidligere Jugoslavia, siktet for krigsforbrytelser, deriblant folkemord i Bosnia og Hercegovina.

Milošević hadde hatt hjerteproblemer og høyt blodtrykk, men var blitt nektet å reise til Moskva for legebehandling fordi krigsforbrytertribunalet anså det som sannsynlig at han ville flykte.

Milošević var gift med Mirjana Marković og hadde to barn (Marko og Marija). Mellom 1989 og 1997 var han serbisk president og fra 1997 til 5. oktober 2000 president for Forbundsrepublikken Jugoslavia.


Slobodan Milošević nie żyje

Były prezydent Serbii i Jugosławii Slobodan Milošević zmarł w więzieniu w Holandii. Informację o śmierci Miloševicia jako pierwsze podało belgradzkie radio B92. Międzynarodowy Trybunał Sprawiedliwości w Hadze potwierdził śmierć byłego prezydenta. Według radia B92 Milošević został znaleziony martwy w swojej celi.

Milošević odpowiadał przed Trybunałem ds. Zbrodni w Byłej Jugosławii na postawione mu zarzuty dokonania zbrodni przeciwko ludzkości oraz wywołania konfliktów wojennych w Kosowie, Chorwacji i Bośni.

Milošević chorował na serce oraz miał problemy z nadciśnieniem. Z powodu problemów zdrowotnych toczący się proces był wielokrotnie przerywany. Milošević wyrażał chęć wyjazdu do Moskwy na leczenie, ale sąd nie zezwolił na to.


Милошевич мёртв

По сообщениям Белградского радио В92, бывший президент Югославии Слободан Милошевич был найден мёртвым в своей одиночной камере, в тюрьме международного трибунала ООН.

В последнее время Милошевич имел хронические проблемы с сердцем и высокое кровяное давление.
С 2001 года Милошевич находится под судом международного трибунала в Гааге (Нидерланды), как военный преступник. Милошевич обвинялся в преступлениях против человечности во время Балканской войны.

24 февраля международный трибунал отказал Милошевичу в поездке в Москву на лечение. Трибунал высказывал опасения, что Милошевич не вернётся в Гаагу, хотя Россия предоставляла все гарантии его возвращения.

11 марта 2006 года


Умро Слободан Милошевић

11. март 2006.Хаг/ Холандија Слободан Милошевић нађен је јутрос мртав у својој ћелији у притворској јединици у Схевенингену. Узрок смрти није познат.

Милошевић је имао 64 године. Био је срчани болесник и чекао је лијечење. Његов захтјев да се лијечи у Москви је претходно одбијен.

Слободан Милошевић био је пресједник Републике Србије од 1989. до 1997, и предсједник СР Југославије од 1997 до 2000. Првог априла. 2001. ухапшен је и послат у Хаг гдје је дуже вријеме био оптужен за геноцид и кршење људских права у ратовима у Босни, Хрватској и Косову.

Током суђења, почели су да се јављају озбиљни здравствени проблеми код Милошевића. Патио је од слабог срца и осталих делова кардиоваскуларног система. Више пута је суђење одгађано због његовог здравствена стања. Милошевић се више пута жалио на здравствене проблеме у судници Хашког трибунала, а судско веће одбило је 24. фебруара 2006. да га привремено пусти у Москву на лечење и поред безбедносних гаранција руске владе. Он је 22. фебруара обавестио председавајућег судију Патрика Робинсона да не може да настави испитивање сведока, јер се не осећа добро.

Два дана пре смрти, Слободан Милошевић је у разговору са адвокатом Зденком Томановићем и Момиром Булатовићем, изразио сумњу да лекови које добија више штете његовом здрављу него што користе.

"Данас, 11. марта, Слободан Милошевић је пронађен беживотан у свом кревету у притворској јединици УН у Схевенингену. Чувар је одмах позвао заповедника и лекара притвора. Лекар је потврдио да је Милошевић мртав", писало у саопштењу. По жељи председника Србије и Црне Горе Војислава Коштунице обдукција и утврђивање тачног узрока смрти је одложено за сутра (12. март), којем ће присуствовати и један патолог из Србије.

Супруга бившег југословенског и српског председника Мирјана Марковић изјавила је америчкој ТВ мрежи Си-Ен-Ен да је Трибунал у Хагу "убио њеног мужа".


Milosevic hittad död i fängelset i Haag

Nederländsk polis ska utreda dödsfallet och rättsläkare ska obducera kroppen för att fastställa dödsorsaken.

Under hela den tid rättsprocessen mot Milosevic pågått har föhandlingarna fått avbrytas på grund av hans dåliga hjärta.

Serbiska och internationella politiker har beklagat att rättsprocessen mot den serbiske politikern som är misstänkt för krigsförbrytelser inte har kunna fullföljas.

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France to ban smoking in public places

France is to ban smoking in all public places in February 2007, the French prime minister, Dominique de Villepin has announced. However cafés, nightclubs and restaurants will not be required to comply until January 2008.

An offence would result in a fine of 75 euros for the person(s) responsible and 150 euros for the premises where the offence occurred.

When announcing the new law in a television interview, he stated his reason as being the "public health":

"We started on the basis of a simple observation - two figures: 60,000 deaths a year in our country linked directly to tobacco consumption and 5,000 deaths linked to passive smoking. It is an unacceptable reality in our country in terms of public health"

Public places will include stations, museums, government offices and shops, but not streets or private places such as houses or hotel rooms. He also stated that the country would pay for one-third of the costs of anti-smoking treatments:

"That would represent the first month of treatment," he said.
"There are also other solutions, for example the creation of closed, ventilated spaces, where (food and drink) service is not authorised in order to protect employees," he added.

A BBC survey made in France, a country notorious for its use of tobacco suggests that 70% of the people support the ban.

The European Union's most enthusiastic smokers are found in Greece, Cyprus, and Portugal, according to findings published in May this year. When the law activates, France will join Ireland and Italy, which have passed similar measures. Italy, for example, has very strict measures, such as a minimum fine of 150 euros for smoking in public places with additional charges leveled if the offender was near a pregnant woman or a child under 13. Repeat offenders could be fined more than 275 euros, and imprisoned if they continued. In Switzerland, the canton of Ticino is the only canton in the nation to have banned smoking in restaurants. In the The Netherlands, smoking is banned in NS railway stations.


France : l'interdiction du tabac dans les lieux publics est annoncée

La France est en train d'interdire de fumer dans les endroits publics à compter de février 2007. Cependant, les débits de boissons, les boîtes de nuit et les restaurants ne sont pas concernés par la mesure jusqu'en janvier 2008.

Le non respect de cette interdition entraînera une amende de 75 euros à l'encontre du contrevenant et de 150 euros pour le propriétaire de l'établissement où a eu lieu l'infraction.


G8 reaches deal on African aid for health issues

G8 leaders at the 33rd G8 summit have announced a deal pledging US$60 billion in aid to Africa. The deal, to which all the leaders agreed, called "Growth and Responsibility for Africa" is a commitment to fighting AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria on the continent. It is similar to the pledge made at the G8 at Gleneagles two years ago.

The communique says the G8 will "implement a package for HIV prevention, treatment and care" to achieve "as close as possible to universal access to treatment for all those who need it by 2010."

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, "We are aware of our responsibility and we will honour our commitments."

Critics have noted, however, that the document, "Growth and Responsibility for Africa," estimates that it will "support life-saving anti-retroviral treatment through bilateral and multilateral efforts for approximately five million people." The United Nations says that 9.8 million people need such care, 7 million of whom live in Africa.

Groups advocating for Africa aid say it falls short of United Nations targets. "While lives will be saved with more money for AIDS, this represents a cap on ambition that will ultimately cost millions more lives," said Steve Cockburn of the Stop AIDS Campaign.

"Do they think we can’t read or count?" asked musician/activist Bono. "We are looking for accountable language and accountable numbers: we didn’t get them today."


El G-8 llega a un acuerdo sobre África

Los líderes de G-8 en la 33ª Cumbre han anunciado un acuerdo sobre África que consiste en una donación de US$60 billones. El acuerdo, el cual todos los líderes aceptaron, que se llamará Growth and Responsibility for Africa (Crecimiento y Responsabilidad para África), es un cometido para ayudar a frenar las pandemias de SIDA, tuberculosis y malaria en el continente.

El comunicado dice que el G-8 "implementará un accionar para la prevención, el tratamiento y el cuidado del HIV" para lograr "el acceso universal al tratamiento para todos aquellos que lo necesiten para el 2010."

"Somos conscientes de nuestra responsabilidad y vamos a honrar el cometido," expresó la Canciller de Alemania, Angela Merkel

Las críticas hicieron notar, de todos modos, que el documento estimaba que "supondrá tratamiento anti-retroviral y salva-vida a través de esfuerzos bilaterales y multilaterales para alrededor de cinco millones de personas." Las Naciones Unidas estiman que alrededor de 9,8 millones necesitan ese tratamiento, 7 millones viviendo en África.

Los grupos activistas a favor de África dicen que no cumple con las expectativas de los objetivos de las Naciones Unidas. "Mientras que vidas serán salvadas con más dinero para el SIDA, esto representa una capa en ambición que costará finalmente más vidas," dijo Steve Cockburd de la Stop AIDS Campaign.

"¿Creen que no sabemos leer o contar?" preguntó el músico/activista Bono. "Buscamos un lenguage responsable y números responsables: no conseguimos ninguno de ellos hoy."


G8: 60 mld dolarów dla Afryki na program walki z AIDS, malarią i gruźlicą

Państwa należące do grupy G8 doszły do porozumienia i obiecały wygospodarować 60 mld dolarów na program walki z AIDS, malarią i gruźlicą w Afryce. Połowę pieniędzy przekażą Stany Zjednoczone.

„Takie decyzje są zawsze istotne, jeśli chodzi o kraje afrykańskie, na południe od Sahary. Jednak szczegóły nie są na razie do końca znane. Ważne jest, ile z tych 60 mld dolarów jest tak naprawdę nowym zobowiązaniem. Jest też pytanie, na jaki okres jest to zobowiązanie. (...) Do tej pory nie zostały jeszcze wypełnione obietnice o wzroście środków na pomoc Afryce ze szczytu państw G-8 w 2005 r.” – przypomniał Jan Szczyciński z polskiego oddziału UNDP (Program ONZ ds. Rozwoju).

Wprawdzie afrykańskie potrzeby „generalnie są większe”, to obiecane 60 mld dolarów może być realną pomocą dla najuboższych państw tego kontynentu, dodał Szczyciński. Jak powiedział, pieniądze powinny zostać przeznaczone m.in. na kampanie społeczne związane z informowaniem o zakażeniu wirusem HIV, finansowanie leczenia, opiekę medyczną i budowę szpitali.

Zdaniem Pauliny Miśkiewicz,  dyrektora warszawskiego biura Światowej Organizacji Zdrowia, pieniądze powinny być wykorzystane nie tylko na walkę z chorobami, takimi jak AIDS, malarią i gruźlicą, ale również na „likwidację ich przyczyn”. „Środki, które państwa należące do G-8 chcą przekazać Afryce, to i dużo, i mało. Dwie trzecie nosicieli wirusa HIV to mieszkańcy Afryki. Stosując odpowiednie leki można tym ludziom poprawić komfort życia. Na tym kontynencie brakuje też leków do walki z gruźlicą i malarią” – powiedziała dyrektor warszawskiego biura Światowej Organizacji Zdrowia.


Gaddafi loses African Union chair

Muammar Gaddafi, leader of Libya, has not been able to win his bid to stay as chairman of the African Union, losing out to Malawian president Bingu wa Mutharika, who was backed by several eastern and southern states.

Gaddafi used his final speech to highlight the need for political unity between African states. Libya has been chairing the African Union for the last year, and the job of chair was due to go to a southern African representative. However, Gaddafi wished to retain the presidency, which was backed by Tunisia, and had allegedly won over other countries by paying their membership fees.

The African Union summit, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, involved a speech to the African leaders by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, who called for the countries to strive for national union in Sudan, where the southern part of the country may secede from the north.  In addition, the Secretary General highlighted the various achievements of the African Union. He said that they had "seen a sharp decrease in malaria and measles deaths across the continent, virtual gains in primary school enrolment [and] marked improvement in child health", stating that "we must build on these successes and help spread them around the world".

The three-day summit involves topics such as the state of affairs in Somalia, and a Senegalese proposal to resettle Haiti earthquake victims.


Der Staatspräsident Malawis, Mutharika, ist neuer Präsident der Afrikanischen Union

Addis Abeba (Äthiopien), 31.01.2010 – Auf ihrem Gipfeltreffen in der äthiopischen Hauptstadt Addis Abeba wählten die Repräsentanten der Mitgliedsstaaten der Afrikanischen Union den Staatspräsidenten von Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika, zu ihrem neuen Vorsitzenden. Er löst den Staatspräsidenten Libyens, Muammar al-Gaddafi, in dieser Funktion turnusgemäß ab. Auf der Tagesordnung des Treffens stand unter anderem die Lage in Somalia. Die Afrikanische Union hat seit drei Jahren ein Truppenkontingent von 5.000 Soldaten in das Land am Horn von Afrika entsandt. Somalia ist seit rund 20 Jahren faktisch ohne handlungsfähige Regierung. Seepiraten gehen vor der Küste auf Jagd nach internationalen Großtankern und anderen Frachtern.


Bingu wa Mutharika est élu nouveau président de l'Union africaine

L'actuel président du Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika, a été élu ce dimanche par les chefs d'État et de gouvernement des 53 États membres de l'Union africaine, pour assurer la présidence tournante, succédant ainsi à Mouammar Kadhafi. Élu à la tête de l'organisation en février 2009, M. Kadhafi est désigné officiellement comme le Guide de la grande révolution de la Grande Jamahiriya arabe libyenne populaire et socialiste, titre plus généralement raccourci en « frère guide ». Certains pays tels que l'Afrique du Sud, l'Éthiopie ou encore l'Ouganda s'étaient opposés à l'idée d'un second mandat du dirigeant libyen, tandis que plusieurs autres pays, notamment sahéliens et ouest-africain, soutenait son éventuelle candidature.

Au sein de la Commission et des délégations, il s'agit d'un certain soulagement : « C'est une très bonne décision. En plus, le Guide n'est pas parti, donc finalement l'Afrique reste unie », a commenté un haut responsable de l'UA. « Kadhafi n'était même pas officiellement candidat. Ça s'est passé en douceur et finalement assez vite », a glissé un second. La présidence du colonel Kadhafi a été globalement très controversée et « très nuisible à l'image de l'UA, notamment sur la gestion des crises politiques comme à Madagascar et en Guinée », confiait cette semaine un proche de Jean Ping, président de la Commission de l'Union africaine. M. Kadhafi a, lui, finalement déclaré : « Je n'ai besoin d'aucun titre, je resterai sur le front pour la lutte en faveur de l'UA ».

L'Union africaine est une organisation d'États africains créée en 2002, à Durban en Afrique du Sud, en application de la déclaration de Syrte du 9 septembre 1999 sur le même modèle que l'Union européenne. Ses buts sont d'œuvrer pour la promotion de la démocratie, des droits de l'homme et du développement à travers l'Afrique, principalement par l'augmentation des investissements extérieurs par l'intermédiaire du programme du Nouveau partenariat pour le développement de l'Afrique (NEPAD).

L'ordre du jour concernait également la situation en Somalie, où l'UA est en mission de paix depuis trois ans avec un contingent de 5 000 hommes. Le pays est sans réel régime politique depuis une vingtaine d'années, et les pirates contrôlent les côtes et chassent ou attaquent les pétroliers et les cargos étrangers.


George Bush announces trip to Africa

The  White House announced that the  American president  George W. Bush and his wife,  First Lady  Laura Bush will travel to Africa, next month.

The tour, which is scheduled to take place from 15 to 21 February, will include visits to Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana, and Liberia.

The White House said the president will meet with leaders of these countries to discuss how the United States can support the continuation of  democratic reforms, respect for human rights, and economic opportunities throughout the continent.

The last time Bush visited Africa was in 2003.

The White House said that during this visit, George Bush will review progress made in efforts in which  Washington offers assistance to enhance economic development and the fight against HIV AIDS, malaria and other treatable diseases.


Bush anuncia un viaje a África

La Casa Blanca dio a conocer que el presidente estadounidense George W. Bush y su esposa, la Primera Dama Laura Bush, viajarán a África, el próximo mes.

La gira, pautada del 15 al 21 de febrero, incluirá Benín, Tanzania, Ruanda, Ghana y Liberia.

La Casa Blanca dijo que el presidente se reunirá con los líderes de esos países, para analizar cómo Estados Unidos puede apoyar la continuación de reformas democráticas, el respeto por los derechos humanos, y las oportunidades económicas a lo largo y ancho del continente. Bush visitó a África por última vez en 2003.

La mansión presidencial dijo que, en esta ocasión, el mandatario estadounidense revisará el progreso hecho en las gestiones en las que Washington brinda asistencia para aumentar el desarrollo económico y la lucha contra el VIH/SIDA, la malaria y otras enfermedades tratables.


George Bush anuncia visita à África

A Casa Branca anunciou que o presidente americano George W. Bush e sua esposa, Laura Bush, farão uma viagem à África no próximo mês.

A viagem, que ocorrerá de 15 a 21 de fevereiro, incluirá visitas à Benim, Tanzânia, Ruanda, Gana e Libéria.

Segundo a Casa Branca o presidente se encontrará com os líderes desses países para discutir como os Estados Unidos podem apoiar a continuação das reformas democráticas o respeito aos direitos humanos e oportunidades econômicas em todo o continente. George Bush também vai revisar a ajuda de Washington na luta contra a AIDS, malária e outras doenças.

A última visita de Bush à África foi em 2003.


German authorities confirm first case of novel coronavirus in Germany

Yesterday evening, the Bavarian State Ministry of Public Health and Health Care in Munich, Germany confirmed a case of coronavirus infection in a man from Starnberg district. The man has been isolated and is in good condition, the report said.

Yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the 2019-nCoV coronavirus global risk assessment from "moderate" to "high". The regional risk was "high", and the risk assessment in China "very high".

According to the official WHO report yesterday, there had been 2741 confirmed cases, 80 deaths, 461 severe cases, and 5794 suspected cases in China, 37 confirmed cases in other countries.

WHO said they are uncertain whether it may possible for the infected individuals to be infectious before symptoms show, during the incubation period. China has invested about nine billion US dollars to develop efficient diagnostics and treatment.


Deutschland: vier Fälle des Coronavirus 2019-nCoV bestätigt

Bayern (Deutschland), 28.01.2020 –

Das aus China stammende neuartige Coronavirus 2019-nCoV verbreitet sich nun auch weiter in Europa. Nachdem am Samstag bereits drei Fälle von Infektion mit der neuen Lungenkrankheit in Frankreich bestätigt wurden, ist nun auch in Bayern ein Fall
einer 2019-nCoV-Infektion aufgetaucht. Ein Sprecher des Gesundheitsministeriums in München teilte das am späten Montagabend mit. Am Dienstagabend teilte das bayerische Gesundheitsministerium mit, dass es noch drei 2019-nCoV-Infektionsfälle gibt.

Der erste in Deutschland Erkrankte ist ein 33-jähriger Mann, der Mitarbeiter bei Webasto ist. Am 21. Januar hatte er im Landkreis Starnberg während einer Schulung Kontakt mit einer chinesischen Kollegin aus Shanghai. Diese Frau hatte davor Besuch von ihren Eltern aus Wuhan gehabt, wo das neue Coronavirus entstanden ist. Der Erkrankte wird jetzt in der Klinik Schwabing behandelt. Er ist isoliert, und sein klinischer Zustand sei gut, hat sein Chefarzt erklärt. Etwa 40 Menschen aus der direkten Umgebung des Patienten (Familie und Kollegen) werden beobachtet.

Laut Gesundheitsminister Spahn zeigt dieser Fall, dass Deutschland gut auf eine mögliche Verbreitung des neuen Viruses vorbereitet ist: "Die Gefahr für die Gesundheit der Menschen in Deutschland bleibt weiterhin gering."


La koronaria viruso atingis Germanion, Srilankon, Kamboĝon kaj Eburbordon

Kamboĝo kaj Sauda Arabio konfirmis po la unuan infektiĝon. En distrikto Starnberg (Bavario, Germanio) estas registrita la unua kazo de infektiĝo en la lando. Srilanko informis pri la unua infektito, kiu estis ĉina turistino el Hubejo. En Eburbordo la 34-jara studentino, reveninta al Abiĝano el Pekino, estis metita en kvarantenon kun similaj simptomoj. En Tajlando estas registritaj ok kazoj, kvin en Singapuro, dum en Malajzio, Japanio kaj Sud-Koreio po kvar kazoj. 8 kazoj estis registritaj en Hongkongo, 7 en Makao kaj 5 en Tajvano.

Strebante preventi disvastiĝon de la viruso en siaj teritorioj, Malajzio kaj la Filipinoj nuligis vizojn por la turistoj el la provinco Hubejo. La ĉefministro de Malajzio Mahathir Mohamad rifuzis proponon meti ĉiujn ĉinajn turistojn en kvarantenon, argumentante ke ilia nombro atingas du milionojn, do tio estas nerealigebla. La Filipinoj revenigis al Ĉinio 500 turistojn el la urbo Uhano, kiu estas la centro de la epidemio. La plej granda malajzia subŝtato Saravako malpermesis dungadon de ĉinaj laboristoj. Inter plej endanĝerigitaj restas Tajlando, tra kiu tradicie fluas granda nombro de loĝantoj de Uhano. En la epidemia periodo ĉirkaŭ 20 mil uhananoj sekvis tra la flughavenoj de Bankoko. La registaro alvokis ĉinajn studentojn, foririntaj hejmen por la novjara ferio, longigi sian restadon en Ĉinio por almenaŭ du semajnoj.

Usono plu observas 110 pacientojn kun similaj simptomoj, kiuj venis de Uhano aŭ kontaktis la infektitojn. La dua kazo estis registrita en Kanado.

Komplikan situacion trafis la nacioj de la Pacifiko, kies ekonomioj tre dependas de la ĉina turismo, sed sanservoj estas tro malfortaj por alfronti tian epidemion. La Marŝala insularo malpermesis eniron al ĉiuj turistoj, kiuj venas el aŭ tra Ĉinio. Fiĝio metis en kvarantenon ses ĉinajn turistojn, kiujn malakceptis la apuda Samoa insularo, blokinta eniron por ĉiuj ĉinaj turistoj.

Dume nombro de mortintoj en lasta tago kreskis ĝis 106 kaj 1300 novaj infektiĝoj estis registritaj. Sume en Ĉinio infektiĝis jam 4515 homoj, inkluzive de 976 seriozaj kazoj, 106 kazoj de mortintoj kaj 60 kazoj resaniĝintaj kaj elhospitaliĝintaj. 6973 estas suspektitaj kazoj. Krome estas trovitaj 47833 homoj, kiuj intime kontaktis kun konfirmitaj infektitoj, kaj 44 132 homoj estas observataj de kuracistoj. La 26-an de januaro, 914 homoj sin liberigis el la medicina observado.


Wuhanvirus ouch versjenen in Frankriek en Pruses

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MOFERT  - 30 jannewarie 2020 - 't Wuhanvirus, of offesjeel 't coronavirus 2019-nCoV, is intösse oetgebrèdj nao zeker twieë Europese lenjer. 't Aafgeloupe waekinj woort al bevèstig det 't drie vel van besmetting haw in Frankriek, meh smaondigs saoves woort al bekandj det 'nen drieëndertigjäörige manskaerel oet Starnberg (Beiere) ouch besmetj is. Stinsdigs saoves kome nag drie vel van besmetting in Beiere nao veur, die bleke bie 'tzelvendje bedrief es d'n ieëste manskaerel te wirke.

De aafgeloupe waek haw d'n drieëndertigjäörige manskaerel kóntak mit 'n Sjinese kollegin oet Sjanghaj, die zelf ieëre daoveur bezeuk haw gadj van zien eljers oet Wuhan. De manskaerel is noe opgenómmen inne Schwabingkliniek in Muunsje, wo d'r ouch in quarantaine is gezatj gewore. Aldusse behanjeldjen dokter duit t'r 't dao nao ómstenjigheid good.

Later is 't virus ol óntdèk geworen in Finlandj.

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Nieuw coronavirus duikt ook op in Frankrijk en Duitsland

2019-nCoV, het nieuwe coronavirus dat afgelopen maand voor het eerst opdook in de Chinese stad Wuhan, heeft zich inmiddels ook verspreid naar in ieder geval twee Europese landen. Nadat afgelopen weekend al drie gevallen van besmetting in Frankrijk werden bevestigd, maakte het ministerie van Gezondheid in München maandagavond bekend dat een 33-jarige man uit de Landkreis Starnberg (Beieren) eveneens met het virus is besmet. Dinsdagavond werd bekend dat er in Beieren nog drie mensen met het virus besmet zijn, die bij hetzelfde bedrijf als de eerste man werkten (autoverkoopbedrijf Webasto (de)).

Afgelopen week had de 33-jarige man contact met een Chinese collega uit Shanghai, die op haar beurt kort daarvoor bezoek had gehad van haar ouders uit Wuhan. De man is opgenomen in de Schwabing-kliniek van München en aldaar in quarantaine geplaatst. Volgens zijn behandelend arts maakt hij het naar omstandigheden goed.

Volgens Jens Spahn, de Duitse minister van Volksgezondheid, toont het huidige geval aan dat Duitsland goed is voorbereid mocht het tot een serieuze uitbraak van het virus komen. Het gevaar is slechts klein, aldus Spahn.


Bilans epidemii koronawirusa

Bilans epidemii koronawirusa

Do 27 stycznia liczba ofiar śmiertelnych nowego koronawirusa w Chinach wyniosła 106, a zarażonych nim było ponad 4 tysiące osób - poinformowały we wtorek rano czasu lokalnego chińskie media.

Koronawirus 2019-nCoV, czyli tak zwany wirus z Wuhan, został zidentyfikowany w chińskim mieście Wuhan w 2019 roku. Do zakażenia doszło najprawdopodobniej wskutek zjedzenia nieświeżych owoców morza z targu żywności (pierwszymi ofiarami wirusa byli pracownicy i klienci targowisk z owocami morza i przetworami z mięs).

W Niemczech potwierdzono pierwszy przypadek zarażenia nowym koronawirusem. "Zaraził się nim mężczyzna z powiatu Starnberg w Bawarii" - poinformował rzecznik bawarskiego ministerstwa zdrowia.

Jak poinformował bawarski Krajowy Urząd ds. Zdrowia i Bezpieczeństwa Żywności (LGL), stan kliniczny pacjenta jest dobry. 33-latek trafił do kliniki w Monachium, na jedyny oddział wyspecjalizowany w leczeniu wysoce zakaźnych chorób. Jak pisze "Bild", mężczyzna jeszcze wczoraj był w pracy. Lekarze badają osoby, z którymi miał kontakt. Mowa jest o 40 osobach.

Według niemieckich służb sanitarnych nosicielką wirusa była Chinka, która pracuje dla firmy motoryzacyjnej z siedzibą w Stockdorf pod Monachium. Kobieta gościła w Niemczech w drugiej połowie stycznia, a koronawirusa wykryto u niej, gdy już powróciła do Chin.


Girl's flu case found to be drug-resistant

A Vietnamese girl's case of bird flu was found to be oseltamivir-resistant, where oseltamivir is the active ingredient of the anti-viral drug being marketed as Tamiflu.

The girl had been taking care of her brother who had caught the disease, and may have contracted it from him rather than from infected birds. She was on a low dosage of Tamiflu, and recovered when given higher doses. She had contracted a mutated form of H5N1 bird flu.

Tests on lab animals were also found sensitive to zanamivir, marketed as Relenza.

Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Tokyo said the girl's case was "only one case, and whether that condition was something unique we don't know."

In related news, Romanian authorities have announced the bird flu virus detected in the Danube delta in eastern Europe is the same lethal H5N1 strain which struck in Asia.


Wietnam: Wirus ptasiej grypy uodpornił się na leki

Lekarze odkryli pierwszy przypadek mutacji ptasiej grypy odpornej na działanie oseltamiwiru, zawartego w Tamiflu, leku dotychczas używanym do zwalczania ptasiej grypy. Taką mutację wirusa lekarze odkryli u chorej wietnamskiej dziewczynki.

Dziewczynka opiekowała się swoim chorym na ptasią grypę bratem i to prawdopodobnie od niego zaraziła się wirusem. Cały czas lekarze podawali jej małą dawkę Tamiflu, ale dziewczynka wyzdrowiała dopiero po zwiększeniu dawek.

Tymczasem testy na zwierzętach wykazały, że wirus ptasiej grypy jest także wrażliwy na działanie innego środka - zanamiwiru, sprzedawanego pod nazwą Relenza.

Yoshihiro Kawaoka z Uniwersytetu Wisconisin-Madison i Uniwersytetu w Tokio stwierdził, że przypadek dziewczynki jest odosobniony i nie wiadomo, jakie warunki wpłynęły na uodpornienie się wirusa.

Jednocześnie rumuńskie władze poinformowały, że odkryty w delcie Dunaju wirus ptasiej grypy to ten sam wirus, który rozprzestrzenia się w Azji.


Green tea component protects heart cells

UK —
Green tea may protect against damage from heart attack and stroke.

Researchers from the UK Institute of Child Health have shown that a chemical in the tea reduces cell death following such incidents, which in turn could fight tissue death and organ failure.

Led by Anastasis Stephanou, the researchers showed in heart cells that the chemical epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) inhibits cell death, apparently by blocking the action of a protein called Star 1.

This protein is activated in cells after a stressful event and contributes to inducing cell death.

EGCG also appears to speed recovery of heart cells to spur tissue recovery.

Stephanou says that while the researchers are "extremely encouraged" by the findings, more research is necessary before people are advised to drink green tea after heart attack or stroke.

The research is reported in The FASEB Journal.


Componente do chá verde protege células do coração

Pesquisadores do Instituto Britânico de Saúde Infantil disseram que um produto químico presente no chá  verde pode reduzir a morte celular depois de ataques do coração e derrame,  e dessa forma atuar contra a morte de tecidos e evitar a  falência  de órgãos.

Conduzido por Anastasis Stephanou, os pesquisadores mostraram que em  células coronárias  o produto químico epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) inibe a morte celular, ao que parece através do bloqueio da ação de uma outra proteína,  chamada Estrela 1. A Estrela 1 é ativada em células depois de um evento estressante, e contribui  para  aumentar a morte celular.

Aparentemente, O EGCG também acelera a recuperação de células do coração para ajudar a reabilitação do tecido.

Stephanou diz que, ainda que os pesquisadores estejam "extremamente estimulados" pelas descobertas, mais pesquisas são necessárias antes de começar aconselhar às pessoas a beber chá verde após um ataque de coração ou derrame.

A pesquisa saiu no FASEB Journal.


Grönt te skyddar hjärtceller

Storbritannien –
Grönt te kan skydda mot hjärtattack och stroke. Forskare vid UK Institute of Child Health har visat att ämnen i teet kan reducera den celldöd som är följden av dessa händelser vilket i sin tur kan motverka vävnadsskador och problem med kroppsorgan.

Under ledning av Anastatsis Stephanou har forskarna lyckats visa i hjärtceller att den kemiska substansen epigallocatechin-3-gallate (ECCG) bromsar celldöd, uppenbarligen genom att blockera verkan från ett protein kallat Star 1.

Detta protein aktiveras i celler efter stress och bidrar till celldöden.

ECCG tycks också påskynda återväxten av hjärtceller vilket snabbar på återskapandet av vävnader.

Stephanou säger att även om rönen uppfattas som mycket positiva krävs fortfarande mycket forskning innan man kan rekommendera patienter att dricka grönt te efter en hjärtattack eller ett stroke-anfall.

Rapporten finns på The FASEB Journal.


Guatemalan government may suspend liberties under state of emergency

As part of a state of emergency declared on Thursday when the first case of H1N1 flu virus was confirmed in Guatemala, President Álvaro Colom proposed the suspension of rights guaranteed by the constitution of that country. The state of emergency, which must be ratified or rejected by the Congress of Guatemala by Wednesday, would limit the effect of the articles of the Constitution of Guatemala which provide for the liberties of expression and movement.

Representatives of opposition parties have criticized the measure, asking whether it is necessary to impose limits on freedom of expression in the country, where the third case of H1N1 was confirmed yesterday. Rosa María de Frade of Bancada Guatemala said, "We understand that the executive branch has to take preventative measures, but under no circumstances can we restrict the opinions of citizens, and the actions must be specifically targeted at resolving the crisis." ((Translated from Spanish))Spanish: Entendemos que el Ejecutivo tiene que tomar medidas de prevención, pero en ningún caso se puede limitar la opinión de los ciudadanos, y las acciones deben ser específicamente orientadas a combatir la emergencia.

Roxana Baldetti of Partido Patriota compared President Colom's plan with the calamitous 1993 decision of former President Jorge Serrano Elías to suspend the constitution in the name of fighting corruption. Bereft of support, President Serrano Elías resigned a week later, taking up exile in Panama.

In a Friday press conference, President Colom insisted on the necessity of the measures: "In a case like this, we have to get behind the authorities, and I'm the elected authority in this country, and authority must be imposed in these times of crisis in order to avoid that someone, anyone, takes an attitude which might not benefit people's health, that's all." ((Translated from Spanish))Spanish: En un caso de estos, todos tenemos que alinearnos a una autoridad, y la autoridad electa en este país soy yo, y la autoridad en estos momentos de crisis se tiene que imponer para evitar que alguien, algunos, etc., tomen actitudes que no vayan en beneficio de la salud de la gente; eso es todo.

The state of emergency, if ratified, would dilute the legal force of the rights recognized in Articles 5 and 26 of the Constitution of Guatemala. Article 5 provides that no person may be "persecuted or harassed for their opinions." Article 26 refers to the liberty of movement.


Gobierno guatemalteco busca limitar la libertad de expresión por calamidad

9 de mayo de 2009Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala — Como parte del estado de Calamidad Pública, emitido el jueves último por el primer caso confirmado de la influenza A H1N1 en Guatemala, el presidente guatemalteco Álvaro Colom propuso restricciones de derechos garantizados por la Constitución del país. El estado de Calamidad Pública, que debe estar ratificado o improbado por el Congreso antes del próximo miércoles, restringiría los artículos que establecen las libertades de expresión y locomoción.

Diputados de partidos de oposición manifestaron resistencia a las restricciones, poniendo en duda la necesidad de limitar la libertad de opinión en Guatemala, donde el tercer caso del virus epidémico se confirmó ayer. Rosa María de Frade del Bloque Independiente Bancada Guatemala dijo: “Entendemos que el Ejecutivo tiene que tomar medidas de prevención, pero en ningún caso se puede limitar a la opinión de los ciudadanos, y las acciones deben ser específicamente orientadas a combatir la emergencia”.

Roxana Baldetti del opositor Partido Patriota comparó el plan del presidente Álvaro Colom desfavorablemente con la historia del ex presidente Jorge Serrano Elías, quien en 1993 suspendió la constitución en pro de la lucha contra la corrupción. Éste terminó por renunciar a la presidencia y exiliarse en Panamá.

El presidente Álvaro Colom defendió su postura sobre la necesidad de las medidas: "En un caso de estos, todos tenemos que alinearnos a una autoridad, y la autoridad electa en este país soy yo, y la autoridad en estos momentos de crisis se tiene que imponer para evitar que alguien, algunos, etc., tomen actitudes que no vayan en beneficio de la salud de la gente; eso es todo."

El estado de Calamidad Pública limitaría la vigencia de los derechos reconocidos en los artículos 5 y 26 de la Constitución de Guatemala. El artículo 5 establece que ninguna persona pueda ser "perseguida ni molestada por sus opiniones" y el artículo 26 se refiere a la libertad de locomoción.


Governo de Guatemala pretende limitar a liberdade de expressão por calamidade

Cidade da Guatemala, Guatemala • 12 de maio de 2009

Como parte do estado de Calamidade Pública, emitido na quinta-feira passada pelo primeiro caso confirmado de influenza A H1N1 na Guatemala, o presidente guatemalteco Álvaro Colom propôs restrições de direitos garantidos pela Constituição do país. O estado de Calamidade Pública, que deve ser ratificado ou rejeitado pelo Congresso antes da próxima quarta-feira, restringiria os artigos que estabelecem as liberdades de expressão e de locomoção.

Deputados dos partidos de oposição manifestaram resistência às restrições, pondo em dúvida a necessidade de limitar a liberdade de opinião na Guatemala, onde o terceiro caso de epidemia do vírus foi confirmado em 8 de maio. Rosa María do Bloque Independiente Bancada Guatemala disse: "Entendemos que o Executivo tem que tomar medidas prevenção, mas em nenhum caso pode limitar a opinião dos cidadãos, e as ações devem ser especificamente orientadas para combater a emergência."

Roxana Baldetti do opositor Partido Patriota comparou o plano do presidente Álvaro Colom desfavoravelmente com a história do ex-presidente Jorge Serrano Elías, que em 1993, suspendeu a Constituição em pela luta contra a corrupção. Este acabou por renunciar a presidência e exilar-se no Panamá.

O Presidente Álvaro Colom defendeu a sua posição sobre a necessidade das medidas: "Em um caso disto, todos nós teremos de alinhar-nos a uma autoridade, e a autoridade eleita neste país sou eu, e da autoridade em nestes momentos de crise, tem ser impostas para evitar que alguém, algum, etc., tomem atitudes que não vai a benefício da saúde da gente, isso é tudo."

O estado de Calamidade Pública limitaria a vigência dos direitos reconhecidos nos artigos 5 º e 26 º da Constituição da Guatemala. O artigo 5 estabelece que nenhuma pessoa pode ser “perseguida ou molestadas pelas suas opiniões”, e artigo 26 se refere a liberdade de locomoção.


H5N1 bird flu confirmed in the Netherlands

The Dutch government has confirmed its first H5N1 bird flu case in the country. The case was found in 2 dead young owls in a zoo in Rotterdam. A lab in Lelystad confirmed that the bird flu was first discovered after a routine test by the Wild Life Health Centre and found traces of H5N1. Further tests will be carried out due to be released in a few days.

Netherlands has never had a reported case of H5N1 before.

As bird flu can only spread by close contact, the zoo will remain open, but restrictions will be in place to protect visitors, staff and other animals.

The source of the bird flu is unknown. Staff have been given prophylactic medication.


Cas de grippe aviaire confirmé aux Pays-Bas

Le gouvernement des Pays-Bas a confirmé avoir détecté le 1er cas de H5N1 sur son territoire. Le virus a été découvert sur deux jeunes hiboux retrouvés morts dans un zoo de Rotterdam. Le cas a été détecté à la suite d'un contrôle de routine effectué par le centre de santé de la vie sauvage, un laboratoire de Lelystad a part la suite confirmé l'analyse. D'autres tests vont suivre lors des prochains jours.

Le zoo va rester ouvert car le virus ne peut se transmettre que par un contact rapproché entre les hommes et les oiseaux. Des retrictions seront cependant misent en place pour protéger les visiteurs, les employés du zoo et les autres animaux.

La source du virus demeure inconnue et les employés du zoo bénéficient du traitement médical prophylactique.


In Olanda trovato un uccello contagiato dall'influenza aviaria

Il governo olandese ha confermato la presenza del primo uccello contagiato dal virus H5N1, responsabile dell'influenza aviaria. L'uccello era stato trovato due giorni prima in uno zoo di Rotterdam. Un laboratorio di Lelystad ha confermato che l'uccello infettato era stato scoperto durante uno dei controlli di routine dal Wild Life Health Centre, che ha trovato tracce di H5N1. Altri test verranno effettuati e i risultati verranno resi noti a giorni.

I Paesi Bassi non avevano mai avuto alcun caso di influenza aviaria, prima d'ora. Lo zoo rimarrà aperto, poiché l'influenza si può diffondere solo con uno stretto contatto con i contagiati, ma verranno messe in atto opportune restrizioni per proteggere la salute dei visitatori, dello staff e degli altri animali.

Non si sa come l'uccello abbia contratto il virus: in ogni caso, a tutto lo staff dello zoo sono state somministrate adeguate misure profilattiche.


Eerste H5N1 besmetting bevestigd in Rotterdam

Het Ministerie van landbouw, natuur en voedselkwaliteit meldt het eerste geval van H5N1 vogelgriep in ons land. De besmetting werd vastgesteld bij 2 uiltjes in Diergaarde Blijdorp in Rotterdam, zij zijn gestorven. De vogelgriep werd als eerst vastgesteld na een routine onderzoek door het Wild Life Health Centre en vonden aanwijzingen van H5N1. Ook het laboratorium in Lelystad, het CIDC, heeft dit bevestigd. Vervolgonderzoek moet definitief uitwijzen of het een daadwerkelijke besmetting betreft.

Hoewel een groot deel van de vogels in Blijdorp is gevaccineerd, ging het om 2 jonge uiltjes, die niet waren gevaccineerd. De uiltjes maakten deel uit van een nestje van vier. Ook de andere twee jonge uiltjes zijn overleden, maar zover bekend zonder dat er een aanwijzing voor H5N1 is. Het eerste uiltje werd 27 juli ziek. De dierentuin zal uit voorzorg de vogels zoveel mogelijk ophokken en/of afschermen. De Voedsel en Waren Autoriteit zal de komende dagen aanvullende monsters nemen van vogels in Blijdorp.

De dierentuin zal wel gewoon geopend blijven voor bezoekers omdat H5N1 alleen kan worden verspreid door direct contact met de besmette vogels of hun uitwerpselen. Wel worden voor de betrokken verzorgers maatregelen genomen en moet de dierentuin voorkomen dat er contact tussen vogels en bezoekers kan ontstaan.

De bron van de besmetting is onbekend. De dierenverzorgers in Blijdorp hebben uit voorzorg medicatie gekregen.

Experts vrezen nog steeds voor een mogelijke grieppandemie, die wereldwijd aan miljoenen mensen het leven zou kosten. Op het moment komt mens op mens besmetting nog niet op grote schaal voor, er is echter wel een geval bekend waarbij een familie elkaar besmette met het virus.

Bij een wereldwijde uitbraak van vogelgriep zouden in Nederland alleen, mogelijk 40.000 Nederlanders omkomen, dat stelde het Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu in januari.

Deskundigen van het instituut gaan ervan uit dat bij een pandemie over een periode van drie maanden een kwart van de bevolking, ongeveer vier miljoen mensen, ziek zal worden. Een op de honderd besmetten zal volgens de statistici overlijden. Dat komt neer op ongeveer 40.000 burgers.

De laatste pandemie werd veroorzaakt door de Hongkonggriep die in 1968 en 1969 aan een miljoen mensen het leven kostte.


Ptasia grypa w Holandii potwierdzona

Holenderski rząd potwierdził pierwszy przypadek zarażenia wirusem H5N1 w kraju. Wirus znaleziony został u dwóch nieżywych młodych sów w zoo w Rotterdamie.

Zoo pozostanie otwarte, ponieważ ptasia grypa może się roznosić jedynie przy bliższym kontakcie, lecz w celu zabezpieczenia odwiedzających, pracowników oraz zwierząt zostaną podjęte odpowiednie działania.

Źródło zakażenia nie jest jeszcze znane. Pracownicy zostali profilaktycznie zbadani.


H5N1 bird flu virus reaches Poland

Two cases of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus have been confirmed in Polish birds. The H5N1 strain of bird flu has already been found responsible for the deaths of over 93 humans in the entire world. Some scientists fear it may be starting to establish a foothold in Eastern and Central Europe.

There have been isolated cases of H5N1 transmission from birds to humans, raising fears among the international scientific community  that the virus will combine with a human influenza virus, mutating in such a way that it could transfer readily from human to human. A global pandemic, similar to the Spanish influenza outbreak of 1918, could result.

The two cases in Poland were discovered in the northern town of Toruń, famous as the birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus. Two swans have been confirmed to have been carriers of the virus. Samples from the subjects have been sent to the European Union (EU) laboratories in Weybridge, England, but initial assessments have been seen as highly reliable. "Yes, we have confirmed that it is definitely H5N1," said Jan Zmudzinski, director of Poland's national laboratory, in the town of Pulawy. A hygiene-security zone protected by police has been established, extending up to several hundred metres from the spot on the river bank of the Vistula river where the swans were found.

Boud, a resident of Toruń, told Wikinews that he has observed authorities putting precautionary measures in place to attempt to slow the spread of bird flu. He said that during March 6 and 7 he observed:

The World Health Organisation held a three-day emergency meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss plans to deal with the virus, and also to revisit contingency plans for the possibility of a future pandemic. With the discovery of H5N1 in Poland, fears of a pandemic have increased in the scientific community. "Events in recent weeks justify that concern," said Margaret Chan, special advisor to the WHO on avian influenza.

While bird flu has not affected Europe's agricultural output as much as it has that of Southeast Asia, there have been some serious economic consequences of the recent bird flu outbreaks on the continent. France has been forced to increase its subsidies to poultry farmers, spending over 52 million euros ($63 million USD) in aid. Over thirty bird cases have been confirmed in France, while Germany is currently investigating a possible case in a cat.


TVN24: Martwy łabędź w Toruniu zarażony ptasią grypą

Jak nieoficjalnie podaje telewizja TVN24, martwy łabędź znaleziony dwa dni temu w Toruniu był zarażony ptasią grypą. Główny Lekarz Weterynarii Krzysztof Jażdżewski w rozmowie dla PAP nie potwierdził, ani nie zaprzeczył tej informacji.

Martwe ptaki znaleziono w centrum Torunia (województwo kujawsko-pomorskie) w pobliżu Bulwaru Filadelfijskiego nad rzeką Wisłą. Bulwar, podobnie jak sąsiadujące ulice, został zamknięte dla ruchu.

W celu omówienia sytuacji w Toruniu zebrał się miejski sztab kryzysowy.

W południe w Ministerstwie Rolnictwa odbyła się specjalna konferencja prasowa, na której przedstawiono szczegóły dotyczące potencjalnego przypadku ptasiej grypy w Toruniu. Minister rolnictwa Krzysztof Jurgiel oznajmił na niej, że łabędzie znalezione w Toruniu były zarażone wirusem H5.

Jak podał Państwowy Instytut Weterynarii w Puławach - łabędzie znalezione w Toruniu były zarażone wirusem H5N1. Wyniki te mają być potwierdzone w połowie tygodnia na podstawie testu w londyńskim laboratorium.

Pierwsze podejrzenie wystąpienia ptasiej grypy w Polsce pojawiło się w połowie lutego 2006 roku. U wybrzeży Morza Bałtyckiego znaleziono wtedy kilka martwych łabędzi. Późniejsze badania wykazały, że ptaki z polskiej plaży nie były zakażone wirusem.


У Пoљскoj je зaбeлeжeн први случaj птичjeг грипa

Како је незванично објавила Пољска телевизијска станица TVN24, мртав лабуд пронађен пре два дана у Торуњу заражен је птичијим грипом. Главни доктор ветеринарства Кжиштоф Јаждзевски у изјави PAP-у није потврдио, али није ни негирао ту информацију.

Мртве птице пронађене су у Торуњу (војводство Кујавско-Поморје) близу Филаделфијског булевара код реке Висле. Булевар, као и околне улице затворен је за кретање.

У циљу расправе о ситуацији скупио се месни кризни штаб.

У подне у министарству пољопривреде одржала се спецјална конференција за медије на којој су објављени детаљи везани за појаву птичијег грипа у Торуњу. Министар пољопривреде је на конференцији изјавио да су лабудови нађени у Торуњу заражени птичијим грипом.

Још увек се незна да ли је то најопаснија варијанта грипа H5N1, али сазнаће се после испитивања која се врше у Лондону. Резултати се очекују средином недеље.

Прве сумње о птичијем грипу у Пољској јавиле су се средином фебруара 2006. године. На обали Балтичког мора нађено је неколико угинулих лабудова. Каснија испитивања су показала да лабудови нису били заражени птичијим грипом.

5. март 2006.Торуњ/ Пољска


H5N1 confirmed in France

The strain of bird flu lethal to humans, H5N1, has been confirmed to have infected a dead wild duck, found on Monday, in marshland near Lyon in the east of France. France is the seventh country in the European Union to suffer this virus; following Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Greece and Italy. Suspected cases of H5N1 in Croatia and Denmark remain unconfirmed.

Globally, The H5N1 strain has infected 171 people, and killed 93 of them, since 2003.

A 3 km (2 mi) safety area has been set-up from the area in which the bird died. In accordance with EU guidelines, vets will check all the birds in this zone. Surveillance has increased on wild birds within 10 km (6 mi).

In an attempt to address the public concern, a telephone line and website has been set-up. This notifies them not to touch dead birds, but to report them straight away to the authorities.

France, as the largest producer of poultry in Europe, already has farmers worrying about their livelihood; despite the fact the avian flu has not affected any of the nation's poultry. If the disease transfers to poultry, the transport of poultry can be restricted.

Further tests have been done on two ducks that have died in the Somme region in the north of France.


Un canard mort du virus H5N1 en France

La présence du virus H5N1 a été confirmée hier sur un canard sauvage, retrouvé mort le 13 février 2006 dans l'Ain, en France.

Dominique Bussereau, ministre de l'agriculture français, a annoncé une série de mesures afin de diminuer le risque d'épizootie parmi lesquelles le confinement de toutes les volailles d'élevage et l'obligation de les vacciner dans trois départements. Toute mesure d'abattage est pour l'instant exclue.

Le gouvernement réfléchit maintenant à des mesures d'indémnisation pour les éleveurs, qui doivent faire face aux nouvelles dépenses entraînées par ces mesures, ainsi qu'à la baisse de leurs ventes, qui atteint déjà 15%.

Le nombre d'alertes concernant des oiseaux morts s'est depuis multiplié, et le gouvernement indique qu'il faut alerter les services concernés si on découvre :


H5N1 hits Britain

H5N1, the deadly strain of bird flu that has already claimed many lives in Asia, was confirmed this morning as the strain that killed 2,600 turkeys on a farm in Suffolk.

The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), conducted further tests to determine the strain after it was found that most of the turkeys on a Bernard Matthews farm showed signs of illness and tested positive for avian flu in preliminary tests.

As a further precaution, 159,000 turkeys from the same farm will be culled.

The European Council issued a directive stating that a protection zone (a zone where all birds are to be kept indoors and biologically tested for the flu) should be set up on a 3 km radius from the infected farm. They also ordered a 10 km radius "surveillance" zone whereby the sale of birds at markets is banned, water used by domestic and wild birds is to be kept separate, pedestrian movement is limited, an increased awareness of the symptoms of affected birds and birds are not to be transported unless being transported to slaughter.

Officials are confident that the outbreak has been contained but ask people to be vigilant.

Suffolk County Council also set up a helpline for people with queries or if they find birds showing signs of malaise: 08456 032 814.

Defra has also made general advice on avian-flu available on its
helpline: Defra Helpline - 08459 33 55 77


Le virus de la grippe aviaire gagne la Grande Bretagne


H5N1 strain of Avian Flu found in the UK

Health officials in the United Kingdom have confirmed that the H5N1 strain of the Avian Flu has been found in turkeys on Redgrave Park Farm in Suffolk, England. The farm is owned by Gressingham Foods.

Officials also say that it is likely that the virus arrived in the U.K. by way of migrating birds and that the virus resembles the H5N1 strain that was discovered in August in Germany. Other possibilities of infection are currently being investigated by officials such as infected turkey food or being brought overseas by humans.

"Everybody needs to be concerned, this is avian influenza. We are asking every poultry keeper to be vigilant, to house their birds where they are required to do so in any restricted area and carry out good bio-security measures and report any signs of disease. This is a particularly challenging site and our priority is to adhere to strict bio-security, and the health and safety of staff on site is paramount," said Fred Landeg, a chief officer of veterinary medicine.

Health officials say that all of the birds on the farm, at least 5,000 ducks geese and turkeys, will be killed, most of which already have been.  They have also designated a radius of three (1.9 miles) kilometers from the farm, a "protection zone" and are monitoring the situation from at least a 10 k.m. (6 mile) radius of the farm to attempt to prevent the spread of the disease. It is not known if the virus has spread beyond the farm. All cars entering and exiting the area are reportedly being sprayed with a disinfectant. Birds on farms nearby are being kept indoors and away from any other wild birds.

"We will be looking at the movements on to the premises and off the premises of birds and movements of people, vehicles and things, to see whether there is another origin somewhere in the country or whether the disease could have spread," added Landeg.

Officials also say that the commission for the European Union have been notified.

In April of 2006, the deadly H5N1 virus was found in the remains of a wild Mute Swan in the village of Cellardyke in Fife, Scotland. In February, poultry producer Bernard Matthews' farm in Suffolk had more than 160,000 birds killed after they were infected with the H5N1 virus.

Other deadly diseases have recently took a hold on the U.K. and farmers. An outbreak of bluetongue disease was reported last September, while foot-and-mouth disease reemerged in August after a breach in biosecurity at a U.K. research laboratory.


H5N1 é detectado no Reino Unido

Funcionários do ministério da saúde do Reino Unido confirmaram que o H5N1, o vírus da gripe aviária foi detectada em perus na fazenda Redgrave Park Farm, em Suffolk, Inglaterra. A fazenda é propriedade da empresa Gressingham Foods

Os Funcionários também disseram que é provável que o vírus deve ter chegado no Reino Unido por meio de aves migratórias, e que o vírus assemelha a H5N1 estirpe, que foi descoberto em agosto na Alemanha.  Outras possibilidades de infecção estão actualmente a ser investigados pelos funcionários como a alimentação dos perus infectados ou serem trazidos ultramarinos por seres humanos.


Healthy cloned monkeys born in Shanghai

In findings published Wednesday in the scientific journal Cell, a team of scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai, China have announced the first-ever cloning of a primate from post-embryonic cells, namely two macaque monkeys. They used somatic cell nuclear transfer, the same method that was used to create Dolly the sheep in 1996.

In somatic cell nuclear transfer, scientists remove the nucleus, which is the organelle that contains the chromosomes, from an unfertilized ovum, or egg cell, and implant the nucleus from a somatic cell, or non-reproductive cell, into that ovum. The ovum is then stimulated and develops in the normal way, growing into a whole organism that has the same nuclear DNA as the donor organism, though it will have all of the ovum's mitochondria and other cellular machinery. Clones like these have been described as identical twins to their donors, but younger.

The scientists implanted 21 ova into surrogate mother monkeys, resulting in six pregnancies, two of which produced living animals. The young clones were named "Zhong Zhong" and "Hua Hua," both derived from Zhōnghuá, the Chinese-language word for the Chinese people. They are both cynomolgus monkeys, or crab-eating macaques (Macaca fascicularis). The scientists also attempted to clone macaques using nuclei from adult donors. They implanted 42 surrogates, resulting in 22 pregnancies, but there were still only two infant macaques, and they died soon after birth. The Scotland-based team that created Dolly the sheep in 1996 required 277 attempts and produced only one lamb.

Generally, the older the donor organism, the more difficult it is to get the DNA from the harvested nucleus to reactivate the genes that allow the clone organism to grow. Previous efforts to clone rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) using embryonic donor cells have been successful, but the current attempt used significantly older donors: fetal fibroblast cells, which are key cells in connective tissue, and adult monkey cumulus cells.

"We're excited — extremely excited," said study co-author Muming Poo. "This is really, I think, a breakthrough for biomedicine." He went on to say that the cloned monkeys could be used as test subjects for the study of neurological diseases such as Parkinson's and Huntington's. Primates are already a popular model organism for neurological studies. In the United States, for example, non-human primates are used in less than 0.3% of all animal experiments, most of them involving neuroscience, and macaques in particular are a well-established animal model of atherosclerosis, which causes heart disease.

"I think it's a very exciting landmark. It's a major advance," agreed reproductive biologist Dieter Egli of Columbia University. "It should be possible to make models of human disease in those monkeys and study those and then attempt to cure it."

About 90% of the laboratory animals used in the United States are rodents. Although the first cloned mouse was born in 1998, cloned mice are not currently common in laboratory settings. This may be because producing inbred mouse lines is still relatively effective.

Although the announcement raised enthusiasm from researchers, it also drew caution from bioethicists. "Cloning one individual in the image of another really sort of demeans the significance of us as individuals," says Harvard Medical School's Dr. George Daley, speaking specifically of cloning humans. "There's a certain sort of gut sense that it violates sort of natural norms." While Muming Poo concedes it is now theoretically possible to clone a human, he says his lab has no plans to do so.

Although somatic cell nuclear transfer was used successfully in amphibians as early as 1952, getting it to work in mammals took much longer. Dolly, the first cloned mammal, was born in 1996. Teams have been trying to clone monkeys for decades, but primate DNA is notoriously difficult to work with. "The trick is we choose the right chemicals to turn on these genes we transfer into the egg," Mu-ming Poo told the press. "So that's what we did different. I think that's the key." One of the agents used to treat the ova was messenger RNA from the human Kdm4d gene.


Twee java-apen gekloond in China

Twee java-apen gekloond in China

In Shanghai zijn Chinese wetenschappers erin geslaagd om twee makaken te klonen. De aapjes, genaamd Zhong Zhong en Hua Hua (en), werden enkele weken geleden geboren. De techniek die hiervoor is toegepast staat bekend als nucleaire transfer (ofwel therapeutisch klonen) en werd voor het eerst gebruikt om het schaap Dolly te klonen. Hierbij wordt de kern van de donorcel in een eicel geplant waarvan de kern is verwijderd.

De wetenschappers zijn van plan om op termijn veel meer genetisch identieke apen te klonen. Volgens hen is dit belangrijk in het onderzoek naar allerlei ziekten bij mensen, zoals kanker en de ziekte van Parkinson. Tegenstanders, en dan vooral die uit de westerse wereld, zijn bezorgd dat deze doorbraak het klonen van mensen een stapje dichterbij brengt.


Helpline: Do you know this pianist?

On April 8, 2005, police picked up an unidentified man wandering the streets of Sheerness, United Kingdom.  The man was wearing a formal black suit and white shirt with all labels removed, and was soaking wet, as if having been in the sea.

He has not spoken a word since he was found, but when given pencil and paper he drew a piano. Seeing the picture of the piano, the medical staff at the Medway Maritime Hospital where he was admitted showed him the piano in the hospital chapel.  To their amazement he sat at the instrument and played classical and pop music for several hours.

Many press reports have emphasized the piano playing, and the man has been labelled "The Piano Man" by many news services, although the hospital staff has been calling him "Mr. X."

However, the chaplain of the hospital, the Reverend Steve Spencer, said the man "is not the virtuoso that he has been portrayed in the press. He knows a small number of tunes and plays them over and over.  I recognized some John Lennon and a snippet from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake."

The man also pointed to a flag of Sweden when shown an atlas, initially leading the hospital staff to believe he was from Sweden.  To date this lead has not panned out.  A different account from the National Missing Persons Helpline (NMPH) indicated that the man actually drew the flag.

The NMPH is appealing to anyone who recognizes the man to contact Teri on +44 20 8392 4509.  All calls will be treated as confidential.  The NMPH can also be reached at +44 500 700700.  Emails can also be sent to id@missingpersons.org.

According to the man's social worker, Michael Camp, all initial leads (including the Swedish flag information) have gone cold.

One notable lead on May 17 came from a Polish man called Darius Dydymski who claimed that the man is a French street musician he worked with in Nice named Steven Villa Masson(e). However, this lead turned up cold on May 18 when Masson's sister, Julie Villa Massone said, "I saw my brother yesterday in Nice."  Also, AFP found him living in Nice near the train station.

A Wikinews contributor believes that the person referenced is an acquaintance of his named Geoffrey Betts.  Betts is an actor who is a citizen of the U.K.  Betts has lived much of his life in the Dallas, Texas area and has spent some time recently in Louisville, Kentucky.

A visual comparison of the person in the various news articles can be compared to Geoff's website (listed in External links below).  The source reported his findings to the U.K. authorities several hours before this posting.

At this time, no leads have been verified.


Reino Unido busca descubrir la identidad de pianista desconocido

17 de mayo de 2005Reino Unido — El pasado 8 de abril de 2005, la policía encontró un hombre vagando por las calles de Sheerness, al sur de Inglaterra. El sujeto se encontraba empapado, como salido del mar, con un traje formal negro y una camisa totalmente blanca. No ha dicho una sola palabra desde que fue encontrado, pero cuando le dieron lápiz y papel dibujó la bandera de Suecia y un piano. Después de ver el dibujo del piano, el personal médico del Hospital Marítimo de Medway, donde fue remitido, le mostró el piano de la capilla del hospital. Para sorpresa general, se sentó y comenzó a tocar música clásica durante varias horas. Según la asistente social, se sigue una pista que podría llevar a la identidad del sujeto. Una pista anterior fue descartada.

El Servicio Nacional de Ayuda a las Personas Desaparecidas (National Missing Persons Helpline - NMPH) pide que quien sea capaz de reconocer al sujeto contactar a Teri al teléfono (44 20) 8392 4509. Todas las llamadas serán tratadas como confidenciales. El Servicio Nacional de Ayuda a las Personas Desaparecidas también puede ser contactado por el número 44 500 700700 o por el correo electrónico id@missingpersons.org. Hasta el momento, cerca de 400 llamadas han sido recibidas.


Apparition d'un mystérieux pianiste trempé

Publié le 17 mai 2005   Le 8 avril 2005, un homme (mince, grand, cheveux bruns, habit noir et chemise blanche) a été découvert errant complètement trempé sur la plage de Sheerness dans le Kent (Royaume-Uni). Muet, sa seule communication avec le personnel de l'hôpital a été le dessin du drapeau suédois et celui d'un piano. Il aurait joué  avec talent (selon la presse), passablement d'après les soignants et durant plusieurs heures des airs du répertoire classique.


Reino Unido procura descobrir a identidade de pianista desconhecido

No dia 8 de abril de 2005, a polícia encontrou um homem a vagar pelas ruas de Sheerness, no Reino Unido,  todo molhado, como saído do mar, com um formal terno preto e uma camisa branca com nada escrito. Ele não disse uma palavra desde que foi encontrado, mas quando foi-lhe dado lápis e papel ele desenhou a bandeira  da Suécia e um piano. Depois de ver o desenho do piano, o pessoal médico no Hospital Marítimo de Medway onde ele foi admitido mostrou-lhe o piano da capela do hospital. Para  estupefação geral ele se sentou  e começou a tocar no piano  música clássica durante várias horas. Segundo a assistente social, está sendo seguida uma pista que pode levar  à identidade do homem.  Uma pista anterior foi descartada.

O  Serviço Nacional de Ajuda às Pessoas Desaparecidas (National Missing Persons Helpline  - NMPH) pede para quem for capaz de  reconhecer o homem contatar  Teri pelo telefone 44 20 8392 4509. Todas as chamadas serão tratadas como confidenciais. O Serviço Nacional de Ajuda às Pessoas Desaparecidas também pode ser contatado pelo número 44 500 700700 ou pelo email id@missingpersons.org.


Hiroshima citizens aid radiation exposed people in Kazakhstan

A Japanese non-profit organisation Hiroshima Semipalatinsk Project will send their 8th medical aid visiting team to Semey, Kazakhstan, known as Semipalatinsk under the USSR reign, reported a regional newspaper, Chugoku Shimbun. The team will consist of seven medical staffs, doctors and nurses, including Professor Masaharu Hoshi of the Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine at Hiroshima University. They will visit Semey from 19 September till 26 to examine radioactive exposed people and give medical instruments to local hospitals.

Hiroshima Semipalatinsk Project (HSP)　was founded in 1999 by Hiroshima citizens, many of whom or their relatives suffered radiation exposure due to the atomic bomb dropped by the US army in 1945. When in 1994 Hiroshima hosted the Asia Games, a Hiroshima citizen met a Kazakh and eventually became aware of another group of "Hibakusha". In Semey approximately 470 atomic bomb experiments were held between 1949 and 1989 by the USSR government. Residents have been severely affected by radiation. Following the Hiroshima Semipalatinsk Project it is reported that 1.2 million people are affected by the fallouts and over 300,000 people have suffered of radiation exposure in that area, mainly in the city of Semey with a population of 350,000.

Since its foundation in 1999, HSP continues to aid Kazakhs and endeavours to provide the public with information about suffering in the area. The organisation gives Kazakhs not only medical aid but also social aid through student exchange programs for highschool students.


広島の市民団体、カザフスタンに医師団を派遣

広島市の非営利団体ヒロシマ・セミパラチンスク・プロジェクトは、今月、医療チームをカザフスタンのセメイ（ロシア語名称セミパラチンスク）へ派遣する。16日、中国新聞が報じた。医師と看護婦のあわせて7名からなる訪問団は、9月19日から26日までセメイを訪問し、診察を行い医療機器を贈る。ヒロシマ・セミパラチンスク・プロジェクトが医療チームを派遣するのはこれが8回目。

セミパラチンスクには旧ソ連の核実験場があり、1949年から1989年にかけて470回以上の核実験が行われた。現在は核実験場は閉鎖されているが、放射能を帯びた落下物（核の灰）の被害を住民が受けている。ヒロシマ・セミパラチンスク・プロジェクトによれば、120万人が核の灰の影響を受けているともいわれる。セメイ市は人口35万人だが、現在把握されている限りで、30万人ほどが放射能の後遺症を受けている。

ヒロシマ・セミパラチンスク・プロジェクトは、1999年に設立された広島の市民団体。セメイへの医療援助や、日本国内での啓蒙活動を中心に活動を行っている。会員には被爆2世などもいる。結成のきっかけは、1994年の広島アジア大会で、発起人のひとりがカザフスタン人（当時はソ連）と知り合いになったことをきっかけに、セミパラチンスクでの核被曝への理解が進み、結成にいたった。医療援助のほかに、カザフの高校生を留学生として日本に迎え、教育にも支援を行っている。


Mieszkańcy Hiroszimy wspierają Kazachów, którzy ucierpieli w wyniku prób atomowych ZSRR

Japońska organizacja społeczna Hiroshima Semipalatinsk Project wyśle ekipę medyczno-rozpoznawczych do Semipałatyńska w Kazachstanie – podała lokalna gazeta Chugoku Shimbun. Ekipa składa się z siedmiu pracowników medycznych, lekarzy i pielęgniarek, profesora Masaharu Hoshi z Instytutu Badawczego nad Promieniowaniem Biologicznym i Medycznym Uniwersytetu w Hiroszimie. Od 19 do 26 września podczas wizyty w Samipałatyńsku członkowie organizacji będą badać mieszkańców miasta wystawionych na działanie promieniowania radioaktywnego, a także przekażą miejscowym szpitalom specjalistyczny sprzęt.

Organizacja została założona w 1999 roku przez mieszkańców Hiroszimy, w większości tych, którzy doznali uszczerbu na zdrowiu po zrzuceniu przez Amerykanów bomby atomowej. W latach 90. mieszkańcy Hiroszimy mieli okazję spotkać się z mieszkańcami Semipałatyńska, którzy ucierpieli w wyniku eksperymentów atomowych prowadzonych przez władze ZSRR na terytorium Kazachstanu w latach 1949-89. Szacuje się, że w wyniku tych prób ucierpiało ponad 300 tysięcy osób.

Organizacja Hiroshima Semipalatinsk Project zajmują się nie tylko pomocą medyczną dla mieszkańców Semipałatyńska. Prowadzi także m.in. program wymiany studentów.


HIV vaccine trial set to begin in South Africa

The first large-scale trial of a vaccine for HIV has been launched in South Africa. About 3,000 HIV-negative people will be administered the test vaccine MRKAd5 HIV-1 created by the pharmaceutical company Merck. The study will examine if the vaccine prevents infection or lowers HIV levels in those who do get infected.

A parallel study will also be conducted in the United States and South America, to compare the vaccine's effectiveness on various strains of HIV. The vaccine's functioning in a heterosexual population and its effectiveness among women will also be studied. Preliminary trials for the vaccine have been conducted in the Americas and Australia as well as in Africa.

AIDS is estimated to have killed 25 million people worldwide since 1981, and between 33 and 46 million more are estimated to be infected with HIV, more than half of them in Sub-Saharan Africa. Between three and six million people are thought to have been infected in 2005.

The trial, named the Phambili ("Going forward") Trial, is being conducted by the International HIV Trials Network and the South African AIDS Vaccine Initiative (SAAVI).

The vaccine has been developed from an adenovirus, a type of virus that causes the common cold. The virus has been genetically engineered to prevent it from causing the flu or from passing on from person to person. Instead, three genes of the HIV virus have been introduced into the adenovirus. When the vaccine containing these genes is injected into the body, it is hoped that the body's immune system will learn to recognise and kill cells that contain the vaccine, thereby also developing an immune response against the HIV virus, which also contains these three genes.

The three genes, called gag, pol and env contain information needed to make the structural proteins for the capsid, the "shell" of the HIV viron. The vaccine does not contain the remaining six HIV genes that cause HIV to infect cells, replicate and cause disease.

The vaccine does not contain any live HIV and therefore cannot cause any infection, SAAVI said in a press release, adding that the vaccine was found to be safe and produced an immune response against HIV in earlier trials.

SAAVI has expressed its commitment to the "highest level of preventive care" for those who take part in the trial, promising "extensive, state-of-the-art" counselling as well as some forms of medical care and for those taking part, through the duration of the trial.

The trial starts a week after a different trial, involving a microbicide gel called Ushercell was stopped after more women who used the gel were found to be infected compared to those who were given a dummy gel as placebo. Eleven previous trials of the gel had not shown any problems, the chief scientist for the trial in South Africa told Business Day.

The trial is expected to cost $35 million and SAAVI will be supported by Eskom and the South African government.


Sudafrica: parte la sperimentazione di un vaccino contro il virus HIV

La prima sperimentazione su larga scala di un vaccino per il virus HIV è stato lanciato in Sudafrica. Circa 3 000 persone HIV-negative riceveranno il vaccino-test MRKAd5 HIV-1 creato dalla compagnia farmaceutica Merck. Lo studio verificherà se il vaccino previene le infezioni in coloro che vengono a contatto con il virus.

Uno studio parallelo verrà condotto negli Stati Uniti e in America meridionale, per confrontare l'efficacia del vaccino su persone che sono giunte ai vari stadi della malattia. Verranno anche studiati anche il funzionamento del vaccino nella popolazione eterosessuale e la sua efficacia tra le donne. Una prima sperimentazione preliminare è stata effettuata nelle Americhe, in Australia e anche in Africa.

Si stima che l'AIDS abbia ucciso 25 milioni di persone nel mondo dal 1981, mentre sono state infettate fra i 33 e i 46 milioni di persone, dei quali più della metà nell'Africa Sub-Sahariana. Circa sei milioni di persone sono state infettate nel 2005.

La sperimentazione, denominata Phambili ("Andiamo avanti"), sarà condotta dall'International HIV Trials Network e dal South African AIDS Vaccine Initiative (SAAVI).

Il vaccino è stato sviluppato a partire da un adenovirus, un tipo di virus che causa il comune raffreddore. Il virus è stato geneticamente modificato per evitare che causi l'influenza o che possa essere trasmesso da persona a persona. Inoltre, tre geni del HIV sono stati introdotti nell'adenovirus. Quando il vaccino contenente questi geni viene iniettato nel corpo umano, si spera che il sistema immunitario imparerà a riconoscere ed uccidere le cellule che contengono il vaccino, sviluppando in questo modo una risposta immunitaria contro il virus HIV, che contiene a sua volta quei tre geni iniettati nell'adenovirus.

I tre geni, chiamati gag, pol e env contengono informazioni utili a creare le proteine strutturali della capside, il "guscio" del virus HIV. Il vaccino non contiene i rimanenti sei geni del HIV che portano il virus a infettare le cellule, a replicarsi e causare la malattia.

Il vaccino non contiene un virus HIV vivo e perciò non può causare alcuna infezione, hanno detto dei rappresentanti della SAAVI in una conferenza stampa, aggiungendo che il vaccino è sicuro, stando alle precedenti sperimentazioni e ha prodotto anche una risposta immunitaria contro il virus HIV.

SAAVI ha espresso il suo impegno verso il "più alto tentativo di cura preventiva" per tutti coloro che prendono parte alla sperimentazione, promettendo loro un'assistenza ad regola d'arte così come alcuni tipi di cure mediche per tutta la durata della sperimentazione.

La sperimentazione inizia una settimana dopo che un'altra sperimentazione, che utilizza un gel microbicida chiamato Ushercell, era stata bloccata dopo che più donne che usavano il gel erano state rinvenute infette rispetto a quelle che avevano utilizzato un gel placebo. Undici precedenti sperimentazioni del gel non avevano mostrato alcun problema, come ha detto il capo-progetto della sperimentazione in Sudafrica a Business Day.

Si stima che la sperimentazione costerà 35 milioni di dollari, ma la SAAVI sarà aiutata dalla Eskom e dal governo sudafricano.