Today began the trial of four leaders of the Red Khmer still living for the crimes committed by the Maoist organization more than three decades ago in Cambodia, which killed nearly two million people, a quarter of the population, through torture, executions, starvation and exhaustion. Aged and abandoned by the army of guerrillas to spray the country who ordered the three men and women who were part of the leadership led by Pol Pot, face charges of crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide, murder , torture and persecution on religious and race against the minority Muslim Chams, Vietnamese people and the community of monks.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Venezuela: the mystery surrounding the health of Chavez
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has a habit of making speeches rivers for several hours on national television once a week, has disappeared from screens for two weeks. In the middle of an official visit to Cuba, the Venezuelan president, aged 56, had surgery June 10 emergency, for a pelvic accumulation in the lower abdomen.
Shake 5.2 degrees earthquake in northwest China's Qinghai Province
An earthquake of 5.2 magnitude on the Richter scale rocked the district Nangqian Yushu Prefecture in northwest China's Qinghai Province, according to the Center of the China Seismological Network. The quake occurred at 15:48 local time, with epicenter at 32.4 degrees north latitude and 95.9 degrees east longitude with a depth of 10 kilometers, said Xinhua.
In April 2010 a quake of 7.1 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Yushu, mostly inhabited by Tibetans, where two thousand 700 people died.
In April 2010 a quake of 7.1 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Yushu, mostly inhabited by Tibetans, where two thousand 700 people died.
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Greece, it's the second drastic austerity plan
The economic program intended to Greece out of its crisis states by 2015 budget savings of 28.4 billion euros from privatization amounted to 50 billion. For 2011, the extra effort is 6.4 billion. The euro area has conditioned the continuation of financial support to countries for adoption by the parliament, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday of this plan and its implementing legislation.
The objective is to reduce the public deficit to 1.1% in 2015 to curb debt, currently at 350 billion euros. Here are the main measures, divided almost equally between revenue (15 billion euros) and expenditure cuts (13.8 billion), in addition to a first austerity plan in 2010, focusing on wage cuts in the civil service and pension reform.
The objective is to reduce the public deficit to 1.1% in 2015 to curb debt, currently at 350 billion euros. Here are the main measures, divided almost equally between revenue (15 billion euros) and expenditure cuts (13.8 billion), in addition to a first austerity plan in 2010, focusing on wage cuts in the civil service and pension reform.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
The EU is launching a new anti-smoking campaign: "Former smokers are irresistible"
The European Union launches new anti-smoking campaign. Objective: To help ex-smokers not to fall into the trap of the cigarette and the youngest ever to not turn it on. In the viewfinder also new products such as "smokeless cigarettes" sold airplanes, flavorings added to the tobacco and advertising. The European Commission has no doubts: "Former smokers are irresistible." This is the title of the ambitious three-year campaign carried out with a budget of 16 million only for the first year, he wants to deal a blow to smoking in Europe.
Chavez reappears after 12 days on Twitter
Hugo Chavez spare sunrise today. After 12 days of silence, and after having undergone emergency surgery on June 10 in Havana, Venezuelan President reappeared through the social network Twitter. "Good day my candangueros! Today is my Army day dawned bright and the sun! What a huge hug to my soldiers and my people loved you" Chavez wrote in the early hours of Friday morning in his account @chavezcandanga.
New York Senate approves gay marriage
In a historic vote, the Senate of the State of New York legalized gay marriage. The Republicans still had need for change, but then the Senate voted on the Act: The U.S. state of New York is poised to legalize gay marriage. It would be the sixth and most populous state, are allowed to marry in the same-sex couples.
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