Wednesday, March 16, 2011

SPORT - nerds ride in the ring

In the Times dated March 7, a title catches the eye: "French intellectuals out of an existential crisis by playing hands." At the heart of the French capital, "in these prestigious universities where we admire old Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, new idols have emerged, for example called Mohammed Ali and Rocky Balboa," says the British daily.

According to figures developed by the French Federation of University Sports, the number of students boxers have doubled in five years in the Parisian faculties. The University Pierre and Marie Curie, in the fifth arrondissement of Paris, now has its regulars. The night when the Times correspondent there is a round, fourteen students shared the ring: ten boys and four girls, including Julian, in seventh grade student of oriental languages \u200b\u200band specialist in contemporary Chinese literature, or Elodie and Agnes Both 21 years old, apprentice chemists who like to be able to "unwind".

An Indonesian survive the tsunamis in Japan and 2004

Jakarta. .- An Indonesian citizen and can claim to have survived the 2004 tsunami and the one that struck Japan last Friday, which has so far caused 10,000 dead, wounded and missing in the national press reported today. Zahrul Fuadi, 39, was in Sendai when the earthquake of 9 degrees on the Richter scale and the subsequent tsunami, and now expected to repatriate in an evacuation center in Tokyo.

Dozens injured in clashes between opponents and loyal to the Yemeni regime

Dozens of protesters and faithful to the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, were injured Wednesday in clashes in the coastal city of Al Hadida, west of the country. The incidents occurred when police and supporters of Saleh prevented some opponents go to a place where they celebrated a festival organized by the opposition demanding the resignation of the president's power, explained the witness.

INDIA - New Delhi tries to appease his paranoia

After years of silence, the Indian government has officially recognized on March 4 the 17th Karmapa, Trinley Dorje Ogyen as religious leader of Tibet, "the second after the Dalai Lama," said Interior Minister GK Pillai. The young man of 25 years, both recognized by the Dalai Lama and enthroned by the Chinese government, fled Tibet in 1999 to join India, which has always viewed with suspicion his past relationships with government Chinese.

Of a fire in the reactor 4 of the central Fukushima

Tokyo. (Writing and agencies) .- A new incident shakes the Fukushima nuclear plant: after three explosions in recent days and the appearance of cracks in the reactor vessel 2, an explosion a few minutes before 23:00 (Spanish time ) in the reactor 4 has caused a fire that is assigned to the reactor 4 of the plant.

The situation in the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan now entered critical phase of a fire and a new explosiónque sparked fears of a massive leak of radioactivity, which is already being felt in Tokyo, and the declaration of a no-fly radio 30 km. In addition, a strong aftershock of 6.3 magnitude in the area has added tension to the nuclear crisis in the country.

Berlusconi: Up to 33 girls I think too many even for a thirty

The Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi denies that 33 girls, including lower then Ruby, are the subject of prostitution in one of their parties because, among other things, seem "too", and ensures that it will go on television and court to explain everything. In an interview published today in the newspaper 'La Repubblica', Berlusconi comes to meet the new details about the case that the prosecution Ruby Milan announced yesterday in reporting the conclusion of the investigation to the three people allegedly involved in your environment in the matter.

BAHRAIN - The tactics of King

Faced with the challenge to the street, the monarchy of Bahrain initially responded with the brutal repression: the record is 7 dead and dozens injured. She could this be based on an army largely composed of recently naturalized foreigners, not likely to socialize with people. When it turned out that this did not prevent the demonstrators to persevere, King Hamad ibn Isa Al-Khalifa has made a complete turnaround.