The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that more than 18,000 new cases of cholera were registered in only 40 days in early June in the city of Port au Prince in Haiti, where the epidemic claimed the lives of 5397 people since its inception in 2010. "Since May 2011, there are increased cases of cholera in parts of Haiti, especially in the vicinity of Port au Prince and the south of the peninsula," said Tarik Jasarevic, a WHO spokesman.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
New York relaxes gay marriage
I can not stop crying, we did it boys "is a radiant Lady Gaga said that the historic decision of the State of New York City: Friday night is the law that was approved recognizes the right of same-sex marriage. In addition to the new queen of pop, an explosion of joy greeted the vote in districts high concentration of homosexuals, especially Greenwich Village, where dozens of activists had gathered since the beginning of the evening.
Libya also the world of football is opposed to Gaddafi: 17 join to rebels
The Libyan football eventually rebelled against the Colonel. Seventeen players of the Libyan football, including some leading members of the National team, have in fact joined the revolt against Gaddafi. The defection of players is only the latest hit to the regime of Colonel Gaddafi, already abandoned by ministers, diplomats, military top brass.
The artist Ai Weiwei settled its release in exchange for his silence for a year
Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and may not grant interviews or publish their opinions online, or travel outside Beijing for a year, according to the pact reached by the authorities to be released Wednesday after a detention of 80 days, according said the mother of the creator. "Without accepting these conditions would have been impossible to be freed," he said in a telephone Gao Ying, mother of the artist and widow of the poet Ai Qing, one of the most revered during the Maoist regime and a victim of persecution by the Cultural Revolution (1966-76).
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Green light for Croatia's entry into the EU in 2013
The Heads of State and Government of the EU have given the green light Friday to the entry of Croatia in July 2013, as will the European Commission has proposed, according to European diplomatic sources have advanced. European leaders have backed "conclude the accession negotiations with Croatia by the end of June 2011" and expected "to sign the accession agreement by the end of the year," according to a draft of the conclusions of the Summit has had access Europa Press.
The former Premiership Ukraine Yulia Timoshenko, tried for corruption
A court in the preliminary hearing began today in the trial of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko accused of abuse of power by signing, without being authorized to do so, a gas supply contract with Russia for Ukraine expensive. More than 1,500 supporters gathered Timoshenko next to the courthouse to protest what they say is a political persecution of their leader, who heads the opposition party Batkívshina.
Chavez returns in Twitter to quell rumors about his health
The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, reappeared on the Twitter social network on Friday he had abandoned for 20 days before emergency surgery in Cuba. The 56-year retired military officer had remained silent during his convalescence in Havana, but reappeared to send four messages through their social network account, which is followed by more than 1.6 million people.
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