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Hurricane Ida comes ashore in Nicaragua

November 6, 2009

United States weather forecasters say Hurricane Ida, the eleventh storm of the 2009 season, has made landfall in the Central American nation of Nicaragua.

In a 10 am EST advisory on Thursday, the US National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida says Ida came ashore in southeastern Nicaragua off the Caribbean Sea and is moving slowly to the northwest.

Ida's winds had reached 75 mph early on Thursday, making it a Category 1 hurricane – the lowest level on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, a five-level scale that measures a hurricane's intensity and potential for destruction.

The Nicaraguan government issued a hurricane warning for parts of the region. Thousands were forced to evacuate their homes in advance of the hurricane. Forecasters say that the cyclone could continue to produce life-threatening flash-floods and mudslides.

After moving ashore, the storm has since weakened to a depression. Tropical Depression Ida is currently drifting northward, and forecasters say it could re-intensify once it emerges into the Caribbean Sea and potentially heads towards the US Gulf Coast. However, it might simply dissipate before it reaches open waters.

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Thank you for your productive and helpful edits on Wikinews. We really appreciate what you've done. Wikinews needs more good editors like yourself; please consider getting an account! We'd be very happy to have you. – Juliancolton  | Talk 15:04, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

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US unemployment rate surpasses 10%

November 6, 2009 The unemployment rate in the United States has surpassed ten percent, according to figures released by the US Department of Labor on Friday.

The jobless rate, now at 10.2%, is the highest it has been since April 1983, and was an increase over September's level of 9.8%. 190,000 jobs in total were lost last month, and 8.2 million total people have become unemployed since the recession officially began in December 2007.

"It's pretty disappointing overall. Job losses are not moderating as quickly as I had hoped despite those earlier indicators on jobs," economic analyst Richard Franulovich at the Westpac financial services company said.

Some economists say the jobless rate could reach 10.5% next year because employers are still reluctant to hire. Economist James Shugg predicted the weakness in the US job market is expected to continue.

"It is a lot easier for firms to make the decision not to lay someone off than it is actually to decide to take someone on," Shugg said. "I think we are still at that point, the firms are getting less aggressive in terms of job cutting. But putting people on is still a little way to come yet."

Despite the news, most analysts have said that this is an improvement in a way, as the rate of job losses has slowed in the past year. This January, for instance, saw 741,000 job cuts. The US gross domestic product also grew by 3.5% from July through September. President Barack Obama, however, suggested that the jobless rate may still continue to rise in the immediate future. "We are just not where we need to be yet. We've got a long way to go," he said.

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Zimbabwe prime minister Tsvangirai ends cabinet boycott

November 6, 2009 Morgan Tsvangirai, the prime minister of Zimbabwe, said on Thursday that he was calling off his boycott of the coalition government with president Robert Mugabe. The prime minister said he was giving Mugabe and his Zanu-PF party 30 days to work on "the pertinent issues we are concerned about".

Tsvangirai and his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party had pulled out of the coalition government three weeks ago, protesting what they called harassment of Mugabe opponents and accusing the president of not fulfilling the power-sharing agreement agreed to in February.

"We have suspended our disengagement from the GPA [Global Political Agreement] with immediate effect and we will give President Robert Mugabe 30 days to implement the agreement on the pertinent issues we are concerned about," Tsvangirai said. His move came after he attended a meeting in Mozambique with the Southern African Development Community.


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UN endorses Israel-Palestinian war crimes report

November 6, 2009 After two days of debate, the United Nations has overwhelmingly endorsed a report from the Human Rights Council calling for domestic investigations into alleged war crimes committed by both Israel's military and Palestinian armed forces during the Gaza conflict that began last December.

The controversial report concluded that Israel used disproportionate force in the war, deliberately targeted civilians, used them as human shields, and destroyed civilian infrastructure. One of the 31 chapters of the report discussed crimes by for firing rockets into Israeli towns.

The final vote was 114 in favor, 18 against and 44 abstentions. Strong support came from the Arab and non-aligned countries, many of whom co-sponsored the draft resolution.

Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour welcomed the vote, saying the implementation of Justice Richard Goldstone's report will now begin in stages.

Ali Treki, the General Assembly president, called the vote "an important declaration against impunity. It is a call for justice and accountability". Without justice, there can be no progress towards peace. A human being should be treated as a human being, regardless of his or her religion, race or nationality," he said.

"In three months we will come back to General Assembly to consider the report of the Secretary-General for further action, including in all parts of the United Nations, including in the ," said, a Palestinian-American diplomat.

The non-binding resolution requests the secretary-general report to the General Assembly within three months on the implementation of the resolution, with a view to considering further action, if necessary.

Israel's deputy ambassador to the UN, Daniel Cameron said that the resolution, "endorses and legitimizes a deeply flawed, one-sided and prejudiced report of the discredited and its politicised work that bends both fact and law".

Of the countries abstaining or voting no, several said that although they agreed with the essence of the resolution - that the parties should conduct their own independent, credible investigations into alleged violations as called for in the Goldstone report - they could not vote in favor because they had difficulty with two specific items in the resolution.

Another point of some contention is that the resolution leaves the door open for future action in the UN Security Council. The Palestinians have made clear they plan to pursue that option, but most of the council's five permanent members opposed the idea, saying the right forum for the Goldstone report is in the Human Rights Council in Geneva, where it started.

The United States was the only permanent Security Council member to vote against the resolution. Deputy Ambassador Alejandro Wolff said that although it opposed the resolution, the US strongly supported accountability for human rights and humanitarian law violations relating to the Gaza conflict.

"We believe that the Goldstone report is deeply flawed-including its unbalanced focus on Israel, its sweeping conclusions of law, the excessively negative inferences it draws about Israel's intentions and actions, its failure to deal adequately with the asymmetrical nature of the Gaza conflict, its failure to assign appropriate responsibility to Hamas for its decision to base itself and its operations in heavily civilian-populated urban areas, and its many overreaching recommendations," said Alejandro Wolff.

Israel, which did not cooperate with the Goldstone commission, voted against the resolution, saying that it legitimised a "deeply flawed, one-sided" report, and disregarded Israel's right to defend its citizens.

"The results of the vote and the large number of member states who voted against or abstained, demonstrate clearly that the resolution does not have the support of the 'moral majority' of UN members," read a statement on the website of Israel's ministry of foreign affairs. "Israel rejects the resolution of the UN General Assembly, which is completely detached from realities on the ground."

During the three-week-long Israeli military incursion into the Gaza Strip, at least 1,400 Palestinians died according to Palestinians and human rights groups, although Israel says 1,166, and 13 Israelis also died. The Goldstone Commission criticized both sides for violations of international humanitarian law.


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WHO states H1N1 swine flu world's most dominant virus

November 6, 2009 The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) stated that the H1N1 virus, more commonly known as swine flu, has become the dominant flu strain in the world.

In a briefing with reporters Thursday, WHO Special Pandemic Influenza Advisor Keiji Fukuda said the virus has been particularly active in the Northern Hemisphere in recent months. He added that he expects the trend to continue through the winter months, with more severe cases and even deaths.

Fukuda said the vaccine currently in use in some 20 countries around the world remains effective and safe, and that no rare or dangerous side effects have been reported.

"East Asia is one of the parts of the world where seasonal influenza viruses have remained in reasonably high circulation. But even in that part of the world, the pandemic virus is becoming dominant," Fukuda commented.

He noted that it was difficult to predict the activity of the virus. "We really are not going to know what the future is going to bring, and so the main focus of our effort here is [...] what steps are needed to make sure countries are as prepared as possible to deal with disease levels," he said.

The H1N1 virus differs from the normal seasonal flu in that it has persisted during the summer months and affected relatively healthy people under the age of 65. The WHO says most people recover without hospitalization, although Fuduka pointed out that people with severe health complications and pregnant women were most at risk.

The World Health Organization has declared the swine flu outbreak a pandemic. As of October 25, 2009, the WHO says there have been more than 440,000 laboratory confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza and more than 5,700 deaths reported to the UN agency.


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Two NATO soldiers reported missing in Afghanistan, search underway

November 6, 2009 The NATO-led force in Afghanistan issued a statement on Friday saying that that two of its troops went missing on Wednesday while on a routine supply mission.

The statement said a search operation is under way, but did not give many details. A NATO press officer said that "We continue exhaustive search and rescue operations to locate our missing service members. We are doing everything we can to find them."

Local police said that the soldiers were likely swept away by a river in Badghis, a western province, while they were trying to get to an airdropped food parcel that had fallen into the river. Officials said it was not likely that they were taken captive.

"The families of these service members have been notified about their loved ones' status and we will continue to keep them informed as information becomes available," a press officer said.


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Comments:Seventeen year old accused of raping four year old in Kherwadi, Mumbai

wrong super mega wrong this kid should be executed i mean poor girl imagine the effect that this is gong to have on her when she remembers that nasty day!!!!! man this is super mega wrong stupid immature bastards !!!!!!!!

 * Actually, there is some consolation in the fact that she is young enough she may forget about it. Sadly, though, I wouldn't bet on it. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 23:06, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I have a four-year old niece. If anybody did this to her, I would not kill him. That would be barbaric. I would simply torture him to within an inch of his life, for every minute, of every day, for the rest of his natural life. And I would laugh. Oh, I would laugh. 206.74.5.136 (talk) 05:17, 12 November 2009 (UTC)


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User talk:Blua~enwikinews

Welcome
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Shooting rampage in Orlando, Florida leaves one dead, seven injured

November 6, 2009 At least one person was killed after a shooting rampage at the Gateway Center office building in Orlando, Florida, at around 11.30 EST (16.30 UTC), according to authorities.

The gunman, who has been identified as Jason Rodriguez, aged 40, surrendered at his mother's house, after police received reports that he had fled there. He is now in custody. He was described as wearing a light blue polo shirt and jeans. The building where the incident occurred was locked down, and police officers evacuated the building.

A resident living near the house where Rodriguez was arrested witnessed the police confront the gunman. "I just heard screaming. They [the police] said, Come out with your hands in the air. He didn't resist," he said, as quoted by the Los Angeles Times.

Barbara Jones said that Rodriguez used to work at the building. "I would consider him armed and dangerous," she said, as quoted by the Press Association news agency.

"This is a tragedy no doubt about it, especially on the heels of the tragedy in Fort Hood that is on our minds," said local police chief Val Demings. "I'm just glad we don't have any more fatalities or any more injuries than we currently have."

"We understand the shootings did take place in our office," said Ken Jacobson, a spokesperson for the company owning the building, Reynolds, Smith & Hill. "People were shot in our offices."

Some office workers reportedly barricaded themselves in their offices following the incident, fearing the gunman to be nearby. "We've got everybody in one office, with the door barricaded with a chest of drawers. There are about 20 of us in here. We're scared," said one woman, as quoted by the Los Angeles Times. "We're watching TV, trying to see what is going on, but we really don't know. We're scared. We're safe right now, but we're scared."

Several police cars, ambulances, and other emergency vehicles were dispatched to the scene. According to the ABC news network, agents from the FBI were also sent, and police officials said that SWAT teams also were on the scene. Traffic near the building was diverted, and there is a heavy police presence.


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Olympic condoms auctioned: "faster, higher, stronger"

November 6, 2009

Sports memorabilia collector Zhao Xiaokai has amassed 5,000 condoms left over from the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and is offering them for sale at auction. Each condom is stamped with the motto of the Olympics in English and in Chinese: "faster, higher, stronger". The Beijing Olympics condoms are offered for sale as part of an auction of Olympic memorabilia. Starting price is one yuan, which is equivalent to US$0.15 or £0.08. The condoms will be sold as a batch.

The 5,000 Olympic condoms are the remainder of a 100,000 production run that were distributed free of charge to athletes who competed in the games. Olympic organizers have been providing free condoms to athletes since the Barcelona Olympics of 1992.

This is the first time that condoms have been sold at public auction in China. Guo Lei of the Sport Collection of China Collector Association, which hosts the auction, told the press that the condom portion of the auction is intended to raise public awareness of HIV and AIDS, although he also expressed concerns that potential buyers may be too embarrassed to bid.

Zhao Xiaokai is offering several other items for sale in the same auction, including an Olympic torch signed by Brazilian footballer Pelé. Neither the collector nor the auction organizers have disclosed which athletes provided the unused condoms.


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Wikinews discusses the H1N1 pandemic with the CDC

November 6, 2009 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a US government agency. In an interview with Wikinews, Jeff Dimond, a member of the Division of Media Relations for the CDC, answered a few question regarding the current situation of the.

The CDC reported that during week 42 (October 18–24) of this year, the swine flu activity increased in the United States with 19 confirmed deaths by swine flu, while week 43 (Oct. 25–31) faced 15 confirmed deaths.

How does the CDC feel the media has handled the H1N1 flu pandemic?

Media coverage has been quite good.

What measures are the CDC taking to combat the swine flu?

Public health information is being distributed nationwide, scientists worked hard to identify the H1N1 virus and produce a vaccine in record time.

What areas around the world are affected most by the swine flu?

This is a question for the WHO (World Health Organization).

Are the current anti-flu vaccines effective and how sufficient is the current supply?

All current anti-flu vaccines are effective. Manufacturers are producing doses as fast as possible. Spot shortages may occur, but there is not an overall shortage of vaccine. For the most severe cases, a drug called Peramivir has been authorized for emergency use by the FDA.

How can one avoid infection and how deadly is this disease?

Proper hand sanitation and avoidance of individuals who have flu-like symptoms is the best way to avoid becoming ill. To date more than 1000 Americans have died from LABORATORY CONFIRMED cases of H1N1 and of those 129 are under the age of 18. The most at-risk populations are pregnant women, younger people in the 18–49 age group and those with other complicating conditions such as asthma, COPD, diabetes and morbid obesity.

What efforts have the CDC made to insure vaccines are available for those with no or poor health-care?

Distribution of vaccine is up to the state health departments. CDC is not a regulatory agency.

If someone suspects they have swine flu what would the best course of action be?

They should seek medical attention.

When will the swine flu die down and cease being a pandemic?

No idea.

Besides the CDC, what other entities, governmental and private, are involved in stopping this disease and how?

All public health and medical agencies with a stake in H1N1 are cooperating to control the spread of H1N1.

Is there a significant risk of H1N1 mutating and becoming more deadly?

Flu viruses are unpredictable so there is no way of answering this question. The CDC is constantly monitoring these viruses.


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I give this a little while longer before some other bozo says, "See, we should outlaw guns because of this!" 128.210.124.120 (talk) 18:21, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * See, we should outlaw guns because of this! Den dodge  T\C 19:39, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree. If all the attacker had access to was a bow and arrow, this tragic event could have been prevented. Bawolff ☺☻ 19:52, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Gun laws wouldn't have helped anything in this instance. Since this was a military centre, I would assume that firearms would have been readily available to troops anyway. Tempodivalse [talk]  22:58, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm just suprised that he was able to kill 13 people in an Army base. Aren't there quite a few armed people there. I remember someone saying that more guns=Smaller shooting spree fatalities. I understand holw that works, but here it didn't. It was only 2 deaths less than Columbine. Actually, in the 15 for Columbine, 2 were the shooters themselves. So, it was just as many deaths as Columbine. I guess more guns=Jack squat.-66.110.236.187 (talk) 22:30, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * The area the shooting took place was the ready station.--KDP3 (talk) 22:33, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah taking guns away from law abiding citizens totally going to work!--66.229.23.225 (talk) 22:32, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

And to all the "individuals" that want to outlaws our second amendment right. FUCK YOU! Look at england and see our anti gun laws are working.--KDP3 (talk) 22:35, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * 5 things. 1; Why is idividuals is quotation marks. 2; It's kind of hard to "outlaws" guns from the Army. 3; Find a representative republic with similar gun laws, then law/effect arguements would be relevant. 4; Please refrain from profanity. 5; No one is trying to take anyone's guns (unless they broke a serious law or they're crazy). The Supreme Court and Congress have recently done a few things that would be considered pro-gun. If you can still purchase a gun from a licensed gun dealer, you're fine. Also, there are other arms besides guns, but some of those are illegal.-66.110.236.187 (talk) 22:49, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

"Religion of peace", eh? Forget guns, ban Islam. 206.74.5.136 (talk) 04:59, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't personally agree with any religion, and think they harbour only violence in general (Crusades, anyone? Didn't WW2 have something to do with Jews? What about Ireland?). However, banning Islam won't work: it is what people believe, and they will continue to believe it even if you tell them not to. Banning the religion will only outrage the extremists more, and the normal, sensible, law-abiding Muslims will be forced underground. Den dodge  T\C 08:51, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

 * I'm non-religious. While I feel that many reliions do a lot of harm, the extremist element is just that - extreme. Ultimatly, I'm of the view that as a whole religion does do more good than harm. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 11:23, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I believe that religious ideals can be conveyed well through social principles, rather than through an exclusive and irrational belief in a supreme deity. Since all religions, in essence, share the same basic views (they differ on more complex points, but things like "thou shalt not kill" are pretty universal), this should not create more conflict. Den dodge  T\C 00:29, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

 * That may be fine for you and me, but religion gives a great deal of comfort to many people. The psychological benefits are enourmous and undervalued. I can think of certain people I know that I would hate to take that away from. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:08, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is a fundamental human right to believe whatever one wants to believe, and we should not prevent people from doing so. Outlawing any religion would cause mass outrage and do more harm than good. Den dodge  T\C 19:49, 9 November 2009 (UTC)


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Talk:Wikinews discusses the H1N1 pandemic with the CDC

Original email
Below is the original email with address and phone numbers removed.

Answers below

Jeff Dimond

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Division of Media Relations

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From: email removed Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 11:30 AM To: Dimond, Jeffrey (CDC/CCID/OD) Subject: Re: flu interview

Dear Mr. Jeff Dimond,

The questions are below:

1. How does the CDC feel the media has handled the H1N1 flu pandemic?

Media coverage has been quite good.

2. What measures are the CDC taking to combat the swine flu?

Public health information is being distributed nationwide, scientists worked hard to identify the H1N1 virus and produce a vaccine in record time

3. What areas around the world are affected most by the swine flu?

This is a question for the WHO

4. Are the current anti-flu vaccines effective and how sufficient is the current supply?

All current anti-flu vaccines are effective. Manufacturers are producing doses as fast as possible. Spot shortages may occur, but there is not an overall shortage of vaccine. For the most severe cases, a drug called Peramivir has been authorized for emergency use by the FDA.

5. How can one avoid infection and how deadly is this disease?

Proper hand sanitation and avoidance of individuals who have flu-like symptoms is the best way to avoid becoming ill. To date more than 1000 Americans have died from LABORATORY CONFIRMED cases of H1N1 and of those 129 are under the age of 18. The most at-risk populations are pregnant women, younger people in the 18-49 age group and those with other complicating conditions such as asthma, COPD, diabetes and morbid obesity.

6. What efforts have the CDC made to insure vaccines are available for those with no or poor health-care?

Distribution of vaccine is up to the state health departments. CDC is not a regulatory agency.

7. If someone suspects they have swine flu what would the best course of action be?

They should seek medical attention

8. When will the swine flu die down and cease being a pandemic?

No idea

9. Besides the CDC, what other entities, governmental and private, are involved in stopping this disease and how?

All public health and medical agencies with a stake in H1N1 are cooperating to control the spread of H1N1

10. Is there a significant risk of H1N1 mutating and becoming more deadly?

Flu viruses are unpredictable so there is no way of answering this question. The CDC is constantly monitoring these viruses.

Best regards,

Mike Morales

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:The_New_Mikemoral

-Original Message- From: Dimond, Jeffrey (CDC/CCID/OD)  To: email removed Sent: Tue, Nov 3, 2009 7:53 am Subject: flu interview

Hi Mike,

I can help you with your questions. Most of them, however, can probably be answered by going to our website at cdc.gov/flu. Send any questions you have to me and I will get them answered for you.

Jeff Dimond

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Division of Media Relations

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Germany wins 2009 Race of Champions in Beijing, Sebastian Vettel wins 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

November 8, 2009 Seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher together with F1 racer Sebastian Vettel won the Nations Cup for Germany at the Race of Champions on Tuesday. The event was held at the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing, China.

The winning duo beat the Brittish team of the new Formula One world champion Jenson Button and three-time World Touring Car champion Andy Priaulx.

The individual contest was won by Mattias Ekstrom, former DTM champion, who defeated Schumacher on Wednesday.

Red Bull driver Vettel also won the FIA Formula One 2009 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix earlier on November 1st at Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton was overtaken by Vettel after his first pit stop and then was forced to return to the pits soon after and quit the race after suffering a brakes problem.

Vettel's teammate and winner of the previous Grand Prix Mark Webber came second and the current season champion Jenson Button won the third place on the podium for Brawn GP after pushing Webber very hard on the dying laps of the race with a gap of about half a second at the finish line.

Rubens Barrichello was able to mantain 4th place, having been overtaken only by his teammate Button.

Nick Heidfeld took fifth in BMW 's final race. Both Toyota cars of Kamui Kobayashi and Jarno Trulli also drove the full race to finish on the back of Heidfeld. Sébastien Buemi closed the top eight for Toro Rosso.

Thus, Sebastian Vettel took the second place in the championship from Barrichello at the finale of 2009 season. Vettel claimed he will aim to become a champion next year. "There is only one step we can make for the team ranking, for the constructors, as well as for the drivers' championship, for myself. So there is no question about the target," Vettel said after the race.


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Four people die after contracting H1N1 swine flu virus in West Midlands, England

November 6, 2009

Four people from the NHS West Midlands in England have died after contracting the H1N1 swine flu virus. With these deaths, the number of people that have been killed in the West Midlands from the disease has now increased to 19.

NHS West Midlands has said that the number of people admitted to hospitals in the region with the disease this week was 203, whereas last week there were 146. It was also said that the number of inpatients taken into hospitals in the area was 95 from this Wednesday onwards.

Dr. Rashmi Shukla, the regional director of Public Health in the National Health Service, said about the incident: "We would expect to see a rise in respiratory illness, such as swine flu, at this time of year, and we would like to remind people that they should continue to adhere to good respiratory and hand hygiene practices to reduce chances of the virus spreading.

"Unfortunately there have been a further four swine-flu related deaths and our thoughts are with the families of these patients at this very sad time. The vaccination programme has started well across the West Midlands. It is very important that frontline health and social care workers in the West Midlands have this vaccine to protect themselves, their families and their patients."


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User talk:Aljabouri

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 * Reporter/Eyewitness: Yuriy Lapitskiy
 * Place: Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE
 * Date: October 30 - November 1, 2009
 * Event: FIA Formula One 2009 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. -- Yuriybrisk (talk) 05:23, 8 November 2009 (UTC)


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BBC's Strictly Come Dancing to be broadcast from Blackpool Tower

November 7, 2009

BBC television programme Strictly Come Dancing is to be broadcast from the Blackpool Tower in the county of Lancashire in England.

The ballroom in the famous tower, which is located in the city of Blackpool, is where the show will be broadcast from on Saturday night on BBC One. The show was previously broadcast from there in 2004, at the end of series two. There are currently nine couples remaining in the current series. All of the celebrities — including actor Craig Kelly, actresses Laila Rouass and Ali Bastian — arrived in the city of Blackpool on Wednesday.

Speaking to Manchester Evening News journalist Dianne Bourne, actor Craig Kelly said: "A few of them [the contestants] have asked whether I'll show them around, and of course if we get time I'm happy to take everyone sightseeing. We've got a dress rehearsal on Friday night, but if we get any time off, I'm sure I can show them a good time in Blackpool.

"I can't believe I'm there, it hasn't sunk in yet. It will hit me once I get inside the ballroom. It's going to be so much fun, and I'm going to go out there and give it my all. The pressure is off for me now because I've achieved my main goal to get to Blackpool. Anything from here is a bonus."

The programme, popular in the United Kingdom, has been exported around the world under the title "Dancing with the Stars."


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Flood flag
Um, could you please use the flood flag? Your recent deletions are clogging recent changes. Thanks. Tempodivalse [talk]  22:30, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Meh. All done anyways. -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 22:36, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

A couple of points
You may remember that in September 2009, you pointed out that I had some issues with copyright violation while the votes were coming in for my request for Editor status. I owe you my partial thanks for helping to put me on the right track. If it wasn't for your intervention at the time, I would have been given responsibilities that I would have inadvertantly misused. So erm, thanks for that. But that editor request is one of the reasons that I'm here and talking to you...do you think that I would eligible for Editor status now? Also, I would like you to comment on my new customised signature. Thanks, Rayboy8  ( my talk ) 20:33, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

"Swine flu" is not politically correct?
= ? How is that? Most articles we wrote about the virus in the past called it "swine flu" with no problems. Calling it "H1N1" sounds more confusing than calling it "swine flu", which is the more commonly known name for it. Tempodivalse [talk]  18:56, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Swine flu is misleading apparently, and less accurate than "A/H1N1" or "H1N1". – Juliancolton  | Talk 18:58, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Less accurate at the scientific level, yes, but it refers to the same thing in vernacular conversation, and i think we should use the most commonly used term for it. Not everyone might understand what we're talking about if it's called simply "A/H1N1" or "H1N1". Can we perhaps use both names in the title: i.e. "H1N1 swine flu virus" to avoid any possible ambiguity, while still keeping the meaning clear? Tempodivalse [talk]  19:04, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, that'd be fine in the text, but redundant for the title. I think that by now people will be familiar with both "H1N1" and "swine flu", so I think we should ideally strive to be as accurate as possible. – Juliancolton  | Talk 19:27, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Channel 4
Hi,

Thanks for your comments on the 'Wife Swap' and 'How Clean is Your House?' axed from Channel 4 schedle. I have re-named it to a level of understanding for non UK users. I have added more sources, context and reworded some of the context. I would appreciate if you would consider re-reviewing the article again. I appericate all comments and pointers.

Cheers, Chandlerjoeyross (talk) 14:35, 13 November 2009 (UTC)


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Ousted Honduran president says crisis deal has failed

November 6, 2009 An aide to ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said that a deal designed to end the country's political crisis has failed, after interim leader Roberto Micheletti announced the formation of a new cabinet.

Micheletti said late on Thursday that he is installing a national unity government without the participation of Zelaya, who has declined to name any cabinet members. The two signed an agreement last week to resolve the four-month political standoff. A new government was set to begin Thursday.

Zelaya warned on Thursday the accord was at risk of collapsing unless the Honduran Congress held a vote to restore him to power immediately to serve out his term that ends in January. Honduras elects a new president on November 29.

Congress must vote on Zelaya's restitution, but has not yet done so. The recently signed pact does not stipulate a deadline for the Congressional vote.

The United States, a major broker in the mediation efforts, said this week the next step in the political crisis is up to Honduras. The governments of several countries have threatened not to recognize the presidential elections if Zelaya is not first returned to power.

Zelaya was ousted in a military-backed coup in June, but returned to Honduras in September, where he has taken refuge in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa.


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Now Elo's presentation
Now Elo's presentation is past (I wonder if he used the page?!), perhaps we should de-list and discuss all the articles currently on FA too. Dan100 (Talk) 22:28, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)

World's biggest polluters won't cut back on fossil fuel
Well written, nice pictures. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:09, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

New Format
Thunderhead (talk) 03:17, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

 * i like this new format to be used as a summary of the featured article page. the discussion on the nominations will remain as they are. i think the talk page column is redundant, perhaps a "(talk)" can be tagged to the end of the article name itself. named background colors are better, since editors may have to change the colors following voting, and it's not obvious to everyone (atleast me) what color #EEB4B4 is. — Doldrums(talk) 04:15, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
 * We could just have a list of colours - for 40% use #AAA/whaterver. or we could specify them in the CSS (better soloution as people can go about changing it. to suit them). However this seems like it should be more suited for WN:FA then WN:FAC. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 00:19, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, this was my first Wikicoding (my own), and I thought it might go here. Move / Edit as you please! Thunderhead (talk) 00:29, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

potential good articles
I found this list a while back, I think Dan100 made it, You may be intreasted in reading some of them, but most are not FA quality. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:19, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
 * 2006
 * Major explosions at UK oil depot
 * 2005
 * June 16: World Bank president addresses global youth forum on genocide
 * June 12: More political, soccer-related unrest in Iran follows Bahrain victory
 * May 16: Hundreds of people gather in support of Mikhail Khodorkovsky
 * May 9: Grafton, New York Peace Pagoda celebrates birth of Buddha with Flower Festival
 * May 6: Results of 2005 United Kingdom General Election
 * April 11: Ethiopia plans to expand country's Internet access
 * April 2: Pope John Paul II dies
 * March 24: Woman finds human finger in bowl of chili at Wendy's restaurant
 * March 16: UK Chancellor of the Exchequer makes 2005 Budget speech
 * January 21: Unrest in Belize
 * 2004
 * December 31: Strongest earthquake in 40 years hits Southeast Asia

Featured article prevalence on wikinews

 * [... cut off from vote. See Featured article candidates/archive/1 for futher context ]
 * Support. I had a lot of fun writing this article. I hope that as a featured article, others will have a lot of fun reading it; and, perhaps, be inspired to write one of their own. GreenReaper 02:09, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Just a heads up, featured articles don't really get any more attention then normal articles (which is the main reason this procedure doesn't happen very often) Bawolff ☺☻ 03:06, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Alas. Well, at least I read all the current ones . ..
 * Still, if what you say is true, perhaps they should? At WikiFur, our best work is something that we're proud of - we keep it around, to show others. Indeed, we make a point of doing so to visitors - because, you know, then they might actually decide to join in and do something similar. :-) Indeed, most of our front page is featured content in some way or another. GreenReaper 03:44, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, but you're an entirely different type of project then we are. Furwiki (to my understanding) in more encyclopedic in nature and specialized. Its not really important for it to be extremely current. However, we have to have things new. No one in general cares about yesterday's news that much. Bawolff ☺☻ 04:03, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
 * This is true - to an extent. It's partly because Wikinews appears to be focusing on "hard" news - while I can see the reasons for this, I think it limits things quite a bit. But our featured content is not just for the benefit of our readers; it's for those who would be contributors but don't know it yet. A really good selection of pieces can inspire people to write their own to join it, even if they've never done anything similar before. I don't think you really "get" Wikipedia until you've seen a featured article, and I think the same is likely to be true of Wikinews. GreenReaper 04:32, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
 * That is a refreshing perspective GreenReaper. Magazine-like content is good stuff and is something like what I find this featured article candidate to be. "Hard" news goes at a fast and furious pace, and from that perspective, after 2 or 3 days, I beieve an article is firewood. It makes me somewhat of a bigot, by blabbering here, to say that I would rather see community time spent in what was proudly reported at Wikinews in the media. -Edbrown05 04:45, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree with you (GreenReaper), but at the moment, I don't see how we can really promote it further. Although its not exactly time sensitive, we can't just keep it on the main page forever. Bawolff ☺☻ 04:15, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm thinking beyond this particular article. :-) How many people were surprised to discover that Wikinews even had a collection of featured articles? How do you get there from the main page? Where are people meant to go when they look for examples of good work to emulate?
 * Wikinews does really well on showing readers what's "latest" - to an extent that other wikis could do well to learn from - but it seems to fall down on "best." On professional news sites perhaps this doesn't matter all that much, in part because people who write for such sites tend to know what they're doing already, but if people come here and all they see are the average stories then that's probably all they'll be inspired to write, if they do so at all. People do better with lots of good examples laid out in front of them. It's a hassle - I know, because I'm usually the one who ends up doing it at WikiFur - but presenting an archive of the best of your work has multiple benefits that make it well worth the time involved. If nothing else, it's something the Wikinews community can look at and be proud of, and that's no small advantage. GreenReaper 05:19, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Let me clarify that - it falls down on a collection of "long term best." This article is possibly the best on Wikinews, but how many new readers will even know it exists? GreenReaper 05:37, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually a lot (Its our most popular story ) However I do see your point. People should be able to see examples of us at our best. Bawolff ☺☻ 05:45, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

How long do candidate discussions sit here before getting archived/promoted?
Deadly Typhoon Cimaron makes landfall in Luzon was nominated by on December 9, 2006, and yet it has not yet been archived or promoted - that seems like quite a long time. We should add a cap/ceiling at the top of WN:FA setting a max amount of time that candidate discussions go on - say no more than six months. The process should not take over 1 year to decide on whether to give an article WN:FA status. Cirt - (talk) 10:49, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Proposal
Please see Water_cooler/policy. Cirt (talk) 21:18, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Now closed, and page updated. Cirt (talk) 22:15, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

Minimum votes
I am very uncomfortable to see an article promoted on a mere three or four support votes. There have been times in the past that articles have sat as FACs for months, going nowhere. I would far rather see that happen to try and reach about 10 votes as opposed to something getting promoted on a wave of apathy. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:51, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

 * I'm the guilty party, and not at all opposed to this idea. The trouble is that nobody ever really considered this before. I looked over the archive and found three had previously been considered enough if it was unanimous. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:58, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I know you're the "guilty party", I didn't want to make it a personal issue. I just wanted to highlight something a little concerning to me. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:00, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I would say promoting with three unanimous supports and no opposition is okay after a lengthy period of time of say over one month. Cirt (talk) 22:10, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree with Cirt. 3-4 votes is acceptable, imho, as long as support is unanimous and it's been open for more than a month (to allow people enough time to raise any possible objections). Tempodivalse [talk]  23:35, 22 November 2009 (UTC)


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How to adapt the wiktionary lookup xslt to other languages
The basic idea is to take the english script, and translate the variables marked translate these (If for some reason you try and translate based on a script from a language other than english, which I don't recommend you do as English is easiest to translate, whatever you do, do not try to translate based on the French script, as its formatted in a harder to translate way than the other scripts).

This more or less works. However this script basically screen-scrapes the html, and the html of different languages are different, so sometimes you have to change more than this.

It is assumed you have a basic knowledge of regex, and JavaScript ( a very basic knowledge. a lot of this can be done without such knowledge)

p.s. I know this is an ugly script. Its actually mostly using xslt as a vector to execute JavaScript on the results of the api, rather than actually using xslt.

The easy parts to translate (part 1; xslt)
Lets start with the xslt variables. look for:

The part you translate is the part enclosed by the tag or by the select attribute Translate this part  Note, for the variables that use select, it is important that they have the double and single quotes as shown above.

dir (text direction)
For left to right languages (English, French, Spanish, etc): ltr For right to left (Hebrew, Arabic, etc) rtl

more
This variable is used for the text of the link to display more info (aka the link to the full definition). In English we use » More. » More

error
This is used to introduce that an error has occurred. This is displayed in case of an API error (most commonly if someone tries to lookup an illegal title, such as <.) It is important to have a space at the end of this variable, as the api error message is added directly after this message (which is not translated). In English we use: Error:

copyright
This is the copyright statement, it is one of the more complicated messages. It is important to have a space before the copyright (©) sign. be careful when translating the links. rel="license copyright" should not be translated. nor should href or a (basically don't translate stuff enclosed by < and >). However the urls may need to be translated (to your local wiktionary site, and to the translated cc license) Here's what we use on English:  © Wiktionary. Released under CC-BY-SA 3.0</xsl:variable> and in French: <xsl:variable name="copyright"> ©  Wiktionnaire. Paru en  CC-BY-SA 3.0 </xsl:variable>

contentLang
Note. It is important this has both the double quotes and the single quotes, and that the double quotes enclose the single quotes. For English we use:
 * Two or three letter language code. This is used in the  attribute, and is also assumed to be the start of the url for the project (aka http://<whatever the contentLang is>.wiktionary.org ).

<xsl:variable name="contentLang" select="'en'"/>

The easy parts to translate (part 2; JavaScript)
Look for: If you find this section confusing, just give a translation for the text of the create link (the text show in place of more if the article does not exist), and the not found link. (aka in english the Could not retrieve definition of ).

perferLang
This is an associative array (or object in js speak) mapping lang code to language name, in whatever language your working in. Keep the  and make sure you have a comma after each pair, except for the last one. Its important to make sure it can map your lang code to your language. Its a good idea to be able to map some other common languages, but its not critical. This step is generally one that can be done with google translate. (note: some language projects, like French, need a different mapping scheme. Almost every other language does it this way). Here's what it looks like in English:

var preferLang = {'en': 'English', 'fr': 'French', 'de': 'German', 'es': 'Spanish', 'it': 'Italian', 'pt': 'Portuguese', 'ja': 'Japanese', 'pl': 'Polish', 'ru': 'Russian', 'nl': 'Dutch', 'qqqAny': null}; //for now.

and in Dutch (This should probably include more langs) var preferLang = {'nl': 'Nederlands', 'en': 'Engels', 'qqqAny': null};

createLink
This one is easy. This is the text of the create link (which replaces the more link if the article does not exist). Note this accepts text input, so feel free to use < without escaping if you so desire. In English we use: var createLink = '» Create'; // text only.

extractSeeAlso and see_also_process
This part is overly technical and requires knowladge of regex and html. - see bottom. If you're not sure about it, leave it to user:Bawolff.

not_found
The could not find the word your clicked on text. $1 is replaced with the word in question. For example in English we use: var not_found = "Could not retrieve definition of $1.";

The hard part to translate
Note, this part is technical, and requires knowladge of regex and HTML If you are not familiar with these things, thats ok, you can leave this part for user:Bawolff. Generally this is adapting to different formating, and not really translating.

There is quite a variaty of formatting differences between Wiktionary editions. Sometimes you need to do more than what is listed above. (however often you don't). This requires a fairly decent knowledge of regex, as well as a limited knowledge of HTML. Look for the section:

extractSeeAlso and see_also_process
Note: This part is technically from the section before, but is included here as it is more technical.

This is used for extracting the text from the see also box, which varies with almost every language. (this is the part you need regex knowledge for, and one of the harder parts to translate). Most languages use either a SeeAlso the looks like the French see also box, or the English see also box. the  is a variable containing a regex that should match the See also text. Keep see_also_process the same as it is, unless you need to further process the result of the regex (for example if you use subexpressions, getting the first sub expression). Here is what it looks like for English:

var extractSeeAlso = /
[\s\S]*?<\/div>/; //no subexpressions! var see_also_process = function (sa) {return sa;}

For nl (which is like fr), where we use sub-expressions, and require further processing: var extractSeeAlso = /
]*>([\s\S]*?)<\/td>[\s\S]*?<\/table>/; //Modified elsewhere! var see_also_process = function (sa) { return sa[1].replace(/]*)?>]*)?)><\/a>/, ''); }

subSectRegex
This deletes everything before the language section we're interested in. If the Wiktionary uses a different scheme for organizing sections than the normal one (like fr) than you might need to change this. (or if MediaWiki parser changes. This part isn't the most robust).

extractCurLangName
Extracts the full language name. Might have to change if the Wiktionary uses fancy templates for the lang name.

Other notes
If a language is very different in how they format there page from what English wiktionary does, some other things might have to be changed. (for example on ru, we strip out examples that are on the same line as the definition).

Also: <meta name="generator" content="Wiktionary Extract XSLT 1.08-EN"/> Should have the EN translated to your language code (This is not very important, just to keep track of the different versions of this script)


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lol gun control —70.31.38.81 (talk) 22:15, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Fort Hood
From what I understand, this was almost exactly 24 hours after the Fort Hood shooting. This person was also laid off for two years already. Might that have been what set this person off? --96.240.136.198 (talk) 23:48, 6 November 2009 (UTC)


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File:Mosquegaza.jpg replacement
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Comments:US unemployment rate surpasses 10%

So that stimulus plan that was to prevent the jobless rate from going past 8% kinda failed?--KDP3 (talk) 22:36, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, the economy is something that spirals as it falls. People spend less, so businesses have to fire employees, so those employes have less money to spend, so people spend less... --CyberStormAlpha (talk) 09:59, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

 * Agreed. Spending countless billions does not saved the economy. Only cutting taxes and spending does that.--KDP3 (talk) 10:15, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

 * So explain how cutting taxes or spending allowed the German economy to be the first to exit the Great depression.--74.46.222.97 (talk) 04:38, 8 November 2009 (UTC)


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UN: Ethiopian GDP grew only 1.7% in 2009, may not reach anti-poverty goals

November 7, 2009 According to the United Nations, the Ethiopian gross domestic product (GDP) for 2009 increased by 1.7%. UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro said that the country might not be able to meet its 2015 anti-poverty goals due to the worldwide economic slowdown.

"Despite some notable achievements, progress is off track across the continent," Migiro said in the capital of. She said Ethiopia's economy increased by about five percent between 2000 and 2008, but slowed down due to the ongoing global recession.

"Progress towards the Millennium Development Goals is likely to be adversely affected. The food and energy crises, as well as climate change, will also complicate our work," Migiro said.

The Ethiopian government, however, contradicted the UN report, saying that the country's economic growth was over ten percent for 2009.


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750,000 could be affected by flooding in Kenya, UN says

November 8, 2009 The United Nations has warned that up to 750,000 people could be hit by heavy flooding and mudslides in Kenya due to heavy rains.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) appealed for US$2.8 million to help more than 300,000 refugees in two camps in Kenya threatened by flooding. The agency explained that the mainly Somali refugees in Kenya's overcrowded Dadaab camps urgently need to be protected from the worst effects of the torrential rains.

Most of Kenya is suffering from the effects of the prolonged drought; however, along the Indian Ocean Coast and the northeastern region of the country, people are being pounded by torrential rainfall.

UN refugee spokesman Andrej Mahecic said many of those affected by the flooding are Somali refugees living in Kenya's overcrowded Dadaab camps.

"We fear that the looming El Nino phenomenon [...] a change in the atmosphere and ocean of the tropical Pacific region that produces floods, droughts and other weather disturbances in many regions of the world-may now threaten the 338,000 mostly Somali refugees in the two camps, which in any case usually are flooded for three months every year," he said.

Although the yearly floods are predictable, Mahecic commented that the UNHCR is limited in what it can do ahead of time to protect the refugees from their destructive impact.

Mahecic says the UNHCR began digging trenches and placing sandbags around hospitals, bore holes and other strategic locations in both camps, when heavy rains started three weeks ago. Without these and other measures, he says many sections of the camps would have been inundated.

"We are also preparing to locate to higher ground within the camps refugees who might be worst affected by the floods, particularly the chronically ill, disabled people, the elderly and children and teenagers on their own," he stated. When asked why camps were built on areas prone to flooding, he replied that the government allocated the areas. "There is very little choice on where you can put a camp," he added.

Much of the money from the appeal will be used to pre-position essential items such as fuel, blankets, plastic sheets, and to respond to possible outbreaks of disease.


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New Jersey jury convicts Florida man who claimed he was too fat for murder

November 7, 2009 A jury at a court in New Jersey, United States has convicted Florida resident Edward Ates of the murder of his ex-son-in-law. Ates, who was five feet eight inches tall and weighed 285 pounds at the time, had used the defence that he was too fat to kill.

Ates had also claimed he had no motive for the 2006 murder of Paul Duncsak, who was embroiled in a custody battle with Ates' daughter over their child following a divorce. He had claimed in court that having climbed the stairs in Duncsak's Ramsey, New Jersey home he would have been so winded that he would have lacked the energy to raise, aim and fire a gun at the victim.

The prosecution had introduced evidence of Ates' prowess with a firearm, producing testimony that he displayed good marksmanship in the army and had recently shot a snake. Another claim of Ates was that his weight and size prevented the quick getaway to Louisiana the prosecution was alleging took place.

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"The World Health Organization has declared the swine flu outbreak a pandemic. As of October 25, 2009, the WHO says there have been more than 440,000 laboratory confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza and more than 5,700 deaths reported to the UN agency."

That is about 1 in 79 dying from contracting the H1N1. That's worse than I thought was expected. At that rate, we will have ({6.7 x 10^6}people x {1 death/79 cases}=) 84,810,126 deaths by this flu strain. Comparative to the 1918 strain of H1N1.

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It is very important that you get the H1N1 vaccine. As the WHO stated,H1N1 is the dominant flu strain.I expect it remain the main strain of influenza for at least 1 more year,possibly more,and also expect that it will cause additional deaths, including to young,healthy persons without risk factors for severe influenza. Also,even if you are not worried for yourself about the possibilty of contracting H1N1, remember that not only does it help yourself to get immunized it helps your community by providing herd immunity to the H1N1 virus.Immunize (talk) 15:01, 1 February 2010 (UTC)


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Glenn Beck loses domain name case over parody website

November 7, 2009

American political commentator Glenn Beck has lost his case against a satirical website which parodies him, in a ruling from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland. The website argued Beck's actions to shut it down were an attempt to silence free speech. On Friday, the website's creator sent a letter to Beck saying he would voluntarily turn over the domain name to him.

Florida resident Isaac Eiland-Hall created the website in September, and it asserts Beck uses questionable tactics "to spread lies and misinformation". The website was represented in the case Beck v. Eiland-Hall by free speech lawyer Marc Randazza. Wikinews interviewed Randazza for the article "US free speech lawyer Marc Randazza discusses Glenn Beck parody", and previously reported on the case in articles, "US free speech lawyer defends satire of Glenn Beck" and "Satirical website criticizes Glenn Beck for 'hypocritical' attempts to silence free speech".

Eiland-Hall registered the website at the domain "www.GlennBeckRapedAndMurderedAYoungGirlIn1990.com". Its premise was derived from a joke statement made by Gilbert Gottfried about fellow comedian Bob Saget. Users of the Internet discussion community Fark first applied the joke to Beck, and it then became popular on several social media sites. Eiland-Hall saw the discussion on Fark, and created a website about it. The website asserts it does not believe the rumors to be true, commenting, "[b]ut we think Glenn Beck definitely uses tactics like this to spread lies and misinformation." The website was created on September 1, and just two days later attorneys for Beck's company Mercury Radio Arts took action. Beck's lawyers sent letters to the domain name registrar where they referred to the domain name itself as "defamatory", but failed to get the site removed.

Beck filed a formal complaint with the Switzerland-based agency of the United Nations, WIPO, who operate under regulations laid out by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Beck asserted the website's usage is libelous, bad faith, and could confuse potential consumers. Beck's complaint was filed under the process called the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. This policy allows trademark owners to begin an administrative action by complaining that a certain domain registration is in "bad faith". Beck argued the site should be shut down because it is an infringement upon his trademark in his own name, "Glenn Beck".

Eiland-Hall retained Randazza as his attorney after receiving threatening letters from legal representatives of Beck. On September 28, Randazza filed a response brief to WIPO, contending the site is "protected political speech", due to it's "satirical political humor". Randazza stated, "even an imbecile would look at this Web site and know that it’s a parody." Randazza's brief commented on Beck's style of reporting, and highlighted a controversial statement made by him when interviewing a Muslim US Congressman. Beck said to Representative Keith Ellison, "I like Muslims, I've been to mosques. ... And I have to tell you, I have been nervous about this interview because what I feel like saying is, sir, prove to me that you are not working with our enemies." According to the Citizen Media Law Project, the website's joke premise takes advantage of "a perceived similarity between Beck's rhetorical style and the Gottfried routine".

Randazza argued in the response filed on behalf of Eiland-Hall that Beck attempted to use the process of the WIPO court to infringe the free speech rights of his client; "Beck is attempting to use this transnational body to circumvent and subvert the Respondent's [web site owner] constitutional rights [to freedom of speech]," he wrote. Randazza cited the U.S. Supreme Court case, Hustler Magazine v. Falwell, in arguing that Beck's attorneys advised him against filing legal action in a U.S. court because the website would likely be seen as a form of parody and due to the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, such legal action would not be successful.

On September 29, Randazza sent a request to Beck's representatives, asking that their client agree to stipulate to the United States Constitution, and especially to the First Amendment, during the case before the WIPO. In the request, Randazza quoted a statement from Beck himself about the usage of international law by United States citizens, Beck said, "[o]nce we sign our rights over to international law, the Constitution is officially dead." In an October 19 interview with Wikinews, Randazza stated that Beck had not replied to his request to stipulate to the U.S. Constitution and the First Amendment in the WIPO case.

On October 20, Randazza filed a surreply – a response document to an October 13 supplementary filing made by Beck in the case. Attorneys for Beck asserted in the supplementary filing that the joke made by the website is difficult to comprehend, and therefore the domain name is confusing. In Beck's supplementary filing, his lawyers argued, "While there is absolutely nothing humorous or amusing about the statement made by Respondent in his domain name that 'Glenn Beck Raped and Murdered a Young Girl in 1990,' the average Internet user finding the domain name GlennBeckRapedAndMurderedAYoungGirlin1990.com ("Disputed Domain Name") in a search would have no reason not to believe that they will be directed to a website providing factual information (as opposed to protected criticism or similar protected speech) about Mr. Beck."

Randazza's surreply asserted, "An average Internet user might not 'get the joke'. In fact, the average Internet user does not understand any internet memes. That's the fun of a meme - it is an esoteric inside joke that will leave most people scratching their heads." In Randazza's conclusion to the Eiland-Hall surreply, he called Beck "the butt" of a joke he apparently does not understand. Randazza wrote that Beck "should be deeply ashamed" for devaluing the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

For Beck to have prevailed in the case, the WIPO arbitrator would have needed to rule in his favor on three points: the domain name was confusing with the mark "Glenn Beck", the registrant Eiland-Hall did not have rights to the domain name, and that the domain name was registered as an act of "bad faith". Frederick M. Abbott, the WIPO arbitrator, did rule that the domain name was confusing, but also ruled that Eiland-Hall had legitimate interest in the domain name of the website he created. "Respondent appears to the Panel to be engaged in a parody of the style or methodology that Respondent appears genuinely to believe is employed by Complainant in the provision of political commentary, and for that reason Respondent can be said to be making a political statement. This constitutes a legitimate non-commercial use of Complainant’s mark under the Policy," said the WIPO ruling.

The WIPO decision also commented on the matter of third-party websites which may have derived profit through links from Eiland-Hall's website, "While there is some evidence that at some stage third-party vendors of goods and services critical of [Beck] may have earned some income on sales of t-shirts and bumper stickers embodying political slogans based on click-throughs from [Eiland-Hall's] Web site, the panel does not believe this is sufficient 'commercial activity' to change the balance of interests already addressed," said the ruling.

After the WIPO ruling, Eiland-Hall decided to voluntarily relinquish ownership of the domain name and hand it over to Glenn Beck. On Friday, Eiland-Hall sent a letter to Beck, and pointed out that Beck's actions only served to further increase publicity to the meme described on the website. "It bears observing that by bringing the WIPO complaint, you took what was merely one small critique meme, in a sea of internet memes, and turned it into a super-meme. Then, in pressing forward (by not withdrawing the complaint and instead filing additional briefs), you turned the super-meme into an object lesson in First Amendment principles," wrote Eiland-Hall in the letter to Beck.

Eiland-Hall criticized Beck's actions with regard to the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, writing, "It also bears noting, in this matter and for the future, that you are entirely in control of whether or not you are the subject of this particular kind of criticism. I chose to criticize you using the well-tested method of satire because of its effectiveness. But, humor aside, your rhetorical style is no laughing matter. In this context of this WIPO case, you denigrated the letter of First Amendment law. In the context of your television show and your notoriety, you routinely and shamelessly denigrate the spirit of the First Amendment". He stated that he persevered in the case in order to uphold the value of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, "I want to demonstrate to you that I had my lawyer fight this battle only to help preserve the First Amendment. Now that it is safe, at least from you (for the time being), I have no more use for the actual scrap of digital real estate you sought..." A representative of Beck declined to provide a comment about the WIPO ruling, after a request from PC Magazine.

Commentators likened the legal conflict between Beck and the site to the Streisand effect, a phenomenon where an individual's attempt to censor material on the Internet in turn proves to make the material itself more public. Wendy Davis of Online Media Daily commented on the impact of the case, "The decision appears to mark a significant win for digital rights advocates because a ruling in Beck's favor could have encouraged other subjects of online parodies to take their complaints directly to the WIPO rather than U.S. courts, which are bound by the First Amendment." Citizen Media Law Project's assistant director, Sam Bayard, wrote that the ruling was appropriate, "It's good to see that this WIPO arbitrator had no interest in allowing Beck to circumvent the guarantees of the U.S. Constitution."


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Talk:UN: Ethiopian GDP grew only 1.7% in 2009, may not reach anti-poverty goals

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An anon is claiming this article is incorrect based on http://nazret.com/blog/index.php?title=upi_s_erroneous_report_on_ethiopia&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
 * UN seems to say the same thing: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32858&Cr=mdg&Cr1= Bawolff ☺☻ 02:28, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Hm. UPI is effectively the only source here; the second source,, also attributes the figure to UPI (although I could have sworn that it didn't when I wrote up the article, i would have noticed that). Perhaps a correction notice is warranted? Tempodivalse [talk]
 * No correction until something more credible than a blog turns up. In the meantime, who pays for this Ethiopian blog? Remember guys, follow the money. --Brian McNeil / talk 03:12, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
 * But, a look at the official UN site article seems to back up the blog's claim, there is no mention of Ethiopia there but the GDP refers to Africa as a whole. Tempodivalse [talk]  03:17, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

 * Of course, we *could* look for the original UN report and cite it directly... -  Amgine | t 03:13, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
 * The UN press release seems more credible than a blog. The actual UN report would be better - but there site seems down. Bawolff ☺☻ 03:18, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Uh-oh. UPI has now changed its article to say that Africa, not just Ethiopia, recorded that growth. Looks like a correction notice might be in order here. Tempodivalse [talk]  20:02, 9 November 2009 (UTC)


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NATO airstrike kills seven Afghan security forces members

November 7, 2009

A NATO airstrike has killed at least seven members of the Afghan security forces in the western province of Badghis on Friday, according to the Afghan defence ministry. "Due to a NATO forces air strike on November 6 in Badghis province seven Afghan security personnel (both Afghan army and national police) were martyred and also some were wounded," the ministry stated. NATO and Afghan authorities are investigating but NATO officials have yet to comment.

Afghan Defence Ministry spokesman, Gen Mohammad Zahir Azimi, said that the airstrike hit a base housing NATO and Afghan troops. According to reports four soldiers and three policemen died.

The announcement comes amidst Friday's investigation in Badghis, where more than 25 joint troops sustained injuries whilst searching for two missing United States paratroopers. According to an anonymous Western military official they were injured by friendly fire.

This however has been denied by International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Todd Vician, of the US Air Force, who stated to AFP that "[w]e have nothing to confirm friendly fire." He added that "[n]o ISAF members were killed," and that the five ISAF soldiers who suffered injuries were Americans.


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What a load of crap
What is the First Amendment to Switzerland, or indeed any country other than the USA? To cite any American law as a world precedent is more than a joke, which is pretty much how the rest of the world sees America. Why hasn't anybody else seen this?

—203.158.42.58 (talk) 13:02, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * They see it as a using an international body to circumvent a U.S. citizen's U.S. rights. Using these bodies as opposed to U.S. law bodies goes against what Beck has said about the death of the Constitution in this article. I though he was all for U.S. sovereignty.--66.110.236.187 (talk) 15:35, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

 * I'm not sure if the first amendment was cited - I have yet to fully read the article. However, you could argue that a local nation's laws also had jurisdiction in a case before an international court. Regardless, there is the additional fact that that freedom of speech is an internationally recognised right. That could either be used as a reason why the US First Amendment should be considered or - more likely - be used itself, with reference to the European Convention on and/or Universal Declaration of Human Rights. At least, that is how I would expect it to go; to disclaim, while I have some legal connections I am not qualified in this area and would apreciate a qualified opinion on how such laws would interelate. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 15:52, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

 * The reason people haven't seen it this way, is because its NOT that way. The WIPO is NOT a LEGAL court, it is an international advisory committee that Glenn Beck is trying to use by his "one-up-manship" (sub)-standards, which only confuse the situation.  Glenn Beck should have gone to US Federal court. HOWEVER!!, his attorneys probably advised him against it, as it would get shot down in an instant and immediately thrown out.  SO DON'T GO BLAMING AMERICANS, just blame poor little Glenn Beck! 70.105.79.231 (talk) 14:55, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

Glenn Beck loses domain name case over parody website
It is Wonderful!! that Beck>Could Not Manipulate/twist/distort the Domain(legal) situation..For Once(lets do More) What he deserves!! Way to Go!! Good article...—68.115.96.114 (talk) 17:31, 13 November 2009 (UTC) Moombeam60


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Opposition agrees to join Lebanese government

November 7, 2009

Lebanese opposition parties, including Hezbollah, have agreed to form a government under designated Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri. "The Lebanese opposition has approved the proposed unity government," said a senior source, after oppositions leaders met late last night. According to the source the new government should be formed within two days.

Saad Hariri, backed by the United States and Saudi Arabia, led his allegedly anti-Syrian coalition to victory in June. Since the parliamentary elections he has sought to bring together a deal to form a cabinet, but has encountered many problems appointing ministers.

In July, the parties broadly agreed on the split of portfolios but not on the details. The new cabinet will feature thirty ministers, of which fifteen from al-Hariri's coalition and ten from opposition parties, including two from Hezbollah. The remaining five, which includes the posts for the ministries of the interior and for defence, will be appointed by President Michel Suleiman.

Ziad Baroud and Michel Murr, ministers for the interior and defence respectively, are expected to remain. New foreign and finance portfolios are set to be announced; al-Hariri proposed Raya Hassan as minister for finance, but opposition parties rejected him. Sources expect Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon Nabih Berri, Hezbollah's main Shia Islamic ally, to name the new foreign minister.


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Pakistan: Twelve militants killed in recent fighting

November 7, 2009 Pakistan's military has said that its soldiers killed twelve militants in recent operations targeting insurgents in.

The military said security forces battled militants on Friday as they fought for control of, an area considered the main base of the Pakistani Taliban.

The military statement also says troops battled to tighten their control over Sararogha, which is another Taliban stronghold. Five Pakistani soldiers were wounded in the operations.

"The fight against militancy [...] is a long and tough battle as we have to not only fight the extremists but also the extremist mindset. The adversary in this battle should not be underestimated," Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said on Friday.

The accounts of the Pakistan army's offensive in the tribal region near the Afghan border are difficult to verify, as journalists and aid workers are not allowed into the battle zone.

Pakistan launched an offensive against the Taliban last month in South Waziristan, an area that is believed to be a stronghold for rebels, and where the government does not have much influence. According to the Pakistani army, hundreds of militants were killed since the operation was launched, but the Taliban denies the claims.


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Madagascar political rivals agree to unity government deal

November 7, 2009 Four of Madagascar's top political figures signed an agreement on Saturday to form a coalition government, ahead of next year's planned elections.

According to the agreement,, who instigated a coup earlier this year to overthrow ousted president , will remain the president. He, as well as Ravalomanana and former presidents Didier Ratsiraka and Albert Zafy, signed the agreement on Saturday.

"There will be two co-presidents as well as the president. That has been decided and accepted by leaders of the four movements, and by the president of the transition too," Rajoelina said to reporters in, Ethiopia.

According to the United Nations' special envoy to Madagascar, Tiebile Drame, the four are now dividing up ministerial portfolios. "The Madagascan leaders have managed to reach an accord on putting in place a transitional charter," Drame said. "They agreed on the leadership of transitional institutions, including the presidency, and on power sharing in the government and other institutions."

However, it is currently unclear how power would be split between the president and the two co-presidents, also referred to as the "presidential council". Drame said that the government would consist of "a consensual president, two consensual co-presidents, a consensus prime minister and a national unity government."

Rajoelina, aged 35, overthrew former president Ravalomanana on March 17 this year, with the support of the army. Ravalomanana is now in exile in South Africa. However, Rajoelina's government has not received much recognition from the international community.


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At least nine missing after Russian military plane crashes into Pacific

November 7, 2009 A Russian military plane crashed today in the Pacific Ocean. At least nine are missing after the turboprop went down in the, which is located in the far east of the country.

The maritime reconnaissance/anti-submarine aircraft, which is based on the, was reported by  as carrying "at least nine people" according to an unnamed military source. The BBC asserted that there were eleven on board, but did not attribute the number to anyone.

A statement said the plane was lost from radar during a training exercise over the strait, which lies between the mainland and. Search and rescue is ongoing for the crew around the reported crash site.

An object that may be the fuselage has been located in water 44 meters (144 feet) deep, according to one report. Russia's has ceased all flights while the accident is investigated.


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I am requesting an edit to fix a link. Please change to. Current link leads you to a link tree showing all Pacific Fleets. Thank you! --Newsjunky12 (talk) 03:24, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
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Disaster declared after flooding in Australia
Officials in in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have declared a natural disaster on the country's eastern coast, after torrential rains flooded the area, cutting off major roads and stranding people.

Approximately 40 people were evacuated from the area due to the floods, and NSW emergency services minister Steve Whan declared a natural disaster. Over half a metre (20 inches) of rain fell in the area over two days, according to Whan. He added that this is the fifth significant flooding to affect the area this year.

"Conditions are now easing, following heavy rains [...] that resulted in minor to moderate main-river flooding and localised flash flooding," Whan said in a statement.

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Nigerian officials block Niger imports
According to Niger transport unions, customs officials from neighbouring Nigeria have blocked trucks from crossing the border into the country, thereby blocking all imports, such as building materials and food supplies.

The blockade impeded vehicles travelling north into Niger, but not those travelling southwards, reports said. The interruption began on Tuesday.

The Nigerian government, however, denied that it ordered the borders to be closed, and did not immediately provide a statement or comment on it.

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UNHCR seeks US$2.8 million to help Kenyan flood victims
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Saturday that it was appealing for US$2.8 million in aid to help 300,000 refugees in Kenya that were affected by heavy flooding.

It says that the money will be spent to provide essential supplies, help control possible outbreaks of disease, and to make engineering enhancements in refugee camps, mainly those in Kakuma, a town in the northwestern part of the country, and Dadaab, in eastern Kenya.

"We are also preparing to locate to higher ground within the camps refugees who might be worst affected by the floods, particularly the chronically ill, disabled people, the elderly and children and teenagers on their own," added a spokesman for the agency, Andrej Mahecic.

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Comments:Clinton to Abbas: Resume peace talks with no preconditions

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Thank you! Excellent article.

Avika Eldar of Israel's Ha'aretz newspaper complained that settlement building during negotiations changes "facts on the ground". He added, "The fact that there was no precedent actually demonstrates why there are now 300,000 settlers living in the West Bank and just 16 years ago when the Oslo Agreement was launched there were 109,000 settlers."

You simply don't see frank and honest comments like this in our U.S. "free press". It's "free" alright, free of real news. Obama and Clinton are no better than the previous office holders. Afraid of Israeli clout here in the U.S. and not willing to look out for U.S. interests where Israel is concerned. The sad state of affairs continues.

Too bad you can't have ads on Wikinews. I would recommend selling The Israel Lobby, U.S. Foreign Policy by Professor Stephen M Walt of Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government and Professor John J. Meirsheimer of the University of Chicago. I would also recommend, Attack on the Liberty: The Untold Story of Israel's Deadly 1967 Assault on a U.S. Spy Ship, by a survivor's journalist son, James Scott. both are on Amazon.

 * Although I'm glad you enjoyed my article I believe Meirsheimer's theory (admittedly I haven't read his book) that the Jewish lobby controls America to be a little unbelievable. Yes we do lend massive support to Israel, but we do so because it is in our own self-interest to have a foreign ally right next to the largest material treasure that has ever existed.  Soapy (talk) 18:51, 7 November 2009 (UTC)


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Actor Ryan Thomas involved in car crash in Manchester, England

November 8, 2009

British actor Ryan Thomas has become involved in a vehicle collision in Manchester, England. The actor, who is aged 25 and plays the character of Jason Grimshaw in ITV soap-opera Coronation Street, was believed to be involved in a collision involving his Chrysler striking a lamppost. This occurred at around 0400 GMT on October 31 in the city centre of Manchester.

It has been reported that Ryan has been taken away for questioning by the police. Another man was also arrested in connection with this incident, and was later charged with the offence of driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, according to recent reports. Thomas was however not charged with offences relating to the accident.

A spokesperson for the Greater Manchester Police has said the following about this incident: "Police were called following a report of a collision. Officers attended and found a Chrysler had collided with a lamp-post. A 25-year-old was interviewed by police on Friday 6 November 2009."


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Disney has high hopes for new 'Ferb' Christmas special

November 9, 2009

The Walt Disney Company has today announced the inclusion of a Christmas special in its animated comedy series Phineas and Ferb. The special, entitled "Phineas and Ferb's Christmas Vacation," will follow the series' protagonists, stepbrothers Phineas and Ferb, trying to spread Christmas cheer across their city after the mad scientist Dr. Doofenshmirtz uses a machine to cancel the holiday. Disney has high expectations for the special. On November 27, the company will stream one of the seven musical numbers that will be showcased in the special on its public radio network Radio Disney. The official special is set to air accordingly the following month on December 6, 2009, on the company's cable network Disney XD. Soon after, it will air on fellow Disney networks Disney Channel and ABC Family.

The crew of the series too have high hopes for the Christmas special. Zac Moncrief, who directed the special, announced that he believes it will "go down in history as a cartoon classic." When asked about the special, co-creator Jeff "Swampy" Marsh explained, "It's kind of intimidating. You sit down and think, 'This is something that's going to live at Christmas for a long, long time.'" Dan Povenmire, the other co-founder, said of his excitement over the featured musical numbers, "[H]opefully they'll be songs that this generation of kids will think of as Christmas songs the same way that kids think of 'Dahoo dore' (from 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas') or 'Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer.'"


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Iranian police arrest 109 in protests

November 7, 2009

Iranian police arrested 109 people in Tehran during opposition protests which took place alongside an official demonstration to mark thirty years of the storming of the United States embassy during the Iranian Revolution in 1979, according to the capital's police chief.

The Mehr news agency quoted General Azizollah Rajabzadeh as saying: "A hundred and nine people were arrested. Forty-seven were released on bail and 62 are in prison and their files are with the judicial authorities." He also said that of the 62 still held in detention, 43 are men and 19 women. The rest of the people arrested have been released after questioning.

Witnesses told reporters that the police had fired tear gas and used batons on them during Wednesday's demonstrations. The government backed their actions on the grounds that the demonstrations were illegal.

The opposition has been mounting demonstrations—during which at least thirty people have been killed—since the Presidential elections in June, which they accuse of being rigged. Thousands of protesters have been arrested, and around 200 are still in prison. Three opposition activists have been sentenced to death.

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China's premier visits Cairo ahead of China-Africa summit

November 7, 2009 China's Premier Wen Jiabao is in Cairo, Egypt, where he held talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in preparation for the that begins on Sunday in Sharm el-Sheikh.

The leaders of 49 African countries are gathering in the Egyptian Red Sea resort for a two-day meeting to discuss economic and political cooperation with China.

At their talks, Wen and Mubarak discussed ways to improve bilateral relations. The Chinese leader also delivered a speech at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo. He spoke about ways to further enhance the friendly relations between China and the Arab world - and to promote the Middle East peace process.

"The relationship between Chinese civilisation and Islamic civilisation goes back years," Wen said in his speech. "China is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country. The basic policy of the Chinese government is to ensure equality among all ethnic groups and speed up the economic development of all regions."

This July, clashes between Muslim minority Uighurs and the dominant Chinese group Han killed almost 200 in the Xinjiang region; vigilantes from the latter group started attacking Uighurs several days later.

Chinese officials said that they would punish those responsible for the attacks "severely", and several hundred people were detained in a crackdown. The government's treatment of the Uighur group was condemned by some countries abroad, with the United States saying that China was "[repressing] peaceful expressions of religious beliefs and political views."

Wen, however, maintained that there was no discrimination against Muslims in China. "In China, more than 20 million people from 10 ethnic groups believe in Islam. They are all members of the big family of the Chinese nation," he continued in his speech. "Their beliefs, culture and way of life are fully respected."

At this second China-Africa summit, Wen is expected to offer African nations several billion dollars in credit and loans. To feed China's appetite for raw materials, Chinese companies have invested billions of dollars in Africa. Trade between China and the continent also continues to grow.

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Can't get a straight answer anymore from Gov --KDP3 (talk) 21:02, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

What's the point behind carrying strikes on Afghan security members? I was with the impression that they are "allies." Rana (talk) 01:30, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

 * Could be a blue on blue incident. And remember the "ally" that shot and killed 5 British soldiers.--KDP3 (talk) 01:31, 8 November 2009 (UTC)


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