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Sunday, August 30th, 2009 – 20:00 GMT

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POLITICS-JAPAN – Tokyo – The opposition in general sweeps Jabr a new political era in Japan. / GERMANY-ELECTIONS – Berlin – The Länder hit deMerkel CDU and SPD to reinforce the general one month. / HONDURAS-CRISIS – Tegucigalpa – Campaign conambiente begins tense electoral coup Zelaya. / HURRICANE-PACIFIC – Mexico – Jimena rises to dangerous storm brings water to Mexico 4pero suffering drought. /-GOVERNMENT IRAN – Tehran – Ahmadinejad calls for the vote of confianzapara fight against the arrogant. / GABON-ELECTIONS – Dakar – High turnout presidential characterized devotantes Gabon. /

TIMOR-ANNIVERSARY – Jakarta – Hope and frustration Xaniversario the referendum in East Timor.

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FESTIVAL VENICE

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Democratic Party achieves historic victory in Japanelection

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese voters led the opposition to a historic election victory Sunday, defeating the conservative party of Government and all rookies giving Democrats the task of breathing life into a battered economy.

The victory of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) ends half a century of almost uninterrupted rule of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and ends with a lengthy filibuster.

The opposition Government has promised to put money in consumers' hands, cutting unnecessary spending and take away power from the bureaucrats. People are upset with the current policies and the ruling coalition. One sensed that people wanted a change in their quality of life and fight this election by a change in government, said Democratic Party leader, Yukio Hatoyama, 62. However, as will be back in power, the Democratic Party must move quickly to maintain the support of voters worried about record unemployment figures and a rapidly aging society, increasing the cost of social security. Hatoyama is expected, the wealthy grandson of a former prime minister to appoint a transition team on Monday to prepare to take power. Forecasts media gave the Democratic Party two thirds of the 480 seats in the House. The forecasts are in line with surveys of the election campaign, which predicted a major defeat for Prime Minister Taro Aso, and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has ruled for over 50 years. WORST RESULT IN HISTORY FOR LIBERAL

polls to exit polls showed that Democrats would have received about 320 seats in the House, nearly triple the roughly 115 in the previous election. Most polls give the Liberals a little over 100 seats, compared to 300 I had.

ruling party's defeat ends an association with big business and bureaucrats, who made Japan into an economic giant after the defeat in World War II. (continue reading…)

They open polling stations in Japan

More than 104 million Japanese are the polls cited ina elections, polls show, separating the Democratic Liberal Party (PLD) of power that has long mediosiglo and hand over power to the opposition.

about 53,000 schools in 47 provinces remain open Hastal 20.00 local time (11.00 GMT) for designated A480 Japanese Lower House members, which elects the future prime minister among the 1374 candidates who contest these elections.

Part of the electorate has already voted in advance, the two main candidates entreellos, Yukio Hatoyama of the Democratic opositorPartido (PD), a favorite in the polls, and actualprimer minister, Taro Aso, the LDP . Of the 480 seats to be reallocated, 300 are assigned with a system of single seat constituencies, which choose 1.139candidatos, while 180 are distributed proportionally in party lists with 235 candidates. Latest polls were published yesterday as opposition clear favoritoal Hatoyama, 62, whose parliamentary group podriaobtener absolute majority and end the dominance of PLDdurante over half a century. The LDP has ruled Japan in the past 55 years, with excepcionde 11 months between 1993 and 1994. (continue reading…)

WHO alert severe form of H1N1, decline in the south

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Doctors are reporting a severe form of H1N1 flu pandemic that directly attacks the lungs, causing severe illness in healthy people and expensive hospital treatment, said Friday the World Health Organization (WHO). Some countries are reporting that up to 15 percent of patients infected with the H1N1 strain of needing hospital care, which further complicates the already collapsed health care system, said the agency with an update on the status of the pandemic. During the winter season in the southern hemisphere, several countries saw a need for intensive care at times of high load on the health services, said WHO. The preparedness measures need to anticipate this increase in demand for intensive care units, which could be collapsed from a sudden increase in the amount of severe cases of H1N1, said the entity. Earlier, the UN agency reported that the circulation of the new strain of H1N1 influenza have passed its peak in most the southern hemisphere, even though the area is going through the winter. WHO also said the new pandemic strain has reached epidemic levels in Japan, marking the early onset of what would a long flu season in the northern hemisphere, while the situation is worse in tropical regions. In the southern hemisphere, most countries (represented by Chile, Argentina, New Zealand and Australia) seems to have passed its peak of influenza activity, said WHO. Some other (represented by South Africa and Bolivia) continue to experience high levels of influenza activity, said the UN agency. H1N1 influenza is now virtually everywhere in the world and was declared a pandemic in June. But as any infectious disease, does not expand in all directions equally and can occur in different communities at different times. (continue reading…)

Defendant in U.S. identity theft case pleads guilty

Albert Gonzalez was accused of helping steal millions of credit card numbers and debit cards of major retail chains, with tens of millions of dollars in fraudulent transactions. Gonzalez was an informant Government before being imprisoned long ago, and agreed to plead guilty to 19 charges in Massachusetts the next September 11. The settlement resolves charges pending in federal court in New York. But Gonzalez also faces charges in federal court in New Jersey for a similar crime. That case is not affected by the declaration of Boston, a spokesman for the U.S. District Court in New Jersey. A year ago, Gonzalez and another 10 people from five countries were accused of steal 41 million card numbers from retailers TJX Cos., BJ #39; s Wholesale Club Inc., OfficeMax Inc., Boston Market, Barnes Noble Inc., Sports Authority, Forever 21 and DSW Inc.

At that time, on August 17, Gonzalez was indicted again in U.S. District Court in New Jersey for stealing more than 130 million card numbers from credit card processor Heartland Payment Systems and retailers 7-Eleven Inc. and Hannaford Brothers Co.

The defendant's lawyer, Rene Palomino, did not immediately return calls for comment. When Gonzalez was indicted for first time the authorities noted that handled by Miami with a laptop looking for wireless networks that breach through retail stores. (continue reading…)

The Brazilian Supremerejects charges against former minister Palocci

The judges of the Supreme Court decided by majority queno evidence against the former minister, who resigned in 2006por that case, but against Jorge Mattoso, former president of Caixa Economica laestatal, who was accused by the same case for the crime of yrespondera violation of bank secrecy. Palocci was suspected of having ordered the bank lacuenta Francenildo scrutinized Santos Costa, the landlord of Brasilia unamansion in which the opposition said were business acordadosturbios with the government amid great orgies. Dos Santos Costa reported that Palocci frequented these parties andthe prestige who was until then the strong man Brazilian economy's went downhill. He said police have checked the bank account was revised delcasero illegally, apparently under presuncionde he had received money from the opposition to accuse Palocci. Mattoso confessed he ordered an investigation into the account of the landlord, who was peroaseguro their own initiative and not under pressure delentonces minister. Three years ago, in addition to these allegations, joined other Paloccise against corruption during his tenure as mayor of Ribeirao Preto CITY OF, a post he left in 2002 to coordinate electoral lacampana eventually led Lula to the presidency porprimera time. (continue reading…)

El Salvador is launching a national campaign to fight againstdengue

The start of the campaign coincides with National Day combatecontra dengue in El Salvador, where authorities esperanrealizar more than 60,000 visits to homes to carry out fumigation tareasde and information. This National Day for fighting dengue Elano began in 2005, by decree of the Legislative Assembly to raise awareness about the danger wing population represented by this disease , and said Health Minister Maria Isabel Rodriguez to the present. The activity marked the beginning of a campaign of visits aescuelas and homes across the country to conduct seminars and spraying delimpieza places where they can raise the mosquitoaedes aegypti, the transmitter of the disease. also launched a public information campaign afin prevent the spread of dengue. Rodriguez said that until now reported 1502 cases of dengueclasico, 35 cases of hemorrhagic and 4845 such patients who are under review to determine whether they have contracted the disease. (continue reading…)

Guatemala Electoral Court repudiates his support for similar Honduran

The Guatemalan Foreign Ministry noted in a statement that todaslas decentralized and autonomous entities (such as the TSE) should be active internationally combined entity subject to the Executive quetrace policy, according to the Constitution.

The president of theTSE from Guatemala, Maria Eugenia Villagran, offered yesterday, Tuesday, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras support SupremoElectoral Court in elproximo general elections scheduled for November 29.

As that can support the TSE Guatemala Honduras, we are inthe best available, said Villagran lapresencia journalists and officials said Guatemalans as observers electoral delproceso. The Guatemalan Foreign Ministry recalled that the Government of this country has expressed its strong condemnation to the breakup constitucionalacaecido in Honduras on 28 June 2009 and insisted that recognizes the citizen solely comopresidente Manuel Zelaya of Honduras. (continue reading…)

With symbols, Democrats sharpen the strategy for health reform

The national mobilization, by Organizing for America – militant arm of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) – and the group Health Care for America Now, is a response to protests from opponents of reform that have attracted heavy media attention. The offensive end on September 8, when Congress reconvenes to continue negotiating the final text of a bill that provides universal health coverage, expand the medical options and cheaper exorbitant health care costs in America. President Barack Obama outlined the elements of the reform project, one of his campaign promises during a popular assembly, in Green Bay (Wisconsin) in June but Congress controlled by Democrats, did not reach consensus on the bill before the August summer recess. Brad Woodhouse, spokesman for the DNC, told EFE that he is an effort with over two thousand events scheduled, in order to demonstrate the support of the American public to health system reform, which are presently deprived of health insurance to nearly 47 million people.

mobilization, which has the backing of unions, faith communities and advocacy groups for the elderly, including political meetings, home visits, collection of letters to Congress, discussion with medical authorities, banks phones and marches.

For a march next Monday in Newport Beach (California), the Free Enterprise Advocates group has asked the protesters carrying of American flags and pictures of loved ones who have been denied coverage medical. As part of an effort to raise awareness of the precariousness of the health system, a bus of Health Care for America Now tour the country and make stops in eleven cities, including Phoenix (Arizona), Albuquerque (New Mexico), Denver (Colorado), Des Moines (Iowa) and Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania). (continue reading…)

European court blames Italy for demonstration against G8in Genoa

The court made a compensation of 40,000 euros (57,160 dollars) to the family of the demonstrator. But he decided unanimously that the police officer did not use excessive force when he shot during an attack by demonstrators to your vehicle. The Group of Eight in Genoa led to one of the most violent summits club of rich nations, that many face expressions of anti-globalization groups. In addition to the death of Italian Carlo Giuliani, more than 231 protesters, many from other countries, were injured and over 280 were arrested. Many of them accused police brutality. In November 2008 an Italian court found 13 police officers guilty of beating protesters during the summit, but acquitted 16 others, many of them high range. (continue reading…)