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Sunday, December 28, 2008
Windows 7 bêta 1 se montre plus tôt que prévu...
Alors qu'elle est attendue pour mi-janvier (lire: Une première bêta de Windows 7 le 13 janvier), Windows 7 bêta 1 circule déjà sur Internet. Fonctionnelle jusqu'au 1er août, elle serait très stable selon les premiers testeurs. Cette mouture n'apporte pas de nouveautés, mais les performances sont en nette progression. Au vu de la qualité de cette version, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes de ZDNet estime que Redmond doit pouvoir finaliser son système d'ici mi-2009. Suite...
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Robert Faurisson invité par Dieudonné...
La ministre de la Culture et de la Communication, Christine Albanel a fait part dimanche de sa "consternation", après l'invitation sur scène par l'humoriste controversé Dieudonné du négationniste Robert Faurisson lors de son dernier spectacle, dimanche dans un communiqué.
"Cette provocation heurte et blesse à nouveau les mémoires", déplore la ministre, que se dit "consternée" dans ce court communiqué. Suite...
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Holocaust novel exposed as fraud...
Herman Rosenblat's Angel at the Fence has been withdrawn by its publisher, Berkley Books, an imprint of Penguin, following allegations by scholars, relatives and fellow survivors about its veracity.
Those taken in by the hoax include the producers of a forthcoming feature film adaptation and the television host Oprah Winfrey, who had hailed the tale as the "single greatest love story... we've ever told on the air".
In a statement issued at the weekend through his agent, Rosenblat, 79, said: "I wanted to bring happiness to people. I brought hope to a lot of people. My motivation was to make good in this world." More...
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Facebook protesters: our breasts are not porn...
Online, the virtual "nurse-in" to protest Facebook's ban on breast-feeding photos has taken off, with hundreds hourly joining a group that crept toward 70,000 members Saturday evening.
The real-life, pavement-pounding protest drew fewer placards than photojournalists Saturday, with only a handful turning out to sing, chant and breast-feed in front of Facebook's downtown Palo Alto headquarters. But it had all the elements of a Palo Alto protest: A handful of peaceful pickets discreetly tucked away in a University Avenue plaza; placards reading "Hey Facebook, Breast-feeding is not Obscene,'' protesters chatting up the media; and indifferent passers-by. A member of the Raging Grannies, the Midpeninsula activists who stage various theatrical protests, showed up to proclaim in song that "our breasts aren't porn.'' More...
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It's dangerous being a foreigner in Russia these days...
The men from this village who went to Russia to work all knew the rule: always stay together on the walk home. As Tajiks in an aggressive Russian city, getting caught could mean getting hurt.
But on the eve of the Muslim holiday of sacrifice this month, Salohiddin Azizov broke the rule. It was a fatal mistake.
But on the eve of the Muslim holiday of sacrifice this month, Salohiddin Azizov broke the rule. It was a fatal mistake.
He was caught, killed and beheaded on Dec. 5, not far from where he worked at the Pokrovskaya vegetable warehouse south of Moscow, his brothers said. A Russian nationalist group claimed responsibility, calling Azizov, 20, part of a "non-Russian occupation." One of his brothers identified his body by the shape of his toes. More...
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South Africa: "witchcraft" family burnt to death...
A 6-year old girl, her mother and grandmother were killed during a Christmas Day attack in which their hatch hut home near Dutywa, South Africa was burnt down by a mob believing the family practiced witchcraft.
45-year old Ntombizanele Combo burned to death in the hut along with her 6-year old daughter, Sibulele Combo, who was pushed back into the burning hut several times by the attackers as she tried to escape. 80-year old Nokwesile Wogqoyi was hacked to death by the mob with bushknives. Two of Ntombizanele’s other children managed to escape. More...
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Israel, the neighbourhood bully, strikes again...
Israel embarked yesterday on yet another unnecessary, ill-fated war. On July 16, 2006, four days after the start of the Second Lebanon War, I wrote: "Every neighborhood has one, a loud-mouthed bully who shouldn't be provoked into anger... Not that the bully's not right - someone did harm him. But the reaction, what a reaction!"
Two and a half years later, these words repeat themselves, to our horror, with chilling precision. Within the span of a few hours on a Saturday afternoon, the IDF sowed death and destruction on a scale that the Qassam rockets never approached in all their years, and Operation "Cast Lead" is only in its infancy. More...
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Massacre à Gaza: plus de 270 morts et 620 blessés en moins ...
Israël poursuivait ce dimanche ses attaques aériennes à Gaza, qui ont fait plus de 270 morts et 620 blessés en moins de 24 heures.
Des raids ont été signalés dès 7h dans la ville de Gaza, dans le camp de Jabaliya, dans le nord du territoire, ainsi que dans le sud, à Khan Younès et Rafah, selon des témoins. Dans l'une de ces attaques, à Gaza-ville, une dizaine de policiers du Hamas qui se trouvaient dans un poste de police, ont été blessés, ont indiqué les services d'urgence de l'hôpital al-Chifa à l’AFP. Suite...
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Des ennuis avec Windows Vista? Voici Windows Vista Answers!!!
Une bien étrange initiative de la part de Microsoft (un peu tardive ?), encore que le site Windows Vista Answers permet d'avoir une voix plus officielle sur toutes les questions concernant son système d'exploitation pour qui maîtrise suffisamment la langue de Shakespeare.
Pour le moment en version bêta, ce site prend les traits d'un forum officiel dédié au support du système d'exploitation Windows Vista avec comme interlocuteur une communauté constituée d'utilisateurs de l'OS et de professionnels, prête à suer sang et eau pour répondre à toutes les questions. Suite...
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2-year-old girl raped in South Africa. WTF!
A two-year-old girl was raped at Zingqayi Village in Butterworth on Christmas day, Eastern Cape police said on Friday.
"The child went missing after playing with a one-year-old boy," said Captain Jackson Manatha.
"The child went missing after playing with a one-year-old boy," said Captain Jackson Manatha.
"Her cries were then heard by her next-door neighbour, who went into the house next door to check what was happening... when she opened the door she saw a 22-year-old man zipping up his trousers... the man then ran away when he saw the neighbour." More...
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Saturday, December 27, 2008
La Suisse préoccupée par la situation à Gaza...
La Suisse s'inquiète de l'escalade de la violence dans la bande de Gaza et appelle les parties au conflit à la retenue. Elle condamne les tirs de roquettes effectués à partir de la bande de Gaza ainsi que les «réactions disproportionnées» de l'armée israélienne.
Dans un communiqué publié samedi, le ministère suisse des Affaires étrangères (DFAE) qualifie «les récents événements» de «graves violations du droit humanitaire». Il condamne les tirs de roquettes effectués à partir de la bande de Gaza en direction d'Israël. Ces attaques «représentent une menace intolérable pour la population civile israélienne». Suite...
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Obama has "no comments" on the Gaza massacre...
“There was no immediate comment on the Israeli air strikes on Gaza from Obama, who is vacationing with his family in Hawaii, or his staff.”
This is how our incoming President has reacted to the worst attack on the Palestinian people in 20 years – by not reacting at all.
This is how our incoming President has reacted to the worst attack on the Palestinian people in 20 years – by not reacting at all.
The Bush White House, of course, has responded as we all know they would: Israel-has-the-right-to-defend itself, let the killing begin, etc., ad nauseum. More...
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There's a cricket team in ... Afghanistan???
Afghanistan has only one proper cricket ground and its national squad earns only £12 a month, but next month the war-ravaged country will move a step closer to qualifying for the Cricket World Cup.
Two decades after cricket took hold among Afghan refugees sheltering in Pakistan from the Soviet occupation, the national side could be four months from joining the sport's top flight.
The team is flying to Argentina, where first or second place in the International Cricket Council league, division three, brings qualification for the World Cup qualifiers in South Africa in April. More...
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Gaza: Israeli air strikes kill more than 200 Palestinians, at least 700 others injured...
Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip have killed at least 205 Palestinians and injured at least 700 more.
Israeli F-16 aircraft targeted secure compounds run by the paramilitary government Hamas and launched 30 missiles in the attack.
Israeli F-16 aircraft targeted secure compounds run by the paramilitary government Hamas and launched 30 missiles in the attack.
Most of those killed were policemen but women and children also died, Gaza officials said. More...
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Film-like ratings for the Internet???
Film-style age ratings could be applied to websites to protect children from harmful and offensive material, Culture Secretary Andy Burnham has said.
Mr Burnham said the government was looking at a number of possible new internet safeguards.
He said some content, such as clips of beheadings, was unacceptable and new standards of decency were needed. More...
Mr Burnham said the government was looking at a number of possible new internet safeguards.
He said some content, such as clips of beheadings, was unacceptable and new standards of decency were needed. More...
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Malaysian fortune-teller jailed for fleecing Singapore woman of $41.000!!!
A Malaysian fortune teller was sentenced to 15 months in jail by a Singapore court on Friday for fleecing a woman of 60,000 Singapore dollars (41,430 US dollars), the Straits Times reported Saturday.
Tan Ka Chuan received regular payments from Singaporean Lee Lye Fong in exchange for promises to perform rituals that would protect her family and make her wealthy.
Lee herself went through a police probe for dipping into the funds of her employer to pay for Tan's bogus promises.
Tan, 36 and a Malaysian national, used the money pay his gambling debts. He admitted to the police that he had no powers to see the future and did not perform any religious rites.
Lee's payments to Tan go back five years, said the report.
Tan Ka Chuan received regular payments from Singaporean Lee Lye Fong in exchange for promises to perform rituals that would protect her family and make her wealthy.
Lee herself went through a police probe for dipping into the funds of her employer to pay for Tan's bogus promises.
Tan, 36 and a Malaysian national, used the money pay his gambling debts. He admitted to the police that he had no powers to see the future and did not perform any religious rites.
Lee's payments to Tan go back five years, said the report.
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Gaza under attack!!! Shocking images...
Israeli aircraft have launched a major attack against struck Hamas security compounds in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 155 people.
Hamas and medics reported that dozens of people were killed and that others were still buried under the rubble.
Pérou : c’est une vierge Marie, son mari est charpentier et elle accouche d’un petit Jésus à Noël !!!
Virgen Maria Huarcaya Palomina, une Péruvienne de 20 ans mariée à un charpentier, a accouché mercredi à Lima d'un petit garçon qu'elle a prénommé Jésus, rapporte la télévision péruvienne Channel 7.
La jeune mère, dont le prénom en espagnol signifie Vierge Marie, a expliqué depuis la maternité qu'elle avait choisi d'appeler son fils "Jesus Emanuel" car il était né un 24 décembre.
Le travail ayant commencé prématurément, la veille de Noël, les médecins de l'Institut national périnatal de Lima, ont pratiqué une césarienne d'urgence.
La jeune mère, dont le prénom en espagnol signifie Vierge Marie, a expliqué depuis la maternité qu'elle avait choisi d'appeler son fils "Jesus Emanuel" car il était né un 24 décembre.
Le travail ayant commencé prématurément, la veille de Noël, les médecins de l'Institut national périnatal de Lima, ont pratiqué une césarienne d'urgence.
Peu de temps après, Virgen Maria et son époux, un charpentier de 24 ans, sont devenus les heureux parents d'un bébé de 3,5kg qui sera donc baptisé Jésus.
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EU spends £2.3bn a year on Pro-Brussels propaganda...
The European Union is spending £2.3billion a year on pro-Brussels propaganda - more than Coca Cola's entire global marketing budget.
Britain alone squanders £200million of taxpayers' cash on promotional material or funding groups that extol the benefits of a 'United States of Europe'.
Britain alone squanders £200million of taxpayers' cash on promotional material or funding groups that extol the benefits of a 'United States of Europe'.
Much of the money goes on 'highly dubious' propaganda that is targeted at children, according to a book by the think-tank Open Europe. More...
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Peru: virgin Mary, married to a carpenter , gives birth to a Jesus on Christmas Day!!!
A Peruvian woman called Virgen Maria, who is married to a carpenter, has named her son Jesus Emanuel after giving birth on Christmas Day.
Twenty-year-old Virgen Maria Huarcaya Palomino had not been due to give birth on Thursday, but went into labour early and underwent a Caesarean operation.
Twenty-year-old Virgen Maria Huarcaya Palomino had not been due to give birth on Thursday, but went into labour early and underwent a Caesarean operation.
Her husband, who shares the same profession as Saint Joseph, is in fact called Adolfo Jorge Huaman. More... See the video here...
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Gaza: at least 140 killed in Israeli air raid...
Israeli F-16 bombers have launched a series of air strikes against key targets in the Gaza Strip, killing and injuring scores of people.
Medical staff and Hamas officials said at least 140 people were killed when missiles hit security compounds and militant bases across Gaza.
The strikes, the most intense Israeli attacks on Gaza in recent times, come after the expiry of a truce with Hamas.
Medical staff and Hamas officials said at least 140 people were killed when missiles hit security compounds and militant bases across Gaza.
The strikes, the most intense Israeli attacks on Gaza in recent times, come after the expiry of a truce with Hamas.
Israel said it was responding to continued rocket attacks from Gaza. More + video...
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Putain! Tu fais quoi ici!!!
Un polonais a eu la choque de sa vie en visitant un bordel et en voyant sa femme parmi les employées de la maison !
Le journal polonais Super Express a déclaré que la femme avait dit à son mari qu’elle travaillait dans un magasin dans une ville voisine, mais en réalité elle gagnait un peu d’argent en travaillant dans une maison close.
J’étais ébahi. Je croyais rêver, le mari a déclaré au journal.
Le couple, marié depuis 14ans, sont en train de se divorcer actuellement, le journal a rajouté.
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Arménie: une pétition turque pour demander pardon...
Deux cents intellectuels turcs ont lancé une pétition sur Internet pour demander pardon aux Arméniens pour le silence qui a suivi les massacres de centaines de milliers de personnes en 1915.
"Ma conscience ne peut accepter que l’on reste indifférent à la Grande catastrophe que les Arméniens ottomans ont subie en 1915 et qu’on la nie. Je regrette cette injustice, et pour ma part, je partage les sentiments et les peines de mes frères et sœurs arméniens et je leur demande pardon."
"Ma conscience ne peut accepter que l’on reste indifférent à la Grande catastrophe que les Arméniens ottomans ont subie en 1915 et qu’on la nie. Je regrette cette injustice, et pour ma part, je partage les sentiments et les peines de mes frères et sœurs arméniens et je leur demande pardon."
Cette pétition est en ligne depuis le 15 décembre sur le site Ozur Diliyoruz. Elle a été initiée par quatre intellectuels turcs, soutenue par deux cents personnalités, majoritairement universitaires, journalistes, écrivains. Suite...
La Libye hausse encore le ton envers la Suisse...
Depuis le début de la crise, les autorités de Tripoli exigent des excuses de la Confédération pour les méthodes, trop musclées selon elles, de la police genevoise.
Accusé de mauvais traitements sur deux domestiques, Hannibal Kadhafi et sa femme avaient été arrêtés le 15 juillet à Genève puis libérés sous caution.
Désormais, la Libye réclame aussi que la Suisse prenne des mesures pour sanctionner les responsables de cette arrestation, jugée trop musclée, et indemniser Hannibal Kadhafi et sa famille. Suite...
Accusé de mauvais traitements sur deux domestiques, Hannibal Kadhafi et sa femme avaient été arrêtés le 15 juillet à Genève puis libérés sous caution.
Désormais, la Libye réclame aussi que la Suisse prenne des mesures pour sanctionner les responsables de cette arrestation, jugée trop musclée, et indemniser Hannibal Kadhafi et sa famille. Suite...
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Friday, December 26, 2008
Man to wife at brothel: "what are you doing here?" Shouldn't the wife have asked: "what are YOU doing here?"
A Polish man got the shock of his life when he visited a brothel and spotted his wife among the establishment's employees.
Polish tabloid Super Express said the woman had been making some extra money on the side while telling her husband she worked at a store in a nearby town.
"I was dumfounded. I thought I was dreaming," the husband told the newspaper on Wednesday.
The couple, married for 14 years, are now divorcing, the newspaper reported.
Polish tabloid Super Express said the woman had been making some extra money on the side while telling her husband she worked at a store in a nearby town.
"I was dumfounded. I thought I was dreaming," the husband told the newspaper on Wednesday.
The couple, married for 14 years, are now divorcing, the newspaper reported.
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Afghan chieftain seduced by ... viagra???
The Afghan chieftain looked older than his 60-odd years, and his bearded face bore the creases of a man burdened with duties as tribal patriarch and husband to four younger women. His visitor, a CIA officer, saw an opportunity, and reached into his bag for a small gift.
Four blue pills. Viagra.
"Take one of these. You'll love it," the officer said. Compliments of Uncle Sam.
Four blue pills. Viagra.
"Take one of these. You'll love it," the officer said. Compliments of Uncle Sam.
The enticement worked. More...
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Thank you, Harold...
In 1989, Denise Searle [Red Pepper’s first editor] and I, with others from the Socialist Movement, wrote to a large number of well-known left-wing dignitaries asking them to support a new fortnightly newspaper called Socialist. Harold Pinter was one of the few who responded.
He did not know us. We were not friends of friends. We were chatterers but not part of the well-known chattering classes. We promised simply to look at the facts without fear; to encourage the self-confidence to resist injustice; to imagine, create and work for alternatives.
He did not know us. We were not friends of friends. We were chatterers but not part of the well-known chattering classes. We promised simply to look at the facts without fear; to encourage the self-confidence to resist injustice; to imagine, create and work for alternatives.
Harold gave us his support. He also gave us confidence and his example encouraged others. From this I learnt that one of Harold Pinter’s distinguishing marks is his courage. His courage to speak out against the powerful. He doesn’t wait to find out who else might be supporting a cause. He doesn’t wait to find out whether it’s fashionable. Harold supports something because he believes in it. More...
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A shop-lifting dog??? And he went for the bone! Hilarious!
Le chien qui a volé un os dans un supermaché!!! Mort de rire...
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Young Muslims, punk music and “The Taqwacores..."
Five years ago, young Muslims across the United States began reading and passing along a blurry, photocopied novel called “The Taqwacores,” about imaginary punk rock Muslims in Buffalo.
Noureen DeWulf and Bobby Naderi, both actors, with Jay Verkamp, center, the sound mixer for the film version of Mr. Knight’s novel. The film was shot in Cleveland.
“This book helped me create my identity,” said Naina Syed, 14, a high school freshman in Coventry, Conn.
A Muslim born in Pakistan, Naina said she spent hours on the phone listening to her older sister read the novel to her. “When I finally read the book for myself,” she said, “it was an amazing experience.” More...
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Noureen DeWulf and Bobby Naderi, both actors, with Jay Verkamp, center, the sound mixer for the film version of Mr. Knight’s novel. The film was shot in Cleveland.
“This book helped me create my identity,” said Naina Syed, 14, a high school freshman in Coventry, Conn.
A Muslim born in Pakistan, Naina said she spent hours on the phone listening to her older sister read the novel to her. “When I finally read the book for myself,” she said, “it was an amazing experience.” More...
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Uproar over Great Aussie Firewall...
A proposed Internet filter dubbed the "Great Aussie Firewall" is promising to make Australia one of the strictest Internet regulators among democratic countries.
Consumers, civil-rights activists, engineers, Internet providers and politicians from opposition parties are among the critics of a mandatory Internet filter that would block at least 1,300 Web sites prohibited by the government - mostly child pornography, excessive violence, instructions in crime or drug use and advocacy of terrorism.
Consumers, civil-rights activists, engineers, Internet providers and politicians from opposition parties are among the critics of a mandatory Internet filter that would block at least 1,300 Web sites prohibited by the government - mostly child pornography, excessive violence, instructions in crime or drug use and advocacy of terrorism.
Hundreds protested in state capitals earlier this month. More...
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Décès de la chanteuse Eartha Kitt ...
La chanteuse américaine de jazz mondialement célèbre Eartha Kitt, décédée jeudi dans un hôpital de New York à l'âge de 81 ans d'un cancer du colon, a fasciné les foules pendant plus d'un demi siècle avec sa voix voluptueuse et sa présence sensuelle sur scène et à l'écran.
Connue pour son franc parler, elle s'était imposée un long exil en Europe dans les années 60 et 70, à la suite de ses critiques virulentes contre la guerre au Vietnam.
Eartha Kitt, qui a également fait une carrière d'actrice au cinéma, à la télévision et au théâtre, est l'une des rares artistes à avoir été nominées à la fois pour les Tony, les Grammy et les Emmy Awards, récompensant annuellement respectivement le théâtre, la musique et la télévision. Elle a même remporté deux Emmy Awards. Suite...
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Eartha Kitt is dead...
American singer, dancer and actress Eartha Kitt has died at the age 81, her friend and publicist has said.
Kitt died of colon cancer on Thursday, Andrew Freedman said.
Kitt died of colon cancer on Thursday, Andrew Freedman said.
She was one of the few artists to be nominated in the Tony, Grammy and Emmy award categories and was a stalwart of the Manhattan cabaret scene. More...
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Thursday, December 25, 2008
Vietnam tightens the screws on bloggers...
The Vietnamese government on Tuesday announced regulations to tighten state control of internet blogs, a senior government official said Wednesday. Those posting items which oppose the state or undermine national security or spread works which violate Vietnam’s laws could face sanctions.
This may include opposing the state directly or posting links to sites banned in Vietnam, such as those which criticize the government’s human rights record.
This may include opposing the state directly or posting links to sites banned in Vietnam, such as those which criticize the government’s human rights record.
"We have issued the circular aiming to create a legal framework to guide bloggers on what can they do and what they can’t do," said Do Quy Doan, Deputy Minister of Information and Communication, who likened the regulations to a "guiding document." More...
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Berlin: 1,500 parrots in a two-room apartment!!!
Berlin officials said they have rescued 1,500 parakeets from a two-room apartment. City veterinarian Margit Platzer said the birds were flying freely around the apartment, which was "littered with feces, feathers and leftover food." Platzer said it took her team more than seven hours on Tuesday to catch all the birds with nets.
The birds were taken Wednesday to animal shelters in Berlin and elsewhere because there was not enough room for them at facilities in the capital.
Local media reported, without citing sources, that the owner gradually bought and bred the birds until his apartment was full, and that neighbors had complained about the noise and smell.
The birds were taken Wednesday to animal shelters in Berlin and elsewhere because there was not enough room for them at facilities in the capital.
Local media reported, without citing sources, that the owner gradually bought and bred the birds until his apartment was full, and that neighbors had complained about the noise and smell.
The retired man, who was not identified, could face charges for endangering the animals' safety and health.
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La mort d'Harold Pinter, dramaturge et militant...
Le prix Nobel de littérature 2005 Harold Pinter, décédé la veille de Noël à 78 ans, était l’un des dramaturges britanniques les plus applaudis dans le monde et un militant anti-impérialiste engagé contre la guerre en Irak.
Auteur prolifique d’une trentaine de pièces de théâtre, il était à la fois dramaturge, acteur, metteur en scène, mais aussi poète et scénariste pour le cinéma.
Auteur prolifique d’une trentaine de pièces de théâtre, il était à la fois dramaturge, acteur, metteur en scène, mais aussi poète et scénariste pour le cinéma.
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Il avait publié en 2003 « War », un recueil de poèmes contre la guerre en Irak menée par une coalition américano-britannique. Le 15 février de la même année, il s’était exprimé à la tribune de Hyde Park, à Londres, devant un million et demi d’opposants à la guerre.
Se tenant soigneusement à l’écart de l’« establishment », Pinter avait refusé d’être anobli par la reine Elizabeth. Il avait toutefois accepté la Légion d’honneur française en 2007. Article complet...
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Egypt: teacher who beat student to death is jailed...
An Egyptian court has sentenced a schoolteacher to six years in jail for beating a pupil to death because he had not done his homework.
Maths teacher Haitham Nabeel Abdelhamid, 23, took Islam Amr Badr outside the classroom and hit him violently in the stomach.
Maths teacher Haitham Nabeel Abdelhamid, 23, took Islam Amr Badr outside the classroom and hit him violently in the stomach.
The 11-year-old boy fainted and later died in hospital of heart failure in the city of Alexandria. More...
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Congo's coltan war: how the West can help...
As Simon Tisdall has pointed out on Comment is Free, the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo looks intractable – and there is little appetite, in Britain or elsewhere, to send more troops there. But while the fighting is not going to stop as long as militias control the region's natural resources, consumers in the west do have the power to limit their funds.
One of the precious metals mined in eastern Congo is coltan. It is used in many common products: mobiles, computers, digital cameras, GPS equipment, airbags, hearing aids and even pacemakers. While 80% of the world's known coltan reserves are in eastern Congo, only about 1% of the metal sold on the open market is Congolese. More...
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