Le numero de personas infectate per le VIH ha attingite plus que 40 milliones in 2005.

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Onusida, le programma del Nationes Unite contra le sida, ha diffundeva hodie su reporto annual super le stato de iste pandemia in le mundo que indica que le numero de personas affectate per iste maladia supera le 40 milliones de personas iste anno.

Secundo le reporto, le augmentation de feminas infectate continua usque representar 43% del casos. Le mortes causate per le sida se elevava a plus que tres milliones de victimas in 2005.

Desde le identification del VIH il ha quasi 25 annos, 25 milliones de personas ha morite a causa de su effectos, e le extension del pandemia non ha cessate iste anno.

Con plus de 25 milliones de personas seropositive, le Africa subsaharan es ancora le region mundial le plus afficite. Nunc le pandemia se extende anque per Europa oriental e Asia central.

Le reporto tamen identifica le succesos obtenite in Kenya, Tanzania e Zimbabwe, ubi le taxa de infection de feminas juvene ha descendite gratias a programmas de prevention.

Onusida anque nota que il ha habite progresso in le distribution de medicamentos anti-VIH in le paises povre ben que ancora 6 milliones de personas seropositive necessita tractamento.

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The number of people infected with HIV has reached more than 40 million in 2005.

Onusida, the United Nations program against AIDS, today released its annual report on the state of this pandemic in the world which indicates that the number of people affected by this illness has gone beyond 40 million people this year.

According to the report, the increase in infected women has continued to the point of representing 43% of the cases. Deaths caused by AIDS went beyond three million victims in 2005.

Since HIV was identified almost twenty-five years ago, 25 million people have died because of its effects, and the spread of the pandemic has not stopped this year.

With more than twenty-five seropositive people, Subsaharan Africa is still the most heavily affected region of the world. The pandemic now is spreading through eastern Europe and central Asia.

The report, however, identifies the successes that have been gained in Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe, where the rate of infection of young women has gone down thanks to programs of prevention.

Onusida also notes that there has been progress in the distribution of anti-HIV medication in poor countries, though still six million seropositive people are in need of treatment.

Un grande effusion polluante se extende per un fluvio Chinese.

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Un strato de benzeno, un producto chimic extrememente nocive, ha polluite un area de 80 kilometros del fluvio Songhua, al nord-est de China, post un explosion in un planta petrochimic le 13 de novembre in le provincia de Jilin.

Le governamento chinese recognosceva heri le gravitate del situation post que le pollution fortiava le suspension del fornimento de aqua in le urbe de Harbin, capital del provincia de Heilongjiang.

Circa nove milliones de personas es concernite nunc per iste mensura. Le population ha exhaurite le provisiones de aqua imbottiliate in le supermercatos de Harbin, e le vicegovernator del provincia mesmo ha debite facer excusas ante le habitantes del urbe.

Le governamento chinese ha assecurate que le situation essera controlate le fin del proxime septimana, ma multe habitantes ha decidite quitar le urbe temporaneemente. Intertanto, Russia, le pais vicin de China ubi le fluvio Songhua junge le Amour, ha declarate un stato de emergentia in iste region a partir del proxime venerdi ben que le autoritates chinese ha affirmate que le pollution arrivara a terras russe solmente post duo septimanas.

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A layer of benzene, an extremely poisonous chemical product, has polluted an eighty-kilometer (fifty-mile) area of the Songhua River in the northeast of China after a petrochemical-plant explosion on November 13 in the province of Jillin.

The Chinese government recognized yesterday the seriousness of the situation after the pollution forced the suspension of water supplies in the city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province.

Around nine million people are now concerned about this measure. The population has exhausted the supplies of bottled water in the supermarkets of Harbin, and the vice-governor of the province has even had to apologize before the inhabitants of the city.

The Chinese government has assured that the situation will be controlled by the end of next week, but many inhabitans have decided to leave the city temporarily. In the meantime Russia, the country neighboring China where the Songhua river joins the Amour, has declared a state of emergency in this region starting next Friday even though the Chinese authorities have affirmed that the pollution will reach Russian territory only after two weeks.

Dece soldatos american ha morite in Iraq post le explosion de un bomba rebelle.

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Desde 2003, plus que 2.100 militares ha morite in Iraq. Secundo le reporto del Washington Institute for Near East Policy, le resistentia contra le occupation in Iraq totevia es firme, e illo poterea reinfortiar se in le proxime menses.

Le reporto contesta clarmente le successos del Statos Unite in Iraq quando le Casa Blanc affirma que le truppas american sta a facer progresso contra le fortias rebelle. Heri dece soldatos american moriva a Fallujah post le explosion de un bomba artisanal. Dece e un altere soldatos esseva ferite.

Intertanto, un gruppo ha sequestrate octo occidentales e illo menacia de executar les le proxime 8 de decembre.

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Ten American soldiers have died in Iraq after the explosion of a rebel bomb.

Since 2003, more than 2,100 troops have died in Iraq. According to the report of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, the resistance against the occupation in Iraq still is firm, and it could get worse in the next few months.

The report clearly contests the success of the United States in Iraq when the White House affirms that the American troops are making progress against rebel forces. Yesterday ten American soldiers died at Fallujah after the explosion of a hand-made bomb. Eleven other soldiers were injured.

In the meantime, a group has kidnapped eight Westerners, and it is threatening to execute them on December 8.

Electiones in Iraq

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Hodie la population de Irak eligera su prime governamento desde le invasion american in 2003. Alicun incidentes violente esseva reportate quando le centros electoral aperiva iste matino, sed le participation pare esser substantial.

Le presidente iraki, Jalal Talabani, ha demandate que iste die deveni un celebration. Circa 15 milliones de citatanos es exigite a votar, e on expecta anque que le population sunni participara massivemente. Alicun gruppos insurgente ha appoiate iste election, sed Al-Qaeda lo considera un “opera satanic”.

Le fortias de occupation ha adoptate forte mensuras de securitate: le population mesme debera ir votar a pede proque le automobiles non pote approximar se al centros electoral pro evitar possibile attentatos terroriste. Circa 150.000 soldatos e agentes de policia iraqi sta a patruliar hodie per omne le pais. Plus que 300 partitos e 19 coalitiones concurre in iste election, cuje resultatos definitive non se cognoscera usque le fin de iste mense.

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Today the people of Iraq will elect their first government since the American invasion in 2003. Some violent incidents were reported when the polling places were opened this morning, but participation seems to be substantial.

The Iraqi president, Jalal Talabani, has asked that this be a day of celebration. Around 15 million citizens have been asked to vote, and it is expected that the Sunni population will also participate massively. Some insurgent groups have supported this election, but Al-Qaeda considers it a “Satanic operation.”

The occupation forces have adopted strong security measures: the population itself will have to go vote on foot because automobiles cannot approach the polling places to avoid possible terrorist attempts. Around 150,000 soldiers and Iraqi police are patrolling the entire country today. More than 300 parties and nineteen coalitions are running in this election, whose definitive results will not be known until the end of this month.

Iran reprende su activitates nuclear.

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Duo annos post le interruption de su programma nuclear, Iran ha decidite reprender lo sub le supervision del Agentia International del Energia Atomic. Ben que le vicedirector del organisation irani del energia atomic, Mohammad Saidi, ha precisate que le activitates nuclear se limita al recerca scientific, le decision de Teheran ha causate deception e enoio in le paises occidental.

Teheran insiste que su programmas de recerca atomic es necesse pro disveloppar su capacitates industrial e que su fines es pacific e limitate al production de electricitate de fontes nuclear.

Le Union Europee habeva succedite temporalmente a dissuader Iran a reprender iste programma, ma le Iranis rumpeva iste accordo in augusto. Le effortios de Russia pro resolver le crise non ha essitte fructuose.

Hieri le autoritates irani comenciava a rumper le sigillos que habeva claudite le installationes nuclear. Le Statos Unite ha dicite que ille demandarea un resolution del Consilio de Securitate del ONU si Iran non interrumpe de novo su activitates nuclear.

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Two years after interrupting its nuclear program, Iran has decided to reopen it under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Though the Vice-Director of the Iranian Atomic Energy Agency, Mohammad Saidi, has said that nuclear activities are limited to scientific research, Teheran’s decision has caused disappointment and annoyance in the Western countries.

Teheran insists that its atomic-research program is necessary for developing its industrial capabilities and that its goals are peaceful and limited to the production of electricity from nuclear sources.

The European Union had temporarily succeeded in keeping Iran from reopening this program, but the Iranians broke this agreement in August. Efforts by Russia to resolve the crisis have not been fruitful.

Yesterday the Iranian authorities started to break the seals that had closed off the nuclear installations. The United States has said that it would ask for a resolution of the United Nations Security Council if Iran does not interrupt its nuclear activities.

Grippe aviari: crise sanitari in Turchia

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Turchia se evelia omne dies con un nove caso de grippe aviari. Il ha jam dece e cinque personas infectate per le virus H5N1, e le autoritates sta a investigar circa sexanta possibile nove casos. Hieri le ministro de sanitate turchese admitteva que le pais nunquam habeva affrontate un crise tan serie como iste.

Le majoritate del casos in Turchia se trova in le parte oriental del pais in un region de majoritate kurde. Le personas infectate nunc se tracta con Tamiflu. Ma le governamento turchese ha recipite serie accusationes de negligentia, e le paises vicin e del Union Europee ha interdicte importationes aviari.

Le Organisation del Nationes Unite pro le Alimentation e le Agricultura (FAO in su acronym in anglese) ha advertite que le grippe aviari poterea devenir endemic in Turchia e menaciar le paises vicin. Secundo Juan Lubroth, experto in sanitate animal del FAO, le virus poterea propagar se in despecto del mensuras de controlo applicate usque nunc.

Intertanto, in China duo personas infectate per le virus H5N1 moriva iste ultime dies secundo le governamento chinese.

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Turkey awakens every day with a new case of bird flu. It already has fifteen people infected by the H5N1 virus, and authorities are investigating around sixty possible new cases. Yesterday the Turkish health minister admitted that the country had never confronted a crisis as serious as this one.

The majority of the cases in Turkey are in the eastern part of the country in a region with a Kurdish majority. The people infected are now being treated with Tamiflu. But the Turkish government has received serious accusations of negligence, and neighboring and European Union countries have blocked importations of birds.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has warned that bird flue could become endemic in Turkey and threaten neighboring countries. According to John Lubroth, an FAO expert in animal health, the virus could spread out despite the control measures that have been taken up to now.

In the meantime, in China, two people infected with the H5N1 virus died in recent days according to the Chinese government.

Le Brasil, Russia, India, e China, le paises BRIC, sta a exiger un voce plus grande in le economia mundial.

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In despecto de positiones divergente in diverse themas, le quatro paises que forma le gruppo con le nomine BRIC (Brasil, Russia, India, e China) sta a reunir se pro le secunde vice iste jovedi in Brasilia con un objectivo commun: le pression pro reformas in le systema financiari international.

Con positiones a vices conflictante in themas como commercio mundial o calefaction global, le BRICs sta a reunir se pro obtener un voce plus grande in institutiones como le Fundo Monetario International (BMI) o le Banca Mundial.

“Ille paises ha divergentias, ma illes comparte un grande interesse, que es haber un rolo plus relevante in le discussiones sur le economia global”, dice Kenneth Liberthal, specialista in China del Instituto Brookings in Washington.

Le director del programma de studios del America latin del Universitate Johns Hopkins, Riordan Roett, face un evaluation simile: “Le differente interesses national del paises BRIC non preveni que illos actua con fortia in le pression pro facer que le paises industrial recognosce lor importantia”, dice Roett, qui recentemente finiva le redaction de un libro, que sta programmate pro le publication in augusto, sur como le Brasil deveniva un del paises BRIC.

Le pression del BRICs pro un rolo plus relevante in le arena international ganiava fortia con le crise economic mundial. Le quatro paises suffreva ben minus que le economias de Europa o del Statos Unite in iste crise, e illos anque recuperava plus rapidemente. On calcula que le quatro paises del gruppo essera responsabile pro plus que 60% del crescimento economic mundial desde 2008 usque 2014.

Le vision del BRICs es que le division del poter in institutiones como le FMI e le Banca Mundial non es plus relevante pro le conditiones economic e politic prevalente in le mundo de hodie.

“Le BRICs ha grande importantia in le commercio mundial e es economias in crescimento”, diceva Roett. “E le ancian potentias industrial del G7 non habera altere alternativo que acciper iste nove realitate.”

Le analysta del Universitate Johns Hopkins faceva un projection optimiste sur le possibilitates del BRICs de conquirer le rolo que illos vole de plus grande relevantia in le arena mundial. “Isto va a facer se realitate”, ille diceva. “Io crede que le proxime director general del FMI non essera europee, e le proxime presidente del Banca Mundial non essera americano.”

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Brasil, Rússia, Índia e China, os países do BRIC, estão exigindo uma voz maior na economia mundial.

Apesar de posições divergentes em vários temas, os quatro países que formam o grupo chamado Bric (Brasil, Rússia, Índia e China) se reúnem pela segunda vez nesta quinta-feira, em Brasília, com um objetivo em comum: a pressão por reformas no sistema financeiro internacional.

Com posições por vezes conflitantes em temas como comércio mundial ou aquecimento global, os Brics vêm unindo forças para obter mais voz em instituições como o Fundo Monetário Internacional (FMI) ou o Banco Mundial.

“Esses países têm divergências, mas compartilham um grande interesse, que é o de ter um papel mais relevante nas discussões sobre a economia global”, diz Kenneth Lieberthal, especialista em China do Instituto Brookings, em Washington.

O diretor do programa de estudos da América Latina da Universidade Johns Hopkins, Riordan Roett, faz uma avaliação semelhante: “Os diferentes interesses nacionais dos países do Bric não impedem que atuem com força na pressão para que os países industriais reconheçam sua importância”, diz Roett, que recentemente, terminou de escrever um livro, que está programado para a publicação, em agosto, sobre como o Brasil se tornou um dos países do Bric.

A pressão dos Brics por um papel mais relevante no cenário internacional ganhou força com a crise econômica mundial. Os quatro países sofreram bem menos do que as economias da Europa ou dos Estados Unidos nesta crise, e também se recuperaram mais rapidamente. Calcula-se que os quatro países do grupo serão responsáveis por mais de 60% do crescimento econômico mundial de 2008 a 2014.

A visão dos Brics é que a divisão do poder em instituições como o FMI e o Banco Mundial não é mais relevante para as condições econômicas e políticas prevalecentes no mundo de hoje.

“Os Brics têm grande importância no comércio mundial e são economias em crescimento”, disse Roett. “E as antigas potências industriais do G7 não terão outra alternativa senão aceitar essa nova realidade.”

O analista da Universidade Johns Hopkins fez uma projeção otimista sobre as chances dos Brics de conquistarem o desejado papel de maior relevância no cenário mundial. “Vai acontecer”, disse. “Acredito que o próximo diretor-geral do FMI não será europeu, e o próximo presidente do Banco Mundial não será americano.”

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Brazil, Russia, India, and China, the BRIC nations, are demanding a greater voice in the world economy.

Despite differing views on various topics, the four countries that form the group called BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) are coming together for the second time this Thursday in Brasilia with one common goal: the pressure for reforms in the international financial system.

With sometimes conflicting positions on issues like world trade or global warming, the BRICs are joining forces to gain a greater voice in institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or the World Bank.

“These countries have differences, but share a strong interest, which is to have a greater role in discussions about the global economy,” says Kenneth Lieberthal, a China specialist at the Brookings Institution in Washington.

The program director of Latin American studies at Johns Hopkins University, Riordan Roett, made a similar assessment: “The various national interests of the BRIC countries do not keep them from acting forcefully in pressuring industrial countries to recognize their importance,” said Roett, who has recently finished writing a book, which is scheduled for publication in August, about how Brazil has become one of the BRIC countries.

The pressure of the BRICs for a greater role in the international arena gained momentum with the global economic crisis. The four countries have suffered much less than the economies of Europe or the United States in this crisis, and also recovered more quickly. It is estimated that the four countries in the group will be responsible for more than 60% of world economic growth from 2008 to 2014.

The vision of the BRICs is that the division of power in institutions like the IMF and World Bank is no longer relevant to the economic and political conditions prevailing in today’s world.

“The BRICs have great importance in world trade and are growing economies,” said Roett. “And the old G7 industrial powers will have no choice but to accept this new reality.”

The analyst at Johns Hopkins University made an optimistic forecast about the chances of BRICs winning the coveted role of greater relevance on the world stage. “It will happen,” he said. “I believe that the next director-general of the IMF will not be European, and the next World Bank president will not be American.”