Norway: taxi passengers Prime Minister chosen from casting

 

Full campaign for parliamentary elections in Norway, the outgoing Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg in trouble in the polls, had tried to exercise at least surprising. In order "to hear what people really think," the head of Labour government had turned into a taxi, the time one afternoon in the streets of the capital Oslo. The video was published Sunday, August 11 on the Internet, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Cast

But Monday, August 12, the Norwegian tabloid "Verdens Gang" (VG) has dented the feeling of spontaneity passengers revealing that five of the 14 passengers filmed Using hidden cameras were actually chosen through a street casting. "These are five ordinary people who were asked if they wanted to participate in a video for the Labour Party and who knew nothing except that we should go and get a taxi," confirmed Pia Gulbrandsen, a spokesman for the Labour Party. "Their spontaneity was real when they realized that their driver was the prime minister," she said.

Each person has even received 500 crowns (about 65 euros) "in gratitude." The passengers were exempt from the fare, as Jens Stoltenberg has no taxi license. Owner of the advertising agency that made the video, Kjetil Try, a close associate of Prime Minister, told VG the use of a cast by the need to have people available on a timely and representative of a certain diversity.

A buzz not enough

The Videoa was generally well received for its humorous side even though many commentators have noted that it focused more on the surprise of the passengers on the substantive issues that Prime Minister said he wanted to address. 

According to the same commentators, despite the critical acclaim she won, this video is not enough to help Jens Stoltenberg to make up ground against the right, largely te you approach the election on September 9. On August 5, a survey released by TV2 gave the opposition head-left coalition led by Jens Stoltenberg collecting only 41.2% of the vote.

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FENCING: The women's foil traffic vice world champions in team

 

The France team fencing won his first medal in Budapest at the World through Women's foil, outstanding finalists team event, losing only against the Italians but untouchable decomplexing the tricolor group failed London.

The trans barrier with its multi-world champion and Olympic champion team was too much to spend for Ysaora Thibus, Corinne Maitrejean, Astrid Guyart and Anita Blaze, now vice-world champions. 

Elisa di Francesca, Olympic champion and individual bronze medalist in individual Arianna Errigo world champion three days ago, Valentina Vezzali, living legend of women's foil and Carolina Erba, have recovered , re a title that they had the bad idea to give home to Catania two years ago.

"It is vice-champion of the world, something that had never been done. It is extraordinary, "exclaimed Corinne Maitrejean, the eldest of a group that lives together. She won her second world medal after the team bronze in Leipzig (Germany) in 2005.

"The difference with 2005 is that there was one expected. On every world cup, it was a podium. Today it was a continuation of the season, "said Astrid Guyart also adventure in Leipzig.

For French, the great performance was carried out in semi-final against the Russians, who had placed one of their fencers on the podium in individual Budapest (Inna Deriglazova bronze).

Return Maitrejean

"We found warriors, in their head, they knew they could beat them. We stayed three victories against them, "Emeric appreciated Clos, Deputy National teams France coach foil. The traffic had indeed beaten Russses twice in the semi-final of the European Championships in June and 2012.

"Against the Russians, at no time we felt in danger, it may sound pretentious, but we felt like it. Despite the faults of arbitration, we knew Corinne on the last stint, she was going to do, "he added.

Yet the situation was rather bad start with a delay of 3 keys for Lyon before the last relay. It was the beginning of an incredible comeback to finish the game with two keys in advance and showering the hopes of hundreds of Russians massed in the Syma Arena.

This silver medal unhooked during the first final for women's foil team since 1955 world championships, "comes a great reward season" as stated in the national assistant coach.

Foil fencers have chained effect five finals, including a win in the World Cup, a silver medal at the European Championships in June and now a title of vice-champion of the world.

For the team of France, the medal could be the starting point of a series keeping in mind the desire to erase the bitter failure of the Olympic Games in London 2012 (zero medal). 

The swordsmen Vincent Anstett, Bolade Apithy, and Julien Nicolas Rousset Médard bowed very low (45-40) against the Hungarian Olympic champion Aron Szilagyi, but did figure outsiders in a tournament won by Russia.

It will not be the case in the men's epee, and have pledged Sunday to take revenge on their individual event, where they have missed. A second medal could finally leave the memory of London far behind French fencing.

TUNISIA: Funeral of Mohamed Brahimi, explosion at a police station near Tunis

 

National funeral was held Saturday, July 27 for the opponent Mohamed Brahmi, murdered on July 25 outside his home in Tunis. In addition, a policeman was wounded in La Goulette, a suburb of Tunis, by the explosion of a booby trap to the police, according to local media quoted by AFP.

Aged 58, Mohamed Brahmi was shot Thursday fourteen bullets fired at close range outside his home in Tunis by two men on a motorcycle as he stepped car related authorities and witnesses. His funeral took place on Saturday morning. He will be buried near the grave of Chokri Belaïd. The latter, also opposed, had been murdered in the same way on February 6. His death provoked the largest demonstrations in the country since the fall of Ben Ali in January 2011.

At the call of the opposition, thousands of people took to the streets Friday across Tunisia in protest against the murder of Mohamed Brahmi. Thousands of Islamists demonstrated in parallel to support the government and reject calls for his resignation.

At Gafsa mining basin in the center of the country, witnesses reported the death of an anti-government protester, Mohamed Mofti, at a rally where several people inthe also e ty injured by tear gas.

Member of the assembly to draw up the new constitution and founder of People's Movement (Echaâb), a secular and nationalist Mohamed Brahmi did not spare his criticism of the party Islamist Ennahda in power. 

Forty-two members announced in the evening they resigned from the Constituent Assembly, which has 217 members, in protest against the assassination of the leader of the Popular Front, a coalition secular left.

Khamis Kssila, Nidaa Tounes party, announced at a press conference that the retiring members would stage a sit-in to demand the dissolution of the assembly and the formation of a national salvation government, an option rejected by Prime Minister Ali Larayedh. 

Mohamed Chokri Belaïd Brahmi and killed by the same weapon

The Tunisian authorities have also announced Friday actively seek radical Islamist prime suspect in the assassination of the opponent Mohamed Brahmi and that a few months earlier Chokri Belaïd, killed by them with the same weapon.

Twenty-four hours after the assassination of Brahmi, the government published a list of 14 people – radical extremists, some belonging to Ansar Ashariaa, main Salafi organization in Tunisia – involved in both murders.

Four were arrested, eight are fugitives, including Boubaker Hakim, described as the prime suspect, and two are on parole, according to the Minister of the Interior. Boubaker Hakim, 30, is "a terrorist element among the most dangerous, researched the international level," said Minister Lotfi Ben Jeddou. Born in Paris and known as Salafi, he was already wanted in Tunisia for possession and trafficking of weapons, said Lotfi Ben Jeddou, saying he had escaped and recently the police and many weapons were found at his home.

The murder of Mohamed Brahmi happened the day of the Republic Day, holiday in Tunisia, while the precursor of Arab Spring of 2011 country prepares to vote on its new constitution prior to the presidential election, expected before the end of the year. The day Friday was declared a day of national mourning.

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UNITED STATES: The jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar charged in New York

 

The New York judicial authorities announced Friday the indictment of Algerian jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar to attack the gas complex Anemas In Algeria in January, during which at least 38 hostages from ten countries were killed, including three Americans.

Eight charges were brought against the former leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), including "conspiracy to provide support to al-Qaeda and AQIM plot hostage taking, kidnapping of internationally protected persons, and conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction ", said the federal prosecutor in Manhattan Preet Bharara. This makes it liable to the death penalty, even though the prosecutor said he had not been located.

"Mokhtar Belmokhtar launched years ago a reign of terror to serve its self-proclaimed bloody jihad against the West goal. His efforts culminated in a five-day siege that killed dozens of people, including three Americans, and hundreds of others were afraid for their lives, "the prosecutor added in a statement ,.

"Belmokhtar brought terror and blood on these innocent people and now we intend to bring to justice," the attorney adds.

Five million dollars for his capture

The statement said that Belmokhtar claimed the attack on January 21, in an online video, after the end of the attack "in the name of Al-Qaeda."

In early June, Washington announced offer five million dollars for information leading to arrest Belmokhtar. In total, the State Department has offered up $ 23 million reward for information leading to his capture, the head of the Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram, or other officials of AQIM group, under a program called "Rewards for Justice" program, which provides money to an informant for the arrest or elimination individuals who threaten the interests of the United States.

Mokhtar Belmokhtar, 41, nicknamed "blind", created in late 2012 its own fighting unit, the "Signatories in the blood," to free themselves from the tutelage of Al-Qaeda the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in which he became a dissident in October 2012, according to experts. The statement stressed that the Attorney Bharara Belmokhtar said in December 2012 that his group "was part of Al-Qaeda."

Three of the kidnappers, interviewed by U.S. authorities after the attack on the gas complex Amenas in the Algerian Sahara, said they were members an Al-Qaeda group, Belmokhtar was the "emir", also said the prosecutor.

Given up for dead by Chad in April Belmokhtar also claimed a double suicide bombing in Niger, which has a score of deaths in May and threatened to hit the country engaged in Mali. 

Sentenced to death twice by the Algerian authorities, it would have also ordered the killing of four French in Mauritania in December 2007, and the kidnapping of two Canadians in 2008, three Spaniards and two Italians in 2009.

Canada also announced on June 26 that he had sued for his role in the kidnapping of two Canadian diplomats five years ago.

Born in June 1972 in Ghardaia, 600 km south of Algiers, Mokhtar Belmokhtar fought very young in Afghanistan in 1991 where he lost an eye, which earned him his nickname " , Laouar "(the blind).

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Murder of Trayvon Martin: George Zimmerman paid

 

It is a verdict that could revive tensions between the black and white communities in the United States. George Zimmerman was tried, Saturday, July 13, not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin, a black 17 year old shot and killed last year in Florida The jury of six women. – five white, one Hispanic – deliberated more than 16 hours before deciding to 22h (2h GMT Sunday, July 14).

"Mr. Zimmerman, I signed the judgment for the jury's verdict. Your electronic bracelet you will be removed at the exit of this room. And you have nothing to do with this court, "said Justice Deborah Nelson in a brief statement after the verdict was read.

George Zimmerman, which was punishable by life imprisonment, remained marble to the verdict before a smile of relief, while his parents hugged and his wife founded into tears. "I think the trial of George Zimmerman was outrageous," said his lawyer Don West. "I'm happy for George Zimmerman, but I'm also excited that the jury made sure that this tragedy does not turn to parody," he added.

Indignation

The verdict, however, sparked outrage among the dozens of people came to express their support for the victim's parents in court Sanford. However, they did not attend the hearing. Many protesters chanted: "No justice, no peace." "Although my heart is broken, my faith is intact. Together, we can ensure that this does not happen again, "he wrote his father by Tracy Martin on Twitter now.

The Hispanic and 29 years old original defendant said he was attacked by Trayvon Martin, who was unarmed at the time. For the floor, George Zimmerman, volunteer vigil in his neighborhood who believed himself invested with an official mission, was chased and shot without justification.

He could be convicted of murder without premeditation, but the jury has therefore retained no charges. "Today, justice has betrayed Trayvon Martin and his family," indignant Roslyn Brock, president of the National Association of Colored People, said in a statement.

"Despair"

"We immediately invited the Justice Department to conduct an investigation into civil rights violations committed against Trayvon Martin. This case has given new impetus to the movement to end racial profiling in the United States, "she adds.

"Avoid violence, it would lead to further tragedies. Find a way to build, not destroy you in this time of despair, "he wrote on his Pastor Jesse Jackson, civil rights activist, on Twitter.

It happened February 26, 2012 in Sanford has not been the subject of a brief in the local newspaper if the police had immediately proceeded to arrest George Zimmerman.

Believing that he had acted in self-defense, the police have arrested a month and a half after the death of Trayvon Martin, which gave place in large demonstrations across the country. 

No trouble reported at this time Barack Obama has even commented on this case, which led to the resignation of the police chief of Sanford and attracted the attention of the Department of Justice in this town of 54,000 souls nearby Disney World in Orlando.

Bernie the Rionda, the prosecutor handling the case, and his two deputies have expressed "disappointment" with the outcome of the trial. "But we accept it. We live in a great country with a great judicial system. It is not perfect, but it is the best in the world and we respect the jury's verdict, "he said.

According to the Seminole County Sheriff, no trouble was reported in Sanford, whose population is 30% black. The leaders of the defense committees Trayvon Martin had called for calm Friday, whatever the verdict. "If Zimmerman is convicted, he should be no jubilation inappropriate, because a young man lost his life," said the Rev. Jesse Jackson, activist civil rights. "If he is not convicted, we will avoid violence because it only leads to more tragedies," he asked.

According to FRANCE 24's correspondent in Washington, Philippe Gassot, there will still protests, "these protests that led Zimmerman to justice." , Politicians should also respond quickly Philippe Gassot remember the little phrase of Barack Obama, who had intervened in the case, stating that "Trayvon Martin could be one of his children."

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EGYPT: New government: the Salafist Al-Nour withdraw from negotiations

 

While hundreds of thousands of opponents Mohamed Morsi gathered Sunday in Tahrir Square in Cairo, the political transition trying to organize in Egypt, four days after the coup military has dismissed the Islamist president from power. However, the operation is difficult.

The Salafi Al-Nour party, it needed to form a government policy, withdrew Monday negotiations because of "massacre" committed, according to him, by the army against supporters Muslim Brotherhood front of a building of the Republican Guard in Cairo

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Al-Nour had already opposed the nominations of the Executive by the Presidency acting: the Nobel Peace Prize, Mohamed el-Baradei of first proposed as prime minister Saturday and Sunday the name Ziad Bahaa Eldin was suggested to ensure the vice presidency. 

Refusal to Mohamed ElBaradei and Ziad Bahaa Eldin

The choice of El-Baradei, former director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as head of government, announced Saturday night by the official MENA agency and several political and military sources, s' was already encountered objections Al-Nour.

The Salafist party has also expressed reservations about the appointment of Ziad Bahaa Eldin, leader of the Front national salvation (NSF) as Prime Minister. "We have no personal objection (against Bahaa Eldin), which is an important economic figure […] we reject his candidacy because he is part of the Front national salvation," said , Younis Makhyoun on Al-Arabiya satellite channel.

Aged 48, Ziad Bahaa Eldin is a center-left technocrat, business lawyer. He has conducted several economic institutions of foreign investment or market surveillance and member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank.

Associated with the transition led mainly by secular movements, Al-Nur religious party "means a technocrat who does consensus or to be accepted by 80% to 90%" of the Egyptians, Younis explained Makhyoun in the night from Sunday to Monday, the Al-Arabiya satellite channel.

The new authorities do not want to alienate either the Salafists, because supporters of Mohamed Morsi, from the Muslim Brotherhood, maintain a strong mobilization in the streets.

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UNITED KINGDOM: Kate and William: the baby was worth 284 million euros

 

God save the baby. The birth of the first child of Prince William and his wife Kate, scheduled for July 13, will bring a nice windfall for the UK economy. In a study published Monday, June 17, the Centre for Retail Research (CRR – Center for Studies on retail sales) estimates the positive impact of 243 million pounds (or 284 million).

This time consumerist whip anticipated could be good for a British economy, with growth of 0.3% over the first three months of 2013, fight against a return to recession. For the British research institute report's author, the joy of his subjects majesty Queen Elizabeth II is, above all, result in an orgy of festive spending (87 million pounds, 101 million ) alcohol and food. "In true British tradition, celebrate the birth will primarily grow 4.8 million Britons toast to the health of the newborn and nearly three million bottles of champagne should be open on this occasion, "said the CRR.

The star stroller

Buying children's toys and souvenirs (80 million pounds – € 93.5 million), as well as the sale of books and DVDs dedicated to the royal couple and the birth (76 million Sterling – € 89 million) complete the spending spree announced.

Even if it is forecast that these numbers do not come out of nowhere. Royal events traditionally relate much to the British economy. The marriage of the royal couple had thus raised a whopping 530 million pounds of sales souvenirs, books and others.

The benefits can also be positive for some than for others. Thus all manufacturers of strollers hope that Kate and William will choose to ride their brand new baby. "The royal family that has adopted for their arrival [highly publicized, Ed] at Buckingham Palace will undoubtedly become the star of the sales this year," says Joshua Bamfield, Director of the Centre for Retail Research. On the subject, rumors are rife in the British popular press and Dutch brand Bugaboo now looks set to win the jackpot (and bell) of this birth.

UNITED STATES: Facebook has received more than 9,000 requests from U.S. authorities

 

Facebook said Friday that it had received between 9,000 and 10,000 U.S. authorities requests for user data in the second half of 2012 in apparently intended to protect the benefits of a great scandal.

The requests were based on issues ranging from the death of a child or minor offenses to terrorist threats. The number of accounts referred to is between 18,000 and 19,000, said the social network without revealing the number of times he had responded to the request .

An "aggressive" data protection

Faced with a public increasingly hostile after revelations that he was one of nine companies that provided personal data to the U.S. PRISM program, Facebook assured protect " , aggressively "data users, according to a statement of the firm's general counsel, Ted Ullyot. 

"Often, we rejected such requests directly, and asked the government to substantially reduce the size, or we have given the government much less data than the hoped could. And we have never exceeded the limits of the law, "said Mr. Ullyot.

According to a source familiar with the matter, the Internet giant would have responded to 79% of queries and would provide the authorities that the persons concerned and email address as given es on the internet protocol they use, but in any case the content of their emails or their posts on the social network.

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FRANCE: The CAC 40 is found for the first time it was before the European crisis

 

The Paris Bourse has passed the symbolic threshold of 4,000 points on Friday, still boosted by accommodative monetary policies of central banks around the world.

At 24:07, the CAC 40 index took 0.51% to 3999.50 points, after briefly traded above the 4,000 points level reached for the last time on July 7 2011, before the turmoil of the debt crisis in the eurozone.

The Paris index started the session in the red before recovering gradually in the absence of major economic news.

The German Dax and Dow Jones also

The CAC 40, however, is still far from its peak in September 2000, where he was approached 7,000 points. A few months after the collapse of the financial institution Lehman Brothers, it fell to 2,500 points in March 2009.

In recent weeks, the stock market rose almost continuously in the hope that central banks continue their accommodative monetary policy, given some reassuring economic indicators of the two sides of the Atlantic.

The Dax in Frankfurt, as the Dow and the broader S & P 500 in the United States have recently reached record highs.

"The markets are rising because the rates are very low everywhere and investors seeking yield, which causes them to take more risks," said Eric Turjeman, head of equities at Amundi management expertise .

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Ligue 1: PSG champion night of jubilation in Paris

 

After 19 years of waiting, the Paris-Saint-Germain (PSG) won the third title of champion of France's history. By winning against Lyon thanks to a goal from Jeremy Menez (53), Parisians have ensured the Ligue 1 title in two days at the end of championship.

In turn, the sporting director of the Paris Club, Leonardo welcomed each player on their arrival in the locker room after the game. Cloakroom quickly transformed into dance floor! Ibrahimovic, Beckham, Thiago Silva could all shout their joy.

Amid the festivities, the defender Mamadou Sakho has improvised emcee! The native of the Paris region for which the champion has a special flavor introduced one by one his teammates.

At the same time, hundreds of fans converged on Paris's Champs-Elysees to express their joy screaming horns. Some of them had even made an appointment at Le Bourget airport to welcome their heroes.

Twenty-one people were arrested and three placed in custody on the sidelines of the celebrations on the Champs-Elysees

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Of the three persons in custody, two were for "glass breakage and theft in a meeting", and a third for "malicious damage by fire" , according to AFP. A total of seven windows were damaged and 16 members of the security forces injured order

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Note that the official presentation of the Trophy champion France will take place on Monday at 18:30 (local time) at the Trocadero. A ceremony to go live on our site. "The players from Paris Saint-Germain then rendezvous with their supporters, from 22 pm on Paris bridges!" Said the club's management of capital. This supports the theory of a cruise PSG players on the Seine to celebrate the title

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