Chemical enterprises in China river pollution survey E

Zhejiang Province in east China chemical companies under investigation suspected contaminated discharges of waste to local streams and damaged the water supply since Sunday.

Jinzhili Chemical Co., Ltd. Zhejiang Lin'an City in Zhejiang Province is suspected of being contaminated with 12 volatile pollutants, including benzene, olefins, in the provincial capital of Hangzhou Environmental Protection Bureau Tiaoxi River, said in a statement Wednesday.

The statement said the FBI is working with the public security authorities to investigate the case.

The two downstream pollution damage the operation of sewage treatment facilities, impact of mining in Yuhang District of Hangzhou, which has about 848,400 population of water supply.

Pingyao water works, which the Tiaoxi River and drinking water from the supply of Pingyao, the nearby town of Liangzhu water, stop working on Sunday.

The local government has sent water tankers to the urban distribution of drinking water. In urban schools and kindergartens have been closed since Tuesday.

Yuhang city water plant had to be temporarily stopped, and then find an alternative source of water, the Qiantang River operation.

More than 120 companies have stopped production because of lack of water in Lin'an. Upstream reservoir has discharged more water to dilute pollution.

Environmental monitoring to a report released Wednesday morning, said no more contamination was found in Shao River watershed, but it is unclear at the local water plant will resume operations.

Prior to the survey of chemical companies, with carbolic acid spill in Zhejiang Xin'anjiang high heels on Saturday.

The river, a major source of drinking water in Zhejiang, forcing the five water utilities temporarily closed.

Hangzhou residents panic on Tuesday after the purchase of bottled water contamination in two cases the news.

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Who is the best barista?

Now, let's head over to the World Barista Championships in Colombia, the world's largest coffee producers. Gathered from Bogotá last weekend's top baristas from 54 countries to show off their coffee making skills.

Now in its 12th edition, was crowned the World Barista Championship Barista who is the best espresso, cappuccino and specialty drinks.

Make Ying Man organizers said participants from the coffee producing countries have the advantage in the competition.

Make Ying Man said, "This particular competition, management, the World Barista Competition, is a cooking competition for the focus of the fine art of coffee. This year we have 54 countries of the world barista championship competition, has made amazing past Of 2738, more and more coffee-producing countries have entered the final. "

Each participant must prepare a 15-minute performances in the four espresso, four cappuccinos, and four original signature drinks from the dozens of judges observed.

In addition to flavor drinks, coffee, than their teachers but also a statement of technology, clean and service skills.

This is the first time participated in a global competition in the location of the coffee producing countries, while the barista enjoyed the opportunity to participate in the brewing of coffee and growing close attention.

El Salvador, Alejandro Mendez, 23, was crowned champion, former world champion Michael Phillips replaced the United States.

The contest was held at the annual conference and exhibition also organized by the Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia, the participants visited a coffee farm in Colombia earlier this week.

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23 killed in road accident in southern India

At least 23 people were burned in the tragic road accident death of Tammy Nadu in southern India, the government said late Tuesday, the police Wednesday.

The disaster occurred, the victim driving the bus skidded off a bridge, the tortoise and the catch Kaveripakkam fire nearby, the driver lost control of the speeding vehicles.

While 23 people were burned alive, a try to get away and have been admitted to a local hospital suffered minor injuries.

The same day, in the same country, at least 10 tourists were injured in road accidents in Malaysia, according to police.

The car when the accident occurred, of which 10 tourists, including five women, were traveling in crashed into a bridge against the state's Ramanathapuram district Parthibanur after the driver lost control speeding vehicles.

Tourists are returning from Rameswaram and Madurai on the way to the temple town of the incident. All the injured have been rushed to local hospitals.

Road accident rate in India is the highest in the world, and death on the road at least 10 million.

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Jackson's Thriller jacket up for auction

  The jacket Michael Jackson wore in his "Thriller"MV is to hit the auction.

Red and black leather jacket for sale soon, and is expected to extract the music icon June auction at least 200 million U.S. dollars, 25 and 26 Julian auction in Beverly Hills.

Jackson autograph, which he long costume designer, Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush's gift jacket.

Jackson other items, including the sale, he wears a wig, bad luck when he announced that he "is like" in London, Fedora, and glittering stage, he was wearing gloves, he was from the "Scream " series of video's shirt and beat-mail Carol Wood Drive from the village of Jackson, 50, died in 2009.

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Anti-corruption crusade in the Indian capital New Delhi soon to anti-corruption

India's anti-corruption crusader and social activist Anna Hazare outstanding on Wednesday began a three-day fast against the police action in the national capital to protest against Baba Ramdev yoga icon on Saturday , According to police.

Hundreds of people crowded, because this morning at Rajghat in New Delhi to participate in a one-day fast in eastern India, where Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the national memorial is located. Hunger strike has been going on from 10:00 am to 06:00 pm.

A senior police official said tight security measures have been in the Rajghat Gupta and Delhi Police Chief shallow on-site supervision and personally review the existing arrangements. "We're no chance, "he pleaded that the condition of anonymity.

Civil rights activist, but stressed that all of these program is peaceful protest the day.

"We hope to have a peaceful day of prayer and fasting, "Arvind Kejriwal said the campaign against corruption in India, the first line of activists were 72-year-old Hazare, who led the famous Gandhi.

He stressed that hunger strike is the government's actions on Baba Ramdev and his anti-corruption on Saturday night, during which, from the yoga guru Ramdev at the Ramlila Maidan and 6.5 million supporters protest against the deportation camp later forced to evacuate the camp.

Hazare protests also came in a civil society and government in the negotiation of an ambitious anti-corruption draft legislation Lokpal is well known, near collapse.

He staged a hunger strike he called widespead against corruption in the Commonwealth Games to 2G spectrum from the scam last year, the government two months ago.

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Malaysian police confirmed the arrest of Jemaah Islamiyah members

Malaysia's chief police, Ismail Omar on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of Al Qaeda-linked militant members of the police, Jemaah Islamiyah, or under the Internal Security Act ISA, a law that allows detention without trial.

Indonesia, 63, businessman Abdul Harris Syhuhadi detention, the police, who had been watching him last Sunday and found he was a threat to national security.

"I believe that his activities could endanger national security, we will take appropriate action, " Ismail told reporters here.

He said Abdul Harris, Jemaah Islamiyah is to spread the idea of ​​actively recruiting new members to the group suspected since 2002.

Abdul Harris is the ninth person was arrested, the Malaysian Government in this year's ISA.

Last month, a Singaporean businessman arrested in the southern Philippines left a militant group claiming links to the same behavior.

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Public majority wants Australian troops withdraw from Afghanistan: survey

In most people want the withdrawal of Australian troops in Afghanistan, Australia's fourth death, in the past two weeks.

Seventy respondents were Yahoo7 online survey have said they want from the withdrawal of a decade of war.

This is the second that Rowan Robinson Combat Engineer Sapper destroyed in an operation Monday night in a huge arsenal Helmund province declared dead.

His death has taken in Afghanistan since 2001 the number of killed 27 Australians. Robinson is the fourth Australian soldier killed in the past two weeks.

In response to the poll, Defense Minister Stephen Smith said he was not surprised, but he insisted that the efforts in Afghanistan will continue until 2014.

"This is not surprising, the terrible two weeks, we have to face the tragic death of my four,"he said in Belgium, where he met with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) defense ministers in Brussels on Wednesday Seven Network.

"In this regard one would question why we are there. "

Smith said the Australian troops before the end of 2014 is likely to remain in Afghanistan, he expects more deaths.

"We must steel themselves more, but we are on track to hand over the security responsibilities to Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police and local by the end of 2014, " he said.

"We do not want to always be there, we want to go out.

"This is what we have in Afghanistan a long period of time and my own analysis of the situation is ... Our position is that, now we are six or seven years too late position. "

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said earlier that Australian troops in Afghanistan face an uphill task, especially since they entered the local fighting season, but she was sure the country, Australians were not fighting the "endless war. "

Australia currently has about 1,500 troops in the southern Uruzgan province basis.

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Buenos Aires airport re-opened after the break ash

Buenos Aires, Argentina's main airport reopened after the ashes from the grounded all flights on Tuesday, two days in the Chilean volcano.

Ezeiza International Airport has reopened, and the airport in the capital, domestic and regional flights have resumed, but some smaller airports remain closed, transportation director said.

Ensure the reopening of the terminal air traffic safety, authorities said.

Puyehue Chile volcanic eruption on Saturday the first time in half a century.

Earlier, more than 100 flights were canceled, Argentina as the towering ash columns into the air space of the volcanic eruption. In Chile, the flight was canceled imposed on the San Diego airport.

In addition to Argentina, the ash cloud has reached the southern region of Brazil.

So far, the cloud is limited to Brazil, Uruguay border areas, will not affect air traffic in nearby cities, according to the Brazilian Air Force sources.

However, in the Brazilian city and four other South American countries of the flights - Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay - had in these areas because of the danger of smoke canceled, according to local aircraft.

Only on Tuesday, Brazil's TAM Airlines canceled 32 flights were canceled and airlines Gol 19.

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Australia's exports to Indonesia to suspend

Live cattle exports, on Wednesday said it is with the Australian Federal Government's decision to suspend all live cattle exports to Indonesia disappointed.

Federal Agriculture Minister on Wednesday announced the suspension of cattle can not guarantee the welfare of all of Indonesia's export activities.

ABC1 by the following Monday to the four corners of the screen, indicating that cattle slaughter in Indonesia by the Australian torture.

This decision is Australia's live cattle export agencies break, because Indonesia is the largest buyer of Australian live cattle, accounting for a market share of about 60.

According to northern cattle Association, Rohan Sullivan, means to suspend trade with exporters in the southern Northern Territory, Darwin Station stuck waiting for thousands of cattle, they raise the cost of an unknown period to 5 months.

"I'm disappointed, it had to come," he cited ABC News Wednesday.

"But I believe this may be the trade between the two countries to maintain or lose it completely different."

Cattle Council of Australia chief executive David Inall said the ban will be in the northern region, especially the injury.

"There are cattle, north of the port system in Australia is the tens of thousands," he said.

"This will be a huge dislocation in northern Australia."

Central Queensland North Grazing Melinee leather manufacturers that will be forced to walk to the south of the competition.

She said that they will have to fork in the delivery of their stock to other producers have been covering the country and other international markets south to 214 U.S. dollars per head of cattle farms in U.S. dollars.

Paper said, the market will be flooded, "because we have a percentage of cattle have to live in the north, now go somewhere else."

She added that the 1200 Queensland jobs depend on exports of live cattle, about 375 million dollars in state tax dollars rake, and the suspension will be on Wednesday, the Australian beef industry and the communities.

Wednesday's statement is a win-win for Australia and the RSPCA animal, has been promoting a total ban, and who later joined the Labour Party backbenchers massive response from the public promotion of the four corners of the screen.

However, the National Senate leaders critical of Joyce's suspension height.

"We have over-reached, it will have consequences," he told reporters in Canberra on Wednesday.

Previously, Ludwig said he believes the industry will stand up again before the end of the suspension for up to six months and said he would soon discuss with the live cattle export ban.

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17 children died of hand, foot and mouth disease in Vietnam

2100 Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam over the past three months, children infected with hand, foot and mouth disease, 70 percent of patients in the three-year-old, and 11 children died under the The city Health Department Tuesday.

In the southern Dong Nai province, with more than 700 children infected since the beginning of the year six children died of disease, according to reports from the provincial health department.

Dong Thap province in 240 cases, most of May and early June, the province's health department.

Local health department urged residents to wash children's hands frequently, cleaning the house, every week, children's toys and preservatives.

If the child has a high temperature, difficulty breathing, or on their feet, hands and mouth rash symptoms should be immediately taken to hospital. Infected children should be isolated from the schools or kindergartens, medical advice.

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Indonesia did not find a direct threat of E. coli

Indonesia Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih Minister of Health on Monday said it was too dangerous without the necessary response to the bacteria Escherichia coli (E. coli), because it does not yet discovered after the death in Indonesia, 12 Day In Europe, people from the bacteria.

The minister said that this is not necessary to take a wide range of measures, but a little bit of precaustion. "Until now, I have not received the plants in Indonesia (bacteria) there is any report, "she told reporters at the State House.

Minister Rahayu said that Indonesia does not import from Europe, some fruits and vegetables.

She said it was not necessary to enhance the fruit imported from Europe, edible fruit hyegine health and exercise behavior control. "I have checked, we do not import vegetables (from Eruope), but may result. If we want to eat (fruit), make rice husk, and cleaning. We also need to towash hands. It is not enough,"she Said.

The spread of the epidemic began in Germany in May. The disease has infected more than 1,500 people. Eleven countries suspected that bacteria, including Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria and France infection.

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GDF Suez sales of natural gas distribution assets in Italy

GDF Suez, France's leading utility companies have decided to sell its gas distribution business in Italy, the infrastructure fund F2i Italy and AXA Private Equity Fund to promote renewable energy activities.

In a statement issued late on Monday, the French group said the transaction worth 772 million euros (1.13 billion U.S. dollars), will be finalized during the last three months of 2011.

"After adjusting its energy sector partnerships, Gaz de France Suez Group has decided to focus its attention on the development of the main focus in the Italian electricity production, mainly from renewable energy, electricity and gas markets, " the group said.

The new transaction is part of GDF Suez's 10-billion-euro (14.67-billion-dollar) program of asset sales by 2013 to reduce its debts.

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Iran's crude oil sale of the stock market: minister

Iran Economic Affairs and Minister of Finance Shamseddin Hosseini announced that his country plans in the Persian Gulf Kish Island on the International Petroleum Exchange, crude oil trading, the local satellite television news reported on Tuesday.

Hosseini said on Monday that the transfer of the stock market, the oil exporters of crude oil to generate better income, the report said.

In April, Ali Salehabadi, Iran to the United States Securities and Exchange director of the organization, he said, Kish oil stocks will be the market of crude oil and petroleum products trading venues, will also create opportunities for foreign investment.

"by the Kish Free Trade Zone is one of the benefits of the representatives of international companies and individuals can easily go to the Big Island and currency transactions, "Salehabadi television quoted as saying by the news.

Iran, one is the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members, is the world's fourth largest oil producer.

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FAO says food prices are likely to remain high in 2011, 2012

High and volatile prices of agricultural products are likely to win the rest of this year 2012, a United Nations report said here today.

According to the latest biannual Food Outlook report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), worn on the inventory and the most substantial increase in crop yield only slightly the overall issue of continued strong price reasons.

Current prospects for cereals in 2011 point to a harvest of 2,315 million tonnes, a 3.5 percent increase over 2010, but a one percent drop over 2009.

Global wheat production is estimated at 3.2 up to last year's cuts, mainly reflecting increased production in the Russian Federation.

The next few months will be to decide how the main crops fare, this year's key, the report said.

According to the report, although the prospects are encouraging, such as Russia and Ukraine, some countries, weather conditions, with too little, in some cases, too much rain, it would undermine the European and North American corn and wheat production.

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Total lunar eclipse will be seen in Thailand in mid-June

Science and Technology Ministry announced that Thailand will have a total lunar eclipse on Tuesday, the first time in four years, this phenomenon may be seen in Thailand in mid-June.

National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) under the supervision of the Ministry of Science and Technology, said, Thai people can observe the phenomenon, June 16, a total lunar eclipse, from 1.22 am to 04 points 03

According to Saran Poshyachinda NARIT, deputy director of the upcoming total eclipse will be the first in four years a phenomenon, the last in the March 3, 2007 appears. In addition, the upcoming lunar eclipse will last three hours, 39 minutes, it will be ever the longest in Thailand.

The moon will begin at 1.22 behind the Earth passed the morning of June 16. Sun, Earth and Moon will be exactly the same result in total eclipse from the morning of 02 points 22 points 03 am to 04 points.

Obviously the total eclipse will be seen in every Kingdom area. The next eclipse will be able to see from Thailand on December 10.

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E. coli outbreak in the control of Denmark

caused by E. coli can be in Denmark, because no new cases of infection than have been reported since the outbreak here on Monday.

According to the Danish State Serum Institute (the NSI), 18 were confirmed as of Monday severe intestinal exposure to infections caused by bacteria. No new infections have been reported since Friday, it added.

Confirmed cases is said that there are 10 men and 23 to 81 years old 8-year-old woman. Seven renal failure symptoms, suggesting that with the later stages of infection.

Only one is considered to be infected with a virus infection, while in northern Germany, where the outbreak began in tourism, NSI's said.

So far, E. coli infection has claimed 21 in Germany, more than 2,100 confirmed and suspected cases reported of life. It also has spread to 12 countries by the World Health Organization (WHO).

"This particular strain of E. coli have been found scattered in the past some people, but it is not yet known to have been in the past eruptions,"a spokesman said Friday, adding it was a "very, very rare pressure. "

German health authorities now suspect as the source bean sprouts in this outbreak, although this has not yet been confirmed.

Dr. Kaare Moelbak of a national innovation system in the epidemiology told Danish media on Sunday, bean sprouts is a "very likely " sources of pollution.

Cucumber initially suspected and Denmark Food Authority continue to warn not to eat raw tomatoes from Germany, cucumber, lettuce, until the source was established.

Children are often the most vulnerable to E. coli infection, but most infections occur in the more than 20 years of age, Moelbak told reporters last week.

He said the possible outbreak of children less affected by this usually eat less than adults because of their salad.

In Germany, it is mainly women who have been infected. Moelbak explained that women tend to choose the infected skew eat more vegetables than men in the Danish media to comment on Thursday.

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British soccer legend's visit to Indonesia

British football legend Bryan Robson and Steve McMohan, the former Manchester United and Liverpool players, respectively, in June 24-26, will visit Indonesia, the Antara news agency Tuesday quoted That implementation.

Jorge Lopez Doriga, of Jet, a large cola cola beverage manufacturers, chief marketing officer said that they will arrive in Indonesia with the FA Cup, will bring direct from England.

He said the event will be Jakarta's 484 anniversary gift.

He also said that the FA Cup will be on display for three days in Jakarta Fair activities.

"Indonesia football fans will have the opportunity to direct contact with the FA Cup by Manchester City this is just the case. They will also meet with the legend, " he said.

It Doriga, Robson, who is training Thai national team and a television commentator who McMohan work, was chosen to Indonesia, because they are close to the well-known in Asia.

Robson and McMohan and the FA Cup visit to the arrival will be a 'in the FA Cup - Large Coca-Cola as part of the Asian Tour.

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Iran sent to the Gulf of Aden, Red Sea Submarine

Iranian naval submarines have been deployed in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea for maritime surveillance operations and to identify ships of other countries, the local English language satellite television news reported on Tuesday.

Military submarines into the Red Sea on Tuesday, and while Iran naval fleet from sailing 14 days, said the report.

The fleet into the Gulf of Aden region in May, on Tuesday extended its mission into the Red Sea, the report said.

Iran's military submarines deployed in the Red Sea by the Iranian Navy is the first such operation in the ocean.

Iranian warships have been deployed further afield, according to the Red Sea to fight Somali pirates, according to the report.

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Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station in Hong Kong bomb review

Hong Kong Security Bureau has set up a task force to conduct a comprehensive review of the Daya Bay Contingency Plan and the development of a large-scale exercise early next year, the Under Secretary for Security, Mr Lai Tung-kwok said on Tuesday.

Lai told the program will be based on Tuesday by the International Atomic Energy Agency, Fukushima nuclear accidents and the reality of Hong Kong members of the proposed amendment.

In Shenzhen, near Hong Kong's urban, located in the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station began operation in 1993.

The review will be completed this year, will include the latest international standards of nuclear safety and emergency measures, nuclear accidents, radiation monitoring and evaluation exercises next year in Hong Kong Kong.8 will simulate the testing department of emergency preparedness and response mechanisms of the notice. Nuclear power plant operators and Guangdong authorities will be invited to participate in the exercise of a variety of roles.

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27 dead in Indonesia shipwreck

Rescuers have found 27 bodies, and temporarily stop the search for the missing score, the wooden boat off South Kalimantan province on Monday, sank off the coast, rescuers said on Tuesday.

More than two hours after the accident, more than 100 boats, from noon to leave the province Tanjung Yu, director of search and rescue told reporters the province Rusli Ansyah telephone from the provincial office.

The ship went Sorongga, he said.

"We found that until today (Tuesday) 27 groups, said: "Ansyah.

Up to 93 security people have been rescued, he said.

He said that search and rescue will resume on Wednesday after 08:00 am, local time, rescue workers, from local search and rescue personnel, police, navy and volunteers, temporary stop to see the time 17:00 pmlocal victims Tuesday.

"We will search again tomorrow morning, an unknown number missing, but we believe that these results exceeded the number of passengers are still missing in the manifest, " he said.

It Ansyah, about the list, but some say the number is 106 people on board are no official data.

He said the search will be conducted for up to 7 days, but it can be concluded as early as missing were found.

Marine accused of extreme weather incidents, according to Ansyah.

Tourism is a favorable boat transport and islands of the archipelago more than 17,500 means.

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