2011年3月25日星期五

Radiation Spread From Japanese Nuclear Power Plant Continues

Steve Herman | Tokyo March 25, 2011

Photo: AP

Japan's Self-Defense Force's members and others in protective gear help to transfer workers who stepped into contaminated water on Thursday during their operation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, March 25, 2011

Authorities in Japan are continuing efforts to control the crisis at a damaged nuclear power plant. The Fukushima-1 complex was damaged after a massive earthquake two weeks ago and is still emitting radiation in the atmosphere
On the outside, steam continued to rise Friday from several reactor buildings at the Fukushima-1 nuclear facility in northeastern Japan. Inside, work continued to try to bring automated cooling systems back on line that would help prevent an even potentially worse spread of radiation from the severely damaged complex.
Japan's government has recommended that people living between 20 and 30 kilometers from the facility leave their homes, but no mandatory evacuation is being issued for that zone. Those within 20 kilometers were previously ordered out of the area due to radiation fears.
Hidehiko Nishiyama, the deputy director of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, says it is possible that radioactive matter will continue to travel far away and testing about the extent of the emissions needs to be made.
The continuing emission of radioactive vapor has prompted warnings about drinking tap water as far away as 300 kilometers south of the plant. It has also raised safety concerns internationally about Japanese vegetables, milk and seafood.
Two of three workers laying cables in the turbine building of Reactor-3 slipped into radioactive water and were transferred by ambulance to a specialized hospital Friday. They are to be treated at the National Institute of Radiological Science after suffering radiation burns on their feet the previous day.
Japan's trade minister, Banri Kaieda, blames a "safety lapse" for exposing the men to 100,000 times the normal level of radiation found in water used for reactor cooling.
Kaieda blames a lack of management supervision by Tokyo Electric Power Company for the exposure. He says the utility needs to improve its radiation oversight at the crippled nuclear power facility.
Japan's defense ministry says pure water and pumps supplied by the United States military will be brought to Fukushima-1 to cool the reactors. It would replace the sea water being used that is causing corrosion because of an accumulation of tons of salt.
Scientists say chloride in the salt could also break open the zirconium alloy layer of protection around the fuel rods which prevents volatile radioactive elements from escaping.
Tokyo Electric Power confirms that zirconium-95 in sea water several hundred meters from the Fukushima plant has been detected since Wednesday when testing began there for additional radioactive elements.
A spokesman for the Japanese prime minister's office tells VOA there is no clear evidence that the cladding has been breached.
Since the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami, high radiation levels, fires and explosions at some of the six reactors have slowed efforts to make critical repairs to stabilize the situation.
Japanese government agencies say they are considering raising the assessment of the nuclear crisis to a level six or "serious accident" on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale. Currently, the Fukushima accident is rated a level five, which is considered to "have wider consequences."
The official death toll from the March 11 quake and tsunami continues to rise. The national police agency says more than 10,000 fatalities have been confirmed while more about 17,000 people are missing.

Brazil police filmed 'shooting boy' in Manaus

Video frame grab showing a police officer apparently pointing a gun at a boys head

The footage was recorded by a private security camera

Five Brazilian police officers have been arrested after television stations broadcast a video in which some of them appear to shoot a 14-year-old-boy.

The footage - captured by a security camera in the city of Manaus - shows uniformed men pushing the teenager before shooting him in the chest.
The boy survived with several wounds and is now in a witness protection programme along with his family.
The incident happened in August but has only recently come to light.
The boy's family and the person in charge of the security camera, as well as the first reporter to see the footage, initially held the video back because they feared retaliation if it was made public, prosecutors said.
Amazonas state prosecutor Joao Bosco Sa Valente said the officers would face charges of attempted homicide.
"I have been fighting organised crime for 30 years, but every time I see those images I feel indignation and disgust," the prosecutor told the Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo.
The images have attracted widespread media attention across Brazil.
Police officers in Brazil are frequently accused of using excessive force against criminal suspects, including extrajudicial execution.

北约接掌维护利比亚禁飞区任务 Nato takes over Libya no-fly zone

Nato takes over Libya no-fly zone

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Anders Fogh Rasmussen explains the handover to Nato

Libya Crisis

Nato says it has agreed to take over responsibility from the US for enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya.

Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said talks would continue on giving Nato a "broader responsibility", with a decision possible in the coming days.
There have been differences of opinion about whether attacks on ground troops should form part of the action.
British jets have launched missiles at Libyan armoured vehicles near Ajdabiya during a sixth night of allied raids.
The UK government said Tornado aircraft fired guided Brimstone missiles at Libyan military units close to the town, where there has been fierce fighting between rebels and forces loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi.
'Consensus decision'
The handover of the no-fly mission to Nato could come as early as this weekend.

Analysis

Kevin Connolly BBC News, Benghazi

As Nato prepares to assume leadership of operations, every morning the people of Libya are conducting a new ritual: the assessment of how the night's air raids have gone, and how they have affected the military balance between Muammar Gaddafi and the rebels.
The sounds of explosions have once again been heard around the capital Tripoli and there are reports that French fighter jets bombed a military base deep inside the Libyan desert.
The people of this country now rely for protection on a combination of the world's most sophisticated air forces and a rebel army equipped only with the most rudimentary tools.
In cities like Misrata, where civilians have been terrorised by tanks and government snipers, Col Gaddafi's forces appear to have concealed their heavy weapons in civilian areas, making them hard for pilots to target safely. It remains to be seen if the allies have an answer to that tactic.

Troubles running a rump state

Mr Rasmussen said all of Nato had agreed to the move, including Turkey, which had expressed doubts over strikes on a fellow Muslim country.

"The fact is that in Nato we take all decisions by consensus and the decision we are taking today to enforce a no-fly zone is also taken by a consensus which means that all 28 allies support that decision," he told the BBC.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton welcomed Nato's decision.
The US initially agreed to lead enforcement of the UN resolution, but made clear it wanted only a limited role and would hand over responsibility as soon as possible.
The handover to Nato became bogged down when Turkey made clear its view that action should focus directly on enforcing the no-fly zone and arms embargo, rather than allowing any continuing strikes against ground forces.
The resolution authorises the international community to use "all necessary means" to protect Libyan civilians, but the phrase has become open to different interpretations.
Nato ambassadors are also discussing a plan which would see Nato in charge of all military aspects of the action against Libya.
The BBC's Matthew Price in Brussels says it is understood that the entire operation would be overseen by a council of ambassadors and ministers from Nato countries, and importantly, Arab states which support the action.
But it is not clear what power such a council would have and whether it could veto particular military missions, our correspondent adds.
UAE joins allies
The allies' efforts to recruit Arab countries to avoid an all-Western military presence received a boost on Thursday as the United Arab Emirates agreed to send 12 planes to help enforce the no-fly zone.

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Hillary Clinton: "The danger is far from over"

Qatar has already contributed two fighters and two military transport planes to the coalition and is expected to begin flying patrols over Libya this weekend.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the UN-mandated military operation was proving effective in protecting civilians, telling the BBC that he believed it would prevail over Col Gaddafi's forces.
"It has deterred further aggression of military campaign by Libyan authorities and it was able to protect the civilians in Benghazi and some other areas," he said. "But we'll have to see. I believe that the superiority of the military power will prevail."
There were explosions heard late on Thursday around the capital, Tripoli, and there have been reports that French aircraft bombed a Libyan base deep in the desert.
French officials also confirmed they had destroyed a Libyan military plane which had flown in breach of the no-fly zone.
The G-2/Galeb, a training plane with a single engine, had just landed when it was hit by a missile fired by a Rafale jet, a spokesman said.
It was the first such incident of its kind since the operation began.
Fresh fighting has meanwhile been reported in Misrata, scene of a bitter battle for control which has lasted for many days.
Further east in the strategically important city of Ajdabiya, residents described shelling, gunfire and houses on fire.
One report said rebels were moving closer to the city but remained out-gunned by pro-Gaddafi forces.

北约接掌维护利比亚禁飞区任务

拉斯穆森说北约全体成员国同意接管利比亚禁飞区

北约组织同意从欧美联军手上接掌维护利比亚禁飞区的任务。

但北约秘书长拉斯穆森说干涉利比亚行动的其他部分仍将由联军负责。
而法新社则引一名拒绝透露姓名的美军军官称，北约组织成员国全体达成一致，除接管禁飞区外，还将负责所有保护利比亚平民的任务。
他特别强调这是一项政治协议。
不过这一说法暂时还没有得到北约组织的官方确认。
北约秘书长拉斯穆森此前透露，接管禁飞区的决定得到包括土耳其在内的所有北约成员国的支持。
土耳其此前曾经表示军事打击同为穆斯林国家的利比亚对其具有一定的政治难度。
拉斯穆森呼吁利比亚军队停止听从卡扎菲的命令。他说，只要他们仍遵守卡扎菲的号令，他们就会是北约的打击目标。
与此同时，欧美联军针对利比亚的空袭已经进入第六夜。
利比亚电视台报道称，利比亚首都的黎波里和附近的塔久拉都遭到袭击。
而在油港米苏拉塔和重要港口班加西以及战略重镇艾季达比耶，利比亚政府军与反政府武装间的冲突仍在持续。

Syria unrest: Government pledges political reforms

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Amateur footage purportedly shows recent violence in the city of Deraa

Syrian leaders have pledged to introduce reforms to meet the demands of protesters, after days of violence in the southern city of Deraa.

Officials promised to study the need for lifting the state of emergency, in place since 1963.
The government also said it would bring to trial those suspected of killing several protesters in Deraa.
President Bashar al-Assad later ordered the release of everyone arrested during the "recent events", state media said.
Presidential spokeswoman Bouthaina Shaaban blamed outside agitators for whipping up trouble, and denied that the government had ordered security forces to open fire on protesters.

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Watch: Bouthaina Shaaban said the president expressed his condolences to the people of Deraa

But she said this "did not mean mistakes had not been made".
"We should not confuse the behaviour of an individual, and the desire and determination of President Bashar al-Assad to move Syria to more prosperity," she told a news conference in Damascus.
Relaxing restrictions?
A committee would be set up to talk to "our brothers in Deraa" and bring to justice those responsible for killing protesters, Ms Shaaban said.
She also said the government would raise workers' wages, introduce health reforms, allow more political parties to compete in elections, relax media restrictions and establish a new mechanism for fighting corruption.
Ms Shaaban announced a similar package of reforms in 2005, but critics say her pledges were never enacted.

At the scene

Lina Sinjab BBC News, Damascus

The announcement came as a surprise to many observers here.
Soon after the press conference, some political activists arrested in recent days were released. The prominent writer Louay Husein, arrested two days ago, is now out of detention and with his family.
The president's spokeswoman confessed that mistakes were made in Deraa, but said they were not the responsibility of the leadership. She denied reports that security forces attacked protesters in the city.
A call for a nationwide protest on Friday went out following the violence in Deraa. Those demonstrations will be a test of how the public receives the government concessions.

Opposition groups reacted to the news conference immediately, telling Reuters news agency that the Deraa committee would do nothing to meet the aspirations of the people.

Reuters reported that dissidents in Syria and in exile dismissed the reforms, calling for the immediate scrapping of the state of emergency and freeing of thousands of political prisoners.
Abdul-Karim Rihawi, who heads the Syrian Human Rights League, later said authorities had released several activists including prominent journalist Mazen Darwish and writer Louay Husein.
Ms Shaaban accused international media, including the BBC and CNN, of exaggerating the crackdown on the protesters.
Estimates vary as to how many people were killed in Wednesday's unrest.
Some reports quoting witnesses and activists have put the figure as high as 100; others have claimed about 15 people were killed.
The government said 10 people had died.

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Ms Shaaban accused international news groups of distorting the news

Security forces opened fired on crowds three times in Deraa on Wednesday, activists and witnesses said.
The first clashes took place in the early hours outside a mosque. Later, witnesses said crowds at a funeral for those who were killed were themselves fired on.
Later on Thursday, the US issued a strongly worded statement condemning Syria's "brutal repression" of demonstrations.
White House spokesman Jay Carney said the US called on the government in Damascus to "exercise restraint and respect the rights of its people".
President Assad succeeded his father in 2000 and has tolerated little dissent.

Are you in Syria? Have you family in Syria? What do you think of the government's pledge? Send us your comments and experiences.

Yemen tense as capital sees huge rival rallies

Presidential supporters rally in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, 25 March

Yemeni state TV showed the rally in support of President Saleh

Tens of thousands of people have gathered in Yemen's capital Sanaa for rival mass rallies, a week after 50 people were shot dead at a protest.

Anti-government protesters predict their biggest rally yet to demand the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in power since 1978.
Addressing a rally of his supporters, he said he was ready to hand over power but only to "safe hands".
While condemning bloodshed, he also urged his supporters to "stand firm".
Mr Saleh earlier denied that government forces had played any part in the shooting of demonstrators last week.
Both the government and opposition have set up checkpoints in Sanaa and the streets are full of armed men.
There is real fear of a new confrontation, a BBC correspondent reports from the city.

Analysis

A correspondent BBC News, Sanaa

In public, at least, the man who has ruled Yemen for 32 years remains defiant. After the opposition rejected his offer of an early election, Ali Abdullah Saleh turned to the military units that defected from him, describing their decision to leave as "stupid" and offering them amnesty if they returned.
Mr Saleh is clearly running out of things he can offer the opposition but he still has plenty of military might and he has vowed to protect himself.
Western concern is that any chaos could be exploited by al-Qaeda, which has a presence in Yemen.
Flights out of Sanaa are full as many embassies evacuate their employees.
The opposition are calling the new rally a Friday of Departure but one student activist told me that Friday of Uncertainty would be more appropriate.

According to an AFP news agency report, Friday's crowds number hundreds of thousands.

President Saleh, dressed in a smart suit and sunglasses, took the microphone before a huge crowd.
"We don't want power but we need to hand power over to safe hands, not to sick, resentful or corrupt hands," he said.
"We are against firing a single bullet and when we give concessions this is to ensure there is no bloodshed," he added.
"We will remain steadfast and challenge them with all power we have."
On Wednesday, Yemen's parliament passed sweeping emergency laws giving security forces far-reaching powers to detain suspects and prevent demonstrations.
Mr Saleh has said the unrest risks taking Yemen into civil war.
On Monday a senior general, Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, defected to the protesters and sent troops loyal to him to guard demonstrators encamped in a square in Sanaa.
There are fears there could be clashes between units loyal to the president and those who support the protesters.
Other senior officials have also left Mr Saleh's side to go to the opposition.
There are reports that Gen Mohsen has met with Mr Saleh to discuss his options for leaving.
Yemen is one of a number of countries in the region that have seen unrest since the presidents of Egypt and Tunisia were ousted in popular revolts.
The president also faces a separatist movement in the south, a branch of al-Qaeda and a periodic conflict with Shia tribes in the north.

Are you in Yemen? Are you involved in the protests? What do you think about the demonstrations? Send us your comments and experiences.

2011年3月24日星期四

北约接管指挥权?成员国出现分歧

利比亚 -

发表日期 2011年 3月 23日 - 更新日期 2011年 3月 23日

北约接管指挥权?成员国出现分歧

被摧毁的卡扎菲武装卡车

Reuters / Suhaib Salem

作者法广

北约成员国尽管在周二承诺，为空袭利比亚政府军提供大批战舰和潜舰，但对于北约在执行联合国决议的行动中是否扮演主要角色，是否将完全取代美国担任军事行动的指挥，成员国在周三召开的会议中，没能消除分歧，达成一致意见。

联合国授权对利比亚发动的军事攻击周三进入第5天，联军加强了对卡扎菲部队的军事行动，主要空袭了利比亚城市米斯拉特的附近地区，艾季达比耶及通往班西加的公路，以支援反对派武装。面对武器精良的卡扎菲部队，利比亚反对派束手无策。
联军在继续军事打击的同时，也在思考后续行动。北约成员国虽然在周二已经承诺，提供大批战舰和潜舰，执行对利比亚的武器禁运，但对于北约在执行联合国决议的行动中扮演主要角色，取代美国担任军事行动的指挥，成员国在周三召开的会议中，没能消除分歧，达成一致意见。
在开罗访问的美国国防部长盖茨周三表示，这次对利比亚的军事行动何时结束，目前没有时间表。盖茨指出，利比亚的情势目前还不十分明朗，在坚持空袭行动的同时，可以针对对打垮卡扎菲的政府军主张作出评估，但是对反对派武装的实力，暂时则很难作出评估。此外盖茨强调，由于联合国设立禁航区的决议，并没有时间限制，希望军事行动会在短期内结束的想法，是不切实际的。
利比亚领导人卡扎菲则一如既往的顽强抵抗，其部队和反政府武装还在激烈战斗。一个星期来，卡扎菲昨天首次在电视台露面，还高调地宣称会赢得这场战斗。尽管如此，还是有消息传出他可能试图谋摆脱这场冲突。美国国务卿希拉里表示，卡扎菲的亲信一直联络他在世界各地的盟友，探询他们是否能帮他脱困。

目前国内“缺德”的十个行业，看是否靠谱

盘点中国大陆十大“缺德”行业看是否靠谱？

2011-03-24

　核心提示：如果说食品行业的缺德是损害人们身体健康的话，教育行业的缺德就是损害人们的人格和灵魂健康。如果说身体的损害还有医院可以治疗的话，灵魂健康的损害就无药可救了！
在各行各业中，有的关系到人们的身体健康，有的关系到精神面貌，可见都是至关重要的。网友总结出目前国内“缺德”的几个行业，看是否靠谱？

我们认为还有中共的垄断行业，如银行、公用事业-水电汽电讯、殡葬等等

香烟对健康的危害众所周知（图片来源：资料图）

10、烟草行业
该行业是为数不多的以损害人民身体健康为主要目标的行业，除了能交大量的税收以及解决一些就业问题之外基本上没有任何存在的必要。当然了，抽烟是可以缓解压力，愉悦精神，但后果过于恶劣，人要是得了绝症死了还谈什么愉悦精神？
和别的缺德行业有所不同的是，该行业的从业人员基本上并不存在什么很严重的道德缺失（除了一些贪污腐化的问题），只是在做一份工作而已，特此正名。

　保健品行业是保健还是暴利？（图片来源：资料图）

9、保健品行业
从国外买来激素，运回来一兑水，然后花重金做恶俗广告，再把价格翻几十倍往二三级城市和农村一卖。这就是中国保健品的典型做法。这在保健品行业算比较文明的了，因为至少还没有放什么有毒的东西，吃了最多也就是亢奋一下，早熟一点！
保健品行业的口号是“人有多大胆，地有多大产”。只要你有胆有钱，就能把一个垃圾产品做大做强！然后美其名曰:我们的东西又吃不死人！最多没用呗！全方位的广告轰炸，怎么恶俗怎么来，把市场空间全部填满，小企业根本没有发展空间，哪怕有很好的产品。那个鸿毛帖子上提到的“醒元本草”也许就是个好例子。如果能有效防治疲劳驾驶，能拯救多少条生命啊，现在却只能在一个很小的圈子里销售，这也说明小企业做大做强是非常苦困难的。

股票行业可一夜暴富也可一夜倾家荡产。股市有风险，投资需谨慎。（图片来源：资料图）

8、股票投资行业
经过这次的金融风暴，该行业“孔雀的屁股”终于露了出来。因为是最直接与钱打交道的行业，所以也是最典型的唯利是图的行业。此行业上上下下充斥着金钱至上的理念，缺德这个词用在这里并不合适，因为他们从来不谈这个问题。事实早已证明，该行业的造富神话大都建立在别人（也包括广大中小股民）的痛苦之上。 “老鼠仓”的横行程度远超我们想象，被抓那是倒霉。股票价值投资的理念很难建立起来，“炒”股票是通行的理念。
该行业的光鲜外衣和优厚收入吸引了无数最顶尖的人材趋之若鹜，但几乎毫无例外地都被金钱同化，自甘堕落！你看那些股评家们，还有投行的银行家们，哪个不是名牌大学毕业的高材生？可是学历越高，欺骗性越强，后果越恶劣。由于钱来的太快，自身的人格和道德水平又太低，该行业从业人员的生活作风腐化之极，整天醉生梦死，轻如鸿毛！

房价让人望“房”兴叹（图片来源：资料图）

7、房地产行业
在鸿毛帖中将房奴列入了鸿毛一族的行列。那么我要说，逼着所有人当鸿毛的人和行业必然就是鸿毛，而且是更轻的鸿毛！该行业和烟草行业正好相反，行业本身并没有什么缺德之说，主要是从业人员的道德缺失非常厉害。这个行业的从业人员从上到下素质之差，档次之低，有目共睹！本来寄希望于房地产行业调整后该行业能够好好自省和提升一下，但市场稍微回暖他们就迫不及待地跳了出来，涨价的，偷工减料的，假卖房的，售楼小姐们的白眼……都和从前一样。
总是听说“房地产对拉动内需很重要”，但现在大家都已经明白了高房价的消费会长时间严重影响其他消费能力，特别是在中国，往往影响几代人几个家庭的消费能力。

娱乐圈中潜规则花边新闻绯闻满天飞（图片来源：资料图）

6、娱乐行业
该行业很多从业人员的特征都是“男盗女娼”，“五毒俱全”。在这个圈子“道德”这个词是被当作笑话来讲的。“虚荣”、“堕落”、“集邮”、“不择手段”成了这个行业的代名词，“满嘴谎言”是他们的基本行为准则，吸毒则是他们放松玩High的常用手段。在这个“潜规则”盛行的行业里，无数的年轻男女 “惨遭蹂躏”。基于其行业特性，容易成为社会大众兴趣所在，特别是青少年的关注，为广大青少年树立了极坏的榜样！这些年来，娱乐圈的光环吸引了众多家庭花费无数心血培养孩子，希望成为明星，最后却成为“三陪”或“小二小三”，可悲可叹！这个圈子像一个铺满鲜花的大火坑，无数人被鲜花吸引跳了下去，被烧的骨头都不剩。

吃安全食品才有安全感。（图片来源：资料图）

5、食品行业
我曾经因为个人崇拜坚持喝某个牌子的牛奶长达数年，不知喝了多少三聚氰胺进肚子！事件刚发生时我非常难过，坚持认为这些企业的上层老总们也是不知情的受害者，后来才知道他们这个圈子里连傻瓜都知道三聚氰胺。
这只是食品行业缺德的一个缩影，只要监管不到的地方立刻就会有人捣鬼，我们天天吃进去多少毒素根本无法计算！像蔬菜瓜果之类的食品全面监管起来非常困难。仅举一个亲眼看到的例子:我有一次去农村玩，看到一片种大葱的田地，一老农正往田里倒一种稀释过的剧毒农药（类似敌敌畏），我问他干什么呢？他说这样能让大葱长的粗大好看，一亩地要倒好几瓶。我问老农这大葱有农药残留对身体不好吧？老农倒是“朴实”，指着不远处的一小块地说，没事，我们自己只吃那边种的东西，这边种的都是卖给城里人吃的。我呆呆地望着绿油油的田地，也不知道说什么好了。终于明白了为什么癌症现在已经是常见病了。

制药行业（图片：资料图）

4、制药行业
中国制药行业是世界一大奇观！一是新药多！二是药厂多！这两项均为世界之最！说我们的研发能力世界最强你相信吗？在国外只有博士以上的最顶尖人物才有可能进入药厂研发部，我们药厂的研发能力是相当缺乏的。药品的重要销售途径是靠广告和回扣收买医生。如此众多的新药，主要来源是以旧换新，还听说过拿国外专利作废的药到国内的。这种做法的前提是勾结药监局，那位被枪毙的药监局郑局长任内就批了数万个新药，其中最猖狂的时候一年就批了上万个。据后来知情人回忆，当时的盛况真是惊人:药品注册司聚满了送钱的人，只要送钱，新药三分钟可通过审批，以至于被国外同行当成上厕所聊天的笑料！
其实缺乏研发新药能力也就罢了，如果能够静下心来把老祖宗留下来的东西好好研究开发一下也有可能带来很好的经济效益和社会效益，像同仁堂，一直长盛不衰！民间有那么多的秘方偏方，如果药厂都能好好加以利用，我们祖宗留下了的宝贵中医遗产也有救了，中医也早就走上世界了！这样的话我们的药厂就进入良性循环的轨道，即得到了经济效益，又造福了社会，何乐而不为呢？

医疗行业（图片来源：资料图）

3、医疗行业
中国医疗行业鱼龙混杂，道德败坏！从业人员从诈骗犯到强奸犯都有。各种骗子医院大行其道，医托盛行，并利用媒体大肆宣传欺骗患者。一个感冒黑你个几百块钱那算是仁慈了，见死不救都经常能见诸报端。乱收费乱开药收红包的现象已经是主要创收手段和普遍真理。我的一个朋友到东北某著名三甲医院开刀住院，一进去就被同房病友好心提醒，所有开销必须一条一条仔细比对，而且到时候一定要大闹特闹才有可能把钱要回来。我朋友一开始还怀疑，这可是三甲医院，不会明目张胆地耍流氓吧？后来才发现，病友的话真是金玉良言。几乎每一种花费上都被加上了各种莫名其妙的多余开销。我朋友后来一条一条地和他们闹，而且是带着人往大了闹。最后查到手术时的费用，因为是昏迷状态，实在不知道当时到底用了多少绷带、输了多少血，只能作罢。最后医院也被闹怕了，费用居然退了快一半！

采煤工人的生产环境和生命安全需要被保障（图片来源：资料图）

2、煤炭采矿行业（主要指私营）
这是一个很“黑”的行业，不光是指工作环境，还有生存环境。这里以山西煤老板为例说明一下。一些私营煤矿的构成如下:煤老板雇佣打手，除了事故死了人要立即埋掉。大部分煤老板在北京拥有多处豪宅，每天有专车把当天的现金收入送到北京然后藏匿或汇往国外，以确保煤矿银行帐号上基本没有“余粮”。这么做主要为了随时防止煤矿出事跑路，且不用赔钱。因为钱太多不知道如何花，五毒俱全是一定的，在车展上买豪车是一定的，在北京买房子也是一定的，且一次要买好多套。我曾经听说某个别墅区有个山西煤老板一次就买了8套1千多万的别墅，分给亲戚和马仔住，最后一套实在没人住了，就给了他们家的狗住。他们宁肯花1千多万买房给狗住，也不愿意多花一分钱添置一些安全设备，给矿工买保险！对这样的人，还谈什么道德？可以毫不开张地说:这些人挣的每一分钱都沾满了矿工的血汗！可就是这些人却是北京房地产开发商们的最爱。不知道这些开发商在数钱的时候会不会想想上面矿工的血汗？会不会想到把这些钱捐出来一部分给矿工买保险呢？真是不仁不义，轻于鸿毛！

教育行业（图片来源：资料图）

1、教育行业
把教育行业列在这里我感到很悲哀，很痛心！曾经的“灵魂工程师”，本来应该是最受人尊敬的行业，却堕落的如此之快，令人感叹！
教育的金钱化和产业化是最大的根源！因为钱，我们敬爱的老师们还有学校，以垂直落体的速度从天上直接掉到了地下，直奔地狱而去。研究证明，一个人灵魂的健康成长，只和自己的家庭和老师有主要关系。可是我们的老师们和学校都干了什么呢？幼儿园的老师会因为没有送礼而不给孩子小红花；小学的老师会因为没有送礼而当众羞辱孩子；中学为了升学率把所有体育课和课外活动取消，培养出一个个“豆芽菜”和“考试机器”；大学为了增收疯狂扩招，培养出无数个“半成品”找不到工作还要“被就业”。像奥数这种摧残儿童灵魂、人格的丑陋东西，也因为金钱利益被大张旗鼓地释放出来，坑害了无数孩子。
如果说食品行业的缺德是损害人们身体健康的话，教育行业的缺德就是损害人们的人格和灵魂健康。如果说身体的损害还有医院可以治疗的话，灵魂健康的损害就无药可救了！之所以我把教育行业列在缺德第一位，因为它不仅能毁了青少年这一代人，还毁了中国的前途！国家的未来栋梁统统完蛋了，国家的前途还有什么指望呢？教育行业的道德缺失，毁灭家庭未来希望，动摇国家未来根基，是最缺德的行为！轻如鸿毛！望广大教师朋友们深思。
当然这个行业还是有很多德高望重的老师们，一直坚守自己的阵地，不为外部诱惑所动，着实值得尊敬！

利比亚东部的地面战斗僵持不下

2011年 3月 23日

人们在查看被联军炸过的忠于卡扎菲部队的武器

利比亚政府军和反叛力量为争夺一个关键的东部城镇打得难解难分，而其他国家继续就联合国支持的保护利比亚平民的军事行动进行辩论。

西方领导的联军星期三继续在利比亚发动袭击，目的之一是在利比亚北部上空执行设立禁飞区的任务。

*忠于卡扎菲部队仍在袭击*

美国战机今天早晨从意大利的军事基地起飞，尽管如此，忠实于卡扎菲的军队仍然在反对派控制的区域加强地面围剿。米苏拉塔的居民说，狙击手继续在西部城镇的主要地方进行袭击，当地医生说，医院里继续挤满了在政府军的袭击中受害的人。

在东部，亲卡扎菲的部队靠着先进的火箭炮和坦克，一直能够抵挡拼凑起来的反政府武装试图收复埃贾比耶的袭击。

*阿拉伯国家将提供部分补给*

有报导说，米苏拉塔和埃贾比耶发生了针对政府军的空袭，但是这一说法无法得到独立消息来源的证实。随着冲突持续进行，英国首相卡梅伦宣布联军行动的范围将扩大，目前最先参加行动的是美国、英国和法国。

他说:“我们将从科威特和约旦得到后勤补给。我希望能够得到更多的支持。但是我想明确说的是，由于我们星期六不得不尽快行动，所以不太可能得到我们所有人欢迎得到的那么多阿拉伯世界的支持。”

*多国批评联军行动*

尽管援助有限，这仍然是联军领导人近几天来听到的少数好消息之一。不仅阿拉伯国家对这次行动进行了批评，德国、俄罗斯、土耳其和中国也加入其中。

随着国际社会越来越关注，北约各国的大使们星期三就如何继续行动进行辩论。美国表示希望尽快交出领导权，但是目前仍不清楚谁将继续领导这次行动。

叙利亚军警3月23日下午在西南边境城市德拉向反政府抗议示威人群开枪，打死至少10人，打伤数十人。

叙利亚军警“打死打伤数十名示威者”

医护人员正在抢救一名在和军警冲突中受伤的示威者。

目击者说，叙利亚军警周三（3月23日）下午在西南边境城市德拉向反政府抗议示威人群开枪，打死至少10人，打伤数十人。

另据一名叙利亚人权活动人士告诉本台BBC说，至少有37人丧生。
一名目击者告诉路透社说，据报有数十具尸体被运往城外的塔法斯医院。
但这些数字都无法得到证实。
BBC驻当地记者说，示威者虽然并没有要求阿萨德总统下台，但这却是阿萨德从其父亲手中继承权力11年以来所面临的最严重挑战。

起因

参加这次示威的上千民众是为了抗议军警周三凌晨枪杀在奥马里清真寺举行静坐示威要求释放政治犯的抗议民众。
人权活动者说，军警“开枪屠杀在清真寺参加和平静坐示威手无寸铁的无辜民众”，打死至少六人。
叙利亚国家电视台则说，一个武装团伙在奥马里清真寺活动，绑架儿童作为人肉盾牌，安全部队开枪打死了这个团伙的四名成员。
将肇事者绳之于法。
美国国务院说，它对“叙利亚政府使用暴力、恐吓与逮捕手段压制民众的自由表达权利极为关注”。

一美国军人因杀阿富汗平民判24年监禁

2011年 3月 24日

星期三，被控属于一个故意杀害阿富汗平民的小队的一名美国军人承认谋杀以及其他指控，被判处24年徒刑。在美国西北部华盛顿州的军事法庭审判中，军事法官霍克斯中校说，他原打算把22岁的陆军技术军士莫洛克判处无期徒刑，但是有可能假释。但由于受到认罪协议的限制。霍克斯说，将从莫洛克的刑期中扣除他已经被关押的352天。

五名美国军人由于被控去年在阿富汗南部坎大哈省杀害三个平民而将受军事法庭审判，莫洛克是第一个受审的。预计，他将提供不利于其他受审军人的证词。他对法官说，当时的计划就是要杀人。莫洛克被控三谋杀罪、一项阴谋攻击罪、一项干扰司法罪和一项非法使用毒品罪。在军事法庭审判的几天前，德国新闻杂志《明镜》周刊刊登了莫洛克和其他军人在平民尸体旁边摆出姿势和微笑的照片。

2011年3月23日星期三

Tokyo water 'unfit for babies' due to high radiationLatest

Tokyo water 'unfit for babies' due to high radiation

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Deserted streets: Few people remain inside the nuclear exclusion zone

Japan quake

Tokyo's tap water is unfit for babies to drink after radiation from Japan's quake-hit nuclear plant affected the capital's water supply, officials said.

Radioactive iodine levels in some areas were twice the recommended safe level.
People in Fukushima prefecture, where the nuclear plant is located, have been told not to eat certain vegetables because of contamination worries.
Workers have been temporarily evacuated from the plant after black smoke was seen rising from reactor No 3.
Engineers have been trying to cool the reactors and spent fuel ponds to avoid a major release of radiation, after power to the cooling systems was knocked out by the earthquake and tsunami.
The authorities are warning people living in Tokyo not to allow babies less than a year old to drink water from the tap.
The level of radiation picked up in tests carried out on Tuesday was more than twice the level that is safe for infants to drink.

FUKUSHIMA UPDATE

Reactor 1: Damage to the core from cooling problems. Building holed by gas explosion. Power lines attached.
Reactor 2: Damage to the core from cooling problems. Building holed by gas blast; containment damage suspected. Power lines attached.
Reactor 3: Damage to the core from cooling problems. Building holed by gas blast; containment damage possible. Spent fuel pond partly refilled with water after running low. Power lines attached.
Reactor 4: Reactor shut down prior to earthquake. Fires and explosion in spent fuel pond; water level partly restored. Power lines attached.
Reactors 5 & 6: Reactors shut down. Temperature of spent fuel pools now lowered after rising high. Power lines attached.

But officials have stressed that children would have to drink a lot of it before it harmed them. There is no immediate health risk to others.

The government has also ordered people living in Fukushima not to eat 11 types of green leafy vegetable grown locally that have been contaminated by radiation.
Local producers have been ordered not to send the goods to market, and in the neighbouring prefecture of Ibaraki they have been told to halt shipments of milk and parsley with immediate effect.
The Japanese Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said: "Even if these foods are temporarily eaten, there is no health hazard.
"But unfortunately, as the situation is expected to last for the long term, we are asking that shipments stop at an early stage, and it is desirable to avoid intake of the foods as much as possible."
He told a news conference that importers of Japanese foods should take a "logical stance".
The Food and Drug Administration in the US said that all milk and milk products and fresh fruits and vegetables from four Japanese prefectures - Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi and Gunma - would be stopped from entering the United States.
Countries including China, Taiwan and South Korea have already been carrying out rigorous checks of Japanese food imports.
Setbacks
The confirmed death toll from the earthquake and tsunami has risen to 9,408, and more than 14,700 people are listed as missing.

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Survivors' stories

An estimated half a million people have been made homeless and some 300,000 people remain in evacuation centres or temporary housing.

Japan has said it will cost as much as 25 trillion yen ($309bn; £189bn) to rebuild the country after the disaster.
Meanwhile, work has been halted at the Fukushima Daiichi plant after black smoke was seen rising from reactor 3.
Radiation levels were reported to be unusually high before the smoke was spotted; they later fell but remain higher than in recent days.
Engineers were earlier forced to halt testing of the electrical system at reactor 2 after radiation levels spiked. There is also concern about the rising temperature at reactor 1.
Power cables have been connected to all six reactors, and lighting has been restored at reactor 3.

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The BBC's Chris Hogg in Tokyo says the water pollution is a blow for Japan's government

The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), had hoped to try to power up water pumps to reactor 3 on Wednesday but it is unclear whether that will now happen.
Tepco has said restoring power to all the reactor units could take weeks or even months. Engineers' efforts have been frequently hampered by smoke and spikes in radiation.
On Tuesday, an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) senior official, James Lyons, said he could not confirm that the damaged reactors were "totally intact" or if they were cracked and leaking radiation.
"We continue to see radiation coming from the site... and the question is where exactly is that coming from," Mr Lyons told a news conference.

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Syria unrest: 'Protesters killed' at Omari mosque The UN has said it is greatly concerned by the killings of protesters in Syria Continue reading the main story

Syria unrest: 'Protesters killed' at Omari mosque

Protesters gather around the Omari mosque in Deraa, Syria (22 March 2011)

The UN has said it is greatly concerned by the killings of protesters in Syria

At least five people have died after security forces fired on protesters outside a mosque in the Syrian city of Deraa, human rights activists say.

Hundreds of people had gathered in the streets outside the Omari mosque to prevent troops from storming it.
The mosque has been the focus of anti-government demonstrations - at least 10 people have now been killed in clashes.
Officials blamed Wednesday's violence on an "armed gang" and said there had been weapons inside the mosque.
UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay earlier urged the Syrian government to end the use of "excessive force".
"People have the legitimate right to express their grievances and demands to their government," she said.
The EU has also strongly condemned the "unacceptable" crackdown.
'Sniper fire'
After four days of clashes, Deraa had been relatively quiet on Tuesday.
Hundreds of people had gathered around the Omari mosque in the Old City, but were dispersed by the security forces.

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The Syrian authorities are now committing a crime against humanity whose victims are innocent, defenceless and peaceful citizens”

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By the afternoon, some protesters had erected tents outside the mosque - they said they were going to remain there until their demands for greater political freedom and an end to corruption were met.

But shortly after midnight, the power supply and telephone lines to the area were cut.
Witnesses said police released tear gas and fired live ammunition at protesters around the mosque.
Ali Ghassab al-Mahamid, a doctor who had gone to help victims of the violence, was killed, Reuters news agency reported. One witness said he was shot dead by a sniper.
A political activist said the old quarter was in total darkness. "It is still difficult to know exactly what happened," he told Reuters.
One activist told BBC Arabic there was a "massacre" taking place in the country.
"The Syrian authorities are now committing a crime against humanity whose victims are innocent, defenceless and peaceful citizens, who are staging peaceful sit-ins, and who don't even have stones to defend themselves with," said the activist, who did not want to be named.
"These people think that they can kill the democratic protesters without being held to account."
'Arbitrary arrests'
State media said four people had been killed. Officials blamed the violence on an "armed gang", which they said had attacked a medical team in an ambulance, killing a doctor, paramedic and driver. One member of the security forces had also been killed, said the report.

Omari mosque in Deraa, Syria (22 March 2011)

The Omari mosque has been the focus of anti-government protest in recent weeks

"The security forces who were near the area intervened, hitting some and arresting others," the AFP news agency quoted officials as telling state media.
State TV later broadcast images of what it said were weapons which had been seized from inside the mosque.
The government has previously accused protesters of being Israeli agents and infiltrators.
Rights groups say arbitrary arrests of protesters and activists have been taking place across the country.
On Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Louai Hussein, a former political prisoner who supported the protesters, was taken from his home in the Damascus suburb of Sahnaya.
However, reports say the governor of the Deraa region, Faisal Kalthoum, has been sacked - one of the demands of the demonstrators.
The authorities have also released the 15 children whose detention for writing pro-democracy graffiti prompted people to march from the Omari mosque after Friday prayers.
The security forces later opened fire to disperse the demonstration, killing four people. The following day, they fired on mourners at two of the victims' funerals, killing another person. An 11-year-old boy died on Monday after suffering the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Although the demonstrators have not demanded the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad, the unrest is the most serious challenge to his rule since he succeeded his father 11 years ago.
The BBC's Lina Sinjab in Damascus says the events are unprecedented in recent Syrian history, and the unrest is certainly making the government very worried.
Syria has been ruled under emergency laws since 1963.

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More Explosions Heard in Libyan Capital as Gadhafi Remains Defiant

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011 at 10:10 am UTC

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Explosions and anti-aircraft fire sounded in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, early Wednesday, hours after Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi vowed to emerge victorious in the fight against rebels and international forces.
In his first public appearance in a week, Mr. Gadhafi told supporters at his compound in Tripoli that the country is ready for battle, whether it be long or short.
Libyan state television broadcast what it said was live video of Mr. Gadhafi speaking to the crowd. The Libyan leader denounced the international military attacks on his forces, calling the effort to enforce a no-fly zone over the country a crusade against Islam.
As coalition forces continued their operation, pro-Gadhafi forces escalated their attacks on rebel-held towns.
In the latest fighting, forces loyal to Mr. Gadhafi targeted the rebel-held cities of Misrata and Zintan with sniper attacks, tanks and artillery.
The coalition's tactical commander, U.S. Admiral Samuel Locklear, said Tuesday that intelligence reports confirm Mr. Gadhafi's forces are attacking civilians in Misrata in violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution.
U.S. President Barack Obama has demanded that pro-government forces pull back from Misrata and a number of other cities.
Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told ABC News Tuesday that coalition air strikes may have killed one of Mr. Gadhafi's sons. She cited unconfirmed reports, adding the “evidence is not sufficient” to confirm his death.
Clinton also told ABC that people close to Mr. Gadhafi are reaching out to allies around the world to explore their “options” for the future.
Admiral Locklear said 13 nations have joined or are on their way to help coalition forces. He said he expects planes from Qatar – the only Arab country to provide aircraft – to be flying in the next few days.
The international coalition initially established the no-fly zone over the rebel stronghold of Benghazi. As more support comes in, the force plans to expand the zone a thousand kilometers to the west, to the capital, Tripoli.

International Airstrikes on Libya Continue; No-fly Control Debated

Robert Raffaele March 22, 2011

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People look at components of AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles from a U.S Air Force F-15E fighter jet after it crashed near the eastern city of Benghazi March 22, 2011

A U.N.-backed coalition is increasing its efforts to expand a no-fly zone over Libya and halt attacks on civilians by troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi. Robert Raffaele has the details.

Anti-aircraft fire rings out over the capital, Tripoli, as forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi try to ward off coalition airstrikes.

But there is no let up in the U.N.-backed mission, with British, French, U.S. and Dutch warplanes taking off from Italian soil, and plans in place to expand the coalition to 13 nations. The aim is to control the airspace across northern Libya. Left unclear - who will take charge after the U.S military relinquishes operational control.

Britain and Italy want NATO in command. France favors a committee of coalition nations and Arab partners.

The U.S. State Department downplayed the split. Acting deputy spokesman Mark Toner:

"Again, I would just say that we believe discussions are ongoing at NATO to address some of these concerns and I don't want to prejudge those conversations - just to say that what we've said previously, which is that NATO has certain command and control capabilities that are useful," said Toner.

Meanwhile, America's military role in Libya faces objections among U.S. lawmakers. Some object to President Barack Obama's ordering military action without congressional consent. Others, the added cost of involvement in another war.

Analyst Graeme Bannerman, with the Middle East Institute, says such criticism could affect Mr. Obama's legislative efforts.

"They point out that under the [US] constitution, the American forces are not supposed to be used unless authorized through a declaration of war by Congress, and funded by Congress and this process has skipped the whole constitutional aspect of it," said Bannerman. "They point out that the [Obama] administration took the time to go get a U.N. resolution, but never bothered to address this with Congress."

The coalition air campaign suffered its first loss late Monday, with the crash of an American warplane in Libya. The U.S. Navy says both crewmembers ejected safely, after the aircraft encountered mechanical problems.

US: Gadhafi's Air Defenses Now Largely Ineffective

Suzanne Presto | Washington March 22, 2011

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A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet taxis before taking off from the NATO airbase in Aviano, March 21, 2011

A U.S. defense official said the jet that crashed in Libya late Monday was targeting Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's missile capabilities. U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel Locklear, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa, spoke to reporters by phone from the USS Mount Whitney in the Mediterranean Sea.

Admiral Locklear said both Air Force crew members are safe after they ejected from their F-15 jet, which malfunctioned over eastern Libya Monday night. "One crew member was recovered by coalition forces. The other crew member was recovered by the people of Libya. He was treated with dignity and respect and is now in the care of the United States," he said.

The admiral said the pilots were assigned to conduct a strike mission against the Libyan government's missile capabilities, in compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973.

That resolution calls for a ceasefire and an immediate end to violence against the Libyan people. It also authorizes States to take "all necessary measures" to enforce a No Fly Zone in order to protect civilians.

Locklear said cruise missile attacks accompanied by coalition air strikes have rendered Mr. Gadhafi's long-range air defenses and air force largely ineffective. He said the No Fly Zone is expanding, paving the way for humanitarian assistance efforts.

"It's my judgment, however, that despite our successes to date, that Gadhafi and his forces are not yet in compliance with the United Nations Security Council resolution, due to the continued aggressive actions his forces are taking against the civilian population of Libya," he said.
Admiral Locklear confirmed Libyan troops are attacking civilians in Misurata. Opposition sources in that western town have accused government forces of using civilians as shields, but those accounts could not be independently verified.
So far, Locklear said, coalition forces have pushed Libyan troops from the eastern city of Benghazi. But Mr. Gadhafi has not complied with U.S. President Barack Obama's demands to withdraw his troops from the coastal cities of Zawiyah, Ajdabiya and Misurata.
"If Colonel Gadhafi would meet that requirement but have a cease-fire implemented, stop all attacks against citizens and withdraw from the places that we've told him to withdraw, establish water, electricity, and gas supplies to all areas, and allow humanitarian assistance, then the fighting would stop. Our job would be over," he said.
Earlier Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told reporters in Moscow that coalition forces have been very careful to avoid civilian casualties. He added that nearly all air defense sites being targeted are isolated in unpopulated areas.

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Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh warns of coup

Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh meets with defence force officials in Sanaa in this still image taken from video on 21 March 2011

President Saleh remains defiant in the face of protests and resignations

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has said there could be a civil war in Yemen because of attempts to stage what he called a coup against his rule.

"Those who want to climb up to power through coups should know that this is out of the question. The homeland will not be stable, there will be a civil war, a bloody war," he said.
Army officers expressed their support for pro-democracy protesters on Monday.
A senior EU official has predicted that the president "won't last long".
Call for dialogue
Hugues Mingarelli, of the European External Action Service's Middle East office, told a European Parliament committee the Yemeni leader had lost too much support to stay in power, according to AFP.
"I don't see how the president can hold on much longer, given the fact that part of the army, part of the tribal chiefs and part of his political allies have distanced themselves from him," he said.
After some 50 protesters were shot dead at a demonstration in the capital, Sanaa, on Friday, President Saleh's authority has been further undermined by a string of resignations.

Middle East unrest: Yemen

President Ali Abdullah Saleh in power since 1978
Population 24.3m; land area 536,869 sq km
The population has a median age of 17.9, and a literacy rate of 61%
Youth unemployment is 15%
Gross national income per head is $1,060 (£655) (World Bank 2009)

Protests: Country by country

Key Yemeni General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, long close to President Saleh, on Monday said he was backing the protesters. Two other senior army commanders were also reported to have resigned.

On Tuesday, two soldiers reportedly died in clashes between the army and the elite Republican Guard in the south-eastern city of Mukalla.
The president has said that he is "truly sympathetic" with the problems faced by the country's youth, according to a report on state news agency Saba, Reuters reports.
He called on them to engage in "a transparent, sincere and open dialogue".
A source close to President Saleh told the BBC on Monday that the president would not stand down - and would call elections later in the year.
On Sunday, he fired his entire cabinet in apparent response to protests against his rule. He asked them to stay in place in a caretaker capacity.
Yemen is one of a number of countries in the region that have seen unrest since the presidents of Egypt and Tunisia were ousted in popular revolts.
The president has been in power for 32 years, facing a separatist movement in the south, a branch of al-Qaeda, and a periodic conflict with Shia tribes in the north.
He has said he will not seek another term in office in 2013, but has vowed to defend his regime "with every drop of blood".
In Moscow on Tuesday, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said he feared political unrest in Yemen could distract from efforts to fight Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which the US considers a terror group.

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