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Die Zahl der Europäer, die mit Hepatitis B und C leben, steigt – vor allem in Osteuropa. Doch der Zugang zu einer Behandlung ist nicht ausreichend. Patientengruppen führen das auf Finanzierungsprobleme und Unwissenheit zurück. EurActiv Brüssel berichtet.

Ahogy azt már korábban is megírtuk a Martosi Szabadegyetem szervezői elkezdték nyilvánosságra hozni a zenei kínálat mellett a napközbeni témákat is.

A Kárpát-medence minden tájáról érkező rangos művészek programja mindennél szebben mutatja összetartozásunkat, az egyetemes magyar kultúra határok feletti gazdagságát, sokszínűségét, olvasható a budapesti Nemzeti Színház meghívójában.

A 35 ans, c'est la première fois qu'Oscar Ouedraogo est déployé dans le cadre d'une mission de maintien de la paix des Nations Unies. Ce Burkinabé, officier pénitentiaire au sein de la Mission intégrée multidimensionnelle de stabilisation des Nations Unies en République centrafricaine (MINUSCA), est arrivé le 20 septembre 2014 à Bangui, la capitale centrafricaine.

La Représentante spéciale du Secrétaire général chargée de la question des violences sexuelles commises en période de conflit, Zainab Hawa Bangura, a condamné mercredi le groupe terroriste Boko Haram pour les viols répétés dont il s'est rendu coupable à l'encontre de femmes enlevées au Nigéria, souvent reléguées au rang de mères porteuses pour la production d'enfants soldats.

The number of the world&#39s chronically undernourished has dropped below the 800 million mark as an increasing number of countries hit their Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets on hunger, according to a new United Nations report released today by the Organization&#39s three food agencies.

May 26, 2015 (JUBA) - South Sudan president Salva Kiir on Monday issued an order sacking the head of national oil company from his position. According to the order broadcast on the state owned South Sudan Television (SSTV), the president removed Paul Adong, and replaced him with Joseph Cleto Deng Kuol.

South Sudan President an SPLM chairman Salva Kiir speaks during the inauguration of the new SPLM premises in Juba on 15 November 2013 (Photo Moses Lomayat)

Adong was moved to the headquarters of the ministry of petroleum and mining. No explanation was given for the sudden sacking of the long serving top civil servant.

Sources with direct knowledge of the circumstances leading to the presidential action claimed the president was persuaded by the parliamentary debates in which majority of the members directly called for the removal of the head of the central bank, Cornelio Koriom Mayik, head of national oil company, Paul Adong, and the under-secretary of the ministry of trade, Simon Nyang Anei.

Although the president responded to directives by parliament and removed two officials, Adong and Anei, he did not act on their directive to replace the head of Central Bank of South Sudan, Cornelio Koriom Mayik.

The legislators in a heated debate last week criticized the way the officials managed the letter of credit, resulting in the periodic shortage of essential commodities, including fuel and skyrocketing of consumer prices. This is despite government allocating 40 million South Sudanese pounds (SSP) on monthly basis to each institution.

In other appointments, the president named Joseph Lual Acuil, former minister of humanitarian affairs and disaster management as head of national communications authority and Biel Jok Thich, as under-secretary in the ministry of trade.

Thich replaced his predecessor, Simon Nyang Anei, who was fired without new assignment.

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Air defense units from Russia’s Central Military District have been re-deployed to the Kapustin Yar and Ashuluk testing ranges, located in the Astrakhan region in the country’s south, as part of a snap combat-readiness check, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press service said Wednesday.

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Gambian authorities have detained incommunicado, depriving them of all contact with the outside world, dozens of friends and relatives of people accused of involvement in a coup attempt since January 2015. Those detained include women, elderly people, and a child, and many are believed to be in ill-health.

(Dakar) – Gambian authorities have detained incommunicado, depriving them of all contact with the outside world, dozens of friends and relatives of people accused of involvement in a coup attempt since January 2015, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today. Those detained include women, elderly people, and a child, and many are believed to be in ill-health.

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Tavaly 21 milliárd dináros bevételt könyvelt el az Elektrovojvodina, míg a belgrádi áramszolgáltató, melyhez a Szerbiai Villanygazdaság átszervezéséről szóló köztársasági döntés kapcsán hozzákapcsolják a vajdasági vállalatot, 19 milliárdos bevételt valósított meg. A jelenleg még két különálló részleg éves mérlege azonban igen eltérő: míg az Elektrovojvodina 2,3 milliárd dináros nyereséggel dolgozott 2014-ben, addig a belgrádi szolgáltató 3,4 milliárdos veszteséggel zárta az évet.

Két szerbiai teniszező lépett pályára egyéniben a Roland Garros keddi játéknapján, a világelső Novak Đoković három játszmában legyőzte a finn Jarkko Nieminent, a 25. kiemelt Jelena Janković ellenben a játéknap egyik negatív meglepetését szolgáltatva kikapott a bolgár Szeszil Karatancsevától.

Đoković trónkövetelőként érkezett Párizsba, a vitrinjéből még egyedül hiányzó Grand Slam-serleg megszerzése a célja, ennek megfelelően könnyedén 6:2-re nyerte az első játszmát, majd meglepetésre gyorsan hátrányba került a másodikban. A világranglistán 86. finn, aki Đoković elleni korábbi öt meccséből egyet megnyert, a negyedik játékban elvette ellenfele adogatását, majd 4:1-nél újabb breaklabdája volt, amivel nem tudott élni. Nieminen még megnyerte a saját adogatását, 5:2-re elhúzott, itt azonban Đoković megmutatta, mennyit fejlődött pszichikailag, a következő öt játék az övé lett, 7:5-tel a második szett is. A harmadikban sem állt meg, újabb négy játékot nyert zsinórban, 4:0-s előnynél már nem volt kérdéses a győztes kiléte. Végül 6:2-vel zárta ezt a játszmát. Következő ellenfele a Gilles Müller–Paolo Lorenzi luxemburgi–olasz párharc győztese lesz.

Úgy tűnik, Jelena Jankovićnak nem tetszik Karatancseva játékstílusa, hiszen ahogy korábbi egyetlen meccsükön, 2005-ben Moszkvában, ezúttal is kikapott tőle két sima játszmában, a 6:3, 6:4-es sikerrel a ranglista 106. helyezettje jutott a második fordulóba.

A kilencszeres Roland Garros-győztes spanyol Rafael Nadal címvédőhöz méltón kezdett, kilenc breaklabdájából ötöt kihasználva magabiztosan győzte le a világranglistán 296. francia Quentin Halyst. Következő ellenfele honfitársa, Nicolas Almagro lesz.

Továbbjutott a 7. kiemelt spanyol David Ferrer, aki a szlovák Lukáš Lacko ellen szerezte meg pályafutása 300. salakpályás győzelmét, amivel a 13. olyan teniszező lett, aki elérte ezt a határt ezen a borításon, az aktív játékosok közül csak Nadalnak van több sikere salakon. A 2. fordulóban folytathatja a kiemeltek közül a horvát Marin Čilić, a dél-afrikai Kevin Anderson, a francia Richard Gasquet, az argentin Leonardo Mayer és a lengyel Jerzy Janowicz is, míg nőknél sikerrel vette az első akadályt a cseh Petra Kvitová, a dán Caroline Wozniacki, az orosz Szvetlana Kuznyecova, a svájci Bacsinszky Tímea és a 6. kiemelt kanadai Eugene Bochard-t búcsúztató, francia színekben versenyző Kristina Mladenović is.

Ma kezdetét veszi az egyéni második fordulója. A 7. kiemelt Ana Ivanović a világranglistán 103. japán Miszaki Dojjal mérkőzik meg, akivel most találkozik először. Bojana Jovanovski a nála több mint 100 hellyel hátrébb rangsorolt horvát Donna Vekićtyel méri össze erejét, aki ellen korábbi egyetlen meccsükön, 2012-ben Taskentben 4:6, 4:6 arányban alulmaradt. A legnehezebbnek mindenképpen Dušan Lajović dolga ígérkezik, hiszen a 8. kiemelt svájci Stan Wawrinka lesz az ellenfele, akivel eddig egyetlenegyszer, a Davis-kupában 2014-ben meccselt, akkor az egyszeres Grand Slam-győztes 6:4, 4:6, 6:1, 7:6-os győzelmet aratott.

A new helicopter-borne surveillance system has been chosen to protect the Royal Navy’s future Queen Elizabeth Class carriers. The MOD and Lockheed Martin UK, as the prime contractor for Crowsnest, have selected Thales as the chosen bidder to provide the radar

The rise in global demand for offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) can be partly attributed to increased maritime activity, such as illegal offshore fishing and asset protection, while the market has also being bolstered by recent events, including the disappearance of flight MH370 and the M

May 26, 2015 (PORT SUDAN) – A food shipment from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) arrived in Port Sudan on Tuesday for distribution among the needy population in various parts of the country.

US charge d'affaires in Sudan Jerry Lanier (L) shaking hands with World Food Programme (WFP) official Margot VanderVelden in Port Sudan May 26, 2015 (ST)

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) received the US contribution of 47,500 tons of sorghum that will be delivered to people mainly in Darfur and eastern Sudan.

The US charge d'affaires in Sudan Jerry Lanier, accompanied by officials from the embassy and WFP, witnessed the unloading of the cargo after conveying his thanks to the governor of Red Sea state Mohammed Tahir Aila for facilitating the reception and distribution of this shipment to fight hunger.

"The shipment amounting to 47,500 tons of sorghum is sent by the American people to the Sudanese people,” Lanier said of the cargo valued at $53 million that represents the first batch of USAID pledge to WFP 2015 operations in Sudan.

The US diplomat underscored that his country is committed to helping those in need in Sudan as it always has since the 60's, adding that the shipment will help WFP provide food for about 1.8 million displaced people in Darfur for 3 months and will also help 500,000 Darfuri students for 6 months along with 226,000 children in central and eastern Sudan.

"I am happy that in this day we received ship Liberty Grace which is based in New York but the shipment came from Galveston, Texas" he said.

Today's contribution from USAID follows another one in 2014 comprised of 68,440 tons of sorghum, 8,730 tons of lentils and 1,320 tons of vegetable oil.

"American people are committed to fighting hunger and malnutrition and will continue to be the biggest supporters of the Sudanese people," the US diplomat said.

"We hope that the fighting stops soon so there is no need for food aid in Sudan," he added.

The United States has contributed more than $195 million in 2014 to WFP.

For her part, the deputy WFP country Director in Sudan Margot VanderVelden noted that the US provided approximately $626 million to Sudan since the secession of the south in 2011.

She said that the aid shipment will be distributed to those affected by the conflict in Darfur and South Sudan.

VanderVelden stressed that if it wasn't for USAID generous assistance, they would not have been able to help thousands of needy people.

In another context, VanderVelden denied in a statement to Sudan Tribune that they have reduced food rations for IDP's in South Darfur state but pointed out that their assessment during the last ten years attempts to identify the most deserving as opposed to other less needy groups.

She pointed out that the process of evaluating those in need is a long process conducted through meetings with mayors and camp chieftains and going to IDP homes as well.

The WFP official said that they are able to access all areas in Darfur with the exception of Jebel Marra.

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May 26, 2015 (NYAL) – At least 28,000 people who fled their homes last week due to clashes between South Sudan's warring factions in the oil-rich Unity state have returned.

Internally displaced people at a UN camp in Unity state capital Bentiu on 29 October 2014 (ST)

The rebel-appointed commissioner for Payinjiar county, John Pout, said Nyal payam [district] and its surrounded areas were calm.

He claimed pro-government forces burnt several homes when they seized the town from from armed opposition, allegations Sudan Tribune could not verify.

“Most of their homes were burned down [and] the little food taken. Their life has returned to square one after losing everything, including livestock,” Puot said over satellite phone Tuesday.

The rebel official cited lack of proper medication and food shortages as the main challenges facing civilians in the county.

“Children and lactating mothers are at high risk of food shortage, they have nothing to feed on [and] depend on water-lily they got from the river and other wild roots,” he said.

Most non-governmental organisations that operated in the area evacuated their staff due to the deterioration security in Payinjiar.

Poor health services have reportedly made life unbearable for citizens.

Puot urged non-governmental organisations that operated in the county to return and continue providing life-saving services to civilians, while assured them of their safety.

LEER TOWN VACATED

Meanwhile, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) all its stores in Leer, a town north of Payinjiar, were looted after militias allegedly allied to government forces left the area on Saturday.

“Livelihoods have been destroyed and several houses burnt to the ground in Leer. Four vehicles and all the furniture in the ICRC compound were looted. The ICRC is now working to re-start its operations in the town,” the organisation said in a statement.

Daniel Littlejohn Carrillo, the ICRC officer in charge, said the situation on Leer was “awful”, stressing that there were wounded people left without medical care, food and water, which was life-threatening.

According to both ICRC and the United Nations, more than 100, 000 people have been displaced since the fighting reached the heart of Leer town last week. Reports, however, emerged that some of those forced to leave their homes were returning.

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May 25, 2015 (BOR) – Residents of South Sudan's Jonglei state celebrated Monday's takeover by the army of the Upper Nile state capital, Malakal from the armed opposition.

Soldiers from the South Sudanese army (SPLA) patrol the streets in the Upper Nile state capital, Malakal, on 21 January 2014 (Photo: AFP/Charles Lomodong)

Several youth and the elderly gathered near television sets in the different hotels as news about the SPLA's victory graced the state-owned SSTV.

Malakal, a key town north of Juba, fell to rebels under the command of Gen. Johnson Olony, a militia leader initially loyal to the South Sudanese government, last week.

The South Sudanese army (SPLA) had, prior to entering Malakal, given the armed opposition rebels a 72-hour ultimatum to completely pull out of the oil-rich capital.

RESIDENTS REACT

“This is the message to the world that SPLA stood its ground to defend the people of South Sudan and their properties including the oil fields in Upper Nile state. The SPLA has to pursue the rebels to the point of no return”, said Panchol Malok Deng.

Ayuen Deng Majak, a youthful teacher in Bor, said the population would be relieved from stress following the capture of Malakal town.

“The issue of Malakal had been dominating discussion in offices and even at social arenas in Bor where we play different games, chess, dominoes and others. We brainstormed on how to capture Malakal and what it needs to retake it. Many blamed the SPLA as to why they gave Olony these powerful guns,” Majak told Sudan Tribune.

“Nobody knew that the fight to retake it would be as simple as [Philip] Aguer said. Allow me say congratulations to the SPLA”, he added.

The army, its spokesperson said, never encountered resistance while moving to take control of the Upper Nile state capital on Monday.

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Americas

• Aerojet Rocketdyne has begun a series of hot-fire tests with the company’s oxygen rich pre-burner engine for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Hydrocarbon Boost Technology Demonstrator (HBTD) program. The HBTD program aims to provide reusable space flights through the use of a combination of liquid oxygen and liquid kerosene, hoping to fulfil the requirements laid out in the Integrated High Payoff Rocket Propulsion Technology.

• On Tuesday, Lockheed Martin was handed a $69.7 million contract to upgrade two Japanese Defense Force Atago-class Aegis-equipped ships through a Foreign Military Sale. The JDF is reportedly planning on building an additional pair of Atago-class ships, with Lockheed Martin having previously been awarded a contract in support of the class.

• Rockwell Collins was also awarded a $24.8 million IDIQ contract to supply the Navy and Australia with aircraft direction finders, radio tuner panels and high frequency radio shipsets for the P-8A Poseidon, with the contract slated for completion in 2020.

Europe

• Russian arms manufacturer Almaz-Antey, which manufactures the S-300 and S-400 air defense systems, is appealing EU sanctions imposed on the company as a result of Russia’s support to separatists forces in Ukraine. The firm has been banned from selling defense and dual-use technologies to European countries, as well as seeing its assets frozen in western Europe. The company has been on the EU sanctions list since July 2014, as well as the US Treasury’s Special Designated Nationals list.

• Separately, Russian media is reporting that the Russo-Iranian deal for S-300 air defense systems is yet to be finalized, following the signing a decree in April nominally opening the way for the potential sale. With a history of back-peddling and curtailed deals, the future of this latest deal may not be as final as the Russian Foreign Ministry makes out to be.

• Georgia has unveiled a new unmanned attack helicopter, produced by the government’s State Military Scientific-Technical Center. The armed helicopter has a reported range of 280km and appears to be armed with two M134 mini-guns and eight ground attack missiles.

• Germany’s Rheinmetall has signed an agreement with state-owned Kazakhstan Engineering to form a joint venture. Kazakhstan is pursuing an ambitious defense modernization program, with support from Israel, Russia and China bolstered by oil and gas reserves.

• Italy’s 2015 defense budget was released on Tuesday, with a substantial EUR4.9 billion ($5.3 billion) set aside for procurement expenditure. The F-35 has been allocated $634 million, with Italy a Tier Two nation in the multinational program.

Asia

• With India having begun sea trials of the INS Sindhukirti, a recently refitted and modernized diesel-electric submarine, questions have been raised over the extended time (nine years) taken to refit the sub. This lethargic refit has been blamed by the shipyard responsible – Hindustan Shipyard Ltd – on Russian experts deliberately delaying the boat’s overhaul, including insistence on sourcing components from Russia, delaying several processes significantly. The original program called for the refit to take three years. The Soviet-manufactured Sindhukirti has reportedly been fitted with Klub-S missiles – also recently supplied to Vietnam – and new sonar, as well as other new components.

• India is to review its SU-30MKI fleet following the loss of one aircraft earlier this month. The high-level safety audit is a response to not only this latest crash, but the loss of six SU-30MKIs since the Indian Air Force received the first batch in 2002, a high attrition rate for a fighter which comprises roughly a third of the IAF’s fast jet force.

• The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has declared their fleet of Wedgetail AWACS operational, achieving Full Operational Capability (FOC) in light of operations over Iraq. Following a $2 billion December 2000 procurement contract, the fleet of six Boeing E-7A aircraft achieved Initial Operating Capability in November 2012, following setbacks from 2006 onwards in a much-criticised procurement program.

• Separately, the RAAF has demonstrated a satellite data link-enabled video stream between a C-17A and an IAI Heron UAV 2,000km away. The fleet of C-17As was recently equipped with SATCOM and imagery equipment as part of the Australian Defence Force’s Plan Jericho upgrade program.

Today’s Video

• A RAAF video showing the use of the E-7A Wedgetail over Iraq:

Le pouvoir burundais a rejeté mardi les pressions étrangères alors que les manifestations se sont poursuivies un mois jour pour jour après le début de la contestation contre un troisième mandat du président Nkurunziza. « Le gouvernement est (...) profondément préoccupé par l'activité diplomatique en cours qui tend à saper et – dans une large mesure – à dénigrer les institutions républicaines et constitutionnelles » du pays, a dénoncé le porte-parole du gouvernement. Un discours qui suscite un certain malaise parmi les diplomates à Bujumbura.

Au Nigeria, à quelques jours de la prise de fonction officielle de Muhammadu Buhari, son équipe dresse un bilan négatif du travail effectué par l’équipe sortante. Les proches de nouveau président élu estiment que le pays est « sinistré », que l’économie est à plat. Depuis le 29 avril, un comité de transition a été mis sur pied : cette structure est composée de 19 personnalités qui ont pour rôle de préparer les dossiers urgents de la future administration de Muhammadu Buhari.

La reine Elisabeth II prononce ce mercredi son traditionnel discours du trône qui marque l’entrée en fonction du nouveau Parlement britannique. Ce discours est en réalité écrit par le premier ministre. Après la réélection des conservateurs à la tête du pays avec une courte majorité absolue, David Cameron entend mettre en avant une longue liste de projets qui tiennent à cœur aux conservateurs mais que le parti n’avait pu mener à bien durant la coalition avec les libéraux-démocrates.