BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The new Hungarian government will not accept orders from the IMF or the European Union when it renegotiated an agreement with creditors, while seeking support for cutting taxes and implementing a debt reduction plan, said on Monday elected prime minister. Viktor Orban, whose center-right Fidesz party won a two-thirds parliamentary majority in Sunday”s election, also criticized the PSZAF financial regulator and central bank saying there was doubt whether the institutions did their job properly. Orban and the central bank already discussed in the first days after the elections, confirming investors” concerns about possible tensions between the new Government and President of the institution Andras Simor, who was named in 2007 for a term of six years. Hungarian currency, the forint, and government bonds have risen since the first round on April 11 driven by the prospect of a strong government of Fidesz, and hopes of further reductions in interest rates by the central bank (NBH, by its original acronym). The bank reduced its key rate by 25 basis points to a historic low of 5.25 percent on Monday and analysts said they were shuffled deeper relief if the new Government seeks a tougher fiscal policy and launch reforms.

Orban said his government will seek to partner with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Union, with whom he has a financial agreement that expires in October, and ensure their support for Fidesz plans to boost the economy.

Orban again attacked a larger budget deficit for this year. (more…)

Participation in the 15 electoral districts that were invited was different, with a massive turnout in some polling stations and less presence in others, but spokesmen said that process was conducted without incident and once proclaimed the query as a success. The call covered eight regions, with primaries in a circuit in the region of Caracas and another in the neighboring state Mirada, stronghold of the opposition camp, reported news agency DPA. Voting will complete the list of candidates was announced Saturday by the Bureau of Unity, the coalition of opposition parties, which includes more than 300 applicants, including principals and agents. parties spent several months negotiating possible consensus candidate, but in some regions there was no agreement. candidates, both elected and appointed, they committed to support a common legislative agenda and support the campaigns of all candidates. spokesman technical committee of the Bureau of Unit, Ramon Medina, said the vote was taken with a ” democracy and civics lesson. (more…)

The Colombian Foreign Ministry acknowledged that the national flag boat, because talks with Managua, was actually off the coast of Honduras. Yesterday, the defense minister, Gabriel Silva, had criticized ” the detention of the vessel in the Caribbean Sea undetermined zones “, but after analyzing satellite, a statement said the ship with 23 crew, was intercepted off the coast of Honduras and Colombia would not issue any notice of protest.

Today, meanwhile, the Army Navy Nicaragua detailed the capture of 31 fishermen, most of Colombian nationality, and four boats fishing illegally in waters of the Caribbean Sea in Nicaraguan territory.

The Captain, Roger Gonzalez, head of the Nicaraguan Naval Force said at a news conference that the arrest of the fishermen happened on Thursday when the boat was towed ashore. (more…)

On Wall Street, stock prices rose after a positive report on new home sales offset the mixed corporate earnings reports. The market was cautious for much of the day after the announcement of Greece. Sales of new homes surged 27% in March, rebounding from a record low in February, the Commerce Department reported. It was the best monthly performance since July and the highest monthly increase in 47 years. The advance was probably generated by consumers who try to put in a position to obtain federal tax credits expire at the end of this month. Dow Jones industrial average advanced 69.99 points (0, 6%), to 11204.28. The Standard Poor #39; s of 500 stocks was an increase of 8.61 units (0.7%) to 1217.28, while the Nasdaq composite index rose 11.08 whole (0.4%) to 2530.15. The dollar fell against the euro after rallying early in day to touch its highest level in a year. The benchmark crude for June delivery rose $ 1.42 to $ 85.12 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In London, Brent North Sea rose 1 , $ 58 to $ 87.25 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange. (more…)

LONDON (Reuters) – The investigation of a link between salmonella and HIV shows that the AIDS virus damages the immune system in ways that doctors did not know before, providing new avenues for vaccine development. Typically, salmonella causes fatal infections in the bloodstream of people with HIV, particularly in Africa. But although this has been known for over 25 years, only now researchers have a scientific explanation. <1000/P> This is not the deficiency of the immune system that causes the problem, but access to antibodies. The discovery should help prevent the development of new vaccines run into dead ends. “It is quite surprising and suggests that here we are dealing more with a consequence of immune dysregulation rather an immune deficiency itself, “said lead researcher Cal MacLennan, University of Birmingham. human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is usually seen as a virus that stops the immune system work by killing cells called CD4, which orchestrate the body”s response to foreign invaders. In the case of salmonella, MacLennan and colleagues found that the blood of infected adults HIV-contained high levels of antibodies to salmonella. The difficulty appeared when antibodies adhered to the wrong part of the bacterium and, therefore, failed to kill her. (more…)

Earlier, a local official told The Times-Picayune of New Orleans, Louisiana (south) that the 11 missing people had been rescued. Three others remain in critical condition after a alleged explosion in the semi-submersible Deepwater Horizon on Tuesday night (03h00 GMT on Wednesday), who threw fireballs into the night sky. The platform is located about 84 miles southeast Venice, on the coast of Louisiana, and after the incident recorded an inclination of between three and 10 degrees and is still in flames. Fifteen people were removed by helicopter and admitted to local hospitals while rescuers tried to pull the rest of the 126 employees of the facility, operated by the Swiss contractor Transocean, based in Houston, Texas. (more…)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a law banning videos showing cruelty to animals, arguing that the rule violates the rights of freedom of expression.

The 8-1 decision the high court was a victory for proponents of free speech and a defeat for the federal government and groups like the Humane Society of the United States.

The Congress passed the law in 1999 in an attempt to prevent some people from benefiting from the interstate sale of representations of the torture and killing of animals. Was mainly aimed at the videos for “crushing” in which women with high-heeled shoes trample small animals in a form of sexual fetishism.

Opponents of the law had argued that it was too broad and too vague, and that became some videos of illegal blood sports like bullfighting or hunti1000ng, and even some documentaries. They said that the standard should be rejected as a form of government censorship. Chief Justice John Roberts, on behalf of the majority of the court, said the law was too broad and therefore invalid under the protections freedom of expression to be found in the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. While the prohibition of cruelty to animals has a long tradition in American law, there is no evidence a similar tradition prohibiting depictions of the cruelty, “said Roberts. Roberts refused to carve a new category of free speech is not protected by the First Amendment. The court created last exception, relating to child pornography, more than 25 years. David Horowitz, executive director of a group called the Media Coalition, applauded the ruling. “If the court had to rewrite the First Amendment every time an issue unpopular or distasteful was at stake, we would have no any freedom of expression,” he said. CALL NEW ANIMAL PROTECTION LAW Wayne Pacelle, president of the Humane Society of the United States, called on Congress to pass a law more restrictive. (more…)

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – The main party in southern Sudan on Monday accused the north to deploy armed police in Blue Nile State, on the border between the two regions during the counting of votes after controversial elections.

Blue Nile, on the border between north and south, close to Ethiopia, was one of the biggest areas of battle during the civil war in Sudan between 1983 and 2005.

state remains a potential flashpoint, while oil-producing country moving with the previous elections a referendum in 2011 on the independence of the south.

The poll was convened under a peace agreement that ended the civil conflict and should help the country return to democracy. A Sudanese police source said the force was increasing its presence to face to the announcement of election results. “They are executing the security plan established by the election,” the source said. (more…)

It would be so interesting to know the secret of happiness. There are people who can get everything they want – Prada replica handbag, shoes from Prada or any other famous brand. They can visit different countries and buy the most luxurious things in the world. Are they happy? Hardly they are. Inner problems, difficult relations with a couple, problems with health… The secret of happiness is still unknown. That’s why it is always interesting to listen to those who managed to become happy in this life.
Miuccia Prada is a happy woman. She smiles openly to journalists, touches the hand of her beloved husband and can tell about her two sons for ages. She is beautiful in her more than sixty and of course she has plenty of clothes and bags from Prada.
When Miuccia is asked about happiness, she thinks a little and then tells, she is just … living. Creates beautiful clothes, makes accessories and visits different countries where Prada fashion house has shops and offices. Miuccia has enough time for her company and for her charity fund. She helps young painters to start their careers, to arrange the first exhibitions, to sell the first pictures. She does it because loves art and good atmosphere around her created by talented artists.
She doesn’t know the secret of happiness, she just does the things she likes – creates clothes, brings up children and … eats tasty food. Miuccia Prada is a gourmet.
At the very beginning Miuccia had no idea if she could succeed or not. She had no designer’s education, was young and inexperienced and the fashion world was unkind to a small tender woman with big eyes. She sat at her writing table and started to work. And happiness somehow came itself.
The secret of happiness is in simple things around us – a cup of strong coffee, the last issue of “Vogue” and Prada replica handbag…

LA VALLETTA (Reuters) – Pope Benedict XVI prayed and wept with eight victims of sexual abuse in Malta on Sunday and promised that the church would do “everything in its power” to bring the perpetrators to justice and protect youth. “It was exciting. All cried,” said Lawrence Grech, a victim 37 years after the private meeting that took place after the pope”s Mass on the second and final day of his visit. The meeting, announced only after completion, was the first gesture of Benedict XVI since a new wave of sexual abuse scandals affected the Roman Catholicism in recent months . Previously he had met with victims of U.S. and Australia. “He prayed with them and assured them that the Church is doing and will continue doing everything in their power to investigate charges, to bring to justice those responsible for abuses and implement effective measures to protect young people in the future, “said a Vatican statement on the meeting. The statement was one of the clearest signs that the Vatican hopes that local bishops cooperate with civil authorities to prosecute priests who abuse minors. (more…)