THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012
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NEWS OF THE WORLD
EUROPE
40,000 gather to rally against far-right fanatic Breivik
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Some 40,000 people stand in drizzling rain in Youngstorget square, Oslo, Norway Thursday to participate in the singing of "Barn av Regnbuen." The song has become a signature tune for the victims of the July 22, 2011 bombing and shooting
OSLD, Norway — They gathered by the tens of thousands in the drenching rain to face down terrorism with song.
Defiant singalongs of "Children of the Rainbow" were staged in Oslo and other major Norwegian cities, even as the ninth day of the trial went on with survivors of Breivik's attacks giving tearful testimony.
In downtown Oslo alone, about 40,000 people raised their voices as Norwegian artist Lillebojer Nilsen played the song, a Norwegian version of Seeger's "My Rainbow Race."
Drawn by a Facebook-organized protest, Norwegians flocked to public squares across the country Thursday and rallied against far-right fanatic Anders Behring Breivik, now on trial for a bomb-and-shooting rampage that killed 77 people.
They sang the Norwegian Ivries:
They sang a Norwegian version of a Pete Seeger tune that the confessed mass killer claims has been used to brainwash the country's youth into supporting immigration.
"A sky full of stars, blue sea as far as you can see
"An earth where flowers grow, can you wish for more?"
"Together shall we live, every sister, brother
"Young children of the rainbow, a fertile land."
Seeger's lyrics in the original version have a similar message of living together in harmony.
In testimony last week, Breivik mentioned the tune as an example of how he believes "cultural Marxists" have infiltrated Norwegian schools and weakened its society.
China to invest billions in projects in Central and Eastern Europe
EUROPE
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WARSAW, Poland — Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao said Thursday his country is setting up a $10 billion credit line to support joint projects with Central and East European nations.
trade exchange, in which Chinese exports are dominant.
Wen said that China would like to invest in infrastructure projects, new technologies and green energy in order to boost business and trade that would benefit both sides. He spoke at the opening of a business forum of hundreds of business people from China and Central Europe.
"China will work with countries in Central and Eastern Europe to mutually open the markets and to increase the trade exchange to $100 billion before 2015." Wen said.
In the biggest Chinese investment in the region so far, China's Wanhua Industrial Group has gained full control of Borsodchem, the Hungarian chemicals manufacturer, in a $1.6 billion deal.
construction of car and TV screen factories, as well as food processing plants.
Wen also pledged to open the Chinese market to goods from Poland and from Central Europe to balance the
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Poland is a good place for Chinese investment due to its persistent economic growth, in defiance of a global crisis, and due to its leading role in the region, where some of the countries are European Union members and some are attempting to join the bloc.
Chinese investment in Poland is valued at $120 million, according to the institute, while government figures say that total trade exchange last year was over $19 billion, but only 10 percent of that was Poland's exports to China.
In Serbia, the biggest Chinese investment is a $225 million bridge over the Danube river in Belgrade. Other projects in the region include
ASIA
Analysts say missiles in North Korean parade were fake
TOKYO — Analysts who have studied photos of a half-dozen ominous new North Korean missiles showcased recently at a laivish military parade say they were fakes, and not very convincing ones, casting further doubt on the country's claims of military prowess.
But the weapons displayed April 15 during the failed rocket launch appear to be a mishmash of liquid-fuel and solid-fuel components that could never fly together. Undulating casings on the missiles suggest the metal is too thin to withstand flight. Each missile was slightly different from the others, even though all were supposedly the same make.
They don't even fit the launchers they were carried on.
The missiles, called KN-08s, were loaded onto the largest mobile launch vehicles North Korea has ever unveiled. Pyongyang gave them special prominence by presenting them at the end of the parade, which capped weeks of celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the country's founding father, Kim Il Sung.
That's a big concern because, along with developing nuclear
The unveiling created an international stir. The missiles appeared to be new, and designed for long-range attacks.
weapons, North Korea has long been suspected of trying to field an intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, capable of reaching the United States. But after poring over close-up photos of the missiles, Schiller and Schmucker, whose company has advised NATO on missile issues, argue the mock-ups indicate North Korea is a long way from having a credible ICBM.
David Wright, a physicist with the Union of Concerned Scientists who has written extensively about North Korea's missile program, said he believes the KN-08s could be "somewhat clumsy representations of a missile that is being developed."
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina's Senate approves takeover of energy company
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina Argentina's Senate on early Thursday approved the forced takeover of the YPF oil company from Spain's Repsol.
The expropriation bill passed 63 to 3, with 4 abstentions. President Cristina Fernandez's allies control the Senate, and even opposition legislators said they would vote for the takeover even though they don't like the way Fernandez handled it.
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Next week the bill will be voted on in the Chamber of Deputies, where it is also expected to pass.
A supporters of an oil nationalization bill proposed by Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez holds a flag reading in Spanish "Fight and return YPF" outside Congress as senators debate the bill in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Taking back Argentina's largest company from Spain's biggest company has proven hugely popular in the South American country, despite threats of retaliation from the Europe Union and fears of unintended consequences in the years ahead.
Fernandez infuriated Spain, Argentina's largest foreign investor, but elated many Argentines by expropriating Repsol YPF SA's majority stake in
Argentina's formerly state-owned YPF energy company.
Only two months ago, Repsol YPF uped its estimate for the shale oil and gas it found in Argentina to nearly 23 billion barrels, enough to double
the country's output in a decade, but the Spanish company said it would cost $25 billion a year to develop, and warned that Argentina would need to overhaul its energy policy to attract the necessary investment.