Loire: a woman torn by a goods train

A woman of fifty years died Saturday morning caught by a train of goods to Chambœuf, Loire, height of a level crossing. The accident occurred at 8:36, according to the SNCF. The victim, whose body was dragged over a hundred metres, was dead at the arrival of the rescue.

 
 
Investigators were on hand to see whether it was an accident or suicide. The movement of trains was severely disrupted. Two trains have been removed, one departing from Roanne, the other departing from Saint-Etienne. Substitution cars have been implemented. The SNCF said that trains were removed to the departure of Saint-Etienne and Roanne, adding that "the movement should be restored at midday.
It's the second accident on the Loire SNCF lines this week. Wednesday evening, a 32-year Rob crossing a crossing whose barriers were lowered, with headphones on his head, has been shredded by a train at a crossing of this line, in the crossing of Saint-Etienne.
MAP. Chambœuf, Loire

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The College of physicians shall cancel Dr. Dukan

Two reasons have motivated that decision. Order alleges that Mr. Dukan "is promoting his regime for commercial purposes" and having "proposed to introduce a baccalaureate option" to combat obesity, according to the MPA, which is populated with the national Council of the order of physicians (CNOM).

 

This decision is purely symbolic, since Pierre Dukan had already been cancelled at his own request, in may 2012. Retired since October 2011, it had asked April 19 without giving a reason. But this radiation had not extinguished the two disciplinary proceedings already at the time by the College of physicians, who reproached him to practise medicine as a trade.
A NAME BECOME A BRAND
The name of Mr. Dukan has become over the years a brand. This nutritionist has published more than 20 books. It offers on its site a personalized coaching system that has more than thirty thousand subscribers. Fifty branded products 'method Dukan' are available in supermarkets and pharmacies.
His regime, which advises focus on proteins and banish the carbohydrates and lipids, is however controversial. He had been denounced by the NutriNet-health study. In 2010 already, national food safety agency was concerned about the risks associated with this diet.
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Saturday, January 25, 2014 | 0 comments | Read More

Three young orphans silent death of their father to stay together

In a House of Stenay, in the Meuse département, the gendarmes of the commune found Friday the body without life of a father of a family, including children aged 4, 9 and 11 years had you the death the day before, fear that social services between them. This eventuality dreaded by the eldest of the siblings was not implausible, because the height of the tragic for these children, no one knows where their MOM. It would have abandoned the home months ago and not given any signs of life since.

 

According to sources, this sad case details vary. Unlike AFP explaining to the teacher to whom a child is entrusted gave the alert, l'Est républicain wrote yesterday that it is a neighbour who called firefighters. Citing the Attorney of the Republic of Verdun, Yves the clear, the regional daily suggested also that death could go back to later. The fact is that children have spent at least one night to ensure their father's body and that the next day, they were at the school as if nothing was, presumably for fear of being separated, has indicated the Prosecutor.
Their father died, the fear of having to live elsewhere and only
Investigators, the elder would have explained have found his old father 46 years lying in their living room Thursday morning and understood that he was dead. He then took things in hand and led her sisters to school. He has called person, "because he was afraid of not being able to live with him and to be separated from her sisters" commented the magistrate after hearing the boy. Separated, at least in the immediate future, children are unlikely to be. They have been entrusted to a same host family.
Theirs was not known to social services and their house was well-maintained, which seems to rule out the theory of a family drama and social misery. Toxicology and other forensic examinations will have to confirm this, but according to preliminary findings, the father died of a heart attack. As mother, absent subscribers since about six months according to the entourage, the Attorney has launched a call to occur with the gendarmerie of Bar-Le-Duc, the 0800.007.802 or the brigade of Stenay in the 03.29.80.30.17.

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Ukraine - the opponent Klitschko calls for a truce until 18 hours

 Ukraine: the opponent Klitschko calls for a truce until 18 hours

"I will return within 20 hours and you render account of the negotiations," said the Ojos, quoted on the premises by the Interfax news agency. He also discussed with representatives of the police, who promised him not to throw stun and tear gas grenades until the same hour, according to the same source.
Vitali Klitschko, with other leaders of the opposition, should meet from 1 p.m., local time (12 hours, French time), president Viktor Ianoukovitch. "The chances are not great, but they exist", considered the opponent, asking the demonstrators to let firefighters put out the fire of their barricade of tires, since the night of Wednesday to Thursday.
EARLY ELECTIONS
Calmer than the previous days, the situation was still tense Thursday on the premises before his intervention, with exchanges of Molotov cocktails and paving stones on the part of the demonstrators. and stun grenades on the part of the police. A first session of negotiations that had lasted three hours Wednesday gave nothing and Mr. Klitschko has warned that there would be an "offensive" If there were no concessions of power.
Read our report (edition subscribers): on the independence square, "there is no strategy, it stands ready, thats all. The opposition claims in fact the convening of early elections to put an end to the protest, born two months ago to the refusal of Ianoukovitch signed an agreement of association with the European Union, and its decision to turn to Moscow. The movement resumed momentum after the adoption the week last of legislation strengthening penalties for protesters, and turned to the urban guerrillas since Sunday. Wednesday, the police launched several assaults against the protesters, and there were five deaths in clashes; making reached a new milestone in the crisis
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Thursday, January 23, 2014 | 0 comments | Read More

Dems escalate NJ bridge probe, while some defend Christie

 Democrats sharpened their swords Sunday over the New Jersey bridge scandal, with one state lawmaker suggesting impeachment is an option for Gov. Chris Christie -- even as other prominent politicos said they were inclined to believe the governor's side of the story. 

 

Christie on Thursday apologized for lane closures last fall that snarled traffic on the George Washington Bridge, after emails surfaced showing the closures were pushed by his associates as an apparent act of political revenge. The governor said he was "embarrassed" but insisted he had nothing to do with the incident.

The Republican governor, considered a possible 2016 presidential candidate, on Sunday earned the benefit of the doubt from some unexpected corners. Former Obama White House adviser David Plouffe, on ABC's "This Week," said his sense is Christie wouldn't have been so strong in his denials if he knew what was happening.

But New Jersey Assemblyman John Wisniewski, chairman of the legislative panel probing the closures, cast doubt on the governor's claims in an interview with Fox News. "It's hard to believe in the middle of a gubernatorial election that the governor didn't have a conversation with somebody on his senior staff about a big problem in Fort Lee," he said.

Further, Wisniewski charged that Christie "created the atmosphere that allowed this to start ... and to be covered up."

State Democrats are now considering new subpoenas as part of the closure probe. In a separate interview on CBS' "Face the Nation," Wisniewski was asked about the possibility of impeachment.

"The Assembly has the ability to do articles of impeachment," he said, suggesting that would be an option if it turns out Christie was involved in a cover-up. However, Wisniewski added: "We're way ahead of that, though."

The lawmaker acknowledged that officials have found no "direct communication" tying Christie to the scandal, but repeatedly challenged the notion that his deputy chief of staff -- whom Christie fired for her role in the closures -- did not loop him in.

"It's unbelievable," he said.

On the same program, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., top Democrat on the U.S. House oversight panel, indicated Congress could get involved. "We'll look into it if it comes to us," he said.

But others either defended Christie or declined to speculate on whether he was involved -- allegedly, the lanes were closed as payback over a decision by Fort Lee's mayor not to endorse him for reelection last year.

"[Christie has] held people accountable, he fired people, and I think ... it is a very big difference than how this administration has handled a lot of things that have happened; whether it's IRS, whether it's Benghazi," Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., said on ABC's "This Week."

Even Christie's possible 2016 competitors declined to take a shot at him.

On the Republican side, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said on "Face the Nation" that he didn't have much to add when asked about the Christie scandal.

On the Democratic side, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley gave a similar response when asked on CNN's "State of the Union."

Fox News contributor George Will said Sunday that if what Christie said Thursday is true, the political damage will be minimal. In a political world dominated by "synthetic figures," he said on "Fox News Sunday," Christie "has established his authenticity."

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President Obama said Sunday that the clock starts ticking Jan. 20 on a six-month nuclear deal with Iran

President Obama said Sunday that the clock starts ticking Jan. 20 on a six-month nuclear deal with Iran

Obama: Iran nuclear deal starts Jan. 20

Iran would restrict its uranium enrichment program in exchange for the loosening of economic sanctions.

 (Photo: Alex Wong, Getty Images)

 

 

 

WASHINGTON — President Obama said Sunday that the clock starts ticking Jan. 20 on a six-month nuclear deal with Iran, calling it the best bet to deny Tehran the means to make nuclear weapons.
Obama also vowed to veto any congressional legislation that slaps new sanctions on Iran, saying it would damage prospects for a long-term nuclear agreement.
"I have no illusions about how hard it will be to achieve this objective, but for the sake of our national security and the peace and security of the world, now is the time to give diplomacy a chance to succeed," Obama said in a written statement.
Under the six-month agreement that Obama first announced Nov. 23, Iran would restrict its uranium enrichment program in exchange for the loosening of economic sanctions that are crippling the Iranian economy. Obama credited the sanctions with forcing Iran's leaders to the negotiating table.
In the meanwhile, the United States and its global partners — Great Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the European Union — will negotiate the details of a long-term agreement to restrict Iran's nuclear program.
Obama has vowed to prevent Iran from securing the means to make nuclear weapons. Iran says its nuclear program is strictly for peaceful energy uses.
Some congressional lawmakers are skeptical. They have proposed a new package of sanctions that have strong bipartisan support, despite opposition from Obama and his aides.
"Imposing additional sanctions now will only risk derailing our efforts to resolve this issue peacefully," Obama said.
If Iran fails to live up to its commitments, he said, new sanctions can be imposed and the suspended ones can be re-applied.
Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., who supports new sanctions, said he fears the Obama administration's policies will lead to either a nuclear-armed Iran, or a pre-emptive military strike on Iran by Israel.
The Jan. 20 start date for the short-term deal means that "the administration will give the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism billions of dollars while allowing the mullahs to keep their illicit nuclear infrastructure in place," Kirk said.
Kirk — sponsor of a new Iran sanctions bill along with Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee — said their plan now has 59 of 100 senators as co-sponsors.
In a Washington Post op-ed, Menendez said the prospect of new sanctions will bolster negotiations with Iran.
Calling proposed legislation "a clarifying action," Menendez wrote that "it allows all sides to negotiate in certainties."
In his statement, Obama noted that the temporary deal includes "new and more frequent inspections," to make sure Iran follows through on pledges to eliminate stockpiles of highly enriched uranium and dismantles "some of the infrastructure that makes such enrichment possible."
While Iran receives "modest relief" from certain sanctions in exchange for compliance, Obama said, "we will continue to vigorously enforce the broader sanctions regime, and if Iran fails to meet its commitments we will move to increase our sanctions."
In a statement released Sunday, Secretary of State John Kerry said the administration is "clear-eyed about the even greater challenges we all face in negotiating a comprehensive agreement. These negotiations will be very difficult, but they represent the best chance we have to resolve this critical national security issue peacefully and durably."

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