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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Facebook opened its chat to unregistered


The social network announced that to use the app  Facebook Messenger for devicesAndroid no longer necessary to have a social network profile. With just enter a phone number and a name and you can use the chat , you can exchange photos and startconversations with contacts you have on your mobile. The application contrasts the address book and add to those registered in the social network. Registration will be through a confirmation SMS . Thus, Facebook adds,  with more than 1,000 million users, the mobile messaging war.This is an area involving Apple, with iMessage,  Viber, Microsoft, with Skype,  Line  and WhatsApp, favorite users. For several days, several specialized U.S. media reported that Mark Zuckerberg would be interested in acquiring WhatsApp, something the company came out to deny.  "An article in TechCrunch is a rumor and does not fit the facts , "said the firm to Technology blog.

Are the princes William and Kate expecting twins?


The Duchess of Cambridge would be in the 12th week of gestation,  remain admitted to the King Edward VII Hospital for several days  because they have hyperemesis gravidarum, nausea and vomiting. On Tuesday, Prince William visited his wife for several hours at the health center, after having accompanied the Monday after admission. According to the doctor Peter Bowen-Simpkins, director of the London Women's Clinic, pregnant women suffering from this ailment " can lose up to 10% of their body weight and be very dehydrated. " He also indicated that hyperemesis gravidarum usually occurs more often in multiple pregnancies of twins or twins. "Anyway, do not panic, as this is a condition with minor risks for the mother and baby," he added. Outside King Edward VII Hospital, hundreds of reporters, cameramen and onlookers bet pending more information on the health of the Duchess and her baby. The internment of Catherine took the couple to publicly announce ahead of schedule and the actual pregnancy, for which they received congratulations from politicians, celebrities and public and religious, including the leaders of Australia, New Zealand and the United States. As reported by the BBC Kate is receiving intravenous fluids to deal with the symptoms of nausea and vomiting, although his condition is stable.

NATO Assad warns of an immediate reaction if used chemical weapons


The Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen has warned the Syrian regime of Bashar Assad that the use of chemical weapons would be "completely unacceptable" and would trigger"immediate reaction" from the international community. Rasmussen, at a press conference prior to the start of the meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels Alliance, said the Syrian chemical weapons arsenal is cause for "great concern" for NATO . In this sense, yesterday U.S. President Barack Obama warned the Syrian president that the use of chemical weapons would be unacceptable and "would have consequences" if it were to occur. For its part, the regime of President Assad has promised not to use chemical weapons against his own people, for having them, according to state television quoted Foreign Ministry. "We know that Syria has missiles with chemical weapons. So it is a matter of urgency ensure effective protection and defense of our Turkish ally," said Danish politician. Rasmussen was referring to one of the central issues of the agenda of the meeting that the twenty-eight allied foreign ministers held in Brussels today and tomorrow, as is the deployment of Patriot missile type in the Turkish border with Syria to prevent a possible attack Damascus. "I hope that Germany, Holland and the U.S. can effectively perform the Patriot deployment in Turkey in a few weeks," Rasmussen said, while noting that "the objective of this deployment will ensure an effective defense of the territory and the Turkish population". The Secretary General also noted that "it is a purely defensive measure, and no intention of preparing offensive operations, but enforce the defense of Turkey." Shipment of missiles initially will handle the U.S., Germany and the Netherlands , the three NATO countries that have such missiles. All three have given "indications" that contribute to operating in response to the request made ​​by Turkey. The Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Frans Timmermans said on arrival at Allied headquarters in Brussels that "the idea is to support Turkey Holland" and reported that his Government will take the proposal prior to its parliament. In the same vein, his German counterpart, Guido Westerwelle , said that the German Government will discuss the details of the deployment "this week" and then seek parliamentary approval. "For us, one thing is absolutely clear, we are united as an organization to defend our allies," he said. In the same line ruled the Spanish José Manuel García-Margallo , for whom NATO must "defend a loyal ally as Turkey." The Italian Minister, Giulio Terzi , also endorsed support for Turkey and Rasmussen repeated warning to Assad, stressing that the use of chemical weapons would be "totally unacceptable". The arrival of the missiles to Turkish soil may take even weeks and the plan is that this capacity serves to protect population centers and key infrastructure of the threat of war in neighboring Syria, from where you have fallen repeatedly projectiles Turkish territory.

Egyptians try to take the presidential palace


Egyptian riot police used tear gas on Tuesday night to disperse protesters who tried to approach the presidential palace , a correspondent reported AFPOpponents of President Mohamed Mursi cut the barbed wire surrounding the building to move forward, to what the agents responded by firing tear gas. After the police retreated, allowing approach the palace while the other sectors the president came safely to reach his personal residence and refuge of the protesters , reported. Hundreds of thousands of people continued to come to the palace to protest against thepowers that claimed exceptional Mursi them as "dictatorial" and against a draft constitution to be submitted to a referendum on December 15. The Home Office tried to weaken the protest saying that the head of state left the palace "on time, after several interviews "throughout the day. In a statement, a senior Egyptian security said he left the place as usual, despite protests against the constitutional declaration issued ten days ago in which is shielded to justice. The United States called for calm on both sides Tuesday in Egypt, after supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Mursi clashed during demonstrations across the country. "We would just urge to express their views peacefully and to be given the space, if you will, to protest peacefully," said Mark Toner, State Department spokesman.