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China will relax the only child policy - official

China will relax the strict birth control policy , called ' single child ' and which was imposed in 1979  announced Friday the official New China News Agency , quoted by AFP .

Thus, couples in which one member is a single child will be allowed to have two children, Xinhua said , evoking a " major reform " , announced four days at the end of an important meeting of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Currently , the law authorizes only one child per family , but there are exceptions for couples in which both members only child .

"Politics births will be adjusted and improved gradually to promote ' balanced long-term growth of China's population ,'" wrote Xinhua , referring pa CCP leaders adopted a decision this week.

Despite growing calls continue to relax the strict rules on family planning , communist leaders have supported so far by way of the one child policy remains constant as required and that excessive demographic development would threaten the country's economic growth .

Tokyo governor resigned

Governor of Tokyo , Naoki iNOS announced his resignation Thursday amid a financial scandal over a dodgy loan during his election campaign in 2012.

"I decided to resign ," said iNOS in a press conference , adding that he submitted his resignation Municipal Assembly President Tokyo.

" I tried to explain in front of the Municipal Assembly , the people of Tokyo and the country , but I convinced them ," continued iNOS .

Naoki iNOS , a writer of 67 elected governor December 16, 2012 , the last month in the center of a scandal after it was discovered in November 2012 that it has received a loan of 370,000 euros. He was then in full campaign for governor of one of the largest cities in the world.

After the scandal , despite calls to resign, Naoki iNOS tried to invoke good faith , explaining that it was a personal loan , not intended campaign.

Problem: The loan was granted for a hospital organization involved in an illegal business financing .

International creditors evaluates the situation of Portugal in December

nternational creditors EU-IMF-ECB will return to Lisbon in early December for the tenth assessment bailout granted in May 2011, the Portuguese government announced, as quoted by AFP.

If a good report, Portugal will receive a new installment of the assessment of credit worth 2.7 billion euros.

Portugal has so far received 71.4 billion euros of the total of 78 billion euros granted by the European Union and International Monetary Fund as part of the aid program which runs until June 2014.

In exchange for saving, Lisbon authorities have committed to implement a program of fiscal austerity and economic reforms over a period of three years.

Belgium: Antwerp Central Station evacuated after a bomb threat

Police evacuated the main train station Friday in the Belgian port city of Antwerp, and adjacent streets after a bomb threat, reports Reuters.

An anonymous caller phoned the police in neighboring Netherlands, announced that a bomb will explode in Antwerp Central Station, then closed, said a spokeswoman for the local police.

The incident caused serious delays on the high speed line linking Paris to Amsterdam, informed the operator Thalys website.

World Bank will not invest in nuclear energy for electricity supply in poor countries

World Bank and UN Wednesday requested financial support to provide electricity in 42 poor countries, but excluded any investment in nuclear energy , AFP informs .

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, and UN Secretary General Ban Ki -moon , estimated between 600 and 800 billion dollars a year funding to achieve the goals set by 2030 : universal access to electricity and doubling the share access to renewable energy .

So far , the campaign has gathered just two billion dollars, money promised by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries , Bank of America and Norway. " We will show investors that sustainable energy is an opportunity not to be missed ," said Kim .

The World Bank is preparing plans for electrification in 42 countries , but will only invest in new energy sources . According to President Jim Yong Kim, " nuclear power is a political issue , the World Bank prefers to promote solar and wind energy ."

Russia Flag and Anthem mandatory in schools

Schools in Russia will have from now to fly the national flag on buildings and to greet students on the first day of school with the national anthem , according to a decree published Monday on the website of the Kremlin , reports AFP .

Decree initiated by Russian President Vladimir Putin , aims to contribute to " education citizenship and patriotism " , cite Tuesday.

It states that white flag , blue, red horizontal bands to be flown continuously on the buildings or schools in their territory.

National anthem , whose music was used as the Soviet anthem will be played both in the first day of school , which takes place on September 1 in Russia and at the beginning or end " public demonstrations established national or municipal holidays ."

These amendments to the laws " on the Russian flag " and " the Russian anthem " will come into force on 1 September 2014.

Presenting the decree , the Russian president will help appreciated it as " the formation of young patriots among all generations ."

According to a study published in August VTIOM , nearly a third of Russians and Russian flag colors confuse the order of just over half of them ( 54 %) know by heart the first stanza of the hymn .

The United States consider possible sanctions in case of Ukraine

United States do not exclude the possibility of imposing sanctions against Ukraine after the crackdown against the opposition, the State Department said on Wednesday, according to AFP.

"We will not go into detail, but consider some policy options, but for now there is no decision," said the spokesman of American diplomacy, Jennifer Psaki.

Thousands of protesters continue to defy the pro-European Ukrainian regime, despite low temperatures. They forced the police to retreat Wednesday in central Kiev after clashes, receiving strong support from the international community.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday expressed "disgust" USA against police repression in Ukraine. His deputy, Victoria Nuland, visited protesters near the center of Kiev.

Spain aims to sell with 100 mililoan euros a "ghost" airport on which they spent 1 billion

Spain wants to get 100 million on an airport which cost € 1 billion , opened in 2009 in a town of 75,000 inhabitants , but closed in April last year due to very low traffic , writes the British newspaper Financial Times said on Tuesday. The airport, in immaculate condition , has 4 miles of track and was built for traffic of 10 million passengers per year.

Airport includes a visitors' center , a vast industrial park and a control tower 50 meters high. It also has good access to the national highways and generous parking

The project was completed in 2009 , shortly after the collapse of the real estate market in Spain, at a cost to private investors and regional authorities over 1 billion euros. Administrators will remove months to sell ' ghost airport "in Ciudad Real, writes the Financial Times.

Opened with high hopes in 2009 , the airport has never attracted more than a few flights per week , well below capacity. No plane has not landed in Ciudad Real in April last year, when it was officially closed .

CR Aeropuertos company , terminal operator in Ciudad Real, went bankrupt three years ago , and the airport will be auctioned to pay debts to creditors.

The sale will begin Monday and will end on December 29 , according to a press release by the administrators . The bidders will have to propose prices for over 100 million and is equivalent guarantees 5% of the tender amount .

"So far no firm offers have been submitted , but there are several interested parties and we expect Monday to be transmitted proposals ," said Francisco Perez , one of the administrators .

Ciudad Real, a regional capital with only 75,000 inhabitants , is located midway between Madrid and Cordoba, in less populated area of Castilla -La Mancha . In the region there is significant industrial activity , the city attracts few visitors , especially from abroad .

According to the Spanish statistics , the number of overnight stays of foreign visitors in Ciudad Real is 1300-1500 per month.

The strong contrast between the capacity of the airport too obvious lack of demand and make the airport a symbol of the excesses of the boom years of Spain .

The initial decision to appoint Don Quixote Ciudad Real airport after the hero who is fighting imaginary opponents of the author Miguel de Cervantes , has aggravated the trouble . The name was changed to Ciudad Real Central.

According to the administrator, isolation and good transport legaurile might be useful to companies involved in aircraft maintenance , their long-term stationing or other similar business .

Administrators hope that a final decision on the eventual auction had earned to be taken up in February.