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spreading pandemic ever. welcome to bbc world news, broadcast for america and around the gloves. corruption at the heart of an iraqi success story. the issue dominating kurdistan's elections. and even watching can make you feel dizzy. hello, and welcome. what is south africa's new president to do, faced with a violent riots and the township and strikes by thousands of public service workers due monday. zuma has always portrayed himself as a champion of the poor. he campaigned promising to help millions of black south africans living in shacks in shantytowns.

now, the government says it will crack down. police already fired rebel bullets and tear gas -- rubber bullets and tear gas. >> the sound of south africa's recession. rubber bullets in the street. the police fighting to control every crowds. the poorest communities seem to run out of hope and patients. we have come to one of the worst hit townships. he has been out protesting against the government that he says has failed to deliver anything. >> you see? have to use this toilet. there is no rotor -- water. no electricity. >> how long have you been waiting for water and electricity?

>> about nine years now. about 2000. >> and the government keeps promising it will deliver these? >> it these promises have lost their power. >> this is my house. >> he seems to have lost faith in south africa's future. >> i do not have money to buy clothes so i can cook. no jobs. >> across the country, an eruption of protest. containable, but worrying. 200,000 new jobless hit the streets. the anger here is not just against the authorities. shops and businesses are also being targeted, raising fears

that there could be a repeat of yesterday's -- last year's violence that claimed more than 60 lives. one ominous sign, these ethiopians were seeking sanctuary at the local police station. >> they're going to kill us. >> so, this is a big test for a country that has achieved so much but left so many behind. >> deposed honduran president miguel zuma -- zelaya try to go home. he backed away from a confrontation with honduran troops trying to arrest him. on the other side of the border, teargas. he was removed by a military

who four weeks ago. the american secretary of state, hillary clinton, said to avoid provocative action. >> to reach the border is reckless. so we urge president zelaya and all other parties to reaffirm their commitment to a negotiated a peaceful solution to the integrity of honduran democracy. >> the world health organization now says swine flu has spread to the vast majority of countries and is present in 160 of 193 member nations, and so far there have been around 800 deaths. while this case is mild, they say that 2 billion people could be affected before it ends.

we have the report. >> the bad news is that swine flu has now spread to every corner of the globe. good news is that the behavior is not changing so far. most people just have mild symptoms. but urgent matters are being taken to fight the disease. it has killed around 800 people and infected too many others to count. and it is early for this global pandemic. >> we expect eventually that every country will be affected. that is what a pandemic is. >> first trial began this week in australia, one of the worst affected countries. drug makers are trying to speed up production of vaccine before the flu season starts in the autumn in the northern hemisphere, but it takes time. >> we want to get out as much vaccine is possible, as quickly

as possible. on the other hand, there are certain things which cannot be compromised, and one thing that cannot be compromised is the safety of the vaccines. >> drug companies will do well as the past and -- pandemic spreads. brisk business as sales of thermometers a sort -- soar. in britain, diagnosis and prescription drugs over the phone. the big concern for the world health organization is the ability of poor countries to respond to the virus. 150 million doses to developing countries, and that negotiating with manufacturers for more. who says the virus is unstoppable, and it is the fastest moving pandemic there has ever been. it could still mutate into more dangerous forms.

>> an iranian airliner crashed as it landed in the northeast of the country. at least 17 were killed, 20 injured. the state news agency said that tires caught fire, causing it to skid off the runway into a wall. it was reported to have been on a flight from tehran with more than a hundred 50 passengers. iran's president has bowed to pressure from religious authorities and dismissed his newly appointed vice president. last june, he upset conservatives by saying that iran was a friend of israel. britain's governing labor party has lost a key election. the norwich north and he had to resign over a scandal that has damaged the government. it was accompanied by news that the u.k. economy shrank twice as fast as expected in the last

quarter, the worst since a 1951. fanned by strong winds, wild fires are sweeping across parts of southern europe. several firemen have been a long the casualties in spain. >> after four days battling flames, emergency services are struggling to contain numerous fires across the country. they dominate the skies near the resort town. >> all of the mounds are on fire, completely on fire. everywhere you look. you cannot see four black smoke and flames. >> they were among a thousand

people evacuated from housing developments and seaside hotels. teams of firefighters supported by border planes and helicopters say that the worst is not over. spain is on fire alert, and you can see hot, dry conditions have converted the countryside into a tinderbox. now, with this behind me, the emergency services are monitoring the countryside to make sure there are no new outbreaks of fire. in the north of the country, in the regional air down, fires are stabilizing but have yet to be extinguished. another large place in a national park. six firefighters died battling these fires. there's still a danger of more outbreaks, spanning temperatures with much of the country at a fire alert.

>> obama is trying to step back from a controversy about race. he has been criticized for saying police acted stupidly arresting a prominent black harvard professor. he was trying to enter his own home. here is mr. obama's more qualified statement today. >> because this has been ratcheting up, and i helped to contribute, i want to make clear that in my choice of words, i think, i unfortunately gave an impression that i was maligning sergeant crawly specifically. i could have caliber of those words differently. -- calibrated those words differently. >> president obama. china is taking more steps to relax its one-child policy.

some couples and shanghai are being urged to have two children. why? chinese society is aging and it will need more young workers in the future. the controversial one-child policy was first implemented 30 years ago to contain population growth. our correspondents in china have more. >> family planning officials and volunteers are meeting with families who meet certain criteria from shanghai to remind them that under the existing rule, they cannot have a second child. but if you live in a city and both parents are only children themselves, they are allowed to have two children. the reason they're doing this, shanghai was one of the first cities in china to become richer under him, and people are living a lot longer in some

places in china. this means that shanghai will have one-third of its people over age 60. the problem is who will pay for their care. that is why shanghai is encouraging people to meet the criteria to have a second child. there the first city to do so so openly, but i am sure other cities will follow. >> the fbi arrested at least 40 in new jersey after a long investigation into public corruption, money laundering, and trafficking. >> these arrests are under a massive scale. the authorities needed buses to cope with the sheer scale.

>> corruption was a way of life. they existed in an ethics free zone, exploiting giant loopholes in the state campaign contribution rules. >> it is also thought that religious charities were used to love and cash, rests part of the operation that uncovered multiple knee lagering on an international scale, up and the sale of human organs in the u.s., switzerland, and israel. prosecutors say one rabbi was dealing in human kidneys to transplant for a decade. buying them from vulnerable people is a huge profit. the scale of corruption across new jersey has been described by one official as outrageous. >> every time we make eight step forward, we take two steps back. >> the number of arrests was

remarkable for new jersey, for more than 150 officials have been pleading guilty or been convicted of corruption in the last 10 years. bbc news, washington. high-tech swimsuits have given athletes to leading edge. indonesia's's president was reelected to a second term just a week after deadly attacks on the capital of jakarta. two weeks after their presidential elections, and finally results were released. officials have to count up the ballots manually, which is why it is taking so long. formal results will be announced saturday. according to the yudhoyono numbers, the -- according to

numbers, yudhoyono had a resounding victory, with over 60% of the vote. the opposing candidate snared 26.79% of the vote. the vice president got only 12.41% of the vote. the results come exactly one week after twin bombs exploded in two luxury hotels in jakarta's plush business district, killing at least nine people. indonesian police believe a third bomb was set to go off here, at the j.w. marriott hotel. they say that it was found on the 18th floor of the building. and they panicked, forcing guests to rushed downstairs to the lobby.

>> no clue as to carry them out. any delay in investigations could be a problem for the president, who was voted in because people believe he is a leader who can keep indonesia's safe. he will now be under pressure to show supporters that they chose the right man. bbc news, jakarta. >> this is bbc world news. our top story, south zuma south warns for a stop for violent protests. it is a part of iraq usually held by the u.s. and allies as a great success story. kurdistan gained autonomy after rising up against saddam hussein in the wake of the third gulf war. state faces serious opposition

from reformers. we got this from northern iraq. >> changes in the air among the iraqi-kurds. that is the name they have given to the reformers, who exploded onto the scene in the past few weeks. a buzz has been generated that has not happened here before. this is the man at the center of this. his campaign for transparency and real democracy has set a strong tone among kurds, fed up with the two ruling parties. they have had election since the early 1990's, when they ran the economy they now enjoy. since then, political life has been dominated by two parties. now they face their biggest challenge ever. this is the most exciting election they have ever held.

he was for years the deputy leader of jalal talabini's puk. he told me why he watched the campaign. >> everything, the parliament, the cabinet, the judicial powers. we have corruption. if you are not a relative or a member or one of the political parties, to be minister, to be general director -- you cannot. >> the kurdistan president, balzani, fought a bitter war with the puk in the mid-1990's. now they are allies, actively reinforcing one another.

>> i considered normal and healthy. >> although he is president of iraq, talibani has been campaigning for weeks for his own party and for barzani's presidency. he knows that criticism is serious. >> they have their mistakes. they are not angels coming from the sky. they are people, ordinary people making mistakes, of course. >> many of radio station set up by reformists to spread the message.

his brother-in-law is one of the several challenges to the old and the presidencies. -- hold on the presidency. >> new policy. the economy, corruption, lack of transparency, the workings of the parliament. there have been a lot of pressures from the man of the st. for change. >> they believe they could win enough seats. even if it does not, it will form a strong local opposition in parliament. many believe things here will never be the same. bbc news, iraqi kurdistan. >> new, high-tech swimsuits are enhancing the performance of some of the world's top swimmers, but they are going to be banned.

what does it mean for competitors taking to the pool? james monroe sent us this report, at the venue in rome. >> this is the suit which has swimming in such a tangle. a costume so tight it takes 20 minutes to put on, and even then, you need help. it is so fragile, it must be thrown away after a few races, even though it costs hundreds of pounds. today, enough was enough, and the high-tech suits were banned. can hear a -- [inaudible] >> the ban only comes in next year, which means swimmers like the olympic champion, rebecca raddling 10, who have chosen not to wear the latest outfits,

could lose in rome. since then, a rival manufacturers have gone into a tactical arms race, plunging the sport into crisis. >> before, suits were made for and will, the sign for modesty rather than speed. then they gave way to soak and nylon, and the modern costume was going. today's aren't made from polyurethane, which repels water, keeping the swimmer dry. the trapped air, which helps buoyancy, lifting the athletes in the water, and they're designed to compress the muscles, allowing them to work harder, longer. results of an extraordinary. 85 world records in the past year, 25 in beijing alone. it was exciting, but technology was becoming everything.

>> is today that swims returned to the summer? >> i worked to get where i am now, because i put all the time in looking at the black line up and down every day, so i like it. i think it will be good. >> for now, the rules state the same, which means for many, these will be the world championships that matter, the world records that do not count, the performances which begged the question, was that the swimmer, where the suit -- or the suit? >> it was a ritual to protect the spanish village and bring a good harvest. eight boys bouncing down a slope at breakneck speeds on stilts. they say it raises them on a traffic state. they have been doing it for hundreds of years and now it is a tourist attraction.

>> strap on wouldn't slips, pick up an icon of mary magdalene, and put your face together to get to the bottom in one piece. now they are going down the steep slopes of this village in rioja. this is how the people here celebrate the day of mary magdalene. >> we tie the stilts tightly, because it is easier if they are secure. >> overall, you have to state charms, and it is impossible. you look at a fixed point and try to go down slowly. >> it is anyone's guess. in negotiate the slopes, but there are no floods here, just cobbles and hills. the advice for any would-be dancer, hope that the bystanders do not fall and do not get dizzy.

>> an extraordinary spectacle. zuma has warned support township residents to stop violent protests. major strikes are also planned for next week. law enforcement agencies say they will act swiftly against those breaking the law. you are watching bbc world news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank.

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