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>> union bank has put its strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> while underwrites and crippling strikes. the crisis facing the new south african president. swine flu could affect 2 billion. it is the fastest spreading a pandemic ever. trying to get across from nicaragua. welcome to bbc news. coming up later for you, corruption at the heart of one of iraq's few success stories. the issue, stagnating at kurdish elections.

and even watching this can make you feel dizzy. hello. what is a south africa's new president to do? faced with violent riots and a strike by tens of thousands of service workers due on 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 and shantytowns. now that protest has spread, the government says it will crack down. police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas. >> the sound of the south

african recession. rebel bullets, and police fighting to control angry crowds. the police community seems to be running out of hope and patients. we have come to one of the worst hit townships. he has been out protesting against the government he says has failed to deliver almost anything. >> no water. no running water here. >> how long have you been waiting for water and electricity? >> around nine days now. i have been living since about 2000. >> and the government keeps promising these? >> yes. >> but those promises have lost their power.

in his shack, she seems to have lost faith in the future. >> i need to cook. the way life is, it is hard. >> across the country, an eruption of protests. containable for now, but were some as the recession caused 200,000 new jobless to hit the streets. shops and businesses are also being targeted. violence has claimed more than 60 lives. we found ethiopians seeking sanctuary at a local police station.

>> they're going to kill us. >> this is a big test. bbc news, south africa. >> the who is a saying that swine flu has spread across the globe. while most cases have been mild, the pandemic is believed to still be in its early stages and many people could be infected before it is over, up to 2 billion. >> the bad news is that swine flu has spread to every corner of the globe. the good news is that the behavior of the virus is not changing, and most people have mild symptoms.

it has infected too many others to count, and it is still early for the global pandemic. >> countries and territories affected of 193 -- will eventually expect everyone to know what a pandemic is. >> who says health officials and drug makers are trying to speed up production of the vaccine, but it is taking time. >> we want as much vaccine as possible, as quickly as possible. on the other hand, certain things cannot be compromised, and one of those is the safety of that vaccine. >> drug companies will do well as the pandemic spreads. makers are also reporting brisk business, as sales of

thermometers soar. here in britain, a special hotline was set up for diagnosis and prescription over the phone. the big concern for the world health organization is the ability of poorer countries to respond. they say they have had 150 million doses for developing countries and negotiates with many manufacturers. they say that the swine flu virus is on staff bubble -- unstoppable, the fastest pandemic there has ever been, and it still could mutate into a dangerous form. >> there have been reports of tear-gas fired at the deposed president trying to cross back across the border from nicaragua. this is a convoy including nicaraguan police cars, broadcast by latin american tv

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aging and wants to have one child. worker later. our correspondent has more. >> officials and volunteers are visiting families throughout shanghai. there is a policy. some say that people living there are healthier than in other places in china, living a lot longer. what this means is that by 2020, one-third of the people in the city will be over age 60. the problem is, who will pay to care for them? that is why shanghai is pushing

people to meet eight criteria to have a second child. there the second city to do so openly. >> they're looking into international money-laundering and trafficking of human organ charges in new jersey. they are allegedly flushing millions of dollars to local charities. >> these were arrest on a massive scale. among new those taken into custody, they were mayors, politicians, and religious leaders. >> for these defendants, corruption was a way of life. they existed in an ethics-free zone, exploiting giant loopholes in the state's campaign contribution pool.

>> the arrests are part of a operation investigating money laundering and corruption on a global scale, including the u.s., switzerland, and israel. one rabbi was dealing and human kidneys to transplant for a decade, buying them from vulnerable people. the scale has been described by one official as simply outrageous. >> one step forward, two steps backwards. >> the number of arrests was remarkable even for new jersey, where more than 100 -- more than 30 officials have pled guilty or been convicted of corruption in the past 10 years. bbc news, washington. >> still to come, banned from

competition. they have given some athletes a winning edge. indonesia's's president was reelected to his second five- year term. the results come one week after the deadly attacks on jakarta. >> two weeks after the presidential election, and finally the results were released. election officials had to count the ballots manually, which is why it is taking so long. when all the votes were tallied up, the incumbent emerged as the winner. the election commission will formally announce results on saturday. according to the numbers, president yukio no one at 68% of the boat, giving him a resounding victory. a former president snared 26% of the vote. the vice president got only

12.41% of the vote. the results come one week after twin bombs exploded into a new luxury hotels in jakarta's çpledge business district, killing at least nine people, injuring dozens more. indonesian police believe there was a third bomb set to go off first year. -- here. they say this was found on the 18th floor, and they think it was forcing guests downtown to the lobby, where suicide bombers were racing with their explosives. if the plan had been successful, there would have been more casualties. >> any prolonged delay in these investigations could prove to be a problem for president, and who was voted back in because people

believe he is a leader who can keep indonesia's safe. they chose the right man. >> this is bbc world news. zuma warns township residents to stop violent protesting. the world health organization says that swine flu has spread to 160 countries across the world. it is hailed as a great success story. but in this saturday's elections, parties faced serious opposition from reformers. we have this from northern iraq. >> among the iraqi-kurds.

this is the name they have given to the reform movement that exploded onto the scene in the past few weeks, generating a bus that has not happened here before. this is the man at the center of it. his campaign for transparency and real democracy has struck a strong cord. since this time come up with a goal line has been stifled, and they face a big challenge from within, making this the most exciting election they have ever held. he was for years the deputy.

>> the political parties are interfering with everything. the university,, the canada, the market, positions of power. we have corruption. if you're not a relative of one of the leaders, you have no chance to be ambassador, to be general. >> the kurdish president fought a bitter war in the mid-1990's. >> i considered normal and healthy.

>> although he is president of iraq, mr. talibani has been campaigning for weeks for mr. barzani's presidency, and knows that the plan is serious. >> they have their mistakes. they are not angels coming from the sky. they are people. >> one of many radio station set up by reformists to spread their message. this one is run by another defector from the heart of talibani's puk, this time his brother-in-law, one of several challenges to the presidency.

>> the economy, corruption, lack of transparency, workings of parliament and the government. they go for the man on the street for change. >> they could win enough to join up with other opposition parties to drop the majority in georgia until now. even if it does not, it will form a strong, vocal opposition in parliament. but many believe things will never be the same. >> down to pressure from

religious authorities,. last year, he upset conservatives when he said he was a friend of the israeli people. three men on the run after escaping by helicopters from the belgian town of british -- bruges. it was with the help of a helicopter rental pilot taken hostage. hunting down some of the top swimmers. at the top governing body says that they will not go and until the end of the year. what does that mean for competitors taking to the pool before world trent championships. we have the venue in rome. >> this is the venue that has swimming in such a tangle. a costume so tight it takes 20 mayors to put on, and even then

you need help. so fragile you have to throw away after only a few races, even though it costs hundreds of pounds. today, the governing body decided that enough was enough, banning the high-tech suits. >> our goal is to control this as much as we can. >> the ban only comes in next year, which means swimmers like the olympic champion, and who have chosen not to wear the latest alps -- after its, could lose out in rome. since then, a rival manufacturers have produced dozens of new costumes, which direction are even better. the result has been something of a technological arms race, which has plunged everything into crisis.

the rivals were more limited. suits were made, but today's suits are made from polyurethane, which repels water, keeping swimmer's dry. they trap air, lifting the athletes in the water, and are designed to compress the muscles, allowing them to work harder for logger. the results have been extraordinary. 85 world records in the past year, 25 in beijing alone. yes, it was exciting, but technology is becoming everything. >> this is the day that swimming is returned to swimmers. >> i work as hard as i can to get to where i am right now because i put in countless hours and all of the time looking at the black line up and down every day, and bob was they're helping me. so i think it -- i like it.

i think it is going to be good. >> for now, rules stay the same, which means for many, these will be the world championships that do not matter, world records that do not count, and performances that beg the question, was that the swimmer, where the suit? bbc news, rome. >> eight men and boys bouncing at breakneck speed down cobbled slopes. those who take part college a translate state. now is a tourist attraction. >> this is how it is done. strap on wood, pick up mary magdalene from the church, and put faith and her to get to the bottom in one piece. they're going backwards down the slopes of this steep village. this is how the people of the

town celebrate mary magdalene. >> we tied the stills so the walk is easier when secure. >> how it became part of the ritual is anybody's guess. but there are no floods here. we hope the bystanders break your fall, and do not get dizzy. just to remind you of our top story, the south african president warned court township residents to stop violent protests. the country has been hit by poor living conditions and major strikes are planned for next week by public-sector workers.

this is as south africa hopes to hold the football championships next year, presenting their best face to the world. all this is a challenge to the new president of south africa, elected just a few months ago. thank you for being with us. 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. >> union bank has put its

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