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VOANewsItem1经济：印度及东南亚国家签署了自由贸易协定

IndianCommerceMinisterAnandSharmaandhiscounterpartsfromtheAssociationof

tonthesidelinesof

theannualASEANEconomicMinistersMeeting.

TheagreementcreatesoneofAsia’sbiggesttradingareasandintegratesIndia’sfastgrowing

economywith10ofitsneighbors.

TradebetweenIndiaandASEANamountsto$hepact,Indiaand

ASEANwilleliminatetariffsonvariousgoodsby2016.

VOANewsItem2政治：英国政党领袖进行电视辩论第二轮角逐

Britain’spoliticallifehasbeendominatedforthepastthreedecadesbytwoparties—the

Conservatives,nowledbyDavidCameron,andLaborheadedbycurrentPrimeMinisterGordon

Brown.

Butathirdparty,theLiberalDemocrats,areturningthiselectionintoathree-horserace.

TheircampaignwasgivenamajorboostbyBritain’sfirsteverteleviseddebatelastweek;

LiberalDemocratleaderNickCleggemergedastheclearwinner.

Viewerpollstakenafterthisseconddebate,whichfocusedonforeignpolicy,showedthere

wasnorunawayvictor.

televiseddebateistotake

placenextThursday,followedbytheelectiononMay6.

VOANewsItem3政治：参议院就索托马约尔就任最高法院大法官进行了讨论

Ontheseconddayofdebateallsignscontinuedtopointtowardaneasyconfirmationwinfor

Sotomayor,the55-year-oldfederalcourtjudgenominatedbyPresidentBarackObamaearlierthis

year.

Althoughmostofthe40SenateRepublicansarelikelytovoteagainsther,thedecision

WednesdayofMissouriSenatorKitBondaddedtothenumberofRepublicanswhohave

committedtovotingforher.

SenatorBond,whoisoneofseveralRepublicansretiringfromtheSenatenextyear,said

whileherespectsandagreeswiththelegalreasoningothersinhispartyusedtoopposeSotomayor,

lawmakershaveanobligationtoshowdeferencetoapresident’schoiceofanominee.

VOANewsItem4政治：南部非洲的部长们准备报告区域危机

ForeignministersoftheSouthernAfricanDevelopmentCommunitymetinMaputoto

prepareareportontheregion’bepresentedtoAfricanleadersattheir

upcomingsummitinEthiopia.

SADC’sPoliticalandDiplomaticCommitteehasbeenmediatingthreemajorcrisesinthe

region.

SADCofficialssaidtheministersarepleasedthevariouspartiestotheunitygovernmentin

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Zimbaidthey

believedZimbabwewasontherightpath.

Theofficialssaidtheministersalsobelievethatprogressisbeingmadetowardeasingthe

conflictineasternDemocraticRepublicofCongoandthatreconciliationeffortsbetweenthe

governmentandvariousrebelgroupswereontherighttrack.

Buttheofficia

eruptedinMarchafterAndryRajoelina,backedbythemilitary,seizedpowerfollowingtheouster

ofthen-PresidentMarcRavalomanana.

SADCandtheAfricanUniondonotrecognizetheRajoelinagovernmentandhave

suspendedMadagascarfromtheirorganizations.

VOANewsItem5政治：以色列国防部长遭到恐吓

SecurityhasbeentightenedaroundIsraeliDefenseMinisterEhudBarakafterhereceived

tysourcessaythethreatsweremadebyJewishmilitantswho

opposethegovernment’eze

wasimposedinNovemberunderpressurefromtheUnitedStates,whichseesthesettlementsasan

obstacletopeace.

1995,IsraeliPrimeMinisterYitzhakRabin

wasassassinatedbyanOrthodoxJewopposedtohispolicyoftradinglandforpeacewiththe

Palestinians.

VOANewsItem6政治：泰国军警围捕红衫军领袖行动失败

Governmentofficialssaytheywillinvestigatejusthowthreeleadersoftheanti-government

protestsmanagedtoescapewhenpolicetriedtosurroundtheirhotelFriday.

Oneoftheleadersclimbeddownthreefloorsusingarope,andwasrushedawayby

supportersthrongingthebuilding.

OfficialsearlierFridaysaidthegovernmentispreparingtoarrestpeoplelinkedtoclashes

withsecurityforceslastSaturdaythatleft24soldiersandprotestersdead.

Thegovernmentsaysarmedmeninfiltratedprotesterranksandfiredontroopstryingto

dispersearally.

Theanti-governmentmovement,ledbytheUnitedDemocraticFrontagainstDictatorshipor

UDD,portershaveheldprotestsin

Bangkokformorethanamonth.

rtiesinthe

gover

governmentsaysitwillonlycallelectionsoncethepoliticalsituationhascooled.

VOANewsItem7政治：吉尔吉斯斯坦政变威胁美军基地未来

Kyrgyzstan’sfive-day-oldprovisionalgovernmentisvowingtousethecountry’smilitaryto

launchaspecialoperationtoneutralizePresidentKurmanbekBakiyevifhedoesnotresign.

InterimKyrgyzleaderRozaOtunbayevasayshergovernmentiswillingtonegotiatehis

departurefromthecountryandwantstoresolvethestandoffwithoutanymoreharmtoinnocent

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civilians.

ThepresidentwaseffectivelyoustedafterlastWednesday’sclashesbetweengovernment

itiessayabout80peoplehavediedandmorethan1,600were

wounded.

VOANewsItem8政治：内塔尼亚胡称以色列只能依靠自己

OntheeveofIsrael’s62ndIndependenceDay,PrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahusaidthe

nationmustnotrelyonthehelpofforeigners.

CommentatorssayitisaclearreferencetoIsraelitieswiththeUnitedStates,whichhave

alestinian

demandsthatEastJerusalemshouldbethecapitalofafuturePalestinianstate.

ButIsraelseesallofJerusalemasitseternalcapital,ahu,whoheadsa

right-winggovernment,ult,the

PalestinianshaverefusedtoreturntoU.S.-sponsoredpeacetalks,andthediplomaticprocesshas

beendeadlockedfor15months.

aidIsraelwouldnotmakeany

aiditwouldshowcourageinthe

struggleforpeacewiththePalestiniansbasedonthetwo-statesolution.

VOANewsItem9经济：非洲农民种植有机作物供应欧洲市场

Nearly5,000farmersinBurkinaFaso,Cameroon,Ghana,Senegal,andSierraLeoneare

exportingorganically-grownproducetoEurope,aftergainingorganicandfair-tradecertification

dAgricultureOrganization(FAO).

Theprogramfocusesonallstagesofproductionfromplantingandharvestingtopackaging

andpromotion,increasingtheprofitabilityoffarmerswhopreviouslystruggledtoaffordcostly

chemicalfertilizers.

30small-scalepineapplefarmersinGhanasawsalesgrowfrom26tonstomorethan115

tonsaftergainingtheirorganiccertification.

PascalLiuisaneconomistwiththeFAO’stheUnited

Nationsexpectsdemandfororganicfoodswillgrowbybetweenfiveand15percentduringthe

icanfarmersarewellpositionedtobenefitfrommorepeopleeating

healthierfood.

VOANewsItem10经济：债务危机扩展到希腊以外

TheheadsoftheInternationalMonetaryFundandtheEuropeanCentralBankwereinBerlin

Wed:toget

agreementonabailoutpackageforGreece.

GreecehasbeeninnegotiationswithEUmembercountriesandtheIMFtosecureabailout

—moneythatwouldallowittopaydebtscomingdueintimetoavoidhavingtodefault.

InreturnGreeceisunderpressuretorestructureitseconomyandimplementausterity

measures.

Disgruntledpublic-sectorworkerswentonstrikeinGreeceWednesdaytoprotestagainstthe

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nggeneralstrikehasbeencalledfornextweek.

OpinionpollsshowthemajorityofGreeksareagainstanIMF-EUbailout,seeingitas

foreigninterference.

WorriesabouttheGreekeconomy’spotentialmeltdownhavesentjittersthroughworld

pisimperativebecausetheGreekcrisiscouldspread.

AjointEU-IMFpackageforGreeceisputat$60billion,butsomeEuropeanofficialssaid

Wednesdaythefullcostcouldbemuchhigher,reachingabout$160billionoverthreeyears.

VOANewsItem11经济：奥巴马致华尔街：别抵制金融改革

Aiminghisappealdirectlyatthefinancialindustryandskepticswithinit,andatRepublican

criticsinCongress,thepresidentwarnedofthedangerofarepeatofeconomiccollapse.

CallingthefinancialcrisistheoutcomeofafailureofresponsibilityfromWallStreetto

Washington,hesaidthetimehascometoseizethemomenttomakefundamentalchangesinthe

rulesofthefinancialroad.

Withmany,butnotall,ofthemostprominentexecutivesofWallStreetfirmspresent,the

willdebateincomingdays.

Theseincludestepstoimposenewoversightandcontrolsonhedgefundsandcomplex

financialinstrumentsknownasderivatives,andprotectionsforconsumersoffinancialproducts.

Ofparticularimportancewouldbeasystemtoensurethattroubledfinancialcompaniescould

bedismantledinanorderlywaywithoutposingthekindofsystemicrisktheydidin2008.

CallingtheSenatebillandonetheHouseofRepresentativesapprovedlastyearasignificant

improvementoverflawedrulesnowinplace,hesaidchangeswouldbeadvantageousforthe

industryandthecountry.

VOANewsItem12经济：亚洲航空遭受冰岛火山喷发影响

TheInternationalAirTransportAssociationsaysglobalcarriersarelosinganestimated$200

millionaday

Tjoeng,aSingapore-basedspokesmanfortheassociation,saysthatisjustpartoftheproblem.

Travelerswaitingaroundherearemissingoutonincomebecausetheycannotreturntowork.

TheflightcancellationsareexpectedtohaveadditionalrepercussionsforsmallerSoutheast

Asiacountries,wheretravelandtourismisamajorshareoftheeconomy.

VOANewsItem13经济：WFP对尼日尔粮食援助加倍

TheWorldFoodProgramisnowexpectingtofeedmorethan1.5millionpeopleinnext

month’sgeneralfooddistribution,alongwithspecializedtherapeuticfeedingfor500,000children

undertheageofsix.

Thatisbecausepoorrainslastyearhavebroughtforwardthetimewhenpeoplenolonger

haveenoughtoeat.

WFPistryingtoraise$182milliontoscaleupitsoperationsinNiger.

dAgricultureOrganizationisalsosteppingintoaidcattleherdersinNiger

ockpasturesaredry,soherdersaresellingtheiranimalsatlowerpricestobuy

foodfortheirfamilies.

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EightFAOprojectsinNigerworthmorethan$12millionareaimedathelpingtwomillion

people.

VOANewsItem14经济：立法者、反对者和媒体齐聚2010底特律车展

event,theCenterhasbeentransformedintoanexpanseofflashydisplaysandtrendymarketing

displays,featuringthelatestinautomotiveengineering.

KnownastheDetroitAutoShow,theannualeventisoneoftheindustry’s

generatepublicityforsomemodels,likethenewly-redesignedFordFocus,andithelpspromote

newtechnology,liketheelectricbatteryintheChevroletVolt.

bilesales,thisyear’sshowhasa

differentfeel.

GeneralMotorsandChrysler—twooftheDetroit“BigThree”automakers,whichalso

includeFord—gh

someofthatmoneyhasbeenpaidback,mentisstillamajorshareholderinboth

companies.

VOANewsItem15经济：世博会在上海开幕

Chinacelebratedtheopeningofthe2010WorldExpoinShanghaiwithaneveningof

the“EconomicOlympics,”byChineseofficials,some190nations

and50internationalorganizationsareparticipatinginthemulti-billiondollarevent.

Similartohow2008BeijingOlympicGamesputtheChinesecapitalintheinternational

spotlight,Shanghai’shostingoftheWorldExpohasgiventhecityof20somemillionpeopleand

Chinaachancetoshowcaseitsemergenceasaglobaleconomicpower.

ThethemefortheShanghaiWorldExpois“BetterCity,BetterLife”andfeaturesmajor

exhibitionsthatlookatmodernandfutureurbanlife,andconsiderissuessuchassustainable

developmentandtheinteractionbetweencitiesandtheenvironment.

TheShanghai2010WorldExporunsuntiltheendofOctober.

VOANewsItem16经济：经济衰退已过，债务危机依旧

Firstthegoodnews:aftercontractingslightlyin2009,globaleconomicoutputisexpectedto

growmorethan4percentthisyear,

fledglingrecoverygainingstrength,itiseasytoforgethowclosemajorindustrializednations

cametoeconomiccollapselessthantwoyearsago,anoutcomethatalmostsurelywouldhave

triggeredaworldwidedepressionrivalingtheGreatDepressionofthe1930s.

Inshort,thepain,havoc,andeconomicdevastationcouldhavebeenfarworse,accordingto

lReserveBankofDallas,Texas,singcentral

bankersfromEuropeandelsewhere,Fishersaidcentralbanksandnationalgovernmentsaverted

catastrophethroughaggressiveintervention.

VOANewsItem17军事：以色列成功试射导弹防御系统

Rocketalar

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nowIsraelhasahigh-techanswertothethousandsoflow-techrocketsthatPalestinianmilitants

havefiredacrossthebordersinceIsraelpulledoutofGazain2005.

IsraelhassuccessfullytesteditsIronDomedefensesystem,whichusescamerasandradarto

trtemwas

developedbyRafael,theIsraelMilitaryIndustries,atacostof$200million.

VOANewsItem18军事：美国正在尝试培训黑客来对抗罪犯和间谍

ComputersecurityengineerAlanPallerrecallshowtheSovietUnion’s1957launchof

Sputnik,theworld’sfirstartificialsatellite,menttoaccelerateitslagging

ler,researchdirectorataneducationalcompanycalledthe

SANSInstitute,isleadingthecampaigntobringthatkindofenergytodefendingcyberspacefrom

assaultbypranksters,thievesandspies.

VOANewsItem19社会：挫败底特律机场袭击事件凸显以色列的安保成功

It’sanotherdayofstringentsecuritychecksatTelAviv’million

passengerspassthroughtheairporteachmonth,e,thelinesmovequickly

thankstowhatIsraelisecurityexpertssayisanapproachthat—unlikeothercountries—relies

moreoneyecontactwithpassengersandlessontechnology.

VOANewsItem20社会：意大利三名医生在阿富汗被捕

TheItalianaidgroupEmergencyhashadatenserelationshipwithlocalauthoritiesin

violence-wrackedHelmandprovince,dueinparttoitspolicyoftreatingallpatients.

AfghanofficialssaidtheydetainedthreeItalianEmergencyworkersSaturday,adoctor,a

officialssaidtheywereheldaspartofaninvestigationinto

anallegedplottokillthegovernorofHelmandprovince.

HelmandProvinceGovernorGulabMangalsaidanEmergencystaffmemberreceived

$500,lninepeople,includingsixAfghans,were

heldafterexplosivesuicidevests,handgrenadesandotherweaponswerediscoveredinthe

storeroomoftheEmergency-runhospitalinHelmand’scapital,LashkarGah.

EmergencyfounderGinoStradadenouncedthedetentionsoftheaidgroup’sthreeworkers,

callingitamafia-styleattempttosilenceawitness.

VOANewsItem21军事：利比里亚人反对临时解除武器禁运政策

tyCouncilhaslifteditsarmsembargoonLiberiaforoneyear,primarilyto

lsoallowsthe

governmentofPresidentEllenJohnson-Sirleaftoacquirearmsandtrainingtofightcrime.

GovernmentmisuseofforceunderformerPresidentCharlesTaylorbroughtaboutthearms

ting,eventemporarily,hasbeenmetwithbothprideandworry

amongLiberiansstillrecoveringfromalongcivilwar.

VOANewsItem22社会：非洲国家加强机场安全防范

eronChristmasDayhasbeenmixed

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amongthesixAfricannationswithdirectairlinkstotheUnitedStates.

Ghanahasannounceditwillinstallfull-bodyscannersatAccra’sinternationalairportbynext

ahasalsoannounceditwillinstallthescannersatLagosinternationalairport.

NigerianstudentUmarFaroukAbdulmutallabdepartedfromAccraandtransitedthrough

equentlyattemptedtosetoffabombonaNorthwestAirlinesflight

travelingtoDetroit.

Abdulmutallabsuccessfullypassedthroughmetaldetectorsandhandluggagesearchesat

bothairports,allegedlybyconcealingpowderedexplosivesunderhisclothes.

Thefull-bodyscannersaremorepowerfulthanmetaldetectorsthatarestandardatmost

ndetectnon-metallicmaterialshiddenonthehumanbody.

Butsomerightsgroupsconsiderthescannersaninvasionofprivacy,becausetheyshow

privatephysicalcharacteristicsindetail.

SouthAfrica,whoseairportshandlethelargestnumberoftravelersflyingdirectlybetween

AfricaandtheUnitedStates,saysitdoesnotintendtoinstallthescannersatthistime.

VOANewsItem23科技：美国将于周二发射发现号飞船

TheDiscoverycrewissettolaunchearlyTuesdaytodelivernearly8,000kilogramsof

gineersclearedtheshuttletoflyonSunday,

afterdecidingtherewerenotechnicalconcernstodelaylaunchfromKennedySpaceCenterin

Florida.

ShuttleweatherofficerKathyWinterssaidtheskiesshouldbeclearfortheeveninglaunch,

butstormscoulddelaythedelicateprocessoffillingtheshuttle’sexternalfueltanks.

VOANewsItem24科技：珊瑚礁在物种进化中的重要性

Anewstudyoutthisweekhighlightstherolethatcoralreefsplayinevolution,adding

anotherreasontopreservethesedelicate,diverse,andoftenbeautifulecosystems.

Manyoftheworld’scoralreefsarethreatenedbyoceanacidificationandpollution,among

otherthings.

WolfgangKiesslingofBerlin’sNaturalHistoryMuseumsaysthatconcernsecologists

becauseofthevitalrolereefsplayinoceanecosystems.

VOANewsItem25科技：澳大利亚、新西兰科学家挑战日本捕鲸业

TheresearcherswillsetsailforAntarcticaearlynextmonth,inanexpeditionfundedbythe

AustralianandNewZealandgovernments.

ThescientistshopetheirjourneytotheSouthernOceanwillhelptodisproveJapan’sclaims

thatwhaleshavetobekilledtoproperlystudythem.

Duringtheirsix-weekvoyage,researcherswillemployarangeoftechniquestounlocksome

ofthesecretsofthegiantmarinemammals.

Theywillfiredartsfromsmallairriflestocollectblubberandskinforgenetictesting,andto

sofdungwillalsobegathered,

photographstaken,andacousticinstrumentswillrecordtheanimals’distinctivecalls.

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VOANewsItem26医学：母亲越高，孩子越健康

Tallermothersaremorelikelytohavechildrenwhoarehealthier—indeed,theirchildren

aremorelikelynotjusttothrive,buttosurvive—comparedtochildrenofshortermothers.

That’stheconclusionofamassivenewstudyofmillionsofchildreninlow-andmiddle-income

countries.

“Thekeyfindingofthispaperwastoshowaconsistentassociationbetweenmaternalheight

andoffspringhealth,whichwasmainlydefinedintermsofoffspringmortalitybyagefiveandthe

riskofexperiencingafailureingrowth.”

TheHarvardresearchersaysthatwhiletheassociationisclear,the“why”stillneedsmore

work.

VOANewsItem27医疗：联合国帮助不发达国家对抗H1N1

TheWorldHealthOrganizationiswarningcountriestoprepareforfurtherspreadofthe

H1N1influenzapandemicincomingmonths.

However,aidagenciessayitwillbemoredifficulttofightthediseaseinpoorercountries,

whichhaveweakhealthsystems,poorhealthstatusandlimitedresources.

Theysaycountriesoverburdenedbydiseases,suchasHIV/AIDS,tuberculosisandmalaria,

willhavegreatdifficultydealingwiththesurgeofpandemicflucases.

WorldHealthOrganizationspokesman,PaulGarwood,saysthisCalltoActionaimsto

reducetheimpactofH1N1byofferingarangeofmeasuresapplicabletoallcountries.

VOANewsItem28医疗：美国民众对医保体系缺乏信心

AmericansarejustasdividedonhealthcareastheywerebeforePresidentObama’shealth

carereformlegislationbecamelaw.

ProtestersinWashingtoncarriedsignsonThursdaycallingfortherepealofthelegislation.

Theysayitrepresentsrunawayspending.

AnewAssociatedPress-GfKpollshowsthat50percentofAmericansopposethenewhealth

derAmericansworrythat

theircarewillbeaffectedbycutsinfederalpaymentstohospitalsandotherproviders.

Inanothersurvey,thisonebyIpsos/Reuters,only51percentofAmericansthoughtthey

couldgetadequate,,

adultsundertheageof55andlesseducatedpeopleinallthecountriesincludedinthestudy

reportedlowsatisfactionwithhealthcareaccess.

YetanotherstudyshowedthatAmericanswithoutmedicalinsurance,oftendelaygoingtoa

hospitalafteraheartattack.

VOANewsItem29教育：印度学生重新考虑去澳大利亚接受高等教育

Fornearlyadecade,thepopularityofAustralianuniversitiesroserapidlyamongIndian

students,andthenumberofthoseheadingtothecountryforhighereducationrosefromabout

10,000in2001tomorethan70,000lastyear.

Butthatcouldchangethisyearduetoastringofnegativepublicitygeneratedbyattackson

IndianstudentsinAustralia.

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AtraveladvisorybytheIndiangovernmentearlierthisweekwarnedthatIndianstudentsin

ssuedafteranIndiangraduatewasstabbedto

bbingcameontheheelsofaspateofattacksonIndianstudentsin

Australiainrecentmonths,whichtheIndianmediahavedubbedasracist.

ytheattacksarepurely

criminal,andthecountryissafeforforeignstudents.

Nevertheless,asconcernsroseinIndia,acalledonIndiansto

assesstheiroptionswhileexploringthepossibilityofstudyinginAustralia.

VOANewsItem30社会：法国调查电信员工自杀事件

Forsome,thewaveofsuicidesatFranceTelecomrevealsthedownsidesofthescrambleto

staycompetian

saythatincludesadozen

suicidesthisyearalone.

TheprobebytheParisprosecutor’sofficefollowsacourtcomplaintfiledbytheunion

SolidairesUnitairesDemocratic(SUD).UnionlawyerJean-PaulTessionniereblamedworking

conditionsatthecompanyforthesuicides.

AFebruaryreportbytheFrenchlaborinspector’sofficelinked14FranceTelecomsuicides

directlytothecompany’smanagementpractices.

Telecom

lawyerClaudiaChemarintoldFrenchtelevisionthateachsuicidewillbeexaminedindividually.

Shesaidthatundernoconditioncanitbeclaimedthattherewasanorganizedpolicythatledto

them.

InMarch,FranceTelecom’snewbossStephaneRichardoutlinedwaysthecompanyplanned

toimproveemployeeworkingconditions.

Franauseof

thenumbersofemployeedeathsandthemediaattentiontheyhaveattracted,criticssayFrance

Telecom’sproblemshaveemergedasawarningstoryaboutthedownsidesofvaluingproductivity

andgrowthoveremployeewellbeing.

VOANewsItem31社会：移民者抗议冻结约旦河西岸建设

JewishsettlementcouncilshavedeclaredageneralstriketoprotesttheIsraeligovernment’s

mentleadersdemonstratedoutsidethe

PrimeMinister’rriedsigns

saying,youcanfreezeintheNorthPole,butnotinIsrael.

Thesettlershelpedelectright-wingPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahu,butnowthey

accusehimofabandoninghisnationalistideals.

VOANewsItem32社会：密西西比的小城吸引大量游客

TheKingofRock‘n’Roll,ElvisPresley,wasborn75yearsagolastweekinatwo-room

houseinth

timeofyear,andagaininAugustontheanniversaryoftheKing’sdeath,pilgrimagesofElvisfans

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descenduponthatfurnituremanufacturingcenterof34,000people.

Surprisingly,youdon’sonesignthatsaysTheKing

isUpAhead,butthat’rscantakeaself-guidedElvisPresley

kstheresay

mother,odhimonakeg

dit,yboughtitforhimfor$7.95.

VOANewsItem33文化：很多人认为依地语正在消失

’snotfunnyatallfor

onelanguageinparticular.

Becauseofthegrowingimportanceofglobalcommerceandcontact,foreignlanguage

auseofthetighteconomy,manycollegesare

eliminatingfulltimelanguage-teachingpositionsorfillingthemwithcheaperlecturerswhoarenot

facultymembersatall.

ThisisthecaseattheUniversityofMaryland’sflagshipCollegeParkcampus,aprestigious

state-runschoolintheeasternU.S..Tosavecosts,theuniversityplanstocutitsone

’sthelatestblowinwhathasbeenasteadydeclineinthestudyand

useofYiddish,whichbeganamongEuropeanJewsintheMiddleAgesasaconversational

GermaniclanguagethatusesHebrewcharacters.

Today,’sthoughtthatfewerthan500,000people,mostly

theelderly,ung,acculturatedJewsspeakonlytheircountries’

principallanguage,plusHebrewduringworship.

VOANewsItem34自然：湄公河水坝威胁水生生命

TheMekongRiveristhelifebloodofSoutheastAsia,withthelargestinlandfisheriesinthe

40millionpeopledependtosomedegreeonthefisheries,worthabout$2.5billiona

year.

ButfisheriesexpertssayplansbyCambodia,LaosandThailandtobuildhydropowerdams

ontheMekongwouldblockfishmigration,threateningalreadyendangeredspecies.

EnvironmentalactivistssayplansbyLaostobuildadamintheDonSahongareanearthe

CambodianbordercoulddoomthenearlyextinctIrrawaddydolphin.

VOANewsItem35灾难：联合国加紧救援海地灾区

Haitiispronetodisasters,butthishugequakeistheworsttohittheCaribbeanislandstatein

7.0magnitudeearthquakethatstruckHaitionTuesdaydestroyedmuchofthe

country’scapital,Port-au-Prince.

TheInternationalRedCrossfearsuptothreemillionpeoplemayhavebeenaffectedbythe

earthquake,whichnotonlydevastatedthecapitalcity,butmanysmallernearbycommunities.

TheUnitedNati

saysbridgeshavebeenknockedout,hospitalsandcarefacilitieshavebeendamagedordestroyed.

Haiti’senvoytotheUnitedStatesestimateslossescouldrunintothebillions.

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VOANewsItem36人物：迈克•济托在《珠江》融入了摇滚、蓝调和灵魂

ForMikeZito,singing“DirtyBlonde”fromPearlRiver,thephrase“up-and-comer”isa

eviewerwrites,“Withhishuskyvocalsandhardrockingguitar,Mikeis

wellonhiswaytothebigtime.”

,Missouri,Zitogravitatedtotheguitarafterhearinganalbum

by’greatsJimiHendrix,somadean

impression,aswellasPrinceandBuddyGuy.

Mikecraftedhisskillswhileworkinginalocalguitarshopfrequentedbylegendaryrocker

gback,Mikesays,“Isoakedupthesoundsofthatstore,andbeganbuilding

myownstyle.”

Afterasuccessionofindependentreleasesinthe1990s,Mikepickedupasteadystreamof

wasn’ttouring,hespenthistimeoff

playingnightlygigsinhishometown.

Wearyfromtouring,andclosetogivingupaltogetheronacareerinmusic,Mikeremained

,“Musiccanchange

everything;howyoufeel;howyouseeandwhatyoubelieve.”Sureenough,hewasoffereda

nationaldistributiondealwithDeltaGrooveMusic.

VOANewsItem37政治：以色列预期下周与巴勒斯坦和谈

PrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahusaysIsraelhopestobeginpeacenegotiationswiththe

Palestiniansnextweek,ahuspoketohis

Cabinetadayaft

primeministersaiddirecttalksarenecessarytoreachapeaceagreement,butindirecttalksarean

alksbrokedownmorethanayearago,

andthePalestinianshaverefusedtoreturntothenegotiatingtableuntilIsraelfreezesall

estiniansrejectedIsrael’s

,theAmericanproposalofindirecttalksmediatedbytheUnited

inianofficialssaythefirstorderofbusiness

duringementon

borderscouldleadtodirecttalksonthethorniestissuesoftheconflict,includingthestatusof

JerusalemandPalestinianrefugees.

VOANewsItem38政治：美国可能改变审判9-11疑犯地点

LastNovember,eyGeneralEricHolderannouncedthatfiveallegedconspirators

ofthe9-11attacksincludingKhalidSheikhMohammedwouldgoontrialinafederalcourtin

NewYorkCityinconnectionwiththe2001terroristattacksonNewYork,Washingtonand

tdecisionmaybeabouttobereversed,accordingtoseniorObama

aiontoreverse

coursecouldcomeasearlyasnextweekandwouldbethelatesttwistinapoliticalfirestormthat

eruptedovertheissueofciviliantrialssinceitwasannouncedbyAttorneyGeneralHolderlast

year.

Thequestionofwhethertotrythealleged9-11conspiratorsinaciviliancourtorthrougha

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militaryjusticetracksparkedanintensedebateinCongressandonthenation’

VicePresidentDickCheneyspokerecentlyonABC’s“ThisWeek”program.“Ithinktrying

KhalidSheikhMohammedinNewYorkisabigmistake,Itgiveshimahugeplatformto

heoughtheoughttobeat

heoughttobetriedatGuantanamoinfrontofamilitarycommission.”

VOANewsItem39社会：美国医改应更加关注少数民族

WhilethehealthcarereformdebateintheUnitedStateshasbeendominatedonloweringthe

costofhealthinsurance,otherhealthcareactivistsandexpertsareworkingbehindthescenesto

ll-respected

usstudiesindicate

African-AmericansandHispanicsreceiveapoorerqualityofhealthcarethannon-Hispanicwhites,

cherssay

thereasonsforthisdisparityincludestereotypingofpatientsbyhealthcareproviders,andasevere

ullivansaysminorityhealthcare

professionalsfillakeyroleinservingethniccommunities.“Therearestudiesthathaveshownthat

AfricanAmericanphysiciansorHispanicAmericanphysiciansarethreetofivetimesmorelikely

toestablishtheirpracticesinAfricanAmericanorHispanicAmericancommunities.”Sullivan,

mentofHealthandHumanServices,says

minorityphysiciansseeahigherpercentageofpatientswitheithernoinsurance,orcoveredby

Medicaid,thegovernmentinsuranceprogramforlow-incomeAmericans.

VOANewsItem40政治：尼日利亚代理总统撤换国家安全官员

ActingPresidentGoodluckJonathanfiredNationalSecurityAdvisorSarkiMukhtarand

eldthatpostunderformer

presidentOlusegunObasanjoandisseenbymanyasapotentialpresidentialcandidateinnext

year’selection,havingfinishedsecondtoPresidentUmaruYar’Aduainthelastruling-party

an’smovetosackanationalsecurityadvisorchosenbyPresidentYar’Aduais

thelatestmovebytheactingpresidenttosolidifyhispositionatatimewhenPresidentYar’Adua

isstillrecoan

troopsarepatrollingvillagesnearthecityofJosafterPlateaustateofficialssaythedeathtollfrom

Sunday’ntsinthevillageofDogo

NahawasayFulaniherdsmenraidedtheirvillagebeforedawn,shootingintheairtodrawpeople

thosekilledwere

womenandchildrenwhocouldnotoutruntheirattackers.

VOANewsItem41外交：美国重申支持以色列

VicePresidentJoeBidentoldanaudienceatTelAvivUniversitytheUnitedStatesremains

deeplycommittedtoIsrael’ssecurity,sayingtheUnitedStateshasnobetterfriendthantheJewish

itisnowinthebestinterestofIsraelistomakeaseriousattempttomakepeacewith

thePalestinians.“Itisreallyhardtobeabeaconforothers,

thishistoricconflict,bothsidesmustbehistoricallybold,becauseifeachwaitsstubbornlyforthe

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othertoactfirst,thiswillgoonandbewaitingforaneternity.”sforIsraelto

stoporrestrainconstructionofJewishhousingindisputedEastJerusalemandtheoccupiedWest

Bank,duringtheBidenvisitIsraeliofficialsannouncedtheirapprovalofconstructionof1,600

saiditdidnotintendtoembarrassBiden,the

highest-rankingObamaadministrationofficialtovisittheregion.

VOANewsItem42政治：印度俄罗斯签署数十亿美元能源及国防协议

IndianandRussianofficialssaythetwoprimeministersheldwide-rangingdiscussions.

entbeyondthe22

agreementstheysigned.“ThereismuchthatIndiaandRussiacandotogethertoadvanceglobal

’veagreedtointensifyour

consultationsonAfghanistanandthechallengesposedbyterrorismandextremisminourregion.”

Butmostof

Indiameetashortageofelectricityforitsboomingeconomy,Russiaistobuildbetween12and16

nuclearpowerplantshere,isalreadyconstructingtwounitsinthe

rintheday,duringavideoconferencewithIndianbusiness

leadersgatheredinseveralcities,aidRussiawouldalsosupplyIndiawithfuelforthe

edRussia’s

nucleartechnologyamongthesafestintheworld.

VOANewsItem43政治：内贾德批评美国在阿富汗的作用

IranianPresidentMahmoudAhmadinejadcriticizedWashingtonwithhisownwords,ashe

apperthis

week,eSecretaryRobertGatesaccusedTehranofplayinga“doublegame”in

Afghanistan—beingfriendlytotheAfghangovernment,whileatthesametimetryingto

niestheallegations,nejad

thatinhisview,

tedStates

supportedAfghanrebelsmorethantwodecadesagowhentheSovietUnionfoughtinAfghanistan.

ButthesupportvanishedaftertheSovietspulledout,andeventually,analystssayinstabilityin

ouringanAfghanarmytrainingcenter

outsideKabul,eSecretaryRobertGatesexpressedhisconcernabouttheIranian

leader’svisit.“AsItoldPresidentKarzai,wethinkAfghanistanshouldhavegoodrelationswith

allofitsneighbors,butwealsowantallofAfghanistan’sneighborstoplayanupfrontgamein

dealingwiththegovernmentofAfghanistan.”

VOANewsItem44外交：奥巴马与印尼的私交改善两国关系

AttheBesukiPublicSchoolinJakarta,eightyearoldstudentChavieldaNajmaand

classmatesarerehearsingadancenumbertheyhopetoperformfortheschool’smostfamous

sshelikesPresidentObamaverymuchbecausehewasverygoodinsocial

,likemanyIndonesians,entbecause

hespsevena

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tuewasoriginallyerectedatanearbyparkbut

wasmovedwhensomepeoplecomplainedthatanIndonesianheroshouldbehonoredthere

,politicalanalystWimarWitoelarsaysPresidentObamaisquitepopularinIndonesia

becausemostpeoplebelievethepresidentunderstandsIndonesiancultureandvalues.

VOANewsItem45外交：美国推迟访问，等待以色列承诺

ClintonisdiscountingreportsofamajorcrisisinU.S.-Israelrelations,butsheismaking

clearthatshewantstoseesubstantialgesturesbythegovernmentofIsraeliPrimeMinister

BenjaminNetanyahutorepairdamagefromlastweek’aeli

governmentangeredandembarrassedtheObamaadministrationaweekagowhenitannounced,

asVicePresidentJoeBidenbeganavisittoIsrael,thatitwillbuild1,600newJewishhousing

ahu

thatsuchanincidentwillnotberepeated,aswellaspledgesthatitispreparedtodiscussallofthe

coreissuesoftheMiddleEastpeaceprocess—includingJerusalem—intalkswiththe

sseventwithIrishForeignMinisterMichaelMartin,ClintonsaidtheU.S.

administrationisinveryactiveconsultationswithIsraeloverstepsbytheJewishstatethatinher

words“woulddemonstratetherequisitecommitment”tothepeaceprocess.

VOANewsItem46社会：爱尔兰主教为虐童丑闻道歉

k’sDaysermonin

thecathedralinArmagh,ngtojournalistsafterwards,heexplained.“I

apologizedtothosewhohavesufferedasaresultofabuseinthepastandparticularly,I

apologizedtothosewhoduetomyfailuresinthepasthavesuffered.”CardinalBrady’sapology

centersonthecaseofpedophilepriest,FatherBrendanSmyth,whowasarrested,triedand

convictedin1994ofabusingandrapingyoungboysandgirlsinIrelandaswellasintheUnited

’sbeenrevealedthatSeanBrady,then

ajuniorchurchofficial,knewofSmyth’nvolvedinaninvestigationinto

abuseallegationsandmetwithtwoofSmyth’idnottellthepoliceandthe

atican,PopeBenedictXVIsaid

ngbeforeaweeklygeneralaudience,thepope

saidhewouldsendapastorallettertoIreland’sRomanCatholicsaboutthescandal.

VOANewsItem47外交：澳大利亚准备迎接奥巴马访问

ThelasttimeanAmericanpresidentvisitedAustralia,largenumbersofprotestersangryat

tendedanAsia-Pacific

tratorsareagainplanningtomarchinseveralAustraliancities

duringPresidentBarackObama’svisitnextweek,althoughtheprotestsareexpectedtobefar

’stripismainlyaboutmaintainingthealliance—

addressAustralia’sfederalParliamentinCanberra,onlythe

gtonandCanberrasignedaformalsecuritypactintheearly

1950s,n

O’Connor,sCenterattheUniversityofSydney,thinks

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manyAustralianstrustthatPresidentObamawillmaketherelationshipevenstronger.

VOANewsItem48医疗：塞拉利昂为孕妇和儿童提供免费医疗

Inonemonth’stime,thecountrywilllaunchanambitiousplantoprovidefreehealthcareto

lactatingandpregnantwomenandchildrenunderfive,inanattempttoreducematernalandchild

Leonehasoneofthehighestmaternalmortalityratesintheworld.

Lackofessentialdrugstokeeppregnantwomenandyoungchildrenhealthyisamajorhurdleto

KuppensleadsUNICEF’schildsurvivalanddevelopment

sthedrugsareessential,ifsomeofthepeopleinthecountryareto

achieverealfreehealthcare.“Thedrugs,indeedwortharound$7million,arecovering…arein

istwhichhasbeencombined,whichhasbeenmade

,itiscoveringdiseaseslikediarrhea,

likemalaria,likepneumonia,allthebasicdiseasesthatpeoplefaceandthen,ofcourse,wetryto

addressthemostvulnerableamongallofthem.”Thedrugswillalsoaddressconditionssuchas

diabetesandhypertensionthatputpregnantwomenatriskforcomplicationsduringpregnancy.

VOANewsItem49经济：美联储主席要求中央银行拥有更多监管权

TheFederalReservecameunderfireagainassomelawmakersrenewedcallstoreducethe

CentralBank’icanCongressmanSpencerBacchuscitedexpertswhoclaimthe

FederalReservealreadyhastoomanyresponsibilities.”Saidthatcollectingdiverse

responsibilitiesinoneinstitutionislikeaskingtheplumbertocheckthewiringinyourbasement.

ItseemsthatwhentheFedisresponsibleformonetarypolicyandbanksupervision,its

performanceinbothsuffers.”ButFedchairmanBenBernankecountered,sayingthecentral

bank’sexpertiseinsettingmonetarypolicymakesituniquelyqualifiedtoidentifyriskstothe

financialsystem.“Moreover,theinsightsprovidedbyourroleinsupervisingarangeofbanks,

includingcommunitybankssignificantlyincreasesoureffectivenessinmakingmonetarypolicy

andfosteringfinancialstability.”Bernanke’stestimonycomesaslawmakersattemptamajor

overhauloffinancialregulations.

VOANewsItem50社会：安全专家称印尼恐怖主义威胁增加

SinceadeadlybombingattackonhotelsinJakartalastyear,Indonesiansecurityforceshave

vealsokilledNoordin

Top,theleaderofthegroupthatcarriedouttheattackontheMarriottandRitz-Carltonhotels.

AndtheyhunteddownandkilledamanknownasDulmantin,whohadlongbeenonIndonesia’s

most-wantedlist,he

securityforceshavebeenpraisedfortheseactions,AndiWidjajanto,amilitaryanalystfromthe

UniversityofIndonesia,isconcernedthattheincreasedpoliceactivityalsoindicatesanincreased

levelofmilitantactivity.“IthinkaftertheMarriottand(Ritz)Carlton2009,aftertheraidofAceh

andPamulang,thereisastrongindicationthatthenetworkisgettingstrongerandstronger,itis

notgettingweaker.”

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VOANewsItem51社会：医改投票引发的威胁不断滋长

MarylandDemocratStenyHoyersaidthatheandRepublicancongressionalleadershave

discussedimplementingnewsecurityprecautionsforlawmakersafteranincreaseinthreats

followingSunday’shealthcarereformvoteandaccompanyinganti-reformprotestsoutsidethe

aidtherehavebeenatleastfouractsofvandalismagainst

DemocraticHousemembersthatarelinkedtotheirvotesonhealthcare.

TheFederalBureauofInvestigationisinvestigatingcutfuellinesattheVirginiahomeof

DemocraticRepresentativeTomPerriello’sbrother,whoseaddresswaspostedonlinebya

right-wingbloggerwhosaiditwasthelawmaker’lsosaidthatatleast10House

membershavereceivedthreatstothemselvesortheirfamiliesandthattheCapitolPolicehave

beenalerted.

VOANewsItem52经济：丰田将遭遇集体诉讼索赔

Toyotahasbeeninundatedwithlawsuitsduetosafetyconcernsthathaveledtotherecallof

ljudgesinCaliforniawillhear

argumentsonwhethertoconsolidatemorethanonehundredlawsuitsclaimingToyotais

responsibleforeconomiclossessufferedbyToyotaowners.“Whatthey’readdressingarethe

diminishedvaluesofthecarsnationwide,astheresultofToyota’smisinformationand

mismanagementofthecompany,throughnofaultoftheconsumers,”NortheasternUniversity

LawProfessorTimHoward,leadsaconsortiumofattorneysthatwillmakethecaseforasingle

saysit’sacasethatcouldcostToyotadearly.“Theamountof

damagesthecaseswillbeclaiming,

welookata$1,000acar—thatwouldbeeightmillioncars,$8billiondollarsworthofraw

economicdamages.”TheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationhaslinkedmorethan

50deathstotheunexpectedaccelerationproblems—asafetyissueToyotahasblamedonfloor

matsandstickygaspedals.

VOANewsItem53政治：茶党数千人在内华达州沙漠集会

Theycamebythethousands,fromacrossstatelinesandacrossthecountry,incampers,

agsthatread“Don’tTreadOnMe”,TeaParty

supportersgatheredinawindsweptdustylotinthedesertinSearchlight,Nevada,thehometown

turedspeakerwasformerAlaskagovernorand

RepublicanvicepresidentialcandidateSarahPalin,whourgedthecrowdtoholdPresidentObama

andtheDemocratsaccountableforthehealthcareplanrecentlyapprovedbyCongressdespite

unanimousRepublicanopposition.

VOANewsItem54经济：非洲财长讨论应对经济衰退方法

SeniorAfricanfinanceofficialssaypercapitaincomeinAfricafellforthefirsttimeina

ingameetinginMalawitheyalsonoted

nfinanceministers

andcentralbankgovernorshaveconcludedatwo-daymeetinginLilongwethatfocusedonways

reamongseveral-hundred

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delegatesfromacrossthecontinenttoattendajointmeetingoftheAfricanUnionandtheU.N.

cutive-SecretaryAbdoulieJannetolddelegates

Africa’sprojectedeconomicgrowthrateforthisyearwouldimproveto4.3percentfrom1.6

percentlastyear,althoughhenotedthisrateisstilltoolowtomeettheMillenniumGoalof

halvingpovertyinfiveyears.

VOANewsItem55社会：纽约公共交通加强安全戒备

TheNewYorkpolicedepartmentsaystherehasbeennospecificthreatagainstthecity’s

subwaysystem,itional

coverageincludesmorearmedofficersandsnifferdogspatrollingsubwaystationsaswellasmore

ichaelBloomberg

saysallNewYorkers,includingthemorethan250,000withRussianheritage,expresstheir

anyterroristattack

remindsthecityitneedstoremainvigilant.

VOANewsItem56社会：墨西哥官员发现美国领事馆职员被杀害原因

InvestigatorsinMexicosaythedetainedsuspect45yearsoldRicardoVallesdelaRosa

neartheJuarezcityhallonSaturday,March13,wascarried

outasanactofretributionagainstArthurRedelfs,whoworkedasanElPasoCountySheriff’s

detentionofficerandwasaccusedbygangmembersofmistreatingtheircompatriotsthere.

Redelfsandhispregnantwife,Lesley,ateinJuarez,diedintheir

thesametime,aMexicanman

whohadbeenatasocialeventwiththecouplejustminutesbeforewaskilledinsimilarfashionat

ingtoMexicanauthoritiesthesecondvictimwasalsoinawhitesport

utilityvehicleandsincethegunmenwerenotsurewhichonewasRedelf’scar,theydecidedto

llousnessisnotunusualinJuarez,wheredrug-related

violencehasclaimedthelivesofmorethan4,lencehasclaimed

around600victimssofarthisyear.

VOANewsItem57恐怖主义：参议员呼吁警惕本土恐怖主义

Theangerisapparentatbothendsofthepoliticalspectrum—frommilitiasontheright,to

eenmostlytalkandlittleaction,butJoseph

Lieberman—aConnecticutindependent—

pointstothere

bothpoliticiansandcommentatorsinthemedianeedtocooltheirrhetoric.

VOANewsItem58灾难：意大利拉奎拉纪念2009年地震遇难者

,thetimethedeadlyquakestrucklastApril6,arequiemwasplayedin

L’Aquila’nthe

Bianchilosthis22-year-oldson,Nicola.“It’s

difficult,”hesays.“There’slotsofanger,discouragementandsolitude.”Residentswereasleepin

fledtheirhomesinL’Aquilaandinmore

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ndsof

buildingswerereducedtorubble,orSergioBianchisays

earthquakesarenaturalevents,butifhomes

werebuiltproperly,theL’Aquilaquakewouldnothavebeensodevastating.

VOANewsItem59经济：诺贝尔奖得主敦促为贫困者建立金融服务

Speakingtomorethan1,500delegatesfrom75countriesatthe14thannualAfrica-Middle

EastMicrocreditSummitinNairobi,NobelLaureateMuhammedYunuscalledita“landmark

summit”.Hesaidithighlightsthemicrofinanceindustry’ssuccessinthefaceoftheglobal

aidmicrofinancecontinuestoflourish,providingopportunitiesforpeople

inthedevelopingworldtoliftthemselvesfrompoverty.“Inthiscrisis,microcreditwasnotthe

hebigbankswhichwereclosingdowntheirshops.

Sooneofthelessonsofthesedarkdays:rocreditprovides

thedirectioninwhichwehavetogo.”Microfinanceisamovementwithininternational

zationstypicallyprovidesmallloans,

calledmicrocredit,cticeisseenby

manyasameansofempowermentforpeoplewhohavetraditionallybeendeniedaccesstocredit

andbankinginstitutions.

VOANewsItem60政治：吉尔吉斯斯坦反对派成立过渡政府

TheoppositioncoalitionannouncedanewinterimgovernmentforKyrgyzstanandsaidit

foreignministerRozaOtunbayevasays

PrimeMinisterDaniyarUsenovhasresigned,parliamenthasbeendissolved,andshewillleadthe

ngfromaparliamentbuilding,Otunbayevademandedtheresignationof

PresidentKurmanbekBakiyev,whohasfledthecapital.

VOANewsItem61经济：希腊寻求国际债务援助压力增大

Greecemustraise$15billionbytheendofMaytocoverdebtthatisdue,butnervous

investorsarehelpingtopushthegovernment’tly

downgradeddebtratingcouldmakeGreece’sattempttogetthemoneymoredifficult.

FinanceMinisterGeorgePapaconstantinousayshiscountryisnotseekingtoactivatea

eurozoneandInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)

hecalledtheplananimportant“safetynet”andsaidofficialsareworkingoutdetailsofhowit

wouldwork.

VOANewsItem62教育：美政府鼓励学生学数学科学

Thesestudentsaretakingpartinexperimentsdesignedtotesttheirknowledgeandinspire

themtoconcentrateonscience,technology,sBolden,theheadofthe

gency,NASA,andLisaJacksonfromtheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,orEPA,

cametothisWashington,DCmiddleschooltoencouragetheseyoungsterstofocusonmathand

sciencecareers.

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VOANewsItem63政治：伊拉克多个城市发生爆炸袭击

Theviolencebeganbeforedawn,withgunmeninspeedingcarskillingsoldiersandpoliceat

ailantsusedsilencers,anewgangland-styletwisttotheir

oursthatfollowed,twobombs,alsotargetingpolice,

blastsoccurredoutsidethehomesofpolicemeninFallujah,westofBaghdad.

VOANewsItem64政治：英国政党寻求相互合作

It’saweekendofpoliticalintrigueintheveryhighestofplacesinBritainastheparties

considertheiroptionsinahighstakesgamethatmayverywelldeterminejustwhowillgovernthe

countryinthewakeofThursday’ay,

ConservativeleaderDavidCameronofferedpotentialpartnertheLiberalDemocratsaminority

roleinagovernment.“Acrossourtwomanifestos,

thereareareasIbelievethatweintheConservativepartycangivegroundbothinthenational

interestandintheinterestofforginganopenandtrustingpartnership.“Butthebiggestissue

lDemocratSimonHughessaysif

theConservativesarenotofferingrealreform,thenhispartyisnotinterested.

VOANewsItem65社论：美国重燃恐怖嫌疑人权利辩论

amed

afteraSupremeCourtdecisionin1966thatfoundthatarobberysuspectnamedErnestoMiranda

ingsaidhewasnotmadeawareofhisconstitutionalright

andawarningisseenas

ypeopleworrythatin

terrorismcases,ittiesthehandsofinterrogatorstryingtogetvitalinformation.

VOANewsItem66政治：以巴间接对话望重建信心

Evenastheyagreedtostartindirecttalks,bothsidesdisagreedwhetherthenegotiationshad

inianleaderssaytheyhaveyettogiveformalapprovalforthe

U.S.-mediatednegotiations,considered

thenegotiationstohavebegunonWednesday,eorgeMitchellmetwithIsraeli

eetingscontinuedbehindcloseddoorsinTelAviv,

asMitchellpreparedtotakeIsrael’sfirstsetofstatementstothePalestiniansonFridaywhenhe

thsideshaveagreedtotalkisseenasabreakthrough.

Negotiationshavebeenatatotalstandstillfor16months.

VOANewsItem67政治：外媒盛传金正日访问中国

SouthKoreanmediasayKimJong-il’spersonaltraincrossedintoChinaatthenortheastern

ailedreportssaytheNorthKoreanleaderisspending

alsattheChineseForeignMinistry

andattheNorthKoreanembassyinBeijingcouldnotbereachedbecauseofaholidayinChina.

SecuritywasreportedtobeheavyattheNorthKoreanborder,buttherewasnoapparent

tighteninginBeijing,opleintheChinese

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capital,like28-year-oldbankemployeeTaoYe,she

pointedtothe

ptoChinawouldbetheNorth

Koreanleader’’sfirsttripabroadsinceasuspectedstrokein2008.

ChinaisNorthKorea’slargesttradingpartnerandmainpoliticalally.

VOANewsItem68外交：英国热烈欢迎南非总统来访

SouthAfricaPresidentJacobZumasaysinternationalsanctionsagainstZimbabweshouldbe

ntweekstheEuropeanUnionandtheUnitedStatesvotedtoextendsanctionsagainst

SouthAfrica’ysZimbabwe’spowersharinggovernmentshouldbe

CargillfromtheBritain-basedresearch

groupChathamHousesaysZimbabwewillbeoneofthetopicsdiscussedduringPresident

Zuma’alsoheretoraisetheprofileofthe

WorldCupfootballchampionship,whichkicksoffthisJuneinSouthAfrica.

VOANewsItem69政治：伊朗指责IAEA总干事存在偏见

ItwasanotherdayofbullhorndiplomacybyIran’stopnuclearofficials,whoappeartobe

dofIran’satomic

energyagency,AliAkbarSalehi,beganthedaybycallingIAEAchiefYukiyaAmano“biased.”

arkscoincidewitha

meetingoftheIAEAboardinVienna,whichbeganMonday,inwhichAmanocomplainedthat

Tehran“hasnotprovidedtheagencywiththenecessarycooperation,”andthathecould“not

confirmthatallnuclearmaterialinIranisbeingusedinpeacefulactivities.”Amano’sreporttothe

IAEAboardalsostressedthatTehranmaybeworkingtodevelopanuclearwarhead,andits

recentdecisiontoenrichuraniumtothe20-percentlevelcould,intheory,giveitthematerial

srepeatedlyinsistedthatitsnuclearprogramis

intendedforpeacefulcivilianpurposes,buttheWestsuspectsitiscovertlyworkingtoproduce

nuclearweapons.

VOANewsItem70经济：欧盟要求希腊强力解决经济问题

TheEuropeanUnionhasurgedGreecetoimplementgreaterausteritymeasuresimmediately

nceCommissionerOlliRehnmade

thecallafterafirstroundoftalkswithGreekofficialsamidgrowingmarketexpectationsofa

trade-offbetw

strengthoftheEuropeancurrencyhasbeenunderpressuresinceGreece’sfinancialproblemswere

revealed,withconcernthattheproblemcouldspreadtoothereuro-zonecountries.

VOANewsItem71体育：美国大学生冬奥会接受工作训练

Thisisthe10thtimeLisaDelpyNeirottihasaccompaniedcollegestudentstoanOlympic

tiisaprofessorforSportsManagementattheGeorgeWashingtonUniversity,and

28studentsfromtheBusinessSchoolarewithherinVancouverstudyingthemanagementand

marketingoftheOlympicGames.

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ThroughtheyearsshehasbuiltuprelationshipswithpeopleconnectedtotheOlympicsto

maketheseeducationalvisitssuccessful.

“We’remeetingwithpeoplefromIOCmembersallthewaydowntovolunteers,and,you

know,USOC,VANOC,sponsorsfromthetopleveltothenationallevel,tosuppliers.”

ProfessorNeirottitoldVOAshemeetswiththestudentswellinadvanceandwarnsthemthat

theOlympictripsarenotaboutfunandgames.

“Thisisarigorouscourse,egofrom8to5or6,

andthenthey’llectaminimumof50surveys

eachofspectators.”

Andthestudentsdothataftertheirclasstimeandtheirbehind-the-scenesmeetingsandtours.

VOANewsItem72灾难：官员警示意大利石油泄漏导致生态灾难

ItalianauthoritiessayitisaraceagainsttimetostopamassiveoilslickflowingdownItaly’s

cktidecontinuesdownthePoRiverandisexpectedtoreachtheAdriaticby

heavyrainshaveswollentheriverallowingtheoiltomovequicklydespite

gentreporttoparliamentonThursday,environmentundersecretary

RobertoM

officialsaidthree-and-a-halfmillionlitersofoilhavealreadypouredintotheriverandthe

hasalreadykilledhundredsofbirds

ythereisaterriblestench.

VOANewsItem73民生：日本贫困儿童数量上升

ll,thereareno

otoftenseeJapanesecitizens

publiclyventingtheirfrustrationsoverthecountry’iorgovernment

researcherAyaAbesaysJapanhasthefourth-highestrateofpovertyamongdevelopedcountries.

Shesaysshes

ributestheincreaseinchildpovertytothecountry’s

changingdemographics,sfewer

peopleliveinthree-generationhouseholds,ber

aryforyoungfathershasdeclinedwiththeeconomic

ialsecuritypremiumshaveincreasedinthelast20years,puttingfamilieson

sstudiesconductedbytheOrganizationforEconomic

CooperationandDevelopment(OECD)pointedtorisingpovertyinJapanbeforetheglobal

economiccrisesin2008.

VOANewsItem74民生：苏丹难民重新安置问题凸显

Theredoesn’tseemmuchtocelebrateinthisdusty,sun-scorchedpatchofSudan,justeastof

ersevenyearsofdevastatingconflict,thenewvillageofHabali

Canari,anddozensmorelikeit,ehelpoftheArabLeague

thereisnowamosque,hasisison

renoroadstothesettlement—justtracksthroughthesoftsandsoftheno-man’s

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agueSecretaryGeneralAmrMoussacametoHabilaCanarito

hehopesthevillagewillhelplurepeopleoutoftherefugee

campswhereDarfurianssoughtprotection.

VOANewsItem75政治：索马里拘留记者行为受谴责

TheNationalUnionofSomaliJournalistsreportstheIslamistmilitantgroupal-Shababhas

imprisonedAliYusufAdan,aradiocorrespondentfortheprivatemediabroadcasterSomaliweyn.

Internationalwatchdoggroupsaredecryingtheabduction,whichtheysayispartofatroubling

lBaglo,headofthe

AfricaprogramforBrussels-basedInternationalFederationofJournalists,calledforAdan’s

thesituationforjournalistsinSomaliarightnowisthemostpressing

onthecontinent.

VOANewsItem76政治：奥巴马与各州长商讨经济、医保和教育问题

Theprivatemeetingbeganwithafewpublicremarksbythepresident,inwhichhefocused

theyareworkingtogethertorebuildthe

economy,afteraseriesofemergencymeasurestoendtherecessionandhelpkeyindustries

aidheunderstandsthetolltherecessiontookonstategovernmentsthat

foundthemselveswithlesstaxrevenueandarisingneedforservices.“Overall,theeconomyisin

owgrowingby

owthatyourstatesarestillinaverytoughsituationandtoomanyAmericans

stillhavenotfelttherecoveryintheirownlives.”Thepresidentspokeaboutongoingeffortsto

talkedaboutactionstoputAmericaonastrongereconomicfootinginthe

future,byimprovingeducationstandardsacrossthecountry.

VOANewsItem77国际关系：澳大利亚威胁对日本捕鲸行为提起诉讼

AustraliahassetaNovemberdeadlineforJapantostopwhalinginAntarcticwaters,orface

inisterKevinRuddsaidhewasstillhopefulthattalkswiththe

JapanesewouldleadtoanegotiatedsettlementwherebyTokyowouldabandonitsannualhuntin

llbeabletodeliverhisultimatuminpersontoJapan’sforeign

minister,KatsuyaOkada,whoarrivesinSydneySaturdayforpre-arrangedtalksontradeand

tralianleadersayshisgovernmentiscommittedtointernationallegalaction

ifdiscussionsfailtoconvinceJapantostopkillingwhalesintheAntarctic.

VOANewsItem78政治：尼日尔士兵发动政变推翻总统

Inanationwideradioandtelevisionbroadcast,aspokesmanforthemutinoussoldierssaid

theyhavesuspendedtheconstitutionanddissolvedthegovernmentthatPresidentTandja

okesmanColonelAbdoul

KarimGoukoyeKarimousaidNiger’sdefenseandsecurityforcesdecidedtotaketheir

responsibilitytoendthecountry’Nigerisnowbeingledbya

SupremeCouncilfortheRestorationofDemocracywhichiscallingonpeopletoremaincalm,

stayunited,andmaketheircountryanexampleofdemocracy,goodgovernance,andstability.

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PresidentTandjawasmeetingwithcabinetministersatthepresidentialpalacewhenthecoup

rsarenowreportedlyholdinghimatamilitarybarracksoutsidethecapital.

VOANewsItem79政治：俄克里姆林宫呼吁大幅削减警察数量

PresidentMedvedevsaysthereisaneedtoeliminateInteriorMinistryfunctionsthatare

evsayshehasmadeadecisiontocutthe

numberofemployeesatheadquartersandsubordinatestructuresfrom19,970peopleto10,

saystherewillalsobeareviewoffunctions,whichshouldcorrespondtotheMinistry’scurrent

needs,ingly,hehassentabilltoparliamentthatwouldtransfer

respncludethe

expulsionofillegalimmigrants,runningdetoxificationcenters,andconductingvehicleinspection.

VOANewsItem80政治：奥巴马敦促两党促进就业

PresidentObamasaysRepublicansandDemocratscancooperatetostrengthentheeconomy,

eventhoughtheydisagreeonmanyissues.“Ithinkit’sfairtosaythattheAmericanpeopleare

houghthepartiesarenotgoingto

agreeoneverysingleitem,thereshouldbesomeareaswherewecanagree.”Minority

Republicanshav

oymentrateat9.7percent,thepresidentsaidhehopesCongresswillsoon

approveincentivesforsmallbusinessestoaddworkers.

VOANewsItem81科技：奋进号航天飞机前往国际空间站

Endeavour’

is,smoothlyforalaunchthatwassetforSunday,butpostponedbecauseofthickcloudcover.

ShuttleLaunchDirectorMikeLeinbachsaidthecrewdidnotlettheone-daydelayhavea

negativeimpactonthem.“mwasveryenergizedgoing

uknow,we

foughttheweatherlastnight,justwasnottherighttimetolaunchyesterday,sowestooddown,

gotintoittodayanditreallyrewardedeverybodyextremelywell.”Whentheygettothe

InternationalSpaceStation,theEndeavourcrewwillbedeliveringandinstallingamoduleknown

asTranquility,edtoTranquilityisa

roboticys

thiswillprovideapanoramicviewofEarthandobjectsinspace.

VOANewsItem82军事：盖茨希望对伊朗制裁避免军事行动

SecretaryGatesisworkingwithalliestodevelopaneffectivesanctionsregimetargeting

Iran’sgovernment,alssaytheyhopeto

tyCouncilthismonth,whileFranceholdstherotating

aysIranhasnotrespondedconstructivelytoPresidentBarackObama’s

edwhetherheis

concernedIsraelmightlaunchanairstrikeonIran’snuclearfacilitiesnowthattheIranian

presidenthasorderedtheresumptionofuraniumenrichment,thesecretarysaidhebelievesthereis

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stillachanceforsanctionsandotherformsofdiplomaticpressuretowork.

VOANewsItem83经济：美财长称经济正在好转

ghemployers

continuetocutjobsamidafledglingeconomicrecovery,oymentrateforJanuary

rySecretaryTimothyGeithnerhailedthe

development.“goingtotakeawhile,

aneconomy

thatwasgrowingattherateofalmost6percentofGDPinthefourthquarteroflastyear—the

avethecapacityasagovernmenttotrytomakesureweare

reinforcingthatprocess,andwehelpguidethiseconomybacktothepointwherewearenotjust

growingagain,butweseegrowthtranslateintojobs.”Initsbudgetprojections,theObama

administrationisassumingthatunemploymentwillremainstubbornlyhigh—above9percent

—wellintonextyear.

VOANewsItem84军事：希拉里：应对伊朗实施新制裁

Despiteseemingly-conciliatorycommentsbyIranianPresidentMahmoudAhmadinejadthis

week,ClintonsaystherehasstillbeennodefinitiveIranianreplytoacompromisenuclear

proposalofferedlastOctober.

ShesaysitisimportantnowtoconsideradditionalsanctionsagainstIran,andthattheUnited

Statesisreachingouttoothermajorpowersontheissue,includingChinawhichsaysitopposes

earlypunitiveaction.

Earlierthisweek,theIranianPresidentsaidhisgovernmentwouldhave“noproblem”

sendinglow-enricheduraniumabroadifitlaterreceived,inexchange,higher-enrichedreactorfuel.

alssayIranhasnotfollowedupwithaformalacceptanceofaswaparrangement

t,Iranwouldgiveup

moskwith

reporters,ClintonsaidtheworldcommunityisonlygettingmixedsignalsfromTehranandthatit

istimetopursueadditionalpressure.

VOANewsItem85社会：地震中的妇女儿童急需救助

Inpreviousyears,en’sFundhasclassifiedHaitiasacountry“incrisis.”Since

thedevastatingearthquakestruck,UNICEFhasincreaseditseffortstorestoreshatteredlivesand

protectchildrenandwomenwhoareamongthemostvulnerablevictimsofthisdisaster.

VOANewsItem86军事：美俄即将达成新的核条约

ecretaryforArmsControlandInternationalSecurityEllenTauscherexpressed

confidencethatdespitedeeppartisandivisionsinCongress,theSenatewouldpassthesuccessor

tothe1991StrategicArmsReductionTreaty,althoughshegavenotimeframe.“Wedohavea

polarizedatmosphereinWashington,butIthinkthatonissuesofnationalsecurity,wehave

alwaysfoundthatwecanfindaverybroadconcensusofDemocratsandRepublicansthatwill

tonthisissuewewillfindthatsamesweetspot.”

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TauscherspokeataconferenceinParisgatheringformerdiplomatsandarmsnegotiatorsand

siannegotiatorsresumedtalksin

GenevathisweekaimedtowrapupanewnucleardisarmamenttreatytoreplaceSTART,which

expiredinDecember.

VOANewsItem87经济：奥巴马推行新的经济计划

PresidentObamavisitedtheNortheasternstateofNewHampshireonTuesday,topromotea

planhehopeswillhelpeasethenation’aysmoney

repaidbylargebanksthatreceivedgovernmenthelpshouldbelenttosmallbusinesses,wherehe

saysmostofAmerica’sjobcreationtakesplace.“Iamannouncingaproposaltotake$30billion

ofthemoneythatwasrepaidbyWallStreetbanks—nowthattheyarebackontheirfeet—

takethat$30billionanduseittocreateanewsmallbusinesslendingfundthatwouldprovide

capitalforcommunitybanksonMainStreet.”dmittedinlastweek’sStateofthe

Unionaddress,aysit

ialsystemfromcollapsing.

VOANewsItem88政治：几内亚过渡政府有助西非稳定

TheAfricanUnionisurgingGuinea’snewinterimauthoritytorestoreconstitutionalorder

ansitionalgovernmentisledjointlybythe

country’sactingmilitaryleaderGeneralSekoubaKonateandthenewcivilianprimeminister,Jean

meministersaysresponsibilityformeetingthatelectoraldeadlinedoesnot

thesuccessoftheelectiondependsonits

hereisnotenoughmoneytoorganizeitproperly,Guineawillcontinueto

struggle.

VOANewsItem89医疗：世卫组织称海地流行病风险增加

TheWorldHea

sayspeopleareatgreatriskofgettingdiarrhea,choleraandotherwaterbornediseasesbecauseof

contagiousdiseasessuchasmeasles

canspreadlikewildfireintheovercrowded,squalidresettlementcamps.

esandtheHaitiangovernmentwillconduct

acampaignnextweektoimmunizehundredsofthousandsofchildrenunderagefiveagainst

measles,WHOandotheraidagencieswillbetakingadditional

measurestotrytopreventepidemicsfrombreakingout.

VOANewsItem90经济：奥巴马将经济重心转移到中产阶级

PresidentObamaspenthisfirstyearinofficetryingtopreventthecollapseofbigfinancial

firms,,heistakingamorepopulistapproach—

itispartof

anefforttoshowtheadministrationcaresaboutworkerswhoarestrugglingtopaytheirbillsor

haveanxietiesaboutlosingtheirjobs.“Wehavejustcomethroughwhatwasoneofthemost

difficultdecadesthemiddleclasshaseverfaced—adecadeinwhichmedianincomefell,and

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oureconomylostaboutasmanyjobsasitgained.”ThepresidentspokeatameetingofaWhite

Houseadvisorypanelsetuptostudytheproblemsfacingthemiddleclassandtopropose

heideasembracedbytheadministrationarestepstocutthecostsofchildcare

forworkingparents,andhelpthemsaveforretirement.

VOANewsItem91社会：避孕药的影响

InMay1960,dDrugAdministrationapprovedtheworld’sfirstbirthcontrol

,12millionAmericanwomentakethePill,makingittheleadingcontraceptiveinthe

1975hitsingle,countrystarLorettaLynnsingsavictoryanthemforthePill:

Youwinedmeanddineme

WhenIwasyourgirl

PromisedifI’dbeyourwife

You’dshowmetheworld

ButallI’veseenofthisoldworld

Isabedandadoctorbill

I’mtearin’downyourbrooderhouse

’CausenowI’vegotthepill.

WhenthePillhitthemarketin1960,30stateshadlawsrestrictingtheadvertisingandsaleof

awswererenderedinvalidformarried

womenbya1965SupremeCourtdecisionandtherulingwasexpandedin1972tocoverall

women.

Inthepost-WorldWarIIbabyboomera,theimpetusforpromotinganoralcontraceptivefor

fromthevisionoftwowomen:

andMcCormickfeltthefemalecontraceptive

couldemancipatewomen.

Theteamtheyworkedwithtomakethathappenattachedotherfar-reachingutopiandreams

totheproject.“ThemostidealistichopesattachedtothePillwerethatitwouldsolvetheproblem

ofoverpopulation,andpoverty;thatitwoulddomestically,wouldcreatehappyfamiliesbecause

marriedcouplescouldenjoysexwithoutfearsofunwantedpregnancy;thatsinglewomen

wouldn’thavebabiesanymorebecausetheycouldpreventituntiltheyweremarried.”

Itgraduot

stemoverpopulation,cutpoverty,lowerthedivorcerateorputanendtounwantedpregnancies.

NordidthePillsparkthesexualrevolutionofthe1960s.

Instead,asMaywritesinhernewbook,“AmericaandthePill:AHistoryofPromise,Peril

andLiberation,”y

usedthePillasanimportanttooltogaincontrolovertheirlives.

VOANewsItem92灾难：埃塞俄比亚航班失事，至少90人遇难

Lebaneseofficialshavecalledforadayofmourningforthosekilledwhentheplanewent

alssaythereisnoindicationof

sePresidentMichelSuleimansaidthat,asofnow,anactof

ing737-800hadjusttakenofffromBeirutandwasheadedtothe

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Ethiopiancapital,AddisAbaba,whenitwentdownintheMediterraneanafewkilometersoff

Lebanon’itiessaymore

than50Lebanesepassengersboardedtheplaneaswellasmorethan20Ethiopians,inadditionto

officialssaythewifeofFrance’sambassadortoLebanonwasamong

thepeoplefromothercountriesonboard.

VOANewsItem93人物：伯南克连任美联储主席预期将通过确认

TosomeinWashington,FederalReserveChairmanBenBernankeisthemastereconomist

whoseaggressiveactionsandcreativesolutionspreventedcompleteeconomiccollapsein2008,

whenmajorAmericanbanks,investmentfirms,insurancecompanies,andhomemortgagegiants

rs,heisthefinancialindustryinsiderwhofacilitated

recklesscorporaterisk-takingthatplacedthenationalandglobaleconomyingraveperilinthe

foretheexpirationofafour-yeartermasFedchief,Bernankefacesgrowing

oppositionfromDemocraticandRepublicansenatorswhowillvoteonhisreconfirmation.

ar,

PresidentBarackObamabackedBernankeforasecondterm,andWhiteHousePressSecretary

RobertGibbsexpressedoptimismhistenurewillbeextended.

VOANewsItem94经济：奥巴马限制银行高风险交易

PresidentObamasayshewantstoavoidarepeatoflastyear’sfailureofseveralbanksand

otherfinancialfirms,earsofcorporatemergersinthe

financialindustry,thep

sayshewantstoensurethatthefailureofasingle,largefinancialfirmwouldnotthreatenthe

entireeconomy.“NeveragainwilltheAmericantaxpayerbeheldhostagebyabankthatistoobig

tofail.”lsosayshewantstobarbigbanksfromfinancialtradingfortheirown

ctice,knownasproprietarytrading,generallyshiftstherisktotaxpayerswhile

banksmakemoney.

VOANewsItem95经济：日本航空公司申请破产

JapanAirline’sbankruptcyfilingisoneofJapan’

formerstate-ownedcarrieroncesymbolizedthestrengthofthecountry’spostwareconomicboom.

ButitsfinancialfortunesdeclinedinthelastdecadewiththefalloutfromtheSeptember11th

attacks,asurgeinfuelprices,panyrackedup

morethan$20billionindebtanditssharepricehasdroppedtoarecordlowofaboutthreecents.

TheJapanesegovernmentbailedouttheairlinethreetimesinthelast10yearsbutitcouldnot

savethecompanyfrombankruptcythistime.

VOANewsItem96社会：意大利加强措施打击非法移民

AddressingtheupperhouseoftheItalianparliamentlateTuesday,InteriorMinisterRoberto

MaronipraisedtheworkofthesecurityforcesinthesouthernCalabriantownofRosarno,where

daysofviolenceeruptedaftera

groupofwhitelocalyouthsallegedlyshottwoimmigrantswithapelletgun.

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Maronisaidtheimmediatereactiononthepartofsecurityofficialsfromthestartofthe

dis,21migrants

wereinjuredintheclashes,witheightstillhospitalized.

Theinteriorministersaidabout750illegalimmigrantsweretransferredtoholdingcentersin

dthatmorethan300withregularpermitsleft

madeclearthefight

againstillegalimmigrationwouldcontinuewithoutlet-up.

VOANewsItem97社会：寒冷天气增加了也门转置居民的痛苦

TensofthousandsofpeoplehavefledtheconflictinnorthernYemenoverthepastfive

,theycontinuetoleaveinlargenumbers.

AspokeswomanfortheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross,DorotheaKrimitsas,says

freezingtemperaturesaremakingthealreadydiresituationofpeoplefleeingtheirhomeseven

worse.

“Ourconcernaccordingtowhatwecanwitnessthere,becauseweareontheground,weare

presentontheground—harshweatherconditionsandwinterconditionsinnorthernYemenare

affectingthepopulationsthere,especiallythosefleeingwhohaveabsolutelynoshelterand

nothingand,vetofleejustwithwhattheyhaveonthemandleave.

So,thisissomethingthatismakingtheirconditionmuchmoredifficult.”

Krimitsassaystheriskofrespiratoryinfectionsisincreasing,especiallyamongchildren

exposedtothecold,thewind,sgettingshelterforpeoplelivingoutinthe

coldisvitalasisaccesstofood,waterandhealthcare.

ore,Krimitsassaysit

isdifficulttoknowhowmanypeoplearenotreceivingaid.

“But,despitetheseconditions,wecontinuetoworkinclosecooperationwithother

orinuetowork

sofarprovidedaround73,000displacedpeoplewithwater,

inuetorunfivecamps.”

KrimitsassaystheRedCrossalsoprovideshealthcaretothedisplacedandmedicalsupport,

includingsupplies,totheYemeniRedCrescent.

ShesaystheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCrossisrenewingitsappealtoallpartiesin

theconflicttoensuretheprotectionofciviliansandtoallowsafepassageforhumanitarianaid.

VOANewsItem98气候：冬季恶劣天气继续肆虐欧洲

AwaveofcoldandsnowyweathercontinuestogripEurope,groundingairplanes,trainsand

carsandcausingdozensofdeaths.

BritonsshiveringthroughoneofthecoldestwinterstohittheUnitedKingdomindecades

l4andotherBritishmediadeliveredmore

badnews—includingweather-relateddeaths.

AweekofsnowandicealsotemporarilyshutteredDublinairportandledtocancellationsof

planes,trainsandsportingeventsinLondonandelsewhere.

ConditionsarenotmuchbetterinFrance,whereweatherforecastersarepredictingmore

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arctictemperaturesonMondayandawaveofsnowtohitsomepartsofthecountryonTuesday.

y1,000passengerswereforcedto

spendthenightattheLyonairportandnearbyhotelsineast-centralFrance.

VOANewsItem99社会：墨西哥打击毒品卡特尔取得进展

Thewaragainstnarcotics-traffickingcartelsinMexicoisbeingwatchedcloselybyfederal

gEnforcementAdministration,or

DEA,le,chiefof

intelligenceattheHoustonoffice,sayssharingresourcesandinformationwiththeMexican

governmenthashelpedPresidentCalderontodisruptthecriminalorganizations’operationsonthe

border.

VOANewsItem100人物：英国人质被绑架两年后获释

Thirty-sixyearoldPeterMoorewasreleasedbyhiscaptorsinBaghdadWednesdaymorning.

HewasturnedovertotheIraqiauthoritiesandthenhandedovertotheBritishembassyintheIraqi

capital.

InLondon,BritishForeignSecretary,DavidMilibandwelcomedthereleaseandsaidhehad

spokenwithMoore.

“Peterisingoodhealthdespitemanymonthsofcaptivity,he’sundergoingcarefulmedical

checksandheisgoingtobereunitedwithhisfamilyassoonaspossiblebackintheU.K..”Peter

Moore,acomputerconsultant,wasworkinginBaghdadwhenheandfourbodyguardswereseized

atfthe

bodyguardswereeof

thefourth,AlanMcMenemy,isasyetunconfirmed,butBritishauthoritiesbelievehetoowas

killed.

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