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利比亚抗议活动引发冲突已致84人丧生
WitnesseshavetoldtheBBCthatLibyantroopshaveopenedfirewithmachine-gunsandlarge-calibreweaponsonanti-governmentprotestersinthecityofBenghazi,killinganumberofpeople.Itdescribesscenesofchaos:thesnipersshotfromtheroofsofbuildings,andprotestersfoughtbackagainsttroopsontheground.JonLeynehasmoredetails.
WitnessesinBenghaziaredescribingwhatsoundslikeasustainbattlewithgovernmentalforces.Accordingtosomeaccounts,whichareimpossibletoverify,amajorbarracksorsecurityheadquartershasfallentotheopposition.There'realsoreportsontheInternetthatthenephewofColonelGaddafiha***eenkilledinthefighting.Earlier,witnessesdescribedhowaunitrelatedtothegovernmentforces.ManyofthemapparentlyfromoutsideLibyaweresentintoBenghazi.Thetroopshavebeenusinggunfireandevenmortarsagainsttheopposition.Substantialnumbersofcasualtieshavebeenreceivedinlocalhospitals.Thefiguresarehardtoverify.
巴林示威者重返珍珠广场，血腥恐怖难以熄灭抗议之火
ProtestersinBahrainhavestreamedbackintoPearlSquareinthecapitalManamatocontinuetheirdemonstrationsagainstthegovernment.They'reinitiallyconfrontedbyriotpolice,whoopenedfirewithteargasandshotguns.Butthepolicethenpulledbackandleft.CarolineHawleysentthisreportfromPearlSquare.
There'renowfamilieswithflowers,flags,andballoonswhetherthismorningtheyweretanks.Inthemiddleoftheday,thecrownprinceorderedthemilitaryoffthestreets.Forshortwhilepoliceinriotgearkepttheprotestersout.Butthen,theysuddenlystoodasideandjubilantcrowdscalledin.Therewasabriefattempttokeepprotestersoutwithtearga***utitdidn'tlastlong.AndthepeoplehereinPearlSquarearenowvowingtoremainuntiltheirdemandsaremet.
两名德国记者被伊朗关押4个月后终获释
IranhasfreedtwoGermanreportersjailedlastyearaftertheyinterviewedthesonofawomancondemnedtodeathbystoning.TheGermanForeignMinisterGuidoWesterwellehasarrivedinTehrantoaccompanythemhome.EarlieronSaturday,anIraniancourtdroppedtheGermans'prisonsentencesimposedforvisairregularitiesandfinedtheminstead.ThejournalistswerearrestedaftermeetingthesonofSakinehMohammadiAshtiani,whosedeathsentencefor***erywassuspendedfollowinginternationalcriticism.MichaelBackhausisthedeputyeditorofBildamSonntag,theweeklyforwhichthetwojournalistswork.Hesaidstaffatthepaperfeltagreatsenseofrelief.
Forus,anightmarethatlasted132dayshascometoanendtoday.Inaword,it'snotjustjoythatwe'refeeling,butreliefthatwhathavebeendifficultdaysforourcolleaguesisnowover.
阿富汗东部银行遭自***爆炸袭击已致18死70余伤
Atleast18peoplehavebeenkilledand70woundedinanattackonabankinJalalabadineasternAfghanistan.AheadofpoliceinJalalabadanditsdeputywereamongthosehurt.Witnessesdescribedthreeinitialblasts.Policethenenteredthebuildingandmanyofthemwereinjuredinafourthexplosion.
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科特迪瓦首都发生冲突至少一人死亡
Atleastonepersonha***eenkilledinAbidjan,thecommercialcapitalofIvoryCoast,duringclashe***etweenthesecurityforcesandsupportersofAlassaneOuattara,recognizedbytheinternationalcommunityasthewinneroflastyear'spresidentialelection.SoldiersfiredshotsandteargastodispersehundredsofprotesterswhocallforLaurentGbagbo,whorefusestostepdown,tohandoverpower.
古巴***释放一名被监禁的反对派
TheCubangovernmenthasfreedajaileddissident,who'verefusedtogointoexileinSpainasaconditionforhisrelease.IvanHernandez,ajournalist,whowasoneof75opponentsofthegovernmentarrestedin2003,wasreleasedalongwithsixotherprisoners.Mr.Hernandezisamongagroupofdissidentswhosefreedomwa***rokeredbytheCatholicChurch.HehadsaidheintendstocontinuetowriteabouttheissuesfacingordinaryCubans.
美国科学家正尝试通过远古食物基因制造抗病食物
ResearchersintheUnitedStatessaidthey'retryingtousegenesfromancientvarietiesofstaplefoods,suchasrice,maizeandcorn,todevelophardierandmoredisease-resistantcropsinthefuture.PallabGhoshreports.
Thefoodcropswehavetodayhavebeenbredforgenerationsfromoldervarietiestomaximizeyield.Butintheprocess,importantandusefultraitshavebeenlost,whichscientistsarenowrediscoveringusingnewgenetechnologies.Researchersareinvestigatingancientvarietiesofricehavefoundgenesofconfirmeddisease-resistanceandmakecropsmoreabletowithstandfloodsanddrought.Theybelievethatby***yzingthegenesofmoreplants,they'llbeabletobuildupalive-breedofproperties,withwhichplantbreederscancreatenewvarietiessuittolocalcircumstances.
如何衡量经济失衡G20达共识
FinanceministersfromtheG20EconomicsmeetinginFrancehavereachedadealaimedatpreventingarepeatoftheglobalfinancialcrisis.Theaccordcoverswhatindicatorscanbeusedtomeasureeconomicimbalances,suchaslargetradeservices.TheFrenchFinanceMinisterChristineLagardedescribedthedea***compromiseagreedaftersometimesfrankandtensenegotiationsinParis.
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