Hourly News 每日新闻 10:00 2011/09/26

 Thousands gather to greet Abbas on his return after UN statehood bid

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has received a hero's welcome in the West Bank after submitting his bid for statehood at the U.N.

Thousands of people have crowded around his West Bank headquarters in Ramallah to get a glimpse of the 76-year-old president upon his return from New York.

Abbas has asked the UN Security Council to grant the Palestinians full UN membership.

The Security Council is expected to study the Palestinian bid for several weeks before making a final decision.

 

 

Pakistani PM calls back FM over U.S. charge

Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Gilani has recalled his Foreign Minister from the UN General Assembly.

The move comes following US accusations¹ that Gilani's government is supporting the Taliban.

Outgoing U.S. Joint² Chiefs of Staff chair Mike Mullen has accused Pakistan's spy agency of supporting the Haqqani network.

The network is believed to have carried out an attack on the U.S. embassy in Kabul two weeks ago which left 25 people dead.

 

 

Yemeni president says remains³ committed to implementing⁵ GCC initiative on power transfer

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh says he remains committed to implementing the Gulf⁶ Cooperation Council's initiative on power transfer.

Saleh was delivering his first speech since he returned to Yemen Friday after receiving medical treatment in Saudi Arabia. He was severely⁷ injured in an attack on the presidential palace in June.

Saleh also promised to hold early presidential and parliamentary elections in the country once a peace deal is reached between his government and the opposition⁸.

"We re-iterate today that we are committed to the Gulf initiative in its form and (committed) to signing it through the Vice-President Abbd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi who has been given authority by an active presidential decree that allows him to enter dialogue, sign the initiative and agree the procedures to implement⁴ it, so we can get the country out of this dangerous crisis."

When Saleh was speaking, tens of thousands of protesters gathered in central Sanaa, demanding his resignation.

 

 

Saudi king says women allowed to contest in next municipal elections: TV

In a marked turn, the King of Saudi Arabia has now announced that women are going to be allowed to vote, and run, in the next municipal elections.

King Abdullah has also proclaimed that women will be allowed to join the Shura Council.

Abdullah says the Kingdom refuses to marginalize women in all walks of society.

Saudi Arabia, which adheres to a strict version of Sunni Islam, doesn't allow women to travel, receive operations, or drive without a man with them.

 

 

Gunfire heard at 'CIA office' in Kabul

Gunfire has been heard from a compound believed to house the CIA office in the Afghan capital Kabul.

A US official confirmed there was an attack on the facility but said an investigation⁹ is underway.

There were no reports of any casualties.

The attack comes two weeks after militants¹⁰ fired rocket-propelled grenades at the US embassy and Nato headquarters in Kabul, killing¹¹ some 25 people.

 

 

Islamabad police uncover huge arms cache

The authorities in the Pakistani capital Islamabad say they've foiled an attempt to smuggle¹² weapons which could be used for terrorist acts.

The arms were uncovered from a car on the outskirts¹³ of Islamabad on the motorway¹⁴ linking the Pakistani capital with the northwestern city of Peshawar.

The weapons include machine guns and bullets.

The driver of the vehicle is now being questioned.

 

 

UBS board says it takes years to revamp after trading scandal

UBS CEO Oswald Gruebel has resigned.

Gruebel has fallen on the sword following revelations that a rogue¹⁵ trader in London has cost the company some 2.3-billion dollars.

Gruebel is being replaced, temporarily, by Sergio Ermotti.

The UBS board of directors says it is looking at both internal and external candidates to fill the CEO position permanently¹⁶.

 

 

IMF/World Bank meetings end: ECB under pressures

The IMF and World Bank have wrapped up their semi-annual meetings, with European policy makers¹⁷ facing mounting pressure to try to contain their debt crisis.

China, along side the US, have been pressing Europe to do more.

U.S. Treasury¹⁸ Secretary Tim Geithner is warning that a failure to combat the debt crisis in Europe is going to create a catastrophe¹⁹.

IMF officials say the European Central Bank is the only player big enough to solve the crisis.

 

 

Carrier Rocket for Shenzhou 8 Arrives at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

The rocket which is set to send the Shenzhou 8 spacecraft into space has arrived at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu.

The rocket is now undergoing a series of tests.

Shenzhou 8 is due to hook up with Tiangong I, which is China's prototype space lab.

Tiangong I is scheduled to blast off next week.

 

 

China will test qualification of its 2 million police officers

Police officers across China are being forced to sit for a qualification exam.

The roughly 2-million police officers will have to sit the exam before they can be activated²⁰ for duty next year.

Those that pass won't have to sit the qualification exams for another 5 years.

The police officers are being forced to take the exams to press home the need for a better understanding of Chinese rules and regulations.

1 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

2 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

5 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

6 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

7 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

8 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

9 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

10 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

11 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

12 smuggle   

vt.私运；vi.走私

参考例句：

• Friends managed to smuggle him secretly out of the country.朋友们想方设法将他秘密送出国了。
• She has managed to smuggle out the antiques without getting caught.她成功将古董走私出境，没有被逮捕。

13 outskirts   

n.郊外，郊区

参考例句：

• Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
• They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。

14 motorway   

n.高速公路，快车道

参考例句：

• Our car had a breakdown on the motorway.我们的汽车在高速公路上抛锚了。
• A maniac driver sped 35 miles along the wrong side of a motorway at 110 mph.一个疯狂的司机以每小时110英里的速度在高速公路上逆行飙车35英里。

15 rogue   

n.流氓；v.游手好闲

参考例句：

• The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
• They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。

16 permanently   

adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地

参考例句：

• The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。

17 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

19 catastrophe   

n.大灾难，大祸

参考例句：

• I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
• This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。

20 activated   

adj. 激活的 动词activate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The canister is filled with activated charcoal.蒸气回收罐中充满了活性炭。