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Hello, I’m Melissa Long, here’s at the CNN Center in Atlanta. It’s Friday, Oct. 10th. Here’s a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

Yesterday’s massive sell off on Wall Street rolled around the world, to send overseas markets plummeting¹ today. In Europe all of the major indices pegged² significant losses. Japan’s Nikkei index lost nearly 900 points or more than 9.5% of its value. It is Nikkei’s biggest one-day loss since the crash in 1987.

President Bush once again tried to calm the panicked markets today. Speaking from the White House this morning, the president of the government is moving aggressively to address the nation’s financial problems. The president also said the government's rescue plan will take time to begin working. He assured the American people that they can be confident in their economic future.

And with the financial markets in turmoil³, the Treasury⁴ Secretary Henry Paulson is meeting today with finance ministers and central bankers from the G-7 Group of industrialized nations. They are discussing ways to solve the current global financial crisis. Waiting for a joint⁵ statement that is expected some times this afternoon, now was on Wednesday, major central banks around the world agreed to a coordinated⁶ rate cut in an attempt to ease the worries in the global markets.

Pakistani officials say a suicide bomber⁷ has attacked a meeting of anti-insurgent tribesmen. Police said the blast killed 18 people and wounded more than two dozen others in the tribal⁸ area of Western Pakistan. Investigators⁹ say the bomber entered the gathering¹⁰ where tribal leaders were discussing forming a militia¹¹ to take on the Taliban. The Pakistani government has been encouraging the leaders to build local resistance in areas along the border with Afghanistan.

Finland’s former President Martti Ahtisaari is the 2008 recipient¹² of the Nobel Peace Prize. He earned this award for his tireless work for peace in every corner of the globe. Ahtisaari says his greatest achievement is the role he played in Namibia’s independence.

And that is a look at some of the headlines making news at this hour. Do stay with CNN and CNN.com for more on these stories or other news of the day.

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1 plummeting
v.垂直落下，骤然跌落( plummet的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Prices are rising, falling, going up, going down, shooting up, plummeting, etc. 物价在上涨、下跌、上升、下落、猛然上涨、骤然下跌等。来自辞典例句 The enemy plane went plummeting into the sea. 敌机直直掉进海里。来自辞典例句

2 pegged
v.用夹子或钉子固定( peg的过去式和过去分词 )；使固定在某水平
参考例句：
They pegged their tent down. 他们钉好了账篷。来自《简明英汉词典》 She pegged down the stairs. 她急忙下楼。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 turmoil
n.骚乱，混乱，动乱
参考例句：
His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。 The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

4 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。

5 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。

6 coordinated
adj.协调的
参考例句：
The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。 The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

7 bomber
n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者
参考例句：
He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。 Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

8 tribal
adj.部族的，种族的
参考例句：
He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。 The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

9 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

10 gathering
n.集会，聚会，聚集
参考例句：
He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。 He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

11 militia
n.民兵，民兵组织
参考例句：
First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。 There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

12 recipient
a.接受的,感受性强的 n.接受者,感受者,容器
参考例句：
Please check that you have a valid email certificate for each recipient. 请检查是否对每个接收者都有有效的电子邮件证书。 Colombia is the biggest U . S aid recipient in Latin America. 哥伦比亚是美国在拉丁美洲最大的援助对象。