中英双语新闻 《廊桥遗梦》作者沃勒去世（在线收听）

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The United Nations has renewed its warning of the scale of the humanitarian crisis facing four countries in Africa and the Middle East, Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria and Yemen. Its Chief Humanitarian Coordinator Stephen O'Brien said more than 20 million people were at risk of starvation and famine.

The US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has said his Department will not tolerate the behavior of military personnel who appeared to be sharing nude photographs of their female colleagues on social media. Mr. Mattis condemned what he described as an egregious violation of the Department's values.

Volkswagen has pleaded guilty in an American court to three criminal charges linked to the diesel emissions scandal. The plea is part of a deal with the US Justice Department. Volkswagen has admitted that for a six-year period, vehicles were fitted with illegal software to disguise high levels of pollution.

Iraq says it’s found no evidence that Islamic State fighters have used chemical weapons in the battle for Mosul. Earlier this month, the UN said 12 people had been treated for possible exposure to chemical weapons agents in the city.

Many hundreds of people, members of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation andtheir supporters, have marched through Washington to protest against the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline. Native American tribes say leaks from theoil pipeline will pollute water supplies and endanger sites they consider sacred.

The Venezuelan authorities have found the decomposing bodies of three people inside a prison that was closed five months ago after a riot. They believe the remains belong to three inmates reported missing when prisoners were transferred to other jails.

The American author Robert James Waller has died at the age of 77. His romantic novel, the Bridges of Madison County became a bestseller after it'd been made into a film with Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood.

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联合国更新了非洲和中东地区四个国家人道主义危机预警等级，分别是索马里，南苏丹，尼日利亚和也门。紧急救济协调员奥布莱恩(Stephen O'Brien)表示，超过2000万人面临饿死或饥荒的风险。

美国国防部长吉姆·马蒂斯(Jim Mattis)表示，国防部不会容忍军事人员在社交网络上分享女同事裸照的行为。马蒂斯谴责称这种行为严重违反了该部门的价值观。

大众汽车在美国一家法庭认罪，对三项与柴油尾气排放丑闻有关的指控供认不讳。认罪行为是与美国司法部达成的协议的一部分。大众汽车承认，在六年的时间内，车辆被安装了非法软件，掩盖尾气高污染的事实。

伊拉克表示，他们没有发现证据表示IS战士在摩苏尔战斗中使用了化学武器。本月初，联合国表示，12人疑似遭到化学武器伤害接受治疗。

印第安古苏国立岩苏族部落成员和他们的支持者共数百人穿过华盛顿街道，抗议有争议的达科他输油管道。这些美国土著部落表示，石油管道泄漏会污染水源，危及他们的圣地。

委内瑞拉当局在一座监狱中发现了三具腐烂的尸体。这座监狱因暴动五个月前关闭。他们相信遗体属于囚犯被转往其他监狱时失踪的三名狱囚。

美国作家罗伯特·詹姆斯·沃勒(Robert James Waller)去世，享年77岁。他的爱情小说《廊桥遗梦》改编成由由梅丽尔·斯特里普(Meryl Streep)和克林特·伊斯特伍德(Clint Eastwood)主演的电影后成为畅销书。