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BBC新闻:尼日利亚燃料短缺政府提价67% 工会称

发布者: Candy_hao | 发布时间: 2016-5-18 00:26| 查看数: 745| 评论数: 0|



This is the BBC news. Hello, I’m Jonathan Izard.

Brazilian senator debating the political future of president Dilma Rousseff of a case of breaking fiscal laws, lacking leadership and mismanaging the country’s economy. And overwhelming majority of senators serve are expressed supports for fulling impeachment trail, a vote is expected in the next few hours. Here is our Brazil correspondent Ware Davids. Dilma Roussef says the charges against that she illegally manipulate government account to hide the scale of the deficit are a smokes screen, to the hide the real motivation of her political enemies. To remove all cause she says, the left wing workers\' party government, after 14 years in power. But with her government weak popular and in the middle of economic crisis, Dilma Roussef seems almost powerless to stop events. Her opponents seem only lead simple majority of senators to force impeachment trail at Ms.Rousseff automatic suspension.

Police in Venezuela have clashed with opposition demonstrators who are marching on the headquarters of the country\'s election commission on the referendum to oust President Nicolas Maduro. Riot police used tear gas and block roads leading to the building in Caracus. Former presidential candidate, Enriky Caprilous accused the police of throwing tear gas into his eyes.

Nigeria’s main trade union says it will resist the government’s move to cut fuel subsidies dramatically, which will result in prices nearly doubling. Nigeria labor congress describe the plan as unjustifiable and criminal. Arians Hippers reports. ‘The Nigerian government announced on Wednesday that the price for a litre of petrol would go up from 86 to 145 naira, that’s about three quarter of a dollar. Fuel subsidies cause the government billions of dollars per year while low oil prices on the international markets are hitting its economy. The Nigeria labour congress has said it will resist what it called a cruel measure by every legitimate means. Early attempting in 2012 to reduce subsidies led to wide spread strikes and riots, forcing the government to withdraw the plan.

Ukrainian border guards are reported to have recovered 17 works of art hidden in plastic bags near the border with Moldova. The works which includes works by Tintoretto and Rubens were stolen from museum in Italy last year. Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko described it as a brilliant operation which demonstrate the country’s fight against art smuggling.

The overall cost of that collection according to the documents provided by the border surveys and military prosecution exceeded 16 million Euros. We have not only protect the global value of these paintings, but also reaffirm Ukraine’s prestige by such efficient actions.

The republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears to soften his stands on his controversial proposal offered attempts to ban the Muslim entering the US. In an TV interview he says it was just a suggestion proposed by widely criticized in the US and abroad.

World news from the BBC.

A new study estimates that thdere are now 56 million of abortions taken place around the world every year, a quarter of all pregnances. The research published in the Lancet medical journal shares a high level of abortion in previous data has suggested. Jane Drapper reports,The number of terminations has increased from around 50 million in the early 1990s driven impulse of this, the [population growth and also a demand for smaller families. In western Europe there has been a slight increase in the abortion rate, this is thought to be due to immigration from east European countries which have always had high termination rates. And the wife of woman from furtherer field, who might not tend to use family planning services. Overall, abortion rates have remain to level in developing countries but have fallen significantly in richer ones.

Some internet service providers in Uganda say the government had ordered them to shut down access to social media services, it comes as several african heads of state arrived in the country ahead of the president Euvary Macemanus inaugration on Thursday. Social media in Uganda was preciously blocked during the elections in Feburary.

One of the most familiar and respected voices as in international cricket, the west Indie commentator and writer Tony Cozier has died in his home in Barbados. He was 75. Here’s the BBC cricket correspond Jonathan Agnew. ‘Tony Cozier was one of the finest writers and broadcasters in the game. The son of a journalist, he started reporting on cricket in 1958 and 7 years later in 1965 he hit the air waves for the first time. Fifty years later he was still commentating when England toured the western Indies.

The internet giant Google has said it will ban advertisements of companies offering short term loans at high interest rates. It will no longer allow adverts for loans due within 60 days on its websites. It will aslo ban adverts for loans with interst rates hit 36% or higher.

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