BBC新闻100篇 BBC News Item 1

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[00:00.00]The BBC has learned that the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown [00:03.44]has decided that the British general election will take place on May 6th. [00:07.56]Mr. Brown will go to Buckingham Palace tomorrow Tuesday

[00:11.41]to ask Queen Elizabeth to dissolve parliament,

[00:13.53]and then make a formal announcement of the election date.

[00:16.34]That will start the official election campaign,

[00:18.96]which, a BBC correspondent says,

[00:21.32]will be dominated by issues of taxation and spending

[00:24.31]in the wake of the global recession.

BBC新闻100篇BBC News Item 2

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[00:00.00]Less than six months before a general election in Britain,

[00:04.71]the governing Labour Party is embroiled again in internal strife.

[00:08.20]Two former cabinet ministers have called for secret ballot of members [00:12.11]to decide whether the Prime Minister Gordon Brown

[00:14.66]should continue as party leader.

[00:16.53]Mr. Brown has called a general election by June this year.

[00:19.27]Our political correspondent Rob Watson reports.

[00:22.44]The two former cabinet ministers Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt [00:26.98]had stunned everyone at Westminster

[00:29.22]with their last-minute efforts to challenge Gordon Brown's leadership. [00:32.64]But Downing Street and Labour Party officials

[00:35.81]have moved quickly to quash any revolts.

[00:38.18]Most importantly, current cabinet ministers

[00:42.03]have come out and backed the prime minister,

[00:44.40]orbiting some cases with little apparent enthusiasm.

[00:48.19]So the latest challenge looks likely to be short lift.

[00:51.86]Although many within the Labour Party doubt

[00:54.60]Mr. Brown's leadership qualities,

[00:56.28]they also seem to think it would only make things worse

[00:59.58]to get rid of him before the general election.

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[00:00.00]The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown

[00:03.89]is offering to scale back Britain's nuclear deterrence

[00:06.81]if an international agreement is reached

[00:09.30]to cut the world's nuclear arsenals.

[00:11.35]Mr. Brown is expected to tell a special

[00:13.72]session of the United Nations Security Council on Thursday [00:17.14]that he'll be willing to give up one of four royal navy submarines [00:21.24]that carry Trident nuclear missiles.

[00:23.23]Officials are insisting that cost isn't a factor here.

[00:26.47]Here's our defence correspondent Nick Childs.

[00:28.58]Gordon Brown is saying he'll be ready to

[00:31.51]throw part of the trident force into the port

[00:33.37]in the context of a much bigger global disarmament deal.

[00:35.92]He said so in general terms before.

[00:38.60]This offer though is more concrete.

[00:40.59]There is a growing sense that to avoid what some fear

[00:44.07]could be a sudden cascade of new nuclear states,

[00:46.50]the established nuclear powers need to do more

[00:48.99]in terms of disarmament

[00:50.35]to keep the proliferation regime intact.

[00:52.34]The Prime Minister will hope his move

[00:54.40]will be seen as an important gesture.

[00:56.08]But the key to the process will be the actions of the big players, [00:59.44]the United States and Russia.

BBC新闻100篇BBC News Item 4

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[00:00.00]The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to confirm [00:04.60]that he is sending hundreds more troops to Afghanistan,

[00:07.09]bringing the total number of British troops there to about 9,500.

[00:10.76]Britain has the second largest NATO contingent in Afghanistan

[00:15.12]after the United States.

[00:16.92]Our defense correspondent Caroline Wyatt reports.

[00:19.41]In his statement on Afghanistan,

[00:21.90]it's believed Mr. Brown will say he's agreed in principle

[00:24.26]to send around 500 extra British troops to Helmand.

[00:27.74]The military advice says that extra forces are needed

[00:30.67]to help maintain progress

[00:31.97]and dominate the ground more effectively

[00:34.03]to keep the Taliban out of key areas.

[00:36.08]However, there will be caveats.

[00:38.50]The Prime Minister will want assurances from military chiefs

[00:41.37]that the extra troops will be properly equipped.

[00:44.10]But he'll also expect Britain's NATO partners to follow suit

[00:47.27]by offering more forces themselves.

[00:49.33]NATO defense ministers are likely to discuss troop levels

[00:52.69]on a meeting formally in Bratislava next week.

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[00:00.00]Stock markets in Europe and the United States have fallen sharply [00:04.11]in response to further signs that the debt crisis in Greece is intensifying [00:08.46]and could spread to other countries.

[00:10.51]Share prices in New York, London, Frankfurt and Paris

[00:13.81]fell by more than 2% after a major international credit rating agency [00:18.41]Standard & Poor's downgraded Greek debt

[00:21.40]to a level known informally as junk.

[00:23.33]Nils Blythe has more.

[00:24.82]Standard & Poor's downgraded its assessment

[00:27.56]of Greek bonds to the so-called junk status

[00:30.04]because of the growing danger

[00:31.97]that the bond holders will not be paid back in full.

[00:34.59]Many big investment funds have rules

[00:37.45]that forbid them from holding junk bonds,

[00:39.13]says the move is likely to trigger a further round of selling.

[00:42.17]Share markets have taken fright,

[00:44.16]fearing that if Greece does default on its debts,

[00:46.78]it would hit many European banks which hold Greek bonds

[00:50.01]and could trigger a wider financial crisis.

[00:52.75]Already pressure is mounting on Portugal

[00:55.86]which has also seen its credit rating downgraded today,

[00:58.84]although it remains above junk status.

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[00:00.00]The International Monetary Fund

[00:02.91]has told governments across the world

[00:04.46]that further action is needed

[00:06.08]to help return the global financial system to stability.

[00:08.75]In a fresh estimate of the scale of the problem,

[00:11.37]the IMF says global losses on toxic assets

[00:14.35]could total four trillion dollars. Andrew Walker reports.

[00:18.02]This report does identify

[00:20.26]what it calls some early signs of stabilization in financial systems,

[00:23.56]but there are not many of them.

[00:25.55]And the IMF says further action will be needed

[00:27.79]if they're to be sustained.

[00:29.41]In two key areas, it says that progress by governments

[00:32.45]has been piecemeal and reactive,

[00:34.44]dealing with the problem assets held by financial institutions

[00:37.43]and how to handle banks that need extra capital.

[00:40.67]For that problem the report says

[00:42.97]temporary government ownership may sometime be necessary.

英语名篇名段背诵精华 07 Shakespeare

Shakespeare is above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the world; by the peculiarities of studies or professions, which can operate but upon small numbers; or by the accidents of transient fashions or temporary opinions: they are the genuine progeny of common humanity, such as the world will always supply, and observation will always find. His persons act and speak by the influnce of those general passions and principles by which all minds are agitated, and the whole system of life is continued in motion. In the writings of other poets a character is too often an individual; in those of Shakespeare it is commonly a species.

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莎士比亚的才华高于一切作家，至少高于当今的所有作家。他是一位自然的诗人，他的作品将人间百态真实地展现在读者眼前。他的人物塑造并不拘泥于只为一部分人所遵循的某个特定地区的习俗，也不局限于一小部分人所从事的特定的研究或职业，也不追随短暂的潮流或暂时的思想观点：他们据有人们一贯具备的、普遍的人性特点。就像世界能永不竭地供应，眼睛能永不停地发现。他笔下人物的一言一行都受那些能够触动所有人的大众化的情感和能使整个生命体系得以延续的普遍原则所影响。在其他诗人的作品中，一个人物往往就是一个个体，而莎翁笔下的人物通常代表着一类人。

奥巴马每周电台演讲:Weekly Address: On Thanksgiving, Grateful for the Men and Women Who Defend Our Country

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Thursday, November 24, 2011

From my family to yours, I’d like to wish you a happy Thanksgiving. Like millions of Americans, Michelle, Malia, Sasha and I will spend the day eating great food, watching a little football, and reflecting on how truly lucky we truly are.

As Americans, each of us has our own list of things and people to be thankful for. But there are some blessings we all share.

We’re especially grateful for the men and women who defend our country overseas. To all the service members eating Thanksgiving dinner far from your families: the American people are thinking of you today. And when you come home, we intend to make sure that we serve you as well as you’re serving America.

We’re also grateful for the Americans who are taking time out of their holiday to serve in soup kitchens and shelters, making sure their neighbors have a hot meal and a place to stay. This sense of mutual responsibility – the idea that I am my brother’s keeper; that I am my sister’s keeper – has always been a part of what makes our country special. And it’s one of the reasons the Thanksgiving tradition has endured.

The very first Thanksgiving was a celebration of community during a time of great hardship, and we have followed that example ever since. Even when the fate of our union was far from certain – during a Civil War, two World Wars, a Great Depression – Americans drew strength from each other. They had faith that tomorrow would be better than today.

We’re grateful that they did. As we gather around the table, we pause to remember

the pilgrims, pioneers, and patriots who helped make this country what it is. They faced impossible odds, and yet somehow, they persevered. Today, it’s our turn.

I know that for many of you, this Thanksgiving is more difficult than most. But no matter how tough things are right now, we still give thanks for that most American of blessings, the chance to determine our own destiny. The problems we face didn’t develop overnight, and we won’t solve them overnight. But we will solve them. All it takes is for each of us to do our part.

With all the partisanship and gridlock here in Washington, it’s easy to wonder if such unity is really possible. But think about what’s happening at this very moment: Americans from all walks of life are coming together as one people, grateful for the blessings of family, community, and country.

If we keep that spirit alive, if we support each other, and look out for each other, and remember that we’re all in this together, then I know that we too will overcome the challenges of our time.

So today, I’m thankful to serve as your President and Commander-and-Chief. I’m thankful that my daughters get to grow up in this great country of ours. And I’m thankful for the chance to do my part, as together, we make tomorrow better than today.

Thanks, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

奥巴马每周电台演讲Opening the Door to a Clean EnergyEconomy

WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Barack Obama praised the House of Representatives for passing the energy bill on Friday evening. This historic piece of legislation will not just lessen our dependence on foreign oil, but also spark a clean energy transformation in our economy that will create millions of new American jobs that pay well and cannot be outsourced. Clean energy and the jobs it creates are critical to building a new foundation for our economy.

Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama

Weekly Address

The White House

June 27, 2009

Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed a historic piece of legislation that will open the door to a clean energy economy and a better future for America. For more than three decades, we have talked about our dependence on foreign oil. And for more than three decades, we have seen that dependence grow. We have seen our reliance on fossil fuels jeopardize our national security. We have seen it pollute

the air we breathe and endanger our planet. And most of all, we have seen other countries realize a critical truth: the nation that leads in the creation of a clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the 21st century global economy. Now is the time for the United States of America to realize this too. Now is the time for us to lead.

The energy bill that passed the House will finally create a set of incentives that will spark a clean energy transformation in our economy. It will spur the development of low carbon sources of energy – everything from wind, solar, and geothermal power to safer nuclear energy and cleaner coal. It will spur new energy savings, like the efficient windows and other materials that reduce heating costs in the winter and cooling costs in the summer. And most importantly, it will make possible the creation of millions of new jobs.

Make no mistake: this is a jobs bill. We’re already seeing why this is true in the clean energy investments we’re making through the Recovery Act. In California, 3000 people will be employed to build a new solar plant that will create 1000 permanent jobs. In Michigan, investment in wind turbines and wind technology is expected to create over 2,600 jobs. In Florida, three new solar projects are expected to employ 1400 people.

The list goes on and on, but the point is this: this legislation will finally make clean energy the profitable kind of energy. That will lead to the creation of new businesses and entire new industries. And that will lead to American jobs that pay well and cannot be outsourced. I have often talked about the need to build a new foundation for economic growth so that we do not return to the endless cycle of bubble and bust that led us to this recession. Clean energy and the jobs it creates will be absolutely critical to this new foundation.

This legislation has also been written carefully to address the concerns that many have expressed in the past. Instead of increasing the deficit, it is paid for by the polluters who currently emit dangerous carbon emissions. It provides assistance to businesses and families as they make the gradual transition to clean energy technologies. It gives rural communities and farmers the opportunity to participate in climate solutions and generate new income. And above all, it will protect consumers from the costs of this transition, so that in a decade, the price to the average American will be just about a postage stamp a day.

Because this legislation is so balanced and sensible, it has already attracted a remarkable coalition of consumer and environmental groups; labor and business leaders; Democrats and Republicans. And I want to thank every Member of Congress who put politics aside to support this bill on Friday.

Now my call to every Senator, as well as to every American, is this: We cannot be afraid of the future. And we must not be prisoners of the past. Don’t believe the misinformation out there that suggests there is somehow a contradiction between investing in clean energy and economic growth. It’s just not true.

We have been talking about energy for decades. But there is no longer a disagreement over whether our dependence on foreign oil is endangering our security. It

is. There is no longer a debate about whether carbon pollution is placing our planet

in jeopardy. It’s happening. And there is no longer a question about whether the jobs and industries of the 21st century will be centered around clean, renewable energy. The question is, which country will create these jobs and these industries? I want that answer to be the United States of America. And I believe that the American people and the men and women they sent to Congress share that view. So I want to congratulate the House for passing this bill, and I want to urge the Senate to take this opportunity to come together and meet our obligations –to our constituents, to our children, to God’s creation, and to future generations. Thanks for listening.

BBC环球慢速英语在线听力第1集

BBC环球慢速英语在线听力第1集: HIV/AIDS - The Family Voice 1 Hello, I’m Marina Santee. Voice 2 And I’m Elizabeth Lickiss. Welcome to Spotlight. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 A young child sits by the roadside. Her small hands rest in the dry dirt. She lifts the grains and watches them fall through her fingers. In her mind she can hear her mother’s voice calling her. In her mind she can see her father working in the fields. But she knows that these images are only in her mind now. The young girl’s mother and father are both dead. She is an orphan. For a minute, her brown eyes fill with tears. But her grandmother’s voice stops her thoughts. ‘Coming Grandma’, she says in her native language of Swahili. Voice 2 Each year the number of orphans caused by HIV/AIDS rises. Worldwide, over twenty million people have died from diseases connected to AIDS. HIV is the virus that causes the AIDS disease. AIDS destroys the body’s natural defence system. This means it cannot fight infections or diseases. There is no cure for AIDS. Voice 1 Adults suffer the most deaths from this disease. Many are mothers and fathers of young children. They are the workers of the land. They are the providers of food. They are the carers in the home. They are the carers and supporters of their parents. They are the ‘working generation.’When they die, they leave the weaker members of the family behind - the children and the grandmothers. Voice 2 Priscilla is seven years old. She is an AIDS orphan. She lives with her grandmother and two brothers in Maua, Kenya. In the beginning things were very difficult for her family. They had little food. Their grandmother did not work. There was not any money for the children to go to school. But then, things changed. Priscilla and her brothers became part of a programme at the Maua Methodist Hospital. Their AIDS Orphan programme began in 2001. The programme aims to help children get back into school. They provide clothing

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BBC新闻10篇 BBC News Item1政治：吉尔吉斯斯坦总统逃亡国外 The President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev has left the country and flown to neighboring Kazakhstan almost a week after his political opponents seized power.The authorities in Kazakhstan said his departure had been organized with the help of Russia and the United States. Rayhan Demytrie reports. A plane carrying the ousted Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev took off from Jalalabad Airport on Thursday evening.Within an hour,the foreign ministry of Kazakhstan issued a statement,saying Mr Bakiyev landed in the Kazakh city of Taraz.His departure,the statement said,was a result of negotiations between the US,Russia,Kazakhstan and a number of other international diplomats.And it was done for the prevention of civil war and further unrest in the country. BBC News Item2灾难：哀悼遇难波兰总统 The pavement in front of President Kaczynski’s palace in central Warsaw has nearly disappeared from sight,covered now with thousands of small glass pots containing candles laid as a mark of respect.The president’s body has been brought back from Russia and is due to lie in state later today.More details of the funeral arrangements are expected over the next day or so. Poland’s health minister has said that only14of the96victims of Saturday’s air crash in Russia are identifiable.Crash investigators say data from the flight recorders appear to show there was no technical fault on the plane,suggesting pilot error may have been a factor in the crash. BBC News Item3灾难：莫斯科地铁连环爆炸案 The Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and the Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have vowed to track down those behind the suicide bombings on the Moscow underground.The attacks by two female suicide bombers killed at least37people.President Medvedev spoke to reporters outside the Lubyanka underground station where one of the bombs exploded. “These were simply beasts and regardless of their motives,what they did is a crime under any law and in accordance with any morals.You know I have no doubt that we will find them and destroy them all.” Russia officials believed the bombs were the work of Muslim groups from the Northern Caucasus where rebels in a number of regions including Chechnya and Ingushetia have been waging violent campaigns for independence from Moscow. BBC News Item4健康：亚马逊土著部落受HINI袭击 An outbreak of swine flu among the relatively isolated tribes of the Amazon is of particular concern to the authorities because of the potential speed with which it could spread among the indigenous population. Now the London-based international organisation,Survival,says that is already happening among the Yanomami Indians in the border region between Venezuela and Brazil. The NGO claims that seven members of the Yanomami in Venezuela have died from the

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Listen to the BBC news recording and complete the following exercises. Item 1. Listen to the news recording and decide whether the statements are True or False. 1.David Cameron said the United Kingdom takes this irresponsible action extremely seriously. 2.Iranian offices in Tehran were smashed and flags torn down in the attacks. 3.The Iranian foreign ministry described the incident as the unacceptable behaviour of a small group of protesters. Item 2. Listen to the news recording and fill in the blanks. The US doctor 1 ending the life of Michael Jackson has been given the 2 of four years in jail. The judge said Doctor Conrad Murray had 3 and was caught in a cycle of 4 that violated 5 as a doctor. He was found guilty earlier this month of 6 . Listen to the news recording and choose the right answer to each question. 41. Who read a statement to the court? a. a lawyer of the Jackson family b. a friend of the Jackson family c. the Jackson family d. a lawyer and friend of the Jackson family 42. Conrad Murray is NOT convicted of _____________. a. providing a dangerous drug to a vulnerable man b. not caring for him once he stopped breathing c. not caring for him after his death d. trying to cover up what he'd done Item 3. Listen to the news recording and choose the right answer to each question. 43. Laurent Gbagbo is on a plane heading for ____________. a. Ivory Coast b. Korhogo c. the Hague d. Abidjan 44. ____________ has been keen for Mr Gbagbo to be sent to the International Criminal Court. a. The former president b. The government of President Alassane Ouattara c. Pro-Gbagbo armed groups d. the International Criminal Court 45. presence on Ivorian soil caused tension. a. President Alassane Ouattara’s b. Pro-Gbagbo armed groups’ c. T he country's national prosecutor’s d. Laurent Gbagbo’s 46. Around 3,000 people died in . a. April b. National Assembly elections c. a post-election crisis d. the International Criminal Court Item 5. Listen to the news recording and fill in the blanks. The measure: Purpose of the measure: President’s demand: Item 6. Listen to the news recording and decide whether the statements are True or False. 47. Two psychiatrists spent 36 hours talking to Anders Breivik and checking his diaries and police

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Paris attacks: France calls on EU to 'wake up' to threat 2015-11-20 French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has said European countries must "wake up" to terror threats, following the attacks in Paris that left 129 people dead. He spoke after it emerged that the suspected Belgian ringleader of the attacks had entered France undetected. Belgian PM Charles Michel has defended Belgium's security services amid claims the attacks were organised there. It comes as EU interior ministers are due to hold emergency talks. The meeting in Brussels is expected to tighten checks at the external borders of the EU's passport-free Schengen area. Key questions remain after attacks On Thursday, French prosecutors confirmed that Islamic State (IS) militant AbdelhamidAbaaoud was among those killed in a police raid the previous day. His bullet-riddled body was found in the wreckage of a flat in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis. Investigators had identified him as the most likely organiser of last Friday's attacks, but it was initially thought he was in Syria. At a news conference, Mr Cazeneuve said "no information" had been received from other European countries about his arrival on the continent. But he said he had received intelligence that Abaaoud had passed through Greece on his return from Syria. "It is urgent that Europe wakes up, organises itself and defends itself against the terrorist threat," Mr Cazeneuve told reporters. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said some of those involved in the attacks had taken advantage of the migration crisis in Europe - which has seen thousands of asylum seekers arrive on the continent - to "slip into" France unnoticed.

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BBC news with Iain Purdon. Iain Purdon为你播报BBC新闻。 The US Anti-Doping Agency has accused the cyclist Lance Armstrong of cheating his way to the top through the most sophisticated and professional doping programme ever seen in sport. Its new report includes testimony from eleven named team-mates of Armstrong, who won the Tou r de France cycle race seven times. His lawyer has described the report as a one-sided hatchet job. More from our sports news reporter Alex Capstick. 美国反兴奋剂机构指责自行车选手兰斯·阿姆斯特朗在比赛中作弊，这是体育界目前出现的最高端最专业的兴奋剂丑闻。阿姆斯特朗曾七次赢得环法自行车赛，最近报告包括根据他的11名公开姓名队友的证词。他的律师说这是单方面的诽谤，体育记者亚历克斯·卡普斯蒂克报道。 In a statement it said there was conclusive and undeniable proof of a doping conspiracy at the team with whom he had most of his success. Twenty-six people, including 15 riders with the knowledge of the drug taking regime at the US Postal Service team, have testified against him; among them, some of his closest confidants. It said the material which also contains documentary evidence illustrated how the team was design to groom and pressure athletes to use dangerous performance-enhancing substances. Lance Armstrong refused to contest the charges against him, but has consistently denied any wrongdoing. 声明称这是一份阿姆斯特朗团队全面又无可否认的兴奋剂阴谋证据，他的大部分成功都是在这个队里取得的。包括了解兴奋剂内幕的美国邮政自行车队15名骑手在内的26人都指证他，其中一些人还是他的密友。报告称材料中还有书面证明，表明该队培训并迫使运动员使用危险的可提高成绩的药物。兰斯·阿姆斯特朗拒绝对指控进行上诉，但却一直否认犯罪。 Turkish fighter jets have forced a Syrian passenger plane to land. The plane was on its way to Damascus from Moscow. The incident comes as Syria and Turkey continue to exchange artillery fire. From southern Turkey, James Reynolds reports. 土耳其战斗机迫使一架叙利亚客机降落，这架飞机当时正从莫斯科飞往大马士革。事件发生时，叙利亚和土耳其仍在交火。詹姆斯·雷诺兹报道。 The Turkish media says that a Syrian Airbus jets was intercepted by Turkish warplanes as it entered this country's airspace. The jet was made to land at the airport in the capital Ankara. The 35 passengers on board were escorted off the plane, and Turkish authorities began to search the jets. The country's Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu says that the plane may have been carrying non-civilian cargo, that's diplomatic language for weapons. This incident will further increase tensions between Turkey

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BBC news 2014-05-07--------- Police in the Philippines have arrested 58 people involved in an Internet extortion network. They are accused of posting fake profiles to social network sites, luring mostly elderly men into exposing themselves in video chats which then filmed and used to blackmail them for money. Basically what's been going on here is that criminals have now taken advantage of technology and in particularly, social networking site where they are creating multiple fake profiles to befriend as many people as possible. And the aim was of this is to encourage the person that befriended into having sex over the Internet in front of the webcam and unknown to the person this is filmed and recorded it. And then she used a blackmail further on. Many of these firms are so well-organized like a traditional business with the staff that they have got. So they really are very well-organized. And it enables them to commit crime all over the world rather than traditionally where they may have been confined to their own country. And these are mostly men, it seems, to think they are striking up kind of interval relationship over the Internet with a woman. It turns out that they are not. What kind of money is extorted from them? It varies anything from a few hundred pounds through to few thousand dollars. And it's whatever they think that they can afford. It's very similar and very specialized to some of the other form we've seen in particular countries, some countries where teams have got together and they are specialized in skimming cards. Others have specialized in other types of fraud. I guess it's possibly also the fact that Philippines does well in tourist from westernized countries to the Philippines. The US Secretary of States John Kerry says the South Sudan President Salva Kiir has agreed to peace talks aimed at ending the conflict there. Mr. Kerry was speaking after the talks with the president in the capital Juba. I've told President Kiir that the choices that both he and the opposition face are stark and clear and that the unspeakable human costs that we have seen over the course of last month and which could even grow if they fail to sit down are unacceptable to the global community.

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BBC News with Iain Purdon. Iain Purdon为你播报BBC新闻 The US Secretary of State Chuck Hagel has said the US is rethinking its opposition to arming Syria's rebels. It's the first time a senior American official has openly acknowledged that the administration is considering providing weapons to the rebels, although no decisions have been made. Our state department correspondent Kim Ghattas reports. 美国国防部长哈格尔表示美国正重新考虑对武装叙利亚反对派的反对态度。这是美国高官首次公开承认美国政府正在考虑给反对派提供武器，尽管目前尚未做出决定。 The American Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel said the US administration was considering a range of options including arming the Syrian rebels, but he made clear no decisions had been made. Last year President Barack Obama rejected a proposal by his then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to arm the rebels. But as the fighting drags-on in Syria, the debate about what the US should do has intensified in Washington, and with no appetite here for direct military intervention, many US officials increasingly feel that arming the rebels is now the least worst option. American allies like Qatar and Saudi Arabia are already providing weapons to various groups fighting President Bashar al-Assad's forces. 美国国防部长哈格尔表示美国政府正在考虑一系列的选择包括给叙利亚反对派提供武装力量。但是他表明目前还未做出决定。去年奥巴马总统否决了当时国务卿希拉里给反对分子提供武装的建议。但是随着叙利亚局势的一再拖延，关于美国做法的讨论在叙利亚日益激烈。美国不愿意对叙利亚进行直接的军事介入，许多美国官员日益感到武装反对派是最不糟糕的选择。美国的盟友诸如卡塔尔和沙特都已给各种反抗政府军的组织提供武器。 President Obama has arrived in Mexico for talks that are expected to switch the focus of bilateral ties to job creation and trade rather than security issues and the war on drugs. Will Grant reports from Mexico City 奥巴马总统达到墨西哥进行访问，此次访问有望将两国关系的重心转到创造就业和贸易合作上来，而非安全问题和打击毒品。 As Mr. Obama touched down in Mexico City on his first visit since Enrique Pena Nieto took office. He was welcomed off Air Force One by the country's Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Meade and the US ambassador Antony Wayne as well as other members of the Mexican government military. President Pena Nieto was waiting for his guest at the National Palace for bilateral talks. In some way, Mr. Obama arrives with two separate agendas, one public, in which both sides have been keen to strengthen emphasis on the economy and trade; the other is private which is thought to include difficult questions about security and cross-border crime. 这是Enrique Pena Nieto 上台以来奥巴马总统首次出访墨西哥。走下空军一号专机后，奥巴马总统受到了墨西哥外长Jose Antonio Meade，美国驻墨西哥大使Antony Wayne 以及其他