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罗马尼亚掀起罢工浪潮

罗马尼亚政府为了灭赤，决定削减1/4公务员薪酬，触发昨日数万名公务员罢工。

工会表示，教育部门、医疗机构、监狱和海关等均受工潮影响。

另有数千名医护人员上街示威，不满基本医疗物资供应不足和薪金偏低，要求政府下台。

BBCNewswithVictoriaMeakin.

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TheUNSecurityCouncilhasbeenholdinganemergencysessiontodiscusstheIsraeliattackonshipscarryingpro-Palestinianactivists,tryingtobreaktheblockadeoftheGazaStrip.AtleastnineactivistswerekilledwhenIsraelicommandosstormedtotheshipsininternationalwaters.TurkeywhichishometomanyoftheactivistsontheshipsisleadinginternationalcondemnationofIsrael'sactionagainsttheconvoy.ButIsraelsaysitwasactinginselfdefence.FromtheUNinNewYork,BarbaraPlettreports.

Turkeycalledthecommandoraidinactofmurderbyastateandgravebreachofinternationallaw.ItsForeignMinisterAhmetDavutogluurgedthecounciltostronglycondemnIsraelanddemandaninternationalinvestigation.Israel'senvoyretortedthatthesoldiersrespondedinselfdefencewhenactivistsonboardtheaidvesselsviatheattackedwithintentionoflynchingthem.Noneofcouncilmembersseemedconvincedbythatargument,demandingattheveryleastatransparentandcredibleenquiry.AndsomeEuropeanstateslikeFranceexpressedoutrage,declaringthatnothingjustifythelevelofviolenceused.

TheGermanPresidentHorstKoehlerhasresignedfollowingcriticismofcommentshemadeabouttheuseofGermantroopsabroad.It'ssaidtheGermany'smilitaryoperationsoverseamightbenecessarytoupholditstradeinterests.TheGermanChancellorAngelaMerkelsaidtheresignationwasunexpectedasOanaLungescunowreportsfromBerlin.

ChancellorMerkelsaidshewassurprisedwhenMr.Koehlersoundherjusttwohoursbeforesteppingdown.Shetriedandfailedtomakehimchangehismind.Soshepaidtributestoapopularpresidentwhoshesaidhadwonoverpeople'shearts.AformerIMFbossedMr.Koehlerwasapoliticaloutsider.Heinsistedhisremarksweremisunderstood,butreopeningthedebateaboutGermany'sdeeplyunpopularmissioninAfghanistanprovedanembarrassmenttothecentre-rightcoalition,jousteditspopularityslammedtoafouryearlowinthepolls.

PopeBenedicthasappointednineseniorclergyfromtheUnitedStates,EnglandandCanadatoinvestigatechildabuseinRomanCatholicInstitutionsintheIrishRepublic.TheenvoyshaveplayedleadingrolesintheinvestigationofabuseintheirowncountrieswhenarrivedinIrelandlaterthisyear.DuncanKennedyreportsfromRome.

Amongthenineappointedtoleadtheenquiry,acardinalCormacMurphy-O'Connor,theformerheadoftheCatholicChurchinEnglandandWales.Itwasn'thimselfsubjectedcriticismoveritshandlingofapedophilepriestcase25yearsago.TheVaticansaidhewanttorespondadequatelywhathecalledthetragiccasesofabuseperpetratedbypriestsandhelpleadtospiritualandmoralrenewal.

GunmenhaveattackedaPakistanihospitalinLahore,killingatleasteightpeople.Thehospitalchiefexecutivesaidtheattackersjustbudgedinandfiredindiscriminately.

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EmergencyworkersincentralAmericaarestillstrugglingtoreachcommunitiescutoffinfloodsandlandslidescausedbyTropicalStormAgatha.Itkilledmorethan100peopleinrecentdays,mostoftheminGuatemala.RescueteamsarediggingthroughmudanddebrisinsearchofdozensofpeoplestillmissingafterthestormwhichdestroyedseveralneighbourhoodsnearGuatemalacity.

Greeceisimposingablanketbanonsmokingonindoorspublicplacesbecauseapreviouspartialbandidnotwork.TheGreekGovernmentusedWorldNoTobaccoDaytomaketheannouncement.HereisMalcolmBrabantinAthens.

ThenewlawwillcomeintoeffectatthestartofSeptember.Itmeansthatbarsandrestaurantswhichhaddeclaredthemselvesassmokingestablishmentstofearoflosingcustomer.Wearenowbeforcedtobetobaccooffree.ThebanisgoingtohappeninintriguingimpactonGreece'scurrenteconomiccrisis.40%ofallGreekssmokeandthereforemakeasizablecontributiontothenationaltreasury.Aspartofitsausteritymeasures,thegovernmenthasimposedtaxincreasesoncigarettes.Thebancouldreducesalesandthereforetaxrevenuesconsiderably.

TensofthousandsofpublicsectorworkersinRomaniahavegoneonstriketoprotestagainstgovernmentausteritymeasures.FromTuesday,thecentre-rightgovernmentledbythePrimeMinisterEmilBocplanstocutpublicsectorsalariesbyaquarterinpensionsby15%.Themeasuresarecloselytietoa25-billion-dollaraidpackageagreedlastyearwiththeInternationalMonetaryFundwiththeaimofreducingRomania'sballooningbudgetdeficit.

TheFrench-bornAmericansculptorLouiseBourgeoishasdiedinNewYorkattheageof98.PlacedinNewYorksince1938,Bourgeoisgainedfameonlylateinherlongcareerinkeepworkingrightuptoendforlife.Inrecentdecades,LouiseBourgeois'sabstractexplorationsofthingssuchbirds,sexualityanddeathmadeheroneoftheworld'smostinfluentialcontemporaryartists.

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英国保诚保险收购美国友邦保险计划失败

英国保诚集团（PrudentialPLC）收购美国国际集团（AmericanInternationalGroupInc.，简称AIG）旗下亚洲人寿保险业务美国友邦保险公司（AIA）的交易计划失败。

原因是：

保诚股东威胁要否决这项交易；35亿美元用于收购友邦保险价格太高。

BBCNewswithDavidLegge.

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ThereisgrowingdiplomaticpressureonIsraelafteritscommandosstormshipstryingtobreakitsblockadeofGaza.NATOcondemnedthelossoflivesintheassaultinwhichatleastninepro-Palestinianactivistswerekilledanddemandedtheimmediatereleaseofshipsandcivilians.AndtherefourofthedeadwerefromTurkeywhichcalledtheassaultofbloodymassacre.AndinWashington,theU.SSecretaryofStateHillaryClintonhasgivenherresponse.AsDavidWillisreports.

Mrs.ClintonreiteratethesentimentsofcarefullycraftedUnitedNationsSecurityCouncilstatementwhichdeeplyregrettedthelossofninelivesandcalledforaninvestigationintotheactionoftheIsraelicommandos.Mrs.ClintonsaidshesupportedanIsraeliinvestigationwhichwascredibleandtransparent.AstatementwhichisunlikelytoappealtheAmerica'scritics.Amongthem,formerallieslikeTurkeywhobelievedtheU.Sresponsetothisincidenthasbeentoomuted.

Andsomenewsjustin.AspokesmanfortheIsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahusaysallforeignnationalsarrestedonboardtheflotillawillbereleased.Thespokesmansaidtheywouldstartdeportingpeopleinearnestandhopetohavethemalloutwithin48hours.

UnitedStatesGovernmenthasopenedacriminalinvestigationintothehugeoilspillintheGulfofMexico.TheU.SAttorneyGeneralEricHolderdidn'tnameanycompaniesorindividuals,butpromisethatanyonewhohadviolatedthelawwouldbeprosecuted.RichardListerreportsfromWashington.

Mr.Holdersaidprosecutorsnowhavesufficientevidencetobeginacriminalenquiryandhewouldnotrestuntiljusticewasdone.Thecompaniesinvolvedhadalreadybeenorderedtopreservetheirrecords.Remote-controlrobotsontheseabednowcuttingthedamagedwellriserinordertocapitandpipetheleakoiltotheservice.BPsaystheprocedurewilltakeallweekanditdoesn'texpectthatcuttingtheriserwillallowsignificantlymoreoiltoescape.Butgovernmentscientistssuggesttheprocedurecouldreleaseupto20%moreoilinitiallyandtheWhiteHousesaysitdoesnotbelieveBPhasbeenforthcomingabouttherisks.

AnewbloodtestforlungcancerwhichthemakershopeforvastimproveddiagnosesofthediseasehasbecomingcommerciallyavailableacrosstheUnitedStatesforthefirsttimethisweek.Thetestidentifiesdefencesreleasedbythehumanbodyinresponsetotheearlierstagesofthecancer.AsProfessorJohnRobertsonwholedtheresearchexplains.

"Thebodywhenitismakingacancerwithcancercellshavedestroyedwithdifferentproteinsandpeopleareexquisiteorsensitivitytowhatisnotthemselves.Andtheymakeimmuneresponsestothosecancerantigensandisthatantibodyresponsewillbeabletodetect."Scientistshopethatinthefuturethetestscanbeadaptedtodiagnoseothertypesofcancer.

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AnAmericanarmyofficeraccusedofmurdering13ofhiscolleaguesatFortHoodinTexaslastNovemberhasappearedincourtforthefirsttime.MajNidalwhowasleftparalyzedwhensecurityguardshothim,satincourtinawheelchair,wearinghisarmyuniform.Ajudgemustdecidewhetherheisfittostandtrial.

Pakistan'sarmforcessaytheyhavedriventheTalibanoutofthestrategicallyimportantOrakzairegion,closetotheborderwithAfghanistan.TheoffensiveinOrakzaiwaslaunchedtenweeksago.Almosteverydaytherewerereportsofclashesandairstrikes.ThegovernmentsayingmosttotargetmilitantswhohasbeendisplacedbyearlyoffensiveshadtakenrefugeeinOrakzai.

TheBritishInsurancejointPrudentialhasfailedinitsattempttobuytheAmericanoldinsurerAIAafterthePrushareholdersthreatentovoteagainstthedeal.InvestorsintheBritishfirmsaidthe35-billion-dollarpurchasepriceforAIAwastoohigh.OurbusinesseditorRobertPestonreports.

"ThecollapseofthePro'sattempttobuyAIAofAsiaisanimportanteventinthehistoryofBritishstockmarketcapitalism.Inthisrarecase,itwasthePro'sownshareholderswhofrustratedthetakeoverbymakingitclearthattheythoughtthepurchasewastoosteepandbytellingthePro'sdirectorsthattheywouldvotedownthedeal.Theimplicationsaresignificant.ThePro'schiefexecutiveandchairmanmayhavetoresign,butperhapsmoreimportantly,itshowsthatinvestorshavebecomemuchlesssupportivethantheywereofcompaniesthatwhatbecomeglobalgiantthroughtakeovers."

TheMayoroftheMexicanresortcityofCancunhasbeenformallychargedwithdrug-trafficking,m