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Hourly News updated 09:00 2011/11/16

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 Syria releases 1,180 prisoners detained during months-long unrest

The Syrian government has released nearly 12-hundred prisoners arrested during the 9-month unrest in the country.
This follows the release of over 550 others following the Eid al-Adha holiday by the Bashar al-Assad government.
The release of the new batch1 of detainees comes as Syria comes under increased pressure in the Arab world to commit to an Arab League plan to end the violence in the country.
The release of those detained who didn't commit serious crimes during the uprising is part of the committment, which also includes moving the military out of the urban areas and beginning talks with the opposition2.
 
 
Greek civil servants protest against new government's continuing austerity measures
 
Hundreds of Greek civil servants have walked off the job to protest the new administration's austerity plans.
Ilias Vrettakos with the Confederation of Civil Servants says his members have been suffering through the worst of the cutbacks, which have included wage, job, and pension roll-backs.
New Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has been tasked with continuing to implement3 the unpopular austerity measures in the country to try to get the debt crisis under control.
Those measures include slashing4 around 30-thousand civil servant jobs.
The final vote on the austerity measures are expected to take place in a couple of weeks.
 
 
Greece must make written commitment to reform to get aid
 
The European Commission now says Greece must provide written confirmation5 to its European partners that it is committed to reforms to bring down its debt, no matter who wins the next elections.
Amadeu Altafaj is the European Commission spokesperson for economic and monetary6 affairs.
"It has to be a letter, signed, look, it has to convince European partners of Greece that there is a strong commitment and that it will be followed by decisive action by all political forces, whatever happens in the future elections in Greece. We are not saying exactly how it has to be written down but in any case it has to convince all European partners of Greece."
Greece needs to get the next batch of 8 billion euros by mid-December or face default.
Euro zone finance ministers have asked for a written commitment to Greece's acceptance of the re-tooled bailout before the next tranche of money is paid out.
Greece's main opposition leader has been refusing to sign.
 
 
Borrowing cost hit 7 percent again as Mario Monti works to form a new government
 
Italy's Prime Minister-designate Mario Monti now says he is ready to unveil his new government this Wednesday.
Monti says he just needs to put the final touches on his Cabinet and economic programme before outlining the results to Italy's President.
Monti has been meeting with political, business and union leaders to get everyone on board.
However, the markets are still showing signs of continuing nervousness about Italy's high debt level.
Italy's cost of borrowing has risen again above the 7 percent red line, putting Mario Monti under increased pressure.
 
 
6 killed in coal mine gas leak in central China
 
Six miners are dead, after a gas leak in their coal mine in Hubei.
The bodies of the six have now been recovered, after their mine in the city of Yichang filled with gas yesterday afternoon.
The cause of the gas leak remains7 unclear at this point.
This is the second deadly gas leak at a coal mine here in China in less than a week.
Last Thursday, at least 35 miners were killed by a gas leak at a mine in Yunnan.
 
 
China's coupled spacecraft carry out second orbit maintenance
 
Shenzhou-8 and the Tiangong-1 space lab have now finished their last technical procedures together in orbit.
The orbital maintenance operations are the last before Shenzhou-8 decouples from the space lab before returning to earth tomorrow night.
The unmanned spacecraft has been in orbit with Tiangong-1 for the last couple of weeks, testing the procedures that will be required for the establishment of a manned Chinese space lab by 2020.
Two more Shenzhou missions are still planned in the coming year, one of which will be manned.
 
 
Philippine ex-president barred from leaving the country
 
Ex-Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has been barred from leaving the country.
Despite a court order allowing her and her husband to leave, the country's immigration bureau has banned her from getting on a flight to Singapore.
Macapagal-Arroyo, now a parliamentarian, is facing accusations8 of election fraud and theft of public money.
However, no formal charges have been laid.
Her husband is characterizing the move by the immigration bureau as "persecution9."
 
 
Human health may get threatened by rising temperature
 
A new government report is forecasting several potential challenges that climate change may bring about in the future for China.
The Second National Assessment10 Report on Climate Change, which has been compiled by a number of Chinese government organizations, contends that -- among other things -- the annual mean temperatures here in China may rise by 2.5 to 4.6-degrees by the end of this century.
The report also forecasts the sea levels along the Chinese coast could rise anywhere from 80 to 130-millimeters by 2030.
The report is also predicting that extreme flooding along China's major rivers is going to increase in frequency.
The report has been compiled ahead of the Durban Climate Change summit set for South Africa in less than 2-weeks.

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1 batch HQgyz     
n.一批(组,群);一批生产量
参考例句:
  • The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
  • I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。
2 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对,敌对
参考例句:
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
3 implement WcdzG     
n.(pl.)工具,器具;vt.实行,实施,执行
参考例句:
  • Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划,除非你能完成这项计划。
  • The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。
4 slashing dfc956bca8fba6bcb04372bf8fc09010     
adj.尖锐的;苛刻的;鲜明的;乱砍的v.挥砍( slash的现在分词 );鞭打;割破;削减
参考例句:
  • Slashing is the first process in which liquid treatment is involved. 浆纱是液处理的第一过程。 来自辞典例句
  • He stopped slashing his horse. 他住了手,不去鞭打他的马了。 来自辞典例句
5 confirmation ZYMya     
n.证实,确认,批准
参考例句:
  • We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
  • We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前,我们需要书面确认。
6 monetary pEkxb     
adj.货币的,钱的;通货的;金融的;财政的
参考例句:
  • The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
  • Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
7 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
参考例句:
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
8 accusations 3e7158a2ffc2cb3d02e77822c38c959b     
n.指责( accusation的名词复数 );指控;控告;(被告发、控告的)罪名
参考例句:
  • There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
  • He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。
9 persecution PAnyA     
n. 迫害,烦扰
参考例句:
  • He had fled from France at the time of the persecution. 他在大迫害时期逃离了法国。
  • Their persecution only serves to arouse the opposition of the people. 他们的迫害只激起人民对他们的反抗。
10 assessment vO7yu     
n.评价;评估;对财产的估价,被估定的金额
参考例句:
  • This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
  • What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何?
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