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The Italian city of Milan has banned the consumption of alcohol by young teenagers. The move is part of attempts to curb1 increasing social problems. David Willie reports.
The authorities are deeply concerned about the increasing consumption of alcohol. A third of 11-year-olds in Milan have alcohol-related problems, the municipality says. So, as an experiment, supplying alcohol, either wine or spirits to youths under the age of 16 will be banned. Heavy fines will be imposed on the parents of offending children and on shopkeepers or bar owners who serve them.
The American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has sought to allay2 fears that Washington is pressurizing India into carbon emission3 cuts that could jeopardize4 development. Speaking on the first day of her visit to India, Mrs. Clinton said there was no contradiction between poverty eradication5 and a low-carbon economy. She said developed countries had made mistakes but countries like India could lead in a different direction.
“We are hoping that a great country like India will not make the same mistakes. And just as India went from a few years ago, having very few telephones to now having more than 500 million mostly cell phones by leapfrogging over the infrastructure6 that we built for telephone service. We believe India is innovative7 and entrepreneurial enough to figure out how to deal with climate change while continuing to lift people out of poverty.”
The Russian human rights organization Memorial says it's suspending its investigations8 in Chechnya following the killing9 of its campaigner Natalia Estemirova. She'd been investigating human rights violations10 in Chechnya including the recent extra-judicial execution of a man accused of aiding extremist militants12. Sarah Riser Reports.
Memorial says to continue working in Chechnya would put its remaining staff in mortal danger, so it’s suspending operations at all four of its offices. The announcement comes three days after the murder of its activist13 Natalia Estemirova. Many of the abuse cases Estemirova took on were linked to forces close to the Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov. Memorial says it was warned directly that he was greatly displeased14 by her work. Mr. Kadyrov has denied any involvement in her murder and pledged to find and punish whoever is responsible.
Indonesian security officials say there are strong indications that Friday’s bomb attacks in Jakarta were planned by the militant11 Islamist leader Noordin Top. He heads a splinter faction15 of Jemaah Islamiyah, a group which has been linked to al-Qaeda. At least eight people including two suicide bombers16 were killed in the blasts. The Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has visited the scene and been briefed on the attacks. He said Indonesians needed to be more alert in the future but he was optimistic the government would be able to track down those who carried out the blasts.
The British government’s Environment Agency says the companies and individuals responsible for transporting hundreds of tons of hazardous17 waste to Brazil could face prosecution18. Speaking to the BBC, Liz Parks of the Environment Agency said British courts took the dumping of hazardous waste very seriously. Earlier, Brazil demanded that the waste be sent back to Britain. The cargo19 includes batteries, syringes, condoms and hospital bags containing blood.
The International Committee of the Red Cross has announced that a major rebel group in the Sudanese region of Darfur has released 60 captured government soldiers and police. It said the Justice and Equality Movement had transferred the personnel to Red Cross officials who then handed them over to the Sudanese authorities in Darfur. James Corpnel reports.
It’s believed most of them were captured in recent fighting between the government and JEM, one of the biggest of the many rebel groups in Darfur. It is one of the biggest prisoner releases since the beginning of the civil war in Darfur. JEM says it took up arms to end government neglect. As many as 300,000 people have died during the conflict, according to the UN. But Khartoum disputes the figure; saying only 10,000 people have lost their lives.
The President of Ecuador Rafael Correa has strongly denied allegations that he received election funds from Marxist rebels in neighbouring Colombia. He said the evidence was part of a campaign to destabilize left-wing governments in the region. A video recording20 broadcast on Colombian television on Friday appeared to show a top commander of the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebels saying that they’d helped fund Mr. Correa’s election.
Turkey has extended a ban on smoking in public places to all bars, cafés and restaurants. The ban has come into force despite opposition21 from some bar and café owners who fear losing business. Turkey has more than 20 million smokers22 about a third of the entire population.
意大利城市米兰限制未成年人饮酒。此举是控制不断滋生的社会问题的部分尝试。David Willie报道。
官方对不断增长的酒类消费深感忧虑。市政府称，米兰11岁的孩子中有三分之一有与酒类相关的问题。所以，作为实验，将禁止向16岁以下的年轻人供应酒类，无论是葡萄酒还是白酒。违反该规定的青少年的父母，为其提供酒水的店主或酒吧经理将受到严惩。
美国向印度施压，要求其减少二氧化碳排放量。印度认为这样会危害其经济发展。美国国务卿希拉里试图减轻这种忧虑。在出访印度的第一天，希拉里说，脱贫与减排之间没有矛盾。她说，发达国家已经犯下了错误，印度这样的发展中国家应该引导一个新的方向。
“我们希望印度这样的大国不要再犯同样的错误。几年前，印度只有很少的电话用户。而现在，通过我们为电话服务建设的基础设施，印度已有5亿多主要是手机的电话用户。我们相信印度是具备足够的创新精神和企业家精神的，一定可以在引导人民摆脱贫困的同时解决气候变化的问题。”
俄罗斯人权组织“纪念”(Memorial)称，继该组织活动家纳塔丽亚·埃斯蒂米洛(NataliaEstemirova)被杀害之后，他们将停止对车臣的调查。
纳塔丽亚·埃斯蒂米洛此前正在对车臣虐待人权的情况进行调查，其中包括对被控帮助极端好战分子的男子进行法庭外行刑。Sarah Riser报道。
“纪念”(Memorial)称，继续车臣境内的工作将使剩余员工出于致命危险中，所以暂停了所有四个办公室的活动。该公告发布在该组织活动积极分子纳塔丽亚·埃斯蒂米洛被杀害三天之后。埃斯蒂米洛调查的许多案件与车臣总统卡德罗夫的军队有关。“纪念”(Memorial)说，他们受到直接的警告，总统为她的工作感到很不高兴。卡德罗夫否认与埃斯蒂米洛被杀有任何关系，还承诺将查明并严惩罪犯。
印度尼西亚安全官员称，有强烈迹象显示周五雅加达两家酒店发生的炸弹爆炸由好战伊斯兰领袖努尔丁·托普（Noordin Top）策划。他是与基地组织有关的伊斯兰祈祷团一个小派系的领袖。在爆炸中，包括自杀式爆炸者在内至少8人死亡。印度尼西亚总统苏西洛查访了事发现场，并发表了简短讲话。他说，将来印度尼西亚人需要更加警惕。但是他很乐观地相信政府一定能够追捕爆炸策划人。
英国政府环境保护部门称，将数千吨有毒垃圾运往巴西的相关公司或个人将面临起诉。环境部门官员派克斯（Liz Parks）说，英国法庭将严肃对待这次倾倒有毒垃圾事件。此前，巴西要求将这些有毒垃圾运回英国。这些垃圾包括电池，注射器，避孕套和医院血袋。
国际红十字委员会宣布，苏丹达尔富尔地区一主要反叛组织释放了60多名政府士兵和警察。红十字委员会说，正义和平等运动组织将这些人转交给红十字会官员，红十字会随后将他们移交给达尔富尔苏丹官方。 James Corpnel报道。
其中大部分人员是最近政府和JEM（正义和平等运动）之间的战争中被抓的。JEM是达尔富尔地区众多反叛组织中最大的一个。这是自达尔富尔地区内战开始以来释放人数最多的一次。JEM称他们拿起武器来终止政府的疏忽。根据联合国提供的数据，已有300,000人在这场冲突中死亡。但是Khartoum称该数字有争议，说只有10,000人死亡。
厄瓜多尔总统科雷亚被指接受邻国哥伦比亚马克思主义反叛组织的竞选资金。科雷亚强烈否认。他说，这是为了动摇该地区左翼政府的活动的一部分。周五，哥伦比亚电视台一段视频显示，哥伦比亚革命武装力量一名高级指挥官说，他们帮助提供了科雷亚的选举基金。
土耳其将吸烟禁令扩大到所有公共场合，包括所有酒吧，咖啡馆和餐馆。尽管一些酒吧和咖啡馆担心损失生意而反对，该禁令还是会强制实行。土耳其的烟民超过2000万，占所有人口的大约三分之一。
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