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Hundreds of dead pigs found in Chinese river
900多头死猪漂浮黄埔江
A discovery along the banks of Shanghai's Huangpu River. Dead pigs. More than 900 of them. Unidentified Shanghai resident saying (Mandarin) : "You can see dead pigs here every day and every year, and there are even more now than those in the past few years." The mysterious deaths could be a threat to the drinking water and Authorities have started retrieving the bodies to prevent contamination. Shanghai environmental agency is investigating the dead swine and local water samples so far show signs of having been affected.
900多头死猪漂浮黄埔江河岸。身份不明的上海居民说：“在这里每天都可以看到死猪，每年都如此，过去几年甚至比现在还多。”猪的离奇死亡可能会对饮用水构成威胁，当局已经开始清理这些尸体防止环境污染。上海环境机构正在对这些死猪和当地的水样展开调查，到目前为止有受影响的迹象。
Venezuela election race begins
委内瑞拉开始总统大选
With the death of Hugo Chavez, Venezuela has started the race to elect a new leader. Acting President Nicolas Maduro pushed for a snap election just hours after Chavez was honoured at a state funeral. On Saturday (March 9) election officials said the vote will now be held on April 14th.
随着乌戈·查韦斯的去世，委内瑞拉已经开始竞选新任总统。查韦斯举行国葬后几小时，代理总统马杜罗便奋力争取提前选举。周六(3月9日)选举官员称投票将于4月14日。
With little campaign time before the election, Maduro has been accused of cashing in on an emotional outpouring following Chavez's death. He'll likely run for presidency against Henrique Capriles, who lost to Chavez in October. The opposition leader accuses the government of fraud for allowing Maduro to campaign without stepping down. Both politicians have until Monday (March 11) to register as candidates.
查韦斯死后，马杜罗被控打情感牌趁机获利，选举前几乎没有竞选时间。他很可能将与10月败给查韦斯的恩里克·卡普里莱斯竞选总统。反对派领导人指责政府带有欺诈性，允许马杜罗在没有下台参加竞选。两名政客将在周一(3月11日)登记为候选人。
Syrian refugees could triple by end of 2013 - U.N.
联合国表示叙利亚难民2013年底达三倍
The number of refugees fleeing Syria is rising at an alarming rate -- so says the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres. There are now 1 million registered Syrian refugees outside the country. Guterres said the number of refugees has gone from 3,000 a day in December to 8,000 a day in February.
联合国难民事务高级专员安东尼奥·古特雷斯称，叙利亚难民的数量正在以惊人的速度上升。国外现有100万登记的叙利亚难民。古特雷斯说，难民的数量已经从12月的一天3000增加到2月的一天8000。
U.N. HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES, ANTONIO GUTERRES, SAYING: "So this shows you the staggering escalation that we are witnessing. Now if this escalation goes on - and nothing happens to solve the problem - we might have in the end of the year a much larger number of refugees, two or three times the present level."
联合国难民事务高级专员安东尼奥·古特雷斯说：“难民的增长难以置信，我们正在见证。如果持续增长，这问题将无力回天。年底我们可能会有更大量的难民，估计是目前水平的两到三倍。”
The 1 millionth refugee was registered in Jordan on Wednesday, following a dramatic rise in the number of civilians fleeing violence at home. The U.N. refugee body, the UNHCR, says more than 400,000 people have fled Syria since January 1, 2013 - that's nearly half the total. Around 50 percent of the total refugees are children, most of them under the age of 11. An estimated 70,000 people have been killed in Syria's nearly two-year-old civil war, as rebel fighters struggle to oust President Bashar al-Assad.
随着离开家园，逃离暴乱的平民数量急剧增加，周三，约旦登记的难民数达到一百万。联合国难民机构（UNHCR）称，自2013年1月1日起，有超过400，000人逃离叙利亚——这几乎是总数的一半。大约50%的难民是孩子，他们中大多岁数在11岁以下。据估计，在反对派近两年推翻总统巴沙尔·阿萨德的内战中，已有70,000人牺牲。
CCTV资讯:微博-反腐的一扇窗
Weibo: An eye on corruption
微博-腐败的监视器
China’s growing number of micro-bloggers are becoming a force to be reckoned with, in exposing abuses of power. Weibo, China’s equivalent of Twitter, is their weapon of choice. Despite the many merits of micro-blogging, experts and CPPCC members are calling for stronger anti-corruption legislation to fight graft in the long term.
Public voices are getting louder in supervising power, in the age of the micro-blog. A string of officials have been brought down by Weibo.
Independent journalist Ji Xuguang is credited with bringing down former Chongqing party chief Lei Zhengfu in a high-profile scandal last year.
Ji Xuguang said, "Instead of petitioning the disciplinary authorities, or writing a report for the Southern Metropolis Daily where I worked, I chose Weibo, for its transparency and speed. "
Corrupt officials never used to be challenged by grassroots netizens, but the development of the Internet and social networking is making the difference.
Gao Bo, deputy sec.-general of Anti-Corruption Research Center, CASS, said, "Working as an official is becoming tougher and tougher. The internet helps make ordinary people’s voices heard in the anti-corruption campaign, and makes supervision easier and more cost-effective. "
Officials now face a greater level of scrutiny in the age of the micro-blog. This is an effective means to rein in the abuse of the power. But the country’s lawmakers say it will eventually come down to a sound system to prevent and curb corruption in the long run.
Experts say the prominence of Weibo could also highlight inadequacies in anti-corruption mechanisms.
Ma Huaide, Vice President of China Univ. of Political Science & Law, said, "For example, there’ve been loopholes in enforcing the law, and lack of supervision over law-enforcement institutions. Meanwhile, even though we’ve set up a number of laws to ensure clean governance, the regulations are not complete."
CPPCC member Chen Jianguo says the country’s anti-corruption law needs to be amended. He believes local anti-corruption officials often have independent investigative power, and are prone to interference. He also thinks the punishment rate is too low.
Chen Jianguo said, "I think we should extend the range of punishments, especially among government officials. Instead of giving warnings or using administrative regulation to curb their misdeeds, I suggest they be subject to the rule of law, even for minor offenses. "
Latest figures from the Supreme People’s Court shows that more than 140,000 people have been punished for abuse of power over the past five years. The sheer number highlights the intensity of the campaign.
The country’s now drawing up a five year anti-corruption plan, to stem corruption at source.
CNN学生新闻:秘密议会明日选出新教皇
Conclave to Elect New Pope to Begin Tuesday
秘密议会明日选出新教皇
TOMMY ANDRES, CNN GUEST STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: I`m Tommy Andres from CNN Radio, and I`m filling in from Carl as we start a new week of CNN STUDENT NEWS.
First up, we are heading to Kenya, it has the largest economy in East Africa. It`s a relatively stable country in the region that isn`t always stable. And it`s a major U.S. Ally in the war against terrorism. So, what happens in Kenya, can have a big impact on other countries. Here is what happened there this weekend.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I therefore declare Uhuru Kenyatta the newly elected president ...
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: ... of the Republic of Kenya.
RAILA ODINGA: Now, it is clear that the constitutionally sanctioned process of electing a new set of leaders to take us to the next level has been thwarted by another tainted election.
ANDRES: Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya`s first president, is said to become its youngest president. He`s also facing charges from the International Criminal Court. The charges against Kenyatta involve his alleged role in violence after Kenya`s last presidential election in 2007, when he was not a candidate. Kenyatta denies those charges. Raila Odinga was Kenyatta`s main challenger in this election. He is the one who said it was tainted. Kenya`s constitution says the candidate has to earn just more than 50 percent in order to win. Kenyatta got 50.07 percent. Odinga said he`ll challenge the election results in court.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Is this legit? Vatican City is the smallest country in the world. It`s true. Vatican City, which is also called The Holy See is smaller than the National Mall in Washington D.C.
ANDRES: Vatican City is also the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. The pope is the head of that church, but right now, there is no pope. Pope Benedict XVI resigned last month. Tomorrow, cardinals, leaders in the Catholic Church will start the process of electing a new pope during a conclave. Jonathan Mann explains what that is and how it works.
JONATHAN MANN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It`s the oldest enduring electoral system in the world. And many of its traditions have been unchanged for centuries. The conclave, which literally means locked with a key dates back to a time when cardinals were locked in until they chose a new pope. Now, it`s the world that`s locked out, figuratively speaking, as much of the conclave will take place behind closed doors. The gathering begins with a morning mass in St. Peter`s Basilica. In the afternoon the 115 voting cardinals, those under 80 years old, enter the Sistine Chapel where each will take an oath of secrecy. The penalty, automatic excommunication. After the oath, preparations are made for the election taken by secret ballot. Lots are drawn to select three cardinals who will help collect ballots, three more cardinals to count the votes, and three others to review the results. Printed on the ballots, the words "Eligo in Summum Pontifecem," meaning I elect as Supreme Pontiff. Each elector writes the name of one candidate on the lower half of the ballot and folds it in half. Cardinals are not allowed to vote for themselves. Then in order of seniority, the cardinals take their ballots to the altar. Each places a folded ballot onto a small desk and then the ballot is dropped into a chalice.
Once all the votes are cast, the ballots are tallied, and the results are read aloud. More than a two thirds majority is needed to declare a winner, in this case, 77 votes. If there is no winner, there is another vote. If there is still no winner, two more votes are scheduled for the afternoon. Voting continues up to four ballots each day until there is a winner. The ballots are burned after each session in an incinerator inside the chapel. If there`s no winner, they are burned with the chemical that gives off black smoke telling the crowd waiting in St. Peter`s Square that a new pope has not yet been selected. When there is a winner, white smoke, a sign from the cardinals that they have chosen a new pope to lead the church. Jonathan Mann, CNN, Atlanta.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Today`s "Shoutout" goes out to Mr. Bredehoeff`s history class at the Tina-Avalon school in Tina, Missouri. The USS Monitor was a naval ship involved in what war? Here we go, was it the War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish-American War or World War I? You`ve got three seconds, go!
The Monitor was an iron-clad union ship used during the U.S. Civil War. That`s your answer and that`s your Shoutout
ANDRES: The Monitor helped change the face of naval warfare, with the ship from wooden ships to iron ones. It sank around 150 years ago, but that wasn`t the end of the ship`s story. In 1973, the wreckage of the Monitor was found. 2002, remains of two crew members were discovered. And just this past Friday, those remains were laid to rest. Barbara Starr fills in the details.
BARBARA STARR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Shoes worn by sailor 150 years ago, perhaps in the final moments of his life on board the USS Monitor, a renowned Civil War battleship.
(on camera): This is extraordinary. We are looking mismatched, put a pair of shoes that one of the sailors wore.
DAVID KROP, MARINER`S MUSEUM: He had a different shoe on his left foot than he did on his right. And it`s hard to explain why that is. One of the possible options is that as these guys were leaving the ship the night of the sinking, it was chaotic, it was dark.
STARR (voice over): The shoes, just one clue in the detective story that started 240 feet below the surface of the sea. Who were the two men whose skeletons were found in the ship`s turret in 2002? The Navy is burying them with full honors at Arlington National Cemetery, not knowing the answer yet.
STARR: This is the 120 ton turret of the USS Monitor. It`s seating in this water preservation tank right now. This is the precise spot were they found the remains of the two Navy sailors.
More clues, buttons from a uniform, a gold ring, a comb, some coins. The Monitor itself made history as the first iron-clad ship, caught in the storm of December 30th 1862 off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, it flipped over and sank. 16 sailors were lost.
Captain Bobbie Scholley led Navy dives to the wreckage.
CAPT. BOBBIE SCHOLLEY (RET.), NAVY DIVE TEAM COMMANDER: We needed to take all the appropriate steps necessary to recover those sailors with all the honors and dignities.
STARR: A military lab analyzed the bones. DNA samples were taken, facial reconstructions were made. African-American sailors and officers were eliminated. The remains were Caucasian. The buttons - not from officer`s coats. The list is now down to five or six men, two possibilities - Robert Williams (ph) and William Ryan (ph). Back at the water`s edge at Virginia, where the Monitor battled the Confederacy, the official who oversees the ship`s legacy says it`s more than just history.
DAVID ALBERG, NOAA: Whether it was 150 years ago, or two weeks ago in Afghanistan, the nation`s commitment to bring her fallen home, laying them to rest and returning them to the families stays as strong today as it ever was. Barbara Starr, CNN, Newport News, Virginia.
ANDRES: Teachers, don`t forget to tell us what you think about today`s show- the feedback link is on our homepage. That`s also where some students reply to our latest blog. We asked what you thought about women competing in male-dominated sports. Bobby is all for it. "Women should have a chance to try and show their talents." Claire thinks, "Girls competing in sports is OK, if the girls are physically able to play them." But Scott says, "In sports like wrestling, with physical contact, girls should have their own division."
Scott might think differently when he hears Danielle Coughlin`s story. She is a high school senior who loves to wrestle. When reporter asked her about her competitive spirit, Danielle had a very humble response.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Would you rather be described as like tough or intimidating or something like that?
DANIELLE COUGHLIN, HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING CHAMPION: Just a hard worker, that`s all.
ANDRES: Her hard work paid off, because Danielle is a high school wrestling champ, and she didn`t get the title by competing against other girls, she beat her all male opponents on the Massachusetts division Tuesday tournament, Danielle is the first girl in the state`s history to win a wrestling title. Here is how she described the moment.
COUGHLIN: Definitely say it was probably the moment in my life. And I`ll get my hand raised after that match and thinking that eight years worth of hard work got me there.
ANDRES: If you want to talk to Danielle about her huge accomplishment, do you have a question you want to ask her? If so, you can tell us on our Facebook or a blog or send us an iReport.
Ever wished someone else could do your chores for you? Apparently, it just takes some training. Jessie here can be an alarm clock, she can fetch her owner a towel for the shower. She even does house work. Maybe not the most thorough dusting, but still impressive. Youtube videos like this one have made Jessie a big hit. She is eight years old, and I feel pretty sure she didn`t know how to do any of this stuff as a puppy. So I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks. But don`t expect her to do them right when you ask. After all, Jessie is a terrier.
That`s where we pause for today. I`m Tommy Andres. Have a great day.
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