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路透社:美国禁毒署大范围打击合成毒品
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U.S. drug agents carry out massive crackdown in 29 states
美国禁毒署大范围打击合成毒品
U.S. Drug Enforcement agents raided facilities in at at least 29 states on Wednesday as part of a crackdown on synthetic drug makers. The drugs which include blends of marijuana, drugs known as bath salts, and Molly can have unpredictable effects. Most consumers are unaware of the levels of mind altering chemicals in each blend. The popularity of these designers drugs, say the DEA, have surged since 2010. Hundreds of thousands of packets of drugs were seized, as well as supplies to make more. So far, as many as 150 people have been arrested.
周三，美国禁毒署对全国至少29个州的工厂进行了突击检查，作为打击合成毒品制造商行动的一部分。这些毒品包括大麻混合物，俗称“浴盐”和“莫利”，产生的影响不可预测。大部分消费者并不清楚每一种混合物中神经麻醉品的水平。美国禁毒署表示，这些新化合致幻药从2010年开始流行。这次行动共缴获了数十万袋毒品，以及制作更多毒品的设备。目前为止，已有150人被捕。
Putin calls on Ukraine rebels to put off secession vote
普京呼吁乌克兰叛军延迟投票
Postpone your referendum. That was the message from Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to pro-Moscow separatists in neighboring Ukraine. They want to hold a vote on independence May 11th, potentially undermining national elections set for later in the month.
推迟公投。这是俄罗斯总统普京周三向邻国乌克兰境内亲莫斯科分裂主义者传达的信息。他们希望在5月11日举行独立投票，可能会对定于月末举行的全国选举造成危害。
(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: "We call on the representatives of southeastern Ukraine, the supporters of the federalization of the country, to postpone the referendum planned for May 11 this year."
俄罗斯总统普京：“我们呼吁乌克兰东南部代表们，联邦的支持者们推迟原定于今年5月11日举行的全民公决。”
The U.S. and European Union had threatened Russia with tighter sanctions if it interfered with Ukraine's general election. Sunday's planned referendum was seen as a potential trigger for those sanctions.
美国和欧盟威胁称，如果俄罗斯干涉乌克兰大选，他们将加紧对俄制裁。原计划周日举行的全民公投将成为制裁的潜在导火线。
(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: "I want to underline that the planned presidential elections in Kiev are a move in the right direction but they won't solve anything if all of the citizens of Ukraine don't understand how their rights will be guaranteed after these elections are held."
俄罗斯总统普京：“我要强调的是，基辅计划的总统选举是正确的举动，但是如果所有乌克兰居民在选举过后仍然不明白自己的权利如何得到保障，选举也解决不了任何问题。”
Russia's apparent sudden about face over the referendum could potentially pull Ukraine back from the brink of war. Putin also said he was pulling Russian troops back from the Ukrainian border. Some 40,000 have been stationed there for weeks, helping stoke the worst crisis between East and West since the Cold War. The rebels are seeking independence for two eastern provinces that make up about a third of Ukraine's industrial output. Overnight, they retook the city hall in Mariupol after Ukrainian forces briefly drove them out with tear gas. A separatist leader said rebels will consider Putin's request to postpone their vote. European mediators say they'll now try to hammer out a roadmap to solve the crisis in Ukraine.
俄罗斯突然呼吁推迟全民公投有可能让乌克兰脱离战争的边缘。普京还表示，他将撤回乌克兰边境的俄罗斯军队。大约40,000人的军队已经在那里驻扎了几周的时间，进一步加剧了东西方自冷战以来最严重的危机。叛军寻求两个东部省份的独立，这两个省份占据乌克兰工业总产值的大约三分之一。一夜之间，他们重新占领了马里乌波尔市政厅，此前，乌克兰军队曾用催泪弹把他们驱赶出来。一名分裂分子领袖表示，叛军将考虑普京提出的推迟投票的要求。欧洲调停者表示，他们将敲定一份解决乌克兰危机的路线图。
Rebels evacuated from Homs, cradle of Syrian uprising
乌克兰叛军从霍姆斯撤退
Syrian rebels started their withdrawal from the heart of Homs on Wednesday. They loaded onto two buses, the first of many hundreds of fighters that will be evacuated out of the besieged old city. Video posted online that Reuters can't independently verify purports to show the fighters leave. The evacuation was agreed to between rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al Assad, and overseen by the U.N. It will be carefully synchronized with aid deliveries into the city and the release of some rebel-held captives in two northern Shiite towns. Activists say the first to leave were some 600 wounded fighters and their civilian relatives. They reportedly headed to rebel-held areas north of Homs province. Homs was an early center of the rebel revolt against Assad. The mostly Sunni fighters had held out in the old center of the city for more than a year. They were undersupplied, outgunned and faced bombardment by Assad's forces. Their total withdrawal from the city center would consolidate Assad's military control and hand him a symbolic victory less than a month before his likely re-election.
周三，叙利亚叛军开始从霍姆斯中心撤退。他们登上了两辆公共汽车，这是从这座被围困的老城撤退的数百名战士中的第一批。路透社难以证实的网上发布的视频显示战士们正在离开。这次撤退是叛军和总统阿萨德军队之间达成的协议，由联合国监督。与此同步进行的是，向这座城市运动救助物资，并释放在两座北部什叶派城镇抓获的叛军俘虏。活动积极分子表示，首批离开的是大约600名受伤的战士和他们的家属。据报道，他们将前往霍姆斯被捕叛军控制的地区。霍姆斯是叛军早期抵抗阿萨德的中心。主要由逊尼派组成的战士们已经在这个老城中心盘踞了超过一年的时间。他们物资供应不足，枪支缺乏，而且面临阿萨德部队的轰炸。他们从城中心撤退将巩固阿萨德的军事控制，为他提供了具有象征性的胜利，此时距离他的可能再次当选还有不到一个月的时间。
CCTV9:央企利润去哪儿了 银行收益下降
China banks see profits slow
央企利润去哪儿了 银行收益下降
Net profit growth for China’s listed banks continued to slow in 2013. Net interest income for lenders dropped but their fee income from intermediary businesses was on the rise, suggesting that the institutions are depending less on the traditional lending business.
The net income of China’s listed banks grew close to 13 percent last year, down from 17 percent in 2012. Liberalization of the interest rate was having a significant impact on the net interest margin of listed banks.
Slowing asset growth and tightened regulatory requirements for loan provisions were also dragging down growth. Meanwhile, the non performing loans ratio of the listed banks had increased to 0.97% at the end of 2013 from 0.92 at the end of 2012.
"The silver lining is the banks’ income from their intermediary businesses has been expanding. Fees and commission income grew 23 percent in 2013, up from 12 percent in 2012, representing one fifth of the total operating income. But competition is undoubtedly fierce in the era of internet banking." Geoffery Choi, Partner, Ernst&Young Greater China said.
"The trend is continuing in 2014. In the first quarter, net profit growth continued to slow. Net interest margin’s contribution to total income continues to decrease while fee and commission income’s contribution is still on the rise. Non performing loans ratio also continued to increase in the first quarter of 2014 to 1.01 percent." Geoffery Choi said.
CCTV9:墨西哥城发生6.4级地震
6.4 magnitude quake shakes buildings in Mexico City
墨西哥城发生6.4级地震
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has shaken parts of Mexico, causing buildings to sway in the capital. The US Geological Survey says the quake was centred near the town of Tecpan de Galeana in southern Guerrero state, about 300 kilometers south-west of Mexico City.
The tremors it caused sent frightened office workers in the capital streaming into the streets away from high-rise buildings. Electricity and cellphone services in parts of the city were briefly knocked out.
According to media reports, the quake was also felt in the resort city of Acapulco, the central states of Puebla and Morelos, the southern state of Oaxaca and Vera-cruz on the Gulf coast. There have been no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries.
