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路透社:乌克兰政府军重新占领亲俄城市
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Ukraine government forces recapture Slaviansk
乌克兰政府军重新占领亲俄城市
A victory for Ukrainian government forces. They've recaptured a flashpoint area of eastern Ukraine from pro-Russian rebels.And Ukraine says their flag is flying over Slaviansk once again.
这对乌克兰政府军来说是一个胜利。他们重新从亲俄叛军手中夺取了乌克兰东部形势一触即发的城市。
(SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENCE COUNCIL OF UKRAINE SPOKESMAN, ANDRIY LYSENKO, SAYING: "Last night rebels who got under intense mortar fire from the Ukrainian troops, tried to escape from surrounded Slaviansk. As the result,one tank, two armored vehicles and two armored personnel carriers belonging to terrorists have been destroyed."
乌克兰国家安全与防务委员会发言人ANDRIY LYSENKO：“昨天晚上，叛军遭遇了来自乌克兰军队的猛烈炮火，他们试图从被包围的斯拉维扬斯克逃跑。结果，恐怖分子一辆坦克，两辆装甲车和两辆装甲运兵车被摧毁。”
Ukraine says a large number of separatists had fled after sustained fire.
乌克兰表示，持续的炮火后，大量分裂分子逃逸。
(SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE COUNCIL OF UKRAINE SPOKESMAN, ANDRIY LYSENKO, SAYING: "Reconnaissance units of Ukraine's Armed Forces and National Guard are operating in Slaviansk. Ukraine's president gave an order to restore functioning of state institutions in Slaviansk and to raise (Ukraine's) national flag on the city administration building."
乌克兰国家安全与防务委员会发言人ANDRIY LYSENKO：“乌克兰军队和国家卫队侦查部队正在斯拉维扬斯克行动。乌克兰总统下令斯拉维扬斯克国家机构重新运作起来，城市政府建筑重新升起国旗。”
A source close to the rebels told Reuters they had been outnumbered by 50 to one.
来自叛军的消息来源告诉路透社，他们人数不敌政府军，双方人数为1：50。
Taliban set oil tankers ablaze in Afghanistan
塔利班分子点燃阿富汗油罐车
The sky fills with smoke as flames leap into the air. Taliban insurgents set fire to around 200 oil tanker trucks supplying fuel for NATO forces in Aghanistan.
火苗蹿向空中，天空浓烟密布。塔利班反叛分子点燃了阿富汗境内向北约力量供应燃料的大约200辆油罐车。
(SOUNDBITE) (Dari) OWNER OF OIL TANKERS, BADAM GUL, SAYING: "Forty eight of my oil tankers have been burnt due to an attack by insurgents.I tried to take them out of fire but the police didn't let me."
油罐车主人BADAM GUL：“由于反叛分子的袭击，我的48辆油罐车被烧毁。我试图把车从大火中拯救出来，但是警方阻止了我。”
It remains unclear how the trucks were set ablaze in this parking lot just outside of Kabul. But some Afghan media reports say insurgents fired rockets at the tankers late Friday. This comes as Afghanistan prepares to announce preliminary results of the final round of a presidential election on Monday. The Taliban had previously vowed to disrupt the election process,and are claiming responsibility for the attack.
目前还不清楚这些油罐车如何在喀布尔城外的停车场上被纵火。但是一些阿富汗媒体报道称，周五晚上，反叛分子向油罐车发射了火箭弹。事故发生时，阿富汗正准备在周一宣布最后一轮总统选举的初步结果。塔利班曾誓言破坏选举过程。他们宣称为袭击事件负责。
Oldest living American turns 116
美国最长寿在世老人116岁
Gertrude Weaver has been around for her fair share of celebrations. But on Friday, she broke a record when she celebrated her 116th birthday. The Arkansas woman became the oldest confirmed living American and the second oldest person in the world.Family and friends gathered at her home at a rehabilitation center to celebrate with cake, balloons, and an honorary plaque.Weaver attributes her longevity to trusting in the Lord, hard work, and loving everybody.
Gertrude Weaver被簇拥着参加庆祝活动。但是周五，她欢度116岁生日时打破了一项纪录。这位阿肯色女性成为经证实的最长寿的在世美国人，在全世界排在第二位。家人和朋友聚集在她位于康复中心的家中，用蛋糕，气球和荣誉牌匾来庆祝。Weaver认为自己长寿是因为信奉天主，勤劳和热爱每一个人。
路透社财经:德国首次实行国家最低薪资制度
First national minimum wage for Germany
德国首次实行国家最低薪资制度
A boost for the lowest paid in Europe's biggest economy. Germany's parliament voted for the first national minimum wage - to take effect from 2015. This was a flagship project for the Social Democrats. They made their coalition deal with Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats dependent on the reform. Andrea Nahles from the SPD is Labour Minister. SOUNDBITE: Andrea Nahles, German Labour Minister, saying (German): "We will also have regulations for implementing and controlling the minimum wage. On paper, the minimum wage is no use to anyone. It has to become a reality." The minimum wage has long been controversial - and even now, it won't be available to everyone. Under 18s, trainees and some interns aren't eligible - and the long-term unemployed could be paid less at the start of a new job. Some sectors will be allowed to delay introducing it while they adjust. Germany's minimum wage will be 8.50 an hour. So how does that compare to other developed economies? French workers earn at least 9.53 euros an hour, and it's currently the equivalent of 7.92 euros in the UK. Over in the United States, the federal minimum is the same as 5.30 euros. It's highest in Australia - equivalent to 11.25 euros. Germany's been the euro zone growth motor since the financial crisis. Despite that there some fear the gap between rich and poor is growing. Employers' groups lobbied against the reform, saying higher labour costs would force them to move production abroad, or push up prices. Richard McGuire is from Rabobank. SOUNDBITE: Richard McGuire, Head of Rates Strategy, Rabobank, saying (English):"Most companies in the tradeable sector, in the manufacturing sector, already pay more on average than the minimum wage anyway, but the most impact will be felt in the non-tradeables, in the service sector, so in terms of Germany's international competitiveness we certainly don't think it will have a negative impact near term. I think the bigger picture again though is that this is positive in terms of helping to engender this broader rebalancing of the euro area." Germany's neighbours may be watching the reform closely. France is among those pushing for growth intiatives - one, suggested by President Hollande, an EU-wide minimum wage.
白宫发言:奥巴马总统强调发展经济重要性
Remarks by the President on the Economy
1776
Washington, D.C.
11:57 A.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: So we're going into the 4th of July weekend and what more appropriate place to be than 1776. (Applause.)
This is an incubator for all sorts of tech startups, a lot of them focused on social change issues, on education, on health care. And so we've got a range of entrepreneurs who are trying to figure out how can we do well by doing good, in many cases.
And I just have to say that the young people -- and some not so young people -- (laughter) -- that I spoke to, coming from a wide range of backgrounds -- we had former Army Rangers; we had lawyers; we had former HR folks, transportation experts,engineers -- all of them had the kind of energy and drive and creativity and innovation that has been the hallmark of the American economy.
And part of the reason I wanted to come here today is to focus on what’s happened in the U.S. economy over the last several months and last several years. We just got a jobs report today showing that we've now seen the fastest job growth in the United States in the first half of the year since 1999. (Applause.) So this is also the first time we've seen five consecutive months of job growth over 200,000 since 1999. (Applause.) And we've seen the quickest drop in unemployment in 30 years.
So it gives you a sense that the economy has built momentum, that we are making progress. We've now seen almost 10 million jobs created over the course of the last 52 months. And it should be a useful reminder to people all across the country that given where we started back in 2008, we have made enormous strides, thanks to the incredible hard work of the American people and American businesses that have been out there competing, getting smarter, getting more effective. And it's making a difference all across the country.
Now, what we also know is, as much progress as has been made, there are still folks out there who are struggling. We still have not seen as much increase in income and wages as we’d like to see. A lot of folks are still digging themselves out of challenges that arose out of the Great Recession.
Historically, financial crises take a longer time to recover from. We've done better than the vast majority of other countries over the last five years, but that drag has still meant a lot of hardship for a lot of folks. And so it’s really important for us to understand that we could be making even stronger process, we could be growing even more jobs, we could be creating even more business opportunities for smart, talented folks like these if those of us here in Washington were focused on them, focused on you, the American people, rather than focused on politics.
And I’ve given a number of examples over the last several months of things we know would work if we are investing in rebuilding our infrastructure -- that doesn’t just put construction workers back to work, that puts engineers back to work, that puts landscape architects back to work, it puts folks who are manufacturing concrete or steel back to work. It makes a difference and it has huge ripple effects all across the economy.
If we are serious about increasing the minimum wage, that puts more money in the pockets of people who are most likely to spend it. They, in turn, are most likely to hire more people because they now have more customers who are frequenting their businesses. If we are making sure that there’s equal pay for equal work, that’s helping families all across the country.
If we’re focused on making sure that childcare is accessible and affordable and high-quality, that frees up a whole bunch of potential entrepreneurs, as well as people who are just going to work every single day, doing the right thing, being responsible, but often are hampered by difficult situations in terms of trying to manage parenting and families.
And so there are just a series of specific things we can do right now -- many of them I’m doing on my own because we have the administrative authority to do it, but some of them we can’t do without Congress. We can’t fix a broken immigration system that would allow incredibly talented folks who want to start businesses here and create jobs here in the United States, would allow them to stay and make those investments. That’s something that we need Congress to help us on. (Applause.) We’re not going to be able to fund the Highway Trust Fund and to ramp up our investment in infrastructure without acts of Congress.
So my hope is, is the American people look at today’s news and understand that, in fact, we are making strides. We have not seen more consistent job growth since the ‘90s. But we can make even more progress if Congress is willing to work with my administration and to set politics aside, at least occasionally -- (laughter) -- which I know is what the American people are urgently looking for.
It’s a sort of economic patriotism where you say to yourself, how is it that we can start rebuilding this country to make sure that all of the young people who are here but their kids and their grandkids are going to be able to enjoy the same incredible opportunities that this country offers as we have. That’s our job. That’s what we should be focused on. And it’s worth remembering as we go into Independence Day.
Thanks, everybody. Appreciate it. Thanks. (Applause.)
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12:04 P.M. EDT
