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波士顿爆炸案疑犯拒不认罪

BostonMarathonbombsuspectDzhokharTsarnaevhaspleadednotguiltytoall

chargesinhisfirstcourtappearance,asblastvictimslookedon.

波士顿马拉松爆炸案疑犯佐哈尔在首场庭审中、在爆炸受害人旁听的情况下对所有指控表示不认罪。

MrTsarnaev,19,faces30countsofusingaweaponofmassdestructioninthetwo15April

blaststhatkilledthree,includinganeight-year-oldboy.

Heappearedinshacklesandanorangeprisonsuit,andreplied"notguilty"asthecharges

werereadtothecourt.

Prosecutorscouldpressforthedeathpenaltyfor17counts.

Thesuspecthasalsobeenchargedoverthedeathofafourthperson,auniversitypolice

officer,whowasallegedlyshotdeadbyMrTsarnaevandhisbrotherTamerlaninthedays

aftertheattack.

Heisalsochargedinacarjackingincidentandwithdownloadinginternetmaterialfrom

Islamistradicalssometimebeforetheblasts.

Relativesincourt

PeopleappearedoutsidethefederalcourthouseinBostonasearlyas07:30EST(12:30BST)

toclaimaseatinsidethecourtandtwooverflowroomsforahearingthatlastedjustseven

minutes.

MrTsarnaevarrivedatcourtwithhisfaceswollenandhisarminacast.

Twoofthesuspect'ssisterswatchedtheproceedings.Onesobbedduringthehearingwhile

theotherheldababy.

Beforehewasledoutofthecourtroom,thesuspectseemedtosmileandtogestureakissto

hisfamilymembersintheroom.

AmongthecrowdwasayoungfriendofMrTsarnaev,HankAlvarez,19.Hesaid:"Just

knowinghim,ifshardformetofacethefactthathedidit.”

MrTsarnaev,aUScitizen,wasnotincourtlastmonthduringanindictmenthearing,whena

federalgrandjuryagreedthatheshouldbetriedon30charges.

Hisfirstcourtappearancetookplaceathishospitalbedside,wherehewasrecoveringfrom

injuriessufferedinashootoutwithpoliceduringthemanhunt.Hewaslatertransferredtoa

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prisonhospitalnearBoston.

MrTsarnaev'solderbrotherTamerlan,26,waskilleddaysaftertheattackduringamassive

policeoperation.Heisalsosuspectedofcarryingouttheattacks.

Authoritiessaytheaccusedranoverhisolderbrotherashefledtheshootoutinahijacked

car.

DzhokharTsarnaevwasfoundthenextday,19April,hidinginaboatinaresidentialgarden

inWatertown,Massachusetts.

Accordingtotheindictment,hewroteabouthismotivationsforthebombingontheinside

wallsandbeamsoftheboat.

Authoritiessayhescrawled:nTheUSGovernmentiskillingourinnocentcivilians"and"Ican't

standtoseesuchevilgounpunished.',

ThebrothersarefromafamilyofethnicChechenMuslimsfromRussiaandhadbeenlivingin

theUSforaboutadecade.

Morethan260peoplewereinjuredwhentwopressurecookerbombspackedwithnails,ball

bearingsandothershrapnelweredetonatedatthefinishlineoftheBostonMarathon.

Thebombingwastheworstmass-casualtyattackonUSsoilsince11September2001.

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南美三国为斯诺登提供政治庇护

ThepresidentsofNicaragua,VenezuelaandBoliviahaveindicatedtheircountries

couldofferpoliticalasylumtoUSfugitiveEdwardSnowden.

尼加拉瓜、委内瑞拉和玻利维亚三国总统表示，他们的国家可以向美国逃犯爱德华•斯诺登提供政治庇护。

Venezuela'sNicolasMadurosaiditwouldgiveasylumtotheintelligenceleaker,whois

believedtobeholedup（躲藏）inatransitareaofMoscowairport.

MeanwhileNicaraguanPresidentDanielOrtegasaidhiscountrywoulddoso"ifcircumstances

permit".

Bolivia'sEvoMoralessaidMrSnowdencouldgetasylumthereifhesoughtit.

MrSnowdenhassentrequestsforpoliticalasylumtoatleast21countries,mostofwhich

haveturneddownhisrequest.Earlier,Wikileakssaidhehadappliedtosixadditional

countriesonFriday.

Thewhistleblowingwebsitesaiditwouldnotnamethecountries"duetoattemptedUS

interference".

ButevenifacountryacceptedtheAmerican'sapplication,gettingtherecouldprovedifficult,

theBBC'sStevenRosenberg,inMoscow,reports.

Europeanairspacecouldbeclosedtoanyaircraftsuspectedofcarryingthefugitive,our

correspondentsays.

Earlierthisweek,severalEuropeancountriesreportedlyrefusedtoallowtheBolivian

president'sjettocrosstheirairspaceonitswaybackfromMoscow-apparentlybecauseof

suspicionsthatEdwardSnowdenwasonboard.

MrMoralesdescribedMrSnowden'sactionsas"afairwayofprotesting"anddescribedhimas

*'persecutedbyhisfellowcountrymen".

"Wearenotscared[ofreprisals],Hheadded.

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波音777曾试图中止迫降

TheBoeing777thatcrash-landedatSanFranciscoairportwas"significantly

below*'itstargetspeedneartherunwayandthepilottriedtoabortthelanding,US

investigatorssay.

美国调查者称，在旧金山机场紧急迫降的波音777客机在到达跑道前“明显低于”目标速度，驾驶员曾试

图中止迫降。

ThepilotwasflyingintoSanFranciscoforthefirsttimeatthecontrolsofa777,Asiana

Airlinessays.

TheflightfromSeoulwith307peoplefellshortoftherunwayonSaturday,killingtwoand

injuringdozens.

Theaircraftapparentlyhitaseawall,rippingoff(扯掉)itstail.

Passengersandcrewescapeddownemergencyslidesasitburstintoflames.

AsianaconfirmedthattwofemaleChineseteenagersdiedinthecrash.Theyhadbeenseated

atthebackoftheaircraft.

Theyarebelievedtobethefirst-everfatalitiesinaBoeing777crash.

SanFrancisco'scoroneriscurrentlytryingtoestablishwhetheroneofthetwofatalities

occurredafterapassengerwasrunoverbyanemergencyvehiclerushingtothesceneofthe

crash.

'Everythingisonthetable'

AtanewsconferenceonSunday,NationalTransportationSafetyBoard(NTSB)chiefDeborah

Hersmansaidaircraftspeedwasbelowtheplanned137knots(158mph;254km/h)asit

approachedtherunway.

Citinginformationbothfromthecockpitvoicerecorderandflightdatarecorder,shesaid

therewasacalltoincreasethespeedabouttwosecondsbeforetheimpact.

Thepilotthenrequestedtoabortthelandingand"goaround",MsHersmanadded.

"Wehavetotakeanotherlookattherawdataandcorroborate(证实)itwithradarandair

trafficinformationtomakesurewehaveaveryprecisespeed.

"Butagain,wearenottalkingaboutafewknotshereorthere.We'retalkingabouta

significantamountofspeedbelow137,“shesaid.

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Askedaboutpossiblereasonsforthis,MsHersmanstressedthat"everythingisonthetable"

andnitistooearlytoruleanythingout”.

Ithasnowemergedthatalthoughthepilotwhowasatthecontrolshadnearly10,000flying

hours-only43hoursofthosewereonaBoeing777.

AsianaAirlinessaidthatLeeKang-kookwasassistedbyanotherpilotwhohadmore

experienceflyingthattypeofaircraft.

AlthoughhehadflownintoSanFrancisco29timesatthecontrolsofothertypesofaircraft,

thiswasthefirsttimehewasdoingsoatthecontrolsofaBoeing777.

Inaseparatedevelopment,USofficialsconfirmedthatanavigationsystemhelpingpilots

makesafedescentswasturnedoffformaintenanceatSanFranciscoairport.

TheGlidePathisusedforlandingsinbadweatherconditions;however,itwasclearandsunny

whentheAsianaAirlinesaircraftcrashedonSaturday.

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《卫报》：美情报机构曾监听38家使馆和代表团

OneofthebuggingmethodsmentionediscodenamedDropmire,whichaccording

toa2007documentis'implantedontheCryptofaxattheEUembassy,DC.

Photograph:Guardian

据英国《卫报》6月30日报道，根据爱德华•斯诺登披露的美国家安全局（NSA）绝密文件，美国情报

机构对38家使馆和代表团进行监听活动。

USintelligenceservicesarespyingontheEuropeanUnionmissioninNewYorkandits

embassyinWashington,accordingtothelatesttopsecretUSNationalSecurityAgency

documentsleakedbythewhistleblowerEdwardSnowden.

Onedocumentlists38embassiesandmissions,describingthemas"targets".Itdetailsan

extraordinaryrangeofspyingmethodsusedagainsteachtarget,frombugsimplantedin

electroniccommunicationsgeartotapsintocablestothecollectionoftransmissionswith

specialisedantennae（天线，触须）.

AlongwithtraditionalideologicaladversariesandsensitiveMiddleEasterncountries,thelist

oftargetsincludestheEUmissionsandtheFrench,ItalianandGreekembassies,aswellas

anumberofotherAmericanallies,includingJapan,Mexico,SouthKorea,IndiaandTurkey.

ThelistintheSeptember2010documentdoesnotmentiontheUK,Germanyorother

westernEuropeanstates.

OneofthebuggingmethodsmentionediscodenamedDropmire,which,accordingtoa2007

document,is'ImplantedontheCryptofaxattheEUembassy,DC"-anapparentreferenceto

abugplacedinacommerciallyavailableencryptedfaxmachineusedatthemission.TheNSA

documentsnotethemachineisusedtosendcablesbacktoforeignaffairsministriesin

Europeancapitals.

ThedocumentssuggesttheaimofthebuggingexerciseagainsttheEUembassyincentral

Washingtonistogatherinsideknowledgeofpolicydisagreementsonglobalissuesandother

riftsbetweenmemberstates.

ThenewrevelationscomeatatimewhenthereisalreadyconsiderableangeracrosstheEU

overearlierevidenceprovidedbySnowdenofNSAeavesdroppingonAmerica'sEuropean

allies.

Germany'sjusticeminister,SabineLeutheusser-Schnarrenberger,demandedanexplanation

fromWashington,sayingthatifconfirmed,USbehaviour"wasreminiscentof（令人回忆起）

theactionsofenemiesduringthecoldwar".

TheGermanmagazineDerSpiegelreportedattheweekendthatsomeofthebugging

operationsinBrusselstargetingtheEU'sJustusLipsiusbuilding-avenueforsummitand

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ministerialmeetingsintheBelgiancapital-weredirectedfromwithinNatoheadquarters

nearby.

TheUSintelligenceservicecodenameforthebuggingoperationtargetingtheEUmissionat

theUnitedNationsis"Perdido".AmongthedocumentsleakedbySnowdenisafloorplanof

themissioninmidtownManhattan.Themethodsusedagainstthemissionincludethe

collectionofdatatransmittedbyimplants,orbugs,placedinsideelectronicdevices,and

anothercovertoperationthatappearstoprovideacopyofeverythingonatargeted

computer'sharddrive.

TheeavesdroppingontheEUdelegationtotheUS,onKStreetinWashington,involvedthree

differentoperationstargetedontheembassy's90staff.Twowereelectronicimplantsandone

involvedtheuseofantennastocollecttransmissions.

AlthoughthelatestdocumentsarepartofanNSAhaulleakedbySnowden,itisnotclearin

eachcasewhetherthesurveillancewasbeingexclusivelydonebytheNSA-whichismost

probableastheembassiesandmissionsaretechnicallyoverseas-orbytheFBIortheCIA,

oracombinationofthem.The2010documentdescribestheoperationas"closeaccess

domesticcollection".

TheoperationagainsttheFrenchmissiontotheUNhadthecovername"Blackfoot"andthe

oneagainstitsembassyinWashingtonwas"Wabash1'.TheItalianembassyinWashington

wasknowntotheNSAasboth"Bruneau"and"Hemlock".

TheeavesdroppingoftheGreekUNmissionwasknownas"Powell"andtheoperationagainst

itsembassywasreferredtoas"Klondyke”.

Snowden,the30-year-oldformerNSAcontractorandcomputeranalystwhoseleakshave

ignitedaglobalrowovertheextentofUSandUKelectronicsurveillance,fledfromhissecret

boltholeinHongKongaweekago.HisplanseemstohavebeentotraveltoEcuadorvia

Moscow,butheisinlimboatMoscowairportafterhisUSpassportwascancelled,andwithout

anyofficialtraveldocumentsissuedfromanyothercountry.

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埃及首席法官担任临时领导人

ThetopjudgeofEgypt'sConstitutionalCourt,AdliMansour,istobesworninas

interimleader,hoursafterthearmyoustedPresidentMohammedMorsiandput

himunderhousearrest.

埃及军方将总统穆罕默德•穆尔西赶下台并软禁数小时之后，宪法法庭最高法官宣布担任过渡时期领导。

ArmychiefGenAbdulFattahal-SisiannouncedthemoveonWednesday,inwhatMrMorsi

saidwasamilitarycoup.

GenSisisaidMrMorsi,Egypt'sfirstfreelyelectedleader,had"failedtomeetthedemandsof

thepeople".

ThemovecomesafterdaysofmassralliesagainsttheIslamistpresident.

ProtestersaccusedhimandtheMuslimBrotherhoodofpursuinganIslamistagendaforthe

countryandoffailingtotackleEgypt'seconomicproblems.

TheBBC'sKevinConnollyinCairosaysthepresidenthadappearedtoprotesterstobe

economicallyoutofhisdepth,andhadnotgiventhemthereassurancestheywantedthathe

couldaddressrampant（猖獗的，蔓延的）poverty.

Some50peoplehavediedsincethelatestunrestbeganonSunday.

USconcern

MrMorsi'sopponentscelebratedthroughthenightinCairo'sTahrirSquare,afterthearmy

announcedithadsuspendedtheIslamist-backedconstitution-approvedbyareferendumin

2012-andpledgedtoholdnewelections.

ButanumberofpeoplewerekilledasclasheseruptedovernightbetweenMorsisupporters

andthesecurityforcesinCairoandAlexandria.

Gehadel-Haddad,aspokesmanforMrMorsi'sMuslimBrotherhood,toldtheBBCtheousted

leaderhadbeenputunderhousearrestandthe"entirepresidentialteam"wasindetention.

MrHaddad'sfather,seniorMorsiaideEssamel-Haddad,andSaadal-Katatni,headofthe

Brotherhood'spoliticalwing,areamongthoseheld.

Thestate-runal-Ahramnewspaperreportedthatarrestwarrantshadbeenissuedfor300

leadersandmembersoftheMuslimBrotherhood.

USPresidentBarackObamahassaidheis"deeplyconcerned"bythelatestturnofeventsand

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calledforaswiftreturntocivilianrule.

TheremovalofthepresidentfollowedfourdaysofmassprotestsagainstMrMorsiandan

ultimatumissuedbythemilitary,whichexpiredonWednesdayafternoon.

Inhistelevisedspeech,GenSisisaidthearmedforcescouldnotignorethecallofthe

Egyptianmasses.

Hespokeofanewroadmapforthefuture,andsaidMrMansourwouldbegiventhetaskof

"runningthecountry'saffairsduringthetransitionalperioduntiltheelectionofanew

president".

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伊拉克发生系列炸弹袭击40人丧生

Atleast40peoplehavebeenkilledinawaveofbombattacksacrossIraq-mostof

theminthecapitalBaghdad.

伊拉克发生一系列炸弹袭击，至少40人丧生，其中大多数爆炸案发生在首都巴格达。

BusyShiamarketareasinthecapitalwerethemaintargets.Inthemostseriousattack,nine

peoplediedwhentwocarbombswentoffinthenorthernShaabdistrict.

Iraqissufferingitsworstsectarianviolencesince2008.

TheUNreleasedfiguresonMondayindicatingthatover2,500Iraqishavediedinviolent

attackssinceApril.

Heightenedtensions

Morethan30peoplewerek川edinBaghdadaloneonTuesday,withseveralcarbombsripping

throughmarketsandcommercialareas.

CarbombsalsowentoffinthepredominantlyShiacitiesofBasra,AmaraandSamawa,killing

threepeopleandinjuring50,theAFPnewsagencyreports.

Fourpeoplereportedlydiedafterasuicidebomberblewhimselfupinsideatentwherea

funeralwastakingplaceinthecityofBaquba,north-eastofBaghdad-adayafteracarbomb

destroyedacoffeeshopthere,killing10people.

TherecentsurgeinviolencecomesamidheightenedtensionsbetweenIraq'sSunniandShia

communities,amidclaimsbytheSunnisthattheyarebeingmarginalisedbyPrimeMinister

NouriMaliki'sShia-ledgovernment.

ViolenceeruptedinAprilwhenIraqisecurityforcesstormedananti-governmentSunni

protestinthecityofHawija,killingandwoundingdozensofprotesters.

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印尼亚齐省发生6.1级地震

Rescueoperationsareunderwayaftera6.1magnitudeearthquakehitIndonesia's

Acehprovince,flatteninghousesandcausinglandslides.

一场6.1级地震袭击印尼亚齐省，造成房屋坍塌并引发泥石流，救援工作目前正在进行中。

Officialssayatleast22peoplewerekilledandmorethan200injuredbythequake,which

struckthewesterntipofSumatraislandonTuesday.

Onereportsaidsixchildrenwerekilledand14trappedunderdebriswhenamosquecollapsed

inCentralAceh.

Indonesiaislocatedononeofthemostseismicallyactiveregionsonearth.

“Sofar22peopledied,210peoplewereinjured,andthousandsofbuildingsandhomeswere

damagedinthequake,"disasteragencyspokesmanSutopoPurwoNugrohosaid.

“Oursearchandrescueteamsarestrugglingtoevacuateanestimated14childrenstill

trappedundertherubble[ofthemosque]SubhanSahara,adisastermanagementofficial

inCentralAceh,toldAFPnewsagency.

Powercut

Soldiersandpolicehavebeendeployedinrescueoperations,buthavestruggledtoaccess

someareaswhereroadswereblockedbylandslides,officialssaid.

TheIndonesianairforcehasdeployedahelicopterandaplaneaspartoftherescueefforts.

Officialssaythatthequakewasfeltforaround15seconds,fromBandaAceh,theregional

capital,toBenerMeriah,oneoftheworst-hitareas.

InBenerMeriah,around300peoplesleptoutdoorsonTuesdaynightastheareawashitby

strongaftershocksandpeoplewereafraidtoreturntotheirhomes,alocalofficialtoldAFR

"Wehaveapoweroutage（断电）nowandcommunicationsareunreliable/'headded.

In2004,amagnitude9.1quakeoffIndonesiatriggeredatsunamithatkilledsome230,000

peoplearoundtheIndianOcean.

IndonesiaispronetoearthquakesduetoitslocationonthePacificRingofFire,anarcof

volcanoesandfaultlinesencirclingthePacificBasin.

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奥巴马开始访问非洲三国

USPresidentBarackObamahasarrivedinSenegalonthefirstlegofathree-nation

tourofAfrica.

美国总统奥巴马已抵达塞内加尔开始非洲三国之行。

ItisMrObama'ssecondvisittothecontinentsincehebecamepresident.

HeishopingtoboosteconomictieswiththeAfricancountriesandpromotegoodgovernance

-allthecountriesheisvisitinghavestabledemocracies.

TheSouthAfricanlegofhistripisexpectedtobeovershadowedbythecontinuingcritical

conditionofformerPresidentNelsonMandela.

TheWhiteHousehassaiditwilldefertothewishesofMrMandela'sfamilyoverwhetherMr

Mandelaiswellenoughtoreceiveavisitfromhiminhospital.

MrObama,whoarrivedintheSenegalesecapital,Dakar,onWednesdaynightwithhisfamily,

isduetomeetthecountry*sPresidentMackySalllateronThursday.

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澳大利亚新总理凯文•拉德上任

KevinRuddhasbeensworninasprimeministerofAustralia,adayafterheousted

JuliaGillardasleaderoftheLaborParty.

凯文•拉德已宣誓就职澳大利亚总理，一天前他作为工党领袖扳倒了朱莉娅•吉拉德。

MrRuddtooktheoathatGovernmentHouseinfrontofGovernor-GeneralQuentinBryce.

Hethenaddressedparliamentbriefly,payingtributetoMsGillard,whoissteppingdownfrom

politics.

Theleadershipchangecomesaheadofanelectionscheduledfor14September,whichpolls

suggestLaborwilllose.

OppositionleaderTbnyAbbottcalledonMrRuddtoclarifywhethertheelectionwouldbe

broughtforward.

“Icongratulatetheprimeministeronhisrestorationtohighoffice,"hesaid."Mayheelevate

thatoffice...bytellingtheAustralianpeoplewhenwilltheygetthechancetodecidewhothe

primeministerofthiscountryshouldbeandwhoshouldformthegovernmentofthis

country?"

MrRuddsaidhewould"identifyadateforanelection",suggestingthathewouldnotstick

withthedatesetbyMsGillard.

"There*sgoingtobeanelection,itwillbeheldconsistentwiththeconstitutionand...there's

notgoingtobeahugevariationonewayortheother,"hesaid.

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日本银行：日本经济会缓慢复苏

TheBankofJapanhassaidthecountry'seconomyisnstartingto

recovermodestly".

日本银行总裁称，日本经济”开始缓慢恢复”。

TheupbeatassessmentoftheeconomycameastheBoJleftitshugemonetaryeasing

programmeunchanged.

ItisthefirsttimetheBoJhasdescribedtheworld'sthird-largesteconomyasbeingonthe

pathtowardsexpansioninmorethantwoyears.

Thebankistosticktoitsplanofpumpingmorethan60tnyen($606bn)ayearintothe

economy.

Theprogrammeisknownas"Abenomics"afterPrimeMinisterShinzoAbe,whotookoffice

latelastyear.

TheBoJhasbeenflaggingupsteadyimprovementsintheeconomyforthepastsixmonths,

butThursday'sannouncementisthefirsttopointtoabroadrecovery.

"Withregardtotheoutlook,Japan'seconomyisexpectedtorecovermoderatelyonthe

backoftheresilienceindomesticdemandandthepick-upinoverseaseconomies,"theBoJ

saidinastatement.

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全球电脑销量连续五季下跌

Globalpersonalcomputer(PC)saleshavefallenforthefifthquarterin

arow,makingitthe"longestdurationofdecline"inhistory.

全球个人电脑销量连续第五季度下滑，造成史上“最长的下跌周期”。

WorldwidePCshipmentstotalled76millionunitsinthesecondquarter,a10.9%dropfroma

yearearlier,accordingtoresearchfirmGartner.

PCsaleshavebeenhurtinrecentyearsbythegrowingpopularityoftablets.

Gartnersaidtheintroductionoflow-costtabletshadfurtherhurtPCsales,especiallyin

emergingeconomies.

“Inemergingmarkets,inexpensivetabletshavebecomethefirstcomputingdeviceformany

people,whoatbestaredeferringthepurchaseofaPC,"saidMikakoKitagawa,principal

analystatGartner,saidinastatement.

'Someimprovement,

SeparatedatareleasedbyresearchfirmIDCalsoshowedan11.4%declineinglobalPC

shipmentsduringtheperiod,fromayearearlier.

IDC,whichusesaslightlydifferentmethodtocalculatethedata,saidthatshipmentstotalled

75.6millionunitsinthesecondquarter.

However,itsaidthatthenumberswerebetterthanithadexpectedandwerelikelytoimprove

inthecomingmonths.

"Withsecondquartergrowthsoclosetoforecast,wearestilllookingforsomeimprovement

ingrowthduringthesecondhalfoftheyear,"saidJayChou,asenioranalystatIDC

WorldwidePCTracker.

Buthewarnedthatthesectorwasfacingrisksandmuchworkneededtobedonetoturn

aroundthings.

"SlowergrowthinEuropeandChinareflecttherisks,whiletheimprovedUSoutlookreflects

potentialimprovement.Still,theweaknessinemergingmarketsisathreattoacore

long-termgrowtharea,"MrChousaid.

"Inaddition,whileeffortsbythePCecosystemtobringdownpricepointsandembracetouch

computingshouldmakePCsmoreattractive,alotstillneedstobedoneinlaunching

attractiveproductsandaddressingcompetitionfromdevicesliketablets."

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意大利信贷可靠性遭降级

Italy'screditworthinesshasbeendowngradedbytheratingsagency

S&P.

意大利信贷可靠性被评级机构标准普尔降级。

ItsaidthecontinuedweaknessoftheItalianeconomywasbehindthecut,whichsawthe

ratingofgovernmentdebtloweredtoBBBfromBBB+.

Italy,theeurozone'sthirdlargesteconomy,hasbeeninrecessionsincethemiddleof2011

andunemploymentiscurrentlyrunningatmorethan12%.

S&PsaiditexpectstheItalianeconomytocontractby1.9%thisyear,muchworsethanits

previousforecast.

TheagencysaidthatalackofreformispartlytoblameforItaly'spoorperformance.

“Inourview,thelowgrowthstemsinlargepartfromrigiditiesinItaly'slabourandproduct

markets/1S&Psaidinastatement.

ItsupportedthatviewwithEuropeanUniondatathatshowedItaly'slabourcostshaverisen

morethananyothereurozonenation.

CommentingonthedowngradeonItaliantelevision,PrimeMinister,EnricoLettasaid:"It's

proofthatthesituationisstillcomplexandItalyremainsunderspecialobservation."

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中国平安保险将购买劳埃德大厦

China'sPingAnInsuranceGrouphasagreedtobuytheLloyd'sbuilding

inLondonfor$388m.

中国平安保险公司将以3.88亿美元的价格购买劳埃德保险在伦敦的房产。

Thebuilding,alandmarkpropertyinLondonandhometotheworld'sleadinginsurance

market,wasownedbyGermanassetmanagementfundCommerzReal.

Chinesefirmshavebeenlookingtobuyassetsinkeymarketsintheirquesttoexpandtheir

presenceglobally.

Earlierthisyear,DalianWandaGroup,aChinesepropertydeveloper,announceda£1bn

investmentintheUK.

JonCrossfield,adirectorwithSav川swhichadvisedontheLloyd'sofLondonbuildingdeal,

saidthatitwas"apotentiallylandmarktransaction,givenitisthefirstbyaChineseInsurance

companyoverseas".

"Itisahighprofileandconfidententrytothemarketforthemandfurtherillustratesthe

dominanceofoverseasinvestorsinLondonatpresent."

ThoughSavillsdidnotnamethebuyerinitsstatement,variousreports,includingthatfrom

China'sstate-ownedXinhuanewsagencysaidthatitwasPingAnInsurance.

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本・范伯登将担任皇家壳牌新CEO

RoyalDutchShellhasannouncedthatithasappointeddownstream

directorBenvanBeurdenasitsnewchiefexecutive.

皇家壳牌公司宣布任命本•范伯登为新任董事长。

TheAnglo-Dutchenergygiantsaidhewouldtakeoveron1January2014.

HesucceedsPeterVoser,whowillleaveShellinMarch2014after29yearswiththecompany.

MrVoser,54,whowasappointedbossinJuly2009andhasbeenanexecutivedirectorsince

2004,hassaidheismakingalifestylechangeandwantstospendmoretimewithhisfamily.

Shellsaid