【5分钟环球新闻掠影1105】(文稿)忧桑奥巴马,不给力的中期选举~

【5分钟环球新闻掠影1105】(文稿)忧桑奥巴马,不给力的中期选举~

2014-11-05    04'51''

主播: 罗叔英语

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Our top stories include: Security has increased around APEC venues on its opening day. "We have placed anti-riot and anti-terror devices at every entry point, along with mobile forces around strategic locations to make sure we're there in case of an immediate emergency." U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the public on U.S.-China relations ahead of his visit to China for the APEC. "The U.S.-China relationship is the most consequential in the world today. Period. And it will do much to determine the shape of 21st century." Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko condemns the swearing-in ceremonies for separatist leaders in Donetsk and Luhansk. "What are the consequences of processes which took place on November 2? A sharp increase in threat to normal life for residents of Donetsk and Luhansk." and voters in the United States are casting ballots in the country's mid-term elections. "They have to start doing something, and I think it just needs to change, plain and simple. There's got to be a change." Those stories and more over the hour and towards the end of the show we'll be looking at comments online about an increase in bullying in Canada after alleged ISIL-connected attacks. Now our global survey of headlines First up, in Asia, In China, an official plan has been by the National Development and Reform Commission to cope with climate change from 2014 to 2020. In India, the state of Delhi is headed for fresh elections after the main parties said they were unable to form a new government. In Oceania, In Australia, the Federal Government is expected to announce plans to help Australian medical staff fight the Ebola virus in Africa. Staying in the country, the Speaker of the Northern Territory's Parliament has launched an attack on federal Minister Kevin Andrews over his comments on de facto couples, calling him "pooncy." Moving on to Africa, In South Sudan, President Salva Kiir Mayardit says his country would support Sudan's efforts to lift the U.S. sanctions imposed on it and exempt its debts. In Liberia, health authorities say that the country has seen falling new Ebola infections in recent weeks, but cautions against complacency despite the turnaround. And in the Middle East, In Saudi Arabia, at least nine people have died in two separate gun battles in the eastern town of Dalwa and Buraida, north of Riyadh. In Iraq, a gathering of millions of Shi'ite Muslims at shrines and mosques across Iraq for the Ashoura religious commemoration has passed without any major attacks. Looking to Latin America, In Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro says he will increase the minimum wage by 15% starting in December. In Mexico, a security chief has been shot dead in the north-eastern state of Tamaulipas. In Spain, the Constitutional Court has suspended a vote on independence in Catalonia scheduled for Sunday. And in Europe, In German, the train drivers' union has announced a four-day walk-out over pay, making it the country's longest ever rail strike. In Greece, President Karolos Papoulias has called for minimum national consensus on the economy to exit the four-year debt crisis. And finally in North America, In Canada, a new study released by the Reputation Institute has found that Canada is the top country in the world to visit, live in, study and hold events. In the US, NFL running back Adrian Peterson has pleaded no contest to the misdemeanour charge of recklessly assaulting his four-year-old son.