【有文稿】0723-全球新闻速览

【有文稿】0723-全球新闻速览

2015-07-23    02'37''

主播: 英语嘚吧嘚

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介绍:
First up, in Asia, In Japan, Toshiba's chief executive and president Hisao Tanaka has resigned after the company said it had overstated its profits for the past six years. A man in China has admitted stealing more than 140 paintings by Chinese masters from a university and replacing them with his own forgeries. (LK) Turning to Oceania, Australia could earn up to 1.5 billion US dollars a year in cattle exports to China in a deal being negotiated between the two countries. Staying in the country, Lower house Liberal MP Don Randall has died following a suspected heart attack in his home state of Western Australia. (ZCG) Moving on to Africa, The World Bank has pledged about 2 billion US dollars to help rebuild north-eastern parts of Nigeria. Underage African footballers, some as young as 14, are reportedly being trafficked to Asia and forced to sign contracts. (Lin Shaowen) And in the Middle East, The U.S. government has imposed sanctions on three Hezbollah military officials and a businessman in Lebanon, saying they were key players in the group's military operations in Syria. In Yemen, a UN aid ship carrying food supplies has docked in the city of Aden for the first time since fighting broke out there in March. (ZCG) Looking to Latin America, Brazilian police in the Amazon city of Manaus are investigating a wave of 35 killings reported over the weekend. In Venezuela, two retired military officers have been arrested for drug trafficking. (Lin Shaowen) And in Europe, A French prosecutor has recommended the closing of an investigation into the death of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Ukraine and pro-Russian militants have reached a preliminary agreement to extend a pull-back of weapons in eastern Ukraine to include tanks and smaller weapons systems. (LK) And finally in North America, In the US, Ohio Governor John Kasich has announced that he is running for the Republican nomination in the US presidential race. Staying in the country, a US air strike in Syria has reportedly killed Muhsin al-Fadhli, the alleged leader of the al-Qaeda Khorasan Group. (Lin Shaowen) That's the global headlines survey.