Headlines: Week in Review
l Sat. 10/15
Local: President Ma Ying-jeou apologizes for failing to reach his “6-3-3” economic goals
總統馬英九為「六三三」經濟政策未完全實施致歉
Int’l: Apple’s iPhone 4s goes to sale with many fans buying it in tribute to Steve Jobs
蘋果iPhone 4s 上市,粉絲爭相購買悼念史蒂夫賈伯斯
Syrian protests continue as the U.N. reports that the death toll has topped 3,000
聯合國稱敘利亞已有三千人在抗議活動中死亡
l Sun. 10/16
Local: The “Occupy Taipei” rally attracts 300 people to protest the widening wealth gap
「佔領台北」行動聚集三百人抗議,表達對貧富差距擴大的不滿
Int’l: The “Occupy Wall Street” protests spread around the world with 70 people injured in demonstrations in
Rome
「佔領華爾街」運動蔓延全球,羅馬示威造成七十人受傷
The IMF will have adequate resources to tackle the debt crisis: G-20 draft statement
G-20草案聲明:國際貨幣基金會有足夠資源對付債務危機
l Mon. 10/17
Local: Local interest rates will remain unchanged until the end of the year: Barclays Capital
巴克萊資本:台灣央行利率至年底將維持不變
Int’l: Challenges loom as the world’s population nears 7 billion
全球人口上看七十億,危機隱現
A U.S. strike kills nine al-Qaida militants in Yemen
美國發動空襲,在葉門殺死九名蓋達激進份子
l Tue. 10/18
Local: An observatory opens to monitor the active Tatum Volcano in Taipei
台北大屯火山觀測站設立,以監測活火山動態
Nineteen major air polluters will face additional fees next year
十九個空氣污染大戶明年將額外加收空污染
Int’l: Thailand’s prime minister enlists the army to help with the flooding crisis
泰國總理徵募軍方救援洪水危機
l Wed. 10/19
Local: The government will increase farmers’ pensions by 5.27 percent
政府將調賬老農津貼至百分之五點二七
DPP vice presidential candidate Su Jia Chyuan gives away his Pingtung farmhouse in a bid to silence controversy regarding it
爲平息爭議,民進黨副總統參選人蘇嘉全捐出農舍
Int’l: Gilad Shalit is freed in an Isreali-Palestinian prisoner swap deal
以巴戰俘交換協議,以色列吉拉德沙利特重獲自由
l Thu. 10/20
Local: China’s Apple bashing raises serious concerns for Taiwanese contractors
中國打壓蘋果供應鏈,台灣廠商擔憂受波及
The FTC fines three leading dairy brands over collusive hikes in milk prices
公平會重罰三家聯合漲價的主要乳品業者
Int’l: South Korea and Japan expand their currency-swap agreement
南韓與日本達成廣大換匯協議
l Fri. 10/21
Local: Cross-strait talks lead to a nuclear safety pact with mainland China
台灣與中國共簽署兩岸核電安全協議
Int’l: Libya’s Gadhafi is shot to death in his hometown of Sirte
利比亞狂人格達費在家鄉蘇特爾遭擊斃
The protestors against Greece’s austerity measures turn violent
抗議經濟緊縮措施,希臘罷工加劇
資料來源:The China Post
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