Headlines: Week in Review
l Sat. 12/8
Local: Chinatrust founder Jeffrey Koo Sr. dies aged 80
中國信託創辦人辜濂淞逝世,享年八十
The Taiwan Solidarity Union burns an image of China’s controversial new passport
台聯黨焚燒具爭議性中國新護照影像
Int’l: The U.S. jobless rate falls to 7.7 percent, its lowest level since 2008
美國失業率下跌至百分之七點七,成了二○○八年以來最低點
l Sun. 12/9
Local: E-United Group may buy the Sinon Bulls: Minister without Portfolio Yang Chiu-siung
政務委員楊秋興:義聯集團可能入主興農牛
Two international scholars ask Taiwan to halt the execution of death-row inmates
兩名國際學生呼籲台灣停止處決死囚
Int’l: Eight people die after a fire rips through a night market in Cambodia
柬埔寨夜市大火,八人喪生
l Mon. 12/10
Local: Thirteen people die after a bus tumbles over a cliff in Hsinchu County
新竹縣旅遊巴士翻落懸崖,十三人喪生
Int’l: The Kyoto Protocol is extended until 2020 following climate talks in
Doha
多哈氣候談判之後,京都議定書有效期限延至二零二零年
Same-sex couples marry for the first time in the U.S. state of
Washington
美國華盛頓州首次舉行同性婚禮
l Tue. 12/11
Local: Sixteen people are injured after a tourist bus crashes on the Alishan Highway
阿里山公路旅遊巴士失事,十六人受傷
Int’l: The death toll in the Philippines from the impact of Typhoon Bopha tops
600
寶發颱風肆虐菲律賓,逾六百人喪生
EU leaders pledge to “stand by” the euro after receiving the Nobel Peace
Prize
歐洲聯盟領袖獲頒諾貝爾和平獎後矢言 [力挺] 歐元
l Wed. 12/12
Local: Taiwan and China are close to agreeing a services trade agreement
台灣,中國可望達成服務業協議
A suspect is arrested following the murder of a man and a woman in
New Taipei City
新北市一男一女被殺,一名凶嫌被捕
Int’l: HSBC agrees to pay the U.S. US$1.9 billion to settle a
money-laundering probe
滙豐銀行集團同意支付十九億美元換取洗錢調查和解
l Thu. 12/13
Local: Taiwan’s first indigenous people’s political party is founded in Taipei
台灣首個原住民政黨在台北市成立
Int’l: North Korea successfully launches a long-range rocket
北韓成功發射長程火箭
Egypt’s opposition calls for a “No” vote in the referendum on a draft
Constitution
埃及反對派呼籲選民在憲法草案公投中投否決票
l Fri. 12/14
Local: Taiwan pledges US$2.5 million in disaster aid for Latin America
台灣承諾提供拉丁美洲兩百五十萬美元賑災援款
Int’l: The European Central Bank will be given news powers to supervise
Eurozone banks
歐洲中央銀行獲授權監督歐元區銀行
Japan scrambles fighters after a Chinese plane flies over disputed
islands in the East China Sea
中國飛機飛越東海主權爭議島嶼,日本緊急派遣戰機升空
資料來源:The China Post
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