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. The men were accused of trying to smuggle arms, ammunition and mercenaries into Gambia in an attempted coup. The prosecution said that they were

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ed by drugs money, and Gambia is a major transit route for cocaine.

The authorities in Mexico City have offered a free honeymoon to the first gay couple to marry in Argentina, following that country's decision to legalize same-sex marriage. The Tourism Minister of Mexico City Alejandro Rojas said the offer was intended to celebrate tolerance and to promote gay-friendly tourism in the Mexican capital which itself legalized gay marriage last year. Argentina became the first country in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage.

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英国石油公司表示，他们首次完全制止了石油向墨西哥湾的泄漏。这次漏油已经持续了三个月之久。BP副总裁Kent Wells表示，一个新的重达75吨的大礼帽在压力测试的初级阶段已经切断了石油泄漏。Madeleine Morris在华盛顿报道。

接近三个月来，水面以下一英里处的摄像头首次显示英石油破裂的钻井没有向墨西哥湾泄漏石油。用英国石油公司的话说，油井已经被“关闭”。公司测试内部压力时，连接到新的大礼帽的四个管道全部关闭。经过大约48小时的测试，BP将决定下一步的行动——是开始将石油虹吸入海面上的四艘船只，将油井完全封闭，还是启动后备方案。