in favour of
the plan. It failed only because lay members voted against it by a majority of five.
Germany have finished third in the football World Cup in South Africa after beating Uruguay 3-2. Sunday's World Cup final will be an all-European affair between the Netherlands and Spain.
In cricket, Bangladesh have beaten England for the first time ever. They won by five runs in a one-day international in Bristol in western England. The victory means Bangladesh have now beaten every test-playing country in the world. It was also their first win this year.
BBC News
英国BP石油公司正在为制止墨西哥湾灾难性的石油泄漏进行最新的努力。BP公司已经使用水下机器人移除了上个月放置在破裂的钻井上方的盖帽。新的盖帽将于晚些时候安置。然而,防止漏油的永久性的解决方案,两个减压井仍要几周的时间才能到位。Madeleine Morris报道。
用更加严密结合的盖帽代替原有盖帽的精密操作将需要一周的时间来完成。在此期间,石油将会以毫不减弱的速度向墨西哥湾泄漏。但是BP石油公司和美国海岸警卫队相信,与潜在的环境危害相比,这次行动是值得的。目前的盖帽只能收集一半的漏油。希望新的盖帽能够收集到所有的漏油,然后虹吸入海洋表面的三艘船只。海岸警卫队表示,他们做出该决定是因为墨西哥湾暴风雨季节将要出现为期一周的平静。