The US is stepping up its military aid to Pakistan, with a $2 billion package over five years to help in the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban. The American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made the announcement after three days of high-level talks with Pakistani officials in Washington. Kim Ghattas reports.
Pakistan already gets over $1 billion every year from the US in military assistance, but this package of security assistance is specifically designed to help Islamabad step up its fight against militants from al-Qaeda and the Taliban. It will pay for equipment and training needed for counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations.
The Chinese government has unveiled an online mapping service to rival the one offered by the US company Google. The website Map World allows users to see two- and three-dimensional views from around the globe. State media said the service was still in the early stages.
A scribbled message that told the world that a group of miners trapped deep underground in Chile was still alive has been registered as copyright to the man who wrote it. The note by Jose Ojeda has said "We are okay in the refuge, the 33 of us." Rescuers found it attached to a probe 17 days after a rockfall at the mine. The message gave hope to the miners' families.
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目前已确认,在海地中部地区传播的致命的疾病正是霍乱。这是一个多世纪以来第一次霍乱疫情爆发。目前已造成140人死亡。James Read报道。