The Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is hosting a summit of a new regional bloc in Caracas. The declared aim of the community of Latin American and Caribbean states is to foster regional ties. Mr Chavez described the body, which does not include the United States or Canada, as a counterweight to the Organisation of American States, which he said was dominated by the US.

委内瑞拉总统雨果·查韦斯在加拉加斯主持召开新地区集团峰会，宣称拉美和加勒比海国家社区的目标是培养地区间关系。该组织不包括美国和加拿大，查韦斯称该组织是美洲国家组织的平衡力量，他说美国在组织中占主导力量。

The draw has taken place in the Ukrainian capital Kiev for one of football's biggest international tournaments, Euro 2012. The event is being co-hosted by Ukraine and Poland. Among the fixtures to emerge, the current champions Spain will face Ireland, Croatia and Italy. England are grouped with Ukraine, Sweden and France.

乌克兰首都基辅举行的国际足球最大规模锦标赛—“欧洲2012”已见平局。这次比赛由乌克兰和波兰合办，在即将开始的竞赛项目中，目前的冠军西班牙将对阵爱尔兰、克罗地亚和意大利。英格兰将对阵乌克兰、瑞士和法国。

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suspension

英汉解释