The International Amateur Boxing Association says allegations of corruption involving Azerbaijan and the 2012 Olympics are groundless. It said the claims in a domestic BBC television programme relied heavily on
hearsay
and were unsupported by any credible evidence. It wasalleged that Azerbaijan had been guaranteed two boxing gold medals at London 2012 in return for $10m investment. The BBC said it stood by its investigation.
BBC News
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The British Prime Minister David Cameron has defended his decision to veto a new European treaty aimed at strengthening the eurozone, saying he did so to protect Britain's national interest. He said he'd genuinely sought agreement at last week's summit but couldn't get the safeguards he wanted to protect the financial sector. But the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, who wasn't in the Commons to hear Mr Cameron, says differences between them remain and the coalition had to work together to re-engage with Europe to protect jobs.
英国首相戴维德·卡梅隆为自己否决意在加强欧元区的欧盟新协议的决定进行辩护,称这么做是为了保护英国的国民利益。他说在上周的峰会上确实支持协议,但没有得到他想要的保护金融机构的保证条款。副首相Nick Clegg当时没有在下议院听卡梅隆的讲话,他说两人之间仍有意见分歧,联盟必须协同一致,重新与欧洲合作以保护就业。