More than 50 people have died in the Indian state of West Bengal after drinking contaminated illegally brewed alcohol. Over 100 others are being treated at a hospital in Calcutta, many of them in a serious condition. The alcohol was sold in a small liquor shop in the village of Sangrampur, about 70km from Calcutta. Four people have been arrested. Infuriated residents attacked a number of liquor shops and breweries in the area.
印度孟加拉邦50多人因饮用非法酿造被污染的白酒身亡,另外100多人已在加尔各答一所医院接受治疗,多数人情况危险。这些白酒在距加尔各答70公里处的Sangrampur村一家小酒店有售。有四人已被捕,愤怒的当地人袭击了当地一些酒馆和酿酒厂。
Time magazine has named The Protester as its Person of the Year. The US-based magazine said in 2011, the protesters didn't just voice their complaints, they changed the world. Farhana Haider reports.
《时代》杂志将“抗议者”作为本年度人物,这家美国杂志称,2011年,抗议者不仅表达自己的抱怨,还改变了世界。Farhana Haider报道。
The protesters beat more traditional individual contenders who included the Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei and the American Admiral William McRaven, the commander of the US team that killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan. The magazine said it's recognising protesters because they are re-defining people power around the world. It cited dissent across the Middle East that has spread to Europe and the United States. The magazine's latest issue, which comes out on Friday, has an Arab woman protester on its cover.