初步结果尚未见分晓,而计票显示Higgins已遥遥领先。其主要对手已认输,并打电话祝贺Higgins。Higgins是一名有作品出版的诗人,曾经的大学讲师,并长期在爱尔兰议会任职。他将成为爱尔兰的第九届总统,共有7名候选人参加,参选人数创下历史纪录。
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake has struck southern Peru. The quake was centred 50km south of the coastal city of Ica, which was devastated by another earthquake four years ago. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, but the quake could be felt some 300km away.
秘鲁南部发生6.9级地震,震中在沿海城市伊卡南部50公里处,该市4年前曾遭地震摧毁。尚无损伤方面的报道,但300公里外都有震感。
A Moroccan judge has sentenced to death a man found guilty of carrying out an April bomb attack on a tourist cafe in Marrakesh. Seventeen people died in the attack, including eight French nationals. Adil al-Atmani stood accused with eight other alleged accomplices. One was given a life sentence while seven others were sent to prison for up to four years. All denied the charges against them and said their confessions were obtained under threat of torture.
摩洛哥法官宣判一名男子死刑,此人涉嫌4月份在马拉喀什一家旅游餐馆实施一起炸弹袭击。17人死亡,包括8名法国人。8名同谋和Adil al-Atmani一起被指控,一人被判无期徒刑,其他7人被判4年监禁。这些人都不服罪,称认罪是严刑逼供出来的。