斯里兰卡与印度恢复海上客运

India and Sri Lanka have launched their first ferry service after a gap of 30 years. The vessel is carrying more than 1,000 people from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu to the Sri Lankan capital Colombo. Ferries were suspended during Sri Lanka's long-running battle against Tamil Tiger rebels, which ended two years ago.

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国际捐款43亿美元 助贫童接种疫苗

International donors have promised $4.3bn for children's vaccination programmes in the developing world, which will target pneumonia and diarrhoea. The money pledged at a conference in London comes from governments and private donors, among them the computer billionaire Bill Gates. He said the consequences would be far-reaching.

国际捐助者承诺为发展中国家儿童接种疫苗工程筹集43亿美元资金，让他们免于肺炎、痢疾等致命疾病的威胁。在伦敦举行的认捐大会的资金主要来自政府和私人捐助者，其中包括计算机亿万富翁比尔-盖茨。他说这次捐款将产生深远的影响。

"There are so many ways to look at the impact: children to get the vaccines, the children who won't be sick and will develop their full potential. I like to think of it in terms of equity that this is the first time that we can say that poor children will not be refused the vaccines that the children in the rich countries get because there's not enough money."