墨西哥海军士兵与贩毒团伙交火 造成13人死亡
At least 12 suspected members of a Mexican drugs cartel have been killed in a fire fight with security forces near the border with United States. A navy unit
patrolling
a river came across an encampment belonging to members of the Zetas drugs cartel. They were apparently trying to use speed boats to smuggle marijuana into the US.
希腊评级下调 市场担忧欧债危机再恶化
A major credit rating agency Standard& Poor’s has downgraded the status of Greek government debt. It took the action after saying it believed there was an increased likelihood that Greece would have to restructure its debts. Our economics correspondent Andrew Walker reports.
The Greek government’s financial problems are getting worse. At the weekend, a senior euro area official acknowledged that Greece is likely to need further help. Without it, Greece would have to go back to the market to borrow next year. It might be impossible. And even if there were willing lenders, the interest rates would be painfully high. In the market, it is increasingly thought that Greece will, in effect,
default
on some of its debts at some stage. Agreeing further help for Greece will be very challenging. There’s widespread public hostility to the bailout in other parts of the euro area.
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