Germany has suspended its annual payment of more than $270m to the Global Fund against Aids, tuberculosis and malaria following allegations of corruption. Germany is the third biggest contributor to the UN-backed fund. It's been alleged that the fund's controls are poor in some countries.
The Hubble Space Telescope has detected what astronomers think may be the oldest galaxy ever observed. The fuzzy picture shows a cluster of stars dating back to shortly after the birth of the Universe, an event known as the Big Bang. The galaxy is thought to be more than 13 billion years old. One researcher said the image was from a time when new star systems had been forming at an
astonishing
rate.
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埃及面临持续的反政府抗议活动,联合国敦促埃及当局实施政治和经济改革。美国国务卿希拉里·克林顿表示,政府现在面临一个重要的机会对埃及人民的合法需求和雄心壮志作出回应。此前,埃及警方使用催泪弹驱散数千名示威者。Paul Adams报道。
很明显,华盛顿越来越忧虑地关注着这个人口最多的阿拉伯盟国的街头抗议事件。穆巴拉克总统的执政已经趋于尾声,美国不仅仅担心阿拉伯世界中心发生暴力动荡的可能性。埃及也是该地区关键的政治和军事盟国。
美国国会预算办公室表示,联邦预算赤字有可能达到接近1.5兆美元。他们表示,这比此前的估计高出40%。Andrew Walker报道。