At the
Paralympic
Games in London a British runner Jonnie Peacock has won the gold medal in the T44 100 meters race for single and double below-the-knee amputees. Peacock crossed the line in a time of 10.90 seconds, a new paralympic record. Crowds roared in the Olympic stadium for the game's most eagerly-anticipated event which organizers have described as the battle of the blade runners. The defending champion Oscar Pistorius was fourth.
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BBC news with Fiona Macdonald.
菲奥娜·麦克唐纳为你播报BBC新闻。
The European Central Bank hasunveiledits new program to buy government bonds from struggling countries in the eurozone. Stock markets in Europe and the United States rose sharply in response. The bond-buying plan aims to make it cheaper for countries such as Spain and Italy to raise the funds they need. The Italian prime minister Mario Monti welcomed the ECB's announcement as an important step forward. Allan Jonstan reports.
欧洲央行推出购买欧元区困境国家政府债券的新方案,欧洲和美国股市随之急剧上涨。这个债券购买计划意在使诸如西班牙和意大利这样的国家以较低的成本筹得所需的资金。意大利总理马里奥·蒙蒂对欧洲央行的宣布表示欢迎,称这是向前进的一大步。Allan Jonstan报道。
Italy's problems are not quite severe as Spain's. But it is still in difficult and dangerous financial waters. For months, prime minister Monti has called for measures to help shield the eurozone's weaker economies fromunbearablepressures on the money markets. And he is clearly relieved that the European Central Bank will now play a more robust role in this area. But Mr Monti is determined to try to do everything he can to avoid having to turn to the bank for help.