虐待、低薪水、过量劳动和不给食物,外交事务部长说这些都是在国外做家仆的人的投诉。今年1月到3月间,该部发言人说,政府单从一个中东国家就遣返了150多名妇女。她没有指明是哪个国家。肯尼亚政府急于强调,称这次停止招募只是临时措施,同时还在努力与相关国家促成协议,以确保本国公民的福利。
A book containing George Washington's personal copy of the American constitution has sold in New York for $10m. The buyer was the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, which maintains Washington's home. The leather-bound book is in pristine condition and includes Washington's notes in the margins.
一本包含乔治·华盛顿私人版本美国宪法的书在纽约以1000万美元的价格售出,买主是维护美国房屋的弗农女士协会。这本皮革包边的书仍很崭新,书的边缘上还有有华盛顿记的笔记。
A senior priest in the archdiocese of Philadelphia has become the highest-ranking US Church official to be convicted for his role in dealing with child abuse by the clergy. Prosecutors accused Monsignor William Lynn of covering up accusations by transferring priests to other parishes. The defence argued Monsignor Lynn had become a scapegoat and had tried to raise concerns with his superiors.
费城的大主教管区一名高级牧师因在处理牧师虐童案中扮演的角色不当而成为获罪的最高级别的美国教堂官员。检察官指控威廉姆·林通过把牧师转向其他教区来掩盖指控。辩方称林牧师只是替罪羊,这是出于保护其上司的考虑。