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in the air that until a recent controversy were not even measured by the Beijing authorities.
Charles Scanlon reporting
A Japanese fishing boat swept away by last year's earthquake and tsunami has been spotted adrift off the west coast of Canada. No one is believed to be on board the ship, which is still
intact
but badly rusted. However, the Canadian transport ministry is monitoring it for pollution. The vessel was registered in Hokkaido in Japan.
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Several liberal and secular parties in Egypt have pulled out of a process to elect a panel to draft a new constitution. One of the key issues to be addressed is how much the constitution should be guided by Islamic law. Jon Leyne reports from Cairo.
埃及几个自由的世俗党派退出一个选举制定新宪法的小组的进程,要解决的其中一个关键问题,就是伊斯兰法律要在多大程度上指导宪法。Jon Leyne在开罗报道。
Parliament is dominated by Islamist parties, including the Muslim Brotherhood. The liberal and secular parties are concerned that the Islamists are using this to dominate the constitutional assembly as well. So now around 50 members of the more secular and liberal parties have pulled out of the process to select the members of the constitutional assembly. It is a key issue for Egypt's future. The constitution is likely to set the course for the country for what could be decades to come.