take over
had been the Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp.
Experts at a meeting in Bangladesh say using new technology is key to saving the critically endangered Bengal tiger. The experts from Bangladesh, India and Britain are promoting new methods, such as camera traps and collecting genetic samples from tiger
excrement
. They say accurate figures are crucial in understanding trends in the tiger population, but are difficult to collect through traditional methods.
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The head of the United Nations observer team for Syria have arrived there to take charge of the advance deployment. The Norwegian general, Robert Mood, and his team will have the job of monitoring a poorly observed ceasefire that's now in its third week. Jim Muir reports.
联合国赴叙利亚观察团团长已抵达叙利亚,进行深入部署的管理工作。挪威将军Robert Mood和他的小队将负责监督执行不力的停火协议,目前已是该协议执行的第三周。Jim Muir报道。
Major General Mood faces a daunting task, and he knows it. Arriving in Damascus, he said he believed the observer team he will be heading can make a difference, but he cautioned against any expectations that they alone can achieve miracles. So far there are only 30 observers now in the country. Major General Mood said that number would double in the coming days and build up rapidly to the full strength of 300. Some predictions, however, have been that it may take many weeks for that to happen as it's proving a painfully slow process.