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and southern-inflected singing style. The Band had several big hits, including Rag Mama Rag and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.
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The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged the Security Council to approve an expanded monitoring mission to Syria. He was speaking after the Syrian government signed a preliminary accord on the deployment of such a mission. From New York, here's Barbara Plett.
联合国秘书长潘基文督促安理会通过向叙利亚派出更大观察团的方案,他是在叙利亚政府签署此类使团的初步协议后表态的。Barbara Plett在纽约报道。
Despite the continued violence, the secretary general said a swift deployment of more observers to Syria could contribute to bringing peace. He acknowledged the risk and stressed the need for full cooperation from the Syrian government. Damascus has now signed a framework accord on the conditions governing the mission, such as freedom of movement, although the vital issue of air support hasn't been settled.
尽管叙利亚暴力事件不断,秘书长表示,迅速向叙利亚派出更多观察员可以带来和平。他承认其中的风险,强调叙利亚政府需要全盘合作。大马士革已就管理使团的条件签署了框架协议,其中包括行动的自由度,不过最重要空中支援问题尚未达成。