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A new study has recommended that doctors take blood pressure readings from both arms rather than just one. In a detailed review of medical literature, researchers in Britain found that measuring a significant difference between the readings from each arm could help doctors more readily detect the possibility of strokes and a range of frequently fatal conditions.
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The Syrian government has continued major assaults against opposition strongholds in the suburbs of Damascus and other cities like Homs and Hama with at least 40 people reported to have been killed today. Meanwhile, the White House said discussions were continuing with Russia since Moscow still says it will veto any United Nations Security Council resolution calling on President Assad to step down. From Washington, Paul Adams.
叙利亚政府继续在大马士革郊区和诸如胡姆斯和哈马等市对反对派据点发起总攻,据悉今天就有至少40人丧生。同时,白宫称,由于莫斯科仍表示否决联合国安理会任何要求阿萨德总统下台的决议,因此与俄罗斯的谈判仍在进行中。Paul Adams在华盛顿报道。
Hillary Clinton said the UN Security Council must make it clear to the Syrian government that the world regards its actions as a threat to peace and security. The international community, she said, should send a clear message to the Syrian people: "We stand with you." At the White House, meanwhile, the president's spokesman Jay Carney said Bashar al-Assad's fall was inevitable and governments needed to bear this in mind when deciding where they stood. He didn't point the finger directly at Moscow, but he said that those who prop up what he called a brutal regime would find themselves in a small minority.