degraded
after four decades of authoritarian rule.
In football, the final of the Africa Cup of Nations is taking place in the Gabonese capital Libreville. The pre-tournament favourites Ivory Coast are playing Zambia. With some 10 minutes to go, the score was still 0-0. The Ivorian striker Didier Drogba has missed a penalty. Both sides are competing in their third final. Ivory Coast won the tournament in 1992, but the Zambians have never taken the title.
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Police and protesters in Greece have fought pitched battles outside parliament in Athens as MPs debated another round of austerity measures. Police fired tear gas at demonstrators who hurled stones, petrol bombs and flares. Several buildings were set ablaze. One person at the demonstrations, Thomas Lamaris, explained why he was protesting.
在希腊雅典,议员们就新一轮紧缩政策进行辩论之时,警察和抗议者在国会外面发生冲突。警察动用了催泪瓦斯,游行者向警察投掷石块、汽油弹和火把,几处建筑物被点燃,游行者Thomas Lamaris解释他抗议的原因。
"Mainly we're against our politicians. They decide for us without asking us. They don't make elections. They don't make the referendum. They don't give a damn about the people."
“我们主要是反对政客们,他们不征求我们的意见就做决定,不选举也不公投,根本就不在乎民众。”