Only a day after she was sworn in, Michaela Biancofiore, the junior minister for equal opportunities and a member of Silvio Berlusconi's Freedom party is forced to step down from her new job. She'd made homophobic remarks which received widespread coverage in the Italian press. She accused gay associations of withdrawing into ghettos and protecting only their own interests. Ms. Biancofiore who says she is opposed to same sex marriage but supports civil unions was hastily reassigned to another ministry.
在宣誓就职一天后,机会平等部部长以及自由党成员Michaela Biancofiore就被迫下台。 她关于同性恋的言论被意大利媒体广泛报道。她指责同性恋协会渗入犹太区并只关心自身利益。Michaela Biancofiore表示反对同性恋婚姻但是支持公民联盟。
A top Brazilian football club has asked its supporters and players to abandon an internet campaign encouraging them to pose as Taliban fighters and to post the photos online. In an official statement, the Club, Fluminense said the campaign glorifies terrorism. Leonardo Rocha has more.
一家顶级巴西足球俱乐部要求其支持者和球员放弃一个因特网倡议,该倡议鼓励他们做出塔利班战士的姿势并发布道网上。在其官方声明中,该俱乐部表示该倡议将恐怖主义美化。
The campaign began soon after Fluminense's bitter defeat on Thursday. The Ecuadorian club Emelec were given a controversial penalty in the final minute of Copa Libertadores and won the match 2-1. Fluminense supporters went on Twitter to ask fans and players to show their warrior’s spirit for the second leg of the tie. Several players including Brazilian international Fred have joined the ‘Be a Taliban warrior’ campaign. The club has now issued the statement denouncing the campaign and telling the fans that Taliban are not warriors, they are terrorists.