美国众议院通过一项权益法案,使得政府能保持运作,目前白宫因即将于本月底自动生效的开支削减措施而争论不休。共和党控制的众议院通过此法案,目的是缓和上周在国防部实施的大幅度削减措施。但民主党希望在法案进入参议院时能扩展到其他部门。
The Supreme Administrative Court in Ukraine has ordered that the lawyer defending the former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko should be stripped of the seat he has in parliament. It means Serhiy Vlasenko loses his parliamentary immunity and can himself be prosecuted. Mr Vlasenko leads the legal team representing Ms Tymoshenko who is in prison for exceeding her authority while in office and is facing further charges of tax evasion and a contract murder. She said her lawyer had highlighted the absurdity of her judicial harassment.
乌克兰最高行政法院下令剥夺前总理尤利娅·季莫申科的辩护律师在议院的席位,这意味着谢尔盖·瓦拉森科要失去他在议会豁免权,并可以被起诉。季莫申科因任职期间越权而入狱,还面临逃税和协约谋杀罪,她的案子由瓦拉森科负责的律师团代理。她说她的律师指出了其司法骚扰的荒谬。
French scientists believe they have come a step closer to understanding how the Vikings were able to navigate across the sea well before the invention of the magnetic compass. A crystal found in the wreckage of a British ship in the English Channel is believed to be what was referred as a “sunstone” in ancient Norse literature. It’s thought the crystal was used to pinpoint the sun’s position. Here’s Hugh Schofield.