The former president of Haiti Jean-Claude Duvalier has appeared in court for hearing about human rights abuses during his rule in the 1970s and 80s. The court will decide whether Mr Duvalier, known as Baby Doc, should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity. He denies the charges.
海地前总统杜瓦利埃出席法庭听审有关自己在20世纪70-80年代人权侵犯罪行的审问,法院将决定是否以反人道罪起诉人称“娃娃医生”的杜瓦利埃。他否认这些指控。
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The International Monetary Fund is warning that billions of dollars of government spending cuts in the Untied States will have an impact on global economic growth. The measures are due to take effect automatically on Friday unless President Obama can reach a deal with Republicans in Congress. The IMF says that if the cuts are fully implemented, the impact on the America's economic growth this year would be 0.6 percentage points.
国际货币基金组织警告说,美国数十亿美元的政府开支削减将影响全球经济增长。除非总统奥巴马与共和党在国会达成协议,否则这些措施将于周五自动生效。 IMF称如果完全实施削减政策,其对今年美国经济增长的影响是0.6个百分点。
The US Secretary of State John Kerry has, for the first time, pledged direct American assistance to the armed opposition in Syria. In a move which's been seen as a major policy shift, the American aid will include food and medical supplies, but not weapons.