澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-07-30

 Police are investigating two fatal shootings in Sydney overnight. A 19 year old man was shot several times in Bexley in the city’s south. He died on arrival at hospital. In Sydney’s inner southwest, another man suffered several gunshot wounds at Earlwood. He underwent surgery but died early this morning.

 

Overseas, almost 3 years after they stalled, Middle East peace talks are set to resume. Former US ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk will lead the negotiations¹. He sees the talks as a big step forward for both parties, but is urging caution saying there’s a long way to go.

 

The FBI has rescued more than 100 children in its biggest ever operation against child’s prostitution. 150 people have been arrested in a sweep of 76 US cities. Most of the victims are girls aged² between 13 and 17. The youngest rescued was just 9.

 

There’s new hope this morning for people dying of melanoma. A drug that can prolong their life has been added to the pharmaceutical³ benefits scheme. Its inclusion follows a long campaign by sufferers. More than 12,000 Australians are diagnosed with melanoma each year.

 

And Pope Francis says gay people should not be marginalised, but instead integrated into society. He made the remarks to reporters during a flight back from Brazil after his first overseas trip since becoming pontiff. But the Pope did reaffirm the church’s belief that homosexual acts are a sin.

1 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

2 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

3 pharmaceutical   

adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的

参考例句：

• She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
• We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。