澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-11-16（在线收听） |
Israel has intensified its airstrikes on Hamas targets in Gaza as the death toll on both sides rises. Hamas has responded with further rocket attacks on southern Israel. The leader of Hamas has declared a new phase of Palestinian resistance, but Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will do whatever is necessary to stop Hamas attacks on its people. BP has been fined four and a half billion dollars for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil disaster. It's the biggest criminal penalty in US history. BP says it deeply regrets the deepwater horizon explosion that killed eleven people and released millions of barrels of crude oil into the ocean.
Ford workers are bracing for mass sackings at the company's two Victorian plants today. In July, Ford announced 330 job cuts and called for voluntary redundancies. But only a third of that number have come forward.
Xi Jinping has been confirmed as the man to lead China for the next decade. He's introduced his team of seven men at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The line-up contains no surprises and most of them are seen as politically conservative.
More than two million square kilometres of Australian ocean will be officially declared marine parks today. Fishing lobby groups are deeply opposed to the plan, but the government is providing 100 million dollars to help affected businesses. |
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