澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 金正恩与特朗普先后抵达新加坡 欧盟将反制美国钢铝关税(在线收听

US president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are now in Singapore, ahead of a landmark summit tomorrow. The two leaders are now preparing for the first ever meeting between a sitting head of North Korea and a sitting US President. Both the US and the host nation Singapore hope the summit will kick-start a process that eventually sees Mr Kim give up nuclear weapons.

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普和朝鲜领导人金正恩已经抵达新加坡,二人将于明天举行具有里程碑意义的会谈。两国元首正在为史上首场美国现任总统与朝鲜现任领导人之间的会谈进行准备。美国和会谈举办国新加坡均希望,这场会谈能启动令金正恩最终放弃核武器的进程。

German chancellor Angela Merkel has confirmed the European Union is preparing counter-measures against US trade sanctions — similar to Canada. Yesterday, Donald Trump labelled the Canadian prime minister "dishonest and weak" after Justin Trudeau implied Canada will take retaliatory measures in response to US tariffs on steel and aluminium. Trump administration officials have continued the attack this morning.

德国总理安格拉·默克尔证实,欧盟准备对美国实施的贸易制裁采取反制措施,此举与加拿大类似。昨天,唐纳德·特朗普指责加拿大总理“不诚实又软弱”,此前贾斯廷·特鲁多暗示加拿大将针对美国的钢铝关税采取报复性措施。特朗普政府官员今天上午还在继续指责。

A man has been arrested after a car crashed into a house in Sydney's south-west overnight. The vehicle and part of the house caught fire. The driver tried to flee the scene but was held by neighbours until police arrived.

晚间,一名男子驾车在悉尼西南部地区冲进一座房屋,目前这名男子已被捕。肇事车辆和房屋一部分起火。肇事司机试图逃离现场,但被邻居控制,随后交给赶到现场的警察。

And, women have outnumbered men for the first time on the Australian Queen's Birthday Honours List. Six women have been awarded the highest honour — the Companion of the Order of Australia. They include swimming great Dawn Fraser, geologist Erica Smyth and professor Rose Amal.

荣登澳大利亚女王生日荣誉榜的女性人数首次超过男性。六名女性荣获最高级别荣誉——澳大利亚爵级司令勋章。获得者包括游泳健将道恩·弗雷泽、地质学家艾丽卡·史密斯和教授罗丝·阿马尔。

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