BBC News: 16歲的女學(xué)生利用橘子皮制成超級吸收材料 贏得了谷歌科學(xué)競賽

BBC News with Johnathan Izard.

The US Secretary of State John Kerry has told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that Washington will suspend all contacts with Moscow over Syria if Russia does not take immediate action to end the assault on Aleppo. In a phone call with Mr. Lavrov, Mr. Kerry said the US held Russia responsible for the situation there including use of incendiary and bunker bombs.

美國國務(wù)卿約翰`克里告知俄羅斯外交部長拉夫羅夫,若俄羅斯不立刻終止對阿勒頗的襲擊,將會終止和莫斯科在敘利亞問題的所有聯(lián)系.在于拉夫羅夫的通話中,克里表示,俄羅斯應(yīng)該對使用燃料彈以及鉆地炸彈等事件負(fù)責(zé).

The US congress has voted overwhelmingly to reject President Obama's veto of a bill that allows relatives of victims of the September 11attacks to sue Saudi Arabia. It's the first time in his ten years that Mr.Obama's veto has been overwritten. Relatives of the victims of 9.11 want to sue Saudi Arabia over its alleged backing of the hijackers. Mr. Obama had argued that it would damage relations with Saudi Arabia.

美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬否決法案,該允許9/11事件的遇難者家屬起訴沙特阿拉伯.但美國國會推翻奧巴馬的否決.這是10年來,首次奧巴馬的否決被推翻. 911遇害者親屬想要就沙特支持劫持者一事控訴沙特。奧巴馬曾認(rèn)為該法案會傷害美國與沙特阿拉伯的關(guān)系。

Chinese police have been ordered to video tape all interactions with criminal suspects and witnesses in a bid to prevent forced confessions. The new regulations also make law enforcement officers personally accountable throughout their lifetimes for the cases they handle.

新規(guī)定要求中國警方需用視頻記錄與犯罪嫌疑人已經(jīng)證人的交流過程,防止被迫認(rèn)罪.這項新的規(guī)定也要求執(zhí)法人員對其所處理的案件終身負(fù)責(zé).

The leader of Spain's main opposition Socialist Party PedroSanchez has lost the support of its executive with 17 of them resigning over his refusal to end more than nine months of political stalemate. It leaves him without an eternal majority.

西班牙主要反對黨社會黨領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人桑切斯由于拒絕結(jié)束長達(dá)9個多月的政治僵局,已經(jīng)接到了17位理事的辭職申請. 至此,桑切斯已經(jīng)失去了多數(shù)支持者.

A 16-year-old school girl from South Africa has won the Grand Prize at Google’s Science Fair for making a super absorbent material from orange peels. Kiara Nirghin's invention helps soil retain water. She said she was motivated by a desire to help farmers who have been hit hard by South Africa's worst drought in decades.

一位來自南非的16歲的女學(xué)生利用橘子皮制成超級吸收材料,而贏得了谷歌科學(xué)競賽. Kiara Nirghin的發(fā)明可以幫助土壤保留水分. Kiara Nirghin表示,自己的靈感來源于幫助種地的農(nóng)民,因為數(shù)十年來,南非一直飽受旱災(zāi)之苦.

The head of the regional government in Catalonia says he will call a referendum on the province's independence from Spain in September next year with or without the central government's consent.

加泰羅尼亞地區(qū)政府負(fù)責(zé)人表示,無論西班牙政府同意與否,將于明年9月份呼吁就該省從西班牙獨立舉行公投.

And global trade in a highly endangered species of mammal, the Pangolin, has been banned by the United Nations amid fears it’s about to become extinct. Pangolins, found in both Africa and Asia, are prized for their scales which are used in Chinese medicine. BBC News.

聯(lián)合國禁止交易高度頻臨滅絕的哺乳動物，穿山甲，擔(dān)心其會滅絕。穿山甲，生活于亞洲和非洲，其鱗片可用于中藥，因而異常珍貴。BBC新聞.