叙利亚缺席判处阿萨德死刑
News Wrap: Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia
O THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES STILL WAITING FOR WORD. SO IN THE DAYS HEADLINES -- OUSTED SYRIAN PRESIDENT BASHAR AL-ASSAD HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO DEATH -- IN ABSENTIA -- FOR WAR CRIMES DURING THE COUNTRY'S BRUTAL CIVIL WAR THAT LEFT ROUGHLY 500,000 PEOPLE DEAD. THE CAPITAL SENTENCES, READ ALOUD ON STATE TV, WERE THE FIRST AGAINST MR. ASSAD AND HIS INNER CIRCLE SINCE A REBEL UPRISING TOPPLED HIS GOVERNMENT NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO.
哦，成千上万的家庭仍在等待消息。所以在这些天的头条新闻中——被推翻的叙利亚总统巴沙尔·阿萨德被缺席判处死刑——罪名是在该国残酷内战中犯下的战争罪行，这场内战导致约50万人死亡。国家电视台宣读的死刑判决，是自叛军起义推翻其政府近两年来，首次针对阿萨德及其核心圈子的判决。
ASSAD AND HIS YOUNGER BROTHER -- WHO WAS ALSO SENTENCED TO DEATH -- FLED TO RUSSIA IN 2024, WHERE THEY WERE GRANTED POLITICAL ASYLUM. IN YEMEN, AUTHORITIES SAY AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE WERE KILLED WHEN IRAN-BACKED HOUTHI REBELS FIRED BALLISTIC MISSILES ON A VESSEL IN THE BAB EL-MANDEB STRAIT. THE HOUTHIS ALSO CLAIM TO HAVE FIRED ON A SAUDI SHIP IN THE SAME WATERWAY. THE STRIKES FOLLOW DAYS OF HOUTHI ATTACKS ON LAND AND AT PORTS THAT HAVE KILLED DOZENS OF YEMENI GOVERNMENT FORCES AND CIVILIANS.
阿萨德和他的弟弟——也被判处死刑——于2024年逃往俄罗斯，并在那里获得政治庇护。在也门，当局称，伊朗支持的胡塞叛军在曼德海峡向一艘船只发射弹道导弹，造成至少6人死亡。胡塞武装还声称在同一水域向一艘沙特船只开火。这些袭击发生在胡塞武装连日来在陆地和港口发动袭击、已造成数十名也门政府军和平民死亡之后。
THEY THREATEN TO RE-IGNITE A CIVIL WAR THAT'S BEEN UNDER A FOUR-YEAR, TENTATIVE TRUCE. MEANTIME, U.S. FORCES FIRED UPON AND DISABLED A PANAMANIAN FLAGGED SHIP IN THE GULF OF OMAN TODAY. U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND SAID THE VESSEL TRIED TO PASS THROUGH THE AMERICAN BLOCKADE OF IRANIAN PORTS. OVER 100 FIREFIGHTERS FROM MEXICO HAVE ARRIVED IN CANADA TO HELP BATTLE A DEADLY BLAZE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA THAT'S FORCED OVER 20,000 PEOPLE TO FLEE THEIR HOMES.
他们威胁要重新点燃一场已处于四年试探性停火状态的内战。与此同时，美军今天在阿曼湾向一艘悬挂巴拿马国旗的船只开火并使其瘫痪。美国中央司令部表示，该船试图穿过美国对伊朗港口的封锁。来自墨西哥的100多名消防员已抵达加拿大，帮助扑灭不列颠哥伦比亚省一场致命的火灾，这场火灾已迫使超过2万人逃离家园。
EYEWITNESS VIDEO SHOWED HILLSIDES IN WESTERN CANADA COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE BALD RANGE FIRE HAS CONSUMED OVER 60 SQUARE MILES. AT LEAST 1 PERSON HAS DIED. LOCAL AUTHORITIES SAY FIREFIGHTING CREWS HAVE FACED CHALLENGING, STEEP TERRAIN, AND WINDY CONDITIONS, AND A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN OPENED INTO THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. MEANTIME, WILDFIRE SMOKE IS ONCE AGAIN REDUCING AIR QUALITY ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN U.S.
目击者视频显示，加拿大西部山坡完全被火焰吞没。秃岭大火已烧毁超过60平方英里的土地。至少1人死亡。当地当局表示，消防队面临陡峭地形和多风条件的挑战，并已对火灾原因展开刑事调查。与此同时，野火烟雾再次降低了美国西部大部分地区的空气质量。
THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO SAYS THE EBOLA OUTBREAK THERE HAS NOW KILLED MORE THAN 2000 PEOPLE. MORE THAN 4000 CASES OF THE DISEASE HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN THE DRC. AND IT'S TAKEN JUST THREE WEEKS FOR THE DEATH TOLL TO DOUBLE -- MAKING IT THE FASTEST-GROWING OUTBREAK ON RECORD. EFFORTS TO DETECT AND CONTAIN THE DISEASE HAVE BEEN HAMPERED BY ARMED CONFLICT, POOR INFRASTRUCTURE, AND DISTRUST OF HEALTH AUTHORITIES.
刚果民主共和国表示，那里的埃博拉疫情现已导致2000多人死亡。在刚果（金）已确认超过4000例该疾病病例。死亡人数仅用三周就翻了一番——使其成为有记录以来增长最快的疫情。发现和遏制该疾病的努力受到武装冲突、基础设施薄弱以及对卫生当局不信任的阻碍。
THERE IS NO CURRENT TREATMENT OR VACCINE FOR THIS STRAIN OF EBOLA, BUT CLINICAL TRIALS HAVE BEGUN IN EASTERN CONGO TO TRY AND DEVELOP ONE. ON WALL STREET TODAY -- THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE DROP 180 POINTS. THE NASDAQ DROPPED ZERO .5% AND THE S&P 500 POSTED A MODEST DIP. AND SKYGAZERS IN MANY COUNTRIES -- INCLUDING THIS ONE -- ARE ABOUT TO GET A DOUBLE DOSE OF CELESTIAL EVENTS BOTH A SOLAR ECLIPSE AND THE PERSEID METEOR SHOWER WILL BE VISIBLE ACROSS THE SKY TOMORROW.
目前针对这种埃博拉病毒株尚无治疗方法或疫苗，但刚果东部的临床试验已开始尝试研发。今日华尔街——道琼斯工业平均指数下跌180点。纳斯达克下跌0.5%，标准普尔500指数小幅下跌。包括美国在内的许多国家的天文爱好者即将迎来双重天象奇观——日食和英仙座流星雨将于明日划过天际。
FROM THE ARCTIC CIRCLE TO SOUTHERN EUROPE, COUNTRIES LIKE GREENLAND, RUSSIA, AND SPAIN WILL SEE A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE -- WHEN THE SUN, MOON, AND EARTH ALIGN PERFECTLY IN THE SKY. 26 STATES HERE IN THE U.S., INCLUDING WASHINGTON, D.C., WILL BE TREATED TO A PARTIAL ECLIPSE -- SEEN FROM ALASKA TO N
从北极圈到南欧，格陵兰、俄罗斯和西班牙等国家将看到日全食——当太阳、月亮和地球在天空中完美对齐时。美国包括华盛顿特区在内的26个州将欣赏到日偏食——从阿拉斯加到北卡罗来纳州可见。
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