政治篇 1. Three American soldiers were killed, and 34 more were injured, in a drone attack on a base in Jordan, near the border with Syria. President Joe Biden blamed “radical Iran-backed militant groups”, and promised to hold the people responsible to account. These are the first deaths in conflict of American soldiers in the Middle East since Israel’s war in Gaza began in October; in the months since ten other countries have been dragged into fighting in the region. 三名美國士兵在約旦一座靠近敘利亞邊境的基地遭到無人機襲擊，喪生3人，另有34人受傷。總統喬·拜登指責“激進的伊朗支援的激進組織”，並承諾追究責任。這是自以色列在十月開始對加薩的戰爭以來，美國士兵在中東衝突中的首次死亡；在此期間，其他十個國家已經捲入了該地區的戰鬥。 2. The UN’s secretary-general, António Guterres, urged countries which have paused funding for UNRWA, its agency for Palestinian refugees, to reconsider, and vowed to “hold to account” any staff found to have been involved in Hamas’s attacks on Israel on October 7th. The UN’s special rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories accused the nine Western countries, which include America and Germany, of “collectively punishing” civilians in Gaza. Representatives of Iran, Jordan and Turkey also criticized the move. 聯合國秘書長安東尼奧·古特雷斯敦促已暫停對聯合國巴勒斯坦難民救濟和工程處（UNRWA）提供資金的國家重新考慮，並誓言將“追究責任”任何被發現參與哈馬斯於10月7日對以色列的襲擊的工作人員。聯合國巴勒斯坦領土問題特別報告員指責包括美國和德國在內的九個西方國家“集體懲罰”加薩的平民。伊朗、約旦和土耳其的代表也批評了這一舉動。 3. Negotiators are meeting in Paris to discuss a proposed deal, drawn up by American officials, which would pause Israel’s offensive in Gaza for two months and see the phased return of the 130 hostages still held by Hamas. William Burns, a former diplomat who is now the director of the CIA, will represent the Biden administration in talks with Israeli, Egyptian and Qatari mediators. 談判代表們正在巴黎會面，討論一項由美國官員起草的提案，該提案將暫停以色列在加薩的進攻兩個月，並逐步釋放哈馬斯仍然扣押的130名人質。威廉·伯恩斯，一位曾任外交官現任中央情報局局長的人，將代表拜登政府與以色列、埃及和卡達的調停人進行會談。 4. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger left the Economic Community of West African States, a regional bloc. The countries called sanctions placed on them in response to coups that have taken place since 2020 “inhumane”, and accused ECOWAS of becoming “a threat to its member states”. Their withdrawal will raise fears that the region, already plagued by conflict and jihadist violence, will become even more volatile. 布吉納法索、馬里和尼日退出西非國家經濟共同體，一個地區性的組織。這些國家稱對它們實施的自2020年以來發生的政變的制裁為“不人道”，並指責西非國家經濟共同體已經變成對其成員國“構成威脅”。它們的退出將引發對該地區的擔憂，這個地區已經飽受衝突和聖戰主義暴力之苦，退出可能使其變得更加不穩定。 5. Russian missiles and drones struck civilian and infrastructure targets across Ukraine on Sunday. On Saturday Ukraine’s security service announced that it is investigating officials in the ministry of defence and staff at an arms manufacturer accused of stealing $40m, which should have been spent on mortar shells. In September President Volodymyr Zelensky replaced his defence minister following months of corruption scandals in his department. 週日，俄羅斯的導彈和無人機襲擊了烏克蘭各地的平民和基礎設施目標。週六，烏克蘭安全部門宣佈正在調查國防部官員和一家被指控竊取4000萬美元、本應該用於迫擊炮彈的軍火製造商的工作人員。在烏克蘭國防部數月的腐敗醜聞後，烏克蘭總統弗拉基米爾·澤連斯基在九月曾更換國防部長。經濟篇 6. Holcim, one of the world’s largest cement companies, could announce a deal to separate its North American business in the coming days, reported the Wall Street Journal. In July 2023 the Swiss company said North America was on track to account for 40% of the group’s sales, increasing to around $12bn. It has wagered that American manufacturers will increase domestic production to avoid supply-chain bottlenecks. Holcim霍爾希姆集團，是一家瑞士建材公司根據《華爾街日報》的報導，全球最大的水泥公司之一霍爾希姆集團可能會在未來幾天宣佈分離其北美業務的交易。在2023年7月，這家瑞士公司表示，北美地區有望占到集團銷售額的40%，達到約120億美元。該公司賭美國製造商將增加國內生產以避免供應鏈瓶頸。 7. Icon of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, set sail from Miami on its maiden voyage, a tour of the Caribbean—amid controversy over its climate credentials. The ship, which can carry 7,600 passengers, is powered by liquified natural gas, which is cleaner than other fuels but risks leaking methane, a greenhouse gas much more potent than carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere. 海洋標誌號，全球最大的遊輪，從邁阿密起航，開始了它的首航之旅，環遊加勒比地區——然而關於其氣候認證的爭議並未平息。這艘可容納7,600名乘客的遊輪採用液化天然氣作為動力源，相比其他燃料更為清潔，但存在洩漏甲烷的風險，而甲烷是一種比二氧化碳更強大的溫室氣體。小撇步: 換個角度思考出國這件事情一位專業醫療人員的學生跟我分享她的退休計畫我最愛的作家褚士瑩毛遂自薦自己的專業- 網紅毛遂自薦自己的號召力 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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