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1. The White House said that Egypt had agreed to send humanitarian aid to Gaza through Kerem Shalom, the main commercial checkpoint between Israel and Gaza. Earlier, the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to halt its offensive in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza, and to allow investigators and journalists to visit the enclave. The UN court said that an earlier demand for Israel to allow more aid to be delivered had failed to stop the humanitarian crisis in Gaza from worsening.
白宮表示，埃及已同意通過凱雷姆沙洛姆(Kerem Shalom)邊境口岸向加薩提供人道援助，這是以色列與加薩之間的主要商業檢查站。此前，國際法院要求以色列停止在加薩南部城市拉法的攻勢，並允許調查人員和記者訪問該地區。聯合國法庭表示，先前要求以色列允許更多援助進入的呼籲未能阻止加薩的人道危機惡化。
-> In your opinion, why do the USA and the UN help Gaza so much without ending the war once and for all?
2. Janet Yellen, America’s treasury secretary, said that the G7 group of big economies was considering issuing a loan to Ukraine, secured by profits on frozen Russian assets. Speaking after a meeting of the G7 finance ministers, she said that the EU also still needed to endorse the plan, which could be approved as early as June. Around $282bn-worth of Russian assets are seized in Japan and the West.
美國財政部長珍妮特·葉倫表示，七國集團（G7）正在考慮向烏克蘭發放一筆以凍結的俄羅斯資產收益作為擔保的貸款。在七國集團財長會議結束後，她指出，歐盟仍需批准這項計劃，該計劃最快可能在六月獲得通過。日本及西方國家目前已凍結了約2820億美元的俄羅斯資產。
-> In your opinion, is the plan to use the Russian assets overseas for a loan to Ukraine justified? Why or why not?
3. Stephen Schwarzman, the boss of Blackstone, endorsed Donald Trump for president. The billionaire private-equity magnate called it a “vote for change” spurred in part by a “dramatic rise of antisemitism” under Joe Biden. Mr Schwarzman, a lifelong Republican, had turned away from Mr Trump after the Capitol riot in 2021. His endorsement will help boost Mr Trump’s fundraising, which trails Mr Biden’s.
黑石集團（Blackstone）負責人斯蒂芬·施瓦茨曼表態支持唐納德·川普競選總統。這位億萬富翁私募股權大亨稱此舉為“變革的投票”，部分原因是因應喬·拜登執政期間“反猶主義的劇增”。施瓦茨曼先生作為終生共和黨人，在2021年國會騷亂後曾與川普保持距離。他的支持將有助於提升川普的募款活動，目前川普的募款金額落後於拜登。
-> In your opinion, what is a deal breaker for you to turn away from a Youtuber/KOL or a politician? Why so?
4. Bim Afolami , a British government minister, called an exodus of his Conservative colleagues stepping down at the general election on July 4th "not unnatural". Michael Gove, a cabinet minister who has been in Parliament for almost 20 years, is among 78 Tory MPs who will not stand again. The Economist's election forecast gives the Conservatives just a 1% chance of winning a majority if the election were held tomorrow.
英國政府部長比姆·阿弗拉米稱，他的保守黨同僚在7月4日大選中辭職的潮流“並非不正常”。內閣部長邁克爾·戈夫是其中一位，他在議會中任職已近20年，是不再參選的78名保守黨議員之一。《經濟學人》的選舉預測顯示，如果明天舉行大選，保守黨獲得多數席位的機會僅為1%。
-> In your opinion, which career lasts longer, you as an online celebrity or a politician? Why so?
5. China ended two days of military exercises around Taiwan, conducted as “punishment” of William Lai Ching-te, the country’s new president. China considers Mr Lai a “separatist”. The second day of drills came as tens of thousands of people protested against parliamentary reforms, proposed by the opposition, which would significantly curtail Mr Lai’s administration. Some demonstrators accused the opposition of working in concert with China.
中國結束了在台灣周圍進行的為期兩天的軍事演習，此次演習是對台灣新任總統賴清德的“懲罰”。中國認為賴先生是“分裂主義者”。第二天的演習恰逢數萬人抗議反對派提出的議會改革，該改革將大幅削弱賴政府的權力。一些示威者指責反對派與中國勾結。
-> In your opinion, do China’s military exercises work for Taiwan and its own Chinese citizens?
-> What do you think about William Lai Ching-te’s attitude toward China? Being too aggressive , modest or neutral?
6. More than 300 people and 1,100 houses were buried in a landslide in northern Papua New Guinea around 3am on Friday, according to local media. Hundreds are feared dead. The landslide engulfed Kaokalam, a remote village around 600km north-west of Port Moresby, the capital. It also impacted another five villages and obstructed nearby roads, hampering recovery efforts.
據當地媒體報導，週五凌晨3點左右，巴布亞新幾內亞北部發生山崩，超過300人和1100座房屋被掩埋。數百人恐怕已經喪生。這次山崩吞沒了距首都莫爾茲比港約600公里西北方的偏遠村莊考卡蘭村。災難還影響了另外五個村莊，並阻斷了附近的道路，妨礙了救援工作。
-> If you could choose your condition in a landslide, would you rather be buried alive for one week and get rescued or die right away on the spot? Why so?
-> When it comes to death, do you agree with euthanasia? Why or why not?
7. Families of victims killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, in 2022, sued Meta and Activision Blizzard for their alleged role in promoting weapons. The lawsuit claims that the companies influenced a generation of “vulnerable” young men. Activision is the game developer behind “Call of Duty”, which the gunman played, while Meta owns Instagram, a social-media platform.
2022年德州尤瓦爾迪一所小學發生大規模槍擊事件，受害者家屬起訴Meta和動視暴雪，指控這些公司在推廣武器方面負有責任。訴訟聲稱，這些公司影響了一代“脆弱”的年輕人。動視是《使命召喚》遊戲的開發商，槍手曾玩過該遊戲，而Meta則擁有社交媒體平台Instagram。
-> What is your perspective on such an issue that those social media should take responsibilities for influencing a generation of “vulnerable” young men, which causes more violence and tragedies?
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