1. America will suspend deliveries of air-defence interceptors to other allies in order to rush more of the munitions to Ukraine. The country is under heavy bombardment by Russia, which is targeting its power stations. Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, has said that Ukraine needs at least seven more** Patriot** systems in order to defend itself against the Russian attacks. Romania announced it would send one such system to its neighbour. 美國將暫停向其他盟友交付防空攔截彈，以便更快地向烏克蘭提供更多的彈藥。該國正遭受俄羅斯的猛烈轟炸，俄羅斯的目標是烏克蘭的發電站。烏克蘭總統弗拉基米爾·澤倫斯基表示，烏克蘭需要至少七套愛國者系統來抵禦俄羅斯的攻擊。羅馬尼亞宣布將向其鄰國烏克蘭提供一套這樣的系統。 2. Vladimir Putin, Russia’s leader, signed several agreements with To Lam, his Vietnamese counterpart, during a two-day visit to Vietnam. The two countries pledged to co-operate on nuclear science and clean energy. Mr. Putin said Russia and Vietnam shared an interest in “developing a reliable security architecture” in Asia. America, which criticised Vietnam’s hosting of Mr Putin, dispatched a top diplomat to the country. 俄羅斯領導人弗拉基米爾·普丁在對越南進行為期兩天的訪問期間，與越南的對口官員蘇林簽署了數項協議。兩國承諾在核科學和乾淨能源方面進行合作。普丁先生表示，俄羅斯和越南對“建立可靠的亞洲安全架構”有共同的興趣。對此，美國批評了越南接待普京的行為，並派遣了一名高級外交官前往該國。 3. Japan imposed trade curbs on China-based companies accused of supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine. Japanese firms will be blocked from exporting to the Chinese entities, which include a Hong Kong-based manufacturer that provides microchips for Russian drones. Companies in India and Kazakhstan were also hit by Japanese sanctions. America has repeatedly complained that Chinese companies are boostingRussia’s war effort. 日本對被指支持俄羅斯在烏克蘭戰爭的中國企業實施貿易限制。日本公司將被禁止向這些中國企業出口，這些企業包括一家位於香港的製造商，該製造商為俄羅斯無人機提供微晶片。印度和哈薩克斯坦的公司也受到了日本制裁的影響。美國多次抱怨中國公司在增強俄羅斯的戰力。 4. The Biden administration said it would ban the sale in America of antivirus software made by Kaspersky Lab, a Russian firm. Gina Raimondo, America’s commerce secretary, said the Kremlin had shown it had “the intent to exploit Russian companies like Kaspersky to collect and weaponise the personal information of Americans”. Kaspersky, whose American customers reportedly include state governments, blamed the “geopolitical climate and theoretical concerns”. 拜登政府表示將禁止在美國銷售由俄羅斯公司卡巴斯基實驗室製造的防病毒軟體。美國商務部長吉娜·雷蒙多表示，克里姆林宮已經表明它有“意圖利用像卡巴斯基這樣的俄羅斯公司來收集和武器化美國人的個人信息”。據報導，卡巴斯基的美國客戶包括一些州政府，該公司將此歸咎於“地緣政治氣候和理論上的擔憂”。 5. At least 1,000 people have now died in extreme heat during the annual haj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Temperatures reached 51.8°C. The haj forms one of the five pillars of Islam. The toll could be higher; Egypt formed a crisis unit after reports that at least 530 of its citizens had died. Many of those** fatalities** are thought to be of unregistered participants in the pilgrimage. 在沙烏地阿拉伯麥加舉行的年度朝覲期間，極端高溫已經造成至少1,000人死亡。氣溫達到51.8攝氏度。朝覲是伊斯蘭教的五大支柱之一。死亡人數可能更高；在報導至少530名埃及公民死亡後，埃及成立了一個危機小組。據信，這些死亡人數中許多是未註冊的朝聖者。伊斯蘭教的五大支柱是穆斯林信仰和實踐的基礎，分別是：信仰宣言（Shahada）：信仰的宣告，表明對唯一真神阿拉和穆罕默德為其使者的信仰。禮拜（Salat）：每日五次的祈禱，面向麥加進行。齋戒（Sawm）：在齋月（Ramadan）期間從黎明到日落禁食。天課（Zakat）：向需要幫助的人捐獻財物，通常是年收入的一定比例。朝覲ㄐㄧㄣˋ（Hajj）：每個穆斯林在有能力的情況下一生至少要前往麥加朝覲一次。這些支柱構成了穆斯林的宗教生活和信仰實踐的核心。 6. Hawaii reached a settlement with 13 youngsters who sued the state over its failure to curb greenhouse-gas emissions. Under the agreement Hawaii will begin to decarbonise its transport system and will aim for carbon neutrality by 2045. This will in part be achieved by a $40m investment in electric-vehicle infrastructure. Similar lawsuits, which appeal to plaintiffs’ constitutional right to a healthy future, have been filed in several states. 夏威夷與13名因該州未能遏制溫室氣體排放而起訴州政府的年輕人達成和解。根據協議，夏威夷將開始對其交通系統進行脫碳，並目標在2045年實現碳中和。這部分將通過對電動車基礎設施的4,000萬美元投資來實現。類似的訴訟已在幾個州提起，這些訴訟呼籲原告享有健康未來的憲法權利。小分享 Funniest short jokes to make you lol 1. What did one hat say to the other? You wait here. I’ll go on a head. 2. What did the shark say when he ate the clownfish? This tastes a little funny. 3. Why did the frog take the bus to work today? His car got toad away. 4. What did the buffalo say when his son left for college? Bison. 5. It is an astronaut’s favorite part on a computer. What is it? The space bar. 6. What do cows do on a date night? Go to the moo-vies. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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