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| 12-20-06 |
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| 美新防長訪問伊拉克觀察局勢 (Gates Visits Baghdad for a Look at Iraq Situation) |
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美國新任國防部長羅伯特.蓋茨在未經宣佈的情況下對伊拉克進行訪問，親眼觀察那裏的局勢，並和美軍指揮官舉行會談。 蓋茨星期三抵達伊拉克首都巴格達，他兩天前剛宣誓就職。蓋茨強調，在伊拉克失敗“將是一場災難，會在今後幾十年成為纏繞我們國家的夢魘、損害我們的信譽並危及美國人民的安全”。 在蓋茨抵達巴格達之前數小時，巴格達發生了兩起自殺炸彈襲擊，造成至少12人死亡、數十人受傷。 |
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The new U.S. Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, is in Baghdad on an unannounced visit to get a first-hand look at the situation there and hold talks with American military commanders. Mr. Gates arrived in the Iraqi capital Wednesday -- just two days after taking oath of office. Mr. Gates has stressed that failure in Iraq "would be a calamity that would haunt our nation, impair our credibility and endanger Americans for decades to come." Hours before his arrival, at least 12 people were killed and dozens of others wounded in two separate suicide car bombings in Baghdad. |
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| 馬來西亞南部萬餘人逃避洪水 (More Than 10,000 Flee Floods in Southern Malaysia) |
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在馬來西亞南部的柔佛州，1萬多人為逃避洪水和滑坡逃離了家園。星期一以來，那裏一直猛降罕見大雨，導致河水在村莊和城鎮氾濫。這次洪水是一個世紀以來襲擊這個地區最嚴重的一次，但是到目前為止還沒有發生任何傷亡的消息。 受災最嚴重的是柔佛州中部地區、西海岸以及該州首府，也就是和新加坡只有一路之隔的柔佛巴魯。南行的鐵路服務，包括通往新加坡的列車，都因滑坡而中斷。星期三雨量有所減少，但是預計陣雨將持續到星期五。 |
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More than ten-thousand people have evacuated their homes in southern Malaysia's Johor state to escape floods and landslides. Unusually heavy rain since Monday has caused rivers to flow into villages and towns. The floods are the worst to hit the area in a century, but no one has been reported injured or killed. The worst-hit areas are central Johor, the west coast, and the state capital, Johor Bahru, just across a causeway from Singapore. The south-bound rail service, including trains to Singapore, has been suspended because of landslides. The rain eased Wednesday but showers are expected to continue until Friday. |
