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| 12-21-07 |
| 竊賊在巴西盜取畢加索油畫
(Thieves in Brazil Steal Picasso Oil Painting) |
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巴西當局說，竊賊盜走了畢加索藍色時期的一幅油畫和巴西一位知名畫家的作品。警方說，盜賊星期四竊入聖保羅市藝術館，盜走了畢加索在1904年所作的名畫《蘇珊布洛克肖像》以及巴西畫家坎迪多·波提納裏1939年所作的《咖啡工人》。
警方說，這兩幅畫陳列在兩個不同的展室內，藝術館的安全攝像機拍攝了盜賊偷畫的過程。盜賊打碎了玻璃門，在三分鐘之內完成了偷盜過程，並且逃避了藝術館警衛的追趕。
這兩幅畫是聖保羅市藝術館最有價值的展品。畢加索的那幅畫價值五千萬美元，另外一幅畫至少值五百萬美元。盜賊今年十月曾試圖到藝術館行竊，但在被發現後逃走。
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Brazilian authorities say thieves have stolen an oil painting from Pablo Picasso's blue period and a painting by a well-known Brazilian artist. Police say the thieves broke into the Art Museum of Sao Paulo Thursday and stole Picasso's 1904 "Portrait of Suzanne Bloch" and Brazilian painter Candido Portinari's 1939 "The Coffee Worker."
They say security cameras captured the theft of the paintings, which were in separate rooms. The robbers smashed glass doors and finished the burglary in three minutes, and were able to avoid the museum's guards.
The paintings were the museum's most valued assets, with the Picasso valued at 50-million dollars and the Portinari at at least five-million. Thieves attempted a robbery at the museum in October but were spotted and fled.
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| 新民意調查發現日本首相福田康夫支援率下跌
(Japanese PM Losing Support in New Opinion Poll) |
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一份新的民意調查顯示，日本首相福田康夫政府的支援率跌至他上臺3個月以來的最低點。日本朝日新聞星期五公佈的調查結果顯示，福田康夫政府的支援率下跌到31%，比上次在12月1號和2號的民調所顯示的支援率下跌了13個百分點。相反，福田康夫內閣的民眾不支援率卻從上次的36%飆升到目前的48%。
朝日新聞說，在這次民意調查之前，福田康夫內閣宣佈，政府可能無法確認5000萬個神秘的養老金帳戶中許多帳戶的真正擁有人。民調還顯示，38%的受訪者願意投票支援在野的日本民主黨，而只有23%的受訪者表示會投票支援執政的自民黨。
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A new opinon poll in Japan shows that approval ratings for the government of Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda have fallen to their lowest levels since he took power three months ago.
The "Asahi Shimbun" newspaper released a survey Friday showing support for Mr. Fukada's government has fallen to 31-percent, a decline of 13 points since the last survey conducted on December first and second. The cabinet's disapproval ratings have surged from 36-percent to 48-percent over that time.
The newspaper says the plummeting approval ratings follow the government's announcement that it might not be able to identify the rightful owners for many of Japan's 50-million mystery pension accounts.The survey also found that 38-percent of those asked would likely vote for the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, with just 23-percent voting for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
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