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A night curfew is back in force in Tunisia after a day of unrest and confusion following the removal from power and flight into exile of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. More than 40 people lost their lives after riots and then a fire swept through a prison in the resort of Monastir. Other jails freed their prisoners after disturbances 1 broke out. Fires have also been burning out of control in the capital Tunis, from where Wyre Davies sent this report.

突尼斯总统本·阿里(Zine El Abidine Ben Ali)下台并乘飞机逃往其他国家引发了一天的动荡和骚乱，现在夜间宵禁重新生效。当天发生了暴动，莫纳斯提尔一个度假村附近的监狱发生了大火，共造成40多人死亡。动乱发生后，其他监狱释放了囚犯。首都突尼斯的火势也失去控制。Wyre Davies在现场发回报道。

As darkness fell and a curfew again came into force, reports came from the city centre that at least two people had been shot by troops in the main square. The Tunisian military, which had for so long supported the previous regime, will play a key role in determining the country's immediate 2 future. Tanks were deployed 3 on major roads and on street corners near key government buildings. And it's not yet clear how much power the army itself is willing to relinquish 4.

随着夜幕降临，宵禁再次生效，市中心传来报道称，在主要的广场至少两人被军队击毙。目前为止仍然支持之前的独裁政体的突尼斯军队在决定国家的未来方面将发挥关键作用。关键的政府建筑附近的主要道路和街道拐角都部署了坦克。目前为止，军队愿意交出多少权力还不清楚。

The speaker of parliament in Tunisia, Fouad Mebazaa, was earlier sworn in as interim 5 president just a day after the prime minister had declared himself acting 6 president. Mr Mebazaa has called for a national unity 7 government, and a presidential election has been promised within 60 days. The exiled head of Tunisia's Islamist party, Rachid Ghannouchi, has said he'll return to the country within weeks and would be prepared to take part in any unity government.

总理宣布自己代理总统职权一天之后，突尼斯议长福阿德·迈巴扎(Fouad Mebazaa)宣誓就任临时总统。迈巴扎呼吁组成全国统一政府，并承诺在六十天内举行总统选举。流亡的突尼斯伊斯兰政党领袖Rachid Ghannouchi表示他将在几周内回国，准备参加任何形式的统一政府。

"There is a crisis today in Tunisia. The Tunisians have succeeded in bringing down the dictator, but they have a long way to go before they can bring down his legacy 8 to dismantle 9 a dictatorial 10 edifice 11, to dismantle the system of one-party state which ruled over the country for 50 years."

“突尼斯今天发生了危机。突尼斯人成功地推翻了独裁者，但是要推翻独裁制度留下的遗产，推翻统治了这个国家50多年的一党执政的制度，他们还有很长的路要走。”

The former US President Jimmy Carter says the week-long referendum on the separation of southern Sudan from the north has been a success. Mr Carter, who's leading an observer mission during the vote which ended today, said it had been very orderly. Peter Martell reports from the southern capital Juba.

美国前总统卡特表示，南苏丹针对从北方独立出来进行的长达一周的公投是成功的。投票于今天结束，卡特在一周的投票过程中率领观察员任务进行监督，他表示，公投过程非常有秩序。Peter Martell在南苏丹首都朱巴报道。

Reports from international observers have been almost universally optimistic, saying that so far the vote has been credible 12. That has come as a huge relief to the south, for whom this vote means so much. Turnout has been high with over 83% of registered voters in the south heading to the polls. Counting begins tonight, but final official results are not expected until early next month.

来自国际观察员的报告普遍非常乐观。报道称，目前为止投票过程是可信的。这对南方来说是一个巨大的安慰，因为这次投票对他们来说非常重要。投票率非常高，83%的注册投票者走向投票站。计票工作将于今天晚上开始，但是估计要到下月初最终的官方结果才会出炉。

Riot police in Greece have used tear gas to break up clashes in Athens between anti-immigrant demonstrators and a rival group of anti-racist activists 13 and immigrants. Several hundred people had gathered in one of the city squares to protest against plans announced by the Greek government earlier this month to build a fence along part of its border with Turkey to keep out illegal immigrants. Violence broke out when an opposing group, including many right-wing activists waving the Greek flag, tried to break through police lines.

雅典反移民示威者和反对派组织反种族主义积极分子以及移民之间爆发冲突，防暴警察施放催泪弹来驱散人群。几百人聚集在一个城市广场，抗议希腊政府本月初宣布的在与土耳其边境部分地区修建栅栏，防止非法移民入境的计划。当一个相反的组织，包括挥舞着希腊国旗的右翼积极分子试图突破警方封锁线时爆发了暴力冲突。

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Almost 600 people are now known to have died in the devastating 14 floods and mudslides in southeastern Brazil. Soldiers have been sent to the worst-affected 15 areas to help with the rescue efforts. In Nova Friburgo, where more than 250 people were killed, officials say they are having to bury bodies without being able to identify them first because there's not enough room in the mortuary. Some remote mountainous areas still haven't been reached.

目前为止，已有接近600人在巴西东南部灾难性的洪水和山体滑坡中遇难。政府已经派遣军队到受灾最严重的地区帮助进行救援工作。在新富丽堡(Nova Friburgo)，已有250多人遇难，官员表示，他们在没有确定死者身份的情况下必须首先将尸体埋葬，因为太平间没有足够的空间。目前救援人员还难以到达一些偏远山区。

The United Nations is appealing for millions of dollars in emergency aid for Sri Lanka to compensate 16 those who've been affected by the floods and to help them replant their crops. More than 300,000 people in eastern and central Sri Lanka have been displaced. A UN official said clean drinking water was a major problem as tens of thousands of wells have been contaminated.

联合国呼吁为斯里兰卡提供数百亿美元的紧急援助，以补偿受洪水影响的人们，帮助他们重新种植作物。斯里兰卡东部和中部300,000多人流离失所。一名联合国官员表示，由于数万口水井被污染，清洁的饮用水是一个重大的问题。

The French health ministry 17 is promising 18 major changes to regulations for licensing 19 drugs after a report said up to 2,000 people died from a diabetes 20 drug that should have been withdrawn 21 from the market 10 years earlier. From Paris, David Chazan reports.

一份报告称，2,000人死于一种十年前原本应该已经退出市场的糖尿病药物。随后，法国卫生部承诺对药物许可证条例做出重大变革。David Chazan在巴黎报道。

A government report said the drug known as Mediator 22 should have been banned as early as 1999 when it began to emerge that it could cause heart disease. Several other European countries and the United States then withdrew it, but it remained on sale in France for another 10 years. The Health Minister Xavier Bertrand said it was now his duty to rebuild the regulatory system to protect the public. His statement is being seen as an admission that one of the biggest medical scandals in France in recent years may not be an isolated 23 case.

一份政府报告表示，早在1999年首次发现美蒂拓(Mediator)这种药物可能会导致心脏病时，就应该禁止这种药物。随后，欧洲其他几个国家和美国均撤出这种药物，而法国却仍然继续销售了十年的时间。卫生部长克萨维埃·贝尔特朗(Xavier Bertrand)表示，现在他的责任是重整调控制度，保护公众。他的声明被视为他承认了法国近年来最大的医疗丑闻并不是单一的案例。

David Chazan

The parliament in the Democratic Republic of Congo has approved voting reforms that include reducing the presidential election to a single round of voting. The change will mean that the next president could be elected without an absolute majority. Correspondents say the reforms are expected to boost President Joseph Kabila's chances of re-election in November.

刚果民主共和国议会通过了投票改革，包括将总统选举减少至只有一轮投票。这个变化意味着下届总统可以在没有获得绝对的大多数优势的情况下当选。记者表示，这些改革将11月份增加总统约瑟夫卡比拉(Joseph Kabila)再次当选的机会。