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A donor 1 conference for Syria, at which $9 billion of aid is being sought, opensin London today one day after UN-sponsored talks aimed at ending the Syriancivil war broke down. Britain has announced it would provide $1.75 billion to be spent in Syria and neighboring countries. James Robbins has the details.“The need to raise billions of Pounds for Syrian's force to feed their homes could hardly be more acute. But the planning for many years to come is a sign that few expect any early end to a war about to enter its 6th year. DavidCameron says he is setting a good example to dozens of other countries who beurged to pledge money throughout a daylong conference in Westminster. Much willbe spent on long term rehousing, schooling 2 and employment for refugees whoremain in neighboring countries.”

为叙利亚举行的人道捐赠会议今日在伦敦召开，拟捐赠90亿美元。就在前一天，联合国主持的意在结束叙利亚内战的会谈以失败告终。英国宣城将为叙利亚和邻国提供17.5亿美元的援助。请听詹姆斯·罗宾斯为您带来的详细报道。“为叙利亚流离失所的人筹集数十亿英镑的任务是迫切的。但是这个未来几年的计划表明，叙利亚的战争将会进入第六个年头，不会提前结束。戴维·卡梅伦称要为十几个国家梳树立榜样，在威斯敏斯特举行的为期一天的会议上，他敦促这些国家提供资金，其中大部分将用于长期的房屋重建、学校和仍在邻国的难民就业项目。”

More than 2,000 police officers will be on duty today in the German city of Cologne during its annual carnival 3 celebrations. It's the first major public event there since New Year when scores of women were sexually assaulted and robbed in attacks, largely blamed on migrants.

在今天德国科隆市的狂欢节庆祝活动中，将有2000多名警察值岗，这是新年以来的首个大型公开活动，就在新年时，有数十名妇女被性侵和抢劫，据悉袭击者是移民。

The Wikileaks founder 4 Julian Assange says he will leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and accept arrest if a United Nations panel dismisses his complaint against Britain. Mr. Assange says the Geneva based UN working group on arbitrary detention 5 will publish its decision on his case on Friday. Jane Frances-Kelly reports. “Julian Assange has not been charged with any offense 6, but he has been sought for questioning in Sweden in relation to sexual assault allegations made against him by two women. He has denied any wrongdoing and has been living at the Ecuadorian Embassy since June 2012 after being granted asylum 7 by its government. He claims the allegations are part of an attempt to have him extradited to the United States over the leaking on the internet of sensitive diplomatic cables. He has said in a tweet if he loses the case against the UK and Sweden, he will leave the embassy at 12:00 noon on Friday and hand himself over to the British police.” Jane Frances-Kelly.

维基解密的创办人朱利安·阿桑奇称如果联合国小组不理会他对英国的投诉，那么他将离开厄瓜多尔驻伦敦大使馆自愿被捕。阿桑奇称联合股日内瓦拘留小组将在周五宣布对他的决定。请听详细报道。朱利安·阿桑奇没有被控以任何罪名，但他因涉嫌性侵两名妇女被瑞典追捕并要求质问，他否认有违法行为，自2012年6月被厄瓜多尔政府授予避难资格后一直住在厄瓜多尔使馆。他声称指控是为了将他引渡到美国，原因是他在互联网上泄露了敏感的外交机密。他在推文上说如果他输掉与英国和瑞典有关的案子，那么他将在周五中午12点离开使馆并向英国警方自首。简·弗朗西斯·凯里报道。

Greek trade union is staging a 24-hour general strike on Thursday in protest that planned reforms of the country's pension and social security systems. NickThorpe reports from Athens. “Organizers from public and private sector 8 trade unions hope this would be one of the biggest strikes of recent times in Greece. Public transport, ferries and even taxi drivers are due to stop work inmost cases for 24 hours, but in some for 48. Most schools are expected to stay closed and hospitals will only provide emergency services. Newspaper struck on Wednesday but return to work today to report on the strike. The leftish government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says it has no choice but to push ahead with the unpopular pension reform.” World news from the BBC.

希腊各商会周四举行24小时的大罢工，抗议计划中的养老金和社保体制改革。尼克在雅典报道。国有企业和私营企业商会的组织者们希望这是希腊近年来最大规模的罢工，公交、渡轮和出租车司机将罢工24小时，也有的会罢工48小时。大多数学校将关闭，医院只提供急诊服务。各报刊周三举行罢工，但今天已经恢复上班并报道罢工事件。总理阿莱克斯·齐普拉斯的左翼政府称别无选择，只好推进这场不得人心的养老金改革。