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The Pentagon has described the Taliban seizure 1 of the northern Afghan city of Condu on Monday as a setback 2, but says it's confident that Afghan military can retake it. The US defense 3 spokesman Pedicoca says a counter offensive was under way. “We strongly condemn 4 the attacks in Condu and stand with the Afghan people, in our commitment to Afghan's peace and security. The situation in Condu remains 5 fluid, and we are continuing to follow the situation closely. We have confidence in Afghan national security forces.” He said American forces had carried out an air strike on the outskirt of Condus, but the BBC correspondent says the Taliban are in residential 6 areas of the city center which the Afghan government is unwilling 7 to bomb for fears of causing civilian 8 casualties.

五角大楼称周一塔利班夺取阿富汗北部城市Condu的行为遭受了挫折,但他表示,他相信阿富汗军队将夺回该城市。美国国防部发言人佩蒂可卡称他们正在准备反击。“我们强烈谴责这次对Condu的袭击，我们将与阿富汗人民站在一起,致力于维护阿富汗的和平与安全。Condu的局势仍然不够稳定,我们将继续密切关注局势发展。我们对阿富汗国家安全部队有信心。”他称美国军队对Condus的郊区实施了空袭,但据BBC通讯记者报道,塔利班是在市中心的居民区，阿富汗政府不希望炸弹的爆炸引起居民的恐慌和伤亡。

The interim 9 authorities in Burkino Faso say the army has taken control of the barracks of elite 10 force behind a failed coup 11 earlier this month. There is no word on any casualties. Tom F reports. Government troops fired artillery 12 and used tanks to dislodge members of the presidential guards who refused to disarm 13. They had earlier surrounded their camps, giving them a last chance to surrender. The interim authorities now consider it is a job done by the man behind the recent coup, general G, who had earlier called on elite soldiers to lay down their weapons, is nowhere to be found. It is suspecting however, that he had sought refugee in a compound that belonged to the Vaticans diplomatic mission.

布基纳法索说军队临时政府称在本月早些时候政变失败后已取得了对精锐部队的控制。并没有提及任何有关伤亡的信息。汤姆报道。政府军通过发射大炮和使用坦克来驱逐拒绝解除武装的总统卫队成员。他们早已包围了他们的营地,并给了他们最后投降的机会。现在临时政府认为这是一个由最近政变的领导人G将军策划的事件,早些时候他曾呼吁精英士兵放下武器,但现在他消失不见了。然而,有人怀疑他寻求向梵蒂冈寻求了避难。

The authorities in the central Africa republic say residents of the capital Bangui are observing a night time curfew following days of intense fighting between Christian 14 and Muslim groups. The interior minister told the BBC that the government was in control, but the situation remained volatile 15.

中非共和国当局表示,首都班吉的居民正在观察夜间宵禁之后天基督教和穆斯林团体之间的激烈战斗。内政部长告诉BBC,政府已经控制了局势,但情况仍不稳定。

The Nigerian president M has confirmed that he intends to remain in personal control of the oil ministry 16, as he pursues an anti-corruption campaign. He has previously 17 said he will trace and recover the mind-boggling sums of money that have been stolen from the oil sector 18.

尼日利亚总统承认, 由于他致力于反腐败运动, 他打算保持个人对石油部的控制。他曾表示,将跟踪和恢复被石油行业盗取的数量惊人地资金。

The US has announced sanctions against 35 people in groups associated with Islamic state movement to try to cut off their sources of funding. From New York, Barbara P has the details. The sanctions are aimed at disrupting how Islamic state operates. They target financial, logistical and recruiting operatives. And they demonstrate how widely the group has spread its influence. The list includes regional spinoffs from Egypt to the Russian Caucasus, and individuals from Indonesia to Pakistan as well as a number from Britain and France. Some of them including the Britons were among those added to the UN's al-Quaida sanction list this week. The announcement in Washington coincided with UN summit on expanding the fight against terrorism chaired by president Barack Obama. Barbara reporting.

美国宣布通过切断他们的资金来源的方式制裁与伊斯兰国家运动相关的35人群体。芭芭拉从纽约发来进一步报道。制裁的目的是破坏伊斯兰国家的运作方式。他们的财务目标,后勤和人员招聘。他们展示了该团体影响范围有多广泛。其中包括从埃及到俄罗斯高加索地区的次要地区和从印度尼西亚到巴基斯坦以及许多来自英国和法国的个人。其中包括那些在本周联合国基地组织制裁名单中的英国人。华盛顿得公告与由美国总统巴拉克?奥巴马(Barack Obama)主持旨在扩大打击恐怖主义的联合国峰会不谋而合。芭芭拉发来报道。

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President Obama and the Cuban president Raul Castro have held talks on the sidelines of the UN's General Assembly in New York, their first meeting on US soil. The two men discussed some of the steps toward reconciliation 19 that had been made in recent month.

奥巴马总统和古巴总统劳尔?卡斯特罗在纽约联合国大会间隙中进行了会谈,这是双方在美国国土上的第一次会议。两人讨论了最近几个月和解的一些具体步骤。

Doctors in Britain have secured the approval to carry out the country's first tempted 20 womb transplant as part of a clinical trial. Last year, a baby in Sweden became the first in the world to be delivered following a successful womb transplant, Furgus Wolf reports. Around one in five thousand women is born without uterus, and already more than 100 potential transplant recipients 22 have been identified by the UK team. Unlike in Sweden where the womb was donated by a friend of the recipient 21, the British team will use organs from deceased donors 23. The woman will need to take immunosuppressive drugs to prevent the womb being rejected. These carry long term health risks, so surgery will remove the womb either 6 months after birth or once they have tried for a second baby.

英国医生获得了实施该国第一个作为临床试验引导子宫移植的批准。去年,一个在瑞典婴儿成为世界上第一个子宫移植手术成功之后出生的孩子,弗格伍夫发来报道。大约五千分之一的女性出生时没有子宫, 英国团队已确定超过一百名潜在的移植受者。与瑞典的患者由朋友捐赠子宫不同的是,英国团队将使用来自已故捐赠者的器官。女人需要服用免疫抑制药物以防止子宫产生排斥反应。这些将会有长期的健康风险,因此在孩子出生6个月后一旦尝试第二个孩子时，就会进行手术将子宫切除。

The Indian capital city Deli is suffering its worst outbreak of Denver fever for years. Officials say about 25,000 people have been infected by the mosquito borne disease which can be fatal. But a BBC correspondent in Deli says the real number is thought to be far higher. He says fights have broken out among those waiting for treatment at one hospital where 9 out of 10 people have been turned away because of a shortage of resources.

印度首都爆发了几年来最严重的丹佛发烧。官员称约25000人被感染了可能是致命的的由蚊子传播的疾病。但BBC驻扎在当地的记者称真实的数量应该高出这个很多。他说那些等待治疗的人中发生了冲突，他们都在一家医院,该医院因为资源的短缺，只接收十分之一的病人。

The fugitive 24 US intelligence contractor 25 Edward Snowden has attracted more than 700,000 followers 26 within hours of opening an account on the social media site twitter. In one of his first twitts, Mr. Snowden described himself as just a citizen with a voice. The US government filed espionage 27 charges against him after he exposed details of the surveillance program.

美国逃亡者情报承包商爱德华·斯诺登在社交媒体网站推特开户的数小时内吸引了超过700000的粉丝。在他的第一个推特中，斯诺登说自己只是一个能够发言的公民。美国政府在其暴露监测项目的细节后提出间谍的指控。