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2007-11-08 00:09:21
Mr. Bashir's advisor, Mustafa Ismail, told national radio that Sudan has accepted a combined force of troops from the African Union and the United Nations. But he indicated his government prefers soldiers primarily from African countries.
"Currently now we have 7,000 African troops. We need to increase them up to 26,000. Sudan wants South Africa to increase the number of South African soldiers in Darfur," said Ismail.
Officially, South Africa has not sent any troops to Sudan. It says its forces are stretched thin by contributions to peacekeeping missions in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Reconciliation efforts in Sudan have been plagued by problems.
Peace talks on Darfur recently stalled when several rebel groups refused to attend reconciliation talks in Libya.
In addition, former southern rebels last month withdrew from the government in Khartoum accusing it of failing to implement a power sharing agreement by delaying the withdrawal of government troops from their oil-rich region.
Mr. Mbeki played an important role in forging a peace accord in 2005 that ended the 21-year civil war in southern Sudan.
The southern civil war killed an estimated two million people and made four million homeless.
International mediators say they hope to forge an accord in Darfur where 200,000 people have died and more than two million have been displaced.
A coalition of 180 religious and human rights groups Monday called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council saying the lack of progress in the Darfur peace negotiations was leading to an escalation of violence.
The Sudanese government has reacted by saying that the latest
difficulties are primarily technical.
【双语新闻】
美中将开通军事热线 (US, China to Launch Military Hotline)
中国和美国同意设立军事热线。美国国防部部长盖茨星期一在与中国国防部长曹刚川举行的联合记者会上宣布了上述决定。他没有透露两国这条热线最快何时设立。中国官方的新华社报导，这条热线将是北京与另一个国家之间开通的第一条国防部级别热线。
盖茨此次访问北京的目的是加强美中联系。盖茨在访问北京之前说，他并不认为中国对美国构成军事威胁，但是他对中国军费增长18%，达到相当于450亿美元的水平表示关注。
China and the United States have agreed to open a military hotline. U.S.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced the decision Monday at a joint
press conference with Chinese Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan. He did not
say how soon the hotline would be established. China's official Xinhua
news agency said the link was the first of its kind that Beijing has
established with another country at the defense ministry level.
Gates is in Beijing for talks to strengthen ties between the United
States and China. Ahead of the visit, Gates said he did not see China as
a military threat to the United States. But he voiced concern over an 18
percent increase in China's military spending to a level equivalent to
45-billion dollars.
中石油成为世界市值最高公司 (PetroChina Becomes World's Top-Valued Company)
中国国有的中国石油天然气股份有限公司星期一在上海证交所首度挂牌上市后股价飙升，总市值超过了美国的埃克森美孚公司，成为全球最大市值的公司。在开盘后
不久，中石油的股价几乎增长2倍。中石油是国营中国国家石油天然气集团公司的一部份，是中国最大的石油和天然气生产商。
中石油先前在香港和纽约上市，目前总市值在超过1万亿美元，远远超过埃克森美孚4888亿美元的市值。分析人士指出，中石油股价的高涨显示中国投资者对股市的狂热以及中国股市的投机特性。中石油的市值远远高出它的收入，几乎不能反映该公司的盈利状况。
China's state-run oil company PetroChina has become the world's largest
company by market value, overtaking U.S. ExxonMobil Corporation as its
shares surged during their debut on the Shanghai stock exchange Monday.
PetroChina's shares almost tripled in value shortly after opening. The
company, which is a unit of state-owned China National Petroleum
Corporation, is the country's biggest oil and gas producer.
PetroChina previously listed in Hong Kong and New York and its total
market value now exceeds one trillion dollars, which is well above
ExxonMobil's value of 488-billion dollars. Market analysts note that the
high price of PetroChina shares reflects Chinese investors frenzy for
stocks and the speculative nature of Chinese markets. PetroChina's
market value is much higher than its earnings, and has little relation
to profitability.
【情感信箱】He's trying to mess up your head and life
Q: I'm 20 years old and just want to be happy. Two years ago, I met this guy
and fell head over heels in love. I got pregnant and had his daughter in
January. I wanted to be a family and settle down, but he was caught between
me and his ex-girlfriend.
I decided to go back to make our relationship work for my daughter's sake,
and it got worse. I found him cheating and the ex-girlfriend got pregnant
and had his child. He couldn't be honest, and the ex was always saying he
was her man.
We then broke up and I found another man, and we've been together for two
months. Everything between us is perfect, but the problem now is that my
baby's father is telling me he loves me and that he will do anything to get
me back.
He's finished with his ex and all he wants is me. I have feelings for both
guys but I want to be with the person that will make me happy and not break
my heart.
Who do you see me with and who's telling me the truth? This is my future and
also my daughter's.
Signed, C
A: Your ex is down on his luck with no girlfriend and nowhere to go, so it's
time to call and mess up your head and life. He didn't appear so humble when
he had a whole pack of you on the go, chasing his affection. I vote for the
new guy all the way, if you want to know any happiness at all, and skip the
heartache a second time around.
Being with him was like being in hell so now tell him to go live in that
insanity by himself, because you and your daughter are staying in the safety
zone just where you are.
Q: I've known this guy for seven years and been with him eight months. I'm
34 years old with four kids of my own, and he has three kids.
He's a wonderful guy but I've been through a lot with men -- abuse both
physical and emotional -- and now that I'm in this relationship, I have a
lot of trust issues. It got so bad that he broke up with me, but I still
feel that he cheated on me. All that I had asked for was honesty and that he
shouldn't lie to me -- was that too much?
Are we meant to be or should I just focus on my kids and myself? Will we
ever get back together?
Signed, Trust Issues
A: You have managed to be friends with him seven years, and should have had
more trust in him. Your issues -- although very real -- are destroying you
and will ruin many good things to come if you can't resolve them.
I don't see him being the right person for you anyway because I don't sense
that you are in love with him. It's more like you are settling for what you
thought would be safe.
Leave it as it is, get some counselling and focus on healing yourself. Then
you'll find the right man for you and be happier with your kids.
Daily Affirmation
Love does not necessarily live where there is comfort and we need to know
the difference to be happy.
