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The world this week -- Politics
本周國際要聞——政治
North Korea test-launched what appeared to be its largest intercontinental ballistic missile ever, according to South Korean officials.
據(jù)韓國官員稱，朝鮮試射了一枚似乎是其有史以來最大的洲際彈道導(dǎo)彈。
Japan called the launch “reckless”.
日本稱這次發(fā)射行動“不計(jì)后果”。
Rishi Sunak, Britain’s chancellor, announced giveaways including a cut in fuel duty, a higher threshold at which people pay national insurance (a payroll tax) and a lower standard rate of income tax from 2024.
英國財(cái)政大臣里希·蘇納克宣布了一些優(yōu)惠措施，包括降低燃油稅，提高人們繳納國民保險(xiǎn)(工資稅)的門檻，以及從2024年起降低標(biāo)準(zhǔn)所得稅稅率。
But living costs are soaring and Mr Sunak’s new measures offset only around a sixth of previously announced tax increases as a share of GDP.
但生活成本正在飆升，蘇納克的新措施僅抵消了此前宣布的增稅(作為GDP份額的一部分)的六分之一左右。
Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as America’s secretary of state, died aged 84.
美國第一位女國務(wù)卿馬德琳·奧爾布賴特去世，享年84歲。
An immigrant from Czechoslovakia, she served in the post from 1997 to 2001 during Bill Clinton’s presidency.
她是來自捷克斯洛伐克的移民，1997年至2001年在比爾·克林頓總統(tǒng)任期內(nèi)擔(dān)任該職位。
Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, looks likely to stay in power until 2025, after his Liberal party struck a “supply and confidence” deal with the New Democratic Party.
加拿大總理賈斯汀·特魯多看似將會執(zhí)政到2025年，此前他所在的自由黨與新民主黨達(dá)成了一項(xiàng)“供應(yīng)與信心”協(xié)議。
The Liberals will continue to govern as a minority, with support from the other left-leaning party, whose goals on social issues, the environment and housing the Liberals promise to advance.
自由黨將繼續(xù)以少數(shù)黨的身份執(zhí)政，得到另一個左傾政黨的支持，自由黨承諾在社會問題、環(huán)境和住房方面推進(jìn)其目標(biāo)。
Erika Aifán, a Guatemalan judge, resigned and fled to the United States after attempts to strip her of immunity appeared close to success.
危地馬拉法官Erika Aifán辭職逃到了美國，此前剝奪她豁免權(quán)的企圖似乎已接近成功。
Ms Aifán, who also faced death threats and lawsuits, was overseeing a case involving alleged corruption by the president.
Aifán還面臨著死亡威脅和訴訟，當(dāng)時(shí)她正在監(jiān)管一宗涉及總統(tǒng)涉嫌腐敗的案件。
Brazil’s Supreme Court blocked Telegram, a messaging app, for several days.
巴西最高法院屏蔽了即時(shí)通訊應(yīng)用Telegram數(shù)日。
The court argued that the app had ignored its orders over battling disinformation ahead of October’s presidential election.
法院辯稱，該應(yīng)用程序無視其在10月總統(tǒng)選舉前打擊虛假信息的命令。
Separately YouTube said it would remove videos peddling lies about fraud in the 2018 election.
另外，YouTube表示，將刪除散播2018年選舉舞弊謊言的視頻。
President Jair Bolsonaro has claimed his margin of victory would have been bigger were it not for vote-rigging.
總統(tǒng)雅伊爾·博爾索納羅稱，如果不是選舉舞弊，他的優(yōu)勢會更大。
A trip to the Caribbean by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, intended to strengthen the British monarchy’s links with Commonwealth countries after Barbados removed the queen as head of state, sparked protests.
在巴巴多斯解除女王國家元首后，劍橋公爵和公爵夫人前往加勒比地區(qū)，旨在加強(qiáng)英國君主制與英聯(lián)邦國家的聯(lián)系，此舉引發(fā)了抗議。
A group of Jamaican politicians, business leaders and activists called on the royal family to apologise for colonialism, and demanded reparations for slavery.
牙買加政治家、商界領(lǐng)袖和活動人士呼吁王室為殖民主義道歉，并要求對奴隸制進(jìn)行賠償。
The couple cancelled another engagement in Belize, which also saw demonstrations.
這對夫婦取消了在伯利茲的另一個出席活動，那里也發(fā)生了示威活動。
