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President Trump has been defending his decision to pull US troops out of northern Syria. He again warned Turkey not to take advantage of the withdrawal. Turkey is planning a long threatened military operation against Syrian Kurdish forces across the border. Speaking in the past hour at the White House, Mr. Trump warned he would decimate the Turkish economy if Ankara went off limits. He said the job of defeating the Islamic State group was done and he didn’t want to leave US troops there for the next 40 years.

特朗普总统一直在为从叙利亚北部撤军的决定辩护。他再次警告土耳其不要利用这次撤军。土耳其计划对边境另一侧的叙利亚库尔德武装实施长期威胁的军事行动。过去一小时，特朗普在白宫发表讲话，他警告称，如果安卡拉不设限，他将摧毁土耳其经济。并表示，击败伊斯兰国组织的任务已经完成，他不想未来40年里把美国军队仍驻扎在那里。

The president of Iraq has called for a halt to escalation and proposed a national dialogue, in response to six days of anti-government protests. The capital has been relatively calm and internet services have been restored.

针对持续六天的反政府抗议活动，伊拉克总统呼吁停止冲突升级，并提议翟占全国对话。伊拉克首都相对平静，互联网服务已经恢复。

In Nigeria, Lagos University has suspended a lecturer in the wake of a BBC probe into allegations that he sexually harassed women students. He was caught on camera offering admission or higher grades to women in return for sex.

尼日利亚拉各斯大学一名讲师被停职，原因是BBC对他性骚扰女学生的指控展开调查。摄像头拍到这名讲师用性交易来为学生换取录取或更高的分数。

Zimbabwean doctors who spent more than a month on strike have defied a government order to return to work. They say Zimbabwe’s rampant inflation has effectively reduced their salaries to less than 100 dollars a month. The doctors want their pay packed to the US dollar.

在一个多月的罢工之后，津巴布韦医生不顾政府的命令返回工作岗位。他们说，津巴布韦猖獗的通货膨胀实际上把他们的工资降低到每月不到100美元。医生们希望他们的工资仍以美元计算。

Climate activists from the extinction rebellion movement have demonstrated in cities worldwide to demand the governments take decisive actions in global warming. In New York, protesters threw fake blood over the famous bronze bull statue near the city’s stock exchange.

反灭绝运动的气候活动人士在世界各地的城市举行示威，要求政府在全球变暖问题上采取果断行动。在纽约，抗议者向股票交易所附近著名的铜牛雕像投掷假血。

Spanish officials plan to cut the numbers of one species of introduced parakeet in Madrid. The birds, originally from South Africa, pose a threat to public health and native species. The parrot’s pollution has grown by more than 30% in three years.

西班牙官员计划减少马德里引进的一种长尾小鹦鹉的数量。这些原产于南非的鸟类对公共卫生和本地物种构成了威胁。鹦鹉的污染在三年内增长了30%以上。

BBC news.

BBC新闻。