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South Korea and the United States have started their annual joint military exercises which have been shortened this year due to a thaw in ties with North Korea. The drills will involve the same number of troops but will not include nuclear submarines. North Korean CRIticism of the exercises has been muted as the country’s leader Kim Jung-un prepares for talks with its US and South Korean counterparts.

韓國和美國已開始著手一年一度的聯(lián)合軍演，不過今年的軍演時長有所縮短，因為與朝鮮的關系有所緩和。這次軍演的軍隊數量與以前一致，但不再包含核潛艇。朝鮮國內對美韓軍演的譴責之聲也緩和許多，因為朝鮮領導人金正恩正在準備與美韓領導人會談。

Two major South Korean music acts are about to perform historical concerts in the North as a gesture of peace. 160 people including performers and support crews have travelled to Pyongyang for the event.

韓國為表現和平的誠意，將在朝鮮進行兩次大型的歷史性音樂會。包括演出者和后勤人員在內的160人已前往朝鮮參加這次活動。

The governor of the Russian region of Kemerovo Aman Tuleyev has resigned. He said it was morally impossible for him to continue following last week’s devastating fire which killed more than 60 people at a shopping center. Investigators have found that fire exits were blocked and alarming systems were broken.

俄羅斯克麥羅沃州州長圖里耶夫[Aman Tuleyev]已卸任。他表示，上周某購物中心發(fā)生的慘絕人寰的火災導致60多人死亡，他的良心不允許自己繼續(xù)擔任州長。調查人員發(fā)現，安全出口已經堵死，報警系統(tǒng)也無法使用。

The first of two aircrafts carrying expelled Russia diplomats home from the United States has arrived in Moscow. 60 Russians were sent home by Washington in response to the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain.

兩架載有俄羅斯駐美大使中的第一架飛機已經抵達莫斯科。60名大使被美國政府遣返回國，以回應某俄羅斯前間諜在英國遭遇毒害一事。

The Syrian army says more than 150,000 civilians have been now evacuated from the rebel enclave of eastern Ghouta near Damascus. The army said it had retaken the whole street, apart from the town of Duma, ending the threats to the capital.

敘利亞軍方表示，15萬名平民已從大馬士革附近的東古塔叛軍飛地中得到疏散。敘軍還表示其已重新占領除了杜馬村以外的整條街，結束了大馬士革的危機狀態(tài)。

The Israeli Defensive Minister Avigdor Lieberman has rejected calls for an independent inquiry into the killing of at least 50 Palestinian protesters in Gaza. He said Israeli soldiers have done what was necessary. The UN and the European Union have called an investigation.

以色列有人呼吁對加沙至少50名巴勒斯坦示威者的死亡進行獨立調查，對此，以色列國防部長阿維格多 利伯曼[Avigdor Lieberman]表示拒絕。他認為，以色列士兵只是做了自己應該做的。但聯(lián)合國和歐盟認為應該著手調查。

And Pope Francis is celebrating the traditional Easter Mass at the Vatican. Later on Saturday, he led an Easter vigil attended by ten thousand pilgrims in which he urged believers to break out their routines and renew their lives.

方濟各教皇正在梵蒂岡慶祝傳統(tǒng)復活節(jié)彌撒。周六晚些時候，他帶頭進行了復活節(jié)守夜，吸引了上萬名朝圣者參加。在守夜過程中，他敦促各位朝圣者改變當前的生活常態(tài)，塑造嶄新生活。

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