洛克菲勒家族将投资于清洁能源.docx

洛克菲勒家族将投资于清洁能源洛克菲勒家族将投资于清洁能源1BBCNewswithSueMontgomery.TheRockefellerfamilywhichmadeitsvastintheoilindustrysaysitsmulti-million-dollarphilanthropicorganizationisplanningtodiversefromfossilfuelsandreinvestincleanenergy.FromNewYorkCityMichelleFleuryhasmoredetails.TheRockefellerfamily,anamehereintheUnitedStates,andonethatmadetheirmoneyandtheirfortuneintheoilindustryandthefissilefuel,hasnowturnedroundandsaidit'sturningitsbackonitslegacyandthatitsphilanthropicfundisnowgoingtoactuallywithdrawallitsinvestmentsinfossilfuelsandtryingredirectthemtowardscleanenergy.It'sjustoneofanumberoffoundationsthathavesortofsaidbepartamidthismoveandintotalwithdrawabout50billiondollarsinfossilfuels.Theideaistotrytomakethepayingfinancialaswellasthisappliedthepoliticalpressure.TheForeignMinistryinFrancesaysaFrenchcitizenhasbeeninAlgeria.Thekidnappersreportedtobeanal-Qaedasplintergroup,knownastheCaliphateSoldiers,releasedavideoonMondaywhichappearedtoshowaFrenchappealingtotheFrenchgovernmentforhelp.FromParis,LucyWilliamson.Inthevideo,thehostageflankedbytwomaskedarmedmen,saysheisamountainguidefromFranceandwaskidnappedonSunday.Hiscaptors,hesaid,areaskingFrancenottoinIraqasPresidentHollandehadsaiditwill.Thevideohasnotbeenverified,buttheFrenchgovernmenthasconfirmedit'scooperatingwithAlgeriansecurityforcestosecurethereleaseofaFrenchhostage.Turkey'sdeputyprimeministerhaswarnedthatthecountryisstrugglingtocopewithahumanitarianasKurdishrefugeesfromSyriafleetheadvanceoftheIslamicStatemilitants.Around130,000peoplearenowsaidtohavepouredacrosstheborderintoTurkeyoverthepastthreedays.TheUnitedNationssaysit'sthelargestnumberofpeopletohavefledSyriainsuchashortsincetheconflictbeganmorethanthreeyearsago.MoreschoolsacrossNigeriaopenedonMondayafterthestartedtermwasdelayedtotrytopreventthespreadofEbola.Oneoftheworstcountries,SierraLeone,hascompletedalockdownaimedatcurbingEbolaasWillRossreports.TheSierraLeoneanauthoritiessaythethree-daycurfewwasasuccess.Thousandsofhealthworkersfannedoutacrossthecountry.Theyfound130newEbolacasesandovertheweekendmorethan60bodieswereburied.InNigerianinepeoplehavediedfromEbolabutthenightmarescenarioofthevirusspreadinghasbeenavoided.Inasignthattheworstisover,childreninmanypartofthecountryheadedbacktoschooltoday.Butpeoplearestillonhighalertsothestudentsandstaffqueueduptohavetheirtemperaturestakenoutsidetheschoolgates.BBCNews.AcourtintheUnitedStateshasfoundthataJordan-basedbankguiltyofprovidingmaterialsupporttoaterroristgroup.AjuryinNewYorkdecidedthatArabbankhadprovidedmaterialsupporttothePalestinianmilitarygroupHamasandmustcompensatevictimsofanumberofattackscarriedoutinIsraelandthePalestinianterritories.It'sthefirsttimeabankhasbeentriedundertheUSAnti-TerrorismAct.AgroupofAmericanplaintiffshadaccusedthebankofknowinglyfacilitatingpaymentfromHamasaccountstopeopleincludingfamiliesofsuicidebombers.ANepalesemanhasdiedafterbeingonhungerstrikefor329days.Hewasdemandingactionagainstthoseinvolvinginkillinghis18-year-oldsonduringthecivilwar,widelyallegedtobeinsurgentMaoists.NandaPrasadAdhikari,whowas56,andhiswifeGangaMayahavebothrefusedfoodsincelastOctober.Sheissaidtobeinacriticalcondition.TheWaltDisneystagemusicaltheLionKinghasbecomethemostsuccessfulshowofalltime.Stagedintheatersaroundtheworldsince1997theLionKingisreportedtohaveearned6.2billiondollars.TheworldwinningshowisbasedinDisney's1994animatedfilm.AdisputehasbrokenoutbetweenEcuadorandtheGalapagosIslandsovertheownershipofLonesomeGeorge-theGalapagosGiantTortoisewhodiedin2012.Hewasthelastknownindividualofhisspecies.ThepreservedbodyofLonesomeGeorgeiscurrentlyondisplayatamuseuminNewYork.TheEcuadoriangovernmentsaysthatitshouldbekeptinQuitowhereitwillbeproperlypreserved.ButtheGalapagoslocalmayorsaysLonesomeGeorgewasasymboloftheIslandsandshouldreturnhome.BBCNews.第4页 共4页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页