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各位好啊！今天回來關心一下中東局勢！畢竟阿富汗這個國家也實在是命運很不好啊！ 還記得"追風箏的孩子"這本書嗎？那時候阿富汗都不知亂多久了，而現在至少有那麼一點點和平的希望了（？）。 只是整個狀況要真的有改善，我看還要很久很久，但我們就多多為阿富汗人民祈禱吧！ 請看影片！

大家好！到了週末當然要來關心一下世界大事囉！ 今天要先來看一下BBC的首頁，跟各位簡報一下重要新聞，然後是一則和東西方都有關的新聞。 大事簡報當然還是有美國政府關門這件事，因為已經僵太久，破紀錄了！（到今天滿二十二天！）另外就是英國球王Andy Murray宣佈今年退休，等等。 和東西方都有關的新聞又是什麼呢？哈哈！其實是華為在波蘭的一位高級幹部被抓了，而且這回波蘭還抓了一個曾經在情報單位工作過的波蘭人，看來案情不單純。 所以看來中國和西方國家的關係還真是⋯⋯就算是在前東歐國家也是不太妙啊！ 一樣的，文章有點長，所以無法全部看完，只能看重點，各位有興趣可以再上去The Washington Post看喔！ 謝謝大家！

Today's News--ECB cut interest rates to new low The European Central Bank cut interest rates to a record new low in 10 months, aiming to stimulate the eurozone economy.

The Dutch King Was Sworn In! Following a quite modern tradition, the Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicated.  Then her son, King Willem-Alexander was sworn in yesterday in a secular ceremony!

Today's News--EU ban pesticides in bee scare! Although some people consider there has been not enough field research, the EU states agree to ban pesticides because they are worried about the decreasing bee population.

Today's News--Italian New Government Sworn in After two months of stalemate, the new government of Italy was finally sworn in.  It is still not known whether this coalition of the right and the left will work out or not.

Today's News--Spanish Unemployment hits record high!