In an address marking the 310th anniversary of William and Mary College in the US StateofVirginia Mr. Annan alsostressed that force against theIraqi should beused only asalastresort.
(VOA February, 2003)
News 97
Saturday in Rome PopeJohnPaul said effortsmustbeintensified to avert war in Iraq. His callforpeace was thelatestinaseries made by thePope, who has said inthepast that war isalwaysadefeat for humanity. S.C.F. has the story.
The Pope said tensions and whimsofwarexist at present and that humanity isbeingtempted by hatred and violence. He added that the world mustmakeeveryeffort to avoid a war. He stressed that humanity mustnotresignitselftotheinevitability of war. He calledoneveryoneto take the path that leads to peace, dialog and hope. The Pope’s wordscameinanaddressto a peace group, the Roman Catholiccommunity of Santa J, knownfor its efforts to broker peace in African nations.
(VOA February, 2003)
News 98
And nowto New York, where the city is onheightenedalertto possible terrorist attacks, correspondent J.B. iscoveringefforts there tomakepublicplacessafe.
New York City hasbeenon a high levelofalert since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. But nowthat Washington hasraised the national warninglevel to highalert, police in New York City areincreasing their presenceatlandmarks: bridges and tunnels, the subway and other highly - populated areas. New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters that whiletherehasbeen no specificthreat, the deadlyattackon the World Trade Center proves that New York City is a potentialtarget.
As we learned so tragically on September, 11, New York’s roleascapital of the world and its symbolicvalueas the center of American businesswill always makeit a target for those whowanttodestroy our wayoflife. My message today to the people of the city of New York is simple: go about your livesas you normallywould, and we willdo everything inourpower to protect you. Leave the worrying to the professionals and liveyourlives, otherwise the terrorists will winwithoutdoinganything.
(VOA February, 2003)
News 99
ThePresident of Iran Mohammad Khatami hasannounced the discovery of deposits of uranium in the country for the first time. He says it’s plannedtoprocess and use it tofuel Iran’s nuclearpowerprogramme. Speaking on state television, President Khatami said uraniumhadbeen successfully extracted from two sites, and Iran wasnowready to produce nuclear energy withoutoutsidehelp.
(BBC February, 2003)
News 100
A court in southern China hassentenced the United States- baseddissident Wang Bingzhang tolifeimprisonment after finding him guiltyofspyingfor Taiwan and leading a terrorist group. The sentence, one of the toughestmade to any dissident in recent years, is the culmination of amostbizarrecase. From Shanghai F.M. reports.
Wang, he is 55, wasconvictedofspyingfor Taiwan since the1980’s and organizing and leading a terrorist group. China says he and two other dissidentswererescued by Chinese police fromkidnappers, who hadleft them tiedup in a temple in G. provincebordering Viet-Nam. But fellowpro - democracy activists, who’vedismissed the sentence as unjust and shameful, say itwas Chinese securityagentsthemselveswhoabducted them in Viet-Nam, where he’dgone to tryandmeet Chinese labour activists. Mr. Wang’s convictioncomesatatime when the Chinese government isincreasinglyworriedabout the potentialforlabour unrest as it faces the difficult taskofreforming the country’s lumbering state industry.
(BBC February, 2003)
News 101
A teamofscientists has publishedresearch in progress on ways to prevent the spread of HIV/Aids without the useofcondoms. Our science correspondent A.L. has more details.
With an effective HIV vaccinestill many yearsaway, scientists aretrying to develop effectivetreatment to prevent the spread of the virus, particularly amongst women. Microbicide, which should be developed into gels, foamsponges or pessaries could be used by women before sexualintercourse, so avoiding the stigma which is often attachedtousingcondoms. They work to stop the virus from getting near the vulnerablecells it infects and increasing body's defences. A team of scientists from the US and UK applied a microbicidegel which contained a human antibody in the uterus of macaque monkeys. The gel protected the macaques from infection with simian HIV for more than seven hours.
(BBC February, 2003)
News 102
The authorities in Congo (Brazzaville) say they suspect the Ebolavirusmayhavecaused the death of atleast 38 people in the north of the country. Congolese authorities say they areconcerned that the virus, which hasalreadybeen detected in gorillas in the region, couldspread. Littleisknown about Ebola, which causes its victims to die from internalbleeding.
(BBC February, 2003)
News 103
The President of Paraguayhassurvived an impeachmentvote in the country’sSenate after his opponentsfailed to gather the 2/3 majority needed to oust him fromoffice. The President Luis Gonzalez Macchi hadbeenaccused of misusing about 60 million dollars instatefunds. He wasalsoaccusedofemploying a friend to carryout work for the ParaguayanTelephoneCompany. Mr. Gonzalez Macchi hadrepeatedlydenied any wrongdoing.
(BBC February, 2003)
News 104
Dolly thesheep, the first animalintheworld to becloned from an adultcell has died.
The statement from the Scottish researchinstitute which created her 6 years ago said she wasputdown after a veterinaryexaminationshowed that she hadaprogressivelungdisease.
Dolly’s birthhaspavedtheway for the creation of hundreds of clonedsheep, cattle, pigs, goats, and onecat. And cloningtechniques are now beingused to studyageing in humans and howtocombatcancer, heartdisease, and many braindisorders.
(BBC February, 2003)
News 105
Police investigating the fire which killedmorethen 130 people on a SouthKoreanundergroundrailway say atleast 6 staffmembers will be chargedwithnegligenthomicide. They say prosecutors will probablyissuearrestwarrants next week following the fire last Tuesday at the station in the city of Daegu.
Aseventh man with a history of mentalillnesshas already beendetained for allegedlystarting the fire.
(BBC February, 2003)
News 106
A court in Moroccohasjailed 3 Saudinationals for 10 years after convicting them oftakingpart in an Al-Qaeda sabotageplot against Western targets. Thethree were arrested last May and accused of planning to sail a boatloadedwith the explosives from Morocco into the StraitofGibraltar to blowup American and British warships. TheSaudisadmitted that they’dbeen to Afghanistan but they denied any plot.
(BBC February, 2003)
News 107
Devastatingearthquake in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region haskilled at least 259 people, injured2000 others. Officials say Monday’squakeflattenedthousands of homes, schools, and buildings in a predominantly Muslim area near China’s mountainousborder with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Powerfulquake measured 6.8 on the Richterscale. Rescuecrews and soldiers havebeensearching the rubble for survivors and bodies. And authorities expect the deathtolltorise.
(VOA February, 2003)
News 108
The leaders from sportsorganisations and governments around the world aremeeting in the DanishcapitalCopenhagen today todiscuss the introduction of an international codetotackle the use of banneddrugs in sport. The new anti - dopingcode would unify the fight against drugsacross all sports in all countries. Here is our sports correspondent H.P.
At the moment some sportsfederations have different sanctions for dopingoffenders while others arefearfulofactions in civilcourts. The world anti - dopingcode is designed to getridofanomalies and provide a unified stance against drug cheats. The head of the agency D.C. accepts that the code isn’t perfect but couldprovide a major breakthrough. He admits that thereareareas where agreement isnotyetpossible.
The United States hasresisteddopingcontrols for its major professional sports: baseball, basketball, ice- hockey, and Americanfootball.
And some federations are not happywith a two - yearsanctions for a first offence.
(BBC March, 2003)
News 109
Adayafter scientists in Italy said that aspirincouldhelppreventcancers of mouth and throat, American researchshowed the drug could significantly help reduce the chances of people developingcoloncancer, the second leadingcause of cancerdeaths in the United States. Scientists in New Hampshire and Chicago say their studiesindicate that regular useofaspirin can reduce the risk of pre - cancer’sgrowths in the colon, which often lead to bowelcancer.
(BBC March, 2003)
News 110
CostaRicahasoffered political asylumtoone of Venezuela’s mostprominent opposition leaders Carlos Ortega, whosought refuge in its embassy in the Venezuelan capital Caracas. Mr. Ortega, who wasinstrumentalinorganising a two - monthlong general strike against President Chavez, hadbeeninhiding after beingchargedwithtreason and rebellion. Hundreds of opposition demonstratorsgathered around the embassy to express their supportfor Mr. Ortega. The Venezuelan Interior Minister Luis Miquilena said the government wouldgrant him safepassageoutof the country.
(BBC March, 2003)
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