Hello, I'm Julie Candler with the BBC News. 大家好，我是朱莉·钱德勒，欢迎收听BBC新闻。
A jury in California has ordered the agrochemical company Monsanto to pay nearly 290 million dollars in damages to a man who became terminally ill after using the firm's weed killer.加州陪审团下令孟山都农药化学公司向一男子赔偿近两亿九千万美元，因为该男子使用该公司除草剂后病危。
Dewayne Johnson, a school groundsman, alleges his cancer was caused by glyphosate in Monsanto's Roundup and Ranger Pro weed killers. 蒂维恩·约翰逊是一名学校场地管理员，他称孟山都旗下产品农达和园林专业除草剂中的草甘膦导致了他患癌症。
His lawyer says the company knew about the cancer risk of the widely-used herbicide, but failed to warn users. 他的律师称该公司知道此类除草剂有患癌风险，但并没有警告使用者，此类除草剂被广泛应用。
Mr. Johnson's case is the first of more than 5000 similar lawsuits to come to court in the US. 在美国，类似诉讼超过5000多起，约翰逊的案子是第一个对簿公堂的。
This is the moment the judge read out the jury's verdicts. 以下是法官宣读陪审团的判决。
Was the Roundup Pro or Ranger Pro design a substantial factor in causing harm to Mr. Johnson? Answer: Yes. 农达或园林专业除草剂是否是使约翰逊先生受到伤害的主要因素？回答：是的。
Monsanto denies the cancer was caused by glyphosate and says it will appeal. 孟山都否认了癌症是由草甘膦引起的，并表示将会上诉。
The UN Security Council has demanded a full investigation into an airstrike by Saudi-led forces in Yemen, which killed dozens of children. 联合国安理会要求对空袭进行全面调查，沙特领导部队在也门实施空袭，造成大量儿童死亡。
Council members agreed to review the outcome of an inquiry promised by the Saudi military. 安理会成员同意对沙特军方的调查结果重新审议。
The attack on Thursday hit a school bus in the Houthi rebel-held province of Saada. 周四在萨达省，一辆校车遭遇袭击，该省是胡塞武装控制地。
At least twenty-nine children were confirmed dead. Nada Tawfik reports. 至少有29名儿童确认死亡。以下是梅塔·托菲克的报道。
Council members agreed on the need for a credible and transparent investigation after meeting behind closed doors. 在闭门会议之后，安理会成员同意对此进行可信透明的调查。
The shocking nature of this attack on a school bus carrying children led to widespread condemnation. 对载有儿童的校车发动空袭，此举令人震惊，也遭到了广泛谴责。
Three permanent members of the Council, the UK, the US and France are strong strategic allies of Saudi Arabia. 安理会的三名常任理事国英国、美国和法国都是沙特阿拉伯的战略伙伴。
They support the coalition's fight in this proxy war to reinstate Yemen's internationally recognized government. 他们对也门为恢复国际承认的政府而进行的“代理人战争”表示支持。
But they have also grown concerned about the dire humanitarian situation, which has been described as the world's worst. 但这里的人道主义现状也令他们担忧，这里被称为全世界最悲惨的地方。
Tens of thousands of Romanians have rallied against the government in the capital Bucharest and other cities. 数万名罗马尼亚人在首都布加勒斯特和其他城市进行了反政府游行。
More details from Tiffany Wertheimer. Scuffles broke out between protesters and the police. 以下是蒂芙尼·维则马的报道。抗议人员和警方爆发了混战。
Some demonstrators threw bottles and tried to break through barricades. 一些游行人员还向警察投掷瓶子，并且试图穿越路障。
Police fired back with tear gas and water cannon. 警方也使用催泪弹和水炮进行了反击。
Many of these protesters are Romanians living abroad but who have returned home to join the rally, wanting an end to the country's corruption, low wages, poor living standards, and the government's interference in the justice system.很多抗议者是住在国外的罗马尼亚人，他们返回家乡参加游行集会，希望结束国家腐败、低薪、生活水平低以及政府干预司法体系的现状。
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相关背景新闻：
1. an airstrike by Saudi-led forces killed dozens of children
Saudi-led coalition admits air strike on Yemen school bus was 'unjustifiable'
'There was a clear delay in preparing the fighter jet at the appropriate time and place, thus losing the opportunity to target this bus as a military target'
A Jiat legal adviser Mansour Ahmed al-Mansour said the strikes had been based on intelligence indicating that the bus was carrying Houthi leaders, a legitimate military target.
He acknowledged that delays in executing the strike and receiving a no-strike order should be investigated.
“There was a clear delay in preparing the fighter jet at the appropriate time and place, thus losing [the opportunity] to target this bus as a military target in an open area in order to avoid such collateral damage,” Mr al-Mansour told reporters in the Saudi capital.
Bomb that killed 40 children in Yemen was supplied by the US
In the aftermath of the funeral hall attack, former US President Barack Obama banned the sale of precision-guided military technology to Saudi Arabia over "human rights concerns."
The ban was overturned by the Trump administration's then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in March 2017.
As the US-backed Saudi-led coalition scrambles to investigate the strike on the school bus, questions are growing from observers and rights groups about whether the US bears any moral culpability. The US says it does not make targeting decisions for the coalition, which is fighting a Houthi rebel insurgency in Yemen. But it does support its operations through billions of dollars in arms sales, the refueling of Saudi combat aircraft and some sharing of intelligence.
"I will tell you that we do help them plan what we call, kind of targeting," said US Secretary of Defense James Mattis. "We do not do dynamic targeting for them."
2. Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest
Capital of Romania
Bucharest, in southern Romania, is the country's capital and commercial center. Its iconic landmark is the massive, communist-era Palatul Parlamentului government building, which has 1,100 rooms. Nearby, the historic Lipscani district is home to an energetic nightlife scene as well as tiny Eastern Orthodox Stavropoleos Church and 15th-century Curtea Veche Palace, where Prince Vlad III (“The Impaler”) once ruled.
Romania country profile
The largest of the Balkan countries, Romania has dramatic mountain scenery and a coastline on the Black Sea.It has seen numerous empires come and go from the Roman and Ottoman to the Austro-Hungarian.
After World War II the country fell under Communist rule, although the leadership pursued a foreign policy independent of that of the Soviet Union.
The legacy of Communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu lingered long after the uprising which brought about his downfall on Christmas Day 1989.
A slower developer than other former communist countries of eastern Europe, Romania took a major step away from its past when it was one of seven countries to join Nato in late March 2004.
In April 2005 Bucharest signed an EU accession treaty, paving the way for Romania eventually to join the union in January 2007.
3. Protests in Romania
There were huge protests in Romania — but what happens next?
4. Monsanto's weed killer caused cancer and may have to pay the victim hundred of million dollars
Judge upholds Monsanto verdict but cuts award to $78 million
The jury awarded punitive damages after it found that Monsanto, an agribusiness based in St. Louis, had purposefully ignored warnings and evidence that its popular Roundup product causes cancer, including Johnson's lymphoma.
Punitive damages are designed to punish companies that juries determine have purposely misbehaved and to deter others from operating similarly
In a tentative ruling on Oct. 11, Bolanos said it appeared that the jurors overreached with their punitive damages award. She said then that she was considering wiping out the $250 million judgment after having found that no compelling evidence was presented at trial that Monsanto employees ignored evidence that the weed killer caused cancer.
The judge reversed course Monday and said she was compelled to honor the jurors' conclusions after they listened to expert witnesses debate the merits of Johnson's claim.
知识点：
1. agrochemical
a chemical used in agriculture, such as a pesticide or a fertilizer. 农用化学品
2. terminally ill
in a way that is predicted to lead to death; incurably.
"terminally ill patients"
INFORMAL
in an extreme manner that is beyond cure or alteration.
"Arsenal's loss has terminally damaged their title bid"
3. groundsman
British term for groundskeeper.
4. glyphosate 甘草磷
a synthetic compound that is a nonselective systemic herbicide, particularly effective against perennial weeds.
5. herbicide 除草剂
a substance that is toxic to plants and is used to destroy unwanted vegetation.
6. behind closed doors
taking place secretly or without public knowledge.
7. proxy war 代理战
A proxy war is an armed conflict between two states or non-state actors which act on the instigation or on behalf of other parties that are not directly involved in the hostilities.
8. scuffle
noun
1.
a short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters.
"there were minor scuffles with police"
synonyms:fight, struggle, tussle, brawl, fracas, free-for-all, scrimmage; More
2.
an act or sound of moving in a hurried, confused, or shuffling manner.
"he heard the scuffle of feet"
9. barricade
an improvised barrier erected across a street or other thoroughfare to prevent or delay the movement of opposing forces.
synonyms: barrier, roadblock, blockade;
