BBC News: 马克·埃斯珀出任美国国防部长

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The European Commission’s incoming president Ursula von der Leyen has warned off challenging times ahead as the new British conservative leader Boris Johnson prepares to become prime minister. His promise to take Britain out of the EU by the end of October come what may. Mr. Johnson wants to renegotiate the withdrawal deal agreed by his predecessor but European leaders have said that’s not possible.

欧盟委员会候任主席乌苏拉·冯·德·莱恩警告称，在英国保守党新领袖鲍里斯·约翰逊准备成为首相之际，未来面临的挑战。他承诺无论发生什么情况，英国都将在10月底脱离欧盟。约翰逊希望重新协商其前任同意的撤军协议，但欧洲领导人表示这是不可能的。

The US Senate has voted to confirm Mark Esper as defense secretary. The post has been vacant for longer than ever before in the Pentagon’s history following the resignation of Jim Mattis last year. Mr. Esper receives support from republican and democratic senators.

美国参议院投票确认马克·埃斯珀为国防部长。自去年吉姆·马蒂斯(Jim Mattis)辞职以来，这个职位一直空缺。埃斯珀得到了共和党和民主党参议员的支持。

Businesses and schools in Venezuela have remained closed following a major power cut. The information minister has urged people to stay at home. Vast areas remain without electricity but power has been restored in the capital Caracas.

委内瑞拉大停电之后，商业和学校仍然关闭。信息部长敦促人们呆在家里。大片地区仍然没有电力供应，但首都加拉加斯已恢复供电。

Police in Spain are investigating the death of Juan Carlos Márquez, a former executive at Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA. Police said Mr.Márquez had been found hanged in a flat near Madrid on Sunday. Two days earlier, he had appeared in court over his alleged involvement in a money laundering scheme.

西班牙警方正在调查委内瑞拉国有石油公司PDVSA前高管胡安•卡洛斯•马克斯之死。警方表示，马克斯周日在马德里附近的一套公寓被发现上吊身亡。两天前，他因涉嫌参与洗钱还出现在法庭上。

A Gambian soldier who was part of an elite guard during the former president Yahya Jammeh’s rule has admitted participation in the execution of around 50 migrants in 2005. Most were from Ghana. Investigators have accused Yahya Jammeh of ordering the killings as he feared the migrants had come to overthrow him.

一名冈比亚士兵曾是前总统叶海亚•贾梅统治期间精锐警卫，他承认在2005年参与处决了大约50名移民。这些移民大多数来自加纳。调查人员指控叶海亚•贾梅下令杀戮，叶海亚•贾梅担心移民是来推翻他的。

Authorities in Singapore have seized about $50 million worth of elephant ivories and pangolin scales following a tip-off by China. Customs officers in Singapore intercepted about nine tons of ivory which came from nearly 300 African elephants. In the same shipment were 12 tons of pangolin scales.

在中国的举报下，新加坡当局查获了价值约5000万美元的大象象牙和穿山甲鳞片。新加坡海关官员截获约9吨来自近300头非洲象的象牙。以及同一批装运的12吨穿山甲鳞片。

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