| Somalia named most corrupt country |
全球腐败榜索马里垫底 |
| Somalia is viewed as the most corrupt country in the world, according to the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) published annually by Transparency International, while Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore are seen as the least corrupt, CNN reports. Countries with the highest scores on the index are the least corrupt; countries with the lowest scores, the most. Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore each scored 9.3 out of a possible 10. The rest of the top 10 scores were Finland and Sweden, 9.2; Canada, 8.9; Netherlands, 8.8; Australia and Switzerland, 8.7; and Norway, 8.6. At the bottom of the list of 178 countries Somalia scored 1.1, just below Afghanistan and Myanmar (1.4), and Iraq (1.5). |
据美国有线新闻网报道，“透明国际”发布的年度腐败指数排行显示，索马里是世界上最腐败的国家，而丹麦﹑新西兰和新加坡最廉洁。若得分最高，说明该国腐败现象最少；得分最低，则是腐败现象最严重。最高分设为10分，丹麦，新西兰和新加坡均得了9.3，其后依次是：芬兰和瑞典各9.2分，加拿大8.9分，荷兰8.8分，澳大利亚和瑞士各8.7分，挪威8.6分。在178个国家中垫底的依次是索马里、阿富汗、缅甸和伊拉克，其中索马里1.1分，阿富汗和缅甸各1.4分，伊拉克1.5分。 |
| Plagiarism accusations at Hebei U |
河北大学校长涉嫌抄袭 |
| The recent car accident at Hebei University has revealed another scandal there. According to the Oriental Morning Post, during March, an online posting accused university president Wang Hongrui of plagiarism. The post said that most of the seventh part of Wang's doctoral dissertation is quite similar with Wu Jianzhen's master's thesis. Wu is a graduate from the School of Electrical Engineering at Yanshan University. |
据《东方早报》报道，“河北大学校园车祸案”意外牵扯出了“河大校长抄袭门”。今年3月中旬，署名“求是”的网友刊文称，河北大学党委书记、校长王洪瑞教授涉嫌论文与著作抄袭。王洪瑞博士论文第七章绝大部分内容与燕山大学电气工程学院毕业生吴健珍的硕士学位论文相关部分几乎完全一致。 |
| Indonesia tsunami death toll rises |
印尼24小时遭遇三重灾 |
| At least 154 people are dead and up to 500 are missing after an earthquake triggered a tsunami that hit the Indonesian coast, the Guardian reports. Meanwhile, 800 miles away on the island of Java, Indonesia's most volatile volcano erupted Tuesday morning, spewing out clouds of hot ash and killing at least 25 people. Indonesia is struggling to cope with three natural disasters after an earthquake, a tsunami and a volcanic eruption took place in the space of 24 hours. |
据英国《卫报》报道，印度尼西亚发生强烈地震并引发海啸，目前已造成至少154人死亡，500人失踪。此外，周二上午，远在800英里（1287公里）外的爪哇岛上，印尼最不稳定的火山喷发火山灰，目前已导致25人死亡。印尼正在应对这24小时内连发的三大自然灾害——地震、海啸和火山爆发。 |
| Fuel charge up on domestic flights |
国内航线燃油费今上调 |
| The fuel surcharge for domestic flights in China will rise on Oct. 27, the Beijing Daily reports. The surcharge for flights up to 800 km is to double to 40 yuan. For flights longer than 800 km, the surcharge will rise from 40 yuan to 70 yuan. |
据《北京日报》消息，国内航线燃油附加费自10月27日起上调。800公里（含）以下由20元上调至40元，800公里以上由40元上调至70元。 |
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