VOA雙語新聞: 星期五(070811)

美國就業市場疲軟 失業率回升(US Unemployment Rate Climbs to Year’s Highest Level)

6月份美國的失業率上升到9.2%。    美國勞工部星期五公布的報告顯示，美國雇主在6月份僅新增了1萬8000個工作，為九個月來增加幅度最小的一個月。這顯示美國經濟仍在嚴重的經濟衰退中掙紮。    6月份的失業率比上個月增加了0.1個百分點，為2010年12月以來最高點。

The unemployment rate in the United States increased to 9.2 percent in June, the highest level this year.    Friday’s report from the Labor Department showed that American employers added only 18,000 jobs in the month of June, the smallest increase in nine months and another indication that the U.S. economy is still struggling to recover from a deep recession.    The June unemployment rate was one-tenth of a percentage point higher than the previous month and the highest since December of 2010.

卡梅倫前助理電話竊聽醜聞被捕(Former Cameron Aide Arrested in British Hacking Scandal)

英國警方表示，英國首相卡梅倫的前新聞主管安迪.科爾森被調查小報《世界新聞報》電話竊聽醜聞的偵探逮捕。    科爾森是《世界新聞報》的前編輯，他於星期五被逮捕。該小報涉嫌行賄。    星期五早些時候，首相卡梅倫呼籲對《世界新聞報》的電話竊聽醜聞進行全麵的公共調查。他形容竊聽行為“令人憎惡、可恥和卑鄙”。卡梅倫說，還會對英國媒體的“文化與操守”進行質詢調查。他說，英國媒體的自由固然重要，但不能淩駕於法律之上。    在竊聽醜聞被曝光後，新聞國際公司星期四表示，將停刊《世界新聞報》。竊聽醜聞的受害人包括名人、政客和謀殺案的遇害者。    新聞國際公司由澳大利亞裔美國媒體巨頭默多克的新聞集團所擁有。

British police say the prime minister's former communications chief, Andy Coulson, has been arrested by detectives investigating corruption allegations of telephone hacking at the News of the World tabloid.    Coulson, the former editor the News of the World, was arrested Friday.    Earlier Friday, Prime Minister David Cameron called for a full public inquiry into the telephone hacking by the newspaper. Cameron described the scandal as "disgusting," "disgraceful," and despicable."    The prime minister said a second inquiry will be established to look at the "culture and ethics" of the British press. Cameron said it is important for the British press to be free, but not above the law.    On Thursday, the News International company said it is shutting down the News of the World, following the hacking revelations, with victims ranging from celebrities, politicians and murder victims.    News International is owned by Australian-American media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.