iPhone銷量下滑令投資者擔憂

　　2016年2月3日BBC聽力：iPhone銷量下滑令投資者擔心

　　Hello, I am Zoe Diamond with the BBC news.

　　The world's tennis authorities have announced anindependent review into the effectiveness of theiranti-corruption practices, after allegations thatevidence of possible match fixing was not followedup. The claims were made in an investigation by the BBC and the website BuzzFeed, whichraised suspicions about 16 players. The review was announced at the Australian Open by PhilipBrook, chairman of the Tennis Integrity Unit.

　　It is vital that we repair this damage, and we do so quickly, which is why today we areannouncing an independent review that will examine all aspects of tennis’ anti-corruptionprogram, including the Tennis Integrity Unit's work, and which will make recommendations forchange.

　　The leader of an armed group that has been occupying a wildlife refuge in Oregon has beenarrested by the US federal authorities. The militia leader, Ammon Bundy, was detained alongwith four others, after a confrontation with law enforcement officials, in which one suspectwas killed. Peter Bills has the details.

　　According to the FBI and the Oregon State Police, shots were fired during an operation to bringthe group into custody. One person, who was a subject of an arrest warrant, died, andanother suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital. The arrest took placeduring a traffic stop, not far from the wildlife refuge. A further two men were held at aseparate location. The authorities say the defendants face a federal charge of conspiracy toimpede officers of the United States.

　　The technology giant Apple has reported lower-than-expected sales of iPhones in the lastquarter, due in part to the economic slowdown in China. It sold almost 75 million of the devices,the slowest rate of sales growth since the iPhone was launched nine years ago. Even thoughApple's profits rose to more than 18 billion dollars, BBC's North America technologycorrespondent David Lee says the sales figures were concerning.

　　These quarterly results are still record-breaking, still the biggest profit ever recorded, but thatcrucial thing, the fact the iPhone for the first time since it was launched back in 2007 is nowlooking, well is now in decline, and so that is being seen as a big problem for investors,because the iPhone is really what brings in the money for the Apple. More than 60 percent ofthe Apple's entire revenue’s from that smartphone’s.

　　The Iranian president Hassan Rouhani is visiting France later today on the second stage of hisEuropean tour. He is expected to secure valuable trade deals following the lifting of theinternational sanctions over Iran's nuclear program. The biggest is likely to be an order for morethan 100 Airbus passenger planes. His meeting with president Hollande on Thursday wasreported to have been delayed until after lunch, after Iranian diplomats requested that no winebe served.

　　World news from the BBC.

　　President Obama has called for the rapid development of tests, vaccines and treatments againstthe Zika virus, which is transmitted by mosquitoes and was thought to cause birth defects. Mr.Obama was briefed on the advance of the virus, which could be potentially spread to theUnited States in the warmer months.

　　The US network Fox News has hit back at the presidential contender Donald Trump in adeepening row over his refusal to take part in a televised debate with his Republican rivals. FoxNews accused Mr Trump of viciously attacking debate moderator Megyn Kelly, and said hiscampaign manager had subjected her to threats in what it called terrorizations. Mr Trump haddemanded Ms Kelly be replaced, saying that she was biased against him after they clashedduring a debate last August.

　　Israel is to make public previously unreleased documents relating to the executed Nazi warcriminal Adolf Eichmann. The papers include a plea for clemency in which he argued that hisrole in organizing the mass extermination of Jews was exaggerated. The documents will bepresented at a ceremony to mark International Holocaust Memorial Day. Alivia Max Mormon isfrom the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust.

　　The Holocaust has been described as an event that shook the foundations of civilization. I thinkthat’s a very powerful phrase. The fact that it happened threatened who we are as civilizedhuman beings living together in a society. So in and of itself, it is worthy of remembrance thatsix million Jewish people were annihilated.

　　Emperor Akihito of Japan has begun a trip to the Philippines with a statement on war guilt,saying that his nation must remember the tremendous loss of life suffered by the Philippinesduring the Second World War. The Emperor is due to visit a cemetery for tens of thousands ofFilipinos.

　　World news from the BBC.

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