2月14日BBC聽力：美國總統初選克魯茲黨內首戰得勝
Hello, I'm Thomas Sanders with the BBC news.
The Texas Senator Ted Cruz has won the Iowacaucus for the Republican Party nomination, the firstpublic vote in the race for the US presidency. Hebeat the favorite Donald Trump into second place.Senator Marco Rubio from Florida was third. The former secretary of state Hilary Clintonappears to have won the narrowest victories in the Democratic contest. Here's Jon Sopel.
"The Donald Trump bandwagon hasn't come to a halt, but he has underperformed badly. Andfailure wasn't something he had contemplated. The Conservative Senator Ted Cruz exceededexpectations in winning. And that gives him momentum going into New Hampshire. Butstrangely sound, perhaps the most significant result is Senator Marco Rubio. Not only did he doway better than expected, he is now, without doubt, the preeminent establishmentcandidate. On the Democratic Party side, it looks as though Hilary Clinton might have won butby a squeak, only just beating her left-wing rival, Senator Bernie Sanders. The race for theDemocratic nomination still has a long way to run. "
King Abdullah of Jordan has told the BBC that his country has reached saturation point in itsability to take in and care for Syrian refugees. Speaking ahead of an international donorsconference in London on Thursday, King Abdullah said Jordan couldn't continue to acceptrefugees unless it received more support.
"Jordanians are suffering from trying to find jobs. It has hurt us when it comes to theeducational system, our health care. Sooner or later I think the dam is going to burst. And Ithink this week is going to be very important for Jordanians to see is that going to be helpful-not only for the refugees but for our own futures as well."
One of the European Union's highest officials, Donald Tusk, who is president to the EuropeanCouncil, is due to present draft proposals designed to persuade Britain to stay in the EU.Britain is seeking to renegotiate its membership of the European Union. Chris Morris reports.
"The draft legal text released today will form the basis of more than two weeks of intensediplomacy leading up to an EU summit later this month. The text will not include anysuggestions of limits on the free movement of EU citizens, but there will be a proposal for anemergency break allowing Britain to withhold inward benefits for migrants workers for a periodof up to four years. That is still likely to meet opposition though from countries in EasternEurope. Senior EU officials know there will obstacles, but they're confident that theseproposals will eventually be accepted."
Representatives from 23 countries meet in Rome on Tuesday to review progress in counteringthe Islamic State group. The meeting will focus on efforts to regain territory from the Jihadistsin Syria and in Iraq. US officials say they will also discuss how to stem the rise of IS in Libya.
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Negotiating teams from Syria's government and opposition groups are due to hold separatemeetings with United Nations officials during a second day of talks in Switzerland. Theattendance of opposition representatives at the peace talks had initially been a doubt. TheBBC correspondent in Geneva says the fact that both sides are participating has been aspositive. But the opposition has said that it will wait for the outcome of Tuesday'snegotiations before confirming its formal participation.
The trial has begun in Guatemala of two former military officers. They are accused of thesexual abuse and enslavement of women during the country's civil war. Prosecutors say themen allowed their troops to rape at least 15 women who disappeared in the 1980s.
A study has found that cutting down trees in rainforests appears to be accelerating thespread of black rats. Here's our Science correspondent Matt Mcgrath.
"While black rats have spread rapidly throughout the world over the past 400 years, they havetended to avoid mature forests, disliking the leafy floors which are noisy for these rodents torun through. Now researchers have found that the clearing of rain forests in the developingworld could be speeding the spread of these black creatures. In tests in B, scientists foundthat fallen trees contained more insects and provided better cover for these rats. The authorsare concerned that this invasion will be bad news for other species including nesting birdsand small mammals."
And a former German football official is due to appear in court on Tuesday for calling Qatar'shosting of the World Cup in 2022, a cancerous growth on world football. The Qatar FootballAssociation has filed a civil lawsuit for damages against Theo Zwangziger, who is a formerpresident of the German Football Association. He insists his words were directly against FIFA'ssystem of awarding the tournament to Qatar, rather than the country.
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