7月8日BBC聽力：英脫歐會將歷久影響環球經濟
President Obama has said there are concerns about the long-term health of the globaleconomy, following Britain's vote to leave the European Union. Mr. Obama said growth andinvestment opportunities in Britain and the rest of Europe could suffer when the U.K. exits theE.U. Speaking to journalists in Ottawa, Mr. Obama said the global economy was, for themoment, largely coping with the shock. So far, what you've seen is reaction in the market,stock prices, currencies. But I think the preparations that were done by central banks andfinance ministers, our treasury secretary, indicate the degree to which the global economy, inthe short run, will hold steady.
For a second consecutive day, share prices have rebounded in stock markets around the world,reversing the sell-off that followed Britain's vote to leave the E.U. The Dow Jones IndustrialAverage in the U.S. rose 1.6% on Wednesday. And London's 100 Share Index closed slightlyhigher than the level reached before last week's referendum. The British pound alsostrengthened against the dollar and the Euro.
The BBC has been told that the British opposition Labour MP Angela Eagle is to challengeJeremy Corbyn for the party leadership. An announcement is expected on Thursday. Here isJohn Pienaar. The battle Labour MPs and activists is expected to tear the party apart, and fearmay lead to a destructive and even permanent split begins later today. Angela Eagle, whojoined the mass resignation of shadow cabinet ministers that was intended to bring downJeremy Corbyn, will announce her run for the leadership. She's an experienced player ingovernment and opposition since 1992. She'll offer herself as a candidate capable ofreunifying her party. And she is respected and popular, though not with team Corbyn thismorning. Now begins an intense struggle in the media, in public arenas, and perhaps moreintensively behind the scenes. Earlier, the Prime Minister David Cameron said it would be in thenational interest for Mr. Corbyn to resign. Speaking in Parliament, he said for heaven's sakeman, go.
Investigators examining a damaged flight recorder from the Egypt airplane that crashed lastmonth have confirmed the presence of smoke on board. The Airbus with 66 people on boardcrashed into the Mediterranean Sea during a flight from Paris to Cairo. Anbara reports. TheEgyptian experts say the data indicated that smoke alarms in the lavatory and other equipmenthad gone off during the flight. They said parts of the front of the fuselage showed damagecaused by high temperatures. But pilots of the Egypt Air made no distress call, and no militantgroup admitted bringing down the aircraft. The second black box, a cockpit recorder, wasdamaged in the crash, and is being repaired in Paris. World news from the BBC.
The leaders of the United States, Canada and Mexico say they have achieved an historicalagreement to get 50% of their energy supply from green sources by 2025. After a summit inOttawa, they said they would increase investment in renewable sources, such as wind and solarpower, and develop cross-border distribution lines.
The Director of the CIA John Brennan has said he believes the militant group, Islamic State,carried out Tuesday's attack in Turkey that killed more than 40 people. Mr.Brennan also said hewould be surprised if IS was not plotting attacks in the United States, similiar to the one atIstanbul airport. Turkish officials also blamed IS militants for the violence. But so far, no grouphas claimed responsibility.
Two gay men in Ivory Coast say they were attacked, after the U.S. Embassy in Abidjanpublished a photograph of them signing a book of condolences for the victims in the nightclubshooting in Florida earlier this month. The men say they were not aware that the picture hadbeen published on the Embassy website and was circulated in social media.
The organiser of the Oscars say they have invited a record number of new members, inresponse to severe criticism of a lack of diversity at this year's Academy Awards. TheAcademy of Motion Picture, Arts and Sciences say it's invited nearly 700 people with a focus onwomen and members of ethnic minorities.
There was no fairy tale ending at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships for a British qualifierfacing Roger Federer in Centre Court. Marcus Willis, who's ranked 772 in the world, lost instraight sets. He said he intended to stay motivated. BBC News.
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