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The Spanish Senate will meet shortly to approve government plans to strip the autonomous region of Catalonia of some of its powers. Triggering Artical 155 of the Spainish constitution to prevent Catalonia from breaking away would be uNPRecedented. The Catalan authority say it would worsen the political crisis, making the declaration of independence today by the regional parliament more likely.
西班牙参议院不久后将进行会晤，以批准政府限制泰罗尼亚(Catalonia)自治区某些权力的计划。为了阻止泰罗尼亚脱离西班牙而出发宪法第155条规定是前所未有的事情。泰罗尼亚当局表示，此举会使政治危机更加严重，让泰罗尼亚地区议会做出的独立宣言更有可能变为现实。

Australia's high court has ruled that the deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce can not remain in office because he held dual citizenship with New Zealand when he was elected, breaching the constitution. It’s cost the Australian government its one seat majority in parliament.
澳大利亚高等法院判决，副总理乔伊斯(Barnaby Joyce)无法继续任职，因其在当选副总理时还拥有新西兰的双重国籍，这违反了宪法。乔伊斯的离职导致澳大利亚当前政府失去了议会中一个席位的优势。

Kenya's electoral commission says the turnout in Thursday's rerun of the presidential poll would sharply down on the initial vote in August. It's now put under 34%. The figure suggests that many Kenyans heated an opposition call to boycott the election.
肯尼亚选举委员会表示，周四对总统选举进行的重新计票会比八月份的计票数量大幅下降许多。现在的投票率在34%以下。这一数字表明，很多肯尼亚人支持反对派抵制这次选举的呼吁。

French Scientists have suggested that the chances of surviving open-heart surgery are affected by the body's biological clock. A study of 500 patients found that those operated on in the afternoon were half as likely to suffer potentially fatal complications as those treated in the morning.
法国科学家表示，体外循环心脏手术成功的几率会受到身体生物钟的影响。他们对500名病人进行了研究，并发现下午手术的病人遭受致命并发症的数量是上午手术的一半。

In a spectacular ceremony in Thailand, the ashes and relics of late Thai king have been transferred from a specially built crematorium in Bangkok.
在泰国举行的盛大典礼上，泰国已逝国王普密蓬(Bhumibol Adulyadej)的骨灰和遗物被转移到了曼谷一处特别建造的火葬场。

The trading floor after the Hong Kong stock exchange will soon close for last time. It’s the latest to shut down because of changes in technology and regulations.
港交所交易大厅将很快将正式关闭，原因是技术和规章问题。

And 2 Hawaii women and their dogs have been rescued by the United States Navy after being lost in the sea for 5 months. They survived, thanks to a water purifier and a store of dried food.
两名夏威夷女子及其宠物狗在海上迷失了5个月后得到了美国海军的援救。他们之所以能幸存下来是因为他们有水质净化器和一些储存的干粮。