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2019-12-22来源:和谐英语

BBC news with Daniel *.

Nancy Pelosi says impeaching president Trump is the only option left, because of the threats he poses to democracy and national security. She was speaking as the house started to debate the process. Republicans have responded to comments by the house speaker by attacking the move, but without addressing the charges Mr.Trump faces.

The Bolivian authorities have ordered the former president Evo Morales to be arrested for sedition and corruption. He is in Argentina to where he fled after facing the accusation of attempting to rig presidential election.

Large protests are taking place in Poland against increasing government control of the judiciary. The proposals will allow judges to be fined or sacked, if they questioned the big changes the government wants to introduce in the courts.

There have been further warnings of more extrajudicial killings by Venezuela's security forces. The U.N human rights chief said the government has made no attempt to dissolve the police units responsible for violence.

The United States says Somali is facing its worst locust plague in 25 years with dire consequence for its food security. The situation is made worse by the conflict in the country.

The United Nation says fighting in the northern Syrian province of Idlib must be de-escalated. A government defensive is said to cause many casualties and cause thousands of people to flee.

The French tourism industry says it has been hit hard by the ongoing strikes over pension reforms. Restaurants, bars and Cafes in Paris are said to have lost up to 50% of their income compared to the same time last year.

The U.S has filed a case with the appellate body of the World's trade organization. The move comes a week after Washington left the tribunal in capable of working by blocking the appointment of new members. One person at the WTO meeting described the movement as almost comical.

BBC news.