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BBC2010-11-07BBCNewswithJonathanWheatleyArecordransomhasbeenpaidtoSomalipiratesinexchangeforaSouthKoreantanker.About$9mwaspaidfortheSamhoDream,whichwasseizedinAprilwhilecarryingoilfromIraqtotheUnitedStates.Inaseparatemove,nearly$3mwaspaidfortheGoldenBlessing,aChinese-ownedchemicaltankerregisteredinSingapore.Somalipiratesareholdingatleast25otherships.KevinMwachiroreports.TheChinesetankerhasalreadybeenreleasedandisreportedtobeunderChinesenavalescorttosaferwaters.IthadbeeninpiratehandssinceApril,anchoredoffthecoastaltownofHobyoincentralSomalia.Theship's23crewmembersaresaidtobeingoodhealth.It'sreportedthattheSouthKoreantankerwithitscargoofoiland24crewwillbereleasedlaterintheday.PopeBenedicthascriticisedwhathecalledthereturnofanti-churchattitudesinSpainduringhisfirstdayofavisittothecountry.HesaidSpainwasexperiencingadrivetowardssecularisationlikethey'dseeninthe1930s.Thisclashbetweenfaithandmodernity,bothverylively,ishappeningagaintodayinSpain.Forthefutureofthefaith,itisthismeeting,notaconfrontation,butameetingbetweenfaithandsecularism,whichhasacentralpointinSpanishculture.Inthisregard,IamthinkingofallthemainWesterncountries,butespeciallyaboutSpain.Thecommentsareareferencetothecivilwarera,duringwhichRepublicanforceskilledthousandsofpriestsandnunsandburntchurches.SeveralairlineshavesuspendedflightstotheIndonesiancapitalJakartabecauseoffearsthatvolcanicashspewingfromMountMerapicoulddamageaircraftengines.Someinternationalflightshavebeendivertedtootherairports,althoughdomesticflightsappearlargelyunaffected.ThegovernmentofHaitisaysmorethan500peoplearenowknowntohavediedinthecurrentcholeraepidemic.SeriousfloodingcausedbyHurricaneTomashasraisedfearsthatthediseasewillspread.OurcorrespondentLauraTrevelyanisinHaiti'ssecondbiggestcity,Leogane,wherefloodingremainsaseriousproblem.We'vejustarrivedinLeogane.Nowthistownwas90%destroyedbytheearthquakeinJanuary,andnowthemainroadsareflooded.It'sfloodedalmosttomyknee.Andwhat'shappenedisthatpeoplelivinginthecampsthatweresetupfortheearthquakesurvivors,thosecampsarenowflooded,andsoforthesecondtimeinayear,peoplehavebeenmadehomeless.NotonlyisHaititryingtorecoverfromtheearthquake,dealwiththecholeraoutbreak,andnowtheaftermathofthehurricane.AstrikebyBBCjournalistsisinitssecondday.MembersoftheNationalUnionofJournalistsareprotestingatchangestotheirpensions.TheBBCsaysitwon'tbeimprovingitsfinaloffertostaff.WorldNewsfromtheBBCThe2,000-year-oldHouseoftheGladiatorsintheruinsofancientPompeiiinsouthernItalyhascollapsed.Pompeii,aUnescoWorldHeritageSite,wasdestroyedbyaneruptionofMountVesuviusbackin79AD.DavidWilleynowreports.Noonewasinjuredinthecollapsewhichoccurredatdawnandwasdiscoveredbyguardswhentheyarrivedforwork.Theareawasclosedtotourists.Thebuildingexcavatedfromthevolcanicash,whichdestroyedPompeiiin79AD,wasdamagedbyAlliedbombsduringtheSecondWorldWar.Partofitwascoveredbyaheavymodernconcreteroofbuiltinthe1950s,whichwasweakenedbywaterinfiltration.PresidentBarackObamaona10-daytourofAsiahasannounced$10bnworthoftradedealswithIndia.TheWhiteHousesaysthedealswillhelpsupportmorethan50,000jobsintheUnitedStates.Burmaisholdingitsfirstgeneralelectionfor20yearsonSunday.Themilitary,whichhasruledBurmaforalmost50years,hascalledtheelections.Butthemainoppositionparty,theNationalLeagueforDemocracy,ledbytheNobellaureateAungSanSuuKyi,isboycottingthem.Andcandidatessupportingthemilitaryareexpectedtowinmostoftheseats.TheBritishambassadorinBurma,AndrewHeyn,toldtheBBChedidn'tthinktheelectionswereasignofrealchange.There'snothingintheseelectionsthemselvesthatcouldgiveusgroundsforoptimism.Thatdoesn'tmeanweturnourbacksandwalkaway.Wecontinuetopressforprogressaftertheelections,andifthatprogresshappens,wewillofcoursewelcomeit.Butinandofthemselves,theseelectionsdon'tmarkastepforprogress.Sportsnewsnow:WilliamsdriverNicoHulkenbergtookpolepositionfortheBrazilianGrandPrix.ThefourmainchampionshiphopefulswilllineuprightbehindHulkenberginthisseason'spenultimaterace.Infootball,ManchesterUnitedsecuredalatewinoverWolvesinthePremierLeague.BBCNews由latonars在2小时前整理的生词：nunn.修女Alliedadj.(一战的)协约国;(二战的)同盟国penultimate(onlybeforenoun)adj.倒数第二的justbeforethelastoneVOA2010-11-06FromWashington,thisisVOANews.Atleast70morearekilledinthebiggestIndonesianvolcanoeruptionsincethe1870s;andasuicideblastkills50inaPakistanimosque.I'mFrancesAlonzoreportingfromWashington.Indonesia'sMountMerapihasunleashedaviolenteruptionthatmorethandoubleditsearlierdeathtolltoabout120people.Italsoforcedevacuationcampstorelocate,andthepresidenttherehasdeclaredthesituationanationaldisaster.SaraSchonhardtreportsfromJakarta.ReliefworkersFridayscrambledtorelocatepanickedevacueesafterMerapi'slatestblasts,whichkilledscoresofpeople.TheeruptionhascontinuednonstopsincelateThursday,sendinghotgasclouds,ashanddebrisrainingdown.Officialsextendedtheevacuationareato20kilometersfromthecrater,sincethelatestvictimswerekilledwhenasuperheatedgascloudsetfiretovillages18kilometersaway.SaraSchonhardtforVOANews,Jakarta.PakistaniofficialssayasuicideblasthastornthroughamosqueinnorthwesternPakistan,killingatleast