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All-star “One World: Together At Home” charity special raised almost $128 million明星云集的线上特别慈善音乐会“同一个世界：团结在家”筹款近1.28亿美元
The music world is coming together to celebrate and support healthcare workers battling against the coronavirus pandemic with the special “One World: Together at Home” on Saturday, April 18. The event, a collaboration between the World Health Organization and Global Citizen, is meant to encourage people to take action against the spread of coronavirus by staying home. Lady Gaga also helped curate the event. “One World: Together At Home” raised a total of $127.9 million, providing $55.1 million to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund and $72.8 million to local and regional responders. It is a historic, first-of-its kind global broadcast event to celebrate the heroic efforts of community health workers, and to support the World Health Organization in the global fight to end COVID-19. The broadcast featured stories from frontline healthcare workers on the COVID response, commitments from philanthropists, governments and corporations to support and equip frontline healthcare workers around the world. (globalcitizen, globaltv)

4月18日星期六（美国时间），全球音乐界汇聚在一起举办“同一个世界：团结在家”特别活动，向抗击新冠病毒大流行病的医护人员表达谢意及支持。该活动由世界卫生组织和全球公民公益组织合作举办，旨在鼓励人们通过待在家中来阻止新冠病毒传播。美国女歌手Lady Gaga参与了活动策划。这次活动共募集了1.279亿美元善款，其中5510万给予“新冠肺炎团结响应基金”，7280万给予地方和地区慈善机构。这是一次具有历史意义的、史无前例的全球直播活动，致敬社区卫生工作者的勇敢付出，支持世卫组织在全球抗击新冠肺炎中所做的努力。直播中，一线医护人员讲述了他们的抗疫故事，慈善家、政府和企业承诺为世界各地的一线医护人员提供支持和装备。

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Trump is condemned for WHO funding freeze特朗普因暂停资助世卫组织遭谴责
Late on Tuesday Trump declared US funding would be put on hold for 60-90 days pending a review “to assess the World Health Organization’s role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus”. The US is the single largest contributor to the WHO. Richard Horton, the editor-in-chief of the Lancet medical journal, wrote that Trump’s decision was “a crime against humanity … Every scientist, every health worker, every citizen must resist and rebel against this appalling betrayal of global solidarity.” Antonio Guterres, the UN secretary general, said it was “not the time” to cut funding or to question errors. “The lessons learned will be essential to effectively address similar challenges, as they may arise in the future. But now is not that time … It is also not the time to reduce the resources for the operations of the World Health Organization or any other humanitarian organization in the fight against the virus.” (theguardian)4月14日晚些时候，特朗普宣布美国将暂停资助世界卫生组织（WHO）60到90天，其间将对WHO进行审查，“以评估WHO是否严重管理不当以及在掩盖疫情传播真相方面所扮演的角色”。美国是WHO最大的资助国。著名医学杂志《柳叶刀》主编霍顿撰文说，特朗普的决定是“犯下了危害人类罪……每个科学家、每个医疗工作者、每个公民都必须抵制这种令人震惊的对全球团结的背叛。”联合国秘书长古特雷斯说，现在“不是削减资金或质疑错误的时候”，“所得到的教训对有效处理类似困难至关重要，因为这类挑战今后还可能出现。但现在不是时候……现在也不是减少世卫组织或其他任何人道主义组织开展抗击新冠病毒工作所需资源的时候。”

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Obama endorses Biden for president
奥巴马为拜登竞选总统站台

Former President Barack Obama delivered his long-awaited endorsement of Joe Biden for president on Tuesday, recording an 12-minute video to throw his support behind his former vice president. Mr. Obama’s endorsement of his former vice president comes a day after Senator Bernie Sanders gave a full-throated endorsement of Biden’s presidential bid, ending speculation that the two rivals might remain at odds going into the general election season. “I’m so proud to endorse Joe Biden to be president of the United States,” Mr. Obama said. “Choosing Joe to be my vice president was one of the best decisions I ever made, and he became a good friend. And I believe Joe has all the qualities we need in a president right now.” (cbsnews)

4月14日，美国前总统贝拉克奥巴马宣布了对乔拜登竞选总统的支持，这一表态外界期待已久——他录制了一段12分钟的视频，表达了对自己这位前副总统的支持。在奥巴马表态支持前副总统拜登的前一天，参议员伯尼·桑德斯对拜登竞选总统表示了全力支持，此举终结了人们对这两位竞争对手在大选季可能分歧仍存的猜测。奥巴马表示：“我支持拜登成为美国总统，对此我很自豪。选择乔做我的副总统是我做过的最好的决定之一，他成了我的好朋友。我认为乔目前拥有的品质符合我们对总统的所有期待。”

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107-year-old COVID-19 patient discharged from hospital
107岁人瑞新冠肺炎治愈出院
A 107-year-old woman on Tuesday fully recovered and was discharged from a hospital in Istanbul after a week-long treatment for COVID-19, local media reported. Havahan Karadeniz was taken under treatment at the Istanbul Education and Research Hospital with symptoms of high fever and cough last week, according to the state-run Anadolu news agency. Ozgur Yigit, the chief physician of the hospital, said the medical team applied the appropriate treatment for her. Karadeniz, accompanied by her great-grandson, was discharged from the hospital with applauds of the medical staff, a video of Anadolu showed. (xinhuanet)土耳其伊斯坦布尔当地媒体报道，4月14日，该国一位107岁的女性因患新冠肺炎住院治疗一周后完全康复，病愈出院。据土耳其国家新闻机构阿纳多卢通讯社报道，卡拉德尼兹因出现高烧和咳嗽症状而住进伊斯坦布尔科研医院接受治疗。该院主任医生厄兹居尔·伊伊特说，医疗小组对她进行了适当的治疗。阿纳多卢的一段视频显示，卡拉德尼兹在曾孙陪同下出院，医护人员鼓掌欢送。

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University expelled a student who brutally killed stray cats一大学生因虐杀流浪猫被学校开除
On Wednesday evening, Shandong University of Technology expelled a student who brutally killed stray cats and shared disturbing videos of his acts online. The videos are no longer available, but according to a report in Beijing News, the cats were flogged, burned alive or given electric shocks. A cropped video clip in the report showed something red, possibly the flesh of a tortured cat. Some reports suggested he might have been selling the videos online. The university launched a joint investigation with the police after someone reported the case on social media on April 8. The authorities zeroed in on the student, who has since received psychological counseling. It is not clear if he will be punished, as there is no law prohibiting killing of animals that are not on the protected list; but he could land in trouble for sharing videos of the brutal killings online. (chinadaily)4月15日晚，山东理工大学对该校一名学生作出退学处分，该生虐杀流浪猫并在网上发布记录其骇人行为的视频。那些视频已被删除，但据《新京报》报道，视频中，那些猫被鞭打、活活烧死或电击。报道称，一段剪辑过的视频显示出红色的东西，很可能是被虐待的猫的肉。有些报道称，该生可能一直在网上出售这些视频。4月8日，有人在社交媒体上报案，随后山东理工大学与警方展开了联合调查，最终锁定该名学生，并开始对其进行心理辅导。目前我国没有法律禁止捕杀不在保护名单上的动物，所以尚不清楚这名学生是否会受到惩罚，但他可能因为在网上分享残杀视频而受罚。

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Protesters Gather to Defy Stay-at-Home Orders美国多地民众集会抗议居家令
As President Trump and some of his supporters push for a more rapid return to pre-coronavirus economic activity, protesters in several states took to the streets this week to urge governors to relax the strict rules on commerce, work and daily life that health officials have said are necessary to save lives. A group of more than 100 protesters converged on Huntington Beach on Friday in a demonstration against California’s coronavirus stay-at-home rules, part of a series of national demonstrations organized by conservative groups. The protesters — some with Trump banners and American flags — mostly were not wearing masks or practicing social distancing by standing at least six feet apart. And they offered views about the spread of the coronavirus that differed sharply from scientific findings and experts’ recommendations. (nytimes, latimes)
美国总统特朗普及其部分支持者要求尽快恢复新冠肺炎疫情暴发后被停止的经济活动，上周有数个州的抗议者上街游行，敦促州长放松对商贸、工作和日常生活的严格限制，而卫生官员已经表示过，这些限制规定对拯救生命非常必要。4月17日，100多名抗议者聚集洛杉矶亨廷顿海滩参加示威活动，反对加州政府针对新冠肺炎疫情颁布的“居家令”——这是保守派组织的全国系列示威活动中的一场。有些抗议者手举特朗普宣传横幅和美国国旗，大多数抗议者没有戴口罩，也没有保持安全社交距离（相隔至少6英尺）。他们对新冠病毒传播所持的观点与科学发现和专家建议截然不同。

(Credit: latimes)
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