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VOA news. I'm Christopher Cruise reporting. The nation has bid farewell작별을 고하다 to George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States. Associated Press Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports from the White House. Under the Washington National Cathedral's워싱턴 국립 성당 soaring arches, a final goodbye to the 41st president. "-the most decent예절[예의] 바른, 품위 있는,친절한, 관대한 and honorable person I ever met was my friend, George Bush.” Former Senator Alan Simpson among those eulogizing찬양하다, 칭송하다 him. "To us, his was the brightest of a thousand points of light.” Son George W. Bush was among three former presidents at the state funeral briefly choking up(감정에 겨워) 목이 메이다 in a eulogy that celebrated his dad's service, poked fun at…을 놀리다 his goofy별난, 엉뚱한 side and paid tribute to남에게 찬사를 바치다, 경의를 표하다 his strong sense of family. "The best father a son or daughter could have.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday his country would start developing intermediate-range중거리 nuclear missiles if the United States leaves a key arms agreement and begins developing the weapons as well또한, 역시. Putin told Russian news agencies that a U.S. withdrawal from the treaty would mean the U.S. has concluded it "has to have these weapons" and Russia then "will do the same.” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told NATO ministers in Brussels Tuesday that the U.S. will begin the six-month process of withdrawing from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in 60 days if Russia does not regain compliance(명령 등의) 수행, (법 등의) 준수 with the treaty조약, 협약, 맹약.

President Trump, who rattled혼란시키다, 떠들썩하게 하다 global markets Tuesday after declaring himself "a Tariff관세; 관세표, 세율표 Man," predicted in a series of tweets Wednesday that the United States and China would negotiate a new trade deal. Trump said China is planning to resume buying U.S. soybeans and natural gas, which he said confirms his claims China had agreed to "immediately" start buying U.S. products.” This is VOA news.

European Union officials want Internet companies, including Google, Facebook and Twitter, to file제출하다 monthly reports on their progress eradicating근절하다, 뿌리뽑다  Russian-backed "fake news가짜 뉴스" from their platforms ahead of elections next year. Associated Press correspondent Karen Chammas reports. EU officials unveiled the measures조치, 정책 as part of an action plan to counter disinformation허위 정보, 역정보 in the lead up to the continent-wide vote in the spring. The Internet companies will have to submit their reports from January to May, when 27 EU member countries are scheduled to vote. The Commission singled out선발하다, 선정하다, 지목하다 Russia. Commission Vice President Andrus Ansip is quoted as saying, "There is strong evidence pointing to Russia as a primary source of disinformation in Europe." Officials from the EU's executive commission집행 위원회 said they'll add a "rapid alert system," beef up budgets, and add expert staff and data analysis tools to help combat fake news.

The British Parliament has released 250 pages worth of documents that show Facebook considered charging developers for data access. The documents show internal discussions about linking data to revenue수익, (정기적인) 수입. Facebook responded quickly, said the release was misleading호도[오도]하는, 오해의 소지가 있는. It said, "The facts are clear: we've never sold people's data.”

A new study estimates 164 million people are migrating to foreign countries in search of work, an increase of 9 percent since 2013. That's when the International Labor Organization국제 노동 기구 issued its first report on the global phenomenon. Correspondent Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva on the release of the organization's second report. The ILO reports the majority of migrant workers are men between the ages of 25 and 64, the most productive years of their lives. While the number of migrant workers in upper-middle-income countries has grown, the report finds the vast majority continued to head for richer countries in North America, Europe and in the Arab region, particularly the Gulf States. Most of the people who migrate for work are low skilled, and employed in fields such as construction, agriculture, the hospitality industry or as domestic help가정부. Migrant workers are a key factor in boosting the economies and development of rich countries and in the higher brackets 계층[대] of upper-middle-income countries.

A report released Wednesday by [International] Amnesty International said Iran is guilty of crimes against humanity for covering up the mass executions집단 처형 of at least 5,000 political prisoners 30 years ago. Iran has never admitted to the killings, never has revealed the whereabouts소재, 행방 of the bodies or the fate of those who disappeared.

* Amnesty International 국제 사면 위원회, 국제 엠네스티(정치·사상범의 석방 운동을 위한 국제 조직)

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