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>CFA confirms kickoff date
中超本月25日正式開賽
After a near six-month hiatus, the 2020 Chinese Super League (CSL) season will finally kick off on July 25.
經過近6個月的停賽後，2020賽季中超聯賽終於確定將於7月25日開賽。
This year's campaign was originally scheduled to begin on Feb 22 until the COVID-19 pandemic forced its postponement.
今年中超聯賽原定於2月22日開賽，卻因新冠肺炎疫情被迫推遲。
"As the COVID-19 epidemic is gradually under control across the nation, and to meet the expectation of people, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) has decided to start the 2020 Chinese Super League season on July 25 in Suzhou and Dalian," read a CFA statement. "The CFA will try its best to make comprehensive preparations. And we will strictly follow the epidemic prevention regulations to ensure matches are well organized and well managed. We will guarantee the safety and quality of this CSL season."
中國足球協會發布的一份公告稱："隨著新冠肺炎疫情在全國範圍內逐漸得到控制，為滿足廣大人民群眾的期盼，中國足球協會決定，2020中超聯賽將於7月25日在蘇州和大連開啟。中國足球協會將全力做好賽事的各項準備工作，嚴格遵守防疫工作的各項要求，認真做好賽事的各項組織管理工作，確保中超聯賽安全有序進行。"
>Airbus announces layoff plan
空客宣布最大規模裁員
Airbus announced its largest layoff plan in history in response to the COVID-19 crisis, according to the company's official website.
據空中巴士公司官網消息，為應對新冠肺炎危機，空客公布史上最大裁員計劃。
The company, co-established by Germany, France, the UK and Spain, announced on Tuesday it would cut approximately 15,000 positions across Airbus' global workforce no later than summer 2021.
這家由德國、法國、英國和西班牙共同成立的公司6月30日宣布，將於2021年夏季之前在全球範圍內裁減約1.5萬個工作崗位。
From this autumn to next summer, Airbus will cut 11% of the company's total employees, with 5,100 in Germany, 5,000 in France, 1,700 in the UK, 900 in Spain and 1,300 in the rest of the world.
從今年秋季至明年夏季，空客將裁掉公司員工總數的11%，德國將裁減5100人，法國5000人，英國1700人，西班牙900人，世界其他國家和地區共裁減1300人。
Airbus’s commercial activity has dropped by close to 40% in recent months, and commercial aircraft production rates have been adapted accordingly, the company said.
空客稱，近幾個月來其商業飛行數量減少近40%，商用飛機生產速度也作出了相應調整。
Airbus' measure to reduce its workforce globally is in response to the prediction global air traffic is not expected to recover to pre-COVID-19 levels before 2023 and potentially as late as 2025.
由於全球航空活動預計要到2023年，甚至可能要到2025年才能恢復新冠肺炎疫情暴發前水平，空客公司採取全球性裁員的措施加以應對。
>US buys up COVID-19 drug?
美國買斷瑞德西韋庫存?
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday voiced concerns over news reports that the US government has bought almost all the stocks of key COVID-19 drug remdesivir.
近日有報導稱，美國政府幾乎買斷了治療新冠肺炎的關鍵藥物瑞德西韋的全部庫存，世界衛生組織7月1日就此表示擔憂。
US President Donald Trump's administration has bought up virtually all the stocks for the next three months of one of the two drugs proven to work against COVID-19, causing alarm among experts and campaigners, the Guardian reported.
據《衛報》報導，川普政府幾乎買斷了未來三個月瑞德西韋的全部庫存，這引起了專家和活動人士的警覺。
Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO Health Emergencies Program, said the WHO is aware of media reports about procurement of the remdesivir stock and is working with colleagues and partners in the COVID-19 Tools Accelerator program to verify the reports.
瑞德西韋是已得到驗證、能夠治療新冠肺炎的兩種藥物之一。世衛組織衛生緊急項目負責人麥可•瑞安稱，世衛組織已知曉有關買斷瑞德西韋庫存的媒體報導，正與"抗新冠肺炎工具加速器"項目的同事及合作夥伴一同對相關報導進行核實。
He said that "we are fully committed as an organization with our partners to equitable access to lifesaving interventions".
瑞安表示："世衛將與合作夥伴一起，為公平分配新冠救命工具而全力以赴。"
COVID-19 cases in the US are spiraling out of control.
目前美國的新冠肺炎病例數増勢正趨失控。
>EU opens borders to safe countries
歐盟允許15國旅客入境
The EU on Tuesday agreed to open its borders to 15 countries from where travelers can reach Europem which started Wednesday, with the US, where the coronavirus is still spreading, to remain excluded.
6月30日，歐盟同意自7月1日起向15國開放邊界，允許來自這些國家的旅客入境歐盟。美國不在名單內，目前新冠病毒仍在該國蔓延。
Those named include Australia, Canada, Japan, Morocco and South Korea.
這些國家包括澳大利亞、加拿大、日本、摩洛哥和韓國等國。
China made it to the list, but under the condition that Beijing do the same for Europeans, a statement said.
根據歐盟的一份聲明，中國也在名單之內，但以相互開放為條件。
EU border controls have been lifted earlier for EU citizens travelling inside the bloc.
歐盟早前已經取消了對在歐盟境內公民出行的邊境管控。
The European Commission insists that it's not trying to target any country or that the list might be politicized as tourism-reliant countries around Europe push to get their borders back open again, adding that its decisions are "based on health criteria".
歐盟委員會堅稱，此舉並未試圖針對任何國家，這份名單也不會被政治化，因為歐洲各地依賴旅遊業的國家都希望重新開放邊境。歐盟委員會還表示，這一決定是"基於健康標準"做出的。
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