Researchers in South Korea for the first time have cloned a human embryo and
then culled stem cells from it, marking an important step toward one day
growing patients' own replacement tissue to treat diseases, The Associated
Press reported on Wednesday. 美联社周三报道，韩国调查人员首次克隆了人类胚胎，
然后从中获取了干细胞。这是将来某天实现培养病人自身替代组织以便治疗疾病的重要一
步。

An Australian military Black Hawk helicopter crashed Thursday near an air
force base, police said. At least one person was critically injured. 警方说，
澳大利亚军方一架黑鹰直升机周四在一个空军基地附近坠毁。至少一人伤势严重。

In an effort to address the dire social and economic conditions in the
Occupied Palestinian Territories, the United Nations World Food Programme on
Wednesday announced a plan to purchase $1.3 million worth of olive oil. 世界粮
食计划署周三宣布一项计划，将购买价值130万美元的橄榄油，以帮助解决巴勒斯坦被占
领土上严重的社会和经济状况。