U.S. stocks retreated after six straight gains for the Standard &Poor’s 500 Index, amid declines in consumer shares after a government report showed retail sales fell in June.

美国官方统计数据显示，6月份美国零售业销售下滑，致使美国股市消费板块整体走低，标准普尔500指数连续六个交易日走高后回调。

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The Italian government has said in a preliminary report that the plane was hit by a heat-seeking missile.

意大利政府在一份初步报告中说道，飞机是被一枚热追踪导弹击中的。

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The government, however, seems to have given the report a thumbs-up.

然而，政府似乎对该报告表示赞许。

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A government report notes that little progress has been made in reducing what are called health care-associated infections.

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A government report this week said people on a terrorism watch list legally bought guns and explosives more than one thousand times in the past six years.

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A government report has said work on 14 of the 19 sports venues, that are to be built for the Games, is running late.

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The number of people sleeping rough in Taunton more than doubled in 2011, according to a government report.

BBC: Homeless 'gravitating' to Taunton, says charity

By the end of March a government report suggested the number of cases could reach 4, 000 by June.

BBC: Six months of farm misery

Sports facilities in Jersey could be put under the control of the private sector, according to a government report.

BBC: Future of Jersey sport debated