In April the European Parliament forced the European Commission, which had been set to ratify the standard, to delay its vote pending further study.

4月份，欧洲议会对欧盟委员会施加压力，要求其暂时推迟新准则的投票，以等待更进一步的研究结果。

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On Sunday, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah granted women the right to vote and run in the next set of municipal elections, scheduled for 2015.

周日，沙特国王阿卜杜拉同意给妇女选举的权利，并进入下一届(2015年)地方议会选举。

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It is now worth more than its American namesake—a vote of confidence in an economy that seems set to stay strong. And that is because of the demand for Australia’s minerals.

然而源自对矿产的需求使人们对澳大利亚经济充满信心，这也让澳元比美元更值钱。

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No date has been set for the parliament vote. Nepal has had 17 new governments in the past 19 years, since the country's pro-democracy movement started in 1990.

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Bulgarians are set to vote in a referendum on whether a new nuclear power plant should be built.

BBC: Bulgaria set for nuclear power referendum

Those battle lines loom large as Egyptians are set to vote in a presidential runoff that pits an ex-regime stalwart Ahmed Shafiq, a former Air Force Commander and Mr. Mubarak's last prime minister against the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi.

WSJ: Egypt's Elections in Turmoil After Rulings Boost Military

The assembly government needs the support of 40 of the 60 assembly members to win the vote and set in motion a process resulting in a referendum on further powers.

BBC: Welsh AMs expected to support powers referendum vote