AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-04-10

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1. FBI negotiators are working to free an American cargo¹ ship captain being held by Somali pirates. Captain Richard Phillips and the pirates are in a lifeboat, while the cargo ship itself is said to be headed to Kenya. Keeping an eye on the standoff are a US destroyer and a spy plane.

2. The economy's downward descent appears to be leveling off. Stocks ended at the highest level in two months. That after banking² giant Wells Fargo surprised the market with early profit projections³ that blew past analysts⁴' expectations.

3. Pope Benedict swapped⁵ out his gold-coloured robes for a long-white apron⁶. The Pontiff performed a feet-washing ceremony at St.John Lateran Basilica in Rome. The money collected from the pilgrims and tourists will reportedly be sent to help the small Catholic community in Gaza.

4. And a pachyderm turns Picasso at a safari⁷ park in Britain. This African elephant named Five developed her painting talent by chance. The 16-year-old has completed about 50 works of art since taking up the hobby.