Late last week, a Reuters creed about the US-Iran nuclear standoff appeared in a number of newspapers. The fourth para was:
The first sanctions resolution seeking suspension of Iran's uranium enrichment program was approved by the Security Council in December. It took the United States and its partners several months of bitter wrangling to pass the resolution and the Americans, at least, are keen to avoid that kind of division this time.
Bad and commonplace mistake. Resolutions are either adopted or approved. Bills are passed.
A story on ibnlive.com on February 24 made the same mistake with:
"The latest attempt by the Prime Minister to pass the responsibility of controlling prices on states is not merely an admission of failure, but an abdication of duty," said a resolution passed at a meeting of BJP's office-bearers in the Capital.
From the Times of India of the day before:
Notwithstanding the opposition from the NCP, the ruling Congress and the BJP-Shiv Sena on Friday joined hands to pass a resolution aimed at regularising an illegal construction put up by Marathi film actress Usha Chavan.
Another Reuters creed (of today), however, takes the cake. The intro got it right:
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that Japan would not apologise again for forcing women, mostly Asian, to act as wartime sex slaves for its soldiers even if U.S. lawmakers adopt a resolution calling for an apology.
But the fourth para did not:
"I have to say that even if the resolution passes, that doesn't mean we will apologise," Abe told a parliamentary panel on Monday, adding the U.S. resolution contained factual errors
Some contradiction, that.
