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Rioters kill 24 in Xinjiang

 

Authorities in Xinjiang have released details about a deadly attack in the region this week.

Local officials in Shanshan County near the city of Turpan say a total of 24-people are dead in the terrorist attack.

The incident took place Wednesday morning.

Local police say rioters attacked local police stations, a government building and a construction site.

Police were eventually forced to shoot and kill 11 people.

4 of the rioters are in custody¹.

It remains² unclear what sparked the unrest.

 

 

PNG police clarifies probe progress of killings³ of 4 Chinese

 

Authorities in Papua New Guinea have provided an update into the investigation⁴ of the murder of 4 Chinese nationals in the capital, Port Moresby.

Police there have confirmed no arrests have yet been made.

However, a dozen people have been detained for questioning in connection with the grizzly⁵ killings.

8 out of the 12 being questioned are employees of the bakery where the murders took place.

 

 

Chinese, ROK presidents hold talks, pledge nuclear-free Korean Peninsula

 

The Chinese and South Korean governments have issued a new call for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

The statements come following a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Park Geun-hye here in Beijing.

Xi Jinping also notes the Chinese government is trying to coordinate⁶ a restart of the 6-party talks with North Korea.

For her part, Park Geun-hye says South Korea is committed to resolving the situation diplomatically.

Park is on her first state visit to China.

She's being accompanied by over 70 South Korean business leaders.

 

 

Sex video official sentenced to jail in Chongqing

 

A former official embroiled⁷ in a sex video scandal has been sentenced to 13 years in jail for bribery⁸ in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.

The 55-year-old was found to have appeared in a sex video that was posted online in November.

The former secretary of Chongqing's Beibei District Committee of the Communist Party of China, was also fined 300,000 yuan.

Lei said he would consider whether or not to appeal the decision.

 

 

PBOC to maintain "prudent⁹" monetary¹⁰ policy: Zhou Xiaochuan

 

China's central bank chief says it will continue to implement¹¹ prudent monetary policies.

However, Zhou Xiaochuan also says preemptive adjustments and fine tuning¹² will be conducted in an appropriate way when necessary.

He says the bank will work with other departments to guide financial institutions to maintain reasonable lending level.

Multiple tools will also be used to adjust liquidity¹³ and keep the market stable overall.

 

 

U.S. starts sending arms for Syrian rebels: media

 

It's being reported the US Central Intelligence Agency has started sending weapons toJordan to try to arm small groups of Syrian rebels.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting the CIA is due to begin sending light arms and anti-tank missiles to Jordan within three weeks.

U.S. President Barack Obama authorized¹⁴ the shipment of small arms and ammunition¹⁵ to the Syrian rebels earlier this month.

This comes after Washington concluded the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against the rebels.

 

 

Authority confirms slight improvement in Mandela's condition

 

South African authorities say former president Nelson Mandela's health has improved overnight.

However, he still remains in critical condition.

The comment come after current President Jacob Zuma visited Mandela on Thursday, saying the 94-year-old is "much better" than the previous day.

All-night prayer vigils for Mandela are being held outside his former home in Soweto.

The South African government says it's still moving forward with plans for a grand celebration to mark Mandela's 95th birthday, which falls on the 18th of next month.

 

 

Chile protests 122 arrested

 

Chilean police have arrested 122 people after some secondary schools were taken over by their students.

Many arrested are teenagers.

The schools are due to be used as polling stations on Sunday, when the country chooses the presidential candidates for the election in November.

Police clashed with students in the capital Santiago on Wednesday night after a national protest, which was part of a two-year campaign calling for education reforms.

The country's powerful student movement has staged major demonstrations¹⁶ over the past two years demanding free and improved education.

 

 

U.S. monetary policy to remain "data-dependent": Fed official

 

A senior official from the Federal Reserve says U.S. monetary policy will remain dependant¹⁷ on the developments of economic growth, unemployment and inflation.

The current large-scale bond purchasing program will also continue for some time.

Markets have been rattled¹⁸ after chairman Ben Bernanke last week indicated that the Fed would start scaling back its extraordinary support of the economy.

A recent survey shows a sharp rise in mortgage rates this week following that.

Fed officials are trying to calm investors¹⁹ by emphasising that bond purchases will not halt until the economy strengthens.

1 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

4 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 grizzly   

adj.略为灰色的，呈灰色的；n.灰色大熊

参考例句：

• This grizzly liked people.这只灰熊却喜欢人。
• Grizzly bears are not generally social creatures.一般说来，灰熊不是社交型动物。

6 coordinate   

adj.同等的，协调的；n.同等者；vt.协作，协调

参考例句：

• You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
• Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。

7 embroiled   

adj.卷入的；纠缠不清的

参考例句：

• He became embroiled in a dispute with his neighbours. 他与邻居们发生了争执。
• John and Peter were quarrelling, but Mary refused to get embroiled. 约翰和彼得在争吵，但玛丽不愿卷入。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 bribery   

n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿

参考例句：

• FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
• He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。

9 prudent   

adj.谨慎的，有远见的，精打细算的

参考例句：

• A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
• You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。

10 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

11 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

12 tuning   

n.调谐，调整，调音v.调音( tune的现在分词 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• They are tuning up a plane on the flight line. 他们正在机场的飞机跑道上调试一架飞机。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The orchestra are tuning up. 管弦乐队在定弦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13 liquidity   

n.流动性，偿债能力，流动资产

参考例句：

• The bank has progressively increased its liquidity.银行逐渐地增加其流动资产。
• The demand for and the supply of credit is closely linked to changes in liquidity.信用的供求和流动资金的变化有密切关系。

14 authorized   

a.委任的，许可的

参考例句：

• An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

15 ammunition   

n.军火，弹药

参考例句：

• A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
• They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。

16 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

17 dependant   

n.依靠的，依赖的，依赖他人生活者

参考例句：

• The dependent dependant cannot live independently.依靠别人的被赡养者不能独立生活。
• The fact that the woman is still regarded as the man's dependant.再加上女人仍被看作是男人的附属品这一事实。

18 rattled   

慌乱的，恼火的

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。

19 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会