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BBC News with Julie Candler.

The U.S. military says there are indications that leaders of the Islamic State group have been fleeing the city of Mosul, as Iraqi government forces and their allies 

close in. General Gary Volesky said his forces had detected the departure of senior IS figures, but he didn't name them or given any details of how they'd escaped.

A three-day ceasefire is due to begin shortly in Yemen. Both the government, which is supported by a Saudi-led military coalition¹, and the Houthi rebel movement have 

agreed to a U.N.-brokered truce². There've been reports of more clashes in the run-up to the ceasefire.

Scientists of the European Space Agency are still waiting to find out if they've successfully landed a small robot on the surface of Mars. A senior scientist says the 

fact that the signal from the lander was lost shortly before it touched down wasn't a good sign. However, the spacecraft, which deployed³ the lander, has successfully 

gone into orbit around Mars.

The former speaker of the Lower House of the Brazilian Congress, Eduardo Cunha, has been arrested in the connection with a major corruption⁴ investigation⁵. Mr. Cunha led the impeachment⁶ process against President Dilma Rousseff earlier this year.

Thousands of people in Argentina have walked out of work for an hour as part of a protest against domestic violence. Activists⁷ have also asked women to dress in black 

and join street marches, following the rape⁸ and murder of a sixteen-year-old girl early this month.

Forecasts are predicting widespread damage in the Philippines from typhoon Haima, which is bringing fierce winds and rain to the northern island of Luzon. The storm 

was upgraded to a super typhoon just before it made landfall.

Police in India have detained two brothers accused of repeatedly beating one of their classmate, allegedly because he scored well in school and came from the Dalit 

community, the lowest Indian caste. The boys have been sent to a juvenile⁹ detention¹⁰ center.

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美国军方表示，有迹象表明，伊斯兰国组织首领已逃离伊拉克城市摩苏尔，原因是伊拉克政府军队及其盟友正在不断迫近。美军少将沃勒斯基(Gary Volesky)表示，其军队已发现IS高级首领离开的迹象，但他并未直接点名道姓，也没有提供其是如何发现IS首领逃亡迹象的。

也门即将开始为期三天的停战。无论是有沙特领导的军队做联盟支持的也门政府，还是胡塞叛军，都同意由联合国牵线的停战。不过，有报道称，在停战前，会有更多的冲突发生。

欧洲太空总署的科学家们仍在焦急等待消息，想知道他们是否已成功将一个小型机器人运送到了火星表面。某高级研究员表示，着陆器的信号在触地前就消失了，这不是好征兆。不过，载有该着陆器的航天器已成功进入环绕火星的轨道。

巴西国会下议院前发言人Eduardo Cunha因涉嫌重大贪污案而被捕调查。而今年年初，Eduardo曾领导对总统罗塞夫的弹劾。

阿根廷无数人在工作期间走上街头，用一小时的时间，抗议国内的暴力事件。此外，很多活动家告诫女性要身着黑色，并加入到街头的队伍中，因为本月初，一名16岁的少女遭到奸杀。

有预报称，台风海马将对菲律宾造成大规模破坏，并且目前海马已经导致吕宋岛发生强风和强降雨现象。海马在尚未着陆前，就升级为一场超强台风。

印度警方已拘留一对兄弟，二人被控多次殴打同学。据称，原因是这名同学在学校成绩很好，但来自达利特团体，是印度的最下等阶层。目前，这对兄弟已被送往青少年拘留所。

1 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

2 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

3 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

4 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

5 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。

6 impeachment   

n.弹劾；控告；怀疑

参考例句：

• Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
• The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

7 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

9 juvenile   

n.青少年，少年读物；adj.青少年的，幼稚的

参考例句：

• For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.身为成年人，他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
• Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。

10 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。