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1. An umbrella group for Islamic militias¹ in Libya says it has taken control of the US Embassy Compound in Tripoli. A month ago, American personnel evacuated² from the country due to ongoing³ fighting. And an Associated Press journalist who walked through the compound says most of equipment appears untouched.

2. The US airdropped humanitarian⁴ aid including water and meal Sunday to residents of Shiite Turkmen Town in Northern Iraq. Islamic State extremists besieged⁵ Amirli months ago. American forces also conducted airstrikes against the Sunni militants⁶.

3. The Director of the US Centres for Disease Control was in New Guinea visiting an Ebola isolation⁷ centre. The deadly West Africa outbreak started in Guinea, and now spread to four other countries. The World Health Organization is treating Senegal’s first confirmed Ebola case as a top priority emergency.

4. And the first person to swim from Havana to Key West, without a shark tank was honoured in Cuba with the country’s Order of Sporting Merit Award. And during the swim, Dianna Nyad called it the most prestigious⁸ award she has received.

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1 militias
n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。来自辞典例句 The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。来自互联网

2 evacuated
撤退者的
参考例句：
Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。 The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

3 ongoing
adj.进行中的，前进的
参考例句：
The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。 The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

4 humanitarian
n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者
参考例句：
She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。 The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

5 besieged
包围，围困，围攻( besiege的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender. 巴黎被围困了四个月后被迫投降。 The community besieged the newspaper with letters about its recent editorial. 公众纷纷来信对报社新近发表的社论提出诘问，弄得报社应接不暇。

6 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。 Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

7 isolation
n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离
参考例句：
The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。 He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

8 prestigious
adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的
参考例句：
The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。 You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-09-04