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THis is AP News Minute.

Pope Francis kicked off the final leg of his US tour in Philadelphia Saturday morning. Earlier, Francis celebrated¹ mass at the city's main cathedral. The pope will end the day by taking part in the world meeting of families.

Croatia's defense² miniter called for neighboring nations to cooperate with his government in order to deal with the flow of asylum-seekers entering their countries. The sheer number of people flooding into Croatia is straining the resouces of one of the European Union's poorest nations.

A Saudi-led coaltion performed airstrikes targeting Yemen's Shiite rebels a day after strikes and fighting on the ground killed at least 13 people. The buildings hit included locations belonging to the military police and residences belonging to the former Yemeni president.

Around 100 protests gathered in New York to protest against the visit of the Cambodian prime minister. They were demanding the release of political and environmental activists³. The Cambodian leader spoke⁴ at the UN Development Summit and will address the UN General Assembly next week.

Matthew Burgoyne, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 celebrated
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
参考例句：
He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。 The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 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》

4 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-10-04