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Texas Health Official Admits Mistakes in Ebola Case 防控埃博拉不力 得州卫生官员认错

A top official of the Texas health care group that treated Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan said Thursday “we made mistakes.” Dr. Daniel Varga said the group was “deeply sorry” that it did not identify the virus when Mr. Duncan first sought treatment. And, he said there had been no Ebola training for hospital staff before Mr. Duncan was admitted.

Dr. Varga’s prepared statement was presented to U.S. lawmakers during a hearing about Ebola. U.S. health officials also testified about how to identify and control the virus.

Two Texas health care workers who treated Mr. Duncan are also infected with the Ebola virus. One of them, Nina Pham is to be flown to the National Institutes of Health isolation¹ unit in Bethesda, Maryland. The other, Amber² Vinson, was flown out of Dallas Wednesday. She is being treated at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. In August, that hospital successfully treated two other Americans with Ebola.

Rights Group: More than 600 Killed in Kobani Fighting 

A human rights group said more than 600 people have been killed in the month-long battle for the town of Kobani, along Syria's border with Turkey. The British-based Syrian Observatory³ for Human Rights reported Thursday that 374 of the dead were Islamic State militants⁴.

It said 258 Kurdish fighters and 10 supporters were also killed along with 20 civilians⁵. The group said it believes the total number of deaths may be two times higher.  It said both the Islamic State and Kurdish forces are extremely secretive about casualties.

The U.S. government said U.S.-led airstrikes near Kobani have killed "several hundred" Islamic State fighters.  But U.S. officials said the town could still fall to the militants.

Ukrainian and Russian Leaders Expected to talk at Meeting

European leaders are holding their first official meeting since June with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The two-day European Union-Asia leaders meeting is taking place in Milan, Italy. European Council president Herman Van Rompuy opened the meeting. He said the crisis in Ukraine was affecting the security of the continent. During the meeting, Mr. Putin is expected to hold talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.  

The EU and the United States have enforced sanctions against Russia for annexing⁶ Crimea and supporting rebels in Ukraine. Russia denies aiding the rebels and has enforced its own sanctions.

1 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。

2 amber   

n.琥珀；琥珀色；adj.琥珀制的

参考例句：

• Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday?你过生日想要一条琥珀项链吗？
• This is a piece of little amber stones.这是一块小小的琥珀化石。

3 observatory   

n.天文台，气象台，瞭望台，观测台

参考例句：

• Guy's house was close to the observatory.盖伊的房子离天文台很近。
• Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.格林威治天文台的职员们每天对大钟检查两次。

4 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。

5 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

6 annexing   

并吞( annex的现在分词 )； 兼并； 强占； 并吞（国家、地区等）

参考例句：

• In addition to annexing territory, they exacted huge indemnities. 割地之外，又索去了巨大的赔款。
• He succeeded in annexing all the property of Hindley's and the Linton's. 他成功的占有了亨得利和林顿的所有财产。