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The head of Victoria's Bushfire Recovery and Reconstruction1 Authority Christine Nixon has apologized for leaving the incident control centre on Black Saturday. In an open letter published in the Herald2 Sun, the former Victorian police chief accepted that her decision to go out to dinner had upset people. Ms Nixon said she should have checked that warning systems were properly working before leaving, but said she felt there was nothing more she could have done by staying.

 

At least 40 people have been killed in fiery3 anti-government protests in Kyrgyzstan. Security forces opened fire on demonstrators who stormed the state TV channel and government officers venting4 their anger about corruption5 and spiraling utility bills. There are now mixed reports about whether the opposition6 has seized control of the country.

 

A boat carrying more than 100 asylum7 seekers has been intercepted8 off Broome in Western Australia. Officials say the boat came within 90 kilometers off the mainland coast. The group has been taken to Christmas Island’s detention9 centre which is already holding more than its official capacity of 2040 people.

 

And Qantas has logged another aircraft problem. A plane from Sydney was about to land in Canberra yesterday when pilots experienced problems with a wing flap. They conducted safety checks and eventually landed safely.

 

We'll have more news later.


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1 reconstruction 3U6xb     
n.重建，再现，复原
参考例句：
  • The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
  • In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。
2 herald qdCzd     
vt.预示...的来临，预告，宣布，欢迎
参考例句：
  • In England, the cuckoo is the herald of spring.在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
  • Dawn is the herald of day.曙光是白昼的先驱。
3 fiery ElEye     
adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的
参考例句：
  • She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
  • His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。
4 venting bfb798c258dda800004b5c1d9ebef748     
消除； 泄去； 排去； 通风
参考例句：
  • But, unexpectedly, he started venting his spleen on her. 哪知道，老头子说着说着绕到她身上来。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
  • So now he's venting his anger on me. 哦，我这才知道原来还是怄我的气。
5 corruption TzCxn     
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。
6 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
7 asylum DobyD     
n.避难所，庇护所，避难
参考例句：
  • The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
  • Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。
8 intercepted 970326ac9f606b6dc4c2550a417e081e     
拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 )； 截住； 截击； 拦阻
参考例句：
  • Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel. 他正要离开旅馆，记者们把他拦截住了。
  • Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance. 他想从后门溜走，记者把他截住了。
9 detention 1vhxk     
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。

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