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 Colonel Gaddafi has told America's ABC that his people love him and would die to protect him, but the world is getting increasingly impatient with the Libyan leader. The European Union has joined the United Nations by approving sanctions against his regime. And the US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton says the dictator must go.

 
Police are continuing the hunt for a man who gunned down Sydney racing1 identity Les Samba on a suburban2 Melbourne street. They believe the shooting may have been a contract killing3. Mr Samba owns several horses with Ron Medich, who's accused of murdering Sydney property developer Michael McGurk. 
 
As the political debate over a carbon tax gets increasingly bitter, Malcolm Turnbull has again raised concern about his party's climate change policy. The Coalition4 wants to pay industries to reduce emissions5. He's told the ABC's Q & A program that that approach picks winners and risks wasting money.
 
The Australian Stock Exchange hopes to be up and running again this morning after its computer system crashed yesterday. Share traders were sent into a flurry when the market froze just before three o'clock yesterday afternoon. The ASX isn't commenting on the glitch6 or what exactly caused it.
 
And New Zealand will pause today to mark one week since the earthquake that devastated7 Christchurch. There'll be a nationwide two-minute silence at exactly the time the quake struck to pay tribute to the victims and their families. The death toll8 now stands at 148, and at least 50 people are still missing.

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1 racing 1ksz3w     
n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的
参考例句：
  • I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
  • The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。
2 suburban Usywk     
adj.城郊的，在郊区的
参考例句：
  • Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
  • There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。
3 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
4 coalition pWlyi     
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。
5 emissions 1a87f8769eb755734e056efecb5e2da9     
排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）
参考例句：
  • Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
  • Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。
6 glitch Pejzq     
n.干扰；误操作，小故障
参考例句：
  • There is a glitch in the computer program somewhere.这个计算机程序中的某个部分有点小问题。
  • It could just be a random glitch that can be solved by restarting the machine.可能只是一个小故障，重新启动主机就能解决了。
7 devastated eb3801a3063ef8b9664b1b4d1f6aaada     
v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的
参考例句：
  • The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
  • His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。
8 toll LJpzo     
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

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