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 The death toll1 from Egypt's weekend of violence has risen to five and up to 900 people have now been injured. Police have once again stormed Cairo's Tahrir Square using batons2 and firing tear gas to disperse3 protesters. The violence has now spread to other Egyptian cities including Alexandria. Parliamentary elections are due in a week and protesters are demanding a return to civilian4 government.

 
The Federal Government is determined5 to get its mining tax through the Lower House of Parliament this week. It's the last sitting week of the year and the negotiations6 are still continuing with the Independents. Tasmanian Independent MP Andrew Wilkie is pushing to have the tax's threshold increased. But the Greens are threatening to withdraw their support if the tax is watered down.
 
Fair Work Australia's deadline for negotiations to end the industrial dispute between Qantas and the unions expires at midnight tonight. The parties had been given 21 days to reach an agreement. The Transport Workers Union wants more time to negotiate. Now if Qantas doesn't agree, the dispute will go to arbitration7.
 
Sydney detectives hope to get access to the badly burned parts of the Quakers Hill Nursing Home for the first time this morning. Six people have now died as a result of Friday's fire. A nurse who worked at the home, Roger Dean, has been charged with murder. More than 20 elderly people remain in hospital.
 
And the polls have closed in Spain. And the opposition8 Popular Party looks set for a landslide9 victory. The economy has dominated the campaign. Almost five million people are unemployed10 and the country's borrowing rates have now topped a record six per cent.

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1 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。
2 batons 5442c30d33d3b0cef5ac5551a1a56f01     
n.（警察武器）警棍( baton的名词复数 )；（乐队指挥用的）指挥棒；接力棒
参考例句：
  • There were many riot policemen with batons. 有许多带警棍的防暴警察。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Chinese police fight? Number one is a person with batons to fight! 满街飘的中国国旗，是一个老华侨在事发时那出来分给大家的，很感动，真的，从来一向多一事不如少一事的中国人今天团结到一起站出来反抗。 来自互联网
3 disperse ulxzL     
vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散
参考例句：
  • The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
  • The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。
4 civilian uqbzl     
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
参考例句：
  • There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
  • He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
5 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的；有决心的
参考例句：
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
6 negotiations af4b5f3e98e178dd3c4bac64b625ecd0     
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过
参考例句：
  • negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
  • Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
7 arbitration hNgyh     
n.调停，仲裁
参考例句：
  • The wage disagreement is under arbitration.工资纠纷正在仲裁中。
  • Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding.双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。
8 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。
9 landslide XxyyG     
n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利
参考例句：
  • Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
  • An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。
10 unemployed lfIz5Q     
adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的
参考例句：
  • There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
  • The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。

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