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 More evacuations are expected today.Heavy rain continues to fall in large parts of New South Wales.Seventy people have been evacuated1 from Cowra,in the state's central west.There are evacuation warnings for five other towns, including Goulburn and Cooma.The Warragamba Dam,west of Sydney, is at the risk of over flowing.

 
James Murdoch has resigned as executive chairman of News International,the British arm of his father's British media empire.The announcement follows more damning evidence of the phone hacking2 inquiry3.Mr.Murdoch is taking up a new post with News Corporation in New York.
 
The defense4 force is embroiled5 in another scandal.The ABC 730 Program has revealed one thousand current in severing6 members have been posting sexist and racist7 comments on a closed Facebook page.The Chief of Army has ordered an investigation8 and says those responsible will be reprimanded.
 
Speculation9 is continuing about who will replace Mark Arbib in the Senate after his sudden resignation.Former Advertiser to Paul Keating and foreign policy expert, Michael Fullilove,looks likely to throw his hat in the ring.The former ALP president,Warren Mundine says he will nominate, if selected he be Labor's first indigenous10 representative in Federal Parliament.
 
There are reports,the Syria army is advancing on rebel-held areas in Homs.The city has been under sustained attack for nearly a month.Security officials say they plan to retake the district of Baba Amr  within hours.

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1 evacuated b2adcc11308c78e262805bbcd7da1669     
撤退者的
参考例句：
  • Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
  • The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
2 hacking KrIzgm     
n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动
参考例句：
  • The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
  • We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。
3 inquiry nbgzF     
n.打听，询问，调查，查问
参考例句：
  • Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
  • The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
4 defense AxbxB     
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。
5 embroiled 77258f75da8d0746f3018b2caba91b5f     
adj.卷入的；纠缠不清的
参考例句：
  • He became embroiled in a dispute with his neighbours. 他与邻居们发生了争执。
  • John and Peter were quarrelling, but Mary refused to get embroiled. 约翰和彼得在争吵，但玛丽不愿卷入。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 severing 03ba12fb016b421f1fdaea1351e38cb3     
v.切断，断绝( sever的现在分词 )；断，裂
参考例句：
  • The death of a second parent is like severing an umbilical cord to our past. 父母当中第二个人去世，就象斩断了把我们同过去联在一起的纽带。 来自辞典例句
  • The severing theory and severing method for brittle block are studied. 研究裂纹技术应用于分离脆性块体的分离理论和分离方法。 来自互联网
7 racist GSRxZ     
n.种族主义者，种族主义分子
参考例句：
  • a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
  • His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。
8 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
9 speculation 9vGwe     
n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机
参考例句：
  • Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
  • There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。
10 indigenous YbBzt     
adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的
参考例句：
  • Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
  • Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。

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