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 The chairman of News Corporation Rupert Murdoch has blamed unnamed individuals at the News of the World tabloid1 for covering up phone hacking2. He also says he panicked when he heard of the Milly Dowler phone-hacking case and should have closed down the tabloid years earlier. 

 
A special court in The Hague has found the former Liberian president Charles Taylor guilty of aiding and abetting3 crimes against humanity, murder, rape4 and terrorism. The special court has found Taylor was responsible for supporting rebels in neighbouring Sierra Leone during the 1990s civil war. 
 
The Federal Opposition5 says the speaker cannot return to his position immediately. Mr Slipper6 has released documents he says clear him of misusing7 taxpayer-funded taxi vouchers8. But the Opposition and two independent MPs say he shouldn't return until allegations he sexually harassed9 a staffer have been dealt with as well.
 
A key union official says he expects the fallout from the collapse10 of a car parts maker11 to expand. Eighteen hundred Ford12 employees  have been stood down after parts supplier CMI went into voluntary liquidation13.
 
Brisbane police hope a mannequin dressed to resemble a missing woman will jog the memory of anyone who may have seen her. Forty-three-year-old Allison Baden-Clay was reported missing by her husband one week ago.

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1 tabloid wIDzy     
adj.轰动性的，庸俗的；n.小报，文摘
参考例句：
  • He launched into a verbal assault on tabloid journalism.他口头对小报新闻进行了抨击。
  • He believes that the tabloid press has behaved disgracefully.他认为小报媒体的行为不太光彩。
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 abetting 4e3d0621ae94d9a2587bc228fee81c60     
v.教唆（犯罪）( abet的现在分词 )；煽动；怂恿；支持
参考例句：
  • On Earth, unknowingly abetting a criminal doesn't merit this kind of punishment. 在地球上，不知不觉地帮助罪犯并不构成这种惩罚。 来自电影对白
  • "By aiding and abetting murder, the Taliban regime is committing murder." 援助和唆使谋杀的塔利班政权与杀人犯同罪。 来自互联网
4 rape PAQzh     
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
参考例句：
  • The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
  • He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。
5 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。
6 slipper px9w0     
n.拖鞋
参考例句：
  • I rescued the remains of my slipper from the dog.我从那狗的口中夺回了我拖鞋的残留部分。
  • The puppy chewed a hole in the slipper.小狗在拖鞋上啃了一个洞。
7 misusing 142193a08a0645de4073a05d1cf0ed4b     
v.使用…不当( misuse的现在分词 )；把…派作不正当的用途；虐待；滥用
参考例句：
  • This means we must stop misusing them. 也就是说，我们已必须停止滥用抗菌素不可了。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 预防生物武器
  • Misusing organic fertilizer may cause a decrease in the soil's quality. 滥用有机肥料可能会导致土地的土质下降。 来自互联网
8 vouchers 4f649eeb2fd7ec1ef73ed951059af072     
n.凭证( voucher的名词复数 )；证人；证件；收据
参考例句：
  • These vouchers are redeemable against any future purchase. 这些优惠券将来购物均可使用。
  • This time we were given free vouchers to spend the night in a nearby hotel. 这一次我们得到了在附近一家旅馆入住的免费券。 来自英语晨读30分（高二）
9 harassed 50b529f688471b862d0991a96b6a1e55     
adj. 疲倦的，厌烦的 动词harass的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • He has complained of being harassed by the police. 他投诉受到警方侵扰。
  • harassed mothers with their children 带着孩子的疲惫不堪的母亲们
10 collapse aWvyE     
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
11 maker DALxN     
n.制造者，制造商
参考例句：
  • He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
  • A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
12 Ford KiIxx     
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
参考例句：
  • They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
  • If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。
13 liquidation E0bxf     
n.清算，停止营业
参考例句：
  • The bankrupt company went into liquidation.这家破产公司停业清盘。
  • He lost all he possessed when his company was put into liquidation.当公司被清算结业时他失去了拥有的一切。

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