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 The Federal Government's expert panel on asylum1 seekers will release its report today. The political deadlock2 over asylum seekers is set to dominate when Federal Parliament resumes this week, but there is still no sign of compromise from the Opposition3 or the Greens.

 
The closing ceremony for the London Olympics is underway. Huge crowds have packed the London Hyde Park to watch the farewell concert. The closing ceremony will celebrate 50 years of popular music with a big lineup of British and international performance.
 
Iran has called off the search for more survivors4 from two powerful earthquakes that hit the country's northwest at the weekend. At least 250 people have died and more than 2,000 others injured. Officials will now concentrate on providing food and shelter for the thousands of people left homeless.
 
A strike threatening to shut down production at Ford5 and Holden has ended. Workers at the Dair Car parts factory in Melbourne have voted to end the five-day strike. More than 100 workers walked off their job on Wednesday in a dispute over redundancy payments.
 
A 20-year-old Australian man will be back in an American court tomorrow, charged over the death of a girl in a jet ski crash. Tyson Dagley was riding a jet ski in Honolulu when it crashed into another jet ski, killing6 the 16-year-old girl. He faces up to a year in jail if he's convicted.

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1 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。
2 deadlock mOIzU     
n.僵局，僵持
参考例句：
  • The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。
  • The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。
3 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。
4 survivors 02ddbdca4c6dba0b46d9d823ed2b4b62     
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
  • survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
5 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。
6 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。

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