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 Lord Justice Leveson says the British media has wreaked1 havoc2 on the lives of innocent people for decades. After a year long inquiry3 into that country's press standards, the Leveson report calls for tougher self-regulation of the industry. Now British Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed the report, but he is concerned new laws could impinge on free speech.

 
 
 
United Nations will vote as Grathese(待定，应该是个人名） just mentioned this morning on whether to upgrade the status of Palestinian authority. If successful, the authority will move from an observer entity4 to a non-member observer state. It's believed Palestinians have enough international support to win that vote.
 
 
 
An appeals court in France has cleared Concorde of responsibility for a crash on a Paris runway twelve years ago, which killed more than 100 people. Another court had found the Airline criminally responsible for the crash. The Airline may still be liable for the damages after the court said it still bore civil responsibility.
 
 
 
The Gillard government's poker5 machine laws have passed parliament with the support of the Greens. The legislation will force gaming venues6 to introduce voluntary pre-commitment technology on their machines. They will take effect from 2014. 
 
 
 
And songer-songwriter Gotye has dominated this year's Aria7 Awards. The Melbourne musician took out four categories, including Best Male Artist and Best Pop Release for a second year in a row. Kimbra has also won back-to-back Arias8 for the Best Female Artist and the Wiggles were awarded the Best Children Album for a record eleventh time.

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1 wreaked b55a53c55bc968f9e4146e61191644f5     
诉诸（武力），施行（暴力），发（脾气）( wreak的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city. 地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
  • They have wreaked dreadful havoc among the wildlife by shooting and trapping. 他们射杀和诱捕野生动物，造成了严重的破坏。
2 havoc 9eyxY     
n.大破坏，浩劫，大混乱，大杂乱
参考例句：
  • The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
  • This concentration of airborne firepower wrought havoc with the enemy forces.这次机载火力的集中攻击给敌军造成很大破坏。
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 entity vo8xl     
n.实体，独立存在体，实际存在物
参考例句：
  • The country is no longer one political entity.这个国家不再是一个统一的政治实体了。
  • As a separate legal entity,the corporation must pay taxes.作为一个独立的法律实体，公司必须纳税。
5 poker ilozCG     
n.扑克；vt.烙制
参考例句：
  • He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌，把钱都输光了。
  • I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了，可以玩些花样。
6 venues c277c9611f0a0f19beb3658245ac305f     
n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点
参考例句：
  • The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
  • Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网
7 aria geRyB     
n.独唱曲，咏叹调
参考例句：
  • This song takes off from a famous aria.这首歌仿效一首著名的咏叹调。
  • The opera was marred by an awkward aria.整部歌剧毁在咏叹调部分的不够熟练。
8 arias 54a9f17a5cd5c87c2c2f192e7480ccb1     
n.咏叹调( aria的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Can you pick out the operatic arias quoted in this orchestral passage? 你能听出这段管弦乐曲里有歌剧式的咏叹调吗？ 来自辞典例句
  • The actions are large and colour, there are arias and recitatives. 动作夸张而华美，有唱段也有宣叙部。 来自辞典例句

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