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 Emergency Services are on high alert with soaring temperatures forecast for much of the country. The heat wave is expected to be unusually large in scale, both in the land area and the number of the days expected to push above 40 degrees.

 
Dozens of Syrians have been killed in an airstrike on a petrol station in the capital Damascus. Opposition1 activists2 have posted footage online showing the aftermath of the huge explosion. The UN Human Rights Commission now says more than 60,000 people have died since the start of the Syrian conflict.
 
U.S president Barack Obama has resumed his holiday in Hawaii after that last-minute deal to stave off the so-called fiscal3 cliff crisis. There's been a positive response on global stock markets. European and U.S shares were up around 2%.
 
The six men accused of the gang rape4 and murder of a 23-year-old student in India will face court today. There's been yet another large protest in Delhi, thousands took the streets to demand the stronger action on women's rights.
 
A second man has been charged over a brawl5 in Victoria's Mornington Peninsula that left a 22-year-old man dead and another injured. Police say David Cassai died in hospital from severe head injuries inflicted6 during an attack at Rye on Monday. An 18-year-old man is expected to face court today.

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1 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。
2 activists 90fd83cc3f53a40df93866d9c91bcca4     
n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
  • Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 fiscal agbzf     
adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的
参考例句：
  • The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
  • The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。
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 brawl tsmzw     
n.大声争吵，喧嚷；v.吵架，对骂
参考例句：
  • They had nothing better to do than brawl in the street.他们除了在街上斗殴做不出什么好事。
  • I don't want to see our two neighbours engaged in a brawl.我不希望我们两家吵架吵得不可开交。
6 inflicted cd6137b3bb7ad543500a72a112c6680f     
把…强加给，使承受，遭受( inflict的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • They inflicted a humiliating defeat on the home team. 他们使主队吃了一场很没面子的败仗。
  • Zoya heroically bore the torture that the Fascists inflicted upon her. 卓娅英勇地承受法西斯匪徒加在她身上的酷刑。

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