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 The United Nations is ramping1 up the pressure on North Korea. The Security Council has overnight approved tough new sanctions against the rogue2 nation, in retaliation3 for last month's nuclear test. Australia's Foreign Minister Bob Carr has told us China's backing for the sanctions sends an important message to North Korea.

 
A senior army officer is accusing the Defense4 Force of being far too slow to address cases of abuse. Lieutenant5 Colonel Paul Morgen is himself a victim of abuse. He's accusing his superiors of neglecting abuse victims, covering up abuse cases and ignoring his own complaints. 
 
Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been sentenced to a year in jail. He's been found guilty of leaking an illegal wiretap to a newspaper to discredit6 a political rival. But it's unlikely he'll end up behind bars because of his age.
 
Thousands of people have been queuing to view the coffin7 of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez. He's lying in state in a military academy in the capital Caracas until a state funeral tomorrow. The presidents of Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay were among the first to pay their respects.
 
And two men are in hospital after a hit-and-run in Melbourne's north. Police believe the men were struck by a black holden sedan in Heidelberg west around ten last night. And one of the men is in a critical condition after he was dragged 40 metres along the road.

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1 ramping ae9cf258610b54f50a843cc4d049a1f8     
土堤斜坡( ramp的现在分词 )； 斜道； 斜路； （装车或上下飞机的）活动梯
参考例句：
  • The children love ramping about in the garden. 孩子们喜欢在花园里追逐嬉戏，闹着玩。
  • Have you ever seen a lion ramping around? 你看到过狮子暴跳吗？
2 rogue qCfzo     
n.流氓；v.游手好闲
参考例句：
  • The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
  • They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。
3 retaliation PWwxD     
n.报复，反击
参考例句：
  • retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
  • He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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 lieutenant X3GyG     
n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员
参考例句：
  • He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
  • He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。
6 discredit fu3xX     
vt.使不可置信；n.丧失信义；不信，怀疑
参考例句：
  • Their behaviour has bought discredit on English football.他们的行为败坏了英国足球运动的声誉。
  • They no longer try to discredit the technology itself.他们不再试图怀疑这种技术本身。
7 coffin XWRy7     
n.棺材，灵柩
参考例句：
  • When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
  • The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

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