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 US whistleblower Edward Snowden has now asked Russia for political asylum1. Russian officials have confirmed request has been made. Mr. Snowden had been seeking asylum in Ecuador. He’s believed to be hold up at the moments in a hotel at Moscow airport. 

 
Egypt’s army is preparing to step into their country’s political crisis is giving the Presidents Mohammed Morsi and his opponents 48 hours to resolve the differences. Or it will directly intervene with its own political roadmap. Thousands of anti-government protesters have once again poured into Cairo Tahrir square. 60 people have died in the unrest.
  
The United States this morning the death of 19 fire fighters killed while battling wildfires in Arizona. It’s the highest death toll2 of fire fighters since the September 11 attacks. The fire is still burning out of  control.
 
The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is preparing for his first meeting with business since returning to the top job. Mr. Rudd says he wants to improve relations with the business community and he’ll be meeting the business council this morning. Business groups are urging the government to scrap3 the carbon tax and move immediately to admission’s trading scheme.
 
And the immigration department has confirmed a 16-year-old boy has ended a 5-day hunger strike at Point Ville detention4 center near Hobart. The department says the boy was succeeding eating food yesterday evening. The case has reignited debate over holding children in detention.

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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 toll LJpzo     
n.过路(桥)费;损失,伤亡人数;v.敲(钟)
参考例句:
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
3 scrap JDFzf     
n.碎片;废料;v.废弃,报废
参考例句:
  • A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.有个男人定时来收废品。
  • Sell that car for scrap.把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧。
4 detention 1vhxk     
n.滞留,停留;拘留,扣留;(教育)留下
参考例句:
  • He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
  • He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

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