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 The Coalition1 is at the centre of a diplomatic row with Papua New Guinea over the latest asylum2 seeker deal. PNG’s Prime Minister Peter O’Neil denies that he told the Opposition3 that he’ll be given control over Australia’s aid money to his country as part of the agreement. Now this comes as Immigration Minister Tony Burke prepares to tour Manus Island following allegations of rape4 and torture among detainees.

 
A new scam is targeting migrants and temporary visa holders5. Callers in personating government officials are telling migrants there’s a problem with their immigration services' ailing6 number, but the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says that number doesn’t actually exist. The victims are told to pay 900 dollars or risk being deported7.
 
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have named their new son. He’s to be called George Alexander Louis. George had been a widely favored name among bookmakers.
 
Pope Francis has celebrated8 his first Mass since arriving in Brazil. An estimated crowd of 150,000 people attended the service at the Shrine9 in the state of Sao Paulo. The Pope is in Brazil to attend a World  Youth Day festival.
 
And a new study has found that women may not need to have pap smears10 every two years. Researchers from the university in New South Wales reviewed 20 years of cancer data from Australia, New Zealand and England. They found pap smears every three years had the same outcomes as more frequent tests.

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1 coalition pWlyi     
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
参考例句：
  • The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
  • Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
2 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。
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 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 holders 79c0e3bbb1170e3018817c5f45ebf33f     
支持物( holder的名词复数 )； 持有者； （支票等）持有人； 支托（或握持）…之物
参考例句：
  • Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
  • It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识，才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事，同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。
6 ailing XzzzbA     
v.生病
参考例句：
  • They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry. 他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。
  • She looked after her ailing father. 她照顾有病的父亲。
7 deported 97686e795f0449007421091b03c3297e     
v.将…驱逐出境( deport的过去式和过去分词 )；举止
参考例句：
  • They stripped me of my citizenship and deported me. 他们剥夺我的公民资格，将我驱逐出境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The convicts were deported to a deserted island. 罪犯们被流放到一个荒岛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 celebrated iwLzpz     
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
参考例句：
  • He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
  • The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
9 shrine 0yfw7     
n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣
参考例句：
  • The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
  • They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。
10 smears ff795c29bb653b3db2c08e7c1b20f633     
污迹( smear的名词复数 )； 污斑； （显微镜的）涂片； 诽谤
参考例句：
  • His evidence was a blend of smears, half truths and downright lies. 他的证词里掺杂着诽谤、部份的事实和彻头彻尾的谎言。
  • Anything written with a soft pencil smears easily. 用软铅笔写成的东西容易污成一片。

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