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 An Australian journalist jailed in Egypt has called on the prime minister to do more to help him. Peter Greste and two of his Al Jazeera colleagues have faced court in Egypt for a second time,accused of spreading false news and supporting the outlaw1 Muslim Brotherhood2.  

 
The Federal Government is expected to introduce the legislation this morning to lift restrictions3 on foreign investment in Qantas. Labor4 and the Greens will use their senate numbers to set up an inquiry5 into how the government can best support the airline.
 
Little progress seemed to have been made in crucial talks in Paris overnight to try to resolve the crisis in Ukraine. Russia's foreign minister has been meeting the US Secretary of State John Kerry and other key EU ministers. The talks wrapped up with promises of further meetings in coming days.
 
Angry doctors in Queensland have again vowed6 to quit rather than sign individual contracts. More than 900 specialists met in Brisbane last night and passed a no-confidence motion at the state's Health Minister Lawrence Springborg. But the minister says he has no intention of backing down.
 
And a witness of the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius has told the court the athlete has once fired a gun at a restaurant. Professional boxer7 Kevin Lerena says he met Pistorius and two others at the restaurant last year.  He says one of them handed Pistorius the gun and it went off grazing Mr. Lerena's toe. Mr. Lerena says Pistorius asked the gun's owner to take the blame.

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1 outlaw 1J0xG     
n.歹徒，亡命之徒；vt.宣布…为不合法
参考例句：
  • The outlaw hid out in the hills for several months.逃犯在山里隐藏了几个月。
  • The outlaw has been caught.歹徒已被抓住了。
2 brotherhood 1xfz3o     
n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊
参考例句：
  • They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
  • They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。
3 restrictions 81e12dac658cfd4c590486dd6f7523cf     
约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）
参考例句：
  • I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
  • a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
4 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
5 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。
6 vowed 6996270667378281d2f9ee561353c089     
起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
  • He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
  • I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
7 boxer sxKzdR     
n.制箱者，拳击手
参考例句：
  • The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
  • He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。

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