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The death toll1 from Egypt's weekend of violence has risen to five and up to 900 people have now been injured. Police have once again stormed Cairo's Tahrir Square using batons2 and firing tear gas to disperse3 protesters. The violence has now spread to other Egyptian cities including Alexandria. Parliamentary elections are due in a week and protesters are demanding a return to civilian4 government.
The Federal Government is determined5 to get its mining tax through the Lower House of Parliament this week. It's the last sitting week of the year and the negotiations6 are still continuing with the Independents. Tasmanian Independent MP Andrew Wilkie is pushing to have the tax's threshold increased. But the Greens are threatening to withdraw their support if the tax is watered down.
Fair Work Australia's deadline for negotiations to end the industrial dispute between Qantas and the unions expires at midnight tonight. The parties had been given 21 days to reach an agreement. The Transport Workers Union wants more time to negotiate. Now if Qantas doesn't agree, the dispute will go to arbitration7.
Sydney detectives hope to get access to the badly burned parts of the Quakers Hill Nursing Home for the first time this morning. Six people have now died as a result of Friday's fire. A nurse who worked at the home, Roger Dean, has been charged with murder. More than 20 elderly people remain in hospital.
And the polls have closed in Spain. And the opposition8 Popular Party looks set for a landslide9 victory. The economy has dominated the campaign. Almost five million people are unemployed10 and the country's borrowing rates have now topped a record six per cent.
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1 toll | |
n.过路(桥)费;损失,伤亡人数;v.敲(钟) | |
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2 batons | |
n.(警察武器)警棍( baton的名词复数 );(乐队指挥用的)指挥棒;接力棒 | |
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3 disperse | |
vi.使分散;使消失;vt.分散;驱散 | |
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4 civilian | |
adj.平民的,民用的,民众的 | |
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5 determined | |
adj.坚定的;有决心的 | |
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6 negotiations | |
协商( negotiation的名词复数 ); 谈判; 完成(难事); 通过 | |
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7 arbitration | |
n.调停,仲裁 | |
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8 opposition | |
n.反对,敌对 | |
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9 landslide | |
n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票;一面倒的胜利 | |
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10 unemployed | |
adj.失业的,没有工作的;未动用的,闲置的 | |
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