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The US and Cuba will start talks on normalizing full diplomatic relations, marking the most significant shift in US policy toward the communist island in decades. President Obama made the announcement amid a series of new confidence-building measures between the two countries. Including the release of American Alan Gross and freeing ofthree Cubans jailed in the US.

Rescue teams searched for survivors¹ after a five-story residential² building collapsed³ in downtown Nairobi. Authorities are focusing on the search and rescue operation and will later investigate why the building collapsed.

Blackberry is returning to its roots with a new smartphone called “The Classic”. The new phone features atraditional keyboard at a time when rival Apple and Android phones, and most smartphone customers, have embraced touchscreen.

Hundreds of couples celebrated⁴ Pope Francis’ birthday with a mass tango dance in Saint Peter’s Square. ThePope greeted the dancers from his pope-mobile and sent them good wishes.

Matthew Burgoyne, the AssociatedPress with AP News Minute.

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1 survivors
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。 survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

2 residential
adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的
参考例句：
The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。 The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

3 collapsed
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。 The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

4 celebrated
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。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-12-22