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Xi's special envoy¹ to visit DPRK

Several blasts heard in Zimbabwean capital, coup² "denied"

Air quality begins to improve in Indian capital, outskirts³

Five reported dead in shooting near school in north California

Iran's Rouhani inspects quake damages, pledges compensation to losses

U.S. approves first digital pill

1 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

2 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

3 outskirts   

n.郊外，郊区

参考例句：

• Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
• They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。