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Reports from northern Nigeria say that the fighting between the security forces and militant¹ Islamists who were blamed for fomenting² violence across several northern states has worsened. Latest reports from the town of Maiduguri where the militants³ are based say that fierce fighting is continuing with the militants still holding several areas of the town although it’s difficult to assess exactly what’s happening. Caroline Duffield is in the commercial capital Lagos.

The military say that they have crushed the militants. They have certainly clear reports that the shelling has dismantled⁴ the enclave area. Many buildings apparently⁵ flattened⁶ and they bombarded the headquarters of the sect⁷. They’ve damaged the family home of the leader Mohammed Yusuf's very badly. Apparently the mosque⁸ is completely destroyed and the military also say they have destroyed a local bomb-making factory. And there are other reports also the clinic in which people were hiding have been totally destroyed.

More than 200 people have been killed in four days of clashes since the militants began attacking official buildings.

The International Monetary⁹ Fund has announced it’s increasing the support it gives to poorer countries to help them deal with the global economic crisis. By selling some of its gold reserves, the IMF plans to increase lending by up to 8 billion dollars over the next two years. Mark Gregory reports.

The IMF says it will increase loans to low income nations over the next couple of years by 2 billion dollars more than what’s called for by the Group of Twenty leading economies at their summit in April. By 2014 the increase in loans could amount to additional 17 billion dollars. The IMF also plans to suspend interest rate payments on some loans until the end of 2011.

The American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has criticized the alleged¹⁰ abuse of political prisoners in Iran following the recent disputed presidential election. Mrs. Clinton urged the Iranian authorities to treat the inmates¹¹ with respect.

"It is imperative¹² for the Iraqi authorities to release political prisoners, to treat them appropriately and humanely¹³. It is something that is very much telling their continuing detention¹⁴ and abuse of political prisoners certainly suggest that the political situation inside of Iran has not yet resolved itself.”

Meanwhile, the Iranian authorities say they plan to put on trial 20 opposition¹⁵ figures starting on Saturday.

President Obama has launched a sweeping¹⁶ defense¹⁷ of his efforts to stimulate¹⁸ the American economy, saying the US may now be seeing the beginning of the end of the recession. The market is up, he said, and the financial system is no longer on the verge¹⁹ of collapse²⁰. Mr. Obama also defended the government’s bailout of General Motors and Chrysler.

Shares of the American Internet company Yahoo have fallen 12% on the day the firm announced a long-awaited partnership²¹ with the technology giant Microsoft. The two companies said they would form an internet search partnership in an attempt to take on the market’s leading search engine Google. Under the deal, Microsoft’s new Bing search engine will be used in Yahoo sites, while Yahoo will handle its advertising²² sales using Microsoft computer technology.

Preliminary results from the parliamentary elections in Moldova indicate that the Communists haves won just over 50% of the vote, however, it remains²³ unclear whether they will reach the 3/5 majority of seats in parliament required to elect a new president. Wednesday’s vote was a rerun of the elections in April which was followed by days of violent protests. Tom Esslemont reports.

With results still coming in, the Communists appear to have come close to gaining the number of seats required to be able to elect a president, but it is uncertain whether they have surpassed the critical 61-seat threshold. Four out of seven opposition parties appear to have won seats in parliament, though they would have to form a coalition²⁴ government if collectively they end up with more votes than the Communists.

Israel has agreed to allow a one-off delivery of cement to the Gaza Strip in what would be the first such shipment since its offensive against the Palestinian territory at the beginning of the year. Israeli official said 310 tons of cement would be transferred to Gaza to help rebuild a flour mill, a sewage treatment plant and a cemetery²⁵. United Nations officials have repeatedly urged Israel to end its blockade of the Hamas control territory.

The Ferrari motor racing²⁶ team has announced that the seven-time Formular-1 champion, Michael Schumacher is to come out of retirement²⁷ to race for the team again. He will replace the Ferrari driver Felipe Massa who was injured in an accident in the recent Hungarian Grand Prix.

来自尼日利亚北部的报道称，安全力量和被指在北部各州发动暴力活动的激进伊斯兰分子之间的冲突恶化。来自好战分子基地Maiduguri镇的最新报道称，由于战争激烈，好战分子仍然控制着该镇部分地区，很难了解具体情况。Caroline Duffield在商业化首都拉各斯报道。

军方称他们已经粉碎了好战分子。他们清晰的报告称，炮击已经瓦解了被包围地区。许多建筑的倒塌，他们还炮轰了叛军总部。很明显，清真寺已经完全被摧毁，军方还称他们摧毁了当地一座炸弹制作工厂。还有报道称，人们藏身的诊所也已完全被摧毁。

自好战分子袭击官方建筑引发冲突四天以来，已有200多人被杀害。

国际货币基金组织宣布增加对贫穷国家的支持，以帮助他们应对全球经济危机。通过出售黄金储备，IMF计划在未来两年将贷款金额增加到80亿美元。Mark Gregory报道。

IMF称，在未来的两年将向低收入国家提供更多贷款，比今年四月份二十国集团峰会上要求的多处20亿美元。戒指到2014年，多处的贷款将高达170亿美元。IMF还计划2011年之前停止某些贷款的利率支付。

美国国务卿希拉里对伊朗有争议的总统选举之后关押政治囚犯问题进行了批评。希拉里敦促伊朗当局尊敬得对待被拘留者。

“伊朗当局必须释放政治囚犯并善待他们。伊朗当局持续关押和虐待政治囚犯的问题表明伊朗还没有解决内部的政治形势问题。”

同时，伊朗当局称，他们计划从周六开始对20名反对派人物进行审判。

奥巴马总统对自己刺激美国经济增长的努力做出强烈辩护。他说，美国可能已经看到，经济衰退开始结束。他说，市场已经上升，金融体系不再位于崩溃的边缘。奥巴马还为政府救援通用和克莱斯勒的行为进行了辩护。

美国国际公司雅虎宣布与科技巨头微软进行长期等待的合作之后，雅虎股价当天下跌12%。两公司宣布，他们将在国际搜索方面合作，试图争夺搜索巨头谷歌的市场。根据该交易，微乳新的搜索引擎必应将应用在雅虎网站，而雅虎将通过使用微软的电脑技术来增加其广告销售。

Moldova议会选举最初结果表明，共产党获取了刚刚超过50%的选票，然而，他们能够获得竞选总统所需的三分之二的大多数还不清楚。四月份的选举之后发生了连续几天的抗议活动，这次是进行重新投票。Tom Esslemont报道。

随着结果逐渐揭晓，共产党逐渐接近能够竞选总统所需的席位，但是他们能够超过关键的61个席位的门槛还不确定。七分之四的反对派似乎都在议会赢得了席位。如果他们的总票数超过共产党，他们将组成联合政府。

以色列同意向加沙地区一次性运送水泥，这是自今年年初以色列向巴勒斯坦领土发动进攻以来首次类似运输。以色列官员称，将向加沙地带运送310吨水泥，帮助其建立面粉厂，污水处理厂和墓地。联合国官员一直敦促以色列终止对哈马斯控制领土的封锁。

法拉利赛车队宣布进行第七次F1卫冕冠军赛。Michael Schumacher将结束退休，再次为车队而战。他将取代最近在匈牙利Grand Prix比赛中受伤的Felipe Massa。

1 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

2 fomenting   

v.激起，煽动（麻烦等）( foment的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• They accused him of fomenting political unrest. 他们指控他煽动政治动乱。
• Three sailors were fomenting a mutiny on the ship. 三个水手正在船上煽动叛变。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

4 dismantled   

拆开( dismantle的过去式和过去分词 )； 拆卸； 废除； 取消

参考例句：

• The plant was dismantled of all its equipment and furniture. 这家工厂的设备和家具全被拆除了。
• The Japanese empire was quickly dismantled. 日本帝国很快被打垮了。

5 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

6 flattened   

[医]（水）平扁的，弄平的

参考例句：

• She flattened her nose and lips against the window. 她把鼻子和嘴唇紧贴着窗户。
• I flattened myself against the wall to let them pass. 我身体紧靠着墙让他们通过。

7 sect   

n.派别，宗教，学派，派系

参考例句：

• When he was sixteen he joined a religious sect.他16岁的时候加入了一个宗教教派。
• Each religious sect in the town had its own church.该城每一个宗教教派都有自己的教堂。

8 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

9 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

10 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

11 inmates   

n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 imperative   

n.命令，需要；规则；祈使语气；adj.强制的；紧急的

参考例句：

• He always speaks in an imperative tone of voice.他老是用命令的口吻讲话。
• The events of the past few days make it imperative for her to act.过去这几天发生的事迫使她不得不立即行动。

13 humanely   

adv.仁慈地；人道地；富人情地；慈悲地

参考例句：

• Is the primary persona being treated humanely by the product? 该产品对待首要人物角色时是否有人情味？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• In any event, China's interest in treating criminals more humanely has limits. 无论如何，中国对更人道地对待罪犯的兴趣有限。 来自互联网

14 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

15 opposition   

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。

16 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

17 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

18 stimulate   

vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋

参考例句：

• Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
• Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。

19 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。

20 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

21 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

22 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

23 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

24 coalition   

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。

25 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

26 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

27 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。