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The Batman gunman James Holmes has been found guilty of murder in the first degree over the killings¹ of 12 cinemagoers in the American State of Colorado in 2012, 70 people were also injured. More details from David Willis.

The Century 16 cinema on the outskirts² of Denver was packed for a midnight showing of the Batman film, The Dark Knight³ Rises, when a man wearing a gas mask and body armor, slipped into the auditorium⁴, threw a tear gas grenade into the crowd and opened fire. Some died in their seats, others were injured as they attempted to flee as the gunman, 24-year-old James Holmes fired into the crowd using an assault rifle, shotgun and pistol. It took the jury less than 2 days of deliberation to find him guilty of murder. James Holmes will be sentenced in a few weeks’ time and faces the possibility of the death sentence.

A gunman has killed 4 US Marines in an attack on 2 Naval⁵ buildings in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The city’s Mayor Andy Burke said the gunman was then killed by police. He said a police officer was wounded along with a number of other people. Tom Bateman reports from Washington.

The attacks began midmorning local time when a man driving a silver Mustang and armed with what police described as numerous weapons opened fire from his car. The target was a military recruitment center in the city of Chattanooga. One member of staff there said he had 30 to 50 shots and dived for cover. Officials have identified the gunman as Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez, a 24-year-old who lived locally and was believed to have been born in Kuwait. The district lawyer in eastern Tennessee said the attack was being investigated as an act of domestic terrorism.

Greek banks will reopen on Monday with the 60-euro a day limit lifted to allow people to combine several days’ worth of withdrawals⁷. The Deputy Finance Minister Dimitris Mardas said that weekly withdrawal⁶ limits were likely to remain in force. The Greek banks can open following a decision by the European Central Bank to provide emergency funding. The move comes after the Eurogroup’s decision to provide Greece with a 7-billion-euro short-term loan to keep its finances running until the formal approval of a full bail-out. The financing is to come from the EU-wide rescue fund.

Hungary has unveiled the first section of the border fence designed to stem the flow of migrants. The government has also announced plans to criminalize those who try to enter the country illegally. Nick Thorpe reports from Budapest.

Prison inmates⁸ are preparing the materials and Hungarian army soldiers are building the 175-kilometer-long fence along the Serbian border, the Defense⁹ and Interior Ministers told reporters. Human rights groups accuse Hungary of breaking its commitments under the 1951 UN Refugee Convention. The government insists its measures are in harmony with this and other international treaties.

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An Egyptian militant¹⁰ group affiliated¹¹ to Islamic State says it fired a rocket to the naval vessel¹² in the Mediterranean¹³ off the coast of the northern Sinai Peninsula. The militants¹⁴ have posted pictures online which appeared to show a missile about to strike the vessel and a fireball after impact. But the Egyptian authorities are telling a very different story, saying the boat caught fire after a shootout with a group of militants. An army spokesman said there were no casualties.

Rescue workers in the northeastern Nigerian city of Gombe say at least 49 people were killed and dozens injured when twin blasts struck a market there. The first explosion went off outside a packed shoeshop followed by a second blast seconds later. One rescue official said the victims included many women and children. In February, Jihadi gunmen from Boko Haram stormed the streets of Gombe, firing at will for several hours.

Prosecutors¹⁵ in Brazil have opened an inquiry¹⁶ into alleged¹⁷ influence peddling¹⁸ by the former President Luiz Inacia Lula da Silva. Julia Carneiro is in Rio de Janeiro.

Federal prosecutors are investing whether the former Brazilian President helped the construction giant Odebrecht secure big contracts with foreign governments. They’re looking into trips Lula did after his presidency¹⁹ to countries such as Cuba and the Dominican Republic paid by Oderbrecht. The Lula Institute told the BBC it received the news with surprise, and that it had already been collaborating²⁰ fully²¹. It said it would prove the legality of all Lula’s travels.

Mosquitoes use smell, sight and heat in that order when looking for food. Scientists in American have established that mosquitoes first hum in on targets when they smell the carbon dioxide or CO2 that living creatures breathe out. The tiny insects can sniff²² out CO2 from up to 50 meters and use this sense of smell to locate the source visually. Then, once they’re a few centimeters away from a target, they’re attracted to its warmth. The research was published in the journal Current Biology.

“蝙蝠侠”枪击案凶手詹姆斯·霍尔姆斯因2012年在美国科罗拉多州开枪杀死12名电影观众而被判一级谋杀罪，当时还有另外70人受伤。戴维·威利斯报道。

案发当天丹佛市郊区的“世纪16”电影院坐满了观看午夜电影《蝙蝠侠前传3：黑暗骑士崛起》的观众，当时一名戴着防毒面具、身穿防弹衣的男子冲进放映厅，向观众群里扔了一个催泪弹，然后开始开枪。一些人死在座位上，24岁的枪手詹姆斯·霍尔姆斯用冲锋枪、散弹枪和手枪向人群扫射，其他人在试图逃离时受伤。陪审团用了不到两天时间就判定他谋杀罪，詹姆斯·霍尔姆斯将在几周内被判刑，可能会面临死刑。

一名持枪歹徒在田纳西州查特怒加市袭击了两座海军大楼，导致4名美国海军人员丧生，该市市长安迪·伯克称此人被警方击毙，他说一名警察和另外几人受伤。汤姆·贝特曼在华盛顿报道。

袭击案发生在当地时间上午10点左右，当时一名男子驾驶一辆银色野马车，警方称此人从车里拿出多把武器并开枪射击。其目标是查特怒加市的一个军事招募中心，一名工作人员称此人开了30到50枪并卧倒隐蔽。官方已确认枪手名叫穆罕默德·优素福·阿齐兹，他住在当地，据悉他是在科威特出生的。田纳西州东部的地区律师称已调查这次袭击案是一起国内恐怖主义活动。

希腊银行周一将重新营业，但已取消每天60欧元的限制，允许人们可以一次取几天的钱。副财长季米特里斯·马达斯称可能继续实施每周取款限额的规定，在希腊银行重新营业前，欧洲央行已决定提供紧急资金。此前，欧洲集团决定向希腊提供70亿欧元的短期贷款以维持其金融部门的运营，直到正式批准全面的纾困协议为止，这笔资金来自欧盟救助基金。

匈牙利推出为阻止移民流入而建造的边境篱笆的第一段，政府还宣布准备将非法进入本国的行为定为非法。尼克·索普在布达佩斯报道。

监狱囚犯们在准备材料，匈牙利军人在沿着与塞尔维亚边境建造这条长175米的篱笆，国防与内政部长们如此告诉记者们。人权组织指责匈牙利违反1951年联合国难民公约的承诺，匈牙利政府坚称其措施符合各种国际条约。

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埃及一个隶属于伊斯兰国的武装组织称其向北部西奈半岛地中海上的海军军舰发射了一枚火箭弹，该武装组织在互联网上发布的图片似乎表明一枚导弹即将击中这艘军舰，然后在击中后产生火球。但埃及当局讲述的情况完全不同，称这艘船是在与一个武装组织枪战后着火的。一名军方发言人称没有人员伤亡。

尼日利亚东北部城市贡贝的援救人员称当地一个市场发生两起爆炸袭击，导致至少49人丧生，数十人受伤。第一起爆炸案发横在一个拥挤的鞋店外，第二起随后发生。一名援救官员称遇袭者中有很多妇女和儿童。二月份，博科圣地圣战分子袭击了贡贝街头，并肆意开枪数小时。

巴西检察官开始对被控以权谋私的前总统卢拉进行调查，茱莉亚·卡内罗在里约热内卢报道。

联邦检察官在调查这位巴西前总统是否帮助建筑业巨头奥迪布里切特公司获得与外国政府的重大合同，并调查卢拉在担任总统后进行的访问，比如在奥迪布里切特公司支付下对古巴和多米尼加共和国的访问。卢拉研究所告诉BBC对该消息感到很吃惊，称已经充分配合调查工作，还表示将证明卢拉所有行程的合法性。

蚊子会依此使用嗅、视、热来觅食，美国科学家发现蚊子是通过闻到二氧化碳或生物呼吸出的二氧化碳来寻找目标的。这种小昆虫能闻出50米远的二氧化碳，并使用其嗅觉来寻找其来源。一旦距离目标只有几厘米远，它们就被其温暖所吸引。这份研究发表在期刊《当代生物学》上。

1 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

2 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。

3 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

4 auditorium   

n.观众席，听众席；会堂，礼堂

参考例句：

• The teacher gathered all the pupils in the auditorium.老师把全体同学集合在礼堂内。
• The stage is thrust forward into the auditorium.舞台向前突出，伸入观众席。

5 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

6 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

7 withdrawals   

n.收回，取回，撤回( withdrawal的名词复数 )；撤退，撤走；收回[取回，撤回，撤退，撤走]的实例；推出（组织），提走（存款），戒除毒瘾，对说过的话收回，孤僻

参考例句：

• He has made several withdrawals from his bank account. 他从银行账户上提了几次款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It is not the bank's policy to deduct interest on withdrawals. 提款需扣除利息这并非是本银行的政策。 来自辞典例句

8 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》

9 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。

10 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。

11 affiliated   

adj. 附属的, 有关连的

参考例句：

• The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
• All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。

12 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

13 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

14 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。

15 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

16 inquiry   

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。

17 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

18 peddling   

忙于琐事的，无关紧要的

参考例句：

• He worked as a door-to-door salesman peddling cloths and brushes. 他的工作是上门推销抹布和刷子。
• "If he doesn't like peddling, why doesn't he practice law? "要是他不高兴卖柴火，干吗不当律师呢？

19 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

20 collaborating   

合作( collaborate的现在分词 )； 勾结叛国

参考例句：

• Joe is collaborating on the work with a friend. 乔正与一位朋友合作做那件工作。
• He was not only learning from but also collaborating with Joseph Thomson. 他不仅是在跟约瑟福？汤姆逊学习，而且也是在和他合作。

21 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

22 sniff   

vi.嗅…味道；抽鼻涕；对嗤之以鼻，蔑视

参考例句：

• The police used dogs to sniff out the criminals in their hiding - place.警察使用警犬查出了罪犯的藏身地点。
• When Munchie meets a dog on the beach, they sniff each other for a while.当麦奇在海滩上碰到另一条狗的时候，他们会彼此嗅一会儿。