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The US and Britain have called for unconditional¹ ceasefire in Yemen to be implemented² withindays. The US secretary of state John Kerry and his British counterpart made the call aftertalks in London. Both nations has been providing support to the Saudi-Led bombing campaignagainst Houthi rebels in Yemen. At the same meeting both countries also said they wouldconsider introducing more sanctions against Russia and Syria because of their actions in theSyrian city of Aleppo. Mr.Kerry described the killing³ of civilians⁴ there as a crime againsthumanity.

The World Health Organization says it's still trying to build a complete picture of the situation inHaiti almost two weeks after hurricane Matthew hit the Carribean country killing hundreds ofpeople. It said many places were reachable only by boat, mule⁵ or on foot.

The president of Malawi Peter Mutharika has returned home after a month long absence whichsparked questions about his health. Critics demanded an explanation because he has not beenheard from since addressing the United Nations general assembly in September. Officials havenot explained his absence but said it was a criminal affence to spread false rumours⁶ about thepresident's health.

Mission controllers at the European Space Agency have detached Mars landing probe from itsmothership and now say they have established full data links after its initial loss. An officialsaid she was surrounded by a lot of relieved people. The land is due to touch down on theplanet on Wednesday.

The 15 year old daughter of the U.S. sprinter⁷ Tyson Gay has been shot and killed in the state ofKentucky. Trinity Gay died soon after being hit in the neck after what witness say exchangefire between two vehicles in the earlier hours in the morning in the city of Lexington. Tyson Gayis second only to Jamaica' s Usain Bolt in the all time listed fastest ever hundred meters onearth. He has also served a year ban after testing positive for anabolic steroids.

美国和英国要求也门几日之内开始实施无条件停火协议。美国国务卿约翰·克里和他的英国同僚在伦敦举行会谈后提出了该要求。英美两国都为沙特领导的轰炸也门胡塞叛军的行动提供了支持。同样在这次会晤中，两国还表示将考虑由于俄罗斯和叙利亚在叙城市阿勒颇的行为对他们实施更多制裁。克里称杀戮叙利亚平民是对人类犯下的滔天罪行。

两周前，飓风海地袭击加勒比国家海地，世界卫生组织表示，目前他们仍在努力了解海地的详细状况。世卫组织称，许多地方只能通过船只，骡子或者步行才能抵达。

马拉维总统彼得·穆塔里卡(Peter Mutharika)从公众视线中消失一个月之后回归。他的消失曾引发人们对他健康状况的质疑。批评家要求做出解释，因为他是9月份在联合国大会发表讲话之后淡出公众视野的。官员们并未解释他的缺席，但是警告称误传关于总统健康状况的谣言是犯罪行为。

欧洲航天局任务控制人员从母舰派遣了火星登陆探测器，称经过最初的损失之后现在已经建立了全面的数据连接。一位官员表示，她周围的人都非常欣慰。探测器预期将于周三登陆火星。

美国短跑运动员泰森·盖伊(Tyson Gay)15岁的女儿在肯塔基州被枪杀。目击者称，两辆汽车早上在列克星敦发生交火，崔尼迪(Trinity Gay)颈部被子弹击中，不久之后死亡。在全球有史以来百米记录优胜者名单上，泰森·盖伊(Tyson Gay)仅次于牙买加的尤塞恩·博尔特(Usain Bolt)。他曾因为类固醇代谢物尿检阳性被禁赛一年。

1 unconditional   

adj.无条件的，无限制的，绝对的

参考例句：

• The victorious army demanded unconditional surrender.胜方要求敌人无条件投降。
• My love for all my children is unconditional.我对自己所有孩子的爱都是无条件的。

2 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句

3 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

5 mule   

n.骡子，杂种，执拗的人

参考例句：

• A mule is a cross between a mare and a donkey.骡子是母马和公驴的杂交后代。
• He is an old mule.他是个老顽固。

6 rumours   

n.传闻( rumour的名词复数 )；风闻；谣言；谣传

参考例句：

• The rumours were completely baseless. 那些谣传毫无根据。
• Rumours of job losses were later confirmed. 裁员的传言后来得到了证实。

7 sprinter   

n.短跑运动员，短距离全速奔跑者

参考例句：

• He is more a sprinter than a swimmer. 他是短跑健将，而不是游泳选手。 来自辞典例句
• The sprinter himself thinks he can run the race at 9.4 seconds. 这位短跑运动员自认为可以用9.4秒跑完比赛。 来自互联网