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The former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is in intensive care in hospital in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh after suffering heart problems, according to Egyptian media reports. Mr Mubarak's health is said to have deteriorated¹ after meeting officials investigating allegations of corruption² and the killing³ of protesters in Egypt's popular uprising. Yolande Knell⁴ reports.

Egyptian state television quotes medical sources saying that Mr Mubarak, who's 82, refused to eat or drink after being summoned by the public prosecutor⁵ two days ago. It's reported that he was meeting state investigators⁶ for the first time when he fell ill with heart problems. The manager of the Sharm el-Sheikh International Hospital, where he's being treated, says the former president's condition is now almost stable. Extra security is in place at the hospital.

In Cairo, Egyptian soldiers and police have moved into Tahrir Square to end a sit-in by protesters demanding civilian⁷ rule.

The French and British governments have complained that fellow members of the Nato alliance are not doing enough to support military operations in Libya. The French Defence Minister Gerard Longuet said France and Britain were bearing the bulk of the burden of enforcing the no-fly zone in Libyan air space. Jonathan Beale has more.

Ever since it took control of the military operation from the United States, Nato has been anxious to present a united front. Publicly, it insists that there's been no let-up in the campaign, but behind the scenes, there appears to be growing tension within the alliance that some Nato members are not doing enough. No country has been singled out for criticism, but it's believed that frustration⁸ in both Paris and London is focused on those nations including Italy and Spain that have been reluctant to provide warplanes to conduct bombing missions.

The International Monetary⁹ Fund has warned rich countries to tackle their government debt immediately or risk the possibility of financial collapse¹⁰. Andrew Walker reports.

Government debt in the rich countries is climbing, and the IMF report says the average this year for those nations is likely to go to over 100% of annual national income for the first time since the aftermath of the Second World War. The IMF says steady annual progress is needed starting now in reducing borrowing needs. Some countries have started, but the report notes that in the United States, the effort has been put on hold. There's a warning, although it's not explicitly¹¹ directed to the US, that markets can react abruptly¹² to deteriorating¹³ government finances.

Russia has been celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first human space flight when the Soviet¹⁴ cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin completed a single orbit of Earth. The Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said the flight had opened a new era in human history and promised that his country would continue to prioritise investment in space exploration. Yuri Gagarin died in a plane crash in 1968.

This is the World News from the BBC.

A relative of one of the victims of the Air France plane which crashed over the Atlantic two years ago says the tail section of the jet has been found. Investigators have been searching for the rear section as it could contain the flight data recorders. More than 200 people on board the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris died.

Contrary to earlier reports, the United Nations says the former President of Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo is still being held in the country's main city Abidjan. Earlier, a UN spokesman said Mr Gbagbo, who was arrested on Monday, had been taken out of the city. Mr Gbagbo's spokesman says generals who had been fighting on his behalf have now sworn allegiance to the internationally recognised President Alassane Ouattara. From Abidjan, Mark Doyle.

Unusual scenes were playing out today at a once luxury hotel overlooking Abidjan lagoon¹⁵. The president of Ivory Coast is staying in a hotel suite¹⁶. Downstairs in a conference room, the top military brass¹⁷ of the country are jostling for positions in a new army. President Ouattara has to walk a political and military tightrope¹⁸. On the one hand, he has to reward the men who were once called rebels, who helped him come to power. On the other hand, he can't sack or imprison¹⁹ all those who fought against him or he risks alienating²⁰ too many men with guns.

The European Union has imposed sanctions on more than 30 Iranian officials accused of being involved in human rights abuses. The British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Iran had imprisoned²¹ more activists²² and journalists than any other country. The new steps include travel restrictions²³ and freezing assets.

Officials in Mexico say they've discovered another 32 bodies in mass graves in the northern state of Tamaulipas, bringing the total found this past week to 116. Forensic²⁴ experts said the number could rise even further as they continued to excavate²⁵ the area. Sixteen people have been detained in connection with the killings²⁶.

1 deteriorated   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards. 她的健康状况急剧恶化，不久便去世了。
• His condition steadily deteriorated. 他的病情恶化，日甚一日。

2 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

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 knell   

n.丧钟声；v.敲丧钟

参考例句：

• That is the death knell of the British Empire.这是不列颠帝国的丧钟。
• At first he thought it was a death knell.起初，他以为是死亡的丧钟敲响了。

5 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

6 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

8 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。

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 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。

11 explicitly   

ad.明确地，显然地

参考例句：

• The plan does not explicitly endorse the private ownership of land. 该计划没有明确地支持土地私有制。
• SARA amended section 113 to provide explicitly for a right to contribution. 《最高基金修正与再授权法案》修正了第123条，清楚地规定了分配权。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

12 abruptly   

adv.突然地，出其不意地

参考例句：

• He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
• I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。

13 deteriorating   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟。
• I was well aware of the bad morale and the deteriorating factories. 我很清楚，大家情绪低落，各个工厂越搞越坏。

14 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

15 lagoon   

n.泻湖，咸水湖

参考例句：

• The lagoon was pullulated with tropical fish.那个咸水湖聚满了热带鱼。
• This area isolates a restricted lagoon environment.将这一地区隔离起来使形成一个封闭的泻湖环境。

16 suite   

n.一套(家具)；套房；随从人员

参考例句：

• She has a suite of rooms in the hotel.她在那家旅馆有一套房间。
• That is a nice suite of furniture.那套家具很不错。

17 brass   

n.黄铜；黄铜器，铜管乐器

参考例句：

• Many of the workers play in the factory's brass band.许多工人都在工厂铜管乐队中演奏。
• Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。

18 tightrope   

n.绷紧的绳索或钢丝

参考例句：

• The audience held their breath as the acrobat walked along the tightrope.杂技演员走钢丝时，观众都屏住了呼吸。
• The tightrope walker kept her balance by holding up an umbrella.走钢丝的演员举着一把伞，保持身体的均衡。

19 imprison   

vt.监禁，关押，限制，束缚

参考例句：

• The effect of this one is going to imprison you for life.而这件事的影响力则会让你被终身监禁。
• Dutch colonial authorities imprisoned him for his part in the independence movement.荷兰殖民当局因他参加独立运动而把他关押了起来。

20 alienating   

v.使疏远( alienate的现在分词 )；使不友好；转让；让渡（财产等）

参考例句：

• The phenomena of alienation are widespread. Sports are also alienating. 异化现象普遍存在，体育运动也不例外。 来自互联网
• How can you appeal to them without alienating the mainstream crowd? 你是怎么在不疏忽主流玩家的情况下吸引住他们呢？ 来自互联网

21 imprisoned   

下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。
• They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。

22 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

23 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

24 forensic   

adj.法庭的，雄辩的

参考例句：

• The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。
• The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后，法官于10时30分宣布休庭。

25 excavate   

vt.挖掘，挖出

参考例句：

• They plan to excavate a large hole.他们计划挖个大洞。
• A new Danish expedition is again excavating the site in annual summer digs.一支新的丹麦探险队又在那个遗址上进行一年一度的夏季挖掘。

26 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。