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President Putin has signed an order recognizing Crimea as an independent and sovereign statewith immediate¹ effect, it comes shortly after the Untied² States and the European Unionimposed targeted sanctions on key Russian and Ukrainian officials connected with Moscow'sintervention in Crimea. Mr. Putin is to address both Houses of the Parliament and the nationon Tuesday. Artyom Liss is the head of the BBC Russian service.

“The authority exists to apply sanctions to a variety of individuals and entities³, we are notgoing to rule out individuals or rule out actions except to say that there will be costs imposedon Russia. Additional costs imposed on Russia if Russia does not change direction here when itcomes to how it's handling the situation in Ukraine.”

President Obama said he wanted to make it clear there would be consequences for provokingthe secession and said further sanctions could again be announced. But he stressed there wasstill a path to solve the crisis diplomatically. White House spokesman Jay Carney when asked byjournalists whether sanctions could be imposed on Mr. Putin, gave this response.

“The authority exists to apply sanctions to a variety of individuals and entities, we are notgoing to rule out individuals or rule out actions except to say that there will be costs imposedon Russia. Additional costs imposed on Russia if Russia does not change direction here when itcomes to how it's handling the situation in Ukraine.”

Among those already targeted are senior Crimean officials, and deputy Russian primeminister, members of the parliament and commands of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Russia'sWestern and Southern military district, units of which are deployed⁴ in Crimea. The EU'sForeign Policy chief Catherine Ashton said those singled-out for travel and asset bans wereresponsible for threatening Ukraine's territory integrity and independence. The Russiandeputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said US measures reflected it designed to impose itsown unilateral unbalanced approach.

Scientists in the United States say they've detected the tiny and faint echos of the massiveexplosion known as the Big Bang. That brought the universe, galaxies⁵ and stars intoexistence almost instantaneously nearly 14 billion years ago. If the findings which Albert Einsteinpredicted are verified, it could rank as one of the greatest scientific discoveries ever.

The central Asian countries of Kazakstan and Kyrgyzstan have said no unspecified aircraft intotheir air space on March 9th, the day that a Malaysian airlines palne disappeared with 239 peopleon board. The two countries are the northern end of one of the two possible routes taken bythe missing aircraft after it deviated⁶ from its flight plan between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing.

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Police in the Kenyan coastal⁷ city of Mombasa say they've arrested two people who were drivingaround with two improvised⁸ bombs hidden inside a car. The policy said the suspects, oneKenyan and the other of Somali origin were preparing an attack on an unspecified target.Richard Hamilton has more details.

The arrest reportedly came following a tip-off, local media says security has been increased inthe city after the incident. However, Kenya is already on a heightened state of alert followingthe siege of the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi last September in which at least 67 peoplewere killed at the hands of the Somali Ismalist group al-Shabab. In February, more than 100people appeared in court in Mombasa, accused of being members of al-Shabab after a raid on amosque.

A clump⁹ of moss¹⁰ frozen solid beneath the Antarctic ice for more than 1,500 years has beenbrought back to life by British scientists. The Lazarus-like revival¹¹ of the moss shows for the firsttime that some plant life has the ability to survive millennial-scale exposure to extremeclimatic conditions like Ice Ages.

The fashion designer and girlfriend of the rolling stone singer Mick Jagger has been found deadat her apartment in New York. L'Wren Scott, a 49-year-old formal model was found hanged. Aspokesman for Mick Jagger who's on tour in Australia said the singer was completely shockedand devastated¹² by the news. David Willis reports.

L'Wren Scott's body was discovered by her assistant at her 8-floor apartment in Manhattan.Policy say there was no evidence of foul¹³ play, but it will ultimately be up to the medicalexaminer to determine the cause of her death. 6-foot-3-inch's tall, L'Wren Scott was first amodel and then a fashion designer, she met Mick Jager in 2001, a couple of years after hismarriage to the Texan model Jerry Hall was annulled¹⁴.

1 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

2 untied   

松开，解开( untie的过去式和过去分词 )； 解除，使自由； 解决

参考例句：

• Once untied, we common people are able to conquer nature, too. 只要团结起来，我们老百姓也能移山倒海。
• He untied the ropes. 他解开了绳子。

3 entities   

实体对像； 实体，独立存在体，实际存在物( entity的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Our newspaper and our printing business form separate corporate entities. 我们的报纸和印刷业形成相对独立的企业实体。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities. 北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

4 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

5 galaxies   

星系( galaxy的名词复数 )； 银河系； 一群（杰出或著名的人物）

参考例句：

• Quasars are the highly energetic cores of distant galaxies. 类星体是遥远星系的极为活跃的核心体。
• We still don't know how many galaxies there are in the universe. 我们还不知道宇宙中有多少个星系。

6 deviated   

v.偏离，越轨( deviate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• On this occasion the plane deviated from its usual flight path. 这一次那架飞机偏离了正常的航线。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His statements sometimes deviated from the truth. 他的陈述有时偏离事实。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

8 improvised   

a.即席而作的,即兴的

参考例句：

• He improvised a song about the football team's victory. 他即席创作了一首足球队胜利之歌。
• We improvised a tent out of two blankets and some long poles. 我们用两条毛毯和几根长竿搭成一个临时帐蓬。

9 clump   

n.树丛，草丛；vi.用沉重的脚步行走

参考例句：

• A stream meandered gently through a clump of trees.一条小溪从树丛中蜿蜒穿过。
• It was as if he had hacked with his thick boots at a clump of bluebells.仿佛他用自己的厚靴子无情地践踏了一丛野风信子。

10 moss   

n.苔，藓，地衣

参考例句：

• Moss grows on a rock.苔藓生在石头上。
• He was found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss.有人看见他枕着树叶和苔藓睡着了。

11 revival   

n.复兴，复苏，（精力、活力等的）重振

参考例句：

• The period saw a great revival in the wine trade.这一时期葡萄酒业出现了很大的复苏。
• He claimed the housing market was showing signs of a revival.他指出房地产市场正出现复苏的迹象。

12 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

13 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

14 annulled   

v.宣告无效( annul的过去式和过去分词 )；取消；使消失；抹去

参考例句：

• Their marriage was annulled after just six months. 他们的婚姻仅过半年就宣告取消。
• Many laws made by the former regime have been annulled. 前政权制定的许多法律被宣布无效。 来自《简明英汉词典》