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Final results in Egypt's presidential election have confirmed a landslide¹ victory for the former army chief Abdul Fatah al-Sisi.The election commission said Mr.Sisi won 96.9% of the vote, less than half of those eligible² to vote took part.In his first speech as president he said it was time to look ways to develop the country.

I extend my special thanks to presidential candidate Mr.Hamdeen Sabahi who provided a series of opportunity to achieve electoral competition.I said to him and to all Egyptians that I looking forward to continue efforts and determination in the coming stages of nation building.

Voting is drawing to a close in Syria's presidential election which is being held in amid of civil war.There were no polls outside areas controlled by President Bashar al-Assad's forces and the opposition³ denounced the election as farce⁴ but state media said voting had to be extended to several hours for what it called a turnout beyond all expectations. Mr.Assad is expected to win easily.

The BBC has learned that dozens of people have been killed in Nigeria in a series of attacks on villages in remote parts of Borno state.Our Nigeria correspondent Will Ross reports.

People from Attagara village closed to the Cameroonian border say the men dressed in military uniform turned up in cars and called people to a church compound.They thought these were Nigerian soldiers who come to protect them it was only when the men opened fire on the crowd then they realized these were Boko Haram fighters.The member of parliament of the area Peter confirmed the attack to the BBC he said the people have been killed and many houses burned in five other villages in the area meanwhile there have been reports in Nigeria that several generals in the army have been found guilty before a court martial⁵ of assisting Boko Haram.A defense⁶ ministry⁷ spokesman denied that any generals were on trial.

In the meantime the police say they are now allowing peaceful protests hours after banning demonstrations⁸ in support of more than 200 school girls abducted⁹ by Boko Haram 50 days ago.

Saudi Arabia has sharply increased the reported number of deaths from Mers, the Middle East respiratory syndrome¹⁰.Health officials now say that has killed 282 people nearly a hundred more than previously¹¹ acknowledged.Early on Tuesday the deputy health minister was sacked.T reports.

These new cases have been identified as part of a review looking back into how this flu-like virus is spread since it first emerged in the kingdom two years ago,cases have risen from 575 to 688, around third of those infected have died.These emerged after a retrospective study ordered by the new health minister.It's all part of a drive by the kingdom to be more transparent¹².The government has been accused of not doing enough to contain Mers.Cases have been identified in 17 other countries.

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The Ukrainian army says it has started blocking the border with Russia in the separatist controlled Lukansk region.Reports from the area on the social media speak of heavy gunfire.Earlier fighting in north of Donetsk has subsided¹³ according to the Ukrainian presidential website.It says militants¹⁴ have been cleared from the towns of Slaviansk and Kramatorsk.

The Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has welcomed President Obama's plans to strengthen the US military presence in eastern Europe in response to events in Ukraine.Earlier President Obama announced a billion dollar program which if approved by Congress would increase troop numbers and military exercises in eastern Europe.Mr.Rasmussen said the Russian actions in Ukraine had dramatically changed the security situation in Europe.

This is a timely and an important contribution that reinforces the steps Nato has already taken.It is a clear sign of America's commitment to Europe and it's a clear sign of the strength of the trans-Atlantic bond.

Tensions are high in the Pakistani city of Karachi following the arrest in London of Altaf Hussain, one of the Pakistan's most powerful politicians.His MQM party has appealed for calm in Karachi, the party's power base.Thousands of MQM supporters are staging a sit-in on one of the city's main fairs.Mr.Hussain who was arrested on suspicion of money laundering¹⁵.He is now in police costudy in a London hospital.

Mexico has published new guidelines that will double prison sentences for kidnapping. The minimum prison term has risen from 20 to 40 years and the maximum from 50 to 140 years for those who kill their victims. The number of kidnapping reported to the police has risen dramatically in recent years, but the government estimates the number of kidnapping reported to the police could be fewer than 2% of the total.

1 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

2 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

3 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。

4 farce   

n.闹剧，笑剧，滑稽戏；胡闹

参考例句：

• They played a shameful role in this farce.他们在这场闹剧中扮演了可耻的角色。
• The audience roared at the farce.闹剧使观众哄堂大笑。

5 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

6 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。

7 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

8 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

9 abducted   

劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展

参考例句：

• Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
• The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

10 syndrome   

n.综合病症；并存特性

参考例句：

• The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. 该研究所表示,引起这种综合症的是一种尚未确认的病毒。
• Results indicated that 11 fetuses had Down syndrome. 结果表明有11个胎儿患有唐氏综合征。

11 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

12 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

13 subsided   

v.（土地）下陷（因在地下采矿）( subside的过去式和过去分词 )；减弱；下降至较低或正常水平；一下子坐在椅子等上

参考例句：

• After the heavy rains part of the road subsided. 大雨过后，部分公路塌陷了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• By evening the storm had subsided and all was quiet again. 傍晚， 暴风雨已经过去，四周开始沉寂下来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

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 laundering   

n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）

参考例句：

• Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》