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Hi there, I'm Sonali from the BBC World News for Schools. It's Monday the 11th of July. 

Coming up: 

The shuttle docks¹ at the International Space Station for the last time. 

Lie detector² tests for South Korean footballers. 

And the Beckhams have a baby girl! 

First to Kenya, where the United Nations is trying to convince the government to allow a second big camp to be built for drought victims, who are fleeing from neighbouring Somalia. So far, the Kenyan government has refused to open a new refugee³ camp because they're worried that thousands of Somalis would end up staying in the country permanently⁴. The existing camp is too full and people are still pouring in. Andrew Wander is from the kid's charity Save the Children... 

CLIP⁵: "Extremely serious situation. We are seeing 1,500 people arriving here every day. This was a camp designed for 90-thousand people, there's now 370-thousand people living here, and that number is growing all the time. The people that are arriving are absolutely desperate. 

Next, the last ever space shuttle has arrived on the International Space Station... 

CLIP: "Atlantis arriving, welcome to the International Space Station for the last time." " It's great to be here station, we'll see you shortly." 

Atlantis did a back-flip before pulling up, so it could be checked for damage. Those already on board the station seemed pretty happy to see the new arrivals - not surprising considering they'd brought more than a year's worth of food with them! The shuttle will stay up there for around a week, before heading back to earth for the final time. 

And for today's question we want to know what year Atlantis had its first flight? 

Now to South Korea, where the football league is introducing lie detector tests for players. It's all part of an effort to stamp out cheating in the sport. At the moment forty six players in the league are facing charges over accusations⁶ of match fixing. Bosses hope that by putting players who are suspected of cheating to the test, they'll be able to tackle⁷ foul⁸ play in the game. 

Some F1 news now and Fernando Alonso was the winner at yesterday's British Grand Prix, finishing ahead of Red Bull⁹ duo Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. But things went horribly wrong for Brit star Jenson Button... 

CLIP: "There's a problem. Button stopped as he comes out of the pit, and he's pulled over to side of the road, and his car's in neutral...Jenson Button's out of the race, and I wonder did the wheel not go in?. 

He'd been told to drive away from the pit stop before one of his front wheels had been properly attached. It all put a very abrupt¹⁰ end to his British Grand Prix! 

And finally, there's a new addition to the Beckham family - a baby girl. David and Victoria have named their fourth child Harper Seven. She joins brothers Brooklyn, Romeo, and Cruz who are said to be "delighted to have a sister". 

OK, that's all from the World News for Schools team. We're back tomorrow.

1 docks   

n.港区

参考例句：

• He was born in squalor next to London's docks. 他出生在伦敦码头附近肮脏的地区。
• The enemy raided the docks. 敌人突然袭击了码头。

2 detector   

n.发觉者，探测器

参考例句：

• The detector is housed in a streamlined cylindrical container.探测器安装在流线型圆柱形容器内。
• Please walk through the metal detector.请走过金属检测器。

3 refugee   

n.难民，流亡者

参考例句：

• The refugee was condemned to a life of wandering.这个难民注定要过流浪的生活。
• The refugee is suffering for want of food and medical supplies.难民苦于缺少食物和医药用品。

4 permanently   

adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地

参考例句：

• The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。

5 clip   

n.夹子，别针，弹夹，片断；vt.夹住，修剪

参考例句：

• May I clip out the report on my performance?我能把报道我的文章剪下来吗？
• She fastened the papers together with a paper clip.她用曲别针把文件别在一起。

6 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

7 tackle   

n.工具，复滑车，扭倒；v.处理，抓住

参考例句：

• Don't forget to bring your sports tackle with you tomorrow.别忘了明天带上你的体育用具。
• We have gained sufficient experience to tackle this problem.我们已经有了足够的经验来处理这个问题。

8 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！

9 bull   

n.公牛，买进证券投机图利者，看涨的人

参考例句：

• It's only a hair off a bull's back to them.这对他们来说，不过九牛一毛。
• Many dogs closed around the bull.很多狗渐渐地把那只牛围了起来。

10 abrupt   

adj.突然的，意外的；唐突的，鲁莽的

参考例句：

• The river takes an abrupt bend to the west.这河突然向西转弯。
• His abrupt reply hurt our feelings.他粗鲁的回答伤了我们的感情。