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Earth may once have had two moons Report This new theory builds on the idea that around four billion years ago the Earth was struck by a Mars-like planet, but instead of the smash producing enough debris for one moon, this paper argues there was enou
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Earth may once have had two moons Vocabulary struck by hit by smash violent collision debris rubble paper scientific essay stuck fixed gravitational tug of war pull in opposite directions by the force of gravity sibling brother or sister slow paced m
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Riots continue in London Report For a second night running some areas of London have seen sporadic rioting, burnt-out cars; smashed windows and looters on what would otherwise be normal shopping streets. Over a hundred people were arrested on Sunday
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Riots continue in London Vocabulary sporadic irregular, happening in different places but not everywhere looters people who steal things from shops and houses during a riot racial tension a negative atmosphere between people of different nationalitie
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Earth-orbit sweeper proposed Report After a half century of successes in space, low-Earth orbit has become a very messy place. More than 17,000 pieces of space junk bigger than a hand's breadth are floating around up there; the largest of them weighs
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Earth-orbit sweeper proposed Vocabulary messy untidy space junk fragments of space travel leftovers that encircle the Earth a hand's breadth the width from thumb to little finger of a hand spread open manned space missions spaceships with astronauts
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Social fightback after English riots Report The prime minister will say the riots are the results of social problems which have festered for decades and which have now exploded in our face. He'll add that in parts of the country there has been a slow
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Social fightback after English riots Vocabulary festered become worse because they have not been dealt with decades tens of years moral collapse dramatic fall in good standards of behaviour agencies government organisations renew start again welfare
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Wallis was not keen on royal wedding Report The popular image is that of a rather cold, scheming woman who wormed her way into the affections of Britain's future king. But previously unseen letters suggest that Wallis Simpson was an insecure woman wh
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Wallis was not keen on royal wedding Vocabulary scheming given to deceiving others wormed her way into seduced insecure lacking self-confidence felt trapped felt unable to avoid or escape fate uncovered revealed to be showered with to receive many to
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Chilean miners' anniversary Report Most people in Chile remember where they were when they heard that the miners had been found alive. It's a day that's etched on the national conscience. The men had been trapped for 17 days. Nothing had been heard f
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Chilean miners' anniversary Vocabulary etched on the national conscience forever remembered by the country given them up for dead believed that they were already dead or that they were alive but could not be rescued and would certainly die the shelte
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Earth may house 8.7 million species Report It's generally accepted that very many species have yet to be discovered, but until now nobody has devised a reliable way to find out just how many. Suggestions for total numbers have ranged from 3 million t
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Earth may house 8.7 million species Vocabulary devised came up with a plan reliable accurate intelligent guesses estimates based on a rational process of thought reckon calculate classification system grouping of organisms following pre-established p
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What's a Jobs worth? Report Steve Jobs leaving the top at Apple, a company he set up with a friend in his parent's garage 35 years ago is being seen as a turning point moment. The world's largest technology company is losing its visionary founder. Bu
