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Banks get ready for Greek failure to pay debt Vocabulary default failure to pay back debts to go bust to go bankrupt, to have no money to pay debts bonds certificates of debt issued by a government or corporation worthless of no value at risk exposed
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US$130,000 left in toilet for quake victims 30 September 2011 A mysterious donor has left more than US$130,000 in a toilet in a Japanese city hall. Written instructions said the money should be used to help victims of March's earthquake and tsunami.
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US$130,000 left in toilet for quake victims Vocabulary the commuter sprawl the large and growing suburbs of a city from which people travel to work wrapped up folded and arranged neatly bundles of notes an amount of paper money tied up together in bl
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Denmarks fat tax 3 October 2011 Denmark has become the first country in the world to introduce a tax on foods seen as being harmful to health. There will be an extra charge on items that contain more than 2.3% of a particular type of fat. Reporter: T
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Denmarks fat tax Vocabulary pastries baked foods, usually sweet, made from batter or dough that contains butter and sugar a levy a tax saturated fat substance found in certain foods that is thought to contribute to heart disease reduce consumption lo
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Jobs mourned in China 7 October 2011 In China fans of Apple have been reacting to the death of the company's co-founder Steve Jobs. Reporter: Martin Patience Steve Jobs report: At Beijing's flagship Apple Store they switched off the company's famous
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Jobs mourned in China Vocabulary flagship most important a tribute something that is done to show respect and admiration for someone, particularly someone who has died visionary an original thinker with intelligence and imagination to pay tribute to
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Milan bans cars to reduce pollution 10 October 2011 Italy's business capital, Milan, banned all traffic from its streets for 10 hours on Sunday in an attempt to reduce pollution. The city is particularly vulnerable to pollution. Reporter: Mark Duff V
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Milan bans cars to reduce pollution Vocabulary murky haze air difficult to see through due to smoke pollution hotspots areas where the air has its highest concentration of harmful substances acute severe, serious seasonal average usual temperatures f
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Secrets of the plague 14 October 2011 The genetic code of the germ that caused the Black Death has been reconstructed by scientists for the first time. The Black Death, also known as the plague, killed millions of people in Europe in the 14th Century
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Secrets of the plague Vocabulary rarely encountered not often met or come into contact with devastating destructive and harmful sparked caused to start fleas tiny jumping insects which feed on the blood of animals and humans fragments small, incomple
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Britain to ask UN for Olympic Truce 17 October 2011 As the host of the next Olympics, Britain will introduce in the United Nations a resolution calling for warring parties around the world to observe a truce during the Games. That's an ancient tradit
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Britain to ask UN for Olympic Truce Vocabulary safe passage permission to cross war zones free from harm revived brought back limited impact small influence recall remember erupted started nevertheless in spite of what has been said to co-sponsor to
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Black Widow won't work for freedom 21 October 2011 A few hours of work seems a small price to pay for a taste of liberty. But one of Italy's most infamous inmates, known as the Black Widow, has rejected an offer of work in exchange for limited freedo
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Black Widow won't work for freedom Vocabulary she'd rather she would prefer dubbed given a name, usually by the media day release scheme that allows her to leave prison during daytime having none of it not accepting any of the terms offered intend pl
