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Protecting shipwrecks 4 November 2011 Ten years ago UNESCO established a policy to protect shipwrecks over 100 years old. The difficult question of how and if to protect more modern wrecks, particularly those in which people died, still exists. Repor
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Ai Weiwei's tax bill Vocabulary bank transfers a method of moving money from one bank account to another postal orders official documents with an amount of money printed on them which can be exchanged at a post office for real money paper planes toy
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Ai Weiwei's tax bill 7 November 2011 Thousands of people have donated money to Chinese artist Ai Weiwei to help him pay a tax bill of $2.4 million. Many, including the artist himself, believe he's been served with the bill because of his outspoken cr
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SEA Games begin with corruption claims Vocabulary On the surface If you take a quick look graft the dishonest use of political power and influence in order to get money marred spoiled awarding contracts deciding which companies will be given a partic
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SEA Games begin with corruption claims The 26th South East Asian Games begin in the Indonesian city of Palembang today. Preparations for the Games have seen many allegations of corruption. Reporter Karishma Vaswani SEA Games torch relay in Jakarta Th
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Obama criticises China over currency Vocabulary behind closed doors in private upsetting displeasing trading partners countries that buy and sell goods with each other undervalued been kept at a lower rate in relation to major currencies counterpart
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Obama criticises China over currency The US President Barack Obama has criticised China for not allowing its currency, the yuan, to rise in value. The comment was made at the end of the APEC Asia-Pacific regional summit in Hawaii. The issue has been
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New evidence of water on Jupiter's moon Scientists studying the solar system say they have found the best evidence of water out there. It is just beneath the ground on Jupiter's moon, Europa, and it could represent a potential habitat for living orga
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New evidence of water on Jupiter's moon Vocabulary icy surfaces ground covered in ice evidence information that could confirm a theory thick crust deep external cover analysed studied findings conclusions terrains areas plumes (of water) vertical flo
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Vocabulary in the making being prepared appetite desire (to bring) to justice to arrest (the Khmer Rouge leaders) for crimes committed and put them on trial in a court of law amnesties official pardons, particularly for crimes committed wrangling arg
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Khmer Rouge trial Summary 21 November 2011 The trial of the three most senior surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge has begun in Cambodia. A UN-backed tribunal has charged Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary and Khieu Samphan with crimes against humanity and genocid
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Egypt holds first elections post-Mubarak Vocabulary a gamble a risky decision taken in the hope of a favourable outcome anxious days worried and tense days in hails of buckshot under heavy gunfire tear gas gas that irritates the eyes and causes it to
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Egypt holds first elections post-Mubarak Summary 28 November 2011 Queues have formed at many polling stations as Egyptians vote in the first elections since President Hosni Mubarak was deposed in February. Egypt's military government insisted on hold
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Superman comic's record price Vocabulary newsstands structures in the street from which you can buy newspapers and magazines The cover design the image that was on the front of the comic the oppressed the people who are treated in an unfair and cruel
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Superman comic's record price 2 December 2011 An original edition of the first comic book to feature the character Superman has sold for a world record price of $2.1 million. Reporter Steve Kingstone Action Comics first edition Report When it appeare
