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Are Indian train fares fair? 15 March 2012 For the first time in almost a decade, India will increase train ticket prices, as part of a bid to modernise its ageing rail network. The government will invest billions of dollars to improve safety and upd
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Towering fees for Big Ben Summary 16 March 2012 An argument has broken out in the UK over plans to make visitors pay to tour Big Ben. The House of Commons authorities say it's necessary to cover costs. But some members of the Parliament are describin
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Australia immigration abuse Vocabulary asylum seekers people looking for shelter from danger in their home country valid proper, correct refugee status official category that says someone has been forced to leave their country immigration officer off
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Australia immigration abuse Summary 19 March 2012 A former immigration officer in Australia has claimed that thousands of Chinese people have tried to enter the country with false documents. It's claimed that they have been supported by corrupt offic
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A war of words Vocabulary abandoned gave up on farce comedy stifled suppressed inflicting pain causing harm in a similar vein likewise, along the same lines declined refused immeasurable huge doubted did not believe warming to his subject becoming mo
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A war of words Summary 20 March 2012 At a recent conference, Salman Rushdie attacked the former Pakistan cricket captain and politician, Imran Khan, whose political fortunes seem to have been turning in recent months. Mr Khan had been invited to the
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Russian football racism row Summary 23 March 2012 A race row has broken out in Russian football after a banana was thrown at Congolese player Christopher Samba. It happened at the end of a game between Locomotive Moscow and Anzhi Makhachkala. Both cl
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Are electric cars gaining ground? Vocabulary exporter dealer who sells something abroad fossil fuels material taken from the ground and converted to energy drives powers energy generated power solar power energy from the sun's rays switched on starte
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Are electric cars gaining ground? Summary 26 March 2012 Australia's first electric car charging station has opened in the city of Melbourne. It takes about five hours to charge each vehicle, but costs a fraction of the price of petrol. Those behind t
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US healthcare on a knife edge Vocabulary contentious controversial aspects parts, features in the teeth of vociferous opposition despite very loud and outspoken criticism sharply divided split into groups that disagree strongly provision clause in a
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US healthcare on a knife edge Summary 27 March 2012 President Barack Obama's healthcare reforms reaches the Supreme Court this week, as the nine most senior judges in the land hear three days of argument over whether or not the reforms are constituti
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New face, new future Vocabulary recluse person who lives alone and avoids other people injuries physical harm or damage surgeons doctors who do medical operations jaw lower part of his face performed did, carried out transplant operation where parts
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New face, new future Summary 29 March 2012 A thirty-seven year old American man injured in a 1997 gun incident has successfully undergone what doctors say is the most extensive face transplant ever performed. The operation took place at the Universit
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Living on another planet Vocabulary potentially habitable planets planets that might be able to support life commonplace common or frequent spotted seen red dwarfs a small star that has a low temperature peered at looked at super-Earth planet with a
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Living on another planet Summary 30 March 2012 Scientists in Chile say a new study suggests there are billions of planets in our galaxy with conditions which could be capable of supporting life. Astronomers are working with technology known as High A
