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Depardieu to hand back passport Vocabulary prone to likely to do something (negative) outburst a sudden emotional expression, usually of anger almighty very big or serious come into force start to be (officially) used shabby (here) unacceptable; not
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Depardieu to hand back passport Summary 17 December 2012 The French actor Gerard Depardieu says he's handing back his French passport in protest at the tax increases imposed by Socialist president Francois Hollande. Last week the 63-year-old actor an
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Jacob Zuma reveals HIV status Vocabulary to promote openness to encourage people to be honest and talk freely to eradicate to stop or destroy something negative stigma feeling that something is socially unacceptable epidemic particular disease which
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Jacob Zuma reveals HIV status Summary 26 April 2010 South Africa's president has revealed that he is HIV negative. Jacob Zuma made the announcement at the launch of a new AIDS initiative. Reporter: Andrew Harding Report President Zuma said he was rev
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Tintin book on trial Vocabulary ginger quiff hairstyle, worn usually by men, in which the hair at the front of the head is brushed up. If your hair is ginger, it's red or orange has wowed has impressed, made people think it is very good intrepid very
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Tintin book on trial Summary 28 April 2010 A Congolese man is trying to get a controversial Tintin book banned in the cartoon star's home country of Belgium. He wants the book to carry a warning to alert readers that the book may cause offence. Repor
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Britain's Olympic legacy Vocabulary target aim, goal tally number underperformed did not do as well as expected allowance amount of money given confident sure, full of belief ambitious requiring a lot of effort staged hosted windfall unexpected gain
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Britain's Olympic legacy Summary 21 December 2012 The body which funds elite sport in Britain has announced an increase of 11% across Olympic and Paralympic sports. But some sports which underperformed in London 2012 have been given less money. Repor
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Philippines vote machines fail Vocabulary to cast their votes to make their choices for candidates in an election the polls the process of voting and the counting of votes a glitch a small and sudden problem, especially with technology such as a comp
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Philippines vote machines fail Summary 12 May 2010 Early results from the Philippines' presidential election show that Benigno Aquino, known as Noy Noy, has a big lead. But officials are assessing the impact of problems with the voting machines which
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Jewish disturbances over graves Vocabulary rubbish skips very large containers for waste or things that are no longer wanted or needed Ultra-Orthodox very conservative or strict deployed a water cannon used a device which sends out a powerful stream
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Jewish disturbances over graves Summary 17 May 2010 Members of Jerusalem's conservative Jewish community closed the main road through the city while protesting about very old graves being moved to allow a hospital emergency room to be built. Reporter
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Clever spider Vocabulary debris pieces of trees and other plant life that are on the ground in the rainforest replica exact copy crafty clever genus scientific term for a group of animals with the same characteristics decoys something made to look li
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Clever spider Vocabulary debris pieces of trees and other plant life that are on the ground in the rainforest replica exact copy crafty clever genus scientific term for a group of animals with the same characteristics decoys something made to look li
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Sarah Ferguson 'sorry' for bribe deal Vocabulary camera-shy someone who doesn't want photographers to take photographs of her red-carpet event an occasion when a long, red floor covering is put down for important guests to walk on when they visit som
