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Mountaintop blasted to build huge telescope Vocabulary revolutionise completely change (how something is done or how people think) astronomy the scientific study of the universe and of stars, planets, and other objects in the universe clearing the wa
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Mountaintop blasted to build huge telescope Summary 20 June 2014 Astronomers have blown the top off a mountain in Chile. The explosion has created a flat area of land upon which the world's biggest telescope - called the European-Extremely Large Tele
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British jihadists worry authorities Vocabulary belatedly later than expected sectarian conflict violence which happens as a result of disagreement between different religious or cultural groups bracing themselves preparing themselves to face a diffic
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British jihadists worry authorities Summary 23 June 2014 The British authorities are concerned about young British men returning from Syria and Iraq after engaging in the fight for the creation of an Islamic state. The former MI6 director Richard Bar
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Cheap solar energy Vocabulary toxic poisonous; able to cause illness or death compound a chemical that contains two or more elements ensuing happening as a result of competitive (of goods or services) as cheap or cheaper than fossil fuel source of en
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Cheap solar energy Summary 27 June 2014 A new way of producing solar cells could make energy from the Sun cheaper than coal, gas and oil. The research by a team at Liverpool University has been published in the journal Nature. Reporter: Pallab Ghosh
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France to train Russian sailors Vocabulary sorely extremely, very much undermines makes (someone or something) less confident or effective to take a tougher line to deal with someone or something in a stricter or firmer way unrest fighting or violent
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France to train Russian sailors Summary 30 June 2014 Four hundred Russian sailors have arrived in France to train on two warships that the French government is selling to the Russian navy. President Francois Hollande has refused to cancel the sale of
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Cocaine in supermarket bananas Vocabulary browsing (here) walking through a shop looking at things parcelled divided and put into parcels (= objects wrapped in paper or plastic) pallet flat, wooden structure for moving or storing heavy things shipmen
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Cocaine in supermarket bananas Summary 4 July 2014 In Portugal, around 200 bags of cocaine have been found in boxes of bananas on sale in supermarkets around the country. Police say they're hoping that the discovery will help them find those involved
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Illegal trade in elephants threatens their survival Vocabulary soared quickly increased by a large amount tame train to be calm near humans; train not to be wild to break their spirits (here) to weaken and control them cracked down started dealing wi
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Illegal trade in elephants threatens their survival Summary 7 July 2014 A new report says that wild Asian elephants are being held in horrific conditions in Myanmar, also known as Burma, as smugglers try to resume a money-making trade to the tourist
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Egyptian statue sells for nearly ￡16m Vocabulary scroll roll of paper, especially one with ancient writing on it extension extra part added to a building jeopardise to risk damaging something important accredited officially authorised or recognised
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Egyptian statue sells for nearly ￡16m Summary 11 July 2014 An Egyptian statue held in a museum in Britain has been sold for ￡15.76m at Christie's of London, despite protests by the Egyptian government and the Arts Council in England. Northampton
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Germany wins the World Cup Vocabulary triumph great success culmination final result after a long process sustained continuous; lasting for a long time consistent always behaving in the same way distillation (here) combination of the best parts spora
