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1. London edges out rival Paris to win the 2012 Olympics, bringing the games back to Britain's capital for the first time since 1948.
2. In Scotland, world leaders arrive for the G8 summit on their agenda over the next few days relieving African poverty and climate change.
3. Thousands of protestors marched to the summit site after acrimony caused by a decision-later reversed-to ban the demonstration.
4. In an online statement, kidnappers threaten to kill Egypt's top diplomat in Iraq, saying his country has allied with Jews and Christians.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1.edge out:If someone edges out someone else, they just manage to beat them or get in front of them in a game, race, or contest.
2.agenda:n.a list of problems or subjects that a government, organization etc is planning to deal with.
3.acrimony:n.feelings of anger between people who disagree strongly and do not like each other.
eg.There has been acrimony between the two men ever since.
4.reverse:v.to change something, such as a decision, judgment, or process so that it is the opposite of what it was before. |