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1. President Bush and German Chancellor Merkel urge the UN to intervene if Iran won't retreat from resuming its nuclear program.
2. If the UN Security Council does confront Iran over its atomic activities, Tehran vows to block inspections of its nuclear sites.
3. Saudi officials raise the death toll from the stampede by hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims during the annual hajj to 363.
4. Ariel Sharon's doctors reportedly concerned that the Israeli prime minister shows no signs of waking up from his induced coma.
5. And in India the Dalai Lama leads tens of thousands of Tibetan Buddhists during one of the most important rituals of their faith.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
lama
lama
A lama is a Buddhist priest or monk in Tibet or Mongolia.
It takes twenty to twenty-five years of study and meditation to qualify as a lama.
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Dalai Lama
n.（名词）
The traditional governmental ruler and highest priest of the Lamaist religion in Tibet and Mongolia.
达赖喇嘛：西藏和蒙古地区的传统政府统治者和喇嘛教的最高神职人员
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