澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-10-01

 Leading the news.

Russia has carried out airstrikes in Syria overnight. Russia claimed the strikes were against Islamic state targets, but the jets reportedly bomb targets in provinces held by groups support the Syrian President. Speaking in Moscow, Mr.Putin said it was necessary to fight terrorists in Syria or they would come to Russia.

The National Broadband Network has launched the first of two satellites to divide high-speed internet to remote parts of Australia. The rocket carrying half-a-billion-dollars worth of equipment blasted off this morning from the Guiana Space center in South America.

Unions and business groups say they don't want the Prime Minister's economic reform meeting today to be yet another talkfest. Malcolm Turnbull has convened¹ a summit in Canberra with business, union and community leaders to discuss policies to grow the economy. The Chamber² of Commerce and Industry wants to discuss the GST, youth joblessness and superannuation, while unions want to ensure the entitlements preserved under any changes.

And Victorian police will test human remains³ found near Bendigo to see if they link to 33-year-old Simone Quinlan who disappeared in August. Three men have been charged with her murder.

And finally two prisoners are on run this morning after separate escapes in New South Wales. Police are still searching for 33-year-old Al Hussein Chahine who escaped from Sydney's Downing Center Court yesterday afternoon. Hunts are also underway for 25-year-old Beau Wiles⁴ who fled a minimum security area of Goulburn jail yesterday morning.

1 convened   

召开( convene的过去式 )； 召集； （为正式会议而）聚集； 集合

参考例句：

• The chairman convened the committee to put the issue to a vote. 主席召集委员们开会对这个问题进行表决。
• The governor convened his troops to put down the revolt. 总督召集他的部队去镇压叛乱。

2 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 wiles   

n.（旨在欺骗或吸引人的）诡计，花招；欺骗，欺诈( wile的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• All her wiles were to persuade them to buy the goods. 她花言巧语想打动他们买这些货物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The woman used all her wiles to tempt him into following her. 那女人用尽了自己的诱骗本领勾引着他尾随而去。 来自《用法词典》