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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has struck a deal to form a coalition1 government shortly before a deadline expired. Mr. Netanyahu reached an agreement with the far-right Jewish home party, Bayit Yehudi, led by Naftali Bennet, which will guarantee the slimmest possible majority. Kevin Connolly is in Jerusalem.
“Mr. Netanyahu had entered the last day of talks with 53 of the parliamentary seats he needed in the bag out of the 61 required for a majority in Israel's 120-seat Parliament. The party, with the last stake vote he needed, was thus able to drive a hard bargain. Bayit Yehudi which enjoys strong support among settlers on the West Bank, will control the powerful Justice Ministry2.”
Political campaigning for Thursday's general election in Britain has now drawn3 to a close. The Prime Minister, David Cameroon, said the Conservatives will protect recent economic gains. His main rival, Labour's Ed Miliband, promised to protect working families. Here is our U.K. political correspondent, Rob Watson.
“In his final appeal to the voters, David Cameroon said Britain was stronger than it was 5 years ago, but there was more work to do. While Labour's Ed Miliband insisted he was the best man to lead the country. But the rise of the Scottish National Party and that the faction4 of Conservative and Labour voters toward used-to-be-considered fringe parties, such as UKIP and the Greens, means neither Mr. Cameroon nor Mr. Miliband is likely to win outright5, so expects all the sleep-deprived politicians to soon be facing the exhausting challenge of somehow forming a stable government.”
The President of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, says his bid to become President for a third term in June's election will be his last. In an address to the nation, he also promised the immediate6 release of children arrested in bloody7 protests sparked by his controversial decision, which the opposition8 says is unconstitutional. President Nkurunziza added that hundreds of others would also be freed if the protest stopped. His opponents immediately said the demonstrations9 would continue.
The end of the Spanish football season has been thrown into doubt, with the National Federation10 saying it's suspending all competitions from the 16th of this month in a multi-layered dispute with the government. Here is our sports reporter, Alex Capstick.
“The Spanish Federation's move followed the announcement last week of new legislation governing the selling of television rights to broadcast football. Collective bargaining will replace the existing structure whereby clubs negotiate their own TV contracts, which favours more popular teams, like Real Madrid and Barcelona. The top two leagues in Spain support the change, but the influential11 Football Federation and the Players' Union are opposed to certain aspects of the deal. They want further negotiations12 with the government.”
World news from the BBC.
Parliament in Canada has approved a law, giving the security services broad new powers to combat terrorism. It allows Canada's spy agency to expand surveillance at home and abroad and makes it easier for police to detain suspects without charge. The law was introduced in response to an Islamic attack in Canada last year, when a gunman killed a soldier and stormed Parliament before being shot dead.
Yemen has urged the United Nations to authorize13 a swift intervention14 by foreign land forces in order to save the country, specifically in the cities of Aden and Ta'izz. Houthis rebels have been advancing in both areas despite airstrikes against them by a Saudi-led coalition. Yemen's letter to the Security Council could provide legal cover for foreign intervention on the ground. The coalition air campaign began after a similar letter in March, requesting military help from Gulf15 Arab states.
The security forces in Pakistan have prevented a suicide bomb attack on a school football match in the northwest tribal16 region of Kurram. A gun fight broke out when guards stopped two bombers17 from entering the crowded stadium. Both attackers were killed, but at least one managed to detonate his explosives. Two other people died in the gun battle.
The singer and song writer, Errol Brown, who founded the band, Hot Chocolate, has died at his home in the Bahamas. He'd been suffering from liver cancer. For 15 years, Hot Chocolate had more than 30 hit records in over 50 countries, including their most famous, You Sexy Thing, which, Errol Brown said was a love song to his wife of 41 years.
“When you hear the song and you get the joy from the song, and if it brightens your moment. That is special. That's what songs are supposed to do. She's just the only hope.”The late Errol Brown.
以色列总理本杰明·内塔尼亚胡在最后期限之前达成很快组建联合政府的协议，他是与纳夫塔利·班纳特林高下的极右翼犹太家园党达成的协议，该协议将确保最微弱的多数优势。凯文·康诺利在耶路撒冷报道。
“内塔尼亚胡需要在120个议席的议会中获得61个席位才能占多数优势，目前他稳操胜券的有53个席位，目前的对话已经进入最后一天。犹太家园党手里有他所需的最后选票，因为这场讨价还价比较艰难。犹太家园党得到西岸定居者的大力支持，将控制有权力的司法部。”
英国周四大选的竞选活动现已告结束，首相戴维·卡梅伦称保守党将保护最近的经济成就，他的主要对手、工党的埃德·米利班德承诺保护工薪家庭。BBC英国政治记者罗布·沃森报道。
“戴维·卡梅伦向选民发出最后呼吁，称英国比5年前更强大，但还有更多工作需要做。同时，工党的埃德·米利班德坚称自己是领导英国的最佳人选，但苏格兰民族党在崛起，同时保守派和工党的部分选民开始倾向于过去被视为边缘政党的英国独立党和绿党，这意味着无论是卡梅伦还是米利班德都不可能全胜，所以一般预测这些睡眠不足的政客们将很快面临组建稳定政府的费心挑战。”
布隆迪总统皮埃尔·恩库伦齐扎称自己在6月份选举中争取第三任期将是最后一次争取连任，在向全国发表的讲话中，他还承诺立即释放在血腥抗议中被捕的儿童，这些抗议活动是由自己有争议的决定引发的，反对派称该决定违宪。总统恩库伦齐扎称一旦抗议活动停止，将释放另外数百人，他的反对者马上表示游行将继续进行。
西班牙足球赛季的结束引发质疑，足协称因为与政府发生诸多争执，所以将暂停本月16日以后的比赛。体育记者阿历克斯·凯普斯提克报道。
“在此之前，西班牙足协上周宣布了关于足球比赛电视转播权的新法规，集体谈判将取代现有模式，即俱乐部协商自己的电视协议，这些俱乐部偏爱一些受欢迎的球队，比如皇家马德里和巴塞罗那。这两大西班牙球队支持这一改变，但有影响力的足联和球员工会反对协议中的某些规定，他们希望与政府做进一步协商。”
BBC世界新闻。
加拿大议会通过一项法律，将给安全部门更广泛的权力来打击恐怖主义。该法允许加拿大间谍机构扩大对国内外的监控，并使得警察更方便在无指控下逮捕嫌犯。之所以引入该法，是因为去年加拿大遭遇伊斯兰袭击，当时一名歹徒杀死一名士兵并袭击议会，然后被击毙。
也门敦促联合国授权外国地面部队立即进行干预，以拯救本国，尤其是亚丁和塔伊兹这样的城市。尽管沙特为首的联盟在进行空袭，胡塞叛军一直在向两个地区挺进，也门致安理会的信件能为外国进行地面干预提供法律掩护，3月份在波斯湾阿拉伯国家发了类似的信件请求军事援助后，沙特联盟的空袭就开始了。
巴基斯坦安全部队阻止了西北部落地区勒姆地区一场学校足球比赛上的自杀式爆炸袭击，保安拦住两名试图进入拥挤体育馆的爆炸者，于是枪斗就开始了。两名袭击者都被击毙，但至少一个人还是引爆了炸弹，两外两人在枪斗中死亡。
成立乐队热巧克力的歌手兼作曲家埃罗尔·布朗在巴哈马群岛的家中去世，他一直身患肝癌。15年来，热巧克力乐队在50多个国家发布了30多个热门唱片，包括最著名的You Sexy Thing，埃罗尔·布朗称这首情歌是献给妻子的。
“当你听到这首歌，你能听到其中的欢乐，如果它让你心情愉悦，那就是特别的，歌曲就应该如此，她是我唯一的挚爱。”已故歌手埃罗尔·布朗。
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bloody
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opposition
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federation
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negotiations
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gulf
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bombers
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