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The EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says the 10 billion dollars pledged at a London conference to help victims of the Syrian conflict is no real answer to Syria's troubles. Without a political solution, she said the donors¹ would have to come back to make more pledges. Money alone would not make it, you know that better than me. If you have the money, you have the monetary² aid, you do not have access, and you do not have political horizon, we will meet here again next year with more money and no solution. But other leaders have welcomed the promised funds. The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said never before have the international community raised so much money on a single day for a single crisis.

A Saudi Arabian military spokesman has said his country is ready to provide troops to fight against Islamic State group in Syria if the US led coalition³ decides on a ground offensive. Saudi Arabia has taken part in air strikes against IS since September 2014. But Brigadier General Ahmed Alasiri said it was necessary to put soldiers on the ground to defeat the militants⁴.

Mexican prosecutors⁵ have issued an order for the actress Kate del Castillo to testify as a witness over her links with the imprisoned⁶ drug barren Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. The Mexican actress set up a meeting in October between the Hollywood star Sean Penn and Guzman who was on the run at the time. Kitty Watson reports. After failing to voluntarily attend an interview to consulate⁷ over her dealings with El Chapo, Mexico's Attorney General's office has now said it issued orders to find out where Kate del Castillo is, and make sure the Mexican actress answers questions once and for all. It's not an arrest warrant, only judges can issue those, but is concerted efforts to find out more about her relationship with Mexico's most notorious criminal.

A 24-hour general strike has been taking place in Greece in protest of proposed pension reforms. Thousands of people join marches in the cities of Athens and Thessaloniki. Riot police fired tear gas in response to petrol bombs from the crowds. It's the third general strike as in many months involving professions such as farmers,taxi drivers, and doctors.

The UN says it has identified seven new cases of alleged⁹ sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic. The incidents were reported in the town of Bambari, at least five of them involve children. The UN spokesman Farhan Haq says 120 peace keepers who had served in the town would be sent home once investigation¹⁰ was over. Due to the grand of these allegations, and given the information collected through initial fact finding, the United Nations has decided¹¹ to take immediate¹² measures including the repatriation¹³ of the 120 soldiers from the Republic of Congo who are deployed¹⁴ to Bambari from September 17 to December 14, 2015. BBC news.

President Obama has announced the creation of a new plan to support a peace agreement in Colombia which the government and FARC rebels are expected to sign next month. Mr. Obama said he had asked Congress to approve 450 million dollars in foreign aid and humanitarian¹⁵ assistance for Colombia.

The US presidential hopeful Marco Rubio has seen a surge in high profile endorsements¹⁶ after a surprisingly strong finish in the Iowa caucuses¹⁷ earlier this week. The Florida Senator came third in the Republican vote behind Ted⁸ Cruz and Donald Trump¹⁸. He called for Republicans to vote for him in next Tuesday's primary in New Hampshire. When I'm a nominee¹⁹, I will unite this party faster and faster than anybody running for president can. We cannot win we are divided, we cannot win we are attacking each other well on to November. We must be able to bring this Party together. We must be able to bring the Conservative movement together. I can do that better than anyone who is running for president right now.

The president of Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara says he will not send any more Ivorians to the International Criminal Court in the Hague. Speaking in Paris, Mr.Ouattara said Ivory Coast now had, what he described as, an operational justice system. Mr. Ouattara’s longtime rival Laurent Gbagbo is currently facing charges of crimes against humanity by the ICC over deadly violence sparked by the disputed 2010 election.

The founder²⁰ of the influential²¹ US Soul Band Earth, Wind and Fire, Maurice White has died. He was 74. His brother said the star died at home in Los Angeles after a long battle with Parkinson disease. The group sold more than 90 million albums worldwide and won 6 Grammies for a string of hits including Boogie Wonderland. BBC news.

在伦敦国际会议上，国际社会宣布向叙利亚难民提供100亿美元追加支援，而据欧盟外交事务专员莫盖里尼表示，此举无法真正解决叙利亚问题。她认为若无法通过政治解决，支援金额将不止于此。仅靠钱不能解决问题，你应该比我更清楚。有了资金就有了财政支持，但它无法真正解决问题，如果不通过政治解决，明年我们还会在这里讨论资金援助，但还是无法解决问题。一些领导人对承诺出资表示欢迎。联合国秘书长潘基文表示，国际社会还从未对某单一国际危机投入如此巨额资助，这尚属首次。

沙特军方发言人表示，若美主导联军向叙利亚派遣地面部队，沙特方面也将随时为打击叙境内IS做好准备。自2014年9月起，沙特军方对“伊斯兰国”进行空中打击。但准将艾哈迈德·阿拉斯里认为，派遣地面部队打击“伊斯兰国”很有必要。

因与大毒枭古斯曼的“特殊关系”，墨西哥检察官命令女星凯特·德尔·卡斯蒂洛出庭作证。去年10月，在卡斯蒂洛牵线下，好莱坞影星肖恩·潘与古斯曼密会，当时的古斯曼还处于越狱状态。请听基蒂·沃森的报道。因与古斯曼的微妙关系，卡斯蒂洛并没有接受领事馆采访，墨西哥司法部门随即发布命令，寻找卡斯蒂洛下落，并要求她澄清所有问题。虽不是法官逮捕令，但希望查明卡斯蒂洛与大毒枭之间的关系。

希腊举行24小时罢工，抗议养老体系改革。在雅典和塞萨洛尼基，数千民众走上街头。示威者投掷汽油弹抗议，防暴警察发射催泪瓦斯驱赶。近几个月来，这已是希腊举行的第三次全国大罢工，参与者包括农民、的士司机以及医生。

据联合国表示，又发生7起驻中非共和国维和人员性侵案件。事件发生于班巴里镇，至少5名受害者为儿童。联合国发言人法尔汉·哈克表示调查一结束，120名班巴里镇维和人员将被遣返回国。根据调查结果以及受指控人数，联合国决定立即采取措施，包括遣返120名驻中非共和国维和人员，他们于2015年9月17日进驻班巴里镇，结束时间为9月17日。BBC新闻。

总统奥巴马宣布新计划，资助哥伦比亚和平进程，哥伦比亚政府与反政府武装预将于下月签署协议。奥巴马表示，他已要求国会批准4.5亿美元援助，用于哥伦比亚人道主义资助。

本周早些时候，共和党候选人马尔科·鲁比奥在艾奥瓦党内预选中的表现堪称惊艳，支持率大涨。在共和党初选中，佛罗里达州参议员鲁比奥排名第三，排在特德·克鲁兹和特朗普之后。他呼吁民众在“新选”上为他投票。我现在的身份是候选人，我要让共和党迅速团结起来，更要快过所有候选人。分崩离析的共和党很难取胜，到今年11月，党内若继续互相抨击，我们绝对赢不了。要让共和党内部统一。必须重新发展保守主义运动。比起任何一位候选人，我更能胜任这一角色。

科特迪瓦总统阿拉萨内·瓦塔拉表示，他将不再向海牙国际刑事法院移交罪犯。总统瓦塔拉在巴黎发表声明，用他自己的话说，科特迪瓦已拥有了自己的司法体制。目前，前总统洛朗·巴博遭到海牙反人类罪指控，他曾在2010年选举中引发暴力冲突。

美国灵魂乐队“地，风与火”创始人莫里斯·怀特去世。享年74岁。据怀特弟弟表示，莫里斯与帕金森进行了长期斗争，并最终在洛杉矶住所逝世。“地，风与火”乐团全球专辑销量超9000万张，6次获得格莱美大奖，包括《Boogie Wonderland》在内的畅销单曲数不胜数。BBC新闻。

1 donors   

n.捐赠者( donor的名词复数 )；献血者；捐血者；器官捐献者

参考例句：

• Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
• About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

3 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

4 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

5 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

6 imprisoned   

下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。
• They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。

7 consulate   

n.领事馆

参考例句：

• The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。
• The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。

8 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

9 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

10 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

11 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

12 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

13 repatriation   

n.遣送回国，归国

参考例句：

• The Volrep programme is the preferred means of repatriation. 政府认为自愿遣返计划的遣返方法较为可取。 来自互联网
• Arrange the cargo claiming and maritime affairs,crews repatriation,medical treatment,traveling so on. （六）洽办货物理赔，船舶海事处理，办理船员遣返，就医，旅游等。 来自互联网

14 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

15 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

16 endorsements   

n.背书( endorsement的名词复数 )；（驾驶执照上的）违章记录；（公开的）赞同；（通常为名人在广告中对某一产品的）宣传

参考例句：

• He must make much money on those tennis shoe endorsements he does. 他替那些网球鞋珍重广告，就赚了不少钱。 来自互联网
• But celebrity endorsements remain an important promotional tool for marketers. 尽管如此，邀明星助阵仍是营销人员重要的推广手段之一。 来自互联网

17 caucuses   

n.（政党决定政策或推举竞选人的）核心成员( caucus的名词复数 )；决策干部；决策委员会；秘密会议

参考例句：

• Republican caucuses will happen in about 410 towns across Maine. 共和党团会议选举将在缅因州的约410个城镇进行。 来自互联网

18 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

19 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

20 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

21 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。