A senior member of the governing African National Congress in South Africa has called on its entire leadership to step down, including President Jacob Zuma. x said everyone had to take collective responsibility for the chaos in the Party, which, he said, was behaving worse than the apartheid government.
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chaos：['keɪɒs]
n. 混沌，混乱
n. (Chaos)人名；(西)查奥斯
apartheid：[ə'pɑːtheɪt; ə'pɑːtaɪd]
n. 种族隔离
Turkey says its forces in Iraq have taken part in the offensive against so-called Islamic State near Mosul, despite the Iraqi government's rejection of their involvement. Ankara said its artillery has helped Kurdish s forces battling IS militants near the camp of x.
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involvement：[ɪn'vɒlvm(ə)nt]
n. 牵连；包含；混乱；财政困难
The top NATO commander in Afghanistan has criticised the leadership of the country's police and armed forces. General x said basic mistakes were contributing to high and rising casualty rates, especially among the police.
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casualty：['kæʒjʊəltɪ; -zj-]
n. 意外事故；伤亡人员；急诊室
Ten months of political deadlock in Spain has been broken, clearing the way for x to be confirmed as prime minister. The opposition socialists have lifted their veto on a conservative minority government. And it's now probable Spain will have a new administration early next month.
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deadlock：['dedlɒk]
n. 僵局，停顿
vi. 死锁；停顿
vt. 停顿；相持不下
conservative：[kən'sɜːvətɪv]
adj. 保守的
n. 保守派，守旧者
The U.S. Senate's sub-committee responsible for competition says it will hold a hearing later this year on the purchase of the media giant, Time Warner, by AT&T. A spokesman for the Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, has also said there were a number of questions that needed scrutiny.
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scrutiny：['skruːtɪnɪ]
n. 详细审查；监视；细看；选票复查
The leader of x in Lebanon, x, has said its movement's MPs will vote for the election of the former army commander, x, as president to the next parliamentary session. Lebanon has been without a president for more than two years.
Officials in Haiti say there are at least 150 prisoners on the run, after a breakout from a jail in the north of the country. The Justice Ministry says it's investigating whether prison guards had assisted in the breakout.
