Eleven days before the presidential elections in the United States, the FBI has announced its reopening an investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails. The FBI director said the bureau had discovered new emails and would determine whether they contained any classified information. Mrs. Clinton's campaign has demanded full details. Her rival, Donald Trump, praise the FBI for reopening the inquiry.
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bureau：['bjʊərəʊ]
n. 局，处；衣柜；办公桌
n. (Bureau)人名；(法)比罗
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro says a 12-hour-walkout called by the opposition has failed. He said the oil industry had ignored the strike as had basic industry, schools and transport. Reports said the streets of many cities were quieter than normal.
The United Nations says it's negotiated the release of nearly 900 children held by the Nigerian security forces in the northeastern city of Maiduguri. A UN spokesman said they were held on suspicion that they might be linked to Islamicmilitants.
Thousands of Iranians have defied the authorities by holding a rally to mark what they called a day of Cyrus, the ancient Iranian king who repeatedly established the first universal declaration of human rights. Demonstrators shouting nationalist slogans gathered around his tomb in Pasargad near the southern city of Sheraz in spite of attempts by the police to stop them.
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declaration：[deklə'reɪʃ(ə)n]
n. （纳税品等的）申报；宣布；公告；申诉书
spite：[spaɪt]
n. 不顾；恶意；怨恨
vt. 刁难；使恼怒
The US Supreme Court has agreed to rule on a case in which a school in the state of Virginia as try to prevent a female born transgender student from using the male bathroom. A lower court ordered the school to accommodate the 17-year old, but that was put on hold while the Supreme Court considered whether to hear the school's appeal.
The American singer Bob Dylan has broken a two-week silence on the announcement that he's been awarded this year's Nobel Prize for literature. The Nobel Foundation said the singer had contacted the Swedish Academy to say the news about the prize had left him speechless, but that he greatly appreciated the honor.
