The 72-year-old former leader of Austria's Green Party, x, will be the country's next president. Early projections show him winning more than 53% of the vote to defeat his rival, x, of the far-right Freedom Party. Mr. x has conceded.
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concede：[kən'siːd]
vt. 承认；退让；给予，容许
vi. 让步
Tens of thousands of Brazilians have joined street protests against the decision by Congress last Tuesday to approve a bill that would expose prosecutors and judges to charges of abusing their authority. Demonstrators called the bill an attempt to intimidate the team investigating high-level corruption at the state oil giant, x.
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intimidate：[ɪn'tɪmɪdeɪt]
vt. 恐吓，威胁；胁迫
Donald Trump's senior colleagues have downplayed his phone conversation last week with the Taiwanese President, which infuriated China. The U.S. vice president-elect, Mike Pence, told ABC News that Mr. Trump had merely taken courtesy call. Mr. Trump's campaign director, x, warned against reading too much into it.
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infuriate：[ɪn'fjʊrɪet]
vt. 激怒；使大怒
adj. 狂怒的
courtesy：['kɜːtɪsɪ]
n. 礼貌；好意；恩惠
adj. 殷勤的；被承认的；出于礼节的
Human rights campaigners say the Algerian authorities have begun carrying out plans to expel tens of thousands of West African migrants. The Algerian government has not said what would happen to the migrants next.
Funerals have taken place across Brazil for the victims of the plane crash that killed most players of the football team, x. In their hometown, x fans paid their last respects to the club's President and 15 other victims.
The authorities in the U.S. city of Oakland say 24 people are known to have died in a fire at a warehouse party on Friday night. A police spokesman said most of the building hadn't been searched.
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warehouse： ['weəhaʊs]
n. 仓库；货栈；大商店
vt. 储入仓库；以他人名义购进（股票）
The Chief Minister of the southern Indian state of x has suffered cardiac arrest only days after she handed over responsibilities to a deputy because of illness. x, the 68-year-old former film star was briefly jailed in 2014 on charges of corruption. But she remains hugely popular in her state.
