Officials in Afghanistan say Taliban gunmen, disguised in Afghan Army uniforms, have killed more than 70 troops in an attack in a military base outside the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif. An Army spokesman said the insurgents had struck as soldiers were living Friday prayers.
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disguise：[dɪs'gaɪz]
vt. 掩饰；假装；隐瞒
n. 伪装；假装；用作伪装的东西
troop：[truːp]
n. 军队；组；群；多数
vi. 群集；成群而行；结队
vt. 把（骑兵）编成骑兵连
The Pentagon says U.S. troops have killed a closest associate of the Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi in a commander raid in Syria. A spokesman said x had been involved in plotting the New Year's Eve attack on a nightclub in Istanbul, in which at least 39 people died.
Campaigning had ended in France before Sunday's first round of voting in the presidential election. The final day was overshadowed by the Islamist attack in Paris on Thursday. The attack prompted some candidates to cancel their final appearances, but all addressed the issue of national security.
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overshadow：[əʊvə'ʃædəʊ]
vt. 使失色；使阴暗；遮阴；夺去…的光彩
The authorities in Venezuela say at least eleven people died in violence and looting on Thursday, making the night the bloodiest in three weeks of anti-government protests. In x, ten people were killed during an attempt to loot a bakery.
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loot：[luːt]
n. 战利品；抢劫；掠夺品
vt. 抢劫，洗劫；强夺
vi. 洗劫，掠夺；抢劫
A Russian man has been indicted in the United States, accused of controlling one of the world's botnets, a network of thousands of infected computers which forwards malware, viruses and spam. A jury charged x with offences including fraud, identity theft and conspiracy. He was arrested in Spain earlier this month.
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botnet：['bɑtnɛt]
n. 僵尸网络
malware：
n. 恶意软件
spam：[spæm]
v. 刷屏
conspiracy：[kən'spɪrəsɪ]
n. 阴谋；共谋；阴谋集团
A senior American government official has said the U.S. is willing to help fund programmes to eradicate opium poppies in Mexico. The Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics Affairs said his government was prepared to support Mexico, provided the two countries reached an agreement on the best way to tackle opium production.
