Opposition demonstrators in Venezuela have set up road blocks and clashed with police in cities across the country to protest against President Nicolas Maduro's announcement of a new constituent assembly. President Maduro said it's necessary to neutralise the opposition, which he accused of organising a coup.
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neutralise：['nju:trəlaiz]
vt. 中和；使中立；使无效
vi. 中和
The European Commission has recommended the temporary border controls introduced in five countries to tackle the migrant crisis be phased out in the next six months. The measures were implemented by Germany, Austria, Denmark, Sweden and Norway despite being part of the Schengen area.
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implement：['ɪmplɪm(ə)nt]
vt. 实施，执行；实现，使生效
n. 工具，器具；手段
President Trump has tweeted that the U.S. government needs, what he called, a good shutdown in September, after some of his demands were ignored in a congressional spending bill. The bipartisan deal excludes funds for a promised wall along the Mexican border.
Human rights groups in Brazil have called on the government to increase protection for the indigenous people. It follows an attack on the x tribe in the Amazon, in which they suffered gunshot wounds, stabbings and amputations.
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indigenous：[ɪn'dɪdʒɪnəs]
adj. 本土的；土著的；国产的；固有的
The trial has opened in France of a group of people linked to the publication of topless photographs of Prince William's wife, Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge. Six people are facing privacy and conspiracy charges, including five photographers. They deny wrongdoing.
The far-right candidate in France's presidential elections, Marine Le Pen, has said she was fully aware that parts of the major set piece speech she delivered on Monday had been copied from a political rival. She said it was a deliberate way to reach out to supporters of the defeated candidate, Francois Fillon.
The U.S. and Russian presidents have spoken by telephone to discuss possible ways to deal with current world hotspots. The White House said Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agreed that the civil war in Syria had dragged on for too long.
And Switzerland's highest court has ruled that the remains of Burundian King, who died forty years ago, must stay in the country. It marks the end of a protracted legal battle between members of Bootsforth IV's own family.
