Police in Britain have named two of the three men who went on the rampage at London Bridge on Saturday, killing 7 people with a van and knives before they were shot dead. They said one of the attackers was Kulan Bar who was known to the security services. Two people said they had warned the authorities about him in the last two years. A second attacker was named as Rushi Redgan who claimed to be a Moroccan and Liberian descent. Both of them lived in east London.
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rampage：[ræm'peɪdʒ]
n. 暴怒；暴跳；乱闹
vi. 狂暴；乱闹；发怒
descent：[dɪ'sent]
n. 下降；血统；袭击
vt. 除去…的气味；使…失去香味
They refer that a major rapture in relationships between the Gulls’ State of Qatar and its neighbors will lead to air travel disruption across the region. Saudi Arab, the UAE, Egypt and other states have suffered all ties with Qatar’s after accusing it of supporting jihadi groups, including the Islamic State militants. Qatar denies this.
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rapture：['ræptʃə]
n. 兴高采烈
vt. 使…狂喜
Montenegro has formally jointed NATO at the ceremony in Washington, becoming the alliance’s 29th member. The session comes at the time of uncertain over President Trump’s commitment in NATO’s mutual defense pledge. The move was strongly opposed by Russia which has historical influence on Montenegro.
The European Union has agreed to provide more than 50,000 million dollars for a new African joint military force in the Sahara region. The force will be made out of troops from Mali, Mauretania, Chad, the Burkina Faso and Niger and will combat jihadist groups, trafficking networks and illegal migration.
The musician Bob Dylan who won the Nobel Prize for literature in last October has finally delivered his Nobel lecture just in time to claim the 900,000 dollar award that comes with it. In the recording, he reflects lyrically on the music and books inspired him from Buddy Holly to Maybe Dick and the Odyssey.
The British actor Peter Sallis famous as the voice of Wallace in the Oscar winning animated Wallace Grammy film had died. He was 96.
