The United Nations says hundreds of people have been killed in ethnically-inspired violence in the Democratic Republic Congo in the past three months. The U.N. Human Rights Chie Zeid Raad AI Hussein said investigators in Kasai Province had identified forty-two mass graves. Earlier, a Catholic Church report put the number of dead in Kasai over nine months at 3,300.
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ethnically：['ɛθnɪkli]
adv. 人种上；民族上
The Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has given FARC rebels another week to hand over their registered weapons as part of a peace deal. Today had been the deadline for the final disarmament of roughly 7,000 former rebel fighters.
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disarmament：[dɪs'ɑːməm(ə)nt]
n. 裁军
Police in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have charged fifteen men with sedition, after they allegedly celebrated Pakistan's victory over India in a major cricket match on Sunday. The men, all Muslims, reportedly cheered the Pakistani team.
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sedition：[sɪ'dɪʃ(ə)n]
n. 暴动；煽动性的言论或行为；妨害治安
cricket：['krɪkɪt]
n. 板球，板球运动；蟋蟀
The South Korean President, Moon Jae-in, has said it's clear North Korea bears a heavy responsibility in events leading to the death of the U.S. student Otto Warmbier. Mr. Moon told CBS News it was not possible to know for sure that the North Koreans killed Mr.Warmbier.
Polls have opened in a special congressional election in the U.S. state of Georgia, which has been seen as a referendum on Donald Trump's presidency. The seat has long been held by the Republican Party.
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says work has started on the first new Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank in twenty-five years. The settlement will provide homes for families evicted from an illegal outpost.
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evict：[ɪ'vɪkt]
vt. 驱逐；逐出
outpost：['aʊtpəʊst]
n. 前哨；警戒部队；边区村落
Prosecutors in Spain have accused the Manchester United Manager, Jose Mourinho of tax evasion during his time in charge at Real Madrid. They say Mourinho who's Portugese, owes 3.6 million dollars dating from 2011 and 2012. It's alleged he didn't declare income related to his image rights held in an offshore account. He's yet to comment.
