法国16万人上街游行抗议政府防疫措施

Over 160,000 protesters have taken part in the latest demonstrations across France against COVID restrictions

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BBC News with Fiona McDonald.

A nighttime curfew has come into force in Afghanistan designed to stop Taliban infiltration into urban areas. It covers most of Afghanistan's provinces with the only exceptions being Kabul, Panjshir and Nangarhar.

The French interior ministry says more than 160,000 protesters have taken part in the latest demonstrations across France against COVID restrictions. The biggest protests were in Paris, which saw some clashes with police who made several arrests.

Protesters have again taken to the streets across Brazil in support of vaccination and to demand the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro as the country struggles with high numbers of COVID deaths.

The senior Guatemalan anti-corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval has left the country just hours after being removed from office. He's reported to have crossed the border into El Salvador. The government said he'd been dismissed because of abuse of office, but Mr. Sandoval says he was fired for seeking truth and justice.

The Vatican has for the first time published details of its property and investment portfolio. The document shows it owns more than 5,000 properties.

Iraq has announced the arrest of suspects in the bombing of a market in Baghdad that killed at least 30 people earlier this week. IS said it carried out the attack in a mainly Shia district of the capital.

Tanzania has received 1 million Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines from the United States in a sharp departure from the policies of the late President John Magufuli, who advocated prayer and herbal remedies.

And a site in Saudi Arabia that is home to a treasure trove of ancient rock art has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List. UNESCO described the area in southwestern Saudi Arabia as containing rock art images depicting hunting, fauna, flora, and cultural lifestyles.

BBC News.

VOCABULARY

1. impeachment n. 控告（显要公职人员）犯重大罪行；弹劾

2. portfolio n. a set of shares owned by a particular person or organization （个人或机构的）投资组合

3. treasure trove n. valuable things that are found hidden and whose owner is unknown 无主财宝

4. fauna n. all the animals living in an area or in a particular period of history （某地区或某时期的）动物群。例如：the local flora and fauna (= plants and animals) 当地动植物群

5. flora n. the plants of a particular area, type of environment or period of time （某地区、环境或时期的）植物群。例如：alpine flora高山植物群

QUESTIONS

Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.

BBC News with Fiona McDonald.

A nighttime (Q1) __________ has come into force in Afghanistan designed to stop Taliban infiltration into urban areas. It covers most of Afghanistan's provinces with the only exceptions being Kabul, Panjshir and Nangarhar.

The French interior ministry says more than 160,000 protesters have taken part in the latest (Q2) ____________________ across France against COVID restrictions. The biggest protests were in Paris, which saw some clashes with police who made several arrests.

Protesters have again taken to the streets across Brazil in support of (Q3) ______________ and to demand the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro as the country struggles with high numbers of COVID deaths.

The senior Guatemalan anti-corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval has left the country just hours after being removed from office. He's reported to have crossed the border into El Salvador. The government said he'd been dismissed because of abuse of office, but Mr. Sandoval says he was fired for (Q4) ______________________.

The Vatican has for the first time published details of its (Q5) _____________________ portfolio. The document shows it owns more than 5,000 properties.

Iraq has announced the arrest of (Q6) __________________ in the bombing of a market in Baghdad that killed at least 30 people earlier this week. IS said it carried out the attack in a mainly Shia district of the capital.

Tanzania has received 1 million Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines from the United States in a sharp departure from the policies of the late President John Magufuli, who advocated (Q7) ______ and herbal remedies.

And a site in Saudi Arabia that is home to a treasure trove of (Q8) ___________________ has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List. UNESCO described the area in southwestern Saudi Arabia as containing rock art images depicting (Q9) __________, fauna, flora, and (Q10) ______________.

BBC News.

KEY

Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.

BBC News with Fiona McDonald.

A nighttime (Q1) curfew has come into force in Afghanistan designed to stop Taliban infiltration into urban areas. It covers most of Afghanistan's provinces with the only exceptions being Kabul, Panjshir and Nangarhar.

The French interior ministry says more than 160,000 protesters have taken part in the latest (Q2) demonstrations across France against COVID restrictions. The biggest protests were in Paris, which saw some clashes with police who made several arrests.

Protesters have again taken to the streets across Brazil in support of (Q3) vaccination and to demand the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro as the country struggles with high numbers of COVID deaths.

The senior Guatemalan anti-corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval has left the country just hours after being removed from office. He's reported to have crossed the border into El Salvador. The government said he'd been dismissed because of abuse of office, but Mr. Sandoval says he was fired for (Q4) seeking truth and justice.

The Vatican has for the first time published details of its (Q5) property and investment portfolio. The document shows it owns more than 5,000 properties.

Iraq has announced the arrest of (Q6) suspects in the bombing of a market in Baghdad that killed at least 30 people earlier this week. IS said it carried out the attack in a mainly Shia district of the capital.

Tanzania has received 1 million Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines from the United States in a sharp departure from the policies of the late President John Magufuli, who advocated (Q7) prayer and herbal remedies.

And a site in Saudi Arabia that is home to a treasure trove of (Q8) ancient rock art has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List. UNESCO described the area in southwestern Saudi Arabia as containing rock art images depicting (Q9) hunting, fauna, flora, and (Q10) cultural lifestyles.

BBC News.

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